PRIVACY POLICY The protection of your nonpublic personal information is important
to our dealerships and our affiliated third parties (a company
that is related by common ownership or corporate control) and,
in some cases, with nonaffiliated third parties. Because we recognize
that keeping your nonpublic personal information private is important
to you, we would like to take this opportunity to explain our Privacy
Policy.
ABOUT OUR PRIVACY POLICY: Our privacy policy applies to those
persons who obtain from us financial products or services to be
used for personal, family, or household purposes. Our goal is to
respond to your inquiries, to provide better customer service,
and to provide products, services, and other information we believe
may help meet your needs or to be of interest to you. This Privacy
Policy explains: *The types of information we may collect from
you.*The types of information we may disclose to third parties.*The
types of third parties to whom we may disclose information.*How
we protect the nonpublic personal information we collect about
you.*How you may instruct us not to disclose certain information
about you which we are not otherwise permitted to disclose by law.
TYPES OF INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT ABOUT YOU: We may collect
nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:
*Information we receive from you on applications or others forms,
such as your name, address, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses
,birth date, social security #,income, and employment history.
*Information about your transactions with us, our affiliated third
parties, or others, such as your account balance, payment history,
and your creditworthiness. *Information we receive from your consumer
credit reports or a consumer-reporting agency, such as your creditworthiness,
credit score, or credit history. *Representations made by you to
us, such as you employment history, your account balances, and
payment histories, and your relationships with other persons or
entities whom you have listed as a reference. *Information we collect
or that you provide to us when you visit our website, such as your
name, address, telephone numbers, or e-mail addresses; if you request
e-mail contact from us or send us an e-mail, we may retain your
e-mail address and the messages themselves. We do utilize "cookies" in
connection with our website. A "cookie" is an online
device used to determine when a visit to the site has occurred
and to track your activity within the site. Cookies are often used
online and do not harm your computer. You have the option of programming
your computer to prevent a cookie from being accepted.
THE CATEGORIES OF THIRD PARTIES TO WHOM WE MAY DISCLOSE
INFORMATION ABOUT YOU: We may disclose all of the nonpublic personal information
that we collect about you, as described, to third parties that
perform marketing services on our behalf or to other financial
institutions with whom we have joint marketing agreements, such
as third parties who manufacture or supply our goods and services,
advertise or market our products and services, make customer satisfaction
inquiries on our behalf, or provide internet related marketing
services. 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 opportunity
to opt out of such disclosures.
HOW WE PROTECT THE NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
ABOUT YOU. We take our responsibility to protect your nonpublic personal
information very seriously. Whenever we collect information about
you, we restrict access to your nonpublic personal information
to our employees and those third parties who need the information
to respond to your inquiries, to provide better customer service,
and to provide products, services, and other promotional information
we believe may help meet your needs or be of interest to you. 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 also maintain
physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect the
confidentiality and security of the information we collect. 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.
THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLIES TO OUR DEALERSHIPS AS WELL
AS OUR AFFILIATED THIRD PARTY. We appreciate your business and the opportunity
to assist you in understanding our Privacy Policy. We hope that
you have found this information to be useful and appreciate the
opportunity to continue to serve you in the future.
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