Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 24, 2026

Capital Motor Club ("Capital Motor Club," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to handling your personal information responsibly.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit or use our website, www.thecapitalmotorclub.com, make a purchase, register for or participate in an event, contact us, sign up for communications, or otherwise interact with Capital Motor Club.

By using our website or services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information directly from you, automatically through your use of our website, or from service providers that assist us in operating our business.

Information You Provide

Depending on how you interact with Capital Motor Club, we may collect information including:

  • Your name

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Billing address

  • Shipping address

  • Order and transaction information

  • Information related to products you purchase

  • Event registration information

  • Membership information

  • Messages, questions, feedback, or other communications you send to us

  • Information you voluntarily provide through forms, registrations, surveys, or other website features

Please do not provide sensitive personal information unless we specifically request it and it is necessary for a particular service or transaction.

Payment Information

When you make a purchase, payment information may be collected and processed by our third-party payment providers.

Capital Motor Club does not necessarily directly collect or store complete credit card numbers, debit card numbers, or other sensitive payment credentials. Payment information is handled through the payment processing services and platforms used to operate our online store.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) address

  • Browser type and version

  • Device type

  • Operating system

  • Approximate geographic location

  • Pages and content viewed

  • Links clicked

  • Dates and times of website visits

  • Referring websites or sources

  • Website interactions and usage information

This information may be collected through cookies, analytics tools, log files, and similar technologies.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information for legitimate business and operational purposes, including to:

  • Operate and maintain our website

  • Process and manage purchases

  • Process payments through applicable payment providers

  • Fulfill and ship orders

  • Provide order confirmations and customer service

  • Communicate shipping and tracking information

  • Respond to questions, requests, and customer support inquiries

  • Process event registrations and participation

  • Administer memberships and member benefits

  • Improve our products, services, events, and website

  • Understand how visitors interact with our website

  • Detect, investigate, and prevent fraud or unauthorized activity

  • Protect the security and integrity of our website and business

  • Comply with applicable legal obligations

  • Enforce our Terms & Conditions and other applicable policies

  • Send marketing or promotional communications when permitted by applicable law

Where required by law, we will obtain appropriate consent before sending certain marketing communications.

3. Information We Share

Capital Motor Club does not sell personal information in exchange for money in the ordinary course of operating our business.

We may share personal information with trusted third parties when reasonably necessary to operate our business and provide our products and services.

Service Providers

We may share information with service providers that assist us with:

  • Website hosting and operation

  • Ecommerce functionality

  • Payment processing

  • Order management

  • Product printing and fulfillment

  • Packaging and shipping

  • Delivery and tracking

  • Email communications

  • Customer support

  • Analytics

  • Website security and fraud prevention

These providers may receive information necessary to perform services on our behalf.

Product Fulfillment

Some Capital Motor Club products are produced and fulfilled by third-party print-on-demand and fulfillment providers.

When necessary to fulfill an order, we may provide information such as your name, shipping address, ordered products, and other information required for production and delivery.

Legal and Safety Reasons

We may disclose information when we believe disclosure is reasonably necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests

  • Protect the rights, safety, property, or security of Capital Motor Club

  • Protect our customers, members, participants, or the public

  • Investigate suspected fraud, security incidents, or violations of our policies

Business Transfers

If Capital Motor Club is involved in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar transaction, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website and service providers may use cookies, pixels, log files, and similar technologies.

These technologies may be used to:

  • Enable website functionality

  • Remember preferences

  • Maintain shopping cart and ecommerce functionality

  • Understand website traffic and usage

  • Improve website performance

  • Measure the effectiveness of marketing or promotional activities

  • Help protect against fraudulent or unauthorized activity

You may be able to control certain cookies through your browser settings.

Please understand that disabling or blocking certain cookies may affect the functionality or availability of portions of our website.

5. Analytics and Website Technologies

We may use website analytics and similar tools to understand how visitors use our website and to improve its performance and content.

These tools may collect information about your device, browser, IP address, pages viewed, interactions, referring sources, and other website usage information.

Information collected through analytics may be processed by third-party service providers in accordance with their applicable privacy practices.

6. Email Communications

If you provide us with your email address, we may use it to communicate with you about:

  • Orders and purchases

  • Shipping and fulfillment

  • Customer service

  • Events and registrations

  • Membership-related information

  • Website updates

  • Capital Motor Club news and announcements

  • Promotional or marketing communications, where permitted

You may opt out of promotional marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link included in those emails or by contacting us.

Even if you opt out of promotional communications, we may still send you non-promotional communications related to an order, transaction, event registration, membership, customer service request, or other business relationship.

7. Events, Photography, and Social Media

Capital Motor Club may organize, sponsor, attend, or promote automotive meets, events, cruises, drives, gatherings, and other activities.

Photography and video recording may occur at public or organized events.

Images or recordings captured at such events may include participants, vehicles, license plates, or other visible information and may be used in connection with Capital Motor Club's website, social media accounts, promotional materials, event coverage, and other legitimate business purposes, subject to applicable law.

If specific consent or an event-specific waiver is required for a particular activity or use, additional terms or documentation may be provided.

Capital Motor Club is not responsible for photographs, recordings, or content independently created or published by other participants, attendees, venues, photographers, media organizations, or third parties.

8. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, businesses, events, or services.

Capital Motor Club does not control the privacy practices or content of independent third parties.

When you leave our website or interact directly with a third-party service, their own privacy policies and terms may apply. We encourage you to review those policies before providing personal information to third parties.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Provide requested products and services

  • Complete transactions

  • Maintain business and financial records

  • Resolve disputes

  • Enforce agreements

  • Comply with legal obligations

  • Maintain the security and operation of our business

The length of time information is retained may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected.

When personal information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it in accordance with applicable law and our business practices.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no website, electronic storage system, payment system, or method of transmitting information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You provide information at your own risk to the extent permitted by applicable law.

If we become aware of a security incident involving personal information, we will take appropriate action in accordance with applicable law.

11. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.

These rights may include the ability to request:

  • Access to certain personal information we hold about you

  • Correction of inaccurate personal information

  • Deletion of certain personal information

  • Information about how personal information is collected, used, or disclosed

  • Withdrawal of consent in certain circumstances

  • Opt-out of certain marketing communications

To submit a privacy-related request, contact us at:

info@thecapitalmotorclub.com

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests. Your rights may be subject to legal exceptions and limitations.

12. Marketing Choices

You can opt out of promotional emails by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our marketing emails.

Opting out of marketing communications will not necessarily stop important transactional communications, including messages concerning orders, payments, shipping, customer service, events, memberships, security, or changes to our policies.

13. Children's Privacy

Capital Motor Club's website, products, and services are not directed toward children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate authorization.

If you believe that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us at info@thecapitalmotorclub.com so that we can review the situation and take appropriate action.

14. International Visitors

Capital Motor Club is based in the United States.

If you access our website or provide information from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, processed, and stored in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate.

By using our website or services, you understand that privacy laws in those locations may differ from the laws of your country or region.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, website, services, legal requirements, or privacy practices.

When we make changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this page.

Your continued use of our website or services after an updated Privacy Policy is posted will be subject to the updated policy, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or your personal information, please contact us at:

Capital Motor Club
Email: info@thecapitalmotorclub.com
Website: www.thecapitalmotorclub.com