Privacy Policy
Claimassistpro.com respects your privacy & protecting your privacy is very important to us. Customers like you have trusted us with their insurance needs since 2017, and we take our obligation to safeguard and secure your personal information very seriously. We want you to understand how we protect your privacy and when we collect and use your information.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Information We Obtain From You
- Information About Your Transactions
- Information From Third Parties
- Location Services
- Access to and Correction of Personal Information
SUMMARY This summary tells you the basics of our privacy commitment to you-how we collect and use your information, how we protect it, and who can see it. You should read the entire privacy policy below for full details.
1. We obtain personal information from you directly, from your transactions with us, and from third parties
2. such as state motor vehicle departments.
3. We do not collect personally-identifying information from you when you visit our Web site or online services unless you affirmatively provide it to us.
4. We do not allow third parties to collect personally-identifying information from your computer or mobile device when you visit our Web site or use our online services.
5. We do not and will not sell your personal information. 6. Any third parties who perform services for us are required to safeguard any customer information and may only use it regarding performing those services.
7. We extensively secure and limit access to your information.
8. We protect information about potential, current, and former policyholders.
THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT:
Non-public personally identifiable information (“Information”) is information that identifies you and is not available to the general public. The following sections tell you more about how and when we collect your Information.
INFORMATION WE OBTAIN:
During the quoting, application, or claims handling processes you may give us Information such as your:
- Name
- Address
- Phone number
- Email address
- Car Make, Year, Model
- Date of birth
- Insurance
If you gave us your email address, claimassistpro.com may use it from time to time to notify you of such things as new services, special offers, or to confirm transactions. If you do not wish to be contacted by email for non-policy related communications, you may unsubscribe by following the instructions at the bottom of any claimassistpro.com email you receive.
INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR
TRANSACTIONS:
We may collect
Information about your transactions and experiences with us and others, such as
your payment history, claims, coverage, and vehicle changes.
INFORMATION FROM THIRD
PARTIES:
We may receive
Information about you from consumer reporting agencies, which provide us with
motor vehicle reports, claim reports, and/or credit information where permitted
by law. When you ask for a rate quotation, we may obtain credit information if
permitted by applicable state law. Our sales and service representatives do not
have access to the details of your credit information. Other companies who view
your credit report will not see the claimassistpro.com inquiry. It will be
visible only to you. Our inquiry will not affect your credit score or credit
rating. If you commit to purchase a policy with claimassistpro.com, we will
also confirm your motor vehicle record and claims history. As permitted by law,
we may also review your motor vehicle record, claims history, and/or credit
information in connection with any renewal.
LOCATION SERVICES:
Your current location
is only used if you permit our services to do so. If you allow your location to
be obtained using a claimassistpro.com app, or with a browser, we will use this
information to return your estimated location. We use this information solely
to distinguish your current location and not to identify you. claimassistpro.com
does not automatically track your location.
ACCESS TO AND
CORRECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION:
If you are a resident
of Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota,
Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, or Virginia, you have the
right to request access to and correction of the personal information that we
have collected from or about you. To do so, simply contact claimassistpro.com
customer service department. If you’d like to correct information that you
provided to us, our representative will make the appropriate adjustments to claimassistpro.com
records. If you wish to correct personal information provided to claimassistpro.com
by a third party (such as a credit rating agency) the representative will
provide you with the applicable third party’s contact information. Upon the
request of residents of other states, we will take reasonable steps to verify
the accuracy of the personal information in our records.
THE INFORMATION WE
DISCLOSE:
Information about our
customers or former customers will only be disclosed as permitted or required
by law. Information about you that has been collected is maintained in your
policy and or claims records. We use this Information to process and service
your policy; to settle claims; with your consent; or as directed by you. We may
also disclose it to persons or organizations as necessary to perform
transactions you request or authorize. Information about our former customers
and about individuals who have obtained quotes from us is safeguarded to the
same extent as Information about our current policyholders. Following are some
examples of how we may disclose Information: We must exchange Information about
you with our agents, investigators, appraisers, attorneys, and other persons
who are or will become involved in processing your application and servicing
your policy or any claims you may make. When you are involved in a claim,
policy information is provided to adjusters and the businesses that will repair
your vehicle. We may share Information with persons or organizations that we
have determined need the Information to perform a business, professional, or
insurance function for us. These include businesses that help us with
administrative functions. If the law in your state permits, we may share
Information with financial institutions with which we have a joint-marketing
agreement. All of these entities are obligated to keep the Information that we
provide to them confidential and to use the Information only for the purpose
for which the Information was provided. Information may be provided to
organizations conducting actuarial research or audits. In this case, you will
not be individually identified in any research report. The organization must
agree not to redisclose the Information and the Information will be returned to
us or destroyed when it is no longer needed. We may also share your Information
for other permitted purposes, including:
- with another insurance company
if you are involved in an accident with their insured
- with our reinsurers
- with insurance-support
organizations that detect and prevent fraud
- among the claimassistpro.com
companies listed below and other subsidiaries of claimassistpro.com
Corporation to offer you additional products and services
- with consumer reporting
agencies as permitted by law
- with medical professionals or
institutions in order to verify coverage or conduct operations or services
audits
- with state insurance departments
or other governmental or law enforcement authorities if required by law or
to protect our legal interests or in cases of suspected fraud or illegal
activities
- if ordered by a subpoena,
search warrant or other court order
CONFIDENTIALITY AND
SECURITY:
We restrict access to
your Information to employees who we have determined need it in order to
provide products or services to you. We train our employees to safeguard
customer information, and we require them to sign confidentiality and
non-disclosure agreements. We maintain strict physical, electronic, and
procedural safeguards to protect your Information from unauthorized access by
third parties.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR OUR INTERNET USERS:
We continuously
improve claimassistpro.com. We are interested in how visitors use our website,
what they like and dislike, and where they have problems. We may gather data on
how users navigate our site so we can make claimassistpro.com an easy place to
do business. Our tools may gather data such as what browser a person uses or
even what pages are most popular. We may also use this data, in aggregated or
anonymized form, to offer you content, products, or services we hope will
interest you. We use cookies to improve your experience while using claimassistpro.com
and our internet apps. Cookies are small files that are stored on your
computer. They help us personalize your experience when you return to our
website, and they are required for certain portions of our website. Most
browsers let you determine whether or not you accept our cookies. If you don’t
use cookies, you won’t be able to use certain claimassistpro.com features, such
as the “remember me” function for policyholders that lets you store your User
ID so you don’t have to input it every time you log in from the same computer. claimassistpro.com
may place small pieces of computer code (embedded objects) on our pages to help
our advertising partners count how many customers they referred to our site. We
may use these objects to track how many referred customers actually get a rate
quotation. We may also use objects placed on other sites to monitor your
exposure to our advertising or other offers online. These objects don’t collect
any personally identifiable information about you. You can opt out of our
advertising service provider(s) and other companies’ tracking cookies used for
interest-based ads by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s . We also
provide some links to third-party websites that are not owned by claimassistpro.com.
claimassistpro.com has no control over their privacy practices and assumes no
responsibility in connection with your use of their websites. We recommend that
you check the privacy policy of any website before you provide any personally
identifiable information.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR USAGE-BASED INSURANCE PROGRAM USERS:
Additional information
for policyholders enrolled in our usage-based insurance program is included in
the agreement provided upon enrollment in the program.
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS:
Under the California
Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), California residents have the following rights:
(1) the right to know, which is the right to request that claimassistpro.com
disclose what personal information we collect, use, and may disclose about
them; (2) the right to delete, which is the right to request that we delete
personal information that is collected or maintained by claimassistpro.com; and
(3) the right to non-discrimination, which is the right to be free from
discrimination for exercising any consumer rights under the CCPA. We may limit
our responses to any requests under the CCPA as permitted by law. To exercise
your rights to know or delete under the CCPA, please contact us at admin@claimassistpro.com . For
verification purposes only, we will collect a limited number of personal
identifiers, send those securely through a verification system, ask you
follow-up questions through our online portal or representative, and then
confirm whether your identity has been verified. You may also designate an
authorized agent to make a request to know or delete on your behalf. To
designate an authorized agent, you must provide the natural person, or entity
registered with the California Secretary of State, with written permission to
submit such a request. You (or your agent) will still be required to verify
your identity. However, if an authorized agent has been provided with power of
attorney in accordance with the California Probate Code, then no additional
written authorization is required. All agents must submit proof to claimassistpro.com
that they have been authorized by any consumer(s) to act on their behalf.
NOTICE OF COLLECTION
FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS:
In the 12-month period
prior to the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we have collected the
following categories of personal information:
- Personal identifiers such as a
real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, email
address, telephone number, insurance policy number, account name, social
security number, signature, gender, driver’s license number, physical
characteristics, consumer status, and other similar identifiers. We
collect this category of information directly from consumers—either
online, by phone, or in person. An antifraud service provider may confirm
the information a consumer has provided to us and give us additional
personal identifiers in response. We may also receive personal identifiers
from marketing service providers.
- Driving and claims history,
including information about any prior accidents or insurance claims. We
request this information directly from consumers, but also sometimes
receive it from antifraud and risk-assessment service providers.
- Vehicle information, such as a
vehicle identification number (VIN), vehicle details, including any
customizations, and vehicle photos. We collect this information directly
from consumers, claimants, auto dealerships, body shops, and other service
providers.
- Financial identifiers, such as
a bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or other
financial information. We generally collect this information directly from
consumers. On occasion, we may receive this information indirectly while
handling claims.
- Medical information, such as
details involving the injuries sustained in a car accident, the treatment
for such injuries, as well as health insurance information. We receive
this information either directly from consumers or their attorneys, or
from medical-field third-parties, in accordance with state and federal
law.
- Commercial information about
consumer transactions and experiences with us and others, such as payment
history, claims, coverage and vehicle changes. We may receive this
information directly from consumers or through their online activities,
and sometimes from third-party vendors.
- Internet or other electronic
network-activity information, which may include commercial information,
such as browsing history, online identifier(s), Internet Protocol address,
search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an
Internet Web site, application, or advertisement. We collect this
information through a consumer’s use of our website or mobile
application(s) and third-party partners such as analytics and marketing
providers.
- Geolocation data. When a
consumer asks us to, we may collect geolocation data. For example, you may
use our mobile application to find a nearby body shop. We collect this
data through our application(s).
- Audio, electronic, visual, or
similar information, such as recorded statements, photos of damaged
vehicles, videos of accident locations, and calls made to our customer
service centers, which may be recorded. We receive this information
directly from consumers or a claimant’s insurer, through police
investigations (i.e. accident reports), and through fraud investigations.
- Professional or
employment-related information in the form of business contact information
and education or employment history, which we only use as permitted by
law. We generally collect this information directly from consumers. On
occasion, this information is provided to us by third-parties.
- Applicant and Employee
information, in addition to information in the above categories, this
information includes birth certificates (to validate dependents), passport
numbers, access badge photos, background and screening data, and protected
class characteristics. This information is used in accordance with state
and federal laws and is shared with our human-resources service providers.
- Inferences drawn from the
information we collect when consumers visit our websites, use our mobile
apps, or interact with us on our social media platforms, as well as
information about consumer preferences and behavior that we collect on our
websites and mobile apps.
We collect each of the
above categories of information for a variety of purposes, including:
- For our core business purposes,
such as providing quotes for insurance, processing applications (either
for insurance or for employment), establishing and servicing policies,
claims handling, providing customer support, and furnishing other
insurance services. For example, we use information to verify the driving
history and information of our applicants; complete billing, payment and
reimbursement obligations; and prevent fraud.
- To assess and improve our
product and service offerings, including the development of new products
and services.
- To perform data analysis
(including market and consumer search and analytics and trend analysis).
- To conduct marketing activities
and communicate with you regarding products and services offered by claimassistpro.com
and its partners.
- To deliver website and mobile
app content (including advertising) based on your interests and browsing
history.
- To enable you to interact with
us through social media platforms.
- To detect and prevent fraud and
other prohibited or illegal activity.
- To maintain and enhance the
security of our systems, data, and workplace.
- To hire qualified employees and
maintain our workforce.
- To comply with legal
obligations and policies.
- To bring and defend claims.
- For other purposes as permitted
by law or to which you consent.
In the 12-month period
prior to the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we have disclosed all of
the above categories of personal information to service providers that assist
us in providing insurance-related services, which include offering quotes,
processing applications (both employment and insurance), and claims handling.
If you are involved in an accident with another insured individual, we may have
to share your information for the permitted purpose of handling that incident.
We may also have to share your information with our reinsurers, excess
insurers, insurance-support organizations that help us detect and prevent
fraud, state insurance departments and other governmental and law enforcement
authorities (where required by law or to protect our legal interests or in
cases of suspected fraud or illegal activities), with consumer reporting
agencies as permitted by law, and if ordered by subpoena, search warrant or
other court order. We may disclose personal information to service providers
involved in our marketing, verification, data-processing, risk-assessment,
security and antifraud efforts, and as required or permitted by federal or
state law. For additional information regarding the categories of personal
information we have disclosed and the categories of entities with which we have
disclosed such information, please see “The Information We Disclose,” above. We
have not sold consumers’ personal information in the 12-month period preceding
the Effective Date of this Privacy Policy. Please feel free to contact us with
questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy and practices by emailing us
at admin@claimassistpro.com .
CHANGES TO THIS
PRIVACY POLICY:
We may modify our
privacy policy from time to time. The most recent version is always posted at claimassistpro.com.
When we make changes, we will revise the date at the bottom of this Privacy
Policy.
ALTERNATIVE FORMAT:
This policy can be
accessed in an alternative format by contacting a claimassistpro.com
representative at admin@claimassistpro.com .
WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE
PRIVACY OR SECURITY CONCERNS:
If you have a concern
about privacy or security at claimassistpro.com, we want to hear about it by
mail or email. Please write to us at: Privacy Administration claimassistpro.com
634 W Grand River Ave, Williamston, MI 48895 or email us at admin@claimassistpro.com .
This Privacy Policy applies to all of the following claimassistpro.com
companies:
- Government Employees Insurance
Company
- claimassistpro.com General
Insurance Company
- claimassistpro.com Indemnity
Company
- claimassistpro.com Casualty
Company
- claimassistpro.com Advantage
Insurance Company
- claimassistpro.com Choice
Insurance Company
- claimassistpro.com Secure
Insurance Company
- claimassistpro.com County
Mutual Insurance Company
- claimassistpro.com Insurance
Agency, Inc.
The Effective Date of
the revised Privacy Policy is January 1, 2021.