PRIVACY POLICY

Main Street Motors • MainStreetAutos.com

Last Updated: May 29, 2026

Note: This Privacy Policy is provided for informational purposes and represents a good-faith effort to describe how Main Street Motors handles personal information. It does not constitute legal advice. Main Street Motors strongly recommends consulting a licensed attorney to ensure full compliance with applicable federal and state laws before collecting or processing any personal data from consumers.

1. Who We Are

Main Street Motors ("we," "us," or "our") is a family-owned used vehicle dealership located at 228 Main Street, Scituate, Rhode Island 02857. We operate the website MainStreetAutos.com. We are not a bank, credit union, or financial institution. We do not make credit decisions. We facilitate referrals to third-party lending institutions on behalf of customers who submit financing applications.

2. Information We Collect

When you interact with our website or contact us directly, we may collect the following types of information:

Important: Credit applications submitted through the link to startyourcreditapproval.com are handled entirely by that third-party platform. Main Street Motors does not collect, store, or process the information you submit through that external application. Please review the privacy policy of that third-party service before submitting your application.

3. How We Use Your Information

Information you provide to us through our website forms or direct communication is used solely to:

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

Information submitted through our website forms is stored in HubSpot, a third-party customer relationship management (CRM) platform. See Section 7 for more information.

4. Text Message and Phone Communication (TCPA Notice)

If you contact us by text message or provide your phone number and request to be contacted, you consent to receive communications from Main Street Motors at the number provided. Message and data rates may apply. You may opt out of text communications at any time by replying STOP. For help, reply HELP. Message frequency varies.

Main Street Motors complies with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227. We do not use autodialing systems or pre-recorded messages without prior express written consent.

By submitting a form on this website that includes your phone number, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to our communications terms. A full description of our text messaging practices is available on our Legal Disclosures page.

5. Credit Applications and FCRA Disclosure

Main Street Motors does not pull credit reports and does not make credit decisions. When you submit a financing application through our third-party application link, that application is processed by the lending platform and/or its affiliated lenders, who are subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Those lenders are responsible for all FCRA obligations, including adverse action notices, if applicable.

If you have questions about a credit decision made in connection with an application submitted through a third-party lender, please contact that lender directly.

6. Rhode Island Privacy Rights

Rhode Island residents are afforded certain protections under the Rhode Island Identity Theft Protection Act (R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-49.3-1 et seq.). In the event of a security breach involving personal information, we will notify affected Rhode Island residents in accordance with this statute. Personal information under this law includes combinations of name with Social Security number, financial account numbers, or driver’s license numbers. We do not collect Social Security numbers through our website.

7. Third-Party Links and Services

Our website contains links to third-party websites and uses third-party services. The following third parties may receive or process personal information in connection with your use of this site:

Main Street Motors is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any external site. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any third-party site before submitting personal information.

8. Cookies and Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to collect anonymized usage data including pages visited, time on site, and general geographic region. This data does not identify you personally. Google Analytics uses cookies to distinguish users and sessions.

You may opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, or by adjusting your browser’s cookie settings. Disabling analytics will not affect your ability to use this website.

9. Customer Reviews

Our website may display customer reviews sourced from our Google Business Profile via the Google Places API. These reviews are publicly available on Google and are displayed here with attribution to the original reviewer’s Google display name. We do not alter, fabricate, or selectively quote review content. If you are a reviewer and wish to have your review removed from our website display, please contact us.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable precautions to protect personal information submitted through our website. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of any information transmitted to or stored by us. We strongly recommend that you do not submit sensitive financial information (such as Social Security numbers or bank account numbers) through general contact forms or email.

11. Data Retention and Deletion Requests

We retain contact information only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry or as required by law. If you would like to request that we delete personal information you have submitted to us, please contact us in writing at the address or email below. We will make reasonable efforts to honor such requests, subject to any legal obligations to retain certain records.

12. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed at individuals under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If you believe a minor has submitted personal information to us, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps to remove it.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of our website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

14. Contact Us Regarding This Policy

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Main Street Motors
228 Main Street, Scituate, Rhode Island 02857
Phone: 401-316-1998
Email: bmccormick1281@gmail.com

Legal Disclaimer: This Privacy Policy is intended as a good-faith disclosure and does not constitute a legal contract or legal advice. Main Street Motors recommends that this policy be reviewed periodically by a licensed Rhode Island attorney to ensure continued compliance with evolving federal and state privacy laws, including but not limited to the TCPA, FCRA, and applicable Rhode Island statutes.
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