ComplaintresolutionsIn most cases we can deal with your complaint overthe telephone. You can speak to a customer serviceconsultant by calling the <strong>MLC</strong> Client Service Centre on132 652. If we cannot resolve your complaint please writeto us at the following address and mark your envelope‘Notice of complaint’:The Manager<strong>MLC</strong> Complaint ResolutionsPO Box 1086North Sydney NSW 2059Time limits on legal actionsNeither you nor the Trustee may take legal action for thepayment of benefits under the Policy:• less than 60 days after <strong>MLC</strong> receives all proof orinformation that <strong>MLC</strong> needs to properly considerthe claim• more than 3 years after <strong>MLC</strong> first asked for that proofor information.If we are unable to resolve your complaint within thetimeframe specified below or if you are dissatisfied withthe outcome, you may seek assistance from the followingindependent bodies:If you are insured under an LCS policy:Timeframe: 90 days<strong>Super</strong>annuation Complaints TribunalTelephone: 1300 780 808Website: sct.gov.auIf you are insured under a PPP policy:Timeframe: 45 daysFinancial Ombudsman ServiceTelephone: 1300 780 808Email: info@fos.org.auWebsite: fos.org.auPage 66 <strong>MLC</strong> <strong>Life</strong> <strong>Cover</strong> <strong>Super</strong> and <strong>MLC</strong> <strong>Personal</strong> <strong>Protection</strong> <strong>Portfolio</strong> PDS
PrivacyNotificationUsing and disclosingyour personal information<strong>MLC</strong> Limited and its subsidiaries are members of theNational Australia Group (the Group). The Group includesbanking, financing, funds management, financialplanning, superannuation, insurance, broking ande-commerce organisations. This statement is an outlineof certain matters relating to the collection and handling ofyour personal information by Group organisations.Collecting your personalinformationGroup organisations will collect personal information forthe purposes of:• providing you with a product or service (includingassessing your application)• managing and administering the product or service• identifying you and protecting against fraud• verifying your authority to act on behalf of a customer• determining whether a beneficiary will be paid a benefitupon a person’s death• letting you know about products or services fromacross the Group that might better serve your financial,e-commerce and lifestyle needs or promotions or otheropportunities in which you may be interested.If you provide <strong>MLC</strong> with incomplete or inaccurate personalinformation, the Group organisation may not be able toprocess your requests and applications or manage oradminister your products or services. It may also not bepossible to tell you about other products or services fromacross the Group that might better serve your financial,e-commerce and lifestyle needs.Group organisations may disclose your personalinformation to other organisations:• involved in providing, managing or administering theproducts and services the Group offers, including thirdpartysuppliers (eg printers, posting services), otherGroup organisations, its advisers and loyalty and affinityprogram partners• who are your financial or legal advisers orrepresentatives and their service providers• involved in maintaining, reviewing and developing theGroup’s products, business systems, procedures andinfrastructure including testing or upgrading the Group’scomputer systems• involved in a corporate re-organisation or involved ina transfer of all or part of the assets or business of aGroup organisation• involved in the payments system including financialinstitutions, merchants and payment organisations• which are Group organisations which wish to tell youabout their products or services that might betterserve your financial, e-commerce and lifestyle needsor promotions or other opportunities, and their relatedservice providers, except where you tell the Group not to• as required or authorised by law and/or where you havegiven your consent.Your personal information may also be used in connectionwith such purposes. Because the Group operatesthroughout Australia and overseas, some of these usesand disclosures may occur outside your state or territoryand outside Australia.Gaining access toyour personal informationSubject to some exceptions allowed by law, you can gainaccess to your personal information. If access is denied,you will be given reasons for this. In some cases, yourrequest may be dealt with over the telephone. For moreinformation about your personal information and privacy,please call the <strong>MLC</strong> Client Service Centre on 132 652.How it all works<strong>MLC</strong> <strong>Life</strong> <strong>Cover</strong> <strong>Super</strong> and <strong>MLC</strong> <strong>Personal</strong> <strong>Protection</strong> <strong>Portfolio</strong> PDS Page 67