1. Personal Information
1.1 Personal Information means all information of
whatever kind relating to the Client personal assets
(including any profit projections, research, diagrams,
plans or other documents whatsoever belonging to the
Client), which has an effect of making someone identifiable
as an individual and is disclosed by the Client to SCS
prior to, at or after the execution of this Deed by
SCS and includes:
- Your name, address, telephone number, date of birth
and other information required for security purposes;
- We may also collect information about your use
of our products and services, and any preferences
you tell us about.
1.2 However, the personal information we collect,
does not include sensitive information such as your
political or religious beliefs, ethnic backgrounds
or sexual preference.
2. Purpose for Collection
2.1 Our purpose for the collection of personal information
includes, but is not limited to:
- establishing you as a client and serve your needs
under this agreement;
- meeting legal and regulatory requirements;
- achieving any other purpose to which you have given
consent;
- assisting our internal administration and operations
including, accounting, risk management, record keeping,
archiving, systems development and testing;
3. How we Obtain the Information
3.1 Personal information is generally collected
directly from you, when you sign up to become a SCS
client.
3.2 We may collect this information over the phone,
in person, over the internet, or through emails from
you directly or emails through associates.
4. Confidentiality
In consideration of the Client providing SCS with
access to certain Personal Information, SCS covenants
to the Client that, subject to Clause 5:
- SCS will treat the Personal Information as subject
to a duty of confidence and will only use the Personal
Information for the purpose of the acting in the clients
best interests in relation to their portfolio and
personal administration;
- except as is permitted specifically under this
Clause, they will not in any other way use the Personal
Information without SCS prior written consent (which
shall not be unreasonably withheld);
- SCS will only disclose the Personal Information
on a need to know basis to the officers, employees
and professional advisers;
- SCS will not disclose the Personal Information to
any person not considered an approved third party,
without the prior written consent of the Client;
- SCS will keep a list of all persons to whom any
Personal Information is disclosed and will provide
a copy of the list to the Client, if requested to
do so by the Client.
5. Oblications Not to Apply
The obligations of SCS under this policy shall not
apply to any of the Personal Information which:
- SCS (or any of its employees or professional advisers)
is (or are) required by statute or law (including
the Listing Rules of the Australian Stock Exchange
Limited) to disclose, reproduce, use or disseminate,
subject to reasonable written prior notice being given
to the Company/ Client;
- is in or enters the public domain, otherwise than
as a result of a breach by SCS of its duty hereunder
or disclosure by any person receiving the Personal
Information from SCS.
6. Indemnification
Your Order hereby indemnifies and shall keep indemnified
the Client against any loss, damage, cost (including
legal costs on a solicitor, client or full indemnity
basis whichever is the higher) or expense suffered
or incurred by the Client directly or SCS or their
directors, officers, agents, employees of the Recipient
or professional advisers of any of the terms of this
Deed.
7. Failure to Enforce Not to Affect Validity
The failure of the Client at any time to enforce
any of the provisions of this Deed or any rights in
respect hereto or to exercise any election herein
provided shall not be a waiver of those provisions,
rights or elections or affect the validity of this
Deed. |