Who we are

Our website address is: https://independentinsurancebrokersllc.com.

Information We Collect and Use

We collect information when you voluntarily provide it to us. For example, on the website or our Platforms, we may collect your name, email, telephone number, home address, and demographic information (such as zip code and age). We use this information to provide you services at your request, to provide access to our Platforms; to verify your identity; and to tailor the content of our website and advertisements that we may show to you. We also use the information for the purposes provided to you at the time of collection and with your consent.

We automatically collect analytical and technical information from your computer, mobile phone, tablet or another device (collectively “Device”) when you visit our website or our Platforms. Whenever you visit or interact with our website and Platforms, we may use a variety of technologies that automatically or passively collect information. This information may include browser type, Device type, operating system, application version, the page served, the time, the preceding page views, location data, and your use of the website. We use this information to make our website and Platforms more user-friendly and relevant to our visitors.

We also automatically collect your IP address or another unique identifier from your Device. We may use your IP address to, among other things, administer the website, help diagnose problems with our servers, analyze trends, and track users’ web page movements. We collect this information by using cookies (data files that are placed on your Device when it is used to visit our website) or pixel tags (transparent graphic images also known as web beacons, placed on web page or in an email, which indicates that a page or email has been viewed).

We use cookies and pixel tags to ensure better performance and a more enjoyable and consistent user experience. The cookies pixel tags also gather aggregated, non-identifiable website statistics through website analytic services. Cookies and pixel tags may also be used to associate you with social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn. We, or our vendors, may place cookies or pixel tags on your device for security purposes, to facilitate site navigation, to perform analytics, and personalize your experience while visiting our Platforms (such as allowing us to select which ads or offers are most likely to appeal to you, based on your interests, preferences, location, or demographic information).

This website does not contain any functionality to respond to or honor web browser “do not track” signals or other similar mechanisms and thus does not respond to or honor such signals or mechanisms. Most web browsers allow users to set their preferences with respect to managing cookies, including accepting or rejecting cookies. Please refer to your browser’s help menu or tools to learn how to manage your cookie preferences. The website does not require a user to use cookies, but it is possible that certain services may not function properly if a user chooses to refuse to receive a cookie.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form and the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Data Security

We use security measures to protect and maintain the confidentiality and security of your Personal Information. However, you should use your own judgment in connection with the disclosure of any Personal Information by e-mail or transmission over the internet. Transmission by e-mail or over the internet is never completely secure, and any information submitted may be intercepted, used, and/or disclosed by others. We cannot guarantee the security of the information that you send to us via e-mail, and we are not responsible for the security of communications you send to us through e-mail or over the internet. You use our website and provide us with any information at your own risk.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

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.

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.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

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.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.