Last Updated: September 28, 2020
Your privacy is important to us. We produced this Privacy Notice to explain how we collect, use, and share the information that we collect from and about you.
We at CheapCarInsuranceRate.com are the data controller of the personal data you provide on the Website and/or that we collect about you. This means that we are the company responsible for deciding how your data is processed.
In order to display auto insurance quotes on the Website, we need to send your personal data to the panel of auto insurance partners that provide quotes on our website. This is so that they can generate a quote for us to display to you on the Website. When those auto insurance partners use your personal data to generate a quote, each of them will be acting as a data controller of that personal data. This means that the auto insurance partners are in charge of how they handle your data, and we are not responsible for this. If you provide them with any additional data on their website or if you decide to take out a policy with an auto insurance partner, the use of your data will be subject to that auto insurance partner’s own privacy policy, which you should find on their website.
Third-Party Data: In some cases, we may combine Technical Data and any Provided Attributes with Third-Party Data. “Third-Party Data” includes information that we receive from third parties such as credit reporting agencies and Partners (defined below). Third-Party Data may also include information we use to confirm or supplement validate the data you provide (e.g., telephone number, Vehicle Identification Number, outstanding loan amount). Finally, our Advertising Partners may also provide us with information about your interaction with their advertised products and services (e.g., whether you purchase their products or services). We may integrate the Technical Data, Provided Attributes, and Third-Party Data. Please note, we will only obtain credit reporting information with your consent and will not retain any Social Security number you provide.
Cookie and Similar Data: When you use CheapCarInsuranceRate Site, we may use a “cookie” or other tracking technology to recognize you or your device. These technologies act as distinctive identifiers and allow us to tailor this Site to your specified interests and track your activity on this Site and across devices you use. We may use this information to deliver offers and advertisements that we believe are relevant to your interests.
Data Sharing: In addition to the primary uses described in the “Data Use” section above (i.e., sharing your data with Advertising Partners and third parties to provide you with information about the services and products you are seeking), we may share your data as follows: (i) with other CheapCarInsurancerate businesses; (ii) with service providers who oblige us in compliance and verification activities (e.g., credit agencies), or provide services such as IT, payment processing, and data analysis; (iii) if you choose to send a message through, or to contribute to public areas of, this Site (e.g., blogs, message boards ); and (iv) with a third party in the occurrence of a sale or transfer of all or part of our business.
Security: We have taken specific physical, technical, and administrative steps to protect the data we collect from and about Site users. We use commercially reasonable attempts to encrypt sensitive data, such as credit card numbers and personal health data. We use specific reasonable security measures to help protect your personal information. Nonetheless, no storage information or electronic data transmission can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Please note that we can not guarantee or warrant the security of any information you pass on to us. You use the Site and us with your data at your own risk. Suppose we share data as detailed in this Privacy Notice with a third party. In that case, we will use all reasonable efforts to ensure that they keep the information secure and that they only use the information consistent with the terms of this Privacy Notice.
We may also disclose the information we collect from and about you to (1.) comply with legal processes; (2.) to respond to lawful requests from authorities (including government and public authorities outside your country of residence, and as well as to meet national security or law enforcement requirements); (3.) to enforce our Terms of Service and this Privacy Notice; (4.) to protect our business, privacy, rights, safety, or property or that of others; and (5.) as necessary under applicable law (including laws outside your country of residence).
This Site (CheapCarInsuranceRate) may contain links to websites that we do not own or operate. We are not responsible for such websites’ content or practices, including their practices concerning your data. We have no responsibility or liability for such practices, and the website owner’s privacy policy governs your use of those websites. If this Site includes any mapping features, those mapping features are powered by Google, Inc. and governed by Google’s privacy policy, as modified from time to time.
CheapCarInsuranceRate Privacy Changes Notice
We may modify this Privacy Notice from time to time. We will post an updated Privacy Notice statement and revise the “Last Updated” date at the top when we do. We will provide proper notice to you if we change the Privacy Notice in any material way. Using this Site after we make any changes means you accept those changes and the revised Privacy Notice.