Shaw-Belden Insurance Agency Internet Privacy Statement
Shaw-Belden Insurance Agency (hereinafter referred to as "Shaw-Belden") takes your electronic privacy seriously. We do not share Personally Identifiable Information with anyone unless we specify otherwise when we collect the information. Questions regarding this statement should be directed to the Shaw-Belden Web master by e-mail at
john.gulbranson@shawbeldeinsurance.com.
Kinds of Information
There are two kinds of information Web sites can obtain about you -
Aggregate Information: Aggregate Information is anonymous data that Web sites use to diagnose problems on the sites' servers, administer the sites, and to help improve the quality of the Web pages. It may be your domain name (i.e. "XYZ.com") or your IP address.
Personally Identifiable Information: Personally Identifiable Information is any information that personally identifies you. It can be your first and last name, your e-mail address, your home address, or your telephone number. Sometimes this personal information is needed when you order products online, sign up with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or subscribe to an e-mail newsletter. Other times, Web sites collect this information to help target advertising and marketing. We at Shaw-Belden collect certain Aggregate Information -such as your IP address (a number that's automatically assigned to your computer whenever you're surfing the Web), browser type (i.e. Netscape or Internet Explorer), and domain (i.e., "XYZ.com"). We do this in the background so it does not interrupt your cruising speed. We use this information to help diagnose problems with our servers, to administer our site, and to gather broad demographic information. None of this information is connected with Personally Identifiable Information. So, when you enter our site, you are anonymous and will remain that way unless you choose otherwise.
Surveys
Occasionally, Shaw-Belden may post optional surveys in which we ask for Personally Identifiable Information. Here are some ways we might use that information: To send you information about Shaw-Belden and this Web site To give to our content partners, who may send you promotional material To give to our advertisers, who may send you information about their products and services The choice is yours - you do not have to answer surveys. If you choose to answer the survey, we will always tell you on the survey form how we will use the Personally Identifiable Information. If we are asking for optional information, we will mark it with an asterisk (*) so you know you can skip it if you want. And on that same page we will give you a way to "opt out" of being contacted by Shaw-Belden and any third parties.
Opt Out
We've mentioned this phrase - opt out -several times already. Here is how it works at Shaw-Belden - We do not share Personally Identifiable Information with anyone unless we tell you otherwise when we collect the information. It's that simple. If we ask you for Personally Identifiable Information, we will tell you if we intend to share it with others. We will provide you with a way to tell us that you don't want us to share the information or if you don't want to receive promotional and/or marketing information about products, services, and offerings from Shaw-Belden and/or any third parties. Let us know and we will use your name and address only to tell you if you win a contest.
Feedback and E-mail
On every page at Shaw-Belden, there is a link to a "feedback" e-mail form so you can comment, complain, make suggestions, and ask questions. Your e-mail address is required on this form so we can answer your questions, and we want your name, too, so we can address our answer in a mannerly way. We may also track your browser type, and referring URL to better diagnosis technical issues you may be having. We do not share this information with third parties and we will use it only to answer your correspondence.
Contacting Shaw-Belden
If you have any questions about this privacy policy statement or the privacy practices of Shaw-Belden, please contact the Web master. E-mail to
john.gulbranson@shawbeldeinsurance.com. Regular mail to: Shaw-Belden Insurance Agency, 122 NE 2nd Street, Stuart, IA 50250.
The Bottom line Sometimes we want personal information from you so that we, our partners and our advertisers can send you some material we think might be of interest to you.
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