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Privacy Policy

Home-Insurance-Basics.com is strongly committed to protecting your privacy. The policy below explains how we may apply and secure your information.

There are two types of information that we collect: non-personally-identifiable information that is collected in aggregate (website use information) and personal information that you choose to provide to us.

Information We Collect

When you choose to get a quote for Home or Renter’s insurance, you may provide information about yourself, including your name, address, age, birthdate, gender, amount of coverage requested, phone number, email address, and other items. This information is shared with relevant third-parties necessary to fulfill your request. We may share this information with insurance agencies, insurance brokers, and insurance companies to complete your request such as submitting your application to insurer(s).

We also collect non-personally-identifiable information when you visit our site.  This may include, but is not limited to, information such as IP addresses, referring URLs, etc.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

We may enter into alliances, partnerships or other business arrangements with third parties who may be given access to personal information including your name, address, telephone number and email for the purpose of providing you information regarding products and services that we think will be of interest to you.

We also use third parties to facilitate our business, including, but not limited to, sending email. In connection with these offerings and business operations, our partners and other third parties may have access to your personal information for use in connection with business activities.

As we develop our business, we may buy or sell assets or business offerings. Customer, email, and visitor information is generally one of the transferred business assets in these types of transactions. We may also transfer such information in the course of corporate divestitures, mergers, or any dissolution.

How We Use the Information

Our management team uses non-personally identifiable information to improve the user experience for all website visitors. We may analyze site usage statistics to do things such as update our content, alter our navigation, or otherwise customize our site to better serve our visitors.

If you choose to give us personally-identifiable information such as your zip code, email, contact information, etc we may share this information with third parties to help answer your questions or fulfill your request. We reserve the right to use such data provided to us for any legally permissible purpose.

If you choose to send us an email, we will do our best to respond to your request in a timely manner. We may forward your request on to third parties in situations where we cannot answer your question, and may also respond to your email with offers or correspondence which we believe may be relevant to you.

By submitting your information to us, you are also authorizing these businesses to contact you directly by email or telephone with information about products and/services that match your request. You expressly consent to receive phone calls or emails whether or not you are on the federal or state Do Not Call lists.

By submitting your personal information to us, you are providing us with your written and signed consent to receive telemarketing calls. You agree that Home-Insurance-Basics.com has obtained your consent to receive a prerecorded message sales call in a manner permitted by the Electronic Signatures In Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN Act).

Legal Obligations

We may disclose or report your personal information when we believe, in good faith, that the disclosure is required or permitted under law, for example, to cooperate with regulators or law enforcement authorities or to resolve consumer disputes.

Links to Third Parties

Our website contains links to other websites. Please note that when you click on a link to one of these sites, you are exiting our website to go to another. Home-Insurance-Basics.com is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these websites. We suggest that you read the privacy policies of these sites, as their practices and policies may differ from ours.

Your Consent

By using our website, you imply consent to the collection and use of this information by Home-Insurance-Basics.com as described in this Privacy Policy. In the event that there is a change to our privacy policy, such updates will be immediately reflected on this page.

By submitting your personal information to us, you are providing us with your written and signed consent to receive telemarketing calls. You agree that Home-Insurance-Basics.com has obtained your consent to receive a prerecorded message sales call in a manner permitted by the Electronic Signatures In Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN Act).

Opting Out

If you wish to opt out of communications sent from Home Insurance Basics, you may do so by clicking on the "Opt Out" or "Unsubscribe" link found at the bottom of any communications you may have received from us previously.

Contacting Us

This site is owned and operated by SF Insurance Properties. If you have any questions about this privacy policy or the practices of this site, please contact us. If you choose to send us an email, we will do our best to respond to your request. We encourage you to send us email but request that you do not send personal information such as account or social security numbers, as we cannot confirm the safety and security of such details when sent via email.

Special Notice to California Residents: California Residents Privacy Rights

Companies that collect personally identifiable information ("PII") from California residents and disclose such information to Third Parties (including affiliated entities) for marketing purposes must, in response to a request by a consumer, either (1) provide a list detailing the categories of information shared and the entities to which such information was provided, or (2) provide a mechanism by which a consumer may opt-out of having their information shared with Third Parties. We have elected the second option and you may request that your PII not be shared with Third Parties by sending your request, including your full name, email address and postal address to: SF Insurance Properties, 60 29th Street #110, San Francisco, California 94110. In accordance with California Civil Code Sec. 1789.3, California resident users are entitled to know that they may file grievances and complaints with California Department of Consumer Affairs, 400 R Street, Suite 1080, Sacramento, CA 95814; or by phone at 916-445-1254 or 800-952-5210; or by email to dca@dca.ca.gov.


For more information, review our Site Disclaimer and Terms of Use.


Last Updated: April 26, 2010

 

 

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