Last Updated on: 06-09-2023 12:30
Shory Insurance Brokers LLC understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, www.shory.com (“Our Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with our obligations and your rights under the law.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. By using “Our Site” you agree that the current version of the privacy policy applies to your use of the website.
In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:
| "Account" | Means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of our Site; |
| “Cookie” | “Cookie” means a small text file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site. Details of the Cookies used by Our Site are set out in Part 14, below; and |
| “Cookie Law” | Means the relevant parts of the applicable Privacy and Electronic Regulations; |
Our Site is owned and operated by Shory Insurance Brokers LLC.
We are the Insurance Broker (Shory Insurance Brokers LLC), authorised and regulated by Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates for insurance broking activity, under licence [287] and trade licence [CN-4315710]. Registered Address: Sky Tower, office 1006, Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that we have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
Personal data is generally defined by the Data Protection Legislation as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’.
Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers.
Under the Data Protection Legislation, you have the following rights, which we will always work to uphold:
a) The right to be informed about Our collection and use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy should tell you everything you need to know, but you can always contact us to find out more or to ask any questions using the details in Part 15.
b) The right to access the personal data we hold about you. Part 13 will tell you how to do this.
c) The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by us is inaccurate or incomplete. Please contact us using the details in Part 15 to find out more.
d) The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask us to delete or otherwise dispose of any of your personal data that we hold (except the date required to be hold for a certain period of time as per the law). Please contact us using the details in Part 15 to find out more.
e) The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data.
f) The right to object to us using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes.
g) The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal data to us directly, we are using it with your consent or for the performance of a contract, and that data is processed using automated means.
For more information about Our use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact us using the details provided in Part 15.
It is important that your personal data is kept accurate and up-to-date. If any of the personal data we hold about you changes, please keep us informed as long as we have that data.
If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint, we would welcome the opportunity to resolve your concerns ourselves, so please contact us first, using the details in Part 15.
Depending upon your use of Our Site, we may collect and hold some or all of your personal and non-personal data, using methods appropriate for the service and/or activity. Please also see Part 14 for more information about Our use of Cookies and similar technologies and Our Cookie Policy. We do not collect any ‘special category’ AND/OR personal data relating to children AND/OR data relating to criminal convictions and/or offences.
If you want more information on this, use the details in Part 15.
Under the Data Protection Legislation, we must always have a lawful basis for using personal data. The following table describes what we do:
| What we Do |
|---|
| Registering you on Our Site, Providing and managing your Account, Providing, and managing your access to Our Site. |
| Personalising and tailoring your experience on Our Site. |
| Supplying Our products AND/OR services to you. |
| Managing payments for Our products AND/OR services. |
| Communicating with you. Our site uses push notifications (through our App) as a channel of communication with our customers (you). (you may opt-out at any time by changing your notification settings in your account) |
| Marketing and marketing research, sharing your data with government agencies AND/OR other third parties to be able to provide you with our services. |
With you using our platform and/or were permitted by law, we may also use your personal data for marketing purposes, which may include contacting you by email AND/OR mobile number AND/OR push notifications (through our App) AND/OR text message with information, news, and offers on Our products AND/OR services. You will not be sent any unlawful marketing or spam, we will always work to fully protect your rights and comply with Our obligations under the Data Protection Legislation and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, and you will always have the opportunity to opt-out.
Third Parties whose content appears on Our Site may use third-party Cookies, as detailed below in Part 14. Please refer to Part 14 for more information on controlling cookies. Please note that we do not control the activities of such third parties, nor the data that they collect and use themselves, and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such third parties.
We will only use your personal data for the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected unless we reasonably believe that another purpose is compatible with that or those original purpose(s) and need to use your personal data for that purpose. If we do use your personal data in this way and you wish us to explain how the new purpose is compatible with the original, please contact us using the details in Part 15.
In some circumstances, where permitted or required by law, we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent. This will only be done within the bounds of the Data Protection Legislation and your legal rights.
We will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. Your personal data will therefore be kept as required by law.
We will only store or transfer your personal data OR store or transfer some of your personal data within the United Arab Emirates (the “UAE”). This means that it will be fully protected under the Data Protection Legislation.
The security of your personal data is essential to us, and to protect your data, we take a number of important measures, including the following:
We will use your information to manage your insurance with us, including underwriting, claims handling and statistical analysis. This may include disclosing your information within Shory Technology LLC, internal service providers, to insurance agents, brokers, insurance companies, reinsurers, and consultant agencies who are authorized by official authorities. We will not share any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes, subject to the following exception[s]:
In addition to your rights under the Data Protection Legislation, set out in Part 5, when you submit personal data via Our Site, you may be given options to restrict Our use of your personal data. In particular, we aim to give you strong controls on Our use of your data for direct marketing purposes (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in Our emails OR at the point of providing your details OR by managing your Account).
You may access certain areas of Our Site without providing any personal data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on Our Site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
If you want to know what personal data we have about you, you can ask us for details of that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held). This is known as a “subject access request”.
All subject access requests should be made in writing and sent to the email shown in Part 15.
Our Site may place and access certain first-party Cookies on your computer or device. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our products AND/OR services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits, keep track of the advertisements, and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies, but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
You can choose to delete Cookies on your computer or device at any time, however you may lose any information that enables you to access Our Site more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and personalisation settings.
To contact us about anything to do with your personal data and data protection, including to make a subject access request, please use the following details:
Email address: [support@shory.com].
Telephone number: [800 SHORY (74679)].
We (Shory) own or has license to use the trademarks, logos and service marks displayed on this website. These may not be copied, shared, or distributed from Shory website, without the prior written permission of Shory. You consent that you will be subject to liability and payment of liquidated damages to Shory if you make any kind of improper and contrary use of the terms and conditions mentioned here.
Materials on this website are protected by registration of copyright and trademark. No part of these materials may be modified, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, copied, distributed, or used in any other way for commercial or public purposes without Shory prior written consent.
NOTICE: The automotive images or video contained herein are owned by EVOX Productions LLC (“EVOX”) and are protected under United States and international copyright law.
We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time without notice or consent from you. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if we change Our business in a way that affects personal data protection.
You agree that the current version of the privacy policy applies to your use of the website.
Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.