21 April 2026
To understand how Sainsbury's Bank uses your information, please take a look at their Privacy Policy.
This privacy notice will help you understand how we collect, use and protect your personal information. You should also show this notice to any named persons on your policy and anyone else whose details you provide to us. In order to make sure that the data we hold is accurate please tell us if there are any changes or errors in the data that we hold. You have the right to rectify the data we hold under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
During the life of your policy, we may need to contact you with important information which we will do using the contact details you have given us.
You can manage your communications preferences when taking out the policy or unsubscribe at any time by contacting our travelservice@insurance-sainsburysbank.co.uk.
This policy may include links to websites other than ours and these will contain their own privacy and cookie notices.
There are multiple organisations involved in providing you with a travel insurance service. This privacy policy explains how Hood Travel Ltd process your data:
In this privacy notice, 'we', 'us' and 'our' refers to Hood unless otherwise stated.
There are other organisations which are also involved, and these have their own separate privacy policies which are included below this one.
The type of personal information we collect
The types of information processed by Hood as Data Controller are shown below.
Data |
Identity Data includes first name, maiden name, last name, username or similar identifier, marital status, title, date of birth and gender. |
Contact Data includes billing address, postal address, email address and telephone numbers. |
Financial Data includes bank account and payment card details used to purchase a policy. Financial data will be encrypted accordingly. |
Transaction Data includes details about payments to and from you and other details of products and services you have purchased from us. |
Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access this website. |
Profile Data includes your username and password, purchases or orders made by you, your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses. |
Usage Data includes information about how you use our website, products and services. |
Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences. |
How we get the personal information and why we have it
The personal information we process is provided directly by you to Hood when you are applying for a quote for a travel insurance policy (by telephone or submitted through the website) or when you contact our customer services department (by telephone, email, post or real-time web live chat).
The contact details we process will be shared with Sainsbury’s Bank plc who will keep in touch regularly, sending you communications on their products and services.
Purposes for processing personal information
Hood use the information that you have given for different purposes which are listed in the table below.
Purpose |
Pricing retail rates |
Amendments to and renewal of a travel insurance policy |
Providing you with policy documentation relating to a contract of insurance |
Providing a customer services facility via telephone, post, email and real-time web live chat |
Complaint's handling (non-claims complaints) |
Processing premium payments and refunds |
Screening against the HM Treasury financial sanctions list |
Prevention and detection of financial crime |
Marketing |
Providing you with information we believe may be of interest to you related to your travel insurance policy |
Understanding how people interact with the travel insurance website |
Recording phone calls for record keeping, training and monitoring |
Who we share your data with
We will only share your information if it is allowed by law, for prevention of fraud or with third parties who perform services to administer your policy. These include our respective group companies, price comparison website providers, third party administrators, other insurance intermediaries, insurance reference bureaus, medical service providers, fraud detection agencies, external law firms, external accountants and auditors, regulatory authorities, and as may be required by law.
Lawful bases
Under data protection legislation, the lawful bases for processing this information are listed in the table below.
Lawful Basis |
Hood |
Definition |
Contractual obligation |
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To deliver a contractual service |
Legal obligation |
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To deliver a statutory obligation |
Legitimate interest |
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To use the data in a way that would be reasonably expected, for example to generate an insurance premium |
Automated Decision Making
Hood use automated decision making, including profiling to assess insurance risks, detect fraud, and administer your policy. This helps decide as to whether insurance can be offered and determine prices.
If you have any concerns regarding the decision reached, please let Hood know at the contact details set out below and we will arrange for a person to check the accuracy of the result.
How we store your personal information
Your information is securely stored within the United Kingdom.
We keep your personal data for:
We will then dispose of your information by deleting it from our systems.
Your data protection rights
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.
Please contact Hood using the details provided under ‘Our contact details’ if you wish to make a request.
How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us using the details provided under 'Our contact details'.
You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.
The ICO's address:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk
Our contact details
Company |
Hood Travel Ltd |
Address |
2nd Floor, Dencora Court |
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time without prior notice. We therefore encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to ensure you understand how we will collect, use and retain your data.
