How we use your information

Personal information is collected when you register on certain parts of our site, when you use certain pages and when you send us an email.

When you register, we may ask you for your name, email address and other contact details as well as details about your status and role as an insurance professional (if applicable).  When you use registered areas of our site you are not anonymous to us.

We may also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address and the page you requested.

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Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit.  They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.  For example, cookies are used to remember users’ preferences and to help navigate between pages efficiently.

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Cookies set by Third Party websites 

IRGIT CH’s does sometimes embed photos and video content from websites such as YouTube.  As a result, when you visit a page with content embedded from, for example, YouTube, you may be presented with cookies from those websites.  IRGIT CH’s does not control the dissemination of these cookies.  You should check the relevant third party website for more information about these.

IRGIT CH’s website now carries embedded ‘share’ buttons to enable users to easily share articles and information with other people through a number of popular social networks.  These social network sites may set a cookie when you are also logged into their service.  IRGIT CH’s does not control the dissemination of these cookies and you should check the relevant third party website for more information about these.

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How to control and delete cookies

If you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by IRGIT CH’s, or indeed any other website, you can do this through your browser settings.  The “Help” function within your browser should tell you how.

Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.allaboutcookies.org which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers.  You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your computer as well as more general information about cookies.  For information on how to do this on the browser of your mobile phone you will need to refer to your handset manual.

Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact on the functionality of the IRGIT CH’s website.

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Local Shared Objects (Flash Cookies)

IRGIT CH’s uses Flow Player to deliver some video content to improve user experience, Local Shared Objects (otherwise known as ‘Flash cookies’) are used to manage basic permissions and check bandwidth.  Flash cookies are stored on a user’s computer much the same way as cookies are, however, it is not possible to manage them at browser level.

The Adobe website provides information on how to delete or disable Flash cookies:

http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/disable-local-shared-objects-flash.html

Please note that if you disable Flash cookies you will be unable to view certain video content on our website.

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Information sharing and disclosure

We will not sell your personal information to anybody.

Except with regard to the use of IRGIT CH’s online recruitment portal, we may disclose personal information about you to our business associates and other professional advisers, our employees and agents, suppliers and providers of goods and services, financial organizations and advisers, ombudsmen and regulatory authorities, and as required by law or regulation.

Your personal information may be transferred to the above individuals and organizations located in countries which may not provide legal protection of information equivalent to that in the United Kingdom or the jurisdiction from which you are visiting this site.  Details of the individuals, organizations and countries involved in your case will be provided on request.

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Access to your information

You have the right to request a copy of the information we hold about you. You can make such a request by emailing or writing to us using the contact details below.  We charge a CHF10.00 processing fee for this service, payable by cheque or postal order made payable to the "Corporation of IRGIT CH's", and require evidence of your identity in the form of a copy of your passport, driving license or birth certificate.  Once we have received payment of your processing fee and evidence of your identity we will commence fulfilment of your Subject Access Request and respond within 40 calendar days. Agents acting on behalf of an individual must also provide us with a letter of authority signed by the individual concerned that authorises you to receive personal data on their behalf.

 

Other important information 

This policy has been developed with the recognition that internet technologies are rapidly evolving.  This policy is subject to change and any such changes will be posted on this page.  We want you to be aware that IRGIT CH’s is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of websites to which there may be a link.

We only retain your personal information for as long as is necessary for the purposes described above.

If you have requested that we send you material of interest, we will cease doing so if you so request.