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any other information that is necessary in order for us to conduct
business with you.
Such information may be collected when you make an agreement with us, pur-
chase a product or service from us, register for a warranty program, sign on to
AUTOMATE
®
Online, provide credit references, apply for credit or when you
contact us or one of our employees or visit our website.
Directed collects, uses, discloses and retains your personal information for the
following purposes:
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to provide AUTOMATE
®
services such as locate on demand, con-
tinuous track, recover, enable or disable your vehicle;
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to provide AUTOMATE
®
services such as notify you of any one of
our automated alerts (speed minder, low battery, etc.) or to
respond to a consumer initiated action (i.e. door unlock, starter
disable/enable, etc.)
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to provide concierge services when requested by the vehicle oper-
ator, vehicle recovery assistance and navigation services;
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to process your orders for products and/or services and to man-
age your accounts;
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to evaluate our products and services;
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to record and manage our warranty and/or lease programs;
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to send you additional information on Directed products or servic-
es or investor related matters;
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to improve our ability to serve you when you make an inquiry or
request;
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to respond to your queries or comments;
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to market our products or services; and—
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for credit and/or collection purposes, including disclosure to a
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