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About CRI Canada
Protecting your privacy is very important
to us. We want you
to understand what information we collect and how we use it. We collect
and use "nonpublic personal information" in order to provide our customers
with a broad range of financial products and services as effectively
and conveniently as possible. We treat nonpublic personal information
in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
What Information We Collect and
How We Use this Information
We may collect nonpublic personal information*
about you from the following sources:
- Information we receive from you on
applications or other forms, which we will use for the purpose of
identifying you and for which you provide consent;
- Information about your transactions
with us, our affiliates, or others, which will be used by us or our
affiliates as applicable for the purpose of completing each such transaction;
- Information we receive from non-affiliated
third parties, including consumer reporting agencies, which will be
used to assist us in completing the transaction you have authorized
us to perform;
- Information we derive from your connection
to this web site through an Internet "cookie" (an information-collecting
device) or otherwise, such as your Internet browser, domain name and
referring link, which will only be used to assist you in site navigation
and for statistical analysis of web site use; and
- Information we receive from you voluntarily,
such as your e-mail address and any information contained in your
e-mail messages, which will be used by us to respond to your inquiry.
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"Nonpublic personal information"
is nonpublic information about you
that we obtain in connection with providing a financial product
or
service to you. |
What Information We Disclose and
To Whom We Disclose It
We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about your members
to any non-affiliated third party without a member's consent, except
(1) as permitted by law; (2) as required to process your business request;
(3) to other financial institutions with whom we have a joint marketing
agreement; (4) to the extent your members have provided consent; or
(5) to our affiliated companies. Our affiliates are companies
with which we share common ownership and which offer, sell or service
life and health insurance and pension and savings products.
Our Security Procedures
We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information and only allow
disclosures to service providers assisting us in providing products
or services to you and as otherwise as permitted by law. We maintain
physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your nonpublic
personal information.
Privacy Principles at:
CRI Canada, Inc.
Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company
Academy Alliance Insurance, Inc.
CRI Credit Group Services, Inc.
Parkland Insurance Agency, Inc.
Academy Alliance Holdings, Inc.
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We will be accountable for controlling
who receives a customer’s personal information on a need-to-know
basis. |
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We will identify the purpose for
collecting personal information prior to use or disclosure. |
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We will obtain our customer’s
consent to collect, use and disclose this information. |
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We will collect only the personal
information needed to service our customers. |
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We will not collect, use or disclose
personal
information except with consent or as permitted or required by law. |
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We will ensure the information
on our records is sufficiently accurate for the purposes for which
it is used and disclosed. |
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We will adopt appropriate security
safeguards to protect the customer’s information. |
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We will provide information on
our privacy policies to the customer. |
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We will generally permit the customer
access to their personal information held by us. |
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We will permit the customer to
challenge us on privacy compliance. |
Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company has appointed a Privacy
Officer (PO). The PO provides general guidance to Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company and
its agents to ensure ongoing compliance with Canadian Privacy compliance
across the organization. The PO also assumes the responsibility for
managing the inquiry and issue resolution process, staff education about
matters surrounding privacy requirements and will act as a liaison with
the office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada for the company. For
issues that require assistance of the PO, this office can be contacted
through e-mail at:
privacy.officer@CRICanada.com.
For more detailed information about
Canada's privacy legislation, visit the following websites:
www.privcom.gc.ca,
www.canadianprivacyinstitute.ca and www.csa.ca/standards/privacy/code/Default.asp?
language=english. 
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