Your privacy is important to us
At The Essex Agency, we are committed to protecting your privacy as a visitor to this Web site and as our customer. To our visitors and to our customers, we offer this pledge:
The Essex Agency is the owner of the information, which is collected on this Web site. We will not sell, disseminate, disclose, trade, transmit, transfer, share, lease or rent any personally identifiable information to any third party not specifically authorized by you to receive your information except as we have disclosed to you in this Privacy Policy.
Information collection and contact forms
We will ask you to provide your personal information to us when you enroll for coverage and when you purchase an insurance policy from us. We will also ask you to provide your personal information to us when you send e-mail to us from this Web site. When you enroll for an insurance policy at THE ESSEX AGENCY, we will ask you to provide your name, home address, mailing address, telephone number and e-mail address. This information will be provided to the insurance company when you purchase an insurance policy so they can establish you as a policyholder. We will maintain a record of your information at the offices of THE ESSEX AGENCY. so we can provide you with policyholder service. The employees of THE ESSEX AGENCY are each required to sign and acknowledge a Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Agreement. Each employee has been instructed on maintaining the privacy of each customer and the importance of protecting the customer’s personal information.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Cookies may be used to provide a better user experience such as faster webpage load speeds and more personalized shopping experiences on other websites.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
The Essex Agency utilizes Google Analytics to understand what is important to our clients. These analytics may be used to provide more personalized user experiences on this website and others.
Who we share your data with
Your personal data is only shared with the Insurance Company with whom your coverage is provided.
How long we retain your data
When you purchase an insurance policy from THE ESSEX AGENCY, you will pay the premiums with your credit card or personal check. If you use your credit card to pay the premium, your credit card information is deleted from our records after your purchase has been authorized. A transaction number will be provided to you on your Binder of Insurance. You may use this transaction number as a reference to the credit card purchase. We do not keep a record of your credit card information. If you pay the premium using your personal check, we will keep a copy of your check in your file.
When you send us e-mail from this Web site, you will provide us with certain personally identifiable information including your e-mail address.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Third Party Links
This Web site may contain links to third party Web sites that are not controlled by THE ESSEX AGENCY. These third party links are made available to you as a convenience and you agree to use these links at your own risk. Please be aware that THE ESSEX AGENCY is not responsible for the content of third party web sites linked to THE ESSEX AGENCY nor are we responsible for the privacy policy or practices of third party Web sites linked to THE ESSEX AGENCY. Our Privacy Policy only applies to information we collect from you while you are at and while you are actively in a session with THE ESSEX AGENCY. If you should link to a third party Web site from THE ESSEX AGENCY, we strongly encourage you to review and become familiar with that Web site’s privacy policy.
