Privacy Policy

We are very serious about protecting your personal privacy because our entire business is built on trust. We want you to know about the types of personal information we collect by way of this website, how and from where we collect it, and how we use that information to process your insurance requests and help us provide a more personalized insurance experience to website visitors.

Please note that visitors are able to browse our website anonymously without providing any personal information. Also, like all websites, we are able to detect and store your IP address and that of the website that referred you to us. We collect information on the individual and the aggregate level to determine web traffic and usage patterns and we use this information to help provide adequate capacity for our visitors.

In no instance, however, are we able to determine your email address or any other personal information unless you provide it to us or as otherwise explained in this Privacy Notice.

How do we protect your privacy?

We continuously work hard to protect your personal information. Our site has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of information under our control. For more details, see our Security Policy .

What personal information do we collect?

Personal information that we collect includes information about you, other members of your household, your vehicles, your home and your valuable possesions. It may include your name and address, the cars you own, a description of your home, your payment and claims history, your driving and credit records and other, similar information.

Where do we obtain personal information about you?

We collect your personal information from you, from our records and those of our affiliates and from consumer reporting agencies and other authorized providers of personal information.

When do we collect personal information about you?

We collect personal information about you when you make an insurance request, if you decide to make a purchase or when you submit an email to us.

How do we use your personal information?

We use your personal information on this website to help us provide a faster and more accurate response to your insurance requests.

We may provide insurance information or other reminders to you via email, mail and/or telephone.

With whom do we share your personal information?

We do not sell your personal information to other companies for their own marketing purposes. However, we may share your personal information with our affiliates. From time to time, we also share such information with nonaffiliated third parties but only:

  • In connection with the processing of insurance requests and transactions or the servicing of our business activities;
  • For purposes of marketing our own products, or pursuant to joint marketing agreements with others;
  • To protect you and us against fraud and unauthorized disclosures;
  • If you authorize or agree to such disclosure; or
  • As otherwise required or permitted by law.

The nonaffiliated third parties with whom we might share your personal information include insurance agents or brokers, service companies that help us issue or maintain policies and handle claims, legal and regulatory authorities, and various databases developed or used by the insurance industry. To the extent we share this information with companies that perform marketing services on our behalf or with which we have joint marketing agreements, we require those companies to contractually commit to protecting your personal privacy.

Do we use "Cookies"?

As with many web sites, an electronic “cookie” may be placed in the browser files of your computer. Cookies are pieces of information that a web site transfers to an individual's computer for record keeping purposes. Cookies themselves do not enable us to access personal information.

 
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