Privacy Policy

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Privacy Statement – Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd trading as We2Sure

Introduction

Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd trading as We2Sure is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

We wish to be transparent on how we process your data and show you that we are accountable with the GDPR in relation to not only processing your data but ensuring you understand your rights as a client.

It is the intention of this privacy statement to explain to you the information practices of Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd trading as We2Sure in relation to the information we collect about you.

For the purposes of the GDPR the data controller is:
Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd trading as We2Sure
20 Harcourt Street
Dublin 2
Phone – +353 (0) 1 5415414
www.we2sure.com

Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd trading as We2Sure is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd trading as We2Sure is registered in Ireland.

Company registration No: 533829. Registered office: 20 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2

Please read this Statement carefully as this sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.

Who are we?

Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd trading as We2Sure is a managing general agent. Our mission is to provide bespoke insurance-based solutions to our clients that meet both our clients needs and the communities they service.

We co-create bespoke insurance-based ESG services with our clients to meet the need of their communities with a benefit that is relevant, affordable and delivered by leading edge enabling technology.

Our co-designed insurance products strengthen the relationship between our clients and their communities, enhancing our clients ESG credentials.

Our Data Protection Officer / GDPR Owner and data protection representatives can be contacted directly here:

Purpose for processing your data

Personal identification information

We may collect personal identification information from you in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when users visit our website, complete contact information, and in connection with other services, activities or resources we make available on our website. Users may visit our website anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from website only if they voluntarily submit such information to us through our contact page. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information.

Non-personal identification information

We may collect non-personal identification information about users whenever they interact with our website. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about users means of connection to our website, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers’ utilised and other similar information.

Web browser cookies

Our website may use “cookies” to enhance user experience. User’s web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. User may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the website may not function properly.

How we use collected information

Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd trading as We2Sure may collect and use users personal information for the following purposes:

  • To send users information they agreed to receive about topics/services we think will be of interest to them.
  • To send periodic emails.

We may use the email address to respond to their inquiries, questions, and/or other requests. If user decides to opt-in to any mailing list we may create, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the user would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or the user may contact us via our website.

Why does Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd trading as We2Sure need to collect and store personal data?

In order for us to provide you with an insurance service we may need to collect personal data to allow us and our Insurance partners to underwrite an insurance risk. In any event, we are committed to ensuring that the information we collect and use is appropriate for this purpose, and does not constitute an invasion of your privacy.

Why we are processing your data? Our legal basis.

In order to provide you with our services of providing co-created, bespoke insurance-based ESG solutions,  it may be necessary for us to collect and process your personal data. We are required, therefore, to inform you of the legal bases for processing your personal data. One such legal basis is that the processing is necessary for the performance of the services contract (and any other contract) that we commit to delivering to you from time to time. Another legal basis is that some processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interest that we have, as a firm that is authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, in the proper administration and correct operation of our firm. There may also be circumstances where the legal basis for processing your personal data is consent (where we have sought it and it has been provided to us), in which case that consent may be withdrawn at any time.

In any event,  Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd trading as We2Sure are committed to ensuring that the information we collect and use is appropriate for this purpose, and does not constitute an invasion of your privacy.

How will Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd trading as We2Sure use the personal data it collects about me? 

Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd trading as We2Sure  will process (collect, store and use) the information you provide in a manner compatible with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will endeavor to keep your information accurate and up to date, and not keep it for longer than is necessary.

Special Categories of personal data

If we collect any special categories of personal data (e.g. health, religious beliefs, racial, ethnic origin – financial information is not classified as special categories of personal data) – we will ensure the below

  • we will obtain your explicit consent

Who are we sharing your data with?

We may pass your personal data on to third-party service providers contracted to Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd trading as We2Sure in the course of dealing with you. Any third parties that we may share your data with are obliged to keep your details securely, and to use them only to fulfill the service they provide on your behalf. When they no longer need your data to fulfil this service, they will dispose of the details in line with our procedures. If we wish to pass your sensitive personal data onto a third party we will only do so once we have obtained your consent, unless we are legally required to do otherwise.

If we transfer personal data to a third party or outside the EU we will ensure the recipient has provided the appropriate safeguards and on condition that enforceable data subject rights and effective legal remedies for you the data subject are available.

If you hold insurance against a liability that may be incurred by you against a third party, where for whatever reason you cannot be found or you become insolvent, or the court finds it just and equitable to so order, then your rights under the contract will be transferred to and vest in the third party even though they are not a party to the contract of insurance.  The third party has a right to recover from the insurer the amount of any loss suffered by them.  Where the third party reasonably believes that you as policyholder have incurred a liability the third party will be entitled to seek and obtain information from the insurer or from any other person who is able to provide it concerning:

  • the existence of the insurance contract,
  • who the insurer is,
  • the terms of the contract, and whether the insurer has informed the insured person that the insurer intends to refuse liability under the contract.

Data Subjects Rights:

Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd trading as We2Sure facilitate you, our clients, rights in line with our data protection policy and the subject access request procedure. This is available on request.

Your rights as a data subject

At any point while we are in possession of or processing your personal data, you, the data subject, have the following rights:

  • Right of access – you have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you.
  • Right of rectification – you have a right to correct data that we hold about you that is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Right to be forgotten – in certain circumstances you can ask for the data we hold about you to be erased from our records.
  • Right to restriction of processing – where certain conditions apply to have a right to restrict the processing.
  • Right of portability – you have the right to have the data we hold about you transferred to another organisation.
  • Right to object – you have the right to object to certain types of processing such as direct marketing.
  • Right to object to automated processing, including profiling
  • Right to judicial review: in the event that Organisation Name refuses your request under rights of access, we will provide you with a reason as to why.

All of the above requests will be forwarded on should there be a third party involved as we have indicated in the processing of your personal data.

Additional information we are providing you with to ensure we are transparent and fair with our processing

Retention of your personal data

Data will not be held for longer than is necessary for the purpose(s) for which they were obtained. Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd Trading as We2Sure will process personal data in accordance with our retention schedule. This retention schedule has been governed by our regulatory body, Central Bank of Ireland and our internal governance.

Complaints

In the event that you wish to make a complaint about how your personal data is being processed by Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd Trading as We2Sure or how your complaint has been handled, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd trading as We2Sure daata protection representative [email protected].

You may also lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission in Ireland, whose details are:

Data Protection Commission

  • Canal House,
  • Station Road,
  • Portarlington,
  • Co. Laois, R32 AP23
  • Phone: + 353 57 868 4800 / + 353 761 104 800
  • Fax: + 353 57 868 4757
  • Web: www.dataprotection.ie
  • Email: [email protected]

Failure to provide further information 

If we are collecting your data for a statutory requirement or to fulfil a contract and you cannot provide this data the consequences of this could mean the contract cannot be completed or details are incorrect.

Profiling – automatic decision making

We may use your Customer Data for the provision and administration of insurance products and related services. Examples of the actual or possible uses of your Customer Data are: processing your insurance application, processing claims, statistical analysis, underwriting purposes, fraud prevention, market research, risk management and the provision of advice. This gathering of information is consistent with our offline work practices.

Contact Us

Your privacy is important to us. If you have any comments or questions regarding this statement, please contact us.

Privacy policy statement changes

Venture Insurance Brokers Ltd trading as We2Sure may change this privacy policy from time to time. When such a change is made, we will post a revised version online. Changes will be effective from the point at which they are posted. It is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically so you’re aware of any changes. By using our services you agree to this privacy policy.

This privacy policy was last reviewed in April 2021