Privacy Policy

Exterior Guidelines collects information you provide when you contact us, subscribe to the Vehicle Exterior Care Tip Series, or otherwise interact with the site. This may include name, email address, phone number if you choose to provide it, and message content.

We use the information you provide to respond to inquiries, deliver the Vehicle Exterior Care Tip Series if you opt in, and improve our educational content. We do not use your information to make eligibility, underwriting, or professional determinations.

SMS communications are limited to the message categories you select at opt-in. Categories are described in our SMS Terms of Service and in the checkboxes on the subscribe page. Message frequency varies. Msg & data rates may apply. Reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help.

Mobile opt-in data includes the phone number you provide, the checkbox selections you made, the consent text version shown at submission, the source page, the consent timestamp, and any available user agent or IP address information. This data is kept to demonstrate compliance and to honor opt-out requests.

Mobile opt-in data, SMS consent, and phone numbers collected for SMS purposes will not be sold, shared, rented, released, or transferred to third parties for marketing, lead generation, or promotional purposes.

We may use limited cookies or privacy-conscious analytics to understand aggregate site usage. We do not use tracking to build advertising profiles of individual visitors.

We retain contact and opt-in records for as long as needed to operate the site, honor opt-out requests, and comply with legal obligations.

You can opt out of SMS at any time by replying STOP, STOPALL, UNSUBSCRIBE, CANCEL, END, or QUIT to any message. You can also email us to request removal of your contact information.

Exterior Guidelines is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.

We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect the information you provide. No system can be guaranteed fully secure.

The site may link to third-party resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by an updated effective date at the top of this page.