Integral Wealth Securities Limited Takes Client Privacy Very Seriously
By using
this web site, you are consenting to this
privacy policy and the collection, use and
disclosure of your personal information
by Integral Wealth Securities Limited as
outlined in this privacy policy. If this
privacy policy is not acceptable to you,
do not submit any of your personal information
either via the web site or email. We may
update this privacy policy from time to
time and you are responsible for periodically
reviewing the most current version of this
privacy policy on this web site. Your continued
use of the site or submission of information
will be deemed your conclusive acceptance
of the updated privacy policy.
Protecting
your privacy and the confidentiality of your
personal information is a fundamental part of
our responsibility to our clients. Through our
policies and procedures as well as state-of-the-art
equipment and computer security measures, we
ensure that your privacy and the confidentiality
of your information are protected.
Collecting, Using and Disclosing Information
Effective
January 1st, 2004
Canada’s federal
privacy law, the Personal Information Protection
and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) has come
fully into effect. Furthermore,
British Columbia has
enacted a privacy law, the Personal Information
Protection Act (PIPA) which also came into force
January 1st, 2004.
The new
act requires our clients to give knowledgeable
consent to the collection, use or disclosure
of his or her personal information.
For regulatory
purposes, self regulatory organizations including
Market Regulation Services Inc., the Investment
Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, the Mutual Funds
Dealers Association of Canada, Bourse de Montreal
Inc., and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund
(collectively, SROs) require access to personal
information of current and former clients, employees,
agents, directors, officers, partners, and others
that has been collected or used by Regulated
persons. SROs collect, use or disclose such
personal information obtained from Regulated
Persons for regulatory purposes, including:
- Surveillance of trading-related activity,
- Sales,
financial compliance, trade desk review
and other regulatory audits,
- Investigation
of potential regulatory and statutory violations
- Regulatory databases
- Enforcement
or disciplinary proceedings
- Reporting
to securities regulators, and
- Information
sharing with securities regulatory authorities,
regulated marketplaces, other self-regulatory
organizations and law enforcement agencies
in any jurisdiction in connection with any
of the foregoing.
This section
also describes our policies regarding the
collection, use and disclosure of the information
that we collect about you on our web site
such as your name, address, phone number,
fax number, e-mail address or mailing address.
We may collect this information when you
subscribe to any of our marketing and correspondence
services, when you fill out forms made available
through our web site, when you e-mail us
with inquiries comments or suggestions.
We will
limit the information we collect to what we
need for the purposes for which it was collected.
If we wish to use your information for any other
purpose than set forth in this agreement, we
will obtain your consent before using the information.
When you send us an email or when you ask us
to respond to you by email, we use the email
address you sent your message from to acknowledge
your comments and reply to your questions unless
otherwise specified in your message. As well,
we will save your communication and our response
in case we correspond further.
We may
use your email address to send you educational
information or information about products and
services you have purchased. If you don't wish
us to send this information to you via email
you may tell us to stop sending correspondence
at any time.
We recommend
that you do not send any confidential information
or ask for information about your account via
email as email is not encrypted or secure. Please
contact your Investment Advisor for additional
account information or if you have any questions
of a confidential nature.
Storing of Information and Restricting
Access
We may
store your information (in encrypted form where
we believe it to be highly sensitive) in electronic
databases or e-mail boxes hosted by us or our
service providers, for periods of time and with
safeguards that we believe are reasonable depending
on the nature and sensitivity of the information.
Access to the information is restricted to a
select group of individuals, in accordance with
our security protocols.
Releasing Information
We may provide
your information to other persons but only if:
- we have your consent;
- we provide the information
to our service providers, suppliers or agents
who assist us in serving you and they have
agreed to abide by our privacy policy; or
- we
are required to do so by law, regulation
or court order.
Providing Information Access and
Accuracy
If you wish to review your personal information
or make corrections, please send a written
request to: Chief Privacy Officer, Integral
Wealth Securities Limited,
WaterPark Place, 20 Bay Street, Suite 1305, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2N8.
Respecting and Responding to Your Privacy
Concerns
You have
the option to refuse or withdraw consent to
the collection, use and disclosure of your information,
and we will respect your choices. If you wish
to exercise this option or if you have any questions
or enquiries with respect to our privacy policies
or procedures, please send a written request
to: Chief Privacy Officer, Integral
Wealth Securities Limited,
WaterPark Place, 20 Bay Street, Suite 1305, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2N8. We will
investigate and respond to your concerns about
any aspect of our handling of your information.
BY USING
THIS WEB SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE
READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY, UNDERSTAND IT AND
AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN
THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
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