Privacy Policy
Elevate Global Insurance Brokers is committed to protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information. In order to comply with privacy legislation, we have developed this Privacy Policy. Any personally identifiable information about a customer* is considered personal information (“Personal Information”) and will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
*In this policy, “customer”, “you” or “your” includes any individual who has requested, applied for or been supplied with products or services (including claims services) by Elevate Global Insurance Brokers including any other individual for whom the customer has acted as agent, guardian or representative.
Identified Purposes
Elevate Global Insurance Brokers only collects, uses and discloses Personal Information for the following purposes:
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Offering and providing insurance and financial products and services to you;
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Establishing and maintaining communications with you;
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Verifying your identity and the accuracy of your Personal Information with government agencies, industry associations, brokers or insurers;
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Analyzing and assessing risks on a prudent basis;
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Determining and facilitating your payment of fees and premiums;
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Investigating and paying claims;
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Compiling statistics;
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Complying with the law or the requests of law enforcement agencies or regulators; and
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Notifying you or allowing our affiliated companies to notify you of certain products or services offered by us, or our affiliated companies.
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In this Privacy Policy, the above list of identified purposes will be referred to as the “Identified Purposes.”
Consent
Your knowledge and consent of Elevate Global Insurance Brokers’ collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information is critical. We rely on the following actions by you as indications of your consent to our existing and future Personal Information practices:
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Your voluntary provision of Personal Information directly to Elevate Global Insurance Brokers or through an insurance broker or representative for the purpose of acquiring an insurance contract or financial services or product (including information previously provided to Elevate Global Insurance Brokers);
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Your express consent or acknowledgement contained within a written, verbal or electronic application process;
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Your consent solicited by Elevate Global Insurance Brokers (or our agent) for specified purpose;
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Your receipt of this Privacy Policy, until you notify Elevate Global Insurance Brokers of withdrawal of this consent; or
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Your consent given through your authorized representative such as a legal guardian, agent or holder of a power of attorney.
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Subject to certain legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice, you may withdraw this consent at any time. Elevate Global Insurance Brokers will inform you of the consequences of withdrawing your consent. In some cases, refusing to provide certain Personal Information or withdrawing consent for Elevate Global Insurance Brokers to collect, use or disclose your Personal Information could mean that we cannot provide you with insurance coverage or other requested products, services or information. If you wish to withdraw your consent to be notified of marketing initiatives, please call us at info@elevateglobalinsurance.ca.
Accuracy
Elevate Global Insurance Brokers will maintain your Personal Information as accurate, complete and up-to-date as is necessary for the Identified Purposes.
Safeguards
Elevate Global Insurance Brokers will protect your Personal Information by security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. Safeguards will vary depending on the sensitivity, format, location and storage of the Personal Information.
Limiting Collection & Retention of Personal Information
Elevate Global Insurance Brokers will only collect, use or disclose Personal Information that is necessary for the Identified Purposes or as required by law.