Privacy Policy Idaho Medicare Insurance Choices

The purpose of this policy is to let you know how we handle the information we receive from you.

This information can be collected through this website and other exchanges we have with our prospects and customers. Other exchanges mean communication resources like telephone, face to face, email, USPS, fax, and other possible means.

Your information will not be shared with anyone outside of our business except as required by law and/or regulations defined by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) .

Cookies and non-personal information.

The Company does use “cookie” and similar technology to gather non-personal information from our website visitors such as which pages are used and how often they are used.

You may disable these cookies and similar items by adjusting your browser preferences on your computer at any time; however, this may limit your ability to take advantage of all the features on this website. Keep in mind that cookies are not used to collect any personal information and do not tell us who you are. Some examples of the way we use cookies include:

• Tracking resources and data accessed on the site.
• Recording general site statistics and activity.
• Assisting users experiencing website problems.
• Enabling certain functions and tools on this website.
• Tracking paths of visitors to this site and within this site.

We may also collect other forms of non-personal information such as what web browsers are used to read our website and what websites are referring traffic or linking to our website. Aggregate and de-identified data regarding website users is also considered non-personal information.

Web analytic resources used to keep track of website visitors.

Both Google and Bing web master tools are used to keep track of website visitors.  Our goal in using such is to be aware of visitors by location within the State of Idaho as well as other visitors in the US.  These tools keep track of pages visited and length of time spent on the site as well as individual web page.

With whom is customer information shared?

We do not share prospect/customer information with anyone outside of our Company with the exception of CMS, the insurance company(s) our mutual customers have a policy with, and other legal obligations we have.

Our ‘Contact Us’ form.

This website includes a web page that is used to offer a visitor the opportunity to provide us with personal information about their self.  This information is found on our ‘contact us’ web page.  Please call us if you prefer to not complete the ‘contact us’ form.

You do not have to provide us with personal information if you do not want to.  If you prefer to use our services it is necessary for us to ask for personal and HIPPA protected information.

For example, if you enroll in a Medicare product with us, we will combine personal information you provide through this website with additional required information necessary to complete enrollment in the Medicare plan(s) you choose.

How we use your personal information.

We may use personal information for a number of purposes such as:

• To respond to an e-mail or particular request from you.
• To process an application as requested by you.
• To provide you with information that we believe may be useful to you, such as information about health products or services provided by us or other businesses.
• The information we collect from you will be provided to the insurance company you have a policy with through our company.  They have additional laws they follow to protect your information.  Any communication methods we use with these company(s) will protect your information.
• To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal process.
• To protect someone’s health, safety, or welfare.
• To protect our rights, the rights of affiliates or related third parties, or take appropriate legal action, such as to enforce our Terms of Use.
• To keep a record of our transactions and communications.
• As otherwise necessary or useful for us to conduct our business, so long as such use is permitted by law.

You understand and specifically agree that we may use personal information to contact you with the information you provide through this website, including any email address, telephone number, cell phone number, mailing address, text message, or fax number.

If you wish us to not contact you after you become a customer or active prospect, simply let us know and will remove you from our customer/prospect contact list.   We are required by law to keep certain information in our records for 10 years after initial contact.

Website and information security.

Our website is hosted with a 3rd party whose security procedures are documented here.  In addition, we also use the services of a 3rd party vendor’s software tool to further protect our website from malicious visitors, non-USA residents, and help us screen out IP addresses with malicious intent/history.

We use a number of physical security (such as locks and alarm systems), electronic security (such as passwords and encryption methods), and procedural security methods (such as rules regarding the handling and use of information), designed to protect the security and integrity of information submitted through this website as well as other customer information. Due to the nature of the Internet and on-line communications, however, we cannot guarantee that any information transmitted on-line will remain absolutely confidential, and we are not liable for the illegal acts of third parties such as criminal hackers.

Our online communication practices.

General e-mail communications.

Most e-mail, including any e-mail functionality on our site, does not provide a completely secure and confidential means of communication.

We do, however, provide an encrypted email address that we encourage our prospects and customers to use when sending HIPPA protected information.  Return email is encrypted with an email specific password the recipient must enter before the email will open.  We also have an ‘unencrypted’ email address which can be used when non-HIPPA protected information is exchanged.

It is possible that your e-mail communication may be accessed or viewed inappropriately by another Internet user while in transit to us. If you wish to keep your information completely private, you should not use e-mail. We may send e-mail communications to you regarding topics such as general health benefits, website updates, health conditions, and general health topics.

Other online communications.

The Company sends electronic communications including product information and services, enrollment kits, and follow up correspondence to both prospects and customers.  If you want to stop receiving information from us, send an e-mail to remove@getmedicareinsurance.com.

Changes to this Website Privacy Policy.

We may change this Website Privacy Policy. If we do so, such change will appear on this page of our website. It is your responsibility to check the ‘date last updated’ (bottom of this web page).  If this date is later than the last time you reviewed this page, we encourage you to review the page again.

Closing comments regarding Privacy

Protecting personal information of the Idaho residents we work with is important to Idaho Medicare Insurance Choices. LLC (IMIC). It is the policy of IMIC to protect the confidentiality of all personal information we collect.  We secure the confidentiality of this information by various means, including physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards that are designed to protect against unauthorized access. It is our policy to limit access to your information to that which is lawful, and to prohibit unlawful disclosure.

Contact us.

To contact us regarding this Website Privacy Policy and our related privacy practices, please contact us at:

Idaho Medicare Insurance Choices, LLC – Privacy Officer
12868 W Ginger Creek Drive
Boise, ID 83713-0004