Surety System Insurance Services, LLC ("Surety System") is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Surety System site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Surety System site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Surety System collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address, or telephone number. Surety System also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests, and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Surety System. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used by Surety System for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Surety System site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through the Surety System site, this information may be collected and used by others.
USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Surety System collects and uses your personal information to operate the Surety System website and deliver the services you have requested. Surety System also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Surety System and its affiliates. Surety System may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
Surety System does not sell, rent, or lease its customer or user lists to third parties. Surety System may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Surety System may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Surety System, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Surety System does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Surety System keeps track of the websites and pages our users visit within Surety System, in order to determine what Surety System services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Surety System to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Surety System websites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Surety System or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Surety System; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Surety System or the public.
USE OF COOKIES
The Surety System website uses "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Surety System pages, or log into the Surety System site or services, a cookie helps Surety System to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, account information, etc. When you return to the same Surety System website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved so you can easily use the Surety System features customized for you.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Surety System services or websites you visit.
SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Surety System secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Surety System secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number or social security number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT
Surety System will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Surety System encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Surety System is protecting your information.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Surety System welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Surety System has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Surety System at websitesupport@suretysystem.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.