Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions

The website which is located at the domain name GTLIC.COM is owned and operated by Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company (GTL). The website’s terms and conditions of use govern your access to and use of the website and apply to all services and subsites available under the domain name GTLIC.COM as well as all text, audio, video, images, graphics, materials, online communications and other information and content that are or become available on the website.

 

Health and life insurance product information mentioned on this website is intended as general information and is not necessarily complete descriptions of the products offered by GTL. The availability of such products advertised and underwritten by GTL varies by state and may change at any time without notice.  GTL is not licensed to do business in the State of New York. Therefore, information on this website does not, and is not intended to, constitute an advertisement, solicitation, or offer for sale of any insurance product to residents of the State of New York.

SMS Terms of Service

  1. When you either submit an application for insurance through GTL or, once a policyholder, submit a claim under your policy, you will be given the option of choosing to receive updates on your application, claim, and/or billing status through SMS (text messages). You will also be required to participate in multi-factor authentication of your identity when you log into the customer portal, although that multi-factor authentication does not need to be by text message. You are not required to opt-in to text messages to apply for insurance through GTL or file a claim under your GTL policy. By opting in to or using our text message service, you have agreed to be bound by these SMS Terms of Service. You further acknowledge and represent that you are the authorized user of the mobile phone number that you provided or have been granted permission by the authorized user of the mobile phone number to enroll such mobile phone number in the service. If you do not agree with these SMS Terms of Service, you must immediately cease using the GTL text message service.

     

  2. Although GTL does not impose an additional charge for this service, your mobile carrier’s message and data rates may apply. By enrolling in this service, you approve any charges that may be deducted from your prepaid balance or appear on your mobile phone bill. The number of messages you receive will vary depending on the number of text messages you have subscribed to, the number of policies and billing accounts you have, and your account activity.

     

  3. You may opt out of the text message service at any time. Just text “STOP” to the short code. After you send the text message “STOP” to us, we will send you a text message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed. After this, you will no longer receive text messages from us. If you want to receive text messages again, just contact us with your information at https://gtlic.com/contact-us/ and we will re-start sending text messages to you. You also may be opted out of certain text message services if you change your mobile carrier. And you will be opted out of text message services if you change your mobile phone number.

     

  4. If you are experiencing issues with the messaging program you can reply with the keyword HELP for more assistance, or you can get help at https://gtlic.com/contact-us/ or at our toll-free number: (800) 338-7452.

     

  5. Neither mobile carriers nor GTL are liable for delayed or undelivered messages. Moreover, neither GTL nor its respective officers, directors, and employees are responsible and shall not be liable for any losses or injuries of any kind resulting, directly or indirectly, from any text message program or from technical failures or delays of any kind. GTL reserves the right to cease delivery of text messages to any person at any time in its sole discretion.

     

  6. If you have any questions regarding privacy, please read our privacy policy: https://gtlic.com//privacy-policy/. Although we may share certain information with affiliates or joint marketing partners, you will not receive any text messages from any of these entities without your consent.

     

  7. GTL may revise, modify or amend these Terms of Service at any time. Any such revision, modification, or amendment shall take effect when it is posted to GTLIC.com. You agree to review these Terms of Service periodically to ensure that you are aware of any changes. Your continued consent to receive text messages will indicate your acceptance of those changes. 

 

Conditions of Use

If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern GTL’s relationship with you in relation to the website. GTL makes every reasonable effort to keep the information presented on this website current.  These terms and conditions of use may be revised at any time by our updating this notice and posting it on our website. You are bound by any such revisions if you continue to use the website after we posted the changes; and we suggest that you periodically visit the website to review the most recent terms & conditions of use.  If you decide to purchase insurance products or services from GTL the terms and conditions specified in your policy with GTL will apply.

 

Discount programs and non-insurance services mentioned on the website are provided by GTL’s affiliate, VantageAmerica Solutions, Inc.  If you decide to purchase a non-insurance discount program, the terms and conditions specified in your membership services agreement will apply.

 

Restrictions on Use of Materials

Except as otherwise expressly permitted in writing by GTL, no materials from this website or any website owned, operated, licensed or controlled by GTL, may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, hyperlinked or distributed in any way.  You may download materials displayed on this website for your use only and provided you do not remove any copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials.  You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, repost, link or use the content of this website for public or commercial purposes, including the text, images, audio and video without GTL’s written permission.

 

Trademarks & Copyrights

All trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, icons and domain names located on this website are the property of GTL.   Nothing contained on the website should be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark, service mark, trade name, logo, icon and domain name displayed on this website without the written permission of GTL.  Your use of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, icons and domain names displayed on this website, or any other content on this website except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited.  Images displayed on this website are either the property of, or used with permission by GTL.  The use of these images by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited unless specifically permitted.  Any unauthorized use, of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.  Copying, reproduction, republishing, uploading, downloading, posting, transmitting, or duplication of any of the material is prohibited.

 

Links to Other Websites

This website is hyperlinked to other websites which are not maintained or controlled by GTL and are provided for user convenience only.  GTL is not responsible for the content of those websites.  The inclusion of any hyperlinks to such websites does not imply approval of or endorsement by GTL of those websites, their content or their products and services.  If you decide to access such non-GTL sites, you do so at your own risk.

 

You may not create a link to this website from another website or document without GTL’s knowledge or prior written consent.

 

Disclaimer

The material on this website is provided for your general information and could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.  Any information, services, materials, software, or other items on this site are provided “as is” without any warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.  GTL does not warrant that this site will be interrupted or error free.  Any risk arising out of use or performance of the information, services, materials, software, or other items remains entirely with you. In using this website, you agree that you will not hold GTL liable for any damages caused by, including, but not limited to, any failure of performance, accuracy, timeliness, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or line failure, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose.

 

Applicable law/Severability

These “Terms and Conditions” shall be governed by and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Illinois without respect to any conflict of laws provisions.  By entering this website, you consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in the State of Illinois.  If any portion of these “Terms and Conditions” is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

 

Privacy Policy

GTL adheres to all applicable laws regarding the privacy of information submitted by users of this site. To receive information about the privacy policy applicable to the website, please visit our Privacy Notice.

 

Cookies

Most websites use “cookies” and so do we.  A cookie is a bit of information that is stored on your hard drive that helps us learn how large groups of people use the site, and helps us collect information to track usage patterns, assess web content and structure, and tailor the site to your interests and preferences.  We collect this information on an aggregate basis.  No individual information is associated with it, unless you provide it to us through transactions such as requesting contact by an agent.  Our goals are to better understand your interests, make our site more useful to you, and understand the most effective forms of advertising.

 

E-Mail

E-mails that you send to us are not necessarily secure when they are transmitted to us.  If your communication is very sensitive or includes highly confidential information such as a social security number or a credit card number, you may want to send it by regular mail instead.

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