Privacy Policy

EQUOTE does not sell or distribute your information beyond what is necessary to process your application. EQUOTE is committed to data security and protects your personally identifiable information.

How does EQUOTE use my information?

EQUOTE uses your personally identifiable information to prepare your insurance application. From this information, EQUOTE prepares instant online quotes (as available) using the rating methods of our participating insurance companies.
Unless you expressly give us permission to do so, or unless required by law, EQUOTE does not willfully use or disclose personally identifiable information. However, we may share aggregated statistical information about the use of the EQUOTE Web site with our participating insurance companies or business partners. Even in this case, individual users' personally identifiable information is not disclosed.

How do EQUOTE's participating insurance companies use my information?

All of the companies use the information you provide for one general purpose: to provide you with an accurate insurance premium quote. Personally identifiable information such as name, address, or Social Security number is collected as part of the process of requesting an insurance policy. Companies use your personally identifiable information in combination with other information you provide about your insurance needs.
However, the rating criteria may be different for each participating insurance company and each company may place different emphasis on particular aspects of your information. Where permitted by law, your personally identifiable information may also be used to request a credit report or your claims history from a third party, or to verify other information you have provided. EQUOTE does not control the privacy practices of our participating insurance companies.

When do you send my information to an insurance company? Do I have control over this?

Yes, you always have total control over whether EQUOTE sends your personally identifiable information to insurance companies, and to which companies this information is sent. Only after EQUOTE has received your paper application with your completed information, and signature, does that information get sent to the insurance carrier of your choice.

Does EQUOTE sell my information to other companies?

No. EQUOTE never resells, trades, leases or rents the personally identifiable information of our users to other companies.

Does EQUOTE store my information?

Yes. All information submitted through EQUOTE is stored on our servers. EQUOTE does not use this information except to process your request to provide quotes, or with your permission: to forward it to an insurance company when you request coverage, and to save in your password file in order for you to check the status of your application.

How does EQUOTE protect my information as it passes over the Internet?

Our online insurance application forms use the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol. With SSL, our information is encrypted as it travels between your computer and our servers. Encryption makes it exceedingly difficult for others to view your information.

Does EQUOTE use cookies?

Yes, for limited purposes only. "Cookies" are small text files saved on your computer's hard drive and stored in memory while your browser is running. Each time you visit the site, we may detect the type of operating system, internet browser and e-mail program you use. This allows us to notify you of potential problems with our applications and certain operating system/internet browser combinations. Determining the email program in use lets us send communications that are compatible with your system.

Does EQUOTE collect information from children?

EQUOTE does not knowingly solicit data from children nor do we knowingly market to children.

What do sites that have links to/from EQUOTE do with my information?

Other Web sites or business partners that have links on our site may collect personal information from you apart from EQUOTE. The information practices of these other Web sites are not covered by this privacy statement.