|
Privacy Statement
Our brokerage and the insurance industry have a solid track record of
respecting your right to privacy and safeguarding your personal
information. As a result of federal legislation, we've further
strengthened our privacy commitment by informing you of why and how we
collect, use and disclose your personal information. You can be assured
that we'll only handle your personal information in a manner that a
reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances.
Personal Information Collected
Depending on the purpose ( s ) for which we need to collect it, we may
ask for the following personal information about you including:
-
Basic information
such as your name, address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address,
birth date and marital status.
-
Claims history
-
Credit and past
payment records
-
Driver's record
-
Details about your
property such as the value of your home and its contents
-
Medical information
such as any condition that may affect the operation of a vehicle
-
Employment
information
We
may obtain this information from:
-
You
-
Insurance companies
-
Other insurance
brokers or agents
-
Credit
organizations
-
Motor vehicle and
driver licensing authorities
-
Financial
institutions
-
Medical
professionals
Why
do we collect personal information?
When
you first become a client or whenever you acquire or renew a product from
us, we need to collect some of your personal information. Common purposes
for which we collect your personal information are to:
-
Enable us to
acquire or renew an insurance policy for you;
-
Assist you and
assess your ongoing needs for insurance;
-
Assess your need
for other products, such as financial products, and to offer them to
you;
-
Ensure your
information is accurate and up-to-date; and Protect us both against
error or fraud.
Who
do we disclose your personal information to?
For
many of the purposes identified above, we will need to share your personal
information with others in order to serve your needs. These other parties
commonly include:
-
Insurance companies
-
Other insurance
brokers or agents
-
Credit
organizations
-
Professionals
working with us such as adjusters or lawyers
-
Financial
institutions. For example, the organization that carries your mortgage.
How
we protect your personal information.
In
order to protect your personal information and right to privacy, we will:
-
Not collect, use or
disclose your personal information for any purpose other than those that
we identify to you.
-
Keep your personal
information only for as long as we need it to fulfill the stated purpose
or as required by law.
-
Maintain your
personal information in as accurate, complete and up-to-date a form as
possible.
-
Safeguard your
personal information to the best of our ability.
-
Respond to any
request you may make to access or correct the personal information we
hold about you.
-
Obtain the
appropriate consent from you for the collection, use or disclosure of
your personal information.
Privacy Internet
Communication
As
the privacy of communication over the Internet cannot be guaranteed, we do
not assume any responsibility for any harm, loss, or damage that might
occur by the sending of personal and confidential information.
Consent
In using this site, you signify your consent to our privacy policy. If you
are not in agreement, please do not use the site. We reserve the right, at
our discretion, to update, change, modify, add, or remove this policy from
time to time, as appropriate. Should we make changes, we will publish
these on the site in a timely fashion.
Please do not hesitate to contact our Privacy Officer should you have any
questions.
Our Privacy Officer may be contacted as follows:
DPM INSURANCE GROUP
29 Talbot St. N. Box
69
Essex, ON N8M 2Y1
Attn: Cindy Barnett
Upon request, an individual will be informed of the existence, use, and
disclosure of his or her personal information which is under our control,
and may be given access to, and challenge the accuracy and completeness of
that information.
|