At  FirstWashingtonGroup.com we understand that privacy is an important issue for visitors to the  First Washington Group web site (www.FirstWashingtonGroup.com). The following information is designed to help visitors understand what information we gather from our website, and how we handle the information once we gather it:

    -    Personal Information Collected on this Web Site
    -    Site Visitorship Data Collected on this Web Site
    -    FirstWashingtonGroup.com's Use of Cookies
    -    Security
    -    Hyperlinks
    -    Changes to FirstWashingtonGroup.com's Internet Privacy Policy
    -    How to Get in Touch with us about this Privacy Policy

Personal Information Collected on this Web Site
FirstWashingtonGroup.com collects personal information that site visitors provide when they complete any online form, application, survey, or when they request a quote for insurance or other services.

Information provided in a request for service or information is forwarded to the FirstWashingtonGroup.com affiliate or business that will respond to your request. Requests for information or service relating to our services/products are forwarded to our appropriate departments and/or to the independently owned and operated FirstWashingtonGroup.com franchisee able to respond to the request, along with the information provided by the site visitor. If site visitors express interest in an appointment with a FirstWashingtonGroup.com representative, the information they provide, including information used to obtain quotes, is provided to a FirstWashingtonGroup.com representative.

FirstWashingtonGroup.com may contact visitors who have submitted a request for additional information about the request.

FirstWashingtonGroup.com may use information submitted in one of our online forms to ask site visitors to complete a voluntary customer satisfaction survey. In order to understand consumer preferences, FirstWashingtonGroup.com may combine survey response information with information about customers who recently purchased products.

FirstWashingtonGroup.com DOES NOT rent or sell visitors' personal information to non-FirstWashingtonGroup.com companies.

Site Visitorship Data Collected on this Site
FirstWashingtonGroup.com uses aggregated site visitorship data to improve the content and services offered to its site visitors. FirstWashingtonGroup.com reports site visitorship data on an aggregate, anonymous basis, which means no personal information is associated with it. This data can include:
    - how many people visit our site;
    - the pages they visit;
    - how long they stay on our site; and
    - the domain names of the site visitors are connecting from (e. g. aol.com).

FirstWashingtonGroup.com's Use of Cookies
"Cookies" are small text files that a Web site transfers to a site visitor's hard disk or browser for added functionality or for tracking Web site usage. We do not use cookies to gather personal information like a person's name or e-mail address. In order to measure the effectiveness of our online presence, FirstWashingtonGroup.com uses cookies to identify repeat visitors to our Web site, to determine the path visitors take on our site, and to identify visitors who came to FirstWashingtonGroup.com as the result of a banner ad on a third-party Web site. Any information gathered by the use of cookies is compiled on an aggregate, anonymous basis.

Security
When visitors submit information in one of our online forms, FirstWashingtonGroup.com uses SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption technology to protect the information they submit. This technology protects visitors from having their information intercepted by anyone other than FirstWashingtonGroup.com while it is being transmitted.

FirstWashingtonGroup.com works hard to ensure that our systems are secure and that they meet industry standards. Where appropriate, we employ firewalls, encryption technology, user authentication systems (e.g., passwords and personal identification numbers) and access control mechanisms to control access to systems and data.

Hyperlinks
This Web site contains hyperlinks or "links" to other websites, and other sites may "link" to this site. Web sites linking to and from this site may have different privacy practices from the ones described here for www.FirstWashingtonGroup.com. Visitors to our website should read the privacy statements of other Web sites they visit. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site. See our Internet Terms & Conditions for more details about Hyperlinks.

Changes to FirstWashingtonGroup.com's Internet Privacy Policy
FirstWashingtonGroup.com may, from time to time, make changes to this policy. We recommend that visitors to this site re-visit this privacy policy on occasion to learn of new privacy practices and changes to our policy.

How to Get in Touch with us about this Privacy Policy
It's important to us at FirstWashingtonGroup.com to hear what visitors have to say about our services, and our policies. If site visitors have any questions, concerns, or complaints about this Privacy Policy, or want to let us know what they think about any of our off-line and on-line products and services, they can use our "Email Us" form accessible from almost every page on this site.

For more information about using this Web site, view our Internet Terms & Conditions.

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