Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.
Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:
- names
- email addresses
- date of birth
- contact preferences
- gender at birth
- life expectancy
- financial planning experience level
- desired retirement age
- desired annual retirement expenses
- desired value of investments at death
- current value of retirement savings
- whether users intend to invest their retirement savings
- expected average annual rate of return on investments before retirement
- expected average annual rate of return on investments during retirement
- assumed average annual inflation rate
- assumed average annual effective income tax rate
- whether users have investments
- whether users want to gradually increase their rate of contribution to retirement investments
- rate of contribution to retirement investments
- information on expected one-time lump sum income
- information on expected one-time lump sum expenses
- whether users are enrolled in a defined benefit pension plan
- information on defined benefit pension plan payments
- whether users have previously contributed to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
- whether users have ever worked in Canada
- whether users have received a pay stub from an employer or if they have ever paid income tax on their employment earnings
- whether users are currently receiving payments from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
- desired age to start receiving CPP income
- value of current monthly payments from CPP
- expected value of future monthly payments from CPP
- whether users are either a Canadian citizen or a legal permanent resident
- expectations for becoming a Canadian citizen or legal permanent resident in the future
- whether users are currently receiving payments from the Old Age Security (OAS) pension plan
- expected age to start receiving OAS payments
- number of years users will have lived in Canada by the time they reach their desired retirement age
- value of current monthly payments from OAS
- expected value of future monthly payments from OAS
Sensitive Information. When necessary, with your consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law, we process the following categories of sensitive information:
All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.
Information automatically collected
In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies. You can find out more about this in our Cookie Notice: http://www.fiplan.ca/cookie-policy.
The information we collect includes:
- Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings and information about your activity in the Services (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called "crash dumps"), and hardware settings).
- Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access the Services. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.
- Location Data. We collect location data such as information about your device's location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device. However, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services.