Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York, Inc.

Privacy Policy Notice
as of July 19, 2007

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (including IAAC Inc; Trusted Choice^®, Inc.; and the New York Insurance Foundation) (collectively “IIABNY”) respect the privacy rights of individuals who visit and use (“Users”) this Web site (“Site”).  Information may be collected from Users during their visits to this Site in order to allow IIABNY to provide better service.  IIABNY is concerned about treating this information with care, so it has implemented the Policy below.

Privacy Policy

Types of Information Collected and How it is Used

Aggregate Information:  IIABNY collects information that is not personal information about Users to measure traffic on the Site.  This information is collected automatically on an aggregate basis (“Aggregate Information”) through the use of a “cookie” or small text file placed on the User’s hard drive by the User’s Internet browser.  The cookie allows IIABNY to track the number of hits or visits to various pages on the Site.  The cookie is used only during a single connection to the Site, and is not used to track User activity after leaving the Site.  The cookie is permanently disabled when the User exits the Site, and information about individual Users is not collected, saved or distributed to others by IIABNY except as provided for in this Policy.  Aggregate Information helps IIABNY understand Users’ needs, improve the Site, and demonstrate to others the volume and nature of Site traffic.  Aggregate Information may be shared with third parties as described in the section called “Information Provided to Third Parties” below. 

Registration Information:  Information may be obtained and/or retained from Users to:  1) process event and course registrations; 2) facilitate participation in Trusted Choice^®; 3) facilitate participation in grassroots/legislative activities; and 4) facilitate the use of any fee-based services.  Information about Users for event and course registrations may be provided by IIABNY to exhibitors, sponsors, attendees and others, in any media, including, electronic or print form.  Information for Trusted Choice^® may be provided by  IIABNY to the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) and company participants and prospects for Trusted Choice^®.  Registration Information also may be provided to third parties, as described in the section called “Information Provided to Third Parties” below.

Products, Services and Survey Information:  Information may be obtained and/or retained to process orders for products and/or services offered by IIABNY.  IIABNY also may obtain and/or retain information about Users who participate in surveys conducted by IIABNY.  Product, Service and Survey Information about Users also may be provided to third parties, as described in the section called “Information Provided to Third Parties” below.

Grassroots/Legislative Activities Information:  Personal and other information collected from Users for IIABNY Grassroots/Legislative Activities may be used by IIABNY.  Grassroots/Legislative Activities Information about Users also may be provided to third parties, as described in the section called “Information Provided to Third Parties” below.

CareerCenter Information:  Information collected for posting on the Site’s Career Center may be made available to all who visit the Career Center and may be used by IIABNY.  Career Center Information about those who post information on the Site also may be provided to third parties, as described in the section called “Information Provided to Third Parties” below.

E-mail:  Information received from Users via e-mail may be used by IIABNY and may be provided to third parties as described in the section called “Information Provided to Third Parties” below. 

Member Records/Agent Locator Information:  IIABNY makes member contact information available through its Web site on an Agency Locator for use by the public. Information about members provided to IIABNY online or in other forms may be used to update IIABNY’s Member Records  and/or  the Agent Locator. 

Information Provided to Third Parties

Information collected on this Site will only be provided to third parties in the manner specified in this Policy.  Those who do not want their information shared in this manner should not provide the information.  Information obtained and/or retained by IIABNY may be used by IIABNY, and may be provided to  third parties, such as, but not limited to, IIABA and IIABNY local associations, to conduct business, including, without limitation: i) completing the transaction(s) requested by the User; and ii) serving Users and/or reporting on transactions/activities/surveys conducted with IIABNY.

Links to other sites

This Site contains links to Internet sites of  other state and local associations, and other businesses and resources, and each Internet site may have its own privacy and data collection policies and practices.  IIABNY is not responsible for the privacy and data collection policies and practices of any other state or local associations or other businesses and resources, or for the content of their Internet sites.  Users interested in the privacy and data collection policies and practices of other state or local associations or other businesses and resources should review the policies of the Internet sites they choose to access.  

IIABNY makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the Internet sites of other state or local associations or other businesses and resources, and IIABNY disclaims all warranties and responsibilities of any kind, including, without limitation, warranties and responsibilities with respect to other state or local associations’, and other businesses’ and resources’ Internet sites, privacy and data collection policies and practices, and actions.  Links to other Internet sites do not imply IIABNY’s endorsement or approval of such Internet sites or the resources and information contained within them, nor are such links or references indications that IIABNY has received specific authorization to provide these links or resources.  IIABNY does not endorse, approve, certify or control such external Internet sites, and is not responsible for the content accuracy, timeliness, completeness, efficacy, merchantability, usefulness, fitness for any particular purpose or correct sequencing of information whatsoever located at such sites.  The links and references on this Site to other Internet sites are provided solely as a convenience to Users of this Site.

Your right to access and amend your personal information

You have the right to request access to the personal information that is maintained about you on this Site to ensure that it is accurate and current.  You also can request corrections, amendments or deletions of any personal information obtained through this Site or otherwise in our possession.  

To obtain access to, correct, amend, or delete any of your personal information:   Submit a request in writing to IIABNY Privacy Officer, 5784 Widewaters Parkway, 1st Floor, DeWitt, NY 13214. The request should include your name; address; telephone number; agency information (name, address and IIABNY member number); the specific personal information in dispute; and the identity of the document or record that contains the disputed personal information. Upon receipt of your request, we will contact you within 30 business days to notify you either that we have made the correction, amendment or deletion, or that we will not do so and the reasons for the decision not to do so.

Change to Policy

IIABNY reserves the right to and may change this Policy at any time and the change will become effective when the revised Policy is posted on this Site.

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