PRIVACY NOTICE
Established 1996
At
Lori Swindell Insurance Agency, Inc. we understand your concerns about privacy. We hope this
notice, which describes our use and protection of nonpublic personal
information (“customer information”), will help you understand how we treat
the customer information we obtain from you or other sources in the course
of providing you with our insurance products and additional services.
Furthermore, we wish to inform you that we do not share your personal
information with any non-affiliated third parties for any purpose that is
not specifically authorized by law unless we obtain your affirmative
permission.
Whether you’re doing business with us through an agent,
broker, or our Web site, we want you to know that Lori
Swindell Insurance Agency, Inc.. Respects your privacy and protects your information.
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We
do not sell your customer information.
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We do not share,
loan or give customer information to persons, companies, or
organizations outside of Lori Swindell Insurance Agency, Inc.. That would use that
information to contact you about their own products and services.
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We expect persons
or organizations that provide services on our behalf to keep customer
information confidential and to use it only to provide the services
we’ve asked them to perform.
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Within
Lori Swindell Insurance Agency, Inc., we communicate regarding the need to protect your information
to those individuals who may have access to it, and we’ve established
physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect customer
information.
PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT
As a
part of our normal operations we collect, and in some cases, disclose
information about you. We encourage you to read the following Privacy
Statement that contains information about Lori Swindell Insurance Agency,
Inc. policies
regarding the collection, use, disclosure, and protection of your
information.
If you
are not comfortable with any of the terms or policies described in this
Statement, we encourage you to send confidential correspondence through the
postal service.
What
information do we collect?
Personal, Financial and Product Information
We
collect personally identifiable information in order to identify and
register you as a Lori Swindell Insurance Agency, Inc. customer. In addition, we collect
personal, financial and product information in order to provide you with
services tailored to your particular needs. By learning about you, Lori
Swindell Insurance Agency, Inc. can deliver more relevant protection and product offerings and
thus offer you better insurance services and options.
The
information we collect will vary depending upon the function or processes
you select or request. Depending upon the function, product or process you
select (for example, quote, request for proposal, e-mail, purchase), you may
be required to provide information such as
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Name
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Address
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Birthdate
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Phone number
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E-mail
address
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Policy(ies)
Type(s) & Number(s)
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Driver’s License
Number, accident/violation history, information about vehicle operators,
lien/lease holders, and vehicle information, etc.
Who
Should Use Our Web Site?
Our Web
site is for insurance and financial products and services and is not
intended for children. We offer insurance and financial products and
services and thus do not market any products or services to children under
the age of thirteen or knowingly collect any information from children under
the age of thirteen. If we become aware that information is or has been
submitted by or collected from a child under the age of thirteen, we will
destroy this information.
What
kind of customer information do we have, and where did we get it?
Much of
the customer information we collect comes directly from you. When submitting
your application or request for insurance or other products and services we
offer, or in requesting an insurance quote, you may give us information such
as your name, address, and Social Security number. We also keep
information about your transactions with our affiliates, others, or us - for
example, the types of products and services you purchase from us, premiums,
policy account balances and payment history. We also may collect information
from outside sources, including consumer reporting agencies and/or health
care providers or reporting agencies such as the Medical Information Bureau
(MIB). This information includes loss information reports, motor vehicle
reports, credit reports, and medical information.
Who
collects this information?
In order
to better serve your particular needs, the information noted above is
collected by Lassiter-Ware Inc., its agents, and other companies working on
behalf of Lori Swindell Insurance Agency, Inc. In addition to collecting information from you,
you should also know that, depending on the nature of your transaction, we
may collect information from outside sources, such as loss information
reports, motor vehicle reports, and credit reports. For property insurance,
we may send someone to inspect your property and verify information about
the value and condition of your property.
How
is this information used?
The
information you submit to us via our on-line forms and e-mail is used to
provide you with the response or service you have requested.
We may
also use this information to contact you about our products and services. If
you do not wish to receive these communications, you can write us, e-mail us
or simply reply to any e-mails you receive from our employees informing us
of your desire to be removed from our mailing lists.
Who
has access to this information?
In order
to better serve your particular needs, Lori Swindell Insurance Agency, Inc. its employees, and
certain companies working on Lori Swindell Insurance Agency, Inc. behalf have access to this
information, This information may also be disclosed to third parties without
your consent if disclosure is necessary to comply with legal processes or to
protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Lori Swindell Insurance
Agency, Inc. its
users or the public. We may also provide limited information about you to
third parties without your permission when necessary or appropriate to
service an insurance policy we have issued (e.g. inquiries from lien holders
or additional insureds listed on the policy) or to address claims submitted
under a policy we have issued.
In
addition, we may, as permitted bylaw, provide information about you without
your permission to certain persons or organizations, such as; your agent or
broker; insurance support organizations; other insurance companies in order
to perform their function in regard to an insurance transaction involving
you (i.e. a claim); independent claim adjusters; businesses that conduct
actuarial or research studies; regulatory and law enforcement authorities;
or our affiliated companies, if any.
What
are your options regarding collection, use, and distribution of your
information?
Any
information you submit to us via written applications, our Web site’s
on-line forms or e-mail is done so on a voluntary basis. When you access our
site in this manner, the collection, use, and distribution of your
information will be handled according to the terms and policies outlined n
this Privacy Statement, If you object to the collection, use, and
distribution policies outlined in this Privacy Statement, we ask that you do
not submit information.
What
are your options regarding correction or storage of your information?
You may
either personally see, or obtain from us by mail, the information about you
in our tiles, If you believe the information we have about you in our
records or files is incomplete or inaccurate, you may request via telephone
or a postal mail letter that we make any necessary additions or corrections
or, to the extent that it is feasible, that we delete this information from
our files.
Links
and Co-Branded Sites
This Web
site contains links to other sites. Lori Swindell Insurance Agency,
Inc. provides links
to other sites as a convenience to persons who visit the Lori Swindell
Insurance Agency, Inc.
web site. If you choose to use the services provided by those sites, you may
be asked by those sites to provide certain personally identifiable
information (some of which may, on an individual or aggregated basis, be
shared with Lori Swindell Insurance Agency, Inc.). Please be aware that Lori
Swindell Insurance Agency, Inc. is
not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites, even though
Lori Swindell Insurance Agency, Inc.’s name or logo may appear on those sites. We encourage you
to be aware when you leave our site and to read the Privacy Statements of
each and every Web site that you visit, as the privacy policy of those sites
may differ from ours.
Web
Site Disclaimer:
IMPORTANT NOTE:
This Web site provides
only a simplified description of overages and is not a statement of
contract. Coverage may not apply in all states. For complete details of
coverages, conditions, limits and losses not covered, be sure to read the
policy, including all endorsements, or prospectus, if applicable.
Coverage CANNOT be bound, amended, or altered by leaving a message on, or
relying upon, information in this Website or through E-Mail.
Licensed
in the following states: AL, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MI, MS, MO,
NE, NC, SC, TN, TX and VA
READ
OUR PRIVACY STATEMENT
If you have any questions
about this statement, please contact us during normal business hours.
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