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Privacy Policy

Westland Express Insurance Services Limited is committed to protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information by complying with the laws and regulations under applicable privacy laws in all Provinces in Canada, including the Personal Information Protection Act and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. Any personally identifiable information about our customers is considered personal information (“Personal Information”) and will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable privacy legislation. We will identify the purposes for which we will be collecting, using, and disclosing your personal information and obtain your consent prior to doing so. You may provide your consent to us either orally or in writing. Upon your written request, we will make available any specific personal information we have collected, utilized, or disclosed, to the extent permitted by law.

Identified Purposes

Westland Express Insurance Services Limited only collects, uses and discloses Personal Information for the following purposes:
  • Offering and providing insurance and related products and services to you;
  • Establishing and maintaining communications with you;
  • Verifying your identity and the accuracy of your Personal Information with government agencies, industry associations, insurers and other brokers;
  • Analyzing, assessing and underwriting risks on a prudent basis;
  • Determining and facilitating your payment of fees and premiums;
  • Investigating and settling claims;
  • Detecting and preventing fraud or other illegal activities;
  • Compiling statistics;
  • Complying with the law or the requests of law enforcement agencies or regulators;
and
  • Notifying you or allowing our affiliated companies to notify you of certain products or services offered by our affiliated companies.

Consent

Your knowledge and consent of Westland Express Insurance Services Limited’s collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information is critical. We rely on the following actions by you as indications of your consent to our existing and future Personal Information practices:
  • Your voluntary provision of Personal Information directly to Westland Express Insurance Services Limited through one of our representatives for the purpose of acquiring an insurance contract or related service or product (including information previously provided to Westland Express Insurance Services Limited);
  • Your express consent or acknowledgment contained within a written, verbal or electronic application process;
  • Your consent solicited by Westland Express Insurance Services Limited for a specified purpose;
  • Your receipt of this Privacy Policy, until you notify Westland Express Insurance Services Limited of a withdrawal of this consent;
  • Your consent given through your authorized representative such as a legal guardian, agent or holder of a power of attorney; or
  • If you make changes to your policy or when your policy automatically renews, it is inferred that any consent you have previously provided to us relative to your policy remains in effect unless the consent is otherwise withdrawn.
Subject to certain legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice, you may withdraw this consent at any time. Westland Express Insurance Services Limited will inform you of the consequences of withdrawing your consent. In some cases, refusing to provide certain Personal Information or withdrawing consent for Westland Express Insurance Services Limited to collect, use or disclose your Personal Information could mean that we cannot provide you with insurance coverage or other requested products, services or information.

Limited Sharing of Your Personal Information To:

  • Operators of insurance industry databases for the purpose of verifying the application information you submit;
  • Your insurance broker for the purpose of your broker providing services to you,
  • Independent insurance adjusters and brokers for the purpose of obtaining assistance in processing and administering your claims;
  • Governmental authorities, claims investigation service providers, medical organizations, other vendors, other insurance carriers, re-insurers, and regulatory organizations for the purpose of assisting in the investigation and processing of claims;
  • Other persons for whom you have provided your consent, for the purposes, and;
  • As otherwise permitted or required by law.

Limiting Collection and Retention of Personal Information

Westland Express Insurance Services Limited will only collect, use or disclose Personal Information that is necessary for the Identified Purposes or as required by law. If we require Personal Information for any other purpose, you will be notified of the new purpose, and subject to your consent that new purpose will become an Identified Purpose. Westland Express Insurance Services Limited will only collect Personal Information by fair and lawful means. We will retain Personal Information only as long as necessary for the fulfillment of the Identified Purposes.

Accuracy

Westland Express Insurance Services Limited will maintain your Personal Information as accurate, complete, and up-to-date as is necessary for the Identified Purposes.

Requesting Data Deletion

You may make a request that we delete certain Personal Information we hold about you.  To do so, please send your request to privacyofficer@westlandinsurance.ca.  We may not be able to assist in all cases.  Deletion of your data will also be subject to legal, regulatory and contractual considerations.  Deletion of your data may also mean that we cannot provide you with insurance coverage or other requested products, services or information.

Safeguards

Westland Express Insurance Services Limited will protect your Personal Information by security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. We do this by implementing physical, organizational, contractual, and technological security measures to protect your personal information from loss or theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, and use or modification.

Accountability, Openness and Customer Access

Westland Express Insurance Services Limited is responsible for all Personal Information under its control and has designated a Privacy Officer who is accountable to Senior Management for Westland Express Insurance Services Limited’s compliance with this Privacy Policy.

Challenging Compliance

If you have any questions, comments, concerns or requests pertaining to our privacy policy, please contact our Privacy Officer at:           

Privacy Officer
Westland Insurance Group Ltd.
1500-9850 King George Blvd, Surrey, BC, Canada, V4A 9R3
 
If you are not satisfied with Westland Insurance Group Ltd.’s response to a privacy related inquiry or complaint you may contact the office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada during business hours at 1-800-282-1376 or at www.priv.gc.ca