[ale] OT: Mortgage and Privacy?

[Greg]

I got screwed (and thus the marketing blitz began) - though it was worth it
when I re-financed the house.
Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of
> matty91 at bellsouth.net
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 4:17 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Mortgage and Privacy?
>
>
> On Mon, 5 Jan 2004, Preston Boyington wrote:
>
> > apparently my mortgage has been sold to another institution
> (Chase Manhattan
> > Mortgage Corporation).  while skimming over the paperwork i notice the
> > following:
> >
> > (the complete privacy policy is at:
> > www.chase.com/privacy)
> >
> > Q. Is information about me shared within the Chase family of companies?
> > A. Yes
> >
> > (well i would assume that is a given... but then i find:)
> >
> > Q. Is information about me shared with service providers and financial
> > companies outside of Chase?
> > A. Yes.  We may share information about you with outside
> companies that work
> > for Chase.  These may include marketing firms.  We may also share
> > information about you with outside financial companies that have a joint
> > marketing agreements with us.
> >
> > Q. Is information about me shared with non-financial companies?
> > A. Yes.  But we strictly limit the information we share with companies
> > making non-financial offers.
> >
> > (well i would guess they wouldn't want to sell my information
> to anyone that
> > could undercut their business...)
> >
> > Q. Is information about me shared in any other ways?
> > A. Yes.  We may also share information about you as required or
> premitted by
> > law.
> >
> > neat.  somehow i have bought (or am buying?) the privledge of assisting
> > someone with their marketing research.  of course the "do not call" list
> > does not apply since they are directly affiliated with me.
> >
> > i am going to try and opt out of as much as i can, but how do
> others deal
> > with this annoyance?
>
> Whenever I open a new account, I state the following:
>
> "This conversation is being recorded for legal reasons. I would like to be
> removed from ALL distribution lists you currently maintain. I also don't
> want any of my information shared with 3rd parties or internal affiliates.
> In addition, I would like to be removed from all marketing campaigns, and
> I don't want to receive blank checks from your organization. To summarize,
> I would like the following to occur:
>
> 1) I do not want to receive marketing literature (including blank checks)
>
> 2) I don't want any of my information shared with third parties or
>    internal affiliates
>
> 3) I don't want my information sold to any third parties or added to any
>    distribution lists
>
> 4) I would like a copy of your privacy statement
>
> Did you capture each item I listed above? When will each item be
> completed, with dates?"
>
> This has worked pretty well so far :)
>
> - Ryan
>
> >
> > preston
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