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7 Authorization and consent
In this section personal information refers to personal information about you.
Collecting, using and disclosing personal information
By signing below, you consent that we may use the personal information about you that we collect to:
• verify your identity and to otherwise uniquely identify you
• evaluate and administer claims with respect to this (these) policy(ies).
In this statement, you and your refer to the policy owner, or claimant under the policy. We, us, our, and the Company refer to The
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, and our affiliated companies and subsidiaries.
For Manulife Investments, if you are assuming ownership of the contract, you understand and agree that Manulife may collect, use and
store the personal information provided.
Updates to this statement and further information about our privacy practices are posted to www.manulife.ca.
We collect, use, verify, and disclose your personal information for identified purposes, and only with your consent, or as permitted or
required by law. By signing the form, you give your consent for us to collect, use, and disclose your personal information, as set out in this
statement. Any alterations to the consent must be agreed to in writing by the Company.
What personal information do we collect?
We may collect specific personal information about you such as:
• identifying information, such as your name, address, telephone number(s), email address, your date of birth, driver’s license, passport
number, or Social Insurance Number (SIN)
• a personal investigation, financial information, credit bureau report, and/or a consumer report from other organizations, person, or
source that has any information or records about you
• information about how you use our products and services, and information about your preferences, demographics, and interests
• other personal information we may require to administer our business relationship with you.
We use fair and lawful means to collect personal information.
Where do we collect your personal information from?
We collect your personal information from:
• completed forms
• other interactions between you and the Company
• other sources, such as:
- an advisor or authorized representative(s)
- third parties with whom we deal in issuing and administering the policy
- public sources, such as government agencies or internet sites.
What do we use your personal information for?
We will use the personal information we collect to:
• verify your identity and the accuracy of the information you provide
• administer the rights under the policy
• comply with legal and regulatory requirements
• analyze data to make decisions and help us understand our customers better, so we can improve the products and services we provide.
Who do we disclose the information we collect to?
We may disclose information we collect to:
• persons, financial institutions, reinsurers, and other parties with whom we deal in issuing and administering the policy now and in
the future
• authorized employees, agents, and representatives
• your advisor
• any agency that has entered into an agreement with us and has supervisory authority, directly or indirectly over your advisor, and
their employees
• any person or organization to whom you, or the deceased, gave consent
• people who are legally authorized to view your personal information
• service providers who require this information to perform their services for us (for example data processing, programming, data storage,
market research, printing and distribution services, paramedical, credit bureaus and investigative agencies).
The abovementioned people, organizations, and service providers are both within Canada and jurisdictions outside Canada, and would
therefore be subject to the laws of those jurisdictions.
Where personal information is provided to our service providers, we require them to protect the information in a manner that is consistent
with our privacy policies and practices.
Before signing, please read the following important information about the collection and use of any personal information
connected to this Claimant’s Statement.