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As
an organization that collects, uses and discloses personal information,
GEM Financial Group is subject to the federal Personal Information
Protection and Electronic Document Act (or by similar laws in the
provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec), effective January
1st, 2004. In complying with these laws, it is important that GEM
Financial Group provide you with information so that you may fully
understand the purposes for which your personal information is collected.
Over
the course of your relationship with GEM Financial Group and your
investment funds advisor, personal information will be collected
in order to administer your mutual fund account. This information
typically includes your financial information and investment objectives,
in addition to your current investments, banking information and
your social insurance number. This information allows for but is
not limited to the buying and selling of mutual funds on your behalf,
in addition to providing you with reporting and the administration
of your account in a compliant and regulatory manner.
At
times, GEM Financial Group may be required to provide this information
to mutual fund companies in which you invest, self-regulatory organizations,
securities regulators, law enforcement agencies. GEM Financial Group
does not disclose your information to any other organization(s)
to use for their own purposes and in particular will never sell
or trade your personal information.
The
purposes for which we collect, use and disclose your personal information
are central to our being able to provide you with our services.
Should you have objections to the collection and disclosure of your
personal information, as listed in the foregoing, GEM Financial
Group will no longer be in a position to provide you with these
services. Therefore, by maintaining your account with GEM Financial
Group we will consider that you have consented to our collecting,
using and disclosing your personal information.
In
representing GEM Financial Group, your investment funds advisor
is acting on behalf of the mutual fund dealer, FundEX Investments
Inc. Your investment funds advisor may also be licensed to sell
other products and, therefore may wish to provide you with advice
and services in that other capacity. Should they do so, your investment
funds advisor will communicate with you directly regarding any additional
use or disclosure of your personal information.
If
you wish to review or make changes to your personal information
you may do so by making a written request to Privacy Officer, FundEX
Investments Inc., 25 Centurian Drive, Suite 208, Markham, Ontario
L3R 5N8.
Should
you have any questions or concerns regarding the use of your personal
information we encourage you to speak with your investment funds
advisor. Alternatively, you may contact the designated Privacy Officer
for FundEX Investments Inc., 25 Centurian Drive, Suite 208, Markham,
Ontario L3R 5N8, via fax at 905-305-1698 or 1-866-282-2010 or via
email at compliance@fundex.com.
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