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Privacy Policy

Information Regarding Ford Motor Company's Privacy Practices:
This document describes Ford Motor Company's policy regarding information received about you during visits to our web site. The amount and type of information received depends on how you use our site.

We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy. A revised Privacy Policy will only apply to data collected subsequent to its effective date. Any revisions will be posted at least 10 days prior to its effective date.

Normal Web Site Usage:
During normal web site usage we do not collect or store personally identifiable information such as name, mailing address, email address, or phone number. When you visit our web site, we may collect information about you that does not identify you as an individual. For example, "cookies" may be stored on your computer's hard drive to track your web activity. The only information we collect and store during normal web site usage is the name of your Internet service provider, the web site that referred you to us, the pages you request and the date and time of those requests.

If your browser permits, you may decline our cookies, but doing so may impact the optimal experience of certain parts of this site.

We use this information to generate statistics and measure site activity to improve the usefulness of customer visits.

Ford Motor Company and media.ford.com reserve the right to log off accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time (i.e., 10 months).

Collection of Personally Identifiable Information:
There are instances where Ford requests personally identifiable information to allow access to certain restricted areas of the media site or to provide you with a service. This information, such as name, mailing address, email address and possibly additional information, is collected and stored in a manner appropriate to the nature of the data by Ford and is used to fulfill your request.

The information you provide is used by Ford to improve the services we provide you. Only your name and company affiliation will be used when we generate usage reports. It is never provided to any other company for that company's independent use.

If you tell us that the information should not be used as a basis for further contact, we will respect your request. Simply send an email to paict@ford.com to request de-activation of your account.

Ford's Internet Services:
To use special features on media.ford.com, we require a certain amount of personally identifying information (examples are: name, mailing address, phone number, and email) that we can use to verify you as a registered user and meet with any request you may have. We use this information to identify and access data in the existing relationship we have with you to provide you with requested services. We request electronic mail addresses (email) as an alternate means of contacting you.

If you do not want to be contacted via email, we will honor your request. Click the Customize button on the homepage. Underneath your email field, select the box labeled "Check here if you do not wish to receive email from media.ford.com."

Electronic Mail Sent to Us that Contains Personal Information:
Internet users may decide to send Ford personally identifying information in an email or other correspondence. Ford will only use this information to identify the user and to determine how to respond to the electronic mail. We will not use this information other than to resolve the matter identified in the email.

COPYRIGHT NOTICES

Copyright Notice:
All rights reserved. All text, images, graphics, animation, videos, music, sounds and other materials on this site are subject to the copyrights and other intellectual property rights of Ford Motor Company, its affiliated companies and its licensors. Ford Motor Company owns the copyrights in the selection, coordination and arrangement of the materials on this site. These materials may not be copied for commercial use or distribution, nor may these materials be modified or reposted to other sites.

Accredited journalists may use Ford Motor Company information and photography from media.ford.com for editorial use only. Personal or commercial use of this material is prohibited.

Trademark Notice:
All trademarks displayed on this site are subject to the U.S. trademark rights of Ford Motor Company, or are used under agreement in the U.S. by Ford Motor Company. These trademarks include, but are not limited to, product brand names (e.g., Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Jaguar, Motorcraft), vehicle model names (e.g., Mustang, Taurus, Explorer, F-150, Continental, Villager, Grand Marquis), slogans (e.g., What a Luxury Car Should Be, Built Ford Tough), and logos and emblems. The unauthorized use of any trademark displayed on this site is strictly prohibited.



Registered users of media.ford.com have access to proprietary content and agree to abide by the aforementioned conditions. A registered user may not share his/her user ID and password with anyone. Violation of these terms may result in loss of access to the media.ford.com site and legal action.