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www.badcreditautoloans.biz its websites and affiliates
take the position that privacy is a very serious matter and an essential
part of our relationship with customers. We take your personal privacy
seriously. We aim to safeguard your privacy, while offering you the
opportunity to apply for credit to obtain an automobile loan through
our network of participating auto dealers nationwide and affiliate partners.
In connection with your application for credit, www.badcreditautoloans.biz
may acquire information about you, which is handled as stated in this
notice.
We collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following
sources:
1. Information we receive from you on the actual credit application,
such as Name, Address, Social Security number, Monthly Income, date
of birth, etc.
Social Security Numbers are required on the application form. When you
enter your social security number on our form we encrypt is using secure
socket layer technology (SSL).
2. We request your authorization to receive information from a consumer
reporting agency (credit bureau). That authorization is transmitted
to a participating automobile dealer or affiliate partner in our network,
who will actually request and receive your credit report.
3. Uses of Information – We use the information provided by you
on the application form to assist in finding financing of a motor vehicle
within our national new and used car dealer network or one of our affiliate
partners. We also use this information to present other offers of interest
that you have not specifically opted out of.
4. Correspondence - The information you provide when communicating in
writing, by phone or online with our customer service representatives.
We do share information about our customers, their accounts or transactions
to others for their use as described in this Privacy Policy.
5. Personally identifiable information – We share personally identifiable
information with partners as it relates to offers and promotions where
you have opted in.
When we do share information it is limited to the information necessary
for the particular circumstance and only under strict controls to prevent
misuse.
We maintain strict physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that
comply with all state and federal regulations to guard your nonpublic
personal information.
We use this information to evaluate your application, and to locate
a participating auto dealer or affiliate partner who can continue the
process of assisting you in obtaining an auto loan or purchasing an
automobile. With your consent, we may inform you of offers for other
services offered by third parties.
We do not disclose or sell your information to non-affiliated third
parties, except with your prior consent.
Choice/Opt-Out
We provide you the opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having your
personally identifiable information used for certain purposes, when
we ask for this information. For example, if you complete our loan application
but do not wish to receive any additional marketing material from us
or our partners, you can indicate your preference to opt-in or opt-out
on our application form. You may opt-out of any special promotions or
offers at anytime by sending an email requesting to opt-out to admin@www.badcreditautoloans.biz.
Cookies
"Cookies" are small computer files which are automatically
placed on your computer's hard drive when you are connected to a website.
At the present time, we do not use cookies to gather information about
our customers.
Log Files
As is true of most Web sites, we gather certain information automatically
and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol
(IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit
pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We link
this automatically collected data to personally identifiable data. IP
addresses are linked to personally identifiable information for security
purposes.
Sharing Information
www.badcreditautoloans.biz may disclose information about you to the
following types of third parties: www.badcreditautoloans.biz affiliates-
auto dealerships or other lenders in your region who may be able to
assist you in the auto loan application process.
This Privacy Policy applies to consumers that have signed up on the
www.badcreditautoloans.biz affiliated websites. We may use the personal
information that you supply to us and work with other third party businesses
to bring selected retail opportunities to our members via direct mail,
email and telemarketing. These businesses may include providers of direct
marketing services and applications, including lookup and reference,
data enhancement, suppression and validation and email marketing.
www.badcreditautoloans.biz does not knowingly offer
its credit application to minors.
Links to Other Sites
This Web site contains links to other sites that are not owned or controlled
by www.badcreditautoloans.biz. Please be aware that we, www.badcreditautoloans.biz,
are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.
We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the
privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally
identifiable information.
Security
The security of your personal information is important to us. When you
enter sensitive information (such as credit card number and/or social
security number) on our registration or order forms, we encrypt that
information using secure socket layer technology (SSL). To learn more
about SSL, follow this link http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/SSL.php
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We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal
information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive
it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic
storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use
commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information,
we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you can send
email us at admin@badcreditautoloans.biz.
This privacy statement applies only to information collected by this
Web site.
For Indiana residents, www.badcreditautoloans.biz and its dealer affiliates
have express permission to contact you by telephone, provided you have
given your telephone number in the application.
California Applicants:
If married, you may apply for a separate account.
New York Applicants:
In connection with your application for credit, the dealer to whom this
application is delivered may request a consumer report which contains
information on your credit worthiness, credit standing, personal characteristics
and general reputation. If the dealer grants you credit, it (or its
assignee) may order additional consumer reports in connection with any
update, renewal or extension of the credit. If you ask the dealer, it
will tell you whether it obtained a consumer report and, if it did,
it will tell you the name and address of the consumer reporting agency
that gave it the report.
Ohio Applicants:
The Ohio laws against discrimination require that all creditors make
credit equally available to all credit worthy customers, and that credit
reporting agencies maintain separate credit histories on each individual
upon request. The Ohio civil rights commission administers compliance
with this law.
Rhode Island Applicants:
A consumer report may be requested in connection with this application.
Vermont Applicants:
By submitting my (our) application, I (we) authorize the dealer I chose
on my (our) application and its employees, agents and potential assignees
to obtain and verify information about me (us) (including one or more
credit reports, information about my (our) employment and banking and
credit relationships) that any of them may deem necessary or appropriate
in evaluating my (our) application. If my (our) application is approved
and credit is granted, I (we) also authorize such parties to obtain
additional credit reports and other information about me (us) in connection
with reviewing the account, increasing the available credit on the account
(if applicable), taking collection on the account, or for any other
legitimate purpose.
Wisconsin Applicants:
No provision of a marital property agreement, a unilateral statement
under Wis. Rev. Stat. § 766.59 or a court decree under Wis. Rev.
Stat. § 766.70 adversely affects the interest of the creditor unless
the creditor, prior to the time the credit is granted, is furnished
a copy of the agreement, statement or decree or has actual knowledge
of the adverse provision when the obligation to the creditor is incurred
www.badcreditautoloans.biz is committed to protecting the privacy
of consumers. If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding
our Privacy Policy and its implementation, please do not hesitate to
e-mail us at admin@badcreditautoloans.biz.
Changes in this Privacy Statement
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes
to this privacy statement or other places we deem appropriate so that
you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under
what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so
please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy,
we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home
page.
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