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Colonial Life Insurance Company of Texas Privacy Policy |
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The trust of our customers is Colonial Life Insurance Company of Texas' most valuable
asset. Colonial Life safeguards that trust by keeping nonpublic personal information
about customers in a secure environment and using that information in accordance with
this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy includes examples of the types of nonpublic personal information we collect and the kinds of companies with whom we share such information. These examples are illustrative and should not be considered a complete inventory of our information collection, use and sharing practices. In addition, you may have other privacy protections under some state laws. We will comply with applicable state laws regarding information about you. For example, certain state laws may restrict the types of information we may disclose about you or require us to provide you with additional notices. Please note that this Privacy Policy will not apply to your relationships with other financial service providers, such as banks, credit card issuers, finance companies and independent insurance agents that are not a part of Colonial Life affiliated companies listed at the end of the Privacy Policy. Their privacy policies will govern how they collect, use and disclose personal information that you allow them to access. Below is Colonial Life's privacy pledge to our customers: Information We May Collect Colonial Life may collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:
The nonpublic personal information Colonial Life may collect as described above may be disclosed in order to deliver products and services to you, provide customer service or administer your account. Disclosures Permitted by Law Colonial Life may disclose all of the nonpublic personal information described above, as permitted by law. For example, we may use affiliated and non-affiliated parties to perform services for us, such as providing customer assistance, handling claims, protecting against fraud and maintaining software for us. We also may disclose information in response to requests from law enforcement agencies or State insurance authorities. Disclosures for Joint Marketing and Servicing In addition, we may disclose all of the nonpublic personal information we collect as described above, with the exception of health information, to companies that perform marketing services on our behalf (for example, financial service providers, such as banks, and credit card issuers; non-financial companies, such as direct marketers and mail houses; and others, such as membership organizations) or to other financial institutions, such as banks and credit card issuers, with whom we have joint marketing agreements. We also may share such information among the affiliates of Colonial Life to perform marketing services on our behalf or to offer you other Colonial Life products and services that we think may be of interest to you. Information Regarding Former Customers Colonial Life does not disclose nonpublic personal information about former customers or customers with inactive accounts, except in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Our Security Procedures Colonial Life restricts access to nonpublic personal information about you to those employees whom we determine have a legitimate business purpose to access such information in connection with the provision of products or services to you. We employ security techniques designed to protect our customer data. We provide training and communications programs designed to educate employees about the meaning and requirements of our strict standards for data security and confidentiality. Changes To This Privacy Policy We reserve the right to modify or supplement this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes, we will provide current customers with a revised notice that describes our new practices. Colonial Life's Affiliates Colonial Life is affiliated, through common ownership with Colonial Savings, F.A., Colonial National Mortgage, CLICOT Agency, Colonial Lloyds, Colonial Mortgage Insurance Company, DuBose & Associates, Inc., and First Western Title Co. who value their relationship with you and appreciate the opportunity to bring you first class products and services. Web Site Privacy Persons may browse our web site anonymously. Colonial Life tracks which pages of our site are visited and we note users' ID (host) addresses (as all web sites do automatically), but this tracking does not gather information about individuals. This tracing allows Colonial to identify current usage patterns in order for us to improve the information we provide. Colonial Life has the ability to gather specific information from web site users only when web site users elect to provide information to us. Customer Inquiries Customers may address questions regarding privacy issues by writing to: Customer Service Department Colonial Life Insurance Company of Texas P.O. Box 2543 Fort Worth, Texas 76113; Web Site: www.colonialinsurance.com or by telephoning 817-390-2350 or 1-888-227-5119. |