THE TEN PRIVACY PRINCIPALS

Accountability for Collection, Use or Disclosure of Personal Information

As a policy holder or customer of Group Benefits Unlimited including our sponsor company Dvern & Lehr Insurance & Financial Services Inc. you have the right to expect accountability for the personal information we collect and use.

We are responsible for maintaining and protection your personal information while it is under our control. This includes any personal information that may need to be disclosed to third parties for processing or other administrative functions.

We have established policies and procedures to ensure that we comply with the Personal Information Protections and Electronic Documents Act. We have designated a privacy officer who is responsible for our company's compliance with these ten principles.

Obtaining Your Consent for the Collection, Use or Disclosure of Personal Information

We will make a reasonable effort to make sure that you understand and consent to how personal information will be used by our company.

We will obtain your consent if we need to use your information for any other purpose and before collecting information from third parties such as other insurers and service companies. In certain circumstances, however, personal information may need to be collected, used or disclosed without the knowledge and consent of the individual. For example, legal, medical, or security reasons may make it impossible or impractical to seek consent.

The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Act recognizes that when information is being collected for the detection and prevention of fraud or for law enforcement, seeking consent of an individual may defeat the purpose of collecting the information.

If you renew your policy with our company, then you will be re-confirming your permission allowing us to collect, use and disclose personal information in accordance with the principles detailed in this notice.

Limiting the Use, Disclosure and Retention of Personal Information

Personal Information will not be used or disclosed for purposes other than for which it was collected, except with your consent or as permitted or required by law. Information will be retained only as long as it is necessary to fulfill those purposes. We may disclose a customer?s personal information to the following organizations:

1. Another insurance company
2. Another person or corporation as part of conducting business
3. A person or corporation involved in supplying us with claims support services
4. A medical or rehabilitation specialist, assessment clinic
5. A person or company employed by us to perform data processing, accounting, actuarial or statistical functions
6. A person or corporation involved in the development, enhancement, marketing of our insurance products and our services
7. A public authority or agent of a public authority, if the information is required to comply with a provincial or federal statute or regulation
8. A law enforcement agency, where our policyholder consents to such disclosure or disclosure is required by law or emergency

Group Benefits Unlimited and Dvern & Lehr Insurance & Financial Services Inc. do not provide or sell their customer lists to any outside company for use in marketing or solicitation.

Only employees with a business need-to-know or whose duties require it are granted access to personal information. We keep information only as long as it remains necessary and relevant for the identified purposes or as required by law.

Information no longer required or necessary is destroyed, erased or made anonymous.

Safeguarding Your Personal Information

Security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of information collected have been put in place. Risks such as loss or theft, computer theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, modification or destruction are addressed

Employees as a condition of employment are required to respect the confidentiality of personal information.

Access to personal information

Upon receipt of a written request, we will inform you in a timely fashion, of the existence, use and disclosure of you personal information and you will be given access to that information.