We at 1Cover NZ Limited are committed to protecting your privacy. The purpose of this Privacy Statement is to notify you how we will manage your personal information. It is shorter than our full Privacy Policy which is set out below. Our Privacy Policy contains more detailed information about how we collect and store your personal information, how to access and correct the information we hold about you and how to make a privacy related complaint about a breach of the Privacy Act 1993 and Information Privacy Principles, including how we will deal with your complaint.
The main purposes for which we collect your personal information, including sensitive information like medical information, is to:
Other purposes include to:
If you make a claim, we may collect your information from others, such as:
We may disclose your personal information to:
If you don’t provide us with full information, we can’t arrange insurance for you or assist with a claim, and you may breach your duty of disclosure.
We may disclose your personal information overseas to anyone involved in the basis of your claim, including the people listed above like medical and emergency service providers. Presently these recipients are located in the U.K., and New Zealand. If a recipient is not regulated by laws that protect your information in a way that is similar to the Privacy Act, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that they protect your information in the same way we do or seek your consent before disclosing your information to them.
We at 1Cover.co.nz are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993 and, Information Privacy Principles (IPP). As a result we take the security of your personal information very seriously.
The following information should answer all your questions regarding our collection, handling, use and disclosure of your personal information. It also deals with how you can complain about a breach of the privacy laws, how you can access the personal information we hold and how to have that information corrected.
In order for us to service you effectively we will require your name, gender, contact details, address, credit card details and also may collect bank account, employment history, contact telephone number which is necessary if a situation arises where we need to urgently contact you. We may also require additional information to service emergency requests, medical issues and Claims.
There are several ways we collect your personal data across the website, call centre, mobile website, App, Claims team, Assistance team and associated appointed third- party agents. This information may be directly collected on a website or via speaking to our team at the contact centre. We use the data to help your customer journey and ensure we can deal with you quickly and efficiently. For example:
An e-mail address to send you immediate confirmation of your purchase of the insurance, and any other messages relevant to your policy.
A Phone Number to send you an SMS confirming your purchase of the insurance and any other messages relevant to your policy.
Details of your travel plans, the names and age category of the persons you wish to insure and certain medical information in respect of those persons.
This allows us to ensure you are eligible for the cover we offer and to arrange for a valid policy to be issued to you.
We will never collect sensitive information about you without your explicit consent. We will contact you by email, phone or SMS to remind you that your travel insurance quote is still pending if you have requested an insurance quote from us.
From time to time, we will use your contact details to send you direct marketing communications including offers, updates and newsletters that are relevant to the services we provide. We always give you the option of electing not to receive these communications in the future. You can unsubscribe by notifying us and we will no longer send these communications to you.
For Claims and medical assessments, we may collect your details from family members, groups, associations, Doctors, Medical Staff, insurance brokers, legal advisors that covers you, or is instructed by you to deal with us.
If you nominate individuals to be covered by your insurance policy, you should direct them to this Privacy Policy and make them aware of the content of any privacy notice we provide you.
We will only send your personal information outside New Zealand
For policies incepting on and after 12th October 2023
We will never give your information to an outside organisation, unless we need to in order to assist in arranging your insurance, the disclosure is explained below, or it is required by law.
When you use our website to obtain insurance:
Information you supply for travel insurance will be supplied to the insurer for our travel insurance products, HDI Global Specialty SE - New Zealand.
We may also need to provide your personal information to insurers when you make a claim on your policies. Insurers are required to protect your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993 and the Information Privacy Principles in the same manner which we are.
Because of the nature of travel insurance and the destination of your travel, it may be necessary to provide your details to companies located overseas in order to assist you (e.g. emergency assistance providers). By purchasing a policy that includes the possibility of travel outside of New Zealand, you recognise that we or insurers may provide the information to companies located overseas.
We may also provide your information to contractors who supply services to us (e.g. claims investigators, data houses).
If you would like more information about HDI Global Specialty SE, (the insurer’s) privacy policy, please visit: https://www.hdi.global/en-au/legal/privacy/
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For policies incepted prior to 12 October 2023, the insurer on our travel insurance products was Lloyds of London.
Lloyd’s privacy policy can be found here:
https://assets.lloyds.com/media/2756abc7-b90b-4e49-9b58-1fb7f454ea9c/Lloyd's%20Australia%20Privacy%20Notice.pdf
For policies incepting prior to 1 December 2018, the insurers on our travel insurance products was Arch Insurance.
Arch’s privacy policy can be found here:
https://www.archcapgroup.com/Portals/0/misc/Arch%20Insurance%20Australia%20-%20Privacy%20Policy.pdf
We strive to maintain the reliability, accuracy, completeness and currency of the personal information we hold and to protect its privacy and security. We keep personal information only for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected or to comply with any applicable legal or ethical reporting or documentation retention requirements.
We hold your information in on our computer systems or databases, which may involve storing data on storage or computer systems provided by third party suppliers; in paper records; and/or in telephone recordings.
We use the very latest, industry standard Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to protect your personal information when you supply it via our website. This technology encrypts the information you enter, prevents other computers impersonating your computer and prevents third parties reading or changing your information as it travels over the Internet. If you are unhappy about entering your payment information on-line, then you are more than welcome to request a callback from our friendly sales team to finalise your booking.
In some cases, your information may be archived and sent to an external data storage provider for a period of time. We use storage providers located in Australia who are regulated by the Privacy Act and the Australian Privacy Principles as well as some storage providers located overseas.
Upon receipt of your written request and enough information to allow us to identify the information, we will disclose to you the personal information we hold about you. We will also correct, amend or delete any personal information that we agree is inaccurate, irrelevant, out of date or incomplete.
If you wish to access or correct your personal information please write to our Privacy Officer, at 1Cover Travel Insurance, PO Box 6798 Baulkham Hills NSW 2153 Australia, or at [email protected].
Where we hold information that you are entitled to access, we will try to provide you with suitable means of accessing it (for example, by mailing or emailing it to you). We reserve the right to charge an administration fee for the costs of retrieval, supply of any requested information. We will not charge for making the request and will not charge for making any corrections to your personal information.
In some limited cases, we may need to refuse access to your information or refuse a request for correction. We will advise you as soon as possible after your request if this is the case and the reasons for our refusal.
Cookies and anonymous data
Technology is employed to improve your customer journey, quote for insurance policies, cut times to identifying your IP address, record your data and time of visit, the pages you visited, the device and browser you are using. We use this for statistical analysis and improving the experience, content, quote process and website, App functionality. We also do this to ensure against fraud, misuse.
Cookies which are small pieces of information that are transferred from visiting a web pages are used to help recognise you and the computer you are using and ensure a seamless customer journey. Cookies do not damage your computer and are ways to collect anonymous data to help improve website functionality and performance. Cookies can also be used to retarget adverts to you.
If you believe your privacy may have been prejudiced, or if you have concerns about whether we have complied with the Privacy Act or our Privacy Policy when collecting or handling your personal information you have the right to make a complaint about the matter. You should do so by contacting our Privacy Officer, at 1Cover Travel Insurance, PO Box 6798 Baulkham Hills NSW 2153 Australia, or at [email protected].
We will respond to your complaint and investigate the matters raised in accordance with our Data Breach Policy and respond in accordance with our Data Breach Response Plan. We will endeavor to resolve your complaint within 30 days. If we are unable to resolve your complaint within this time, you may take your complaint to the Privacy Commissioner
https://www.privacy.org.nz/your-rights/how-to-complain/
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner
PO Box 10094
Wellington
New Zealand 6143
Tel: 0800 803 909.
By using our website to assist with your insurance needs, you consent to the collection and use of the information you have provided to us for the purposes described above.
1Cover sends transactional SMS messages to customers once they have purchased a 1Cover Travel Insurance Policy; they include essential details about the cover.
1Cover send transactional SMS messages to customers once:
- They have purchased a policy.
- They are about to depart.
- They are due to extend their policy
By purchasing a 1Cover policy either via phone or the website. 1Cover transactional SMS messages are not mobile spam. The service is not a recurring message program.
1Cover transactional SMS messages are complimentary, however Message & Data rates may apply. Depending on your text plan, you may be charged by your carrier.
1Cover transactional SMS messages include important details that by law we must provide.
THIS PRIVACY POLICY WAS UPDATED ON 12th OCTOBER 2023
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