For getautoinsuranceintexas.com, protecting your personal information is important to us. This Privacy Policy provides details on our information practices and the choices you can make about how we collect and use your personal information.
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we provide quotes or rates for services directly to consumers since the website is owned and operated by an insurance agent, when you submit your information through our Site you are also giving us permission to share your information with Third-Party Partners in our network to determine and present to you the most relevant services offered by such Third-Party Partners that may be of interest to you for a quote or rates.
Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to:
- information collected through the Site that reference this Privacy Policy getautoinsuranceintexas.com;
- information you enter into our Webform that appear on Third-Party Partner’s websites;
- certain limited information collected from you automatically regarding your interaction with our Third-Party Partner’s websites as a result of a visit to our Sites, solely for attribution and optimization purposes;
- information collected from you during phone calls to us that you initiate or that we or our Third-Party Partners may initiate with your prior consent; and
- any other information you choose to provide to us.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to websites maintained by other companies or to which we may link (except for the limited situations set forth above), or to any information you may provide directly to a Third-Party Partner or other service provider who you are connected with through our service. The privacy policy of such Third-Partner or other service provider applies with respect to the information you provide to them.
Information We Collect and How We Use Your Information
We use the information you provide to us to provide our services to you, to communicate with you, to process your request, to understand how our services are used, to improve our services, and to comply with applicable laws.
Sites and Webforms. As mentioned above, when you complete an online form on our Sites or when you complete our Webform embedded on a Third-Party Partner’s website we collect and use your information (including your personal information) to respond to your request for quotes and rates for products and services offered by such Third-Party Partners. For example, you may be asked to provide your name, address, telephone number, email, and other information in order to be matched in our database and provide you with the best possible quote
Automatic Collection. We may also collect other information from you through automatic means such as device type, browser type, IP Address (which is treated as personal information in some jurisdictions, but which we use only to identify your geographic area and to comply with applicable laws) or other demographic and usage information.
Telephone Calls and Email. We may collect information from you during phone calls that you initiate to us or that we or our Third-Party Partners may initiate (on our behalf) with your prior consent to you or when you send us correspondence by mail or email.
Offline and Other Sources. In addition, we might receive information about you from other online or offline sources and we may combine such information with the information you have provided.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
We share the information we collect from you including personal information under the following circumstances:
Quote Requests. If you submit a request for price quotes or rates for Third-Party Partner’s products or services, we will share the information contained in your request form (such as your name, address, telephone number, email, information about your cars, health, travel destination, etc.) with our employees to prepare a quote or third party partners to collect relevant information for a more reasonable quote.
You understand that by providing your information, you are agreeing to be contacted by us and/or Third-Party Partners, even if you have opted into the National Do Not Call List administered by the Federal Trade Commission, or any similar mechanism to opt-out of receiving phone calls or email messages. If one of these Third-Party Partners contacts you and you wish not to be contacted again by that Third-Party Partner, then you should specifically make such a request with them (as noted above, see their privacy policy for how to exercise your choices with such Third-Party Partner). Please note that Third-Party Partners may maintain the information you provided via our Sites or Webforms whether or not you elect to purchase or use their services.
Service Providers. In order to provider our services to you we may share your information with our third-party vendors, suppliers, and service providers if required to give you a better service. Our agreements also require these vendors, suppliers, and service providers to comply with national, state, and other applicable privacy regulations.
Aggregate, Non-Personal, or De-identified Information. We may share deidentified aggregated information (i.e., information about you and other users collectively, but not specifically identifiable to you) and other non-personal, de-identified, or anonymous information we collect, with third parties to optimize their ability to reach their target markets.
As Required by Law. We may be required to share your personal information with law enforcement or government agencies in response to subpoenas, court orders, federal/state audits or similar circumstances whenever we believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our Terms of Use, or as otherwise required by law.
Business Transfer. As with any other business, it is possible that we could in the future enter into a substantial corporate transaction, such as the sale of our business, a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale. If such a transaction occurs, the successor company would have access to the information maintained by us, including your personal information, but would continue to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
Information Collection Technologies and Cookies
To better serve our users and Third-Party Partners and to analyze and enhance the performance of our Sites, we use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about our users, such as your browsing behavior, links clicked, device type, and to collect various data, including analytics, about how you use and interact with our Sites and our advertisers.
Do Not Track. Some web browsers may transmit “do not track” signals. We do not take action to respond to do not track signals available on some browsers. This is because web browsers may incorporate or activate these features differently, making it unclear if users have consciously activated them. As a result, at this time we do not take steps to respond to such signals. You can manage your cookie preferences using your own browser settings to accept or block some or all cookies or receive notice so you can consent to cookies. If you block all cookies some features of our Sites may be unavailable or limited.
Emails
By providing your contact information to us, you are registering to receive communications from us directly or through a third-party. If you provide your e-mail address and request to be added to any of our travel deal or other mailing lists, we will periodically send you newsletters and other e-mails with offers and promotions.
Third-Party Advertisers
Please note that we only control our own mailing list and policies. Third-party advertisers that maintain their own mailing lists may send communications that advertise our services. You would need to contact these parties directly in order to stop receiving their email communications.
Third-Party Links
This Privacy Policy applies to all information that you provide to us. However, when you visit links from our Sites, keep in mind you will be interacting with a third-party that operates under its own privacy and security policy. If you choose to obtain services through a third-party site, the data collected by the third-party is governed by their
Visitors outside the State of Texas
This Privacy Policy is intended to cover collection of information on our Sites from residents of the United States. This website was designed for Texas Residents and users from other states will be referred to Insurance companies affiliated with the same carriers used by the website owner in that particular state.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time. If there are material changes to this Privacy Policy or in how we will use your personal information, we will prominently post notice of such changes on the Sites. However, you should check this Privacy Policy whenever you use any of our Sites to ensure you are aware of our current privacy practices. Our Privacy Policy will indicate the date it was last updated. Your continued use of our Sites after we have posted any changes indicates your agreement to the changes.