Privacy Notice

PRIVACY NOTICE – TIMOTHY B. CLOSE INSURANCE AGENCY, LLC

Your privacy is very important to us.

Timothy B. Close Insurance Agency LLC is licensed in PA, MD, WV, and VA.  The notice applies to individuals who obtain insurance quotes, products, or services through Timothy B Close Insurance Agency, LLC

Purpose of this Notice

Title V of the Gramm-Leach Bliley ACT (GLBA) generally prohibits any financial institution, directly, or through its affiliates from sharing nonpublic personal information about you with a non-affiliated third party unless the institution provides you with a notice of its privacy policies and practices, such as the type of information that it collects about you and the categories of persons or entities to whom it may be disclosed.  In compliance with the GLBA, we are providing you with this document, which notifies you of the privacy policies and practices of Timothy B Close Insurance Agency LLC

PRACTICES TO PROTECT YOUR DATA

  1. Information we collect directly from you or other pertinent sources in order to provide you coverage you have requested and to service your insurance policy can include by not be limited to: name, address, social security number, claims history, MVR, credit reports, or policy coverages.  Information obtained from others may include consumer reporting, claims history, inspections, appraisals as well as information from lienholders. 
  2. The information that we collect about you will only be used to provide, enhance, or update the insurance protection that you have asked us to propose or place for you.  This information may be shared only with affiliated companies or brokers as required to provide, propose, or remarket insurance protection.  Timothy B Close Insurance Agency, LLC will not discuss or share your information with any other person or entity unless requested by your or compelled by court order. 
  3. Your information will be accessible only by those employees who need the information in order to place or service your insurance protection.  We meet or exceed the privacy protections required by law, our company partners, & prudent business practices.  We value trust you have placed in us and go to great lengths to safeguard you and your personal information.  Thank you for your business and your trust.
  4. If you terminate insurance with Timothy B Close Insurance Agency LLC, or your policy lapses, cancels, or becomes inactive, we will continue to treat your personal information in accordance with this privacy disclosure.  We may not collect or disclose all of the categories of information described in this Notice in every transaction, only those that specifically apply to you and your insurance needs will be collected when applicable.
  5. No coverage may be added, changed, or bound as a result of submitting a request for information or quotation of insurance.  Completion and or submission of a quote request form does not constitute the purchase of insurance, nor does it represent any agreement to provide coverage under any insurance policy.  All coverages must be confirmed by the agency in writing subject to an acceptable signed application and receipt of the proper payment while meeting the underwriting guidelines of the Insurance Company providing coverage. 

If you have any questions about this information or concerns about your personal information, please contact agency principal Aaron Close at 304-258-3900 during normal business hours.

Timothy B Close Insurance Agency, LLC
134 W Main St
Hancock, MD 21750