Ownsurance Privacy Policy

We at Ownsurance value the importance of protecting your personal information and we subscribe to the principles as
outlined in Section 51 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 2002.
Personal information for the purpose of this document means all information specific to you, which are provided to
Ownsurance Brokers via the internet.

In other words information that identifies you. This includes for example the following personal information that you may provide to Ownsurance Brokers to obtain inter alia a quotation:

  • Your name and surname
  • Company name &Company VAT & Company Registration number
  • Number of vehicles
  • Goods in transit
  • Claims history
  • E-mail address
  • Contact numbers

At Ownsurance Brokers we value the information you choose to provide and which we collect from you, and will take
reasonable steps to protect your personal information from loss, misuse or unauthorized alteration.
The information we maintain concerning you is stored in databases that have built-in safeguards to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of that information.
However, please note that Ownsurance Brokers cannot guarantee the security of any personal information that you
disclose online. When you use the on-line services provided by us, you will be given a user name and password. You must always keep this information secret and ensure that it is not disclosed to anyone.

Whenever you use this website, complete a quotation or application form or contact us electronically, we will process and collect your personal information.

We at Ownsurance Brokers will use your personal information only as appropriate in the normal course of business. The
following are reasons why we would collect your personal information:

  • To identify you
  • For us to process your instructions to us
  • To manage your policy
  • Compliance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa
  • Detecting fraud

Ownsurance Brokers does not permit the selling or providing of personal information to third parties for independent use.
At Ownsurance Brokers we may however share your personal information with our partners if that information is required to provide you with a product or services requested by you. Our business partners will adhere to using your personal information as directed by Ownsurance Brokers.

We will disclose your personal information only when required to do so

  • by any regulatory authority (Financial Sector Conduct Authority – FSCA) for the various financial sectors
  • to comply with any regulation passed under relevant legislation, or any legal process
  • to protect and defend Ownsurance Broker’s rights and property (including Intellectual Property), or
  • when you have expressly authorised Ownsurance Brokers to do so

We may also contact you about our products which we believe may be of interest to you. If you at any stage, after you
have given us your consent, change your mind and no longer wish us to contact you about our Ownsurance products, we will respect your decision. You will always be given the opportunity to instruct us to remove your contact details from our mailing list.
Ownsurance Brokers reserves the right in our sole discretion to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time and you agree that you will review the terms of this Privacy Policy whenever you visit our website for any such amendments.
This Privacy Policy will be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of
South Africa.
When you do visit our website and in the process provide us with your personal information you will be agreeing to the
provisions set out above.
You also authorise Ownsurance Brokers to act on the information that you send electronically. Ensure that you have read and understood the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy before you provide us with your personal information.