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Terms and Conditions - protecting the integrity of the Opel Brand.

The Safety Check is a 24 point visual vehicle inspection only. Any recommendations made are not legally binding and the vehicle driver remains responsible for the roadworthiness of his/her vehicle. We may recommend that essential work be carried out on the grounds of safety before you drive your vehicle. Checks are subject to dealer participation. Offer ends October 1st 2011.

This website (www.opel.ie) is operated by General Motors Ireland Ltd. a company registered under the laws of Ireland and having its registered office at Opel House, Fern Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18. VAT Registered No.: IE 4536088 Q, Registration: Dublin 66136, Directors: D. Sheeran (UK) and A. Dunlop (UK)..

All materials within the Site are the intellectual property of Opel. These materials may not be copied or reproduced, save to the extent necessary to view the same on-line. Notwithstanding the above you may print complete pages of the site to hardcopy for your own personal use. Opel may from time to time give you the opportunity to download wallpaper, screen savers and other utilities from the Site.

If you wish to provide a link to the Site this must be to the Opel Homepage.

The information on this website is intended for customers of Opel in Ireland and may not be applicable in other countries. Opel will use reasonable efforts to ensure that the contents of this Site are accurate and up to date but does not accept any liability for any claims or losses arising from a reliance upon the contents of the Site. Opel reserves the right to change product specifications at any time. For the actual product specifications in your country, please consult your Opel distributor.

Opel processes your personal data with due care and respects the privacy of every individual who visits the Site. This clause outlines the information Opel may collect on the Site and how it will be used.

Opel will not collect any personally identifiable information about you (such as your name, address, telephone number, or email address) ("Personal Data") unless you provide it to us voluntarily. If you provide Opel with Personal Data it will store this information about you for marketing purposes, market research, after sales service, tracking of sales data, and in order to contact you . Opel may also disclose this information within its international group of companies (GM Group, some of which are non-automotive) and its distributors and authorised repairers and agents for the above purposes. If you do wish to receive any further information, please tick the box at the bottom of the forms within the Site, before clicking on 'submit'.

In some cases, we may collect information about you that is not personally identifiable. Examples of this type of information include the type of Internet Browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using, and the domain name of the website from which you linked to our site or advertisement.

Opel’s website, email messaging, online services, advertisements and interactive applications may use “cookies” and other technologies such as web beacons and pixel tags.

A “cookie” is a text-only string of information that we send to the cookie file of the browser on your computer’s hard disk by our web server. This allows our website to remember who you are when a connection has been established between the web server and the web browser. The main purpose of a cookie is to identify users and allow our web server to present you with customized web pages that make your experience with visiting the Opel website more personal and better responding to your individual needs.

Opel and our partners also use cookies and other technologies to remember personal information when you use our website, applications and online services. This for example by remembering information you provided earlier in a web form.

Two types of cookies are used on this website:

• Session cookies: these are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your browser until you leave our website. The cookie will also expire if you do not access the site for a period of time.
• Persistent cookies: these types of cookies remain in the cookie file of your browser for a much longer period. This time period will depend on the choice you make in the settings of your internet browser. Persistent cookies allow information to be passed to a web server each time someone visits the site. Persistent cookies are also known as tracking cookies.

Opel may at time use third party advertisers to serve advertisements and track our marketing communication. Third-party advertisers use cookies to measure the effectiveness of the ads and to personalize advertising content. Information that may be collected by third party advertisers may include data such as geolocation data or contact details such as email address.

The privacy policies of these third-party advertisers provide you with further information about their use of cookies. In case you want to know more about the privacy practices of those third parties you can visit the website of Network Advertising Initiative which also provides information on how to “opt-out”.

Our websites and email communications may contain an electronic image known as a web beacon or pixel tag. Web beacons and pixel tags are primarily used by third-party technologies such as Google Analytics, to monitor the activity of the visitors to our site.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by changing the settings in your internet browser. Please refer to your browser instructions or visit the About Cookies website to learn more about how to modify your browser settings.

Please note that certain features of the Opel website will not be available once cookies are disabled.

When you view the Site we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a "cookie" or similar file and will help us to serve you better. For example, cookies allow us to tailor a website or advertisement to better match your interests and preferences. With most Internet Browsers, you can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions or visit the About Cookies website to learn more about these functions.

If you have submitted Personal Data to General Motors Ireland and would like that information to be corrected or deleted from our records, or in case you want to know what Personal Data we process on you, you can contact the privacy coordinator of General Motors Ireland at the above-mentioned address, or send an e-mail to: opel.ireland@gm-customercare.com. We will do every reasonable effort to respond to your request.

This site was created, and is operated, according to the laws of Ireland. In determining any disputes in relation to the Site the laws of Ireland will apply and its Courts will have exclusive jurisdiction.