Dear Valued Customer:
Our company respects your concern for privacy. Our goal
is to respond to your inquiries, to provide better customer
service, and to provide products, services and other promotional
information that you request and that we believe may help
meet your needs or be of interest to you. However, we recognize
that we have an important responsibility to protect the
privacy and security of the nonpublic personal information
we collect from you. Therefore, we want you to understand
our information sharing practices and for you to know that
they are designed to ensure the confidentiality of your
information.
THE TYPE OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT
The type of information that we collect depends upon the
product or service that we are providing to you or that
you are asking about. We collect
information that you provide to us on applications and other
forms; information about your transactions with us, our
affiliates, or others; and
information that is provided to us by third parties including
credit reporting agencies, individual referenced services
public record data bases and other recognized providers
of nonpublic personal information.
The information we collect may include identifying information
such as your name, address, birth date, social security
number, email address and
other information on how to contact you; your credit worthiness,
credit score and credit history; as well as transaction
information such as account
activity and loan terms. We may also collect financial information
such as your income, assets and employment status; information
about your spouse or dependents; and/or certain demographic
information. If you apply for an insurance product, we may
collect limited health information on your application.
HOW WE TREAT THE INFORMATION
Our company is committed to the security and confidentiality
of your non public personal information. We do not disclose,
nor do we reserve the
right to disclose, any nonpublic personal information about
our customers or former customers to anyone, except as authorized
by you or as otherwise permitted by law. In addition to
reasonable physical, procedural and electronic security
measures, our security practices include limiting access
to this information to those employees and business associates
with appropriate authority and for intended business purposes
only. We explain the importance of protecting your nonpublic
personal information to our employees and take appropriate
measures to enforce employee responsibilities regarding
our Privacy Policy.
We do not disclose health information for marketing purposes.
We disclose health information to affiliates or nonaffiliated
third parties only to underwrite or administer your account
or claim, or as otherwise permitted or required by law or
court order. We require any third party who receives information
about you from us to agree to keep that information confidential
and to use the information only for the purposes for which
it was disclosed.
DISCLOSURES TO AFFILIATED ENTITIES
We may share the information we collect, as listed above,
with affiliated entities. You have a right to prevent the
sharing of information, except for the sharing of information
relating solely to your transactions with us (such as your
payment history) or our experiences with you. If you do
not want us to share this information with our affiliates,
please call us and speak to us about it. Our contact information
can be found by clicking the contact us button at the top
of this page.
DISCLOSURES TO NON AFFILIATED ENTITIES
We may share the information we collect, as listed above,
to nonaffiliated third parties for the purpose of offering
products and services that may be of value to you. Organizations
that may receive your information include, but are not limited
to: financial institutions such as motor vehicle lenders
or lessors, mortgage brokers and insurance agents; non-financial
companies, such as retailers, publishers and direct marketers;
providers of after-market products such as Guaranteed Automobile
Protection products, warranties and service contracts; and
others such as trade associations and nonprofit organizations.
In addition, we may disclose certain information to affiliates
and nonaffiliated third parties, as applicable and as permitted
or required by law or court order. We will disclose such
information only with organizations that agree to treat
it confidentially and to use it only for the purposes intended.
If you do not want us to disclose information for these
purposes, please call us and let us know. Our contact information
can be found by clicking the contact us button at the top
of this page.
We typically will retain your personal information
for a period of time after the end of a customer relationship.
In some cases we may be required, by law or industry standard,
to retain certain information for a specified period of
time. We maintain the same standards of privacy for all
consumers and customers, both current and former.
A FINAL WORD
We are permitted by law to disclose information about you
to third parties that perform marketing services on our
behalf and/or to other financial institutions with which
we have joint marketing agreements. We are not required
to give you the opportunity to opt out of such disclosures.
Because your trust and confidence in our company matters
to us, we are committed to keeping you informed about our
privacy practices and your rights. By using information,
we are able to deliver products and services that meet your
needs. Therefore, it may be necessary for us to periodically
review and update our privacy practices in order to provide
the best service.
Although you will receive multiple copies of this notice
over time, you only need to notify us once per account of
your information sharing preference. If you have any questions
regarding your rights or the contents of this notice, please
call us. You will find information on how you may contact
us by clicking on the contact us button at the top of this
page.
CUSTOMER CHOICE
We have built our business on a foundation of integrity,
honesty and trust. These values are reflected in our commitment
to protect your privacy. In order to provide the kind of
service that you deserve, we will from time to time have
reason to share your personal nonpublic information with
those affiliated and/or nonaffiliated third parties that
we do business with. However, you may opt to prohibit this
sharing of information, except as otherwise provided by
or required by state or federal law or court order.
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