GM is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy to the extent allowed for by law. We have provided this Privacy Statement so that you know how we handle any personally identifiable information you choose to share with us. This Privacy Statement applies to personal information submitted through this website.

PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTION

We may ask you to provide us with the following types of "Personal Information":

• Contact information, such as name, address, email address, and telephone number;

Personal Information about you may be used for the following purposes:

To respond to your request for more information about our program;
To customize content (such as creating an account);
For future contact regarding GM Public Policy initiatives;
To create statistical, aggregate reports for internal use, which contain no personally identifiable information.

PERSONAL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE

We may disclose your Personal Information to our suppliers who use the Personal Information exclusively to provide services for the General Motors Public Policy division. Suppliers act as agents of General Motors and are limited in the use of your Personal Information to functions specified by the site, such as processing and storage. Suppliers are not allowed to use this data for their own purposes.

Personal Information is only also disclosed as required by law.

As a program participant, you will receive periodic communications about the program.

COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING DEVICES

We may use cookies and other tracking devices during your visit to our web site. Cookies may tell us the time and length of your visit, the pages you look at on our site, and the site you visited just before coming to ours. We may also record the name of your Internet service provider. This information allows us to measure site activity to tailor information to suit your individual preferences.

Our site uses only session cookies, which are deleted once your session is completed.

CORRECTING YOUR INFORMATION

Employees should contact their HR representative to update any information.

INFORMATION SECURITY

We take steps to make all information received about you through HR and Payroll as secure as reasonably possible against unauthorized access and use.

PRIVACY INQUIRIES

If you have a concern about our privacy practices, or have a question regarding this privacy statement, please contact us at grassroots@gm.com.

CHANGES

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Statement at any time as business needs dictate. Changes will be posted in a timely manner.

This statement is effective as of April 18, 2005.

 
 
 
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