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Soules Insurance Agency, Inc. (“Soules”) has developed
this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to help you understand how this
Website collects, uses, and discloses personally identifiable information
gathered from and about you during your visit (“Personal Information”). Consent By using any portion of this Website you acknowledge that
you have read and understand this Privacy Policy and that you consent to the
Personal Information collection, use, and disclosure practices explained below.
You acknowledge and agree
that this Privacy Policy applies only to your use of this Website or any third
party sites. Personal
Information Collection This Website collects Personal Information through: ·
Online forms that you submit, such as registration, application, e-mail
response, or feedback forms; and ·
Cookies, IP addresses, and GIFs (as these terms are described below). In certain circumstances, when you seek to obtain products
or services through the Website, or make other requests, Soules may obtain
Personal Information about you from other sources, such as: ·
Our prior or current transactions with you; ·
Our affiliates; ·
Consumer reporting agencies; ·
Your employer; ·
State and federal agencies; or ·
Other third parties as permitted under the law. Personal
Information Use and Disclosure Soules may use the Personal Information
referenced above to complete requested transactions, provide requested products
and services, inform you about additional Soules products and services that may
be of interest to you, and perform related functions. Soules may also disclose such Personal Information to
affiliates and nonaffiliated third parties as described below. Personal Information about Health or Medical Conditions Soules does not
disclose Personal Information about your health or medical conditions or
treatment, except as necessary to process or service requested or authorized
transactions, or as otherwise required by law. Necessary Disclosures of Personal Information Soules may disclose
Personal Information to affiliated and nonaffiliated third parties: (1) as
necessary to process or service requested or authorized transactions, such as to
secure quotations for insurance, obtain insurance coverage, or report or process
claims, and/or (2) that perform services on our behalf or to other institutions,
including insurance companies or banks with whom Soules has joint marketing
arrangements. In addition, Soules
may disclose Personal Information as otherwise permitted or required by law,
including in connection with any sale of all or a part of our business or
company, or pursuant to a subpoena or other request by government officials.
Soules may also share Personal Information in other circumstances as
described below. Other Disclosures to Affiliates Soules may disclose
Personal Information among our affiliates, including the family of insurance
brokerage and other financial services companies owned by Soules.
You may choose to limit our ability to share so-called
"Non-transactional Personal Information" with these affiliates, except
as permitted or required by law. “Non-transactional Personal Information” refers to
Personal Information Soules obtains about you that does not arise directly from
our transactions or experiences with you, as described under the Fair Credit
Reporting Act, such as Personal Information Soules receives from consumer
reporting agencies. If
you wish to limit our ability to share Non-transactional Personal Information
with our affiliates, please contact Soules Insurance Agency, Inc. at
936-756-0671. Please understand
that this will not prohibit Soules from sharing Personal Information about our
transactions or experiences with you among our affiliated companies.
Other Disclosures to Nonaffiliated Third Parties Although Soules does
not make it a practice, we reserve the right to disclose Personal Information to
certain nonaffiliated third parties. These parties may be financial service
providers, such as companies engaged in insurance, securities, or banking
activities. They may also be
non-financial companies, such as companies engaged in marketing or selling
consumer products or services or providing internal support services. If
you wish to limit our ability to share your Personal Information with
nonaffiliates, please contact Soules Insurance Agency, Inc. at 936-756-0671.
Please understand that this will not prohibit Soules from sharing
Personal Information about you with nonaffiliated third parties as permitted or
required by law. Former customers Soules treats Personal Information about former customers in
accordance with the policies described in this Privacy Policy regarding current
customers. Active Personal
Information Collection This
Website collects your Personal Information using active collection methods, such
as feedback forms, e-mail response mechanisms, or other forms where you are
asked to provide Personal Information. This
Website will inform you at such information collection points as to what
information is required to obtain the requested services and what information is
optional. Passive
Information Collection In
addition to the active collection methods described above, this Website also
passively collects other information from and about you using various
technologies such as IP addresses, cookies, or GIFs, as those are discussed in
this section.
Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses.
IP addresses are unique numeric identifiers assigned to your computer
each time you access the Internet. IP
addresses contain no personally identifiable information and change each time
you access the Internet. This Website uses IP addresses to track visitors as
they navigate through the Website. This tracking allows us to diagnose problem
on the Website, track usage patterns and volume, and otherwise to administer and
improve the Website.
Cookies A “cookie” is small computer file that a website sends to
your browser that helps the site remember information about you and your
preferences. There are two kinds of cookies, “session” and “persistent”
cookies. Session cookies are
temporary files that a website erases once you exit your browser window, turn
off your computer, or otherwise disconnect from the Internet. This Website uses session cookies to perform the same
functions as IP addresses described above. “Persistent”
cookies are more permanent files that this Website installs on your hard drive
and that will not be erased unless you manually delete them.
Persistent cookies can store information (including personally
identifiable information) on your computer for a number of purposes, such as
retrieving certain information you have previously provided (e.g., passwords),
helping to determine what areas of the website visitors find most valuable, and
customizing the website based on your preferences. This Website uses persistent
cookies. GIFs
GIFs, also known as "internet tags" or sometimes referred to as
"web bugs", are very small files that are present on the pages within
this Website. GIFs provide this Website with important information about your
visits, such as your IP address, browser type, and other website usage
statistics. GIFs do not provide the Website with personally identifiable
information. Blocking
Cookies If
you do not wish to allow this Web site to use cookies, you may configure your
browser to block them. Please
understand that blocking cookies will reduce the functions and services this Web
site makes available to you, and may result in your inability to receive online
insurance quotations or other services. Please
refer to your browser software for instructions on blocking cookies. Security With respect to Soules’s internal uses of Personal
Information, we restrict access to such Personal Information to employees who
need to know that Personal Information to provide products or services to you or
otherwise to administer Soules’s internal business operations.
This Website uses reasonable physical, electronic, and procedural
safeguards to protect Personal Information. Children Under
Age 13 This Website is not directed to children under the age of 13
and we will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from
children under age 13. If you are
under the age of 13, please do not use this Website. Changes to this
Policy Soules reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from
time to time and in its sole discretion. If
this Privacy Policy changes, the revised policy will be posted at the “Privacy
Policy” link on this Website’s homepage. In addition, this Website will post the date of the latest
material changes to this Privacy Policy on the homepage. If the date displayed
is later in time than your last visit, you must re-read this Privacy Policy.
Your continued use of this Website after the date of the last revision
indicates your acceptance of the changes. This Privacy Policy was last revised on
January 16, 2006. How to Contact Soules If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy
Policy, please contact: Andrew M. Smith, CIC, CRM P O Box 2507 Conroe TX 77305 (936) 756-0671, Extension 116 Email: asmith@soulesinsurance.com
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