Privacy Policy

Please find our Internet Privacy Policy outlined below. This information is supported by a number of FAQ's which are also available online. If you have any specific questions that are not covered in the FAQ section please contact us.

We respect the privacy of every individual who visits our website and any information collected about you will firstly be used to fulfil any service you might request and secondly improve how as a company we serve you. We do this by making appropriate use of the information.

This information will not be disclosed to anyone outside of the Ford Motor Company Group*, its affiliated or associated companies, its agencies, dealers or licensees, and other companies with which Ford has arranged services for your benefit. Henry Ford and Son and the Ford Motor Group will use any personal information collected for customer administration including warranty and recall issues and marketing related purposes including customer support and to inform you about new products and services together with statistical analysis. Your data will be treated in accordance with current Data Protection legislation and will only be disclosed to Henry Ford and Son affiliated or associated companies, agencies and dealers for the purpose of marketing and customer administration including customer support. Henry Ford and Son may from time to time use third parties outside the country to process your information for the purposes set out above. If we do make a transfer we will, if appropriate, put a contract in place to ensure your information is protected, if same is not already in existence.

You have the right as an individual to find out what information we hold about you and make corrections if necessary; you also have the right to ask us to not use the information. We will make all practical efforts to respect your wishes. However certain legislation, especially related to safety issues or financial regulation (e.g. when dealing with Ford Credit) might prevent this.

If you have any specific questions that are not covered in the FAQ section please contact us.

*The Ford Motor Company Group, a company based in the United States of America, ("FMC") in the context of this Privacy Policy includes those companies where Ford owns at least 50% of the company (these include national Ford companies and those companies listed below). For the purpose of this agreement Ford will also include Mazda, in which Ford owns less than 50%.

- Ford Credit
- Volvo
- Lincoln Mercury

Disclosure to Other People

Byrne and Maguire do not disclose, sell or distribute any personal information which you send to us to any third parties. We may pass aggregate information on the usage of our site to third parties, but this will not include information that can be used to identify you. Your personal data may also be anonymised and used for statistical purposes. Unless required to do so by law, we will not otherwise share, sell or distribute any of the information you provide to us without your consent.

IP Addresses

An IP address is a number that is assigned to your computer automatically when you use the internet. When you visit any web page in our website, our servers log your IP address. We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our website. Your IP address is also used to help identify you and to gather broad demographic information.

Cookies

A cookie is a small file sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive to identify you as the user of the website. Many internet sites use cookies. Typically, they are used by the website to identify the person accessing the website to track the person’s use of the site and any repeat visits made by that person.

This website uses a session cookie that is set by the web server to identify a user session. It is not used by the website. It is destroyed when your session is ended.

This website uses Google Analytics, a service which transmits website traffic data to Google servers. Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. We use reports provided by Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and webpage usage.

By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device. Your browser will give you the option of preventing websites using cookies, or deleting cookies that have been accepted. Your browser’s help service or help manual will show you how this is done. If you do not want your browser to accept cookies, you can “turn off” the cookie acceptance setting on your browser setting. However, you must note that this may stop our website from working properly on your device. If you do not change your browser settings to refuse cookies, our website will issue cookies when you visit our website. If you continue to use our website, you agree and consent to our use of cookies on your device.

Retention 

Byrne and Maguire will not retain your personal data for longer than it is necessary for us to comply with the purpose for which you gave it to us.Typically this would be to send you service reminders and to inform you of any special offers we feel may be relevant to you. Any personal data which you provide to us using this website will be used in line with the purposes for which you provided it (e.g. to contact you and answer any queries which you have raised in the “Contact Us” section ). If you no longer wish us to contact you your data will be removed from our database as soon as you request us to do so.

If you have any questions or comments about our privacy practices, you can contact us via the page in the main navigation.

Updated June 2018.