Website Privacy Statement

Your privacy and security are extremely important. We take our obligation to keep your information secure and confidential very seriously. That's why we maintain the following standards to help protect information that personally identifies you.

Website Security

For your protection, any and all on-line data must pass through our secure server. The security protocol that is utilized is called Secure Socket Layer (SSL). SSL protects all data transmissions between your PC and our secure server. SSL utilizes authentication and encryption technology developed by RSA Data Security, Inc. This method of cryptography means that your personal information cannot readily be deciphered by unauthorized individuals. Our secure server uses encryption verified by Verisign, Inc., a leading provider of secure online certificates.

Personal Information

Visitors to this site are not required to register or provide any personal information to browse the site. Of course, visitors who request contact from an agent or e-mail us a question must provide their contact information (name, street address, city, state, zip code, phone number, e-mail address). Other information may also be needed to process an inquiry (such as date of birth, policy number or the last four digits of your social security number). We will store information so that we can personalize your visits, administer business, and notify you of products and services that may be of interest to you.

Sharing

Bankers Life and Casualty Company works closely with certain third parties who perform services on our behalf, including but not limited to managing information and providing customer service. Such third parties have access to your personal information only to the extent necessary to perform their functions, and may not use or disclose it for any other purpose. Unless you instruct us not to share your personal information, or your state law does not allow us to share your information without your authorization, we may share your personal information with affiliate companies so they can inform you about the products which you have indicated an interest.

Cookies

Most web sites use "cookies" and so do we. A cookie is a bit of information that is stored on a visitor's hard drive that helps us learn how large groups of people use the site, and helps us collect information to track usage patterns, assess web content and structure, and tailor the site to your interests and preferences. We collect this information on an aggregate basis. No individual information is associated with it, unless you provide it to us through transactions such as requesting contact by an agent. Our goals are to better understand your interests, make our site more useful to you, and understand the most effective forms of advertising.

The terms of the above privacy statement are effective 6/17/04. If we revise the terms we will post them here, along with a revision date.