Privacy Policy

GuardianShield Insurance ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website guardianshield-insurance.com or use our services.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the site or use our services.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Register on our website
• Express interest in obtaining information about our services
• Request a quote
• Participate in activities on our website
• Contact us

The personal information we may collect includes:

• Name
• Email address
• Postal address
• Phone number
• Date of birth
• Financial information (for payment processing)
• Insurance history and details
• Other information relevant to insurance quotes and policies

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring website
• Pages you view
• Time and date of your visit
• Time spent on those pages
• Other statistics

1.3 Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Types of cookies we use:

• Essential cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly
• Analytical/performance cookies: Allow us to recognize and count visitors and see how they move around our website
• Functionality cookies: Enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization
• Targeting cookies: Record your visit to our website, the pages you visit, and the links you follow

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our website and services
• Process insurance quotes and applications
• Issue and service insurance policies
• Process claims
• Improve, personalize, and expand our website and services
• Understand and analyze how you use our website
• Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
• Communicate with you, including for customer service, updates, and marketing purposes
• Prevent fraud and enhance security
• Comply with legal obligations

3. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Information

Our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information depends on the specific information concerned and the context in which we collect it. We will normally collect personal information from you only:

• Where we need it to perform a contract with you (e.g., to provide insurance services)
• Where the processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your rights
• Where we have your consent to do so
• Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation

4. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information with:

4.1 Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include:

• Data analysis companies
• Customer service providers
• Email delivery services
• Payment processors
• Reinsurers and other insurance companies

4.2 Business Transfers

We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

4.3 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, judicial proceedings, court orders, or legal processes.

4.4 With Your Consent

We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal information.
• Right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• Right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal information, under certain conditions.
• Right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.
• Right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.
• Right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@guardianshield-insurance.com.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information from accidental loss, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

8. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

10. Marketing Communications

You may opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions included in our marketing communications or by contacting us directly. Even if you opt-out of marketing communications, we may still send you non-promotional communications, such as those about your account, policies, or our ongoing business relations.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: privacy@guardianshield-insurance.com
• By phone: +449829375657
• By mail: 2 Pauline Court, North Sashabury, PE23 4LZ, United Kingdom