Privacy Notice

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.

Subscribers to the DICK MASHETER FORD, INC.service alert system have opted-in to receive text alerts from one or more of the following short codes:  REPAIR and/or NEWCAR concerning the service needs and service status of their vehicles.

Subscribers expressed an interest in receiving text alerts when they called or dropped off their vehicles at one of our authorized automobile service centers. Only subscribers receive alerts from the automobile service center(s) to which they opted-in and the messages are only concerning the service needs of their vehicle(s).

All messages sent to subscribers are standard rate. Standard/Other charges may apply. Message fees may apply, based on the type of text messaging program the subscriber has with their carrier. There are no additional fees assessed
by DICK MASHETER FORD, INC.or the subscriber's automobile service center.

CARRIERS SUPPORTED:


AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Alltel, Virgin Mobile USA, Cellular South, Boost Mobile, Cincinnati Bell, Midwest Wireless, SunCom, US Cellular Corp, Centennial, Voce, Nextel and nTelos.

HOW TO GET HELP:


For more information subscribers can reach us at:

sales@masheter.com or 614-861-7150


From your mobile phone you can get contact information for assistance at any time by sending the text "HELP" to any one of the short codes shown above to which you are subscribed. You will receive a standard rate message from our service with information on the program you have subscribed to. Standard/Other charges may apply.

HOW TO OPT-IN:

When you call to set up an appointment at one of our participating automobile service centers, you will be asked if you would prefer to receive text alerts about your appointments and service needs. If you agree, you will then be sent a text message requesting you confirm your desire to opt-in to this alert service by responding "YES" to the message. You will receive a return message from
DICK MASHETER FORD, INC.confirming you have opted in and providing you with contact and opt-out information.

We may send you an opt-in confirmation alert shortly. If you fail to respond to that alert, or if your carrier does not permit these alerts, you may not receive
DICK MASHETER FORD, INC.alerts.

HOW TO OPT-OUT:

To opt-out from our service alert system you can text "STOP" to the short code REPAIR from your mobile phone and you will automatically be unsubscribed from our service. You will receive a confirmation that you successfully unsubscribed but will not receive any additional messages until such time you opt-in again at one of our participating automobile service centers.

WARRANTY:

DICK MASHETER FORD, INC.will not be liable for any delays in the receipt of any SMS messages connected with this program. Delivery of SMS messages is subject to effective transmission from your wireless service provider/network operator.

PRIVACY POLICY:


DICK MASHETER FORD, INC.respects your privacy. We will not share or use your mobile number for any other purpose. We will only use information you provide to transmit your text message. Nonetheless, we reserve the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or governmental request, to avoid liability, or to protect our rights or property. When you complete forms online or otherwise provide us information in connection with the Service, you agree to provide accurate, complete and true information. You agree not to use a false or misleading name or a name that you are not authorized to use. If we, in our sole discretion, believe that any such information is untrue, inaccurate or incomplete, we may refuse you access to the Service and pursue any appropriate legal remedies.
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