Prudential Group Insurance Internet Privacy Statement
The Prudential Insurance Company of America respects your privacy, and we are committed to protecting it. We provide this privacy statement to tell you how we do that.
This privacy statement applies solely to Prudential's Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) Self Service website. It does not apply to any linked sites. To learn about the privacy policy of a linked site, please refer to the privacy statement for that site.
There are times when you may choose to give us personal information about you. For example, you may ask that a Prudential representative call you. We need certain information from you so we can respond to your request. Many of our customers also register for online access to their account information. In order to register for online access, we need information from you to register you and authenticate you for this access.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily give us, and site visitorship data, on this website.
Prudential's Group Insurance collects personal information such as account number, PIN, ZIP code, and date of birth that registered users provide when they access our websites. Our website has security safeguards that are designed to protect any personal information that is provided via the Internet.
Site visitorship data is data about the way a website is used that is not associated with an individual's identity. We collect this information to analyze how our site is used and to improve it. The kind of information we collect includes:
Site visitorship data is generally gathered through the use of cookies. A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website can send to your browser and may then be stored on your computer's hard drive. It acts as an anonymous tag that identifies your computer, but not you personally. Cookies have the ability to store information about web pages viewed and can also save user information and screen preferences for registered users.
You can set your browser to notify you before you receive a cookie, giving you the opportunity to decide whether to accept it. You can also set your browser to reject any cookies. Since many websites use cookies to allow visitors to navigate easily, you may find that some websites or pages do not work well if you reject the cookies associated with them.
We may use information collected on our websites for a variety of purposes. For example, we may use the information to:
We may also disclose information to third parties as required or permitted by law. For example, we may disclose information to regulators, to law enforcement authorities who subpoena it, or, to vendors who provide us with a service.
We may disclose information collected on this site to:
We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to our employees and others who we feel must use it to provide our products and services. Their use of the information is limited by law, by our employee code of conduct, and by written agreements where appropriate. We also maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your information.
Our security measures help ensure that your data is secured and encrypted, so that others cannot access it while in transit. We limit access to our servers and require that our employees adhere to high standards of ethics and integrity when performing their jobs.
We use a secure server and security protocol to safeguard information you provide during your visits to our websites. Our secure server uses a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to interact with you when you provide personal information during your visits. We handle your information via 128-bit encryption. Every secure page on our website has a digital certificate by VeriSign Class 3 Secure Server CA. This is shown via the site certificate that resides on all secure pages. To view it, click on the image of the "closed lock."
Prudential collects Social Security Numbers in the course of its business activities. Prudential has a privacy policy that protects personal information, including Social Security Numbers. This policy is as follows:
Prudential requires that all personal information about its customers and employees, and employees of our vendors and business partners, must be kept secure and confidential. Access to personal information must be limited to employees who need the information or access to it to perform their job responsibilities. Employees may not access or disclose personal information for any purpose except as authorized for Prudential's business purposes.
This website is not directed toward children. We do not knowingly collect or post information from children under the age of 13. You can learn more about children's privacy and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) at the Federal Trade Commission's website at:
http://www.ftc.gov/
This policy is effective as of December 1, 2011. We reserve the right to change this statement. If we change it, we will post the current privacy statement on this page. Any changes to this statement will be effective as of the day they are posted.
It is important for us to know what visitors have to say about our website. To contact us with your questions or comments, please use the Contact Us feature of Prudential's Veterans' Group Life Insurance Self Service website.
Sites Covered by this Privacy Statement
This privacy statement applies solely to Prudential's Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) Self Service website. It does not apply to any linked sites. To learn about the privacy policy of a linked site, please refer to the privacy statement for that site.
Visiting Our Website
There are times when you may choose to give us personal information about you. For example, you may ask that a Prudential representative call you. We need certain information from you so we can respond to your request. Many of our customers also register for online access to their account information. In order to register for online access, we need information from you to register you and authenticate you for this access.
Kinds of Information We Collect
We collect personal information that you voluntarily give us, and site visitorship data, on this website.
Personal Information
Prudential's Group Insurance collects personal information such as account number, PIN, ZIP code, and date of birth that registered users provide when they access our websites. Our website has security safeguards that are designed to protect any personal information that is provided via the Internet.
Site Visitorship Data
Site visitorship data is data about the way a website is used that is not associated with an individual's identity. We collect this information to analyze how our site is used and to improve it. The kind of information we collect includes:
Site visitorship data is generally gathered through the use of cookies. A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website can send to your browser and may then be stored on your computer's hard drive. It acts as an anonymous tag that identifies your computer, but not you personally. Cookies have the ability to store information about web pages viewed and can also save user information and screen preferences for registered users.
You can set your browser to notify you before you receive a cookie, giving you the opportunity to decide whether to accept it. You can also set your browser to reject any cookies. Since many websites use cookies to allow visitors to navigate easily, you may find that some websites or pages do not work well if you reject the cookies associated with them.
How We Use Information
We may use information collected on our websites for a variety of purposes. For example, we may use the information to:
We may also disclose information to third parties as required or permitted by law. For example, we may disclose information to regulators, to law enforcement authorities who subpoena it, or, to vendors who provide us with a service.
Disclosure of Information
We may disclose information collected on this site to:
How Do You Protect My Information?
We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to our employees and others who we feel must use it to provide our products and services. Their use of the information is limited by law, by our employee code of conduct, and by written agreements where appropriate. We also maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your information.
What About Website Security?
Our security measures help ensure that your data is secured and encrypted, so that others cannot access it while in transit. We limit access to our servers and require that our employees adhere to high standards of ethics and integrity when performing their jobs.
We use a secure server and security protocol to safeguard information you provide during your visits to our websites. Our secure server uses a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to interact with you when you provide personal information during your visits. We handle your information via 128-bit encryption. Every secure page on our website has a digital certificate by VeriSign Class 3 Secure Server CA. This is shown via the site certificate that resides on all secure pages. To view it, click on the image of the "closed lock."
Prudential's Privacy Protection Policy
Prudential collects Social Security Numbers in the course of its business activities. Prudential has a privacy policy that protects personal information, including Social Security Numbers. This policy is as follows:
Prudential requires that all personal information about its customers and employees, and employees of our vendors and business partners, must be kept secure and confidential. Access to personal information must be limited to employees who need the information or access to it to perform their job responsibilities. Employees may not access or disclose personal information for any purpose except as authorized for Prudential's business purposes.
Children's Privacy Online
This website is not directed toward children. We do not knowingly collect or post information from children under the age of 13. You can learn more about children's privacy and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) at the Federal Trade Commission's website at:
http://www.ftc.gov/
Compliance Enforcement
This policy is effective as of December 1, 2011. We reserve the right to change this statement. If we change it, we will post the current privacy statement on this page. Any changes to this statement will be effective as of the day they are posted.
Contact Us
It is important for us to know what visitors have to say about our website. To contact us with your questions or comments, please use the Contact Us feature of Prudential's Veterans' Group Life Insurance Self Service website.