Privacy Policy
The privacy of your personal information is very important to Hotspot Cover (‘us’, ‘our’ or ‘we’).
This Privacy Policy details how Hotspot Cover
collects, uses and protects an individual’s personal information in accordance with our
obligations under the The Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2017 ("DPL 2017").
The terms of our Privacy Policy may change from time to time. The current terms will be
displayed on the website. Information Collected.
We collect personal information from you
that is relevant to providing products and services to you. Where possible, we collect it directly
from you.
We will only do so with your consent, or otherwise in accordance with the General
Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). That consent may be express, or implied, such as when you have
been informed verbally, or when you continue a telephone call with our staff, after you have heard a
recorded message.
Online Privacy
We may collect some personally identifiable information about you at different times depending on
how you choose to access our website.
If you submit your e-mail address for a request
it will be used to complete that request and send a reply. If you submit your email address for
the purpose of purchasing membership on-line, we may also use it to provide you with specific
information regarding your membership products.
We may request your e-mail address for
the inclusion into a mailing list. If you choose to submit your e-mail address an option to remove
this address from our database will be offered to you via e-mail correspondence. All opt-in
e-mails sent to the mailing list will comply with GDPR and you may choose for us to remove your
details at any time.
Use of Cookies
From time to time, we may use data collection devices such as ‘cookies’ in conjunction with our website. Cookies are commonly used on the internet. They are a small file placed onto a computer by a server. A cookie can later be identified by a server. We may use both ‘persistent’ and ‘session cookies’. We use the services of a marketing company to help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising and how visitors use our site. Although our marketing company manages the information coming from our site on our behalf, we control how that data may and may not be used. Any information that is collected in this way is used in an aggregated form, we do not use it to identify you as an individual.
We may use cookies for various purposes such as:
- To provide you with better and more customised service and a more effective website
- Collecting anonymous statistical information on things such as how many visitors our sites receive, how those visitors use the sites and were they came from.
If you wish, you can configure your browser so it does not accept cookies, but this may affect
the functionality of the website. Use of Information
We use the personal
information we collect to provide quotations and to issue policies. We also use that
information to administer your policy, to process any claims you may have and to enhance our
relationship with you. In addition we may use the information to provide you with updates of
our products and services, and products and services provided by affiliated companies.
Disclosure to other parties
The personal information that we collect from you may be disclosed to other parties which are
involved with the provision of our products and services to you. Such parties include the
insurance administrator and underwriter. We may also obtain information about you from some of the
above parties. Where you provide us with personal information about other people you must have
their consent to do this, and to provide it on their behalf. If not, you must tell us.
Personal information may also be provided to our affiliated companies to enable them to offer
products and services directly to you.
We will also disclose your personal information
where the disclosure is required or authorised by or under law. As an example, we may disclose
information to government agencies.
Any third parties we provide information to, can
use or disclose personal information provided to them, only for the specific purpose for which it
was provided.
Access to personal information
You can request access to the personal information we hold about you. Access will not be denied unless there are exceptional circumstances as allowed for under GDPR. For example, where we are involved in legal proceedings or where the request is frivolous.
Accuracy of information
We will take reasonable measures to ensure that the personal information we hold about you is accurate and up to date. If you believe your personal information is not accurate and up to date, please inform us. We will promptly update any information that is incorrect.
Information security
We will take reasonable precautions to ensure that the personal information that we have about you
is protected against any unlawful use or access and is kept safe and secure.
While we
undertake reasonable steps to protect your personal information, no guarantee can be given that
information sent over the internet is always 100% secure. Sending and receiving information over
the internet is at the user’s own risk, however we will take all reasonable steps to ensure
your data security once we receive it.
