BLAIS EXCESS & SURPLUS AGENCY OF TEXAS, LTD
PRIVACY STATEMENT

We respect your privacy. This Blais Excess & Surplus Agency of Texas, Ltd. (Blais), privacy policy outlines the information we collect on our Web sites, how we use it, and when it may be shared with others. The information collected will vary depending on the Blais Web site you are visiting, the pages you visit in the site, and the amount of information you voluntarily provide.

Contact Information

14643 Dallas Parkway, Suite 700
Dallas, TX 75254
(972) 818-4090 Phone (972) 818-4088 Fax
E-mail: phil@blaisexcess.com

Data Collection and Cookies

Our Web servers automatically recognize the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of visitors to our sites. We collect aggregate information on the dates and times people visit our sites, IP addresses, what pages visitors’ access or visit, operating systems and Web browsers visitors use to access our sites, and the sites that refer visitors to us (e.g., search engines). We also collect specific information volunteered by visitors, such as e-mail addresses, survey information, and/or site logons and registrations.

The information we collect is used to improve the content of our Web sites, monitor compliance with Terms of Use, customize the content and/or layout of our pages for individual visitors, notify visitors about updates to our Web sites, and to contact visitors for marketing purposes.
We use cookies for a variety of purposes, such as assisting in monitoring the demographics of our visitors, customizing the content and/or layout of our pages for individual visitors, and providing access to secure areas in some of our sites.

We do not partner with or have special relationships with any ad server companies wherein we would provide them with information regarding specific individual's activities on our sites.

E-mail Messages and Addresses

With one small exception, we will not sell or give your e-mail address to other companies or people. The exception is for other companies whose products or services you purchase through us. At that point, you also become their customer, and they may have a need for this information. Of course, we also reserve the right to transfer this information along with other assets in the event our company or our Web sites are ever purchased by or merged with another organization.

As a service for our visitors and customers, we publish various e-mail newsletters. Each newsletter is published on a specific schedule, and we send no additional e-mails to e-mail newsletter subscribers. Each newsletter issue includes specific instructions for removing your e-mail address from the mailing list.

We occasionally send customers who subscribe to our reference services in print, online, or on CD-ROM or who have attended our conferences e-mails with news about Blais or our products or services.

Postal Mail and Phone Contact

If you supply us with your postal address, you may receive periodic mailings from us with information on products and services or upcoming events. We may also share your postal address with other reputable companies.

If you supply us with your telephone number, you may receive telephone contact from us with information regarding products and services or upcoming events. With one small exception, we will not share your phone number with other companies. The exception is for other companies whose products or services you purchase through us. At that point, you also become their customer, and they may have a need for this information. Of course, we also reserve the right to transfer this information along with other assets in the event our company or our Web sites are ever purchased by or merged with another organization.

Making Changes or Opting Out

On request, we provide site visitors with access to unique identifier information (e.g., customer number or password) and contact information (e.g., name, address, phone number) that we maintain about them. We will also correct any inaccuracies in your contact information you bring to our attention.

On request, we offer you the ability to have inaccuracies corrected in contact information. You can have this information corrected by sending us e-mail at the above address. Please provide us with your name, postal address, and phone number.

If you do not wish for us to contact you or allow others to contact you in the manners noted above, we will add you to our do-not contact and/or do-not-share lists upon request.

Please make any of these requests by e-mail us, phoning our customer service department, or sending a letter to our postal address. So that we may honor your request, please identify yourself fully by including your exact name, postal address, e-mail address, and phone number.

Policy Changes

From time to time, we may use customer information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy policy. If our information practices change at some time in the future, we will post the policy changes to our Web site to notify you of these changes. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our Web site periodically.

In the event we do change our privacy policy, you may prevent your information from being used for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected by contacting use with e-mail, postal mail, or by phone. So that we may honor your request, please identify yourself fully by including your exact name, postal address, e-mail address, and phone number.

Security

Blais takes security seriously. We have implemented various security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information that we have collected from you.

Questions or Comments

If have questions about this privacy policy or if you feel that any Blais site is not following this policy, please contact us.