The privacy and security of your personal information is extremely important to us and we want to assure you that your information will always be correctly managed and protected by us. This privacy policy explains what information we collect about you when you use our websites or contact us via telephone.
Your Rights
You have specific data protection rights under the UK Data Protection Act 1998 (the ‘UK Act’), and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’) which came into force on 25 May 2018.
Who we are
Genesis Choice Limted, (referred to as, “we”, “us” and “our” in this Privacy Policy) that is registered in England No. 07159113. We offer products and services on behalf of a number of third-party insurers. When you apply for a product or service via a link on this website or via the telephone, your data will be processed and collected directly by the third-party insurer offering that product or service. As such, the use of your data is governed by that third party’s privacy notice:
• Travel Insurance provided by Goodtogoinsurance.com
• Wedding Insurance provided by Wedinsure.co.uk
• Airport Services provided by Holidayextras.co.uk
• Domestic Home Emergency provided by Surewise.com
• Home & Contents Insurance provided by Sagic.co.uk
• Home Buyers Protection provided by Surewise.com
• Household Appliances provided by Surewise.com
• Mobility Scooter provided by Surewise.com
What information do we collect?
You don’t have to provide any information to us to use this website. If you contact us via telephone for a quote for one of the products or services that we offer on behalf of a third-party then we may ask questions and collect certain information on their behalf in order to provide you with a quote for that product or service. This information includes the following: Personal Information – Names, address, email address, telephone number, date of birth, salutation, and your marketing preferences. Sensitive Personal Information – In addition we may also be required to capture sensitive information such as your medical history in order to provide you with a quotation. We will request your consent to process this information at the time you give it and by proceeding with obtaining a quote you give your explicit consent to such sensitive personal information being processed by us and our providers for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. If you provide us with information about another person, for example another family member on a family travel insurance policy, you are confirming that they have appointed you to act on their behalf to consent to the processing of their personal data, including sensitive personal information, such as medical conditions, and that you have informed them of our identity and the purposes (as set out in this Privacy Notice) for which their personal data will be processed. How we use the information we collect about you? The information you provide to us is collected and processed by the third party providing the products and services you request for the following:
• Giving you a quote for an insurance policy;
• Setting up an insurance policy on your behalf;
• Issuing you with an insurance policy;
• Servicing your policy (including claims assistance, policy administration, payments and other transactions)
• Detecting, investigating and preventing activities which may be illegal or could result in your policy being cancelled or treated as if it never existed;
• If you agree, to contact you regarding other products and services that we or they think may be of interest to you. When you purchase an insurance product or service via one of our third parties then your personal information will be processed in accordance with their privacy policy.
How we store and protect your information
We do not retain or store any of the information you provide to us. All personal information you provide is passed to the third party providing the product or service and is managed in accordance with their privacy policy and data protection procedures.
Marketing
We may from time to time send you information about other products and services that we think may be of interest to you. We will only do so if you have consented to receive marketing (opt-in). You may opt out of marketing at any time. If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please click here.
Access to your information and correction
You have the right to request a copy of the personal information that we hold about you. To do this simply write to us at the address below or contact us by email (See How to Contact Us section below). We will take all reasonable steps to confirm your identity before providing you with details of any personal information we may hold about you. We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. As such, you may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate.
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to remember browser and visitor behaviour information. We use cookies to analyse the patterns of behaviour of visitors to our site so that we can deliver you a better online experience and monitor the performance of the website. The main reason we use cookies are for the following reasons:
• To enable progression through the website to ensure a seamless experience • To provide information that can help us to understand what interested you on our website
• To track clicks to a third party affiliate
• To measure the effectiveness of our advertising and how visitors use our site
If you’d prefer to restrict, block or delete Cookies from Genesis Choice Limited, you can use your browser to do this. www.aboutcookies.org provides full details on how to manage Cookies on different types of web browsers. However, please note preventing cookies may impact your experience on this website. Other Websites Our website contains links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies to this website so when you link to other sites, you should read their own privacy policies.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time for example, to keep it up to date or to comply with legal requirements. You should regularly check this Privacy Policy for updates. This privacy policy was last updated on 01/08/2018.
How to contact us
Please contact us if you have any questions about our privacy policy or information we hold about you. You can do this by contacting our Data Protection Officer: In writing: Genesis Choice Limited, 1 Towerfield Close, Shoeburyness. Essex SS3 9QP By email: info@shoppingforinsurance.co.uk . Tel: 0333 003 3174
If you wish to make a complaint about the use of your personal information, please contact our Data Protection Officer using the details above. You can also complain directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Further information can be found at https://ico.org.uk/
