By submitting any information about you and, where applicable, others within
this web site, you and they consent to its use as set out in this Privacy Policy.
The Internet is not a secure medium. However we are committed to ensuring that
your privacy is protected. The Privacy Policy explains the security measures we
have put in place to protect your information and how we use the information we
collect about you. We recommend you read it before you provide any information to us.
The information we collect and how we use it.
Within the site, we may ask you to provide us with relevant personal information in
order that we can provide you with the product or service requested, undertake
administration and generally service and maintain your policy, including responding
to any query that you may raise with us.
All personal information supplied by you will be treated in confidence by the World
Wide Internet Insurance Services Ltd Group of companies and will not be disclosed to
any third parties except where your consent has been received or where permitted by law.
In order to provide you with products and services this information will be held in the
data systems of the World Wide Internet Insurance Services Ltd Group of companies or
our agents or subcontractors.
The World Wide Internet Insurance Services Ltd Group of companies may pass your personal
information to other companies for processing on its behalf. Some of these companies may
be based outside Europe in countries which may not have laws to protect your personal
information, but in all cases the Group will ensure that it is kept securely and only
used for the purposes for which you provided it. Details of the companies and countries
involved can be provided to you on request.
The World Wide Internet Insurance Group of companies would also like to keep you informed
(by telephone, post or e-mail) of selected products and services available from us and our
carefully chosen suppliers. If you would prefer not to receive this information from us
please let us know when you contact us.
For your protection, any telephone calls to our Service Centres may be recorded and may be
monitored.
"Cookies"
When you visit our site, we may attach a "Cookie" to your browser. Cookies are small text
files that allow us to identify your computer, recognise repeat users, observe anonymous user
behaviour and compile aggregate data about users in order to improve the service we provide.
The data we collect using Cookies does not identify individual users and is only used for
tracking and analysing use of the site. In some cases we use a reputable third party adserving
company for these purposes.
Most web browsers will accept Cookies, but if you would prefer we did not collect data by this
method, you can disable this function within your browser settings. However, without Cookies,
you may not be able to use the full functionality of our site, including personalisation of the
web content to reflect your personal usage.
How we protect your information
We capture your personal information, such as names and addresses, over a secure link using
recognised industry standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology which encrypts the data whilst
passing it over the web. This will be indicated on most browsers by a lock in the status bar at
the bottom of the screen.
Firewalls are used to block unauthorised traffic to the servers and the actual servers are locked
in a secure location which can only be accessed by authorised personnel.
Your Consent
When you submit your information within this web site you consent to the use of that information
as set out in this Privacy Policy. If we change the Privacy Policy we will post the changes on this
page and may place notices on other pages of the web site so that you are aware of how we use your
information at all times. If you continue to use the service you will signify that you agree to any
such changes.
The Internet is a global medium and therefore your information may be transferred outside the
European Economic Area en route. By submitting your information, you consent to such a transfer.