PRIVACY POLICY

Effective November 12, 2026

Flint River Fuel Center ("we," "us," or "our") runs the 24 hour fuel station at 2568 GA-49 outside Oglethorpe, Georgia, and this website, flintriverfc.com. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have. It covers this website, the fuel account application, the Existing Account area, our customer surveys, and our fuel price text messages.

Information We Collect

We collect the information you give us, plus a small amount of technical information that your browser sends automatically.

  • Fuel account applications. Company name, main contact, physical and mailing addresses, phone numbers, email and invoice email addresses, billing preference, the number of drivers and trucks, driver names, the credit references you list, and the name you sign the payment agreement with.
  • Fuel price update texts. If you choose YES for price updates, your mobile phone number and mobile carrier.
  • Existing Account area. Your username and password, plus the business name, email address, phone number, billing method, and mailing address on your account, and any fuel card requests you make.
  • Surveys. The cardholder name you enter and your answers.
  • Calls and emails. Whatever you choose to tell us when you contact us.
  • Technical information. Like most websites, our web server records basic details such as your IP address, browser type, and the pages you visit. Google Analytics collects similar information (see Cookies and Analytics).

How We Use Your Information

  • To review your fuel account application, including contacting the credit references you list.
  • To set up and manage your account, mail your fuel keys, and send invoices and account notices.
  • To send fuel price updates by text message, only if you asked for them.
  • To answer your questions and provide customer service.
  • To keep our website and forms secure and free of spam.
  • To see how visitors use the website so we can improve it.
  • To keep the business, tax, and legal records we are required to keep.

How We Share Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We share it only in these cases:

  • Credit references. When you apply for a fuel account, we contact the references you list and tell them who is applying.
  • Service providers. Companies that run parts of our business for us, such as website hosting, email, text message delivery, and the Google services described under Cookies and Analytics. They may use your information only to provide those services to us.
  • Legal reasons. When the law requires it, or when it is needed to protect the rights, property, or safety of our business, our customers, or others.

Mobile phone numbers and text message consent follow stricter rules, described in Text Messages (Fuel Price Updates).

Text Messages (Fuel Price Updates)

Flint River Fuel Center sends fuel price updates by text message to customers who ask for them.

  • What you receive. A text from Flint River Fuel Center when our fuel price changes.
  • How to sign up. On the fuel account application, choose YES for price updates and enter your mobile number. Texts are optional. You can choose NO and still open a fuel account.
  • How often. Message frequency varies with fuel price changes.
  • Cost. Message and data rates may apply.
  • To stop. Reply STOP to any message at any time. You will get one text confirming that you are unsubscribed, and no more texts after that. You can also call or email us to stop. Reply START to sign up again.
  • For help. Reply HELP, call (478) 472-7531, or email flint@flintriverfc.com.
  • Delivery. Wireless carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

Your mobile number stays private

No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. We do not sell, rent, or share mobile phone numbers or text messaging opt-in data with anyone, except the text messaging provider that delivers our messages for us. Text messaging opt-in data and consent are excluded from all of the sharing described in How We Share Information, and will not be shared with any third parties.

Cookies and Analytics

  • Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager use cookies to count visits and show us which pages are used. They do not tell us who you are. You can block them in your browser settings or with Google's opt-out browser add-on.
  • Google reCAPTCHA on the fuel account application checks that a person, not an automated program, is sending the form. It collects information about your device and how you use the page and sends it to Google.
  • Google Maps and Adobe Fonts. Our pages show a map from Google and load fonts from Adobe. Your browser connects to those companies to load them, which gives them your IP address.
  • Existing Account sign-in. A cookie keeps you signed in while you use the Existing Account area.

Google's use of this information is covered by the Google Privacy Policy, and Adobe's by the Adobe Privacy Policy.

How We Protect Your Information

Our website uses an encrypted (HTTPS) connection, and we limit access to your information to the people who need it to run your account. No website or email system is completely secure, so we cannot promise that your information will never be accessed without permission.

How Long We Keep Information

We keep account information while your account is open. After it closes, we keep it only as long as we need it for billing, tax, and legal records. If you stop fuel price update texts, we stop sending them and keep a record of your opt-out so you are not texted by mistake.

Your Choices

  • Update your information. Sign in to Existing Account, or contact us.
  • See, correct, or delete your information. Contact us and we will respond. We may need to keep some records for billing, tax, or legal reasons.
  • Stop texts. Reply STOP to any fuel price update text.
  • Cookies. Use your browser settings to block or delete cookies. If you block cookies, the Existing Account sign-in may not work.

Children's Privacy

Our website and fuel accounts are meant for businesses and adults. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy. When we do, we will post the new version on this page and change the effective date at the top.

Contact Us

For questions about this policy or the information we have about you:

Flint River Fuel Center
2568 GA-49
Oglethorpe, GA 31068
(478) 472-7531
flint@flintriverfc.com