Privacy
Statement
Chubb’s
Internet Privacy Policy
At
Chubb, we respect the privacy of our customers and our web
site visitors. We do use information you provide to better
serve your insurance needs. We also recognize that this information
belongs to you and that we must treat it accordingly. The
following statement spells out our privacy policy in more
detail. The policy applies to www.chubb.com and other sites
on the World Wide Web owned and operated by The Chubb Corporation
and its subsidiaries.
Our
Use of Personal and Non-Personal Information
We
collect two kinds of information about our on-line visitors,
personal and non-personal information. Visitors are not required
to register to access the public pages of Chubb’s sites. Non-personal
information is collected to track the total number ofguests
visiting Chubb sites and to guide our efforts to improve our
sites. The non-personal information monitored includes: the
browser type and operating system being used by our visitors;
the areas of the sites visited; the date and time of access;
the host or service-provider information, and the identification
of the referring site. This information is used exclusively
for our internal purposes and is not disclosed to any third
parties.
Personal
information that can identify a visitor, such as name, address
or policy information, is collected only when voluntarily
offered and solely for purposes that are clearly identified
on our sites. Access to pages with content specific to agents,
brokers or customers is password-protected and requires pre-registration.
Personal information acquired through registration is kept
confidential and will not be disclosed to third parties expect
as may be required by law. Chubb does not seek personal information
from children.
Our
Use of Customer Information
Chubb’s
policy is to limit access to customer information to those
who need it to serve customers’ insurance needs. We do not
disclose customer information to third parties other than
our agents and brokers, except as necessary to conduct business,
e.g., settling claims. We do not conduct direct on-line or
telephone sales programs to our customers using information
obtain from our websites without prior consent.
Our
Use Of "Cookies"
Chubb
may place an electronic "cookie" in the browser files of a
guest's computer. Cookies are pieces of information that a
web site transfers to an individual's computer hard drive
for record-keeping purposes. Cookies themselves do not enable
us to access any personal information about our visitors;
however, they do allow Chubb to analyze guests' use of our
sites. This analysis helps us better understand which areas
of our sites are most useful and popular so we can plan improvements
and updates accordingly. Chubb does not use cookies to retrieve
information from a visitor's computer that was not originally
sent in a cookie.
@chubb.
requires pre-registration and is password-protected. All applications
within @chubb. use non-persistent cookies (information stored
in memory and never written to your physical computer) to
identify yourself and your access rights. This information
is used to access your account information and to enable us
to deliver to you a better and more personalized service.
Cookies are set when you "Log On" and are erased when you
"Log Out", close your browser, or turn off your computer
By
using this site, you signify your consent to Chubb's on-line
privacy policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please
do not use this site. We reserve the right, at our discretion,
to update, change, modify, add, or remove portions of this
policy from time to time. Any changes to this privacy policy
will be promptly disclosed in this area.
|