Organization Information:

Assurant, Inc
One Chase Manhattan Plaza, 41st Floor
New York, New York - NY 10005
Phone: 212-859-7000
Fax: 212-859-7010
http://www.assurant.com
Contact Information:

Contact Office: Privacy Office
Contact Name: Melonie Jones, Asst. VP, Law and Privacy Officer
Phone: 816-881-8459 Fax: 816-881-8508 Email: melonie.jones@assurant.com

Corporate Officer Information:

Corporate Officer: Melonie Jones, Asst. VP, Law and Privacy Officer
Phone: 816-881-8459 Fax: 816-881-8508 Email: melonie.jones@assurant.com

Safe Harbor Information:

Signed up to safe harbor 01/08/2007 04:32:45 PM
Next certification 01/08/2010
EU/EEA Countries From Which Personal Information Is Received: Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Industry Sector: Insurance Services - (INS)
Personal Information Received From the EU: We collect, use and disclose identifiable employee personal information with expressed or implied consent of the employee, as described in this Statement, and as required or permitted by law. We may in the future and may have already collected, used and disclosed identifiable employee personal information for the purposes of:
 evaluating and selecting prospective employees, or for determining an employee’s suitability for advancement, or transfer or promotion to another position, and for obtaining and providing references;
 identifying employees generally and for security purposes;
 paying employees all forms of remuneration and making changes to compensation, administering tax and other withholdings and deductions from wages;
 assessing and monitoring employees’ attendance, performance and training requirements, and leave requests, and responding to employee absences, illness or injury;
 recognising employees’ special occasions and offering condolences where appropriate;
 maintaining records of employee acknowledgements of our policies and codes of conduct;
 administering employee benefits and insurance plans, pension plans, professional indemnity insurance plans and professional memberships, and maintaining records relating to those plans, programs and memberships;
 administering and processing employees’ work-related expenses or personal expenses;
 resolving any disputes arising between employees or between an employee and our clients, suppliers or other third parties;
 facilitating inter-office and inter-departmental communication;
 contacting an employee or an emergency contact in the event of a work query or emergency;
 administering charitable campaigns and charitable donations in which the employee chooses to participate;
 maintaining the safety and security of and appropriate use of our premises, workplace computer systems, network, email, and Internet access;
 conducting investigations into suspected unlawful or inappropriate activity;
 conducting any due diligence reviews in connection with any potential merger, sale or purchase of Assurant or all or part of its business; and
 complying with any federal or provincial statute or other legal requirement.
We may also disclose identifiable personal information to the following parties: to third parties for the purpose of providing references; to financial institutions for the purpose of confirming employee salary and/or employment where the employee requests or consents; to third parties connected with the contemplated or actual financing, insuring, sale, merger, transfer, or assignment of all or part of our business or assets; to regulatory or governmental authorities as requested or required for the purpose of fulfilling their mandates or responsibilities; to third parties connected with workplace safety/workers’ compensation insurance plans for the purposes of managing and administering any claims or complaints; to third parties for emergency and disaster management purposes; to any other third party authorized by the employee; to any third party service providers retained to facilitate an employee or office relocation and to any other person as may be permitted or required by law.
Privacy Policy Effective: June 2008
Location: electronic employee handbook located on corporate intranet
Regulated by: Federal Trade Commission
Privacy Programs: none
Verification: In-house
Dispute Resolution: The provisions of the FTC Act apply to the insurance industry "to the extent that such business is not regulated by State law." The McCarran Ferguson Act defers to the states only with respect to "the business of insurance." Therefore, the FTC has advised the EU that it retains residual authority over unfair or deceptive practices by insurance companies when they are not engaged in the business of insurance, which Assurant understands to extend to investigating unresolved complaints pertaining to the Safe Harbor by persons covered by Assurant's HR privacy policy. EU Data Protection Authorities
Personal Data Covered: Human Resources Data
Human Resource Data Covered: Yes

Do you agree to cooperate and comply with the European Data Protection Authorities? Yes

Certification Status: Current
Compliance Status:

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