Securus Insurance Ltd is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
It is the intention of this privacy statement to explain to you the information practices of Securus Insurance Ltd in relation to the information we collect about you and other users.
For the purposes of the GDPR the data controller is:
Securus Insurance Ltd
Suite 3, Stafford House, Strand Road, Portmarnock,
Co. Dublin. D13 TR59
Phone +353 1 8464512
Securus Insurance Ltd is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.
Securus Insurance Ltd is registered in Ireland.
Company registration No: 410614. Registered office: Suite 3, Stafford House, Strand Road, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin
Please read this Statement carefully as this sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.
Who are we?
Securus Insurance Ltd is a wholesale broker and underwriting agency. Our mission is to provide quality insurance solutions to our brokers at a competitive price and with market leading standards of cover, excellence and customer service.
We distribute a suite of niche insurance products to our panel of over 200 authorised insurance brokers located throughout the Republic of Ireland.
At Securus, we have embraced technology and firmly believe that we can deliver superior niche insurance products efficiently and cost effectively to our broker network. We pride ourselves on our reputation for professional service, superior technology and experience. Coupled with the security offered by our insurer partners, it is our long term objective to offer insurance brokers a secure alternative in the market.
Securus Insurance provides insurers with a unique outsourced business model that allows them to distribute their products in the Irish market in a manner that fits their strategy without the associated set-up costs.
On-line Dispute Resolution (ODR)
The European Commission provides an on-line dispute resolution (ODR) platform that allows consumers to submit their complaint through a central site, which will forward the complaint to the right Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) scheme. The ADR scheme for Securus Insurance Ltd is the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO), Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, D02 VH29. For more information about ODR please visit http://ec.europa.eu/odr
Our Data Protection Officer / GDPR Owner and data protection representatives can be contacted directly here:
Purpose for processing your data
Personal identification information
We may collect personal identification information from you in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, subscribe to the newsletter, fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may visit our Site anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.
Non-personal identification information
We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Users means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers’ utilised and other similar information.
Web browser cookies
Our Site may use “cookies” to enhance User experience. User’s web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. User may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.
How we use collected information
Securus Insurance may collect and use Users personal information for the following purposes:
– To run a promotion, contest, survey or other Site feature
– To send Users information they agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to them.
– To send periodic emails.
We may use the email address to respond to their inquiries, questions, and/or other requests. If User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or User may contact us via our Site.
Why does Securus Insurance need to collect and store personal data?
In order for us to provide you with an insurance quote we need to collect personal data to allow us and our Insurance partners to underwrite your and clients insurance risk. In any event, we are committed to ensuring that the information we collect and use is appropriate for this purpose, and does not constitute an invasion of your privacy.
How will Securus Insurance use the personal data it collects about me?
Securus Insurance will process (collect, store and use) the information you provide in a manner compatible with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will endeavour to keep your information accurate and up to date, and not keep it for longer than is necessary.
Securus Insurance is required to retain information in accordance with the law, such as information needed for income tax and audit purposes. How long certain kinds of personal data should be kept may also be governed by specific business-sector requirements and agreed practices. Personal data may be held in addition to these periods depending on individual business needs.
Under what circumstances will Securus Insurance contact me?
Our aim is not to be intrusive, and we undertake not to ask irrelevant or unnecessary questions. Moreover, the information you provide will be subject to rigorous measures and procedures to minimise the risk of unauthorised access or disclosure.
Why we are processing your data? Our legal basis
Our reason and purpose for processing your personal data is:
where you, the data subject, is a party. Securus Insurance processes data without consent in order to fulfil contractual obligations.
Special Categories of personal data
If we collect any special categories of personal data (e.g. health, religious beliefs, racial, ethic origin – financial information not classified as special categories of personal data) – we will ensure the following:
Who are we sharing your data with?
We may pass your personal data on to third-party service providers contracted to Securus Insurance in the course of dealing with you. Any third parties that we may share your data with are obliged to keep your details securely, and to use them only to fulfill the service they provide on your behalf. When they no longer need your data to fulfil this service, they will dispose of the details in line with our procedures. If we wish to pass your sensitive personal data onto a third party we will only do so once we have obtained your consent from your broker, unless we are legally required to do otherwise.
If we transfer personal data to a third party or outside the EU we will ensure the recipient has provided the appropriate safeguards and on condition that enforceable data subject rights and effective legal remedies for you the data subject are available.
Data Subjects Rights:
Securus Insurance will facilitate your (the data subject’s) rights in line with our data protection policy. You have the right of access to the personal data held about you by us by sending a signed written request to: The Data Protection Officer, Securus Insurance Ltd, Suite 3, Stafford House, Strand Road, Portmarnock, D13 TR59, Co Dublin.
To ensure that Securus Insurance satisfies itself about the identity of the person making the request so it does not disclose your personal data to a party who is not entitled to it under the Data Protection Act, the person making the request will need to provide Securus Insurance with their name, address(es), date of birth and any policy IDs/numbers that they have along with a copy of their photo identification.
You also have the right to require us to correct any inaccuracies in the information we hold about you by sending us a written request.
All of the above requests will be forwarded on should there be a third party involved as we have indicated in the processing of your personal data.
Additional information we are providing you with to ensure we are transparent and fair with our processing.
Retention of your personal data
Data will not be held for longer than is necessary for the purpose(s) for which they were obtained. Securus Insurance will process personal data in accordance with our retention schedule. This retention schedule has been governed by our regulatory body, the Central Bank of Ireland and our internal governance.
In the event that you wish to make a complaint about how your personal data is being processed by Securus Insurance (or third parties as described above), or how your complaint has been handled, you have the right to lodge a complaint directly with the supervisory authority and Securus Insurance’s data protection officer.
Failure to provide further information if needed
If we are collecting your data for a statutory requirement (payroll) or to fulfill a contract (life policy or motor insurance policy) and you cannot provide this data the consequences of this could mean the contract cannot be completed or details are incorrect.
Profiling – automatic decision making
We use your Customer Data for the provision and administration of insurance products and related services. Examples of the actual or possible uses of your Customer Data are: processing your insurance application, processing claims, statistical analysis, underwriting purposes, fraud prevention, market research, risk management and the provision of advice. This gathering of information is consistent with our offline work practices.
Additional Processing
If we intend to further process your personal data for a purpose other than for which the data was collected, we will provide this information prior to processing this data.
If we have received your personal data from another source:
Securus Insurance collects your personal data from your appointed Insurance broker and we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. It is the intention of this privacy statement to explain to you the information practices of Securus Insurance in relation to the information we collect about you and other users.
Responsibilities
The Data Protection Officer/GDPR Owner is responsible for ensuring that the privacy notice(s) is correct and that mechanisms exist such as having the Privacy Notice(s) on the Securus Insurance website to make all data subjects aware of the contents of this notice prior to Securus Insurance commencing collection of their data.
All staff that need to collect personal data are required to follow this procedure.
Questions Regarding the Privacy Statement and Conditions of Use
If you have any questions about our Privacy Statement and Conditions of use, or any concern about privacy at Securus Insurance or the use of this site in general, please contact us by e-mail at dataprotection@securus.ie
Sale of Business
We reserve the right to transfer information (including your Personal Data) to a third party in the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, receivership or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of our company provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms of the Website Privacy Policy and provided that the third party only uses your Personal Data for the purposes that you provided it to us. You will be notified in the event of any such transfer and you will be afforded an opportunity to opt-out.
Security
Your Personal Data is held on secure servers. The nature of the Internet is such that we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us via the Internet. No data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. However, we will take all reasonable steps (including appropriate technical and organisational measures) to protect your Personal Data.
Under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) personal data is defined as:
“any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person”.
Securus Insurance Ltd – December 2020