Our Privacy Policy
FACTS
What does Great American Finance Holdings (GAFH) do with your personal information?
WHY?
Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
WHAT?
The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
- Social Security number and income
- Account balances and payment history
- Credit history and credit scores
When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
HOW?
All financial companies need to share customers' personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers' personal information; the reasons GAFH chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
| Reason we share your personal information | Does GAFH Share? | Can you limit this sharing? |
|---|---|---|
| For our everyday business purposes - such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus | YES | NO |
| For our marketing purposes - to offer our products and services to you | NO | We Don't Share |
| For joint marketing with other financial companies | NO | We Don't Share |
| For our affiliates' everyday business purposes - information about your transactions and experiences | YES | NO |
| For our affiliates' everyday business purposes - information about your creditworthiness | NO | We Don't Share |
| For our affiliates to market to you | NO | We Don't Share |
| For nonaffiliates to market to you | NO | We Don't Share |
WHO WE ARE
Who is providing this notice?
Great American Finance Holdings (GAFH)
WHAT WE DO
How does Great American Finance Holdings protect my personal information?
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured fi les and buildings.
How does Great American Finance Holdings collect my personal information?
We collect your personal information, for example, when you:
- Apply for a loan or give us your employment information
- Pay your bills or give us your income information
- Use your credit or debit card
We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.
Why can't I limit all sharing?
Federal law gives you the right to limit only:
- Sharing for affiliates' everyday business purposes - information about your creditworthiness
- Affiliates from using your information to market to you
- Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.
DEFINITIONS
Affiliates
Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
- Great American Finance Holdings has no affiliates.
Nonaffiliates
Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
- Great American Finance Holdings does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
Joint marketing
A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
- Great American Finance Holdings does not jointly market.
Terms of Use
By accessing this Website, you agree to the following Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, do not access this Website. Great American Finance Holdings ("GAFH") reserves the right to change these Terms of Use, and your continued use of this Website constitutes agreement to all such changes.
1. Uses of this Website
This Website is intended for personal, non-commercial use. You may print, copy and download any information or portion of this Website for your personal use only. You may not collect or store personal data about other users. You may not upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any advertising or promotional materials, including without limitation, "junk mail", "surveys", "spam", "chain letters", "pyramid schemes", or any other form of solicitation or unauthorized communication. You will not use any electronic communication feature of the Website for any purpose that is unlawful, tortious, abusive, intrusive on another's privacy, harassing, libelous, defamatory, embarrassing, obscene, threatening, or hateful. Unauthorized use of this Website and or any GAFH systems, including, but not limited to, unauthorized entry into GAFH's systems, misuse of passwords or misuse of any other information, is strictly prohibited. You may not use this Website in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any GAFH site or service or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of any GAFH site or service, including uploading, posting, emailing, or otherwise transmitting any material that contains viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs which might interrupt, limit, or interfere with the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any GAFH site or service, computer systems or networks connected to any GAFH site or service, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You agree that you will not engage in any activities related to this Website that are contrary to applicable laws or regulations.
GAFH reserves the right, in its sole discretion, without any obligation and without any notice requirement, to change, improve or correct the information, materials and descriptions on this Website and to suspend and/or deny access to this Website for scheduled or unscheduled maintenance, upgrades, improvements or corrections. The information and materials on this Website may contain typographical errors or inaccuracies. Any dated information is published as of its date only, and GAFH does not undertake any obligation or responsibility to update or amend any such information. GAFH may discontinue or change any product or service described in or offered on this Website at any time.
2. Accounts, Security, and Passwords
Certain areas of the Website may require registration or may otherwise ask you to provide information to participate in certain features or access certain content. If you elect not to provide such information, you may not be able to access certain content or participate in certain features of the Website or any features at all.
If the Website requires you to create an account or otherwise submit information, you must complete the specified process by providing us with current, complete, and accurate information as requested by the applicable registration form. It is your responsibility to maintain the currency, completeness, and accuracy of your registration data; and any loss caused by your failure to do so is your responsibility. During the registration process, you will be asked to enter your name and valid e-mail address and choose a password. It is entirely your responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of your password and account. Additionally, you are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify GAFH immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. You further agree not to email, post, or otherwise disseminate any user ID, password, or other information which provides you access to the Website. GAFH is not liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge.
You agree that GAFH may collect and use technical and usage data and related information, including but not limited to technical information about your device, date and time of Website access, system and Website software, and peripherals, that is gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of product support and other services to you (if any) related to the Website. You grant GAFH the permission to use this information to improve its products or to provide services or technologies to you, as well as to provide advertising content which GAFH believes you may be of interest to you, including working with third parties who provide targeted advertising content.
3. Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability
The information, products and services on this Website are provided on an "AS IS," and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. GAFH does not warrant the information or services provided herein or your use of this Website generally, either expressly or impliedly, for any particular purpose and expressly disclaims any implied warranties, including but not limited to, warranties of title, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. GAFH will not be responsible for any loss or damage that could result from interception by third parties of any information or services made available to you via this Website. Although the information provided to you on this Website is obtained or compiled from sources we believe to be reliable, GAFH cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy, validity, timeliness or completeness of any information or data made available to you for any particular purpose.
Neither GAFH, nor any of its affiliates, directors, officers or employees, nor any third party vendor, will be liable or have any responsibility of any kind for any loss or damage that you incur in the event of any failure or interruption of this Website, or resulting in any way from or in connection with:
- any errors, acts or omissions in the technical operation or content of the Website;
- the Website and any data or content therein, or any products or services made available through the Website;
- any action taken in connection with an investigation by GAFH, law enforcement or other authorities regarding your use of the Website or its content;
- any action taken in connection with copyright owners; the conduct, actions, or inactions of Website users; or
- any other cause relating to your access to, inability to access, or use of the Website or these materials, regardless of whether the circumstances that give rise to such cause may have been within the control of GAFH or of any vendor providing software or services. In no event will GAFH or any such parties be liable to you, whether in contract or tort, for any direct, special, indirect, punitive, consequential or incidental damages or any other damages of any kind even if GAFH or any other such party has been advised of the possibility thereof. This limitation on liability includes, but is not limited to, the transmission of any viruses which may infect a user's equipment, failure of mechanical or electronic equipment or communication lines, telephone or other interconnect problems (e.g., you cannot access your internet service provider), unauthorized access, theft, operator errors, strikes or other labor problems or any force majeure. GAFH cannot and does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to the Website.
The Website may contain facts, opinions, views, statements, and recommendations of third party individuals and organizations. GAFH does not represent or endorse the accuracy, timeliness, or reliability of any facts, opinions, views, statements, or recommendations or other information displayed, uploaded, or distributed through the Website. You acknowledge that any reliance upon such facts, opinions, views, statements or recommendations is at your sole risk. IN NO EVENT WILL GAFH OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, OR THE DISCLAIMER OF SOME TYPES OF DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
BY ACCESSING THIS WEBSITE, REGISTERING WITH GAFH AND/OR ACCEPTING ANY INFORMATION FROM THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD GAFH AND ITS AFFILIATES HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED CLAIMS, DEMANDS, CAUSES OF ACTION, JUDGMENTS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, LIABILITIES, AND ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES OF DEFENSE (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COURT COSTS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO: (A) YOUR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT; (B) YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL OR INTERNATIONAL LAW, RULE OR REGULATION; (C) A CLAIM BY A THIRD PARTY THAT IS BASED ON YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT; (D) INFORMATION OR MATERIAL POSTED OR TRANSMITTED THROUGH YOUR COMPUTER OR ACCOUNT, EVEN IF NOT SUBMITTED BY YOU; (E) ANY MISREPRESENTATION MADE BY YOU; (F) ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN YOU AND ANOTHER USER OF THE WEBSITE; (G) THE THEFT, MISAPPROPRIATION OR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PASSWORD; (H) YOUR AUTHORIZATION OF ANYONE ELSE TO USE YOUR PASSWORD. YOU WILL COOPERATE AS FULLY AND AS REASONABLY REQUIRED IN GAFH'S DEFENSE OF ANY CLAIM. GAFH RESERVES THE RIGHT, AT ITS OWN EXPENSE, TO ASSUME THE EXCLUSIVE DEFENSE AND CONTROL OF ANY MATTER OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION BY YOU, AND YOU SHALL NOT, IN ANY EVENT, SETTLE ANY MATTER WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF GAFH.
4. Proprietary Rights
All right, title and interest in this Website and any content contained herein is the exclusive property of GAFH, except as otherwise stated. Unless otherwise specified, this Website is for your personal and non-commercial use only and you may print, copy and download any information or portion of this Website for your personal use only. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, frame, create derivative works from, transfer, or otherwise use in any other way for commercial or public purposes in whole or in part any information, software, products or services obtained from this Website, except for the purposes expressly provided herein, without GAFH's prior written approval. If you copy or download any information or software from this Website, you agree that you will not remove or obscure any copyright or other notices or legends contained in any such information.
"GAFH", and the other trademarks, logos, and service marks displayed on this Website (collectively the "Trademarks") are the trademarks of Great American Finance Holdings Under no circumstances may you alter, modify, or change these Trademarks. You are prohibited from using the Trademarks for any purpose including, but not limited to use as metatags on other pages or sites on the World Wide Web without the written permission of GAFH.
5. Submissions
If you submit material intended for display on this Site, you agree not to submit any content that is illegal, indecent, profane (either directly or indirectly through partially obscured words, letters, phrases, terminology or the like), threatening, defamatory, derogatory, or otherwise injurious to GAFH or third parties. You further agree that you will not include personal information about third parties, or infringe the privacy rights of third parties; and that you will not submit materials that consist of or invoke malicious software code, consist primarily of an unsolicited electronic mass mailing, be political in nature, or the like. You further agree that you will not misrepresent an affiliation with another person or organization, nor will you impersonate any person or organization, including the personnel of GAFH, nor will you post any content that contains a business solicitation.
Materials you submit to GAFH may not be acknowledged. You hereby grant to GAFH a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, fully transferable, sub-licensable and assignable right to use, edit, modify, adapt, translate, edit, and reformat any materials in which you may be deemed to continue to hold any ownership right as necessary and for any purpose, anywhere in the world, including into those forms that may constitute advertising. By using this Site, creating an account, and otherwise posting or submitting content to GAFH, you understand and acknowledge that any materials, ideas or other communications you transmit in any manner and for any reason will not be treated as confidential or proprietary.
You agree that you will not submit any suggestions, materials, ideas or creative concepts for new, modified or different products or services via the Site. If you violate this Agreement and submit unsolicited materials, ideas, suggestions or creative concepts, ("Unsolicited Information"), such Unsolicited Information shall be deemed by GAFH to be, and shall remain, the property of GAFH, and GAFH shall be entitled to unrestricted use of such Unsolicited Information for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to you. None of the Unsolicited Information shall be subject to any obligation of confidence, and GAFH shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Unsolicited Information.
6. Links
This Website may contain links to third party Websites. These links will only be provided only as a convenience. The inclusion of any link is not and does not imply an affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement, approval, investigation, verification or monitoring by GAFH of any information contained in any third party Website. In no event shall GAFH be responsible for the information contained on that site or your use of or inability to use such site. You should also be aware that the terms and conditions of such site and the site's privacy policy may be different from those applicable to your use of this Website.
7. Miscellaneous
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Illinois, without regard to conflicts of law provisions. Sole and exclusive jurisdiction for any action or proceeding arising out of or related to these Terms of Use shall be in an appropriate state or federal court located in the County of Cook, State of Illinois and the parties unconditionally waive their respective rights to a jury trial. Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of this Website must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms of Use, or a portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of these Terms of Use, and the remainder of these Terms of Use shall continue in full force and effect. Except for the Website Privacy Statement, these Terms of Use constitutes the entire agreement between GAFH and you with respect to this site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications, agreements and understandings between GAFH and you with respect to the subject matter hereof.
These Terms of Use were last updated December 1, 2016. Please check back for updates and changes.