ATTENTION: This legal notice applies to the entire contents of this website under the domain name www.tollgateprivateclients.co.uk including its associated websites, such as our quote pages (“the Website”) and to any correspondence between us and you in relation to insurance policies arranged by us. Please read these terms and conditions (“Terms”) carefully before using this Website. Using this Website indicates that you accept these Terms regardless of whether or not you choose to secure insurance offered on this Website. If you do not accept these Terms, please do not use this Website. This notice is issued by Grove & Dean Limited. Our registered office is at:
7 Station Lane,
Hornchurch,
Essex,
RM12 6JL.
We are an independent intermediary acting on your behalf, offering a wide range of products and services from selected insurers to meet your requirements. Tollgate Private Clients is a trading name of Grove & Dean Limited. Grove & Dean Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and our Firm Reference Number is 307002.
If you continue to use this Website after the date on which the change comes into effect, your use of the Website indicates your agreement to be bound by the new Terms.
Unless otherwise indicated, our products and services are only available to UK residents who access this Website from within the UK.
If you use this Website to apply for insurance, you confirm that you are over 17 years old and are not impersonating another person.
We aim to offer very competitive insurance but not everybody will be eligible to take out some of our insurance products. We reserve the right to refuse to offer you a quote if you are not eligible for the selected insurance product.
You are permitted to print and download extracts from this Website provided that:
- no documents or related graphics on this Website are modified in any way;
- no graphics on this Website are used separately from accompanying text; and
- our copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
Unless otherwise stated, the copyright and other intellectual property rights in all material on this Website (including, without limitation, photographs and graphic images) are owned by us or our licensors. For the purposes of these Terms, any use of extracts from this Website other than in accordance with the provisions above for any purpose is prohibited. If you breach any of the Terms, your permission to use this Website automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed extracts from this Website.
Subject to the above provisions, no part of this Website may be reproduced or stored in any other website or included in any public or private electronic retrieval system or service without our prior written permission.
Any rights so expressly granted in these Terms are reserved.
While we endeavour to ensure that this Website is available 24 hours a day, we will not be liable if for any reason this Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.
Access to this Website may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons beyond our control
Other than personally identifiable information, any material you transmit or post to this Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. We will have no obligations with respect to such material. We will be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use such material and/or data, images, sounds, text and other things embodied therein for any and all commercial or non-commercial purposes.
You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Website anything:
- that is threatening, defamatory, obscene, indecent, seditious, offensive, pornographic, abusive, liable to incite racial hatred, discriminatory, menacing, scandalous, inflammatory, blasphemous, in breach of confidence, in breach of privacy, or which may cause annoyance or inconvenience;
- for which you have not obtained all necessary licences and/or approval;
- which constitutes or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise be contrary to the law of or infringe the rights of any third party, in the UK or any other country in the world; or
- which is technically harmful (including, without limitation, computer viruses, logic bombs, worms, harmful components, corrupted data or other malicious software or harmful data).
You may not misuse the Website (including, without limitation, by hacking).
Links to third party websites on this Website are provided solely for your convenience. If you use these links, you will leave this Website. We have not reviewed all of these third party websites and we do not control and are not responsible for these websites or their contents. Therefore, we do not endorse or make any representations about them, or any material found there, or any result that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk.
If you would like to link to this Website, you may only do so on the basis that you link to, but do not replicate, the home page of this Website, and subject to the following conditions:
- you do not remove, distort or otherwise alter the size or appearance of our logo;
- you do not create a frame or any other browser or border environment around this Website;
- you do not in any way imply that we are endorsing any products or services other than its own;
- you do not misrepresent your relationship with us nor present any other false information about us;
- you do not otherwise use any of our trade marks displayed on this Website without express written permission from us;
- you do not link from a website which is not owned by you; and
- your website does not contain content that is distasteful, offensive or controversial, infringes any intellectual property rights or other rights of any other person or otherwise does not comply with applicable laws and regulations.
We expressly reserve the right to revoke the rights granted above for breach of these Terms and to take any action we deem appropriate.
You shall fully indemnify us for any loss or damage suffered by us or any of our group companies for breach of the above provisions.
While we endeavour to ensure that the information on this Website is correct, we do not warrant the accuracy and completeness of the material on this Website. We may make changes to the material on this Website, or to the products and prices described in it, at any time without notice, the material on this Website may be out of date, and we make no commitment to update such material.
The material on this Website is provided on a “as is” basis without any conditions, warranties or other terms of any kind. Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted by law, we provide you with this Website on the basis that we exclude all representations, warranties, conditions and other terms, (including, without limitation, the conditions implied by law of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and the use of reasonable care and skill) which but for this legal notice might have effect in relation to this Website.
The following “Exclusion of Liability” statement should be read carefully as this explains the exclusions and limitations of our liability arising from your use of this website.
While care has been taken to ensure that the contents of this website are both accurate and complete we and any other party (whether or not involved in creating, producing, maintaining or delivering this Website) accept no liability or responsibility in tort (including without limitation, negligence, contract or otherwise) for any amount or kind of loss or damage which may result to you or a third party including and without limitation to any;
- direct, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damages
- loss of income, profits, goodwill, data, contracts, use of money,
- loss or damage arising from or in connection in any way to business interruption,
Access and use of this Website is at your own risk. We do not accept liability or responsibility or otherwise which may result in your inability to use the Website functionality; neither do we warrant that the use of this Website or any material downloaded from it will not cause damage to any property or otherwise minimise or eliminate the inherent risks of the internet or websites linked to this Website, including but not limited to loss or damage due to:
- viruses that may infect your computer equipment including but not limited to spyware, malicious software Trojans and worms
- software, data or other property on account of your access to the use of or browsing of this Website or your downloading of any material from this Website or any websites linked to this Website.
“We” means any of our officers, directors, employees, or shareholders (or agents of them).
Nothing in this legal notice shall exclude or limit our liability for (i) death or personal injury caused by negligence (as such term is defined by the Unfair Contract Terms Act l977); (ii) fraud; (iii) misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter; or (iv) any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable laws.
If your use of material in this Website results in the need for servicing, repair or correction of equipment, software or data, you are assumed to have accepted all responsibility together with the associated and resultant costs.
Privacy policy
Grove & Dean Ltd (Company No. 01167043), trading as Tollgate Private Clients (we) are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy.
This policy (together with any terms of use provided by us for using Our Sites (defined below)) applies to your use of:
- Any of the insurance services or other insurance products provided by us or the use of any online insurance account we operate for you allowing you to access and manage your insurance documentation (Services) that are available on the App Site or one of our associated websites or applications (Associated Sites), unless the terms of use states that a separate privacy policy applies to a particular Service, in which case that privacy policy applies. This policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.
The App is not intended for use by children.
Please read the following carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
This policy is provided in a layered format so you can click through to the specific areas set out below. Alternatively you can download a pdf version of the policy here.
Grove & Dean Ltd is an insurance intermediary, which means that we arrange, advise on and assist in the administration of non-investment insurance contracts and provide credit broking services. ab
We are responsible for processing your personal data when you use our Services and Our Sites (as defined below), and would be considered the controller for the purposes of data protection legislation.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact:
The Data Access Team
7 Station Lane,
Hornchurch,
Essex,
RM12 6JL
This Privacy Policy sets out how we will process your personal data when you use our Services including when you use our App or Associated Sites (where appropriate our App and Associated Sites will together be referred to as Our Sites in this Privacy Policy). Our App and any online insurance account we have provided you with access to, has been designed for customers of ours who have purchased an insurance policy through us and use our Services.
We keep our Privacy Policy under regular review and it is updated from time to time, for example, if our business activities or legal requirements change. Where such update has taken place, any new policy may be displayed, on-screen, and you may be required to read and accept the changes to continue your use of Our Sites or the Services.
Ensure when using these features that you do not submit any personal data that you do not want to be seen, collected or used by other users.
If you provide us with another person’s personal data, you should send them a copy of this Privacy Policy (you can do so by clicking here). Please note that you should obtain the consent of any person whose personal data you provide us with and in your provision of their information to us you are confirming you have done so.
Our Sites may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers, affiliates and other third parties. Please note that these websites and any services that may be accessible through them have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies or for any personal data that may be collected through these websites or services. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites or use these services.
We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you as follows:
Contact Details | Name, address, email address, telephone number |
Individual Details | Marital status, date and place of birth, nationality, employer, job title, family details including the details of any children you may be the responsible guardian for |
Official Body Data | Identification numbers issued by government bodies or agencies, including your national insurance number, employers reference number, passport information, tax and driving licence information, utility bills, certificates of incorporation (if required to for a business account), information from the electoral roll, bankruptcy and insolvency details, county court judgment register, |
Vehicle and Driving Information | Details of a vehicle’s ownership including the V5 certificate, photographs of your vehicle, garaging details, mileage details, details of valuable items, MOT status and milometer readings, Claims and Underwriting Exchange (CUE), telematics data |
Financial and Transaction Information | Bank account and payment card details, payment history, income, expenditure or other financial information |
Policy and Claim Information | Information about the quotes you receive and the policies you arrange, information about previous and current claims (including unrelated insurances) which may include data about your health, criminal convictions and surveys. This will include any no claims discount you inform us of |
Usage and Device Data | Details of your use of any of our Apps or your visits to any Associated Sites including, but not limited to, traffic data and other communication data, whether this is required for our own billing purposes or otherwise and the resources that you access, details of your mobile device and its software (e.g. browser and operating system), application data caches and browser web storage (including HTML5), browsing behaviour, location, IP address and other details obtained via cookies or similar technologies |
Telephone Call Data | Call recording of any telephone calls made to us and Calling Line Identification (CLI) information. |
Video Footage Data | If you attend our office you may be recorded by CCTV system
Where you have purchased a Service which is conditional upon the use of a Dashboard Camera (Dashcam) we will record video footage |
Location Data | Your current location disclosed by GPS technology |
Criminal Conviction Data | Criminal conviction data |
Special Categories of Personal Data | Health information, racial or ethnic origin data, sexual orientation data |
On occasion we may need to collect personal information about children. A child may be included under a policy of insurance and covered by the Services we provide or we may provide insurance cover to a young person between the ages of 16 and 18. Where we do collect personal information about children we take care when collecting such information to only collect information strictly necessary to allow us to obtain an insurance policy or quote for a child. We may also process information in respect of a child in the event that any insurance claim relates to a child. Again, we will do our best to minimise the information collected.
Where we collect any such information, we require the person providing the same to have authority to do so.
For some customers, including those who may be considered vulnerable, you may nominate a person to act on your behalf. Where you do this we may need to process Contact Details and Individual Details of this person to allow us to work with them.
We also collect, use and share Aggregated Data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated Data could be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data in law as this data will not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your Usage Data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website or App feature. However, if we combine or connect Aggregated Data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this privacy policy.
We will collect and process the following data about you:
- Information you give us. This is information you consent to giving us about when using our services including Our Sites or by corresponding with us (for example, by telephone, email or webchat). It includes information you provide when you register to use the App Site, download or register an App, purchase any of our Services, submit or request a quote for our Services, search for an App or Service, make an in-App purchase, share data via an App’s social media functions and when you report a problem with an App, our Services, or any of Our Sites.
- Information from third parties. Contact Details, Individual Details, Vehicle and Driving Information, Policy and Claim Information, Financial and Transaction Information will be provided by any comparison website who you allow to share your information with us, claims agencies, law enforcement agencies, loss adjusters, loss assessors and legal representatives, any other insurance broker acting for you and any other third party who we are provided your personal data to allow us to administer our Services which will include your insurance policy and any claim related to such policy.
- Information we collect about you and your device. Each time you visit one of Our Sites we will automatically collect personal data including Usage and Device Data. We collect this data using cookies and other similar technologies. Please see our Cookie Policy for further details.
- Location Data. Our Apps may also use GPS technology to determine your current location. Some of our location-enabled Services require your personal data for the feature to work. If you wish to use the particular feature, you will be asked to consent to your data being used for this purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time by disabling Location Data in your settings.
- Information we receive from other sources providing technical information. We will receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources as set out below:
- Usage and Device Data for example from the following parties:
- analytics providers such as Google;
- SessionCam for analysis – SessionCam is a product that has been developed by SessionCam LTD. SessionCam may record mouse clicks, mouse movements, page scrolling and any text keyed into website forms. The information collected does not include bank details or any sensitive personal data. Data collected by SessionCam from our websites is for our internal use only. The information collected is used to improve our website usability, improve our marketing strategies and customer journey and for anti-fraud purposes. It is also stored and used for aggregated and statistical reporting.
- Individual Details, Financial and Transaction Information from providers of technical, payment and delivery services for example Experian and Lexis Nexis.
- Official Body Data, Vehicle and driving information, Policy & Claim information from information providers for example Motor Insurance Bureau (MIB), the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and the Claims and Underwriting Exchange.
- Usage and Device Data for example from the following parties:
For detailed information on the cookies we use, the purposes for which we use them and how you can exercise your choices regarding our use of your cookies, see our cookie policy Cookie Policy.
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to do so. Most commonly we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
- Where you have consented before the processing.
- Where we need to perform a contract we are about to enter or have entered with you.
- Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
- Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
We will only send you direct marketing communications by email, post, telephone or text if we have your consent. You have the right to withdraw that consent at any time by contacting us at opt-out@grove-dean.co.uk. If you change your mind about how we may contact you, you can also manage your preferences at any time by emailing us at mypreferences@grove-dean.co.uk.
We will get your express opt-in consent before we share your personal data with any third party for marketing purposes.
Brief details of purpose | Further details including examples of where sharing personal data may be required | Type of data | Lawful basis for processing | |
1 | To install our App and register you as a new App user | When you install our App from the relevant store we will need certain types of data to allow you do this. |
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2 | Obtain and provide quotations and arranging your insurance cover, including processing renewals, adjustments and checking no claims discount and generally administering the Services purchased through us | As an insurance intermediary we will use the personal details provided to try and obtain a competitive insurance quote from our insurance providers. This will include using Special Categories of Personal Data and Criminal Conviction Data to allow us to do this.
To allow us to get a quote we use automated decision-making (further details of what this means is set out in more detail in this Privacy Policy below and you can click [HERE] to go this). To minimise potential fraud we use your Usage and Device Data, and where you have specifically consented, your Location Data to help us. Insurers are legally required to provide details of motor insurance policies to the Motor Insurance Database (MID) managed by the MIB. MID data may be used by certain statutory and authorised bodies including but not limited to the Police, the DVLA, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland (DVANI), the Insurance Fraud Bureau and other bodies permitted by law. Insurers also share information with each other via the CUE Register, and the Motor Insurance Anti-fraud and Theft Register (MIAFTR), and other data bases (including our own). This exchange of information enables us and insurance companies to verify the information that is provided during the quote or claims process (including information about any third party who is named on the policy) and help prevent fraud. We will generally undertake searches on your credit file to check your identity, assess affordability and credit worthiness, make decisions on whether to offer insurance products or services, credit scoring, to help prevent fraud and money laundering, when you apply to use our Services and will use credit reference agencies to do so and may also contact insurance providers, premium finance providers, and fraud prevention agencies or services. To do this we will need to provide such credit reference agencies with your Contact Details, Individual Details, Official Body Data, Vehicle and Driving Information and Financial and Transaction Information. You should be aware that any insurance providers we approach for Services may also perform these checks as well. Credit checks are registered as general insurance searches. They will appear on your credit report and may be viewed by other companies when you apply for credit or insurance. These searches should not harm or adversely affect your credit profile. We will use in App-messaging and push notifications to contact you about important information relating to our Services, including when it your insurance policy is due for renewal. Whilst we appreciate that some of the processing carried out here may feel intrusive, we cannot provide you with a quote without undertaking this processing. |
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Consent
Performance of a contract with you Necessary to comply with legal obligations Necessary for our legitimate interests |
3 | Where you provide us with your driving licence number (Official Body Data) | If you provide your driving licence number this may be passed to the DVLA for a search to be carried out to confirm your (or any named driver’s) licence status, entitlement and relevant restriction information and endorsement/conviction data.
Searches may be carried out as part of your quote and at any point throughout the duration of your insurance policy. A search with the DVLA will not show on your (or the named driver’s) driving licence record. For details relating to information held about you by the DVLA, please visit https://www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence. Undertaking searches using your driving licence number helps insurers check information to prevent fraud and reduce incidences of negligent misrepresentation and nondisclosure. We or your insurer may also request your (or another relevant person included on the proposal/insurance policy) driving licence information, licence share code and/or a copy of the photocard at any time, for example when a claim arises or in order to validate information you have provided. |
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Performance of a contract with you
Necessary for our legitimate interests |
4 | Recovery of sums owed to us/debt collection | Where we are having difficulties obtaining payment from you in respect of the Services we will attempt to recover any such outstanding sums from you.
On occasion we may pass any debts owed by you, to a third party debt recovery service. |
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Performance of a contract with you
Necessary for our legitimate interests |
5 | Claims processing or assisting you in your claim | When we assist you with a claim, we will process your personal data and share it with third parties to allow us to manage the process and try to successfully resolve any claims as efficiently as possible.
For example, we may need to arrange for your vehicle to be taken to a garage or to send you roadside assistance. In which case we will contact our preferred third providers to do this. We also may need to provide your personal data to government authorities and other insurance companies of any third parties involved. Please note this may include sharing Special Categories of Personal Data and Criminal Conviction Data. We will only share your personal data with the relevant third party for each element of processing a claim. If you have allowed us to, we will use your Location Data to assist us with information relating to any incident that has taken place. As use of such Location Data allows us to pinpoint more precisely exactly where you are we find that this can have an impact on how effectively we can deal with claims. |
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Performance of a contract with you
Necessary to comply with legal obligations Necessary for our legitimate interests |
6 | Breakdown Services | Where you have purchased breakdown cover from us we will need to manage this service and provide your personal details to a third party provider.
This may include the passing of your Location Data to a breakdown cover provider so they can get to you to assist. |
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Consent
Performance of a contract with you |
7 | To process in-App purchases including managing payments and collecting money owed to us | To enable us to take payment from you we will need to use and store your payment details, particularly when we set up a direct debit. |
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Consent
Performance of a contract with you Necessary for our legitimate interests |
8 | To arrange premium payment and premium finance arrangements | Where we are providing credit brokering services and offer you premium finance arrangements through lenders such as Premium Credit Limited and Close Brothers Limited, we need to provide your personal data to such credit and finance agencies to allow this to happen.
Please note any premium finance provider will perform a credit check when looking to enter into any arrangements with you. In terms of such arrangements we, and these lenders, are required to take special care in dealing with potentially vulnerable customers. A customer may be considered vulnerable, if for example they have recently lost their job and their income has become limited, or a customer has a condition which could impair their ability to make an informed decision in respect of entering into any arrangement for finance. To allow us and any lenders to ensure that we can properly assist such vulnerable customers and comply with our legal obligations, we may share with any lender if we suspect or know someone maybe vulnerable, this may consist of the sharing of Special Categories of Personal Data. |
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Consent
Performance of a contract with you Necessary to comply with legal obligations Necessary for our legitimate interests |
9 | Fraud prevention | Fraud costs the insurance industry and customers, significant sums of money every year and we therefore are always trying to minimise the impact it has and improve our systems.
In row 2 above you will see that we have set out a some of the processing that we carry out for fraud prevention. For this we will also use your Usage and Device Data, including your IP address to assist us in identifying potentially fraudulent activities. If we have reason to suspect fraud, or we have concerns with the truthfulness of the responses and accuracy of the personal data we are provided, we may exchange it with others, for example, other insurers (including their agents or service providers), credit agencies, premium credit finance, and fraud prevention agencies or other authorities, for example the Police. To help us check your identity and evaluate insurance risk we use LexisNexis. More information on how they collect and process your data, your right to object and other data protection rights can be found here https://risk.lexisnexis.com/group/processing-notices/insurance-services |
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Performance of a contract with you
Necessary to comply with legal obligations Necessary for our legitimate interests |
10 | CCTV usage for security at our premises | If you visit our offices CCTV is used for maintaining the security of property and premises and for preventing and investigating crime.
For these reasons the information processed may include visual images, personal appearance and behaviours of those attending our offices. Where necessary or required this information is shared with the data subjects themselves, employees and agents, service providers, police forces, security organisations and persons making an enquiry. |
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Necessary for our legitimate interests |
11 | Services which involve the use of a Dashcam | We may offer Services which are conditional on the use of Dashcams. These products may include or require the use of software and hardware to make the device(s) work.
When you purchased a Service involving the use of a Dashcam you would have consented to the Dashcam operator processing your personal information. To allow this Service to be arranged we will have shared your Contact Details with the Dashcam operator to allow them to arrange delivery of any necessary equipment. The personal information may also be shared with anti-fraud agencies and other government authorities in any jurisdiction where the Dashcam may be used. |
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Consent
Performance of a contract with you |
12 | Services which involve the use of a tracker | We may offer Services which are conditional on the use of a tracker at all times when your vehicle is in use. These products may include or require the use of software and hardware to make the device(s) work.
When you purchased a Service involving the use of a tracker you would have consented to the tracker operator processing your personal information. To allow this Service to be arranged we will have shared your Contact Details with the tracker operator to allow them to arrange delivery of any necessary equipment. Our trackers are providers by Tracker Network (UK) Ltd, and you can review its full privacy notice here https://www.tracker.co.uk/privacy. If your vehicle is stolen, when you have reported the theft to the police and to Tracker Network (UK) Ltd, Tracker Network (UK) Ltd will liaise with the police and share your information and details of the device’s location information with them, for the purpose of recovering your vehicle. |
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Consent
Performance of a contract with you |
13 | To deliver content and advertisements to you, to make recommendations to you about goods or services which may interest you, to measure and analyse the effectiveness of the advertising we serve you and to monitor trends so we can improve our App |
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Consent
Necessary for our legitimate interests |
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14 | Trustpilot | Trustpilot is a website which allows consumers to review businesses and the services and/or goods they provide. We use Trustpilot to help improve our customer experience. |
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Necessary for our legitimate interests |
15 | To administer and protect our business, websites and Apps including troubleshooting, data analysis and system testing | We may record information about your computer or mobile device, including hardware and software used and general location when you use or interact with our websites. We use this information to note your interest in our websites, the products and services we offer, and to improve our marketing strategies, customer journeys, and for anti-fraud purposes. |
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Necessary for our legitimate interests
For Location Data only – consent |
16 | Generally improving our processes:
Help train our staff and improve our customer service, websites and data bases Help us understand our customers and prospective customers Ask you to provide feedback to us on the products and services we provide Identify risk and manage risk exposure Develop, improve, and personalise the products we offer Develop and improve pricing and underwriting and risk selection strategies and processes Develop and improve our administration, security systems and insurance applications Promote responsible lending and help prevent over-indebtedness |
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Necessary for our legitimate interests
For Location Data only – consent |
In the provision of our insurance products, we will carry out automated decision-making to determine the basis upon which we are able to provide you with insurance, including whether or not we are able to offer you the option to pay for Services on a monthly credit basis. We will use all personal data we hold about you, which will include personal data collected from third party sources, to administer your insurance product.
We are unable to provide a quote or insurance products to you unless we carry out such automated decision-making as we need this process to allow us to calculate your insurance risk and therefore premium.
We may also use automated decision-making to help us tailor our marketing to you and ensure we make you aware of the most appropriate Services.
When you provide us with your personal data, we will share your personal data with the third parties set out below for the purposes set out in the Privacy Policy:
- Internal Third Parties which includes other companies in the Grove & Dean Group.
- External Third Parties such as those listed below by way of example:
- Underwriters;
- Insurance companies of those we may suggest you purchase a policy from;
- Insurance companies of third parties whom who may be involved in a claim with;
- DVLA;
- Professional advisors and auditors;
- Law enforcement agencies;
- Claims handlers;
- Ombudsmen;
- The MID and MIB;
- Credit reference agencies;
- Premium Finance providers and lenders;
- Card payment processors;
- Debt collection services;
- Mechanics, garages and body work specialists;
- Breakdown services;
- Any other party as referred to in this privacy notice.
- Third parties to whom we may choose to sell, transfer or merge parts of our business or our assets. Alternatively, we may seek to acquire other businesses or merge with them. If a change happens to our business, then the new owners may use your personal data in the same way as set out in this privacy policy.
In the performance of our activity as an insurance intermediary we may from time-to-time act as a Data Processor, for example where we collect or return premiums, or notify claims. We may also act under contract in order to service or administer insurance policies on behalf of other insurers or insurance intermediaries. Data Protection Laws set out that firms that process personal data must ensure they meet their relevant obligations. We ensure that when we act as a data processor, we have a suitable contract in place that describes our obligations in order to meet the requirements of the applicable data protection laws and regulations.
We may use your no claims discount information to check your entitlement, examine the potential risk in relation to your prospective policy and help prevent fraud. If we do this your information will be checked against the MIB database. Such searches may be carried out against you or the relevant person included on the proposal and may be carried out at point of quote and, if a policy is incepted, at the renewal stage.
To perform these searches, we may exchange information about you with LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The purpose is to check your entitlement and eligibility for a no claims discount and assist with identity verification, the prevention of fraud and risk analysis. Because checks can be made for named drivers you must inform any drivers you name know before sharing their information with us.
For privacy information and full details about the services LexisNexis provide to us please visit https://risk.lexisnexis.com/group/processing-notices/insurance-services
Some third parties are based outside the UK so their processing of your personal data will involve a transfer of data outside the UK, for example our software may be supported by companies outside of the UK.
Whenever we transfer your personal data out of the UK, we try to ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring at least one of the following safeguards is implemented:
- We will only transfer your personal data to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data.
- Where we use certain service providers, we may use specific contracts approved by the UK which give personal data the same protection it has in the UK.
All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Payment transactions carried out by us or our chosen third-party provider of payment processing services comply with PCI DSS security standards. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password that enables you to access certain parts of Our Sites, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator when we are legally required to do so.
By law we have to keep your information for six years after you cease being a customer to comply with our various obligations. In some circumstances we may need to keep your information longer, for example if there is a claim, dispute or other legal obligation.
In some circumstances you can ask us to delete your data, see below for further information.
In some circumstances we will anonymise your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
In the event that your insurance policy is cancelled or lapsed access to Our Sites and any accessible online accounts held by us shall cease.
Under certain circumstances you have the following rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data:
- Request access to your personal data (commonly known as a “data subject access request”).
- Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you.
- Request erasure of your personal data.
- Object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground as you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes. In some cases, we may demonstrate that we have compelling legitimate grounds to process your information which override your rights and freedoms.
- Request restriction of processing of your personal data. This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of your personal data in the following scenarios:
- if you want us to establish the data’s accuracy;
- where our use of the data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it;
- where you need us to hold the data even if we no longer require it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or
- you have objected to our use of your data but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it.
- Request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party.
- Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data. However, this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent. If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide our Services to you or it may change the basis upon which we provide Services. We will advise you if this is the case at the time you withdraw your consent.
You also have the right to ask us not to continue to process your personal data for marketing purposes.
You can exercise any of these rights at any time by contacting us using the information at the start of this Privacy Policy, which can be found here.
If you have any concerns about the way we process your personal information please contact us in the first instance. You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection issues:
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113 or 01625 54 57 45
Website: www.ico.org.uk
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during our relationship with you.
Security
We have policies and firewalls in place to safeguard the storage of your personal information from unauthorised access and improper use. Although we have security measures in place to protect your information which we monitor regularly, because of the Internet and its worldwide accessibility, we cannot guarantee that your information will remain at all times 100% secure. We therefore take no responsibility in relation to secure storage of your personal information.
Access to personal information on our website is by your user ID and password. Our security procedures are regularly monitored and reviewed.
Processing of quotations is via a secure server. Your browser should confirm this by showing a lock symbol in the bottom right hand corner.
Cookie policy
We use cookies on our site to track how you interact with our site. This information is then used to improve the user experience of the site in the future. Most websites you visit will also use cookies for the same reason.
Cookies are small text files, placed on your computer or mobile device by websites or sometimes emails. Each cookie is unique to your web browser. It will contain some anonymous information such as a unique identifier and the site name and some digits and numbers. It allows a website to remember things like information you have inserted and how you have behaved on a site.
We may at one time or another use three types of cookies on our websites:
- Session cookies that are deleted after each visit.
- Persistent cookies that remain in place across multiple visits to our sites.
- Third party cookies that are used by our approved business partners.
Internet Explorer – you can delete cookies as a Microsoft Internet Explorer user by clicking:
View Menu
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Delete Cookies
Mozilla Firefox – you can delete cookies as a Mozilla Firefox user by clicking:
Tools
Options
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Cookies (Click “Clear” button)
Google Chrome – you can delete cookies as a Google Chrome user by clicking:
Wrench icon on browser’s toolbar
Settings
Advanced Settings
Privacy Section – Click “Content Settings”
“Cookies” section choose “Delete” or “Block” Safari
Safari
Choose Preferences from Safari menu
Select Security icon
Press Show Cookies button
Select the Cookies to be deleted from the list
Press Delete button
This cookie enables us to assess all web traffic. This means we can improve your browsing experience by making informed decisions from the user data collected.
Our website uses conversion code tracking to establish whether an advertisement has driven an enquiry.
We use remarketing advertising to deliver targeting advertising messages to users that have previously shown an interest in our website. We apply strict rules to our remarketing campaigns so you will only be delivered targeted messages and are not bombarded with ad space.
The enquiry forms within the website captures a user’s data prior to form submission. This is so as we can further improve the user journey and also perform a customer service call (if needed) to ensure the user has obtained all of the information required from our website.
If you require any further information on cookies or how to delete them visit www.aboutcookies.org – please note this is an external website and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the information on this site.
Credit/Debit card transactions
We retain the card information you provide to us when payment is made on our website. This assists us in reducing fraud. Any refund we provide to you for any product you have purchased by card will be made back to the card account used to make the initial purchase. Where this is not possible we may choose an alternative method.
Policy terms and conditions
Introduction
The information that you have supplied or will supply in connection with quotations obtained and policies effected through this Website forms the basis of your application for insurance. You must check that this information and all other information and answers you provide are true and accurate and that you disclose all relevant facts. In the event of a claim or upon request, you must be able to substantiate all of the details that you have provided. In particular, you may be asked to evidence your driving licence information, proof of address, proof of installation of fitted vehicle immobiliser or tracker device, and proof of your No Claims Discount entitlement. If any information is incorrect or missing you must notify us immediately.
Failure to notify us of any errors, omissions or amendments could result in your insurance being invalid or a claim not being met.
Any insurance policy purchased through this Website will be subject to these Terms, the Insurance Terms & Conditions we provide to you and the full policy wording. Your policy will be issued as confirmation that cover has been issued, however, a sample copy of your insurer’s policy wording is available on this Website. Your policy will be issued based on the information that you gave to us and the declarations you have made and you are strongly advised to read your policy carefully, as it is this document, the schedule and/or certificate that form the insurance contract you have purchased. If you are in any doubt over the policy terms or conditions please seek our advice promptly.
We operate a two stage sales process which means that whether you buy your insurance online or accept an offer by our sales team you will be contacted by our support team who will check through your information to make sure it is correct and that you are eligible. For policies that are not bought online your insurance cover will not be effective until you have received a call from our support team and they have confirmed to you when cover is effective from. If you have any doubts about your cover or you have not received your policy documents after making a purchase please contact our customer services staff immediately.
We reserve the right to retain your certificate(s) of insurance until all payments due under the policy have been made. Any agreed facilities for payment of premiums by instalments will include our right to retain certificates of insurance until all such payments have been received. By accepting this agreement you agree that delivery of any certificate including certificates of motor insurance to us shall constitute delivery to yourself in accordance with United Kingdom law.
Cover cannot be granted in the absence of premium payment, or part thereof. In the event of an initial payment not being authorised, cover may not be deemed to have been afforded in any way. It remains your responsibility therefore to ensure that sufficient funds are available so that cover may commence.
Please note that we are only able to arrange insurance on this Website for individuals resident in the United Kingdom (excluding Northern Ireland), continuously for the past 12 months and all contracts arranged through our agency are subject to English Law.
The policies available on this Website are underwritten by a number of different insurers. You will be told which insurer is underwriting any particular policy before you decide to purchase your insurance and you will also be provided with details of the insurer. If you need to clarify anything before buying any insurance policy please contact us. Our opening hours are Monday to Friday 8:30am – 5:30pm.
Instalment Terms and Conditions
If you are eligible, we may be able to offer you the option to spread your payments under a credit scheme by introducing you to a third- party finance provider or an insurers’ instalment scheme. In providing this service we are a Credit Broker and not a Lender.
Paying for your insurance using premium finance will make the cost of your insurance more expensive compared to paying in full upfront. You should also be aware that the monthly instalments may not run for the full term of your insurance policy, for example typically an insurance contract will run for 12 months but you might pay 9, 10 or 11 instalments by direct debit.
Where applicable details of this service (including any other applicable charges) will be provided in the credit/scheme agreement that the financier will provide to you. We do not charge a fee to arrange direct debits but we may make an administration charge but the finance provider may make a facility charge, which will be explained to you when you arrange your policy, to cover the administration of the agreement throughout the term of your insurance policy.
Finance providers may also make additional charges which will be detailed in your credit agreement, for example:
• A facility fee to facilitate your agreement
• When you default on a payment
• If you change your payment dates
If you have chosen this method of payment, and fail to keep up repayments your insurance policy is at risk of cancellation.
Following cancellation, you will be liable for the immediate payment of any shortfall outstanding and we reserve the right to employ the service of debt recovery agents where necessary.
Please note that a finance agreement is a contract between you and the finance provider, and is separate to the insurance contract.
Please also note that in the event of a claim, any balance of the total amount payable shall become due immediately on demand.