Privacy Policy

MyInsurance is a brand of e-Insurance Trading Ltd.

Definitions

e-Insurance Trading Ltd believes in protecting the personal information that you provide us with. We are committed to complying with the following seven principles:

• What personal information we collect about you
• Who is collecting this personal information
• How the information we collect about you is used
• With whom might the information be shared
• What choices we provide you with regarding the collection, use and distribution of the information
• The kind of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under the control of e-Insurance Trading Ltd
• How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information

If you have any queries regarding this statement, you should first contact e-Insurance Trading Ltd by email info@e-insurancetrading.co.uk. If you do not receive a reply within two working days, telephone us on 01428 600001.

Data Protection Principles

The Company is committed to processing data in accordance with its responsibilities under the GDPR.

1. Article 5 of the GDPR requires that personal data shall be:
   1. processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to individuals;
   2. collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall not be considered to be incompatible with the initial purposes;
   3. adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed;
   4. accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date; every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay;
   5. kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed; personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the personal data will be processed solely for archiving purposes in the customer’s interest, research purposes or statistical purposes subject to implementation of the appropriate technical and organisational measures required by the GDPR in order to safeguard the rights and freedoms of individuals; and
   6. processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures.

2. General provisions

   1. This policy applies to all personal data processed by the Company.
   2. The Responsible Person shall take responsibility for the Company’s ongoing compliance with this policy.
   3. This policy shall be reviewed at least annually.
   4. The Company shall register with the Information Commissioner’s Office as an organisation that processes personal data.

3. Lawful, fair and transparent processing

   1. To ensure its processing of data is lawful, fair and transparent, the Company shall maintain a Register of Systems.
   2. The Register of Systems shall be reviewed at least annually.
   3. Individuals have the right to access their personal data and any such requests made to the Company shall be dealt with in a timely manner.

4. Lawful purposes

   1. All data processed by the Company must be done on one of the following lawful bases: consent, contract, legal obligation, vital interests, public task or legitimate interests (see ICO guidance for more information).
   2. Where consent is relied upon as a lawful basis for processing data, evidence of opt-in consent shall be kept with the personal data.
   3. Where communications are sent to individuals based on their consent, the option for the individual to revoke their consent should be clearly available and systems should be in place to ensure such revocation is reflected accurately in the Company’s systems.

5. Data minimisation

   1. The Company shall ensure that personal data are adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed.
   2. the Company’s systems are designed specifically to capture no more personal data than is required for the purposes of providing the service.

6. Accuracy

   1. The Company shall take reasonable steps to ensure personal data is accurate.
   2. Where necessary for the lawful basis on which data is processed, steps shall be put in place to ensure that personal data is kept up to date.

7. Archiving / removal

   1. To ensure that personal data is kept for no longer than necessary, the Company shall put in place an archiving policy for each area in which personal data is processed and review this process annually.
   2. The archiving policy shall consider what data should/must be retained, for how long, and why.

8. Security

   1. The Company shall ensure that personal data is stored securely using modern software that is kept-up-to-date.
   2. Access to personal data shall be limited to personnel who need access and appropriate security should be in place to avoid unauthorised sharing of information.
   3. When personal data is deleted this should be done safely such that the data is irrecoverable.
   4. Appropriate back-up and disaster recovery solutions shall be in place.

9. Breach

   In the event of a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data, the Company shall promptly assess the risk to people’s rights and freedoms and if appropriate report this breach to the ICO (more information on the ICO website).

Where we store your Personal Data

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the provision of information you have requested. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access

IP Addresses and Cookies

We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration

We may use 'cookies' to monitor how people use our site. Most websites use cookies. They help us to understand how our customers and potential customers use our website so we can develop and improve the design, layout and function of the sites. We may, for example, use cookies to store registration information so that you do not have to provide it to us on subsequent visits

A cookie is a piece of information that is stored on your computer's hard drive which records how you have used a website. This means that when you go back to that website, it can give you tailored options based on the information it has stored about your last visit

If you do not want us to use cookies in your browser, you can normally set your browser to reject cookies or to tell you when a website tries to put a cookie on your computer. However, you may not be able to use some of the products or services on our website without cookies

For information about how to disable cookies in your browser please visit the AboutCookies website

Concerns or Queries

If you have any other concerns or queries, then we would be delighted to be able to help you. Simply contact us by one of the above options, and we shall endeavour to resolve your query as swiftly and efficiently as possible

In addition to this privacy policy, we have a Terms & Conditions policy relating to the usage of our website. This can be viewed by visiting www.myinsurancequotes.co.uk/terms-of-business

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail.