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Links to other Sites

 

Security National's Web site contains links to other Web sites whose operator may or may not adhere to a privacy policy or be governed by the National Privacy Principles.

 

Registering Your Details on this Site

 

• While it is not necessary to register your personal details to use our Web site, we do offer a registration service that will enable you to receive product and service updates, newsletters and other information. In the event you do register with us, we will collect personal information from you including your name, phone number, fax number, e-mail address and postal address.
• If you have registered with us and decide, at any time, that you do not wish to receive any further information from us, you can send an e-mail to the e-mail address noted below requesting to be removed from our online registration database. Please allow 2 weeks for your request to be actioned.
• You may amend or update your registration details by sending an e-mail to the e-mail address noted below providing your amended details. Please allow 2 weeks for your request to be actioned.

 

Cookies

 

Our Web site may use cookies, which allows us to identify your browser while you are using our site. Cookies do not identify you; they simply allow us to track usage patterns so that we can measure the level of interest in various areas of our site. All browsers allow you to be notified when you receive a cookie and elect to either accept it or not. Your Internet service provider should be able to assist you to set your preferences.

 

Your Rights

 

According to the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner, the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 "regulates the way private sector organisations can collect, use, keep secure and disclose personal information. For the first time, it gives individuals the right to know what information an organisation holds about them and a right to correct that information if it is wrong". Further information may be obtained from the Privacy Commissioner's website.

 

For a copy of Security National's Privacy Policy please click here.

 

Security

 

We maintain strict security standards and procedures with a view to preventing unauthorised access to your data. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. However, once Security National receives your information, Security National will take all reasonable steps to protect information it holds in its own system. If we no longer need your information, we will destroy or de-identify it.

 

Your access to your information

 

You are welcome to request details of information we hold about you by e-mailing us at cibbotson@secnat.com.au.

 

Further inquiries

 

As has been the case to date, and will continue, Security National is committed to respecting an individual's fundamental right to privacy. Please feel free to contact us if you have any additional queries or comments.

 

Related links

 

• Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner
• ASIC
• Privacy Act 1988 [Cth] very working Australian has a 1 in 3 chance of becoming disabled for more than 3 months before turning age 65.

Privacy Policy

Security National Financial Services Pty Ltd Privacy Policy

 

The privacy of your personal information has always been important to us at Security National Financial Services P/L. (The Company). We are bound by The National Privacy Principles, (NPP) set out in The Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2001 that governs confidential information that you provide to us. We are committed to supporting this and any other applicable laws affecting your personal information, including the AML/CTF Act 2006.

 

This privacy policy outlines Security National Financial Services P/L policy on how we manage your personal information. It also sets out generally what sort of personal information we hold, for what purposes and how we collect, hold, use and disclose that information.

 

Collecting Your Personal Information

 

Your personal information will be collected and held by Security National Financial Services P/L for the purpose of your financial adviser who is an authorised representative of Security National Financial Services P/L holder of an Australian Financial Services License number 244565. It will be used for the purposes of:

 

• providing you with the advisory services that you have requested;
• meeting the AML/CTF identification and verification requirements;
• managing our relationship with you
• contacting you about products and services in which you may be interested.
• Updating your records

 

To enable your financial adviser to provide you with financial advice you request that is suitable for your investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs we need to obtain and hold personal information about you. This includes:

 

• your name, contact details and date of birth;
• employment details and history;
• financial details including information about your financial needs and objectives, your current financial circumstances including your assets and liabilities, income, expenditure, insurance cover and superannuation;
• details of your investment preferences and risk tolerance;
• information required under the AML/CTF Act 2006
• family circumstances and social security eligibility; and
• any other information that we consider necessary.

 

The personal information collected may include sensitive information such as health information and memberships of professional or trade associations.

 

 

Quality of Data

 

If it is reasonable and practicable we will only collect your personal information from you. Generally your personal information will be collected when you meet with your adviser in person, provide your adviser with information over the telephone or with written material. We may need to collect personal information from third parties such as your accountant. The Corporations Act and the FPA Rules of Professional Conduct require us to collect sufficient information to ensure appropriate advice can be given in respect of recommendations made to you. If you elect not to provide this information it may affect the appropriateness and adequacy of our advice, and expose you to higher risks in respect of the recommendations made.

 

 

How Your Personal Information is Held

 

Your personal information is generally held in client files or a computer database. Your personal information may also be held in a secure archiving facility. We will seek to ensure that we take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information that we hold is protected from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification and disclosure. Some of the measures that we have adopted are having facilities for the secure storage of personal information, having secure offices and access controls for our computer systems.

 

We will also take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify personal information that we no longer need for any purpose for which may be used or disclosed under the National Privacy Principles.

 

 

Using and Disclosing Your Personal Information

 

Your personal information may be disclosed for purposes related to the provision to you of the financial advice you have requested. The types of service providers that may be provided with your personal information are:

 

• Any other financial advisers, brokers and organisations involved in providing the financial advice you have requested (which may include ongoing service) such as fund managers who assist us in providing financial advice and paraplanners;
• Insurance providers, superannuation trustees and product issuers in connection with the provision to you of the financial advice you have requested;
• organisations that assist in operating a financial planning business such as those that provide administrative, financial, accounting, insurance, research, legal, computer or other business services;
• your representatives or service providers such as your accountant, solicitor, tax agent, broker, stockbroker or bank;
• organisations involved in a business restructure or a transfer of all or part of the assets of our business or the due diligence procedures prior to any such sale or transfer;
• government authorities and other organisations when required by law; and
• Organisations that you have consented to your personal information being disclosed to.

 

Your personal information may also be used in connection with such purposes. We will seek to ensure that your personal information is not used or disclosed for any purpose other than:

 

• the primary purpose for which it was collected or a purpose that is related to the primary purpose for which it was collected or a related secondary purpose;
• where you have consented to the use or disclosure; or
• in other circumstances where the National Privacy Principles authorise the use or disclosure such as when it is required by or authorised under law.
• We may also use the information collected from you to provide you with direct marketing such as articles that may be of interest to you. Should you not wish to receive such information please advise us via the “contacting us” section of this policy.

 

We may disclose your personal information to third parties who provide services to us, in which case we will seek to ensure that the personal information is held, used or disclosed consistently with the National Privacy Principles. We may also acquire information from external parties relating to the services you have authorised us to provide. (Accountant if advising on Mortgages, loans etc)

 

 

Accessing your Personal Information

 

You can gain access to your personal information that we hold. This is subject to exceptions allowed by law such as where providing you with access would have an unreasonable impact upon the privacy of others. If we deny a request for access we will provide you with the reasons for this decision. To request access please contact us (see “Contacting Us and Privacy Issues” below).

 

 

Correcting Your Personal Information

 

We endeavour to take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information that we collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you believe that any of the personal information that we hold is not accurate, complete or up-to-date please contact us (see “Contacting us and Privacy Issues” below) and provide us with evidence that it is not accurate, complete and up-to-date.

 

If we agree that the personal information requires correcting we will take reasonable steps to do so. If we do not correct your personal information we will provide you with the reasons for not correcting your personal information. If you request that we associate with the information a statement claiming that the information is not accurate, complete and up-to-date we will take reasonable steps to comply with this request.

 

 

Identifiers

 

In some circumstances we are required to collect government identifiers, for example your tax file number. We will not use or disclose this information other than when required to do so by law or when consented to by you.

 

 

Sensitive Information

 

Without your consent for instance where information is provided by you for insurance or risk purposes, we will not collect sensitive information about you. Exceptions to this include where the information is required by law, or for the establishment exercise or defence of a legal claim.

 

Contacting Us and Privacy Issues

 

You can obtain further information on request about the way in which we manage the personal information that we hold or you can raise any privacy issues with us by contacting us on 03 9510 5400.

 

If you wish to complain about any breach or potential breach of the privacy policy or the National Privacy Principles, You should contact the Complaints Manager at Security National. You may also contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner who may investigate your concern further.

 

Disclaimer

 

In preparing your plan, we have relied on information supplied to us, which, where reasonable, we have assumed to be correct. Whilst all reasonable efforts have been made to substantiate such information, no responsibility can be accepted if the Information is incorrect or inaccurate.

 

Whilst every effort has been made to include relevant financial considerations, you are advised to discuss your annual tax liability and other financial implications of this plan with your tax adviser as the estimates contained herein are intended as a guide only.

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Without limitation, this includes all graphics, text and layout.

 

Other than as may be permitted by the Copyright Act, no part of this web site may in any form or by any means, be reproduced, modified, adapted or reused without the permission of the copyright owner. This permission will not be unreasonably withheld.

 

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