Last Updated: January 2011
You are a valued customer. As such, GWC Midwest Corporation and National Automotive Distribution Network Inc. (collectively referred to as "GWC", "we" or "us" for the purposes of this privacy policy) wants to provide you with the following privacy policy to assure you that GWC is committed to the protection of any nonpublic personal information we obtain from you or our trusted business partners. We appreciate the trust you have in us, and we endeavor to protect that trust by respecting the privacy of all our service contract holders.
BY CONTINUING TO USE OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.GWCMIDWEST.COM OR ANY OF OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THIS NOTICE. IF, HOWEVER, YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS NOTICE, WE ASK THAT YOU DISCONTINUE USE OF OUR WEBSITE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
PRIVACY PRINCIPLES
• GWC Midwest maintains safeguards to protect your personal information, as described below.
• If GWC Midwest shares its service contract holder information, it is with out trusted business partners on a need-to-know basis - we do not permit our business partners to to use our service contract holders' information for their own business purposes.
WHY WE COLLECT INFORMATION
GWC collects information that is necessary to review, process, or service requests for products, benefits, or other services. For example, we may collect vehicle information to determine eligibility for coverage or benefits under one more of our products.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
The information GWC collects is obtained from service contract holders on their registration forms. Information is collected from you on application or other forms you submit or when a service is requested or claim is filed. Such information includes your name, address, and phone number. We may also receive information from our network of dealerships when processing your warranty claims.
GWC may capture certain information automatically on our website (even if you do not voluntarily provide us with information, or in addition to any personal information that you do provide), including your Internet protocol address, mobile device identification number, browser type, page access history, linking information, click stream data, page visits, page views, web site log files. This data is collected for us to determine the number of page views on our website. Further, we may use cookies or similar devices to keep track of or enhance certain activities available on our website.
SECURITY FEATURES
While we have measures in place to help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and to make proper use of the information that we collect, you should be aware that no transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed to be completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of any information you provide to us.
However, we restrict access to customer information to those employees whom we know have a valid business purpose to have access to such data. We maintain physical, logical, and procedural safeguards within GWC regarding your data. And, we require those who provide services for us and to whom we provide your data to keep your information safeguarded and confidential.
POLICY MODIFICATIONS
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our business practices, technological advancements and legal/regulatory scheme. Any changes to this Notice, including information collected and the use and disclosure of information will be posted here. Following any modification, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top of this Notice. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check our Website periodically.
LINKS
We may provide on our site links to websites maintained by third parties. Please be aware that if you link to a third-party website from our website, the third-party websites are not subject to this Privacy Notice, and GWC has no control over the use of information disclosed on such websites. You should review the privacy policies of each website you visit to determine their respective terms and conditions.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions regarding privacy matters, you may contact GWC by phone at 952-215-3000 or by e-mail at info@gwcwarranty.com or by mail at 40 Coal Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702, Attn: Privacy Manager.