GRAMM-LEACH-BLILEY ACT NOTIFICATION
THIS NOTICE IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION NO RESPONSE IS REQUIRED
KELLY TRACTOR CO.
and each member of our family of companies and subsidiaries strongly believe
in protecting the confidentiality and security of the information that
we collect about our customers. This notice refers to KELLY TRACTOR CO.
by using the terms our, us, and we. This Notice describes our privacy
policy and describes how we treat the information we receive about our
customers.
Why we collect
and how we use Information: We collect and use Information for business
purposes with respect to the extension of credit and other business relationships
involving you. These business purposes include evaluating a request for
the extension of credit, the request for doing business with us involving
products or services, administering our products or services and processing
transactions requested by you. We may also use the Information to offer
you other products or services we provide, and to generally evaluate our
business relationships with you.
Why we collect
Information: We get most Information directly from you. The Information
that you give us when applying for credit or making purchases generally
provides the Information we need. If we need to verify Information or
need additional Information, we may obtain Information from third parties
such as mercantile commercial credit reporting agencies, (if appropriate)
consumer credit reporting agencies and other sources permitted by the
Fair Credit Reporting Act. Information collected may relate to your finances,
business activities, credit history and other financial characteristics
as well as transactions with us or with others, including our affiliates.
How we protect
Information: We treat Information in a confidential matter. Our employees
are required to protect the confidentiality of Information. Employees
may access Information only when there is an appropriate reason to do
so, such as to administer or offer our products or services, including
the extension of credit to you. We also maintain physical, electronic
and procedural safeguards to protect Information; these safeguards comply
with applicable laws. Employees are required to comply with our established
policies.
Information Disclosure:
We may disclose any Information when we believe it necessary for the conduct
of our business, or where disclosure is required by law. For example,
Information may be disclosed to others to enable them to provide business
services for us, such as helping us to evaluate requests for credit extension
by you, performing general administrative activities for us and assisting
us in processing a transaction requested by you. Information may also
be disclosed for auditor research purposes; or to law enforcement and
regulatory agencies, for example, to help us prevent fraud. Information
may be disclosed to affiliates, as well as to others that are outside
of KELLY TRACTOR CO. such as companies that process data for us, companies
that provide general administrative services for us, commercial credit
reporting agencies and (if appropriate) consumer reporting agencies. We
may make other disclosures of Information as permitted by law for business
purposes Information may also be shared with our affiliates so that they
may offer you products or services consistent with your business needs.
Access to and correction
of Information: Generally, upon your written request, we will make
available Information for your review. Information collected in connection
with, or anticipation of, any claim or legal proceeding will not be made
available. If you notify us that the Information is incorrect, we will
review it. If we agree, we will correct our records. If you do not agree,
you may submit a short statement of dispute, which we will include in
any future disclosure of Information.
Further Information:
In addition to any other privacy notice we may provide, the recently enacted
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (the Financial Services Modernization Act) passed
by Congress established new privacy standards, and requires us to provide
this summary of our privacy policy to you once each year. You may have
additional rights under other applicable laws such as the Equal Credit
Opportunity Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. For additional information
regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at TRACTOR CO. 305-592-5374
ext.1218 Attn: Ana Blanco,
Credit Department, 8255 NW 58 ST. Miami, FL 33166.
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