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Great American Finance Company, its subsidiaries, and its affiliates hereafter referred to as Great American Finance Company (GAFCO) respects the privacy of visitors to its site. This privacy policy is intended to protect an individual's privacy. It explains what type of information we collect from our users on this site and in the course of our relationship, what we do with that information, and how users can update and control the use of information provided on this site. This policy may change from time to time so please check it frequently.
What Type of Information Do We Collect
You are welcome to browse the Great American Finance Company web site. For some services or areas on the site, we will ask you to provide us with information about you and or your company such as name, job title, email address, and other types of information which enable us to provide services and information to you. If you use the services available through our site, we may ask you to provide other information, including but not limited to financial information, equipment information, and other personal information. We may collect personal information when you provide comments or participate in surveys.
If you provide us with personal data about other individuals, please ensure that they are aware of our privacy policy.
Please note that we do not knowingly solicit information from children and we do not knowingly market our products or services to children. This site is not intended for persons under 18 years of age.
When you visit our site, we may collect certain technical and routing information about your computer to facilitate your use of the site. For example, we may log environmental variables, such as browser type, and the Internet Protocol address of your referring or exit page Internet Service Provider to bring you the best possible service.
The Great American Finance Company site may use cookies. "Cookies" are small data files, typically made up of a string of text and numbers, which assign you a unique identifier. A "client cookie" is sent to your browser so that our systems remember your requests and keep track of the pages you view on our site and which services you use. A "server cookie" is maintained on our systems to recognize you when you return to the site. This information allows us to better administer the site and provide a more tailored and user-friendly service to you. You may set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie or to prevent cookies from being sent; if so, you may limit the functionality we can provide you when you visit our site.
We may also collect aggregate information about the use of our site, such as which pages are most frequently visited, how many visitors we receive daily, and how long visitors stay on each page.
Great American Finance Company strives to have in place appropriate means to protect your information. However, in providing your information over a public or third party network, you do so at your own risk.
How Do We Use The Information We Collect
The information we collect about you in the course of our relationship is used to facilitate your requests or other activities between us and to provide you with both general and tailored information about offers, products, services or other useful information from others or us. If you apply for products or services from us, we may maintain a history of your account. We also may combine information you have provided to us in communications offline with the information you have given us online or vice versa, to provide a more customized experience for you when you deal with us. We may use demographic and site usage information collected from visitors to improve the usefulness of our site and to prepare aggregate, non-identifying, information used in marketing, site advertising, or similar activities.
By visiting our web site and providing us with data, you acknowledge and agree that our company may use the data collected in the course of our relationship for the purposes identified in this policy and for the purposes identified in our other communications with you. Such data may be stored on servers located in other jurisdictions. By providing us with your data, you consent to the transfer of such data.
As our services evolve, the types of information we collect may change. Please check this policy frequently for the most current explanation of our data practices.
With Whom Do We Share Information
We do not sell your email address to third parties. We may provide to others the aggregate statistics about our customers' accounts or related site activity for purposes of marketing or promotion.
We may disclose information about you to others if we have a good faith belief that we are required to do so by law or legal process, to respond to claims, or to protect the rights, property or safety of Great American Finance Company.
Other companies that provide services on our site, that provide a co-branded version of our site, or that advertise or link on our site, may use cookies or collect other information about you when you go to their site. Great American Finance Company does not control the collection or use of information by these companies. You should contact these companies directly if you have any questions about their collection or use of information about you.
Opting Out, Accessing Or Changing Information
Great American Finance Company may maintain customer information, including but not limited to account history and site usage data, for a length of time appropriate to our business needs. Occasionally, we may send you email communication with information, which may be useful to you, including information about our products and services or about offerings from affiliates or third parties. We will include instructions in our email messages on how to unsubscribe if you decide you do not want to receive future emails. At times, we conduct online surveys to better understand the needs and experience of our visitors. You will be given the option of not participating in such surveys.
Questions or Concerns
Please feel free to contact us at privacypolicy@gafco.net if you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy or about Great American Finance Company's collection of your information.
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