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Frequently Asked Questions

Why does REIDHURSTNAGYINC. collect personal information about its clients?

Who is responsible for REIDHURSTNAGYINC.'s personal information management practices?

How does REIDHURSTNAGYINC. protect my personal information?

As a REIDHURSTNAGYINC. client, can I place restrictions on the collection, use and disclosure of my personal information?

How can I best understand how REIDHURSTNAGYINC. deals with the collection, use and disclosure of my personal information?

How is personal information defined under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada)?

Why has REIDHURSTNAGYINC. made available The REIDHURSTNAGYINC. Privacy Protection Pledge?

Where can I obtain more information on privacy?


Why does REIDHURSTNAGYINC. collect personal information about its clients? [Back to top]

REIDHURSTNAGYINC. collects personal information for the following purposes only:

1. providing professional advice and services to you. Usually the scope of advice and service is set out in detail in a formal engagement letter with you.

2 evaluating, monitoring and assessing your tax and accounting requirements, recommending changes to asset structures, recommending changes to liability provisions and risk management, recommending retainer of other consultants such as brokers, legal counsel and insurance agents, strategy consultations for items such as tax disputes and inter-jurisdictional arrangements.

3 to evaluate and plan the structure and activities in the course of providing services to our clients which are organizations as mandated by our retainer with them, we will collect information about individual shareholders, members, employees and directors of those organizations. This information is not utilized to review or analyze the personal financial affairs of any of these individuals, unless that is the subject of a separate engagement.

4 coordinating the collective financial affairs of an individual and organizations if an individual client also is involved in organizations for which we are separately retained to provide services, as well as cross-checking and verifying the accuracy and consistency of information relevant to both engagements.

Who is responsible for REIDHURSTNAGYINC.'s personal information management practices? [Back to top]

Responsibility for REIDHURSTNAGYINC.'s personal information management practices, including compliance with the provisions of The REIDHURSTNAGYINC. Privacy Code, rests with the REIDHURSTNAGYINC. Privacy Officer who can be reached at 604-273-9338 or via info@rhncga.com.

How does REIDHURSTNAGYINC. protect my personal information? [Back to top]

REIDHURSTNAGYINC. protects your personal information against such risks as loss or theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, modification or destruction, through appropriate security measures, regardless of the format in which it is held. REIDHURSTNAGYINC.'s employees follow procedures to protect and safeguard your personal information.

As a REIDHURSTNAGYINC. client, can I place restrictions on the collection, use and disclosure of my personal information? [Back to top]

Yes, you may refuse or withdraw your consent at any time. Please see The REIDHURSTNAGYINC. Privacy Protection Pledge for details.

How can I best understand how REIDHURSTNAGYINC. deals with the collection, use and disclosure of my personal information? [Back to top]

The REIDHURSTNAGYINC. Privacy Protection Pledge sets out our commitment to protecting your privacy. More detailed information can be found in The REIDHURSTNAGYINC. Privacy Code. How is personal information defined under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada)? [Back to top]

Personal information is defined as any information about an identifiable individual, but does not include the name, title, business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization.

Why has REIDHURSTNAGYINC. made available The REIDHURSTNAGYINC. Privacy Protection Pledge? [Back to top]

REIDHURSTNAGYINC. wants you to understand the purposes for which we collect, use and disclose personal information about our clients. Furthermore, we want to be sure that we have your consent to continue to collect, use and disclose your personal information for those purposes outlined in The REIDHURSTNAGYINC. Privacy Protection Pledge. Finally, we have also developed The REIDHURSTNAGYINC. Privacy Code to more fully explain our personal information management practices and to respect the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada).

Where can I obtain more information on privacy? [Back to top]

For a copy of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada), please visit the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's web site at www.privcom.gc.ca

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