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You want to keep your personal information, well, personal. Here at AGIA Affinity (“AGIA”), we understand this and we work hard to keep information about your use of this website safe. Protecting your privacy when you use this website is our way of ensuring your trust in the programs we offer.
This Privacy Policy describes the personal information we collect and how we use that information that you may provide through this website. This notice contains the following sections:
1. Personal Information We Collect
2. How We Use Your Personal Information
A. Internal Uses
B. Disclosure to Third Parties
3. Do Not Track
4. Email
5. Links to Other Sites
6. Questions About Your Information
7. California Consumer Privacy Act: Privacy Policy for California Residents
A. Sale of Personal Information
B. Your Rights Under the California Consumer Privacy Act
C. Personal Information We Collect, Sources and How We Use It
D. Exercising Your Rights as a California Consumer
8. Revisions and Notification of Changes
California residents can reference Section 7 to find specific information about their privacy rights under the laws of the state of California.
We take the privacy of your personal information very seriously and we will use your personally identifiable information only in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. Personally Identifiable Information (“Personal Information”) means any information that could reasonably be used to identify you, including your name, address, birth dates, financial information, telephone number, social media contact information, or any combination of information that could be used to identify you. We will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information or a list of our customers to third parties. However, as described in more detail below, there are limited circumstances in which some of your information will be shared with third parties under strict restrictions, so it is important for you to review this Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to all services that are offered through the website.
By accepting this Privacy Policy, you expressly consent to our use and disclosure of your personal information in the manner described in this Privacy Policy. By consent, you are acknowledging that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to be bound by it. If you do not agree with the terms of the Privacy Policy, please do not access our website. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the terms of the website Terms of Service. The following discloses our website information gathering and use practices and is limited to the protection and use of personal information collected by us in the online environment. Your access to and use of our website are subject to this Privacy Policy and any other terms of use or policies posted by us.
Please review this privacy statement carefully to understand what information we collect on the website, how it is used, and how you can work with us if you have a concern about your privacy. Please note that this website is not designed for use by children nor does the website seek to collect information on children who may visit the site.
There is an opportunity on our website for you to voluntarily provide us with personal information for inquiring about AGIA’s business. For example, we will need personal information from you when you submit a question online, or request product information. This information includes your name and e-mail address. We use your voluntarily provided personal information to provide you exceptional service and to create a more meaningful visit for you at this website.
By providing us with personal information so we may assist you on this website, you are "opting-in" to receive future communication from the website concerning information on products, promotions, or other services that we believe would be of interest to you. If, at any time, you receive a communication from the website that is unrelated to a transaction you have initiated and you would like not be contacted again, please contact us using the procedures outlined below under "Questions About Your Information" to "opt-out" from future communications.
We reserve the right to use your personal information for market research purposes to better serve you but we will not sell your voluntarily provided information and will not share it with unauthorized persons or organizations.
When you visit this website, we collect and store non-identifying information about your visit. The information we collect may include the time and length of your visit, the pages you look at on our site, and the site you visited just before coming to ours. We may also record the name of your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or your Internet Protocol (IP) Address. We use this aggregate information to measure site activity as well as to generate ideas for enhancing our website to serve you. This information is not specific to any individual and is anonymized to prevent personal identification.
We collect, store and process your personal information on servers located in the United States. We use the information we collect about you in order to provide our services, process your transactions, and provide customer service. We provide access to personal information about our customers only to those employees who require it to provide our services, process customer payments and provide customer service.
I. Cookies. We may utilize website cookies to collect this information. A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier, which is sent to your browser from a website’s computer and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies can be used to provide you with a tailored user experience and to make it easier for you to use a website upon a future visit. We may include cookies on our website and use them to recognize you when you return to our website. You may set your browser so that it does not accept cookies; however, certain features of our sites may not function properly or be available if your browser is configured to disable cookies.
II. Web Beacons. Some pages on our site, as well as pages where our banner ads appear, and certain emails we send, may contain electronic images known as Web beacons, or single-pixel GIFs. These Web beacons collect certain types of non-personally identifiable information, such as a visitor's cookie number, time and date of a page view, and a description of the page where the Web beacon is placed. The Web beacons are used to compile and aggregate statistics that help us improve the effectiveness of our advertising and make our site easier to use. The information collected using these Web beacons does not identify individual users to our site.
This website does not sell or rent any of your personal information to affiliates or unaffiliated third parties. We will not share any of your personal information with third parties except in the circumstances described below or with your permission.
• We disclose personal information with third parties that we in good faith believe is appropriate to cooperate in investigations of suspected fraud or other illegal activity, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or to conduct investigations of violations of the website’s Terms of Use or the Terms of Service Agreement, or as otherwise required by law.
• Certain federal, state and local laws or government regulations may require us to disclose non-public personal information about you. In these circumstances, we will use reasonable efforts to disclose only the information required by law, subpoena or court order to be disclosed.
• We disclose information to your agent or legal representative (such as the holder of a power of attorney that you grant, or a guardian appointed for you).
• As with any other business, it is possible that in the future we could merge with or be acquired by another company. If such an acquisition occurs, the successor company would have access to personal information maintained by us, including customer account information, but would continue to be bound by this Privacy Policy unless and until it is amended.
• As otherwise permitted by federal or state law.
Some internet browsers offer the user a “Do Not Track” technology. The Do Not Track (DNT) header is the HTTP header field DNT that requests that a web application disable either its tracking or cross-site user tracking of an individual user. At the current time, this website does not have the capability of recognizing a “Do Not Track” request.
The website does not automatically recognize your e-mail address. You only receive e-mail from us if you check a box indicating an interest in a particular e-list or if you provide an e-mail address for a customer service inquiry and need an answer via e-mail. We collect the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us via e-mail and online forms, including those who specifically check a box to subscribe on our online forms (for example, request for information on this website). Any user who signs up for e-mails can unsubscribe or manage his/her subscription by linking to the personal URL e-mailed to all subscribers. Every e-mail sent also includes information about how to stop receiving e-mails from us. We do not share the e-mail addresses we collect with similar benefits organizations.
For the convenience of our visitors and customers, this website may contain links to other sites. While we generally try to link only to sites that share similar high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the content, products or services offered or the privacy and security practices employed by these other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by this website.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or your personal information, please contact AGIA customer service at (800) 424-5181. If you would prefer to communicate with us by regular mail, please use the following address: AGIA Affinity Office of Administration P.O. Box 26450 Phoenix, AZ 85068 To protect your privacy, any personal information we obtain from you is protected using the best available technology. Your product information requests are encrypted when sent to our customer service center for fulfillment; we use a secure server to safeguard the information you provide to us when asking a customer service question and when you enroll online; and all online enrollment information fulfilled by our customer service center is protected by Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to ensure your data is encrypted and safe from view by unauthorized parties. In order to ensure secure web pages in your browser using SSL, we've acquired a security certificate from one of the Internet's leaders in secure web technology verification. The Security Certificate SecureSite seal ensures that we are handling all of your transaction information securely and with the utmost care.
This section describes the rights of California residents under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). The CCPA requires that we provide privacy information to California residents and we use this separate section to ensure compliance with the CCPA’s requirements.
Personal Information is information that identifies, relates to or could reasonably be linked with a particular California resident or household. We do not sell your personal information. The CCPA requires disclosure of this fact.
I. Rights and Choices Regarding Personal Information Disclosures
You may have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of personal information over the last twelve months.
Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you the following: a.) the categories of personal information we collected about you; b.) the categories of sources for the personal information we collected about you; c.) our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling that personal information; d.)the categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information; e.) the specific pieces of personal information we collected about you; and f.) if we sold or disclosed your personal information for a business purpose certain list information will be disclosed.
II. Right to Opt-Out
AGIA does not sell your personal information, and is therefore not required to create an opt-out option.
III. Right to Non-Discrimination
AGIA will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights under the CCPA. Examples of discrimination could be charging you inflated rates, denying you service or delivering a poor level of customer service for exercising your rights. Any acts of discrimination are prohibited by the CCPA and AGIA will not engage in them.
IV. Right to Delete Personal Information
You have the right to request that we delete the personal information that we have collected about you. We will comply with all requests, except in cases where such deletion would render your requested product unusable, in which case AGIA will work closely with you to achieve satisfactory results. AGIA may also deny data deletion requests if legal or regulatory obligations prevent us from doing so or if we have reason to believe the request is fraudulent.
Sections 1 and 2 of our privacy policy outline the personal information we collect, its sources and how we use it for all consumers we interact with, including California residents. In effect, it is used to provide and manage products and services we provide and support our everyday operations, including risk management, legal and compliance requirements.
You, or a person authorized by you to act on your behalf, or an entity registered with the California Secretary of State and authorized by you to act on your behalf, can make a request regarding your personal information under the CCPA. You may also make a request on behalf of your minor child.
If you would like to exercise your right to request a copy of your personal information or your right to delete your personal information, please contact AGIA customer service by calling (800) 424-5181, or utilize regular mail by using the following address:
AGIA Affinity
Office of Administration
P.O. Box 26450
Phoenix, AZ 85068
We reserve the right to change or supplement this Privacy Policy at any time by posting the changes on this website. By using this website, you accept the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and you agree to review this Privacy Policy from time to time to stay informed of changes that may occur. This Privacy Policy also applies to personal information that we maintain on former customers. If we make any changes regarding disclosure of personal information to third parties, we will attempt to contact you prior to the date the modified policy is scheduled to take effect. We will post notice of the new Privacy Policy from the privacy links on our website. Your use of the website following such change constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by the Privacy Policy as changed.
Terms of Service
Important
Please Read This Entire Agreement Carefully
You must agree to these Terms of Service ("Agreement") in order to enter into a transaction on this website. Please read this Agreement carefully.
The terms and conditions set forth in our Privacy Policy are hereby incorporated into this Agreement.
The Program Administrator provides this website, (collectively "Website" or "Site") the materials and services to you as a user conditioned upon and subject to your acceptance of this Agreement. By using and/or accessing this site or its services, you acknowledge that you have read, understand, and agree to be legally bound by this agreement.
Definitions
The following defined terms are used in these Terms of Services:
"Program Administrator" means the entity that is offing and providing services through this website (collectively "Program Administrator" or "Administrator" or "we" or "us").
"Carrier" means the insurance products described on this site are underwritten by reputable, licensed Underwriting Carrier(s).
"Service Provider" means service products are offered by a variety of reputable, approved vendors and their affiliates.
"Payee" means the merchant or other entity to which you authorize a bill payment to be directed.
"Payee Account" means the billing account with the merchant or other entity to which you authorize a bill payment to be directed. It may be represented by an account number, policy number, access number or code, or other number used by the merchant to identify your account.
"Payment Instruction" means your instruction and authorization to the program administrator to make a bill payment to a payee.
"Payment Account" means the bank account that you authorize the program administrator to debit by electronic funds transfer when you make your bill payment using account information from your personal checking or savings account.
"Payment Card" means the credit card or debit card that you instruct your program administrator to charge to pay your bill payment.
"Business Day" means Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Reserve holidays.
Bill Payment Service
When you initiate a Payment instruction, you authorize your program administrator to charge your payment card or debit your payment account and remit funds to the payee. If we are unable to obtain funds for a bill payment for any reason associated with your payment card or payment account (for example, there is not a sufficient balance available on your payment card or in your payment account to cover the transaction), then we will not be able to complete your bill payment transaction. If there is a problem in processing your payment instruction, the program administrator may attempt to contact you, using the telephone number you have provided.
If the program administrator makes a bill payment to your payee account but is unable to obtain funds for that payment from your payment card or payment account, you agree that your bill payment to your payee account will be reversed.
You agree that from time to time the payment services contemplated under this agreement may be inaccessible or inoperable for any reason, including, without limitation: (i) equipment malfunctions; (ii) periodic maintenance procedures or repairs which may be undertaken from time to time; or (iii) causes beyond the program administrators control or which are not reasonably foreseeable to the program administrator.
Our Liability for Failure to Complete Transactions
The program administrator will use commercially reasonable efforts to process your bill payments in accordance with your Payment Instructions. However, we shall incur no liability if a bill payment is not made in a timely manner or if it is unable to complete any payments initiated by you through the Bill Payment Service because of the existence of any one or more of the following circumstances:
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY
In the absence of any of the exclusions set forth above, it shall be the program administrator's responsibility to correct any transactions not completed in accordance with your payment instructions. In the event that the program administrator is unable to correct the transaction, we shall refund the amount of funds received from you and this refund shall constitute your sole remedy. In no event shall the program administrator's liability to you ever exceed the amount of funds that we receive from your payment account or payment card for a bill payment. THE FOREGOING SHALL CONSTITUTE THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS ENTIRE LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. THE USE OF THIS PAYMENT SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. IN NO EVENT SHALL [PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR] BE LIABLE FOR ANY OTHER LOSS, INJURY, OR DAMAGES, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS (EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE BILL PAYMENT SERVICE. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPLICITLY SET FORTH HEREIN, WE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM AND YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AND THE SAME ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED FROM THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND ALL TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. SOME STATES PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THUS THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
User Authentication and Security
The Bill Payment Service has been designed in compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards so that no one can access your payment account without proper user authentication. If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your personal information, including your Payment Account Number, and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities you initiate or that you authorize to be initiated or that are authorized utilizing your payment account or from your computer. You are solely responsible for all bill payments you authorize using the Bill Payment Service. If you permit other persons to use the Bill Payment Service or your bill payment authentication responses or other means to initiate a payment instruction on your behalf, you are solely responsible for any transactions they authorize.
If you believe that your authentication information or other personal information have been lost or stolen or that someone may attempt to use the Bill Payment Service without your consent, you must notify us at once by calling the program administrator at (800) 424-5181 during normal customer service hours.
Errors and Questions
In case of errors or questions about your transactions, you need to contact us as soon as possible.
1. Telephone us at the program administrator (800) 424-5181 during normal customer service hours.
2. Write us at: Program Administrator
Office of Administration
P.O. Box 26450
Phoenix, AZ 85068
Charges
Transaction charges, if any, for using the Bill Payment Service may vary depending upon the Payee and permissible charges allowed in a particular state. These charges will be disclosed to you prior to your payment instruction. By submitting your payment instruction, you agree to pay these transaction charges. There may be a charge for additional transactions and other optional services. You agree to pay such charges and authorize the program administrator to charge your designated payment card or debit your payment account for these amounts and any additional charges that may be incurred by you. You are responsible for any and all fees and charges that you may incur.
Governing Law
These Terms of Services shall be governed by the laws of the state of California without regard to that state's conflicts of laws provisions and by applicable Federal laws and regulations.
Waivers
No delay or omission by us in exercising any rights or remedies under these Terms of Services will impair such right or remedy or be construed as a waiver of any such right or remedy. If we exercise any right or remedy, in whole or in part, that exercise will not prevent us from any further or future exercise of such right or remedy or any other right or remedy. No waiver will be valid unless in writing signed by us.
Disclosures & Consent to Electronic Transactions / Electronic Signature
User Representations
You represent and warrant to the program administrator that: (a) you over the age of eighteen (18) and have the power and authority to enter into an perform your obligations under this agreement; (b) all information provided by you to the program administrator is truthful, accurate and complete; (c) you are the authorized signatory of the credit or charge card provided to pay fees contemplated herein; (d) you shall comply with all of the terms and conditions of this agreement; and (e) you have provided and will continue to provide accurate and complete registration information, including, without limitation, your legal name, address and telephone number.
Additional Terms and Conditions
The program administrator provides information and services on this Website, and all layouts, materials, designs, and images on this Website are copyrighted or proprietary to the particular program administrator, its affiliated companies and/or third party service providers. As a condition of your use of this Website and the services, you agree that you will not use the contents of this Website in any other website or in a network computer environment. All uses of this website apart from educational, informational and enrollment purposes are strictly prohibited.
In addition, as a further condition of your use of this website and the services, you agree that you will not use the website or services to infringe the intellectual property rights of the program administrator in any way; use the website or services to modify or manipulate the website or services or any of the program administrators hardware or software to invade the privacy of, or obtain private information concerning any enrollee or applicant of the carrier/service provider or to erase or damage any information contained on the computer or the information of any user connected to this website or the services, or to reveal any portion of this website or the services. Furthermore, you agree that you will not use the website or services to introduce viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other malicious, destructive or harmful codes or programs, and you agree that you will take every precaution not to introduce these harmful codes into the website and services.
You agree that the materials and services on this website are provided "as is" and for informational purposes only. You understand that neither the carrier, the service provider nor the program administrator makes any representations or warranties that the materials are suitable for your needs, are complete, timely, reliable, or are free from errors, inaccuracies or typographical mistakes. The information contained on this website was believed to be accurate at the time it was placed on the website. The carrier, service provider and the program administrator periodically update the information on the website, but disclaim any responsibility to do so. Therefore, you understand and agree that the carrier, service provider and the program administrator take no responsibility for the timeliness, accuracy or applicability of the information at the time it may be accessed and that the carrier, service provider and the program administrator disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability of fitness for a particular purpose or of non-infringement of other's rights.
You understand and agree that neither the carrier, nor the service provider, nor the program administrator is engaged in rendering legal, tax, insurance benefits or any other advice through this website or services. Your insurance needs are highly individual, and the carrier, the service provider and the program administrator do not represent themselves as giving financial advice or advice on your individual insurance needs through this website and services. You understand and agree that you should consult your own attorney and financial advisor(s) for advice in these areas.
You understand and agree that the information on the carrier's insurance products or the service provider products as described in this website is not complete and does not change or affect the insurance policies or service agreements as actually issued. Although you have been provided with a description of benefits, you understand for insurance products, that only the insurance policy issued to the policyholder (your association) can fully describe all of the provisions, terms, conditions, limitations and exclusions of your insurance coverage. In the event of any difference between the information on the website and services, the benefit highlights, and the insurance policy, the terms of the insurance policy apply.
For insurance products, you understand and agree that insurance will not be valid or in force with respect to you or your dependents if any such person is not eligible in accordance with the terms of the program administrator policy issued to your association/policyholder. You acknowledge and agree that if program administrator participation requirements are not met, the insurance policy will not be issued and the elected coverage(s) will not be in force.
You understand that this website and the payment services contemplated hereunder may be performed by third-party vendors.
If any provision of this agreement is determined to be illegal or unenforceable, then such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the other provisions will remain fully effective and enforceable.
By enrolling you acknowledge that you have read the Program Administrator Privacy Policy on the program administrator's website.
Revisions
We reserve the right to change or supplement this Terms of Service Agreement at any time by posting the changes on this web site. By using this web site, you accept the terms and conditions of this Terms of Service Agreement and you agree to review this Terms of Service Agreement from time to time to stay informed of changes that may occur. This Terms of Service Agreement also applies to personal information that we maintain on former customers.