This Privacy Policy is applicable to all users of the OQIC Oman website (“Website”), which is owned and operated by Oman Qatar Insurance Company (“OQIC”). By using any of the Services, you represent that you have read and understood the terms and conditions of usage, which includes this Privacy Policy, and you agree to be bound by all its terms.OQIC is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a safe online experience on our Website. This statement outlines our Privacy Policy for online data collection and usage.By using OQIC’s website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement. In this Privacy Policy, “our”, “we” and “us” refer to OQIC and the Group companies.
Our website is intended to provide information to you about our group and for providing our services.
We collect personal information to enable you to subscribe to our services. We follow strict procedures in accordance with the required standards of Data Protection to ensure security of your information.Whenever you are asked to fill in a form, we ensure that information that you provide is kept confidential and secure and is used only for the purpose of providing you with our services.
Your “personal information” means any information that you have given to us in connection with a service or product offered through our web site.When you buy a product or service from us, you will have access to a policy document relating to that product or service. If there is any conflict between the terms of this privacy statement and those of the specific privacy statement that applies to a particular product or service, then the terms of the latter will prevail.We will use your information to manage your insurance with us, including underwriting, claims handling, as well as for other legal and regulatory compliances and statistical analysis. This may include disclosing your information within the OQIC Group and to agents, suppliers, other insurers, or reinsurers who provide services on our behalf.
We do not disclose your information to anyone outside the OQIC Group except:
Due to the nature of the Internet, OQIC does not warrant that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components or other contaminating or destructive properties will be transmitted or that no damage will occur to your computer system. You have sole responsibility for adequate protection and backup of data and/or equipment and for undertaking reasonable and appropriate precautions to scan for computer viruses or other destructive properties. The user assumes the entire cost of all necessary maintenance, repair or correction.We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, functionality or performance of any third party software that may be used in connection with this site.
“This website may contain links to other websites for which OQIC does not have any control over the privacy policies of those websites. Therefore, OQIC is not responsible for the protection and privacy of data submitted by the visitors to those websites.”
OQIC secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. If you have chosen to make an online payment for your insurance policy by credit card, Oman Qatar Insurance Co. secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.This document should be shown to anyone else who is covered by, or a party to, any services or products you buy from us.
OQIC owns the trademarks, logos and service marks displayed on this website. Materials on this site are protected by copyright. No part of these materials may be modified, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, copied, distributed or used in any other way for commercial or public purposes without OQIC’s prior written consent.
We may make changes to this privacy statement from time to time. Such changes will be effective from the time they appear on the Site.
The company’s data protection and privacy policy are in line to Oman Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL), ROYAL DECREE NO 6/2022 (DP LAW), which describes our commitment to safeguarding the personal information of our employees, customers, stakeholders, and other parties. By adopting this policy, we ensure that we gather, store, and handle data fairly, transparently, and in a respectful way towards the rights of individuals.
The policy applies to all individuals (e.g., employees, job candidates, customers, suppliers, etc.) that provide us with any kind of information. The policy applies to our employees, subsidiaries, contractors, consultants, partners, and any other external entity we might collaborate with or act for. Generally, the policy refers to anyone we work with or act on our behalf and might need access to data on occasion.
To conduct our business operations efficiently, we need to collect and process information. This information includes offline or online data that can identify individuals, such as names, addresses, usernames, digital footprints, photos, social security numbers, financial information, etc.
Information gathered by our company is transparent and is only collected with the full cooperation and knowledge of the interested parties. All of the information collected and processed by the company will be accurate and up to date since it will be collected fairly and for good purposes only, as well as processed within the boundaries of the law.
