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Page 1: Free Parent Life Cover Key Information Pack - Post Office Ltd · Post Office Money® Free Parent Life Cover is provided by The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited. postoffice.co.uk

Post Office Money® Free Parent Life Cover is provided by The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited.

postoffice.co.uk

Key Information Pack

Free Parent Life Cover

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Important:

This booklet includes important information that you need to read before you apply for Post Office Money® Free Parent Life Cover.

If you take out Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover in a Post Office branch or over the telephone, it has been arranged and sold by Post Office Limited and Post Office Management Services Limited. If you take out Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover online, it has been arranged and sold by The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited following an introduction by Post Office Limited and Post Office Management Services Limited.

Section 1 provides information about Post Office Limited and Post Office Management Services Limited and the service that they provide.

Sections 2 and 3 provide information from The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited ('Royal London') who provide Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover.

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Contents

About Post Office Management Services Limited's and Post Office Limited's services

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Who are we? 5What service will we provide?

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Whose products do we offer?

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How to make a complaint 5 Financial Services Compensation Scheme

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Demands and needs 6

Policy Summary 6 General 7Helping you decide 7 What is Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover?

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Significant features and benefits

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Significant exclusions and limitations

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How much cover can I have?

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How much will my policy cost?

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Your right to cancel 8Contact us 8Making a claim 8Complaints 9 The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)

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SECTION 1 SECTION 2Page Page

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Terms and Conditions 10General 10 1 Definitions 10 2 Policy benefits

and exclusions11

2.1 Eligibility 112.2 Payout on death 113 How to make a claim 113.1 Our claim requirements 113.2 How we pay out 124 General Terms

and Conditions12

5 Making changes to the Terms and Conditions applying to your Policy or cancelling your Policy

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5.1 Your ability to make changes 125.2 Changes to your

personal details13

5.3 Your ability to cancel your Policy

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5.4 Our ability to make changes to the Terms or cancel your Policy

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SECTION 3 Page

6 Complaints 137 Tax 148 The Financial Services

Compensation Scheme (FSCS)

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9 Royal London’s financial situation

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10 Assignment and trusts 1511 Contact us 15 12 Law 15 13 Rights of Third Parties 15 14 Language 1515 How is my personal

information used15

Please read the Post Office Privacy Policy on page 18.

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SECTION 1

About Post Office Management Services Limited's and Post Office Limited's services?

Who are we?Post Office Limited is an appointed representative of Post Office Management Services Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, Firm Reference Number (FRN) 630318. Post Office Limited and Post Office Management Services Limited are registered in England and Wales. Registered numbers 2154540 and 08459718 respectively. Registered office: Finsbury Dials, 20 Finsbury Street, London EC2Y 9AQ. Post Office and the Post Office logo are registered trademarks of Post Office Limited. The above details can be checked on the Financial Services Register by visiting the Financial Conduct Authority website and searching by FRN.

What service will we provide? We will only provide you with information about Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover from a single provider. You will not receive advice or a personal recommendation from us about this policy. You will need to make your own choice about whether it is suitable, based on the information we will provide to you.

Whose products do we offer?We only offer Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover provided by The Royal

London Mutual Insurance Society Limited. We are contractually obliged to only offer Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover provided by The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited.

How to make a complaintIf you wish to register a complaint regarding the service we have provided, please use the contact details below:

Post Office Money® Insurance 368 City Park Alexandra Parade Glasgow G31 3AU

Tel: 0330 123 1382

Once we have received your complaint, we will attempt to sort out the problem immediately. If you are not happy with the way we have resolved your complaint or if we haven’t sent you a final response within 8 weeks, you have the right to refer your complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service at:

Financial Ombudsman Service Exchange Tower London E14 9SR

Phone: 0800 023 4 567 (calls to this number are free on mobile phones and landlines)

Phone: 0300 123 9 123 (calls to this number cost no more than calls to 01 and 02 numbers)

E-mail: complaint.info@ financial-ombudsman.org.uk

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Financial Services Compensation SchemePost Office Limited and Post Office Management Services Limited are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. You may be entitled to compensation from the scheme if we cannot meet our obligations. This depends on the type of business and the circumstances of the claim. Insurance advising and arranging is covered for 100% of the total claim with no maximum.

For further information about the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, contact the FSCS at:

Financial Services Compensation Scheme 10th Floor Beaufort House 15 St Botolph Street London EC3A 7QU

Phone: 0800 678 1100 or 0207 741 4100

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.fscs.org.uk

Demands and needs Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover is designed to meet your demands and needs if you wish to ensure that a cash lump sum of £15,000 is payable on your death, if death occurs within the one year term. The policy can be taken out at any time following your named child’s birth and up to their fourth birthday.

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Policy Summary

This section contains important information you need to read before you apply for Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover provided by The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited ('Royal London'). The Financial Conduct Authority is a financial services regulator. It requires us, Royal London, to give you this important information to help you decide whether Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover is right for you.

You should read this section carefully so that you understand what you are buying, and keep this booklet in a safe place for future reference.

This Policy Summary is a guide to your cover and exclusions provided under Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover. It does not provide the full terms of your policy. Full terms are contained in the Terms and Conditions, which are set out in Section 3 of this booklet, and your Policy Schedule, which will be issued once your policy has started. These documents set out your contract with us. Please check your Policy Schedule carefully when you receive it for confirmation of the cover you have chosen.

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GeneralPost Office Money Free Parent Cover is provided by Royal London.

Any references in this section to ‘Royal London’, ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’ refer to The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited unless stated otherwise.

‘You’ and ‘your’ refer to the person whose life is covered under this policy.

Helping you decideRoyal London provides Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover underwritten by us. We can only provide factual information and cannot provide advice to you. It is your responsibility to ensure that this policy meets your needs.

If you have any doubt as to whether this policy meets your needs, you should contact a financial adviser (who may charge for their services).

If you do not have a financial adviser you can get details of local financial advisers by visiting www.unbiased.co.uk

What is Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover?Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover is a free one year fixed term life assurance policy which pays out £15,000 (the cash sum) if you die during the term of the policy.

If the claim requirements have been met, we will pay out to the person(s) legally entitled to receive it (i.e. your personal representatives). See part 3.2 of the Terms and Conditions in section 3 of this booklet for further information.

If by the end of the one year term of the policy you are still alive, the policy will end and you will not receive a payout.

If the child named in the Policy Schedule dies during the term of the policy, the policy will continue until its original end date because the policy provides cover on your life rather than the life of your child.

Significant features and benefitsYou can take out Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover if, at the time of applying, you are a parent aged between 18 and 66 and are a resident in the UK. You must not have received any medical treatment for cancer in the last 12 months (including leukaemia and lymphoma) or have received a positive diagnosis of HIV infection. For further information, see part 2.1 of the Terms and Conditions in section 3 of this booklet.

The policy can be taken out at any time from the birth of your child until their fourth birthday.

You may apply for one policy per child, subject to a maximum of eight children.

Each policy will be subject to the terms and conditions applicable at the time that the policy is taken out.

You must answer the Post Office survey questions at the time of applying to take out Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover.

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Significant exclusions and limitationsWe won’t pay a claim if your death is as a result of:

suicide, attempted suicide or intentional self-inflicted injury;

death linked to being under the influence of, or being affected (temporarily or otherwise) by alcohol or drugs; or

an HIV-related illness.

If the life assured dies after the first anniversary of the commencement date of your policy no payment will be made. The commencement date of your policy is set out in your Policy Schedule.

For further information, see part 2.2 of the Terms and Conditions in section 3 of this booklet.

How much cover can I have?The cash sum under Post Office Money Free Life Cover is £15,000 per policy. You cannot reduce or increase this amount.

How much will my policy cost?You do not have to make any payments.

Your right to cancelYou can change your mind and cancel your policy at any time.

If you do cancel your policy, you will not receive any payment in the event of a claim.

If you do not cancel, your policy will start and end as set out in the Terms and Conditions and your Policy Schedule.

Contact usCustomer Services PO Box 427 Royal London House Wilmslow SK9 0FE

Phone: 0345 2661 484

Making a claim To make a claim, our Customer Service Team should be contacted at:

Customer Services PO Box 427 Royal London House Alderley Road Wilmslow SK9 0FE

Phone: 0345 266 1483

When being notified of a claim, we will need to know your policy number and details of the claim. Full details of the claims procedure can be found in the Terms and Conditions (set out in section 3 of this booklet).

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Complaints If you want to make a complaint please contact us and tell us your name, policy number and the reason for your complaint. Please contact:

Customer Services PO Box 427 Royal London House Alderley Road Wilmslow SK9 0FE

Phone: 0345 266 1484

We always aim to resolve your complaint as quickly as possible. However if we:

haven’t been able to satisfy your complaint; or

haven’t sent you a final response within eight weeks,

you can then contact:

The Financial Ombudsman Service Exchange Tower London E14 9SR

Phone: 0800 023 4567 (calls to this number are free on mobile phones and landlines)

Phone: 0300 123 9123 (calls to this number cost no more than calls to 01 and 02 numbers)

Email: complaint.info@ financial-ombudsman.org.uk

Website: www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk

The Financial Ombudsman Service will usually only investigate the complaint once our internal complaints process has been completed.

A copy of our complaints procedure is available on request.

Making a complaint to the Ombudsman will not affect your legal rights.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) Royal London is covered by the FSCS. You may be entitled to compensation from the scheme if we are unable to pay claims due to, for example, insolvency. This depends on the type of business and the circumstances of the claim.

You can get more details by visiting www.fscs.org.uk or by contacting:

Financial Services Compensation Scheme 10th Floor Beaufort House 15 St Botolph Street London EC3A 7QU

Phone: 0800 678 1100 or 0207 741 4100

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SECTION 3

Terms and ConditionsThis section contains the Terms and Conditions for the Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover provided by The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited ('Royal London') and explains the full details of the policy. The Financial Conduct Authority is a financial services regulator. It requires us, Royal London, to give you these Terms and Conditions. You should read this section carefully and keep this booklet in a safe place for future reference.

GeneralPost Office Money Free Parent Life Cover is a contract between the Life Assured and Royal London based on an Application made by the Life Assured. These Terms and Conditions are part of the contract between the Life Assured and Royal London. You should read them carefully and keep them in a safe place for future reference. The contract consists of the following documents:

the Policy Schedule; these Terms and Conditions; and any Endorsements to these Terms

and Conditions that we give you (together referred to as the Terms).We explain the meaning of words in bold in the Definitions part of this section, which are applicable to these Terms and Conditions.

1 DefinitionsApplication: the application you completed, in a Post Office branch, online or over the phone, containing the information we have used to set up your Policy.Cash Sum: £15,000.Child: The Life Assured’s child named in your Policy Schedule.Claim Confirmation Date: the date of the Life Assured’s death.Commencement Date: the first day of cover, and as is shown in your Policy Schedule.Endorsements: documents adding additional information to your Policy to amend existing wording which become part of the Terms. We will send an Endorsement to you only if we have the ability to make certain types of changes to your Policy.Life Assured: the person whose life is covered by the Policy.Policy: your Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover policy provided by Royal London.Policy Schedule: the document that shows the cover you have.Policy Term: the 12 month period starting on the Commencement Date.Terms: these Terms and Conditions, your Policy Schedule and any Endorsements to these Terms and Conditions that we give you.‘We’, ‘Royal London’, ‘our’, and ‘us’ refer to The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited.‘You’ and ‘your’ refer to the Life Assured.

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2 Policy benefits and exclusions2.1 EligibilityYou must be a parent and UK resident aged between 18 and 66 at the Commencement Date.You may take out the Policy at any time from your Child's birth until their fourth birthday. The Life Assured must be named as a:

parent on your Child's full birth certificate; or

parent on your Child's full adoption certificate; or

person with whom your Child will live in a final residence order relating to your Child; or

guardian on a special guardianship order relating to your Child.

The Life Assured must not have received any medical treatment for cancer (including leukaemia and lymphoma) within the 12 months immediately before the date of Application.The Life Assured must not have received a positive diagnosis of HIV infection at the date of Application.

2.2 Payout on deathThe Policy will pay out the Cash Sum if the Life Assured dies within the Policy Term, providing the Life Assured's death is not caused by:

suicide, attempted suicide or intentional self-inflicted injury;

death linked to being under the influence of, or being affected (temporarily or otherwise) by alcohol or drugs; or

an HIV-related illness.

3 How to make a claimThe person making the claim must contact us as follows:Customer Services PO Box 427 Royal London House Alderley Road Wilmslow SK9 0FEPhone: 0345 266 1483We’ll then send out a claim form, which should be completed and returned to us.3.1 Our claims requirementsWe will ask for information and documentation that we reasonably require to assess the claim. We will not be able to pay a claim until, in our reasonable opinion, we have received accurate and complete information.When a claim is made we may need one or more of the following:

we should be provided with reasonable and satisfactory proof of the death of the Life Assured. If death is in the UK this will be the original death certificate. If death is outside the UK, we may request further evidence as we may reasonably require;

reasonable and satisfactory proof of the correct date of birth of the Life Assured and the Child, for example the original birth certificate;

evidence of a change of name, for example marriage certificate or civil partnership document;

evidence of the relationship between the Life Assured and the Child for example the original birth certificate of the Child;

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to check the Policy has not been cancelled; and

to check that your Policy Schedule has been returned to us, if we ask for it.

We will not pay a claim if the Life Assured dies after the first anniversary of the Commencement Date.If the Life Assured was not eligible for the Policy, as explained in part 2.1 of this section at the Commencement Date, we will cancel the Policy.3.2 How we pay outIf the claim requirements have been met, we will pay the Cash Sum due under the Policy to the person(s) legally entitled to receive it.This will be the Life Assured’s personal representatives. We may ask that the personal representatives send us an original Grant of Representation or Confirmation before we’ll pay the Cash Sum to them. We’ll return this when we pay the claim.After the claim requirements have been met, we will end the Policy. We will add interest to the Cash Sum if the payout has been delayed by more than 2 months from the Claim Confirmation Date. The rate of interest we will use is the Bank of England base rate less 0.5% per annum, with an overall minimum of 0.5% per annum, calculated on a daily basis.We will pay a claim by direct credit to a UK bank account within 10 working days after our claims requirements have been met. We can agree alternative methods of payment with the person(s) making the claim.

4 General Terms and ConditionsYou must take care to ensure that any information you provide is correct and accurate to the best of your knowledge and belief. If you think any of the information you have provided to us is incorrect, you should notify us immediately.

If you give us incorrect or inaccurate information at the Commencement Date and you were not eligible for the Policy at the Commencement Date, we may cancel the Policy.

The Policy doesn’t entitle you to Membership or ProfitShare of The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited.

The Policy doesn’t have a cash value at any time.

5 Making changes to the Terms and Conditions applying to your Policy or cancelling your Policy

5.1 Your ability to make changesThe Cash Sum for the Policy is fixed and cannot be reduced or increased.

We will only permit one Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover policy per parent for each Child.

You may apply for a Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover policy for the benefit of each of your children, subject to a maximum of eight children.

Any additional new Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover policy taken out by you will be subject to the Post Office Money Free Parent Life Cover terms and

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conditions applicable at the time (a copy of which will be provided to you).

5.2 Changes to your personal details Please tell us if you change your name or address.

5.3 Your ability to cancel your Policy You can change your mind and cancel the Policy at any time. If you do so, your cover will stop with immediate effect.

To cancel your Policy, please call or write to us (please see the ‘Contact us’ part of this section).

If you do not cancel, your Policy will start and end as set out in these Terms and Conditions and your Policy Schedule.

5.4 Our ability to make changes to the Terms or cancel your Policy If during the time you are covered under the Policy, there are changes in legislation, regulation or any relevant change in circumstances beyond our control and:

it becomes impracticable or impossible to give effect to the terms and conditions applying to the Policy; or

failing to make the change could, in our reasonable opinion, result in Royal London’s customers not being treated fairly; or

the way that we’re taxed or the way that the Policy is taxed is changed,

which directly affect the Terms applying to the Policy, we may with immediate effect make changes to the Terms that we reasonably consider are proportionate in the circumstances. We will inform you in writing in advance of any changes being made where we are able to do so but if

that is not possible, we will let you know as soon as we reasonably can.

We may make changes to the Terms applying to the Policy that we reasonably consider won’t adversely affect you. These may include, for example, changes needed to reflect new services or features that we wish to make available to you.

We may make changes to these Terms and Conditions if we become aware of any error or omission in these Terms and Conditions. We’ll only make such changes to bring these Terms and Conditions in line with your Policy Schedule or the policy summary document.

This part of section 3 does not apply to our ability to make changes to how Royal London handles your personal information, which is set out in this part of section 3 (Terms and Conditions) by way of a notice in part 15 'How is my personal information used?'.

6 Complaints We hope that you’ll never have reason to complain, but if you do, please contact us and tell us your name, Policy number and the reason for your complaint. Please contact:

Customer Services PO Box 427 Royal London House Alderley Road Wilmslow SK9 0FE

Phone: 0345 266 1484

We’ll always try to resolve your complaint as quickly as possible. However if we:

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haven’t been able to satisfy your complaint; or

haven’t sent you a final response within eight weeks,

you can then contact:

The Financial Ombudsman Service Exchange Tower London E14 9SR

Phone: 0800 0234 567 (calls to this number are free on mobiles and landlines)

Phone: 0300 123 9 123 (calls to this number cost no more than calls to 01 and 02 numbers)

Email: complaint.info@ financial-ombudsman.org.uk

Website: www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk

The Financial Ombudsman Service will usually only investigate the complaint once our internal complaints process has been completed.

A copy of our complaints procedure is available on request.

Making a complaint to the Ombudsman will not affect your legal rights.

7 TaxThe proceeds from the Policy are free from UK income tax and capital gains tax under current tax rules.

The amount paid on your death may form part of your estate, which may be subject to Inheritance Tax. How tax could affect you, will depend on your

individual circumstances. If you are unsure of your tax position you should seek professional advice.

The Government may change the tax position described at any time.

8 The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)

Royal London is covered by the FSCS. You may be entitled to compensation from the scheme if we are unable to pay claims due to, for example, insolvency. This depends on the type of business and the circumstances of the claim.

You can get more details by visiting www.fscs.org.uk or by contacting:

Financial Services Compensation Scheme 10th Floor Beaufort House 15 St Botolph Street London EC3A 7QU

Phone: 0800 678 1100 or 0207 741 4100

9 Royal London’s financial situation

We want to provide you with clear information about Royal London’s financial position, so we have created a Solvency and Financial Condition Report. In it, you’ll find more details about Royal London’s business and company performance. The report is produced annually and you can access it at royallondon.com/solvency

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10 Assignment and trustsYou cannot transfer ownership of the Policy, assign your legal rights under the Policy, nor place the Policy under trust.

11 Contact usCustomer Services PO Box 427 Royal London House Alderley Road Wilmslow SK9 0FE

Phone: 0345 266 1484

12 LawThe law of England and Wales applies to the Policy.

13 Rights of Third PartiesNo term of the contract is enforceable under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by a person who is not party to the contract, but this doesn’t affect any right or remedy of a third party which may exist or be available otherwise than under that Act.

14 LanguageAll communications between us will be in English.

15 How is my personal information used

This privacy notice tells you how Royal London will use your personal information when you apply for a Post Office policy provided by Royal London.

Where we refer to ‘we’, ‘us’ and ‘our’ we are referring to Royal London. For details on how Post Office use your personal information please see 'Post Office Privacy Policy' section on page 18 and for further details, please refer to the Post Office Privacy Policy at www.postoffice.co.uk/privacy

Both Post Office and Royal London will collect, or facilitate the collection of, your personal information which they will then share with one another. Royal London will also share with the Post Office the personal information which it receives and holds about you. The personal information may include sensitive personal information, such as your medical information, that you submit as part of the application process or any claims.

This section is a notice which we are required to give you under the data protection laws. It tells you how Royal London will use your personal information. We may update this notice from time to time and we will alert you to any important updates. It is not meant to be a legal contract between you and Royal London, and this does not affect your rights under the data protection laws.

In this notice we have included the uses that we feel would be most important to you on how we will use your personal information.

We use your information for the following:

Arranging, providing, administering your Policy and managing any queries or claims;

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Assessing medical and lifestyle information – we only do this when it is necessary to set up your Policy or consider your claim for ill health;

Verifying your identity and carrying out fraud prevention checks. We will use a reputable reference agency who will access a range of data such as information from the electoral register. Although we will keep a record of this search, we will not share it outside the Royal London Group;

To ensure we meet our legal and regulatory responsibilities.

If we lose touch we will use a trusted 3rd party to find you and reunite you with your Policy, where we can.

We also use your information for other activities. Where we do this we require a ‘legitimate interest’. This is when each activity is assessed and your rights and freedoms are taken into account ensuring that nothing we do is too intrusive or beyond your reasonable expectation. We use legitimate interests for:

Market research – We use personal information to help us understand that our products and services suit the needs of our customers and meet your expectations. We also do this to improve your customer experience;

Analytics and Insight – We generally combine your information with other customers’ in order to check if our products are priced fairly and are suitable for our customers. We also do this to check that our communications are easy to understand;

Marketing and Communications – To send you information about your products and other products you may be interested in;

We use a trusted 3rd party to help us to provide you with communications relevant to you, and reduce the chances of you receiving information you wouldn’t want. There is more information on marketing and communications in our full Privacy Notice on our website.

We may monitor and record phone calls, such as when managing queries and claims for training and quality purposes. We do this so we have accurate records of what you tell us to do.

Providing information about someone elseIf you provide information to us about someone else, you must have their permission to do so, and have told them about how we will use their personal information.

How long will you hold my personal information?We'll keep your personal information for as long as is needed, for the purpose for which it was collected, and to comply with our legal and regulatory responsibilities. This will involve keeping your information for a reasonable period of time after your Policy or your relationship with us has ended.

If there aren't any legal, regulatory or contractual requirements, any other personal information is kept for seven years from the date your Policy ended.

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How will my personal information be shared?Your information will be used by employees of Royal London, who need to see or work on your Policy. In addition to our own staff we share your information with other companies so that we can administer your Policy and provide our services to you. Such as:

Other companies within the Royal London Group;

Our service providers and agents, our data storage providers, who send an email on our behalf following a quote;

Approved IT specialists e.g. those who support our IT systems;

Our third party advisers, such as auditors, underwriters, reinsurers, medical agencies and legal advisers;

Identity authentication and fraud prevention agencies; and/or

Legal and regulatory bodies.

How will my personal information be protected?We will protect your personal information with the right level of security. Depending on the policy you have with us, some of your personal data might be processed overseas outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). We take the steps needed to make sure that your information is treated securely and has the right legal protection.

How can I find out more?You can find out more information about how we handle your personal information by visiting our Privacy Notice at www.royallondon.com/legal/privacy/

Our full Privacy Notice contains more detail on:

(i) Our legal grounds for using your personal information (including more information about our legitimate interests and our approach to sending marketing communications);

(ii) How your personal information is protected if we transfer it overseas;

(iii) How we protect your personal information;

(iv) How long we keep your personal information for; and

(v) Your rights under the data protection laws and how to exercise them (including how to object to marketing we send to you and to processing done under legitimate interests).

MarketingRoyal London will not send you any information about other Royal London products, unless you have agreed to receiving these communications. This could be because you have indicated consent to receiving such information as part of being a Royal London customer or applying for another Royal London product or service.

You have a right to object to marketing from Royal London if you are already a Royal London customer or have applied to us directly for a service. If you would like to do this or change how you'd like to receive marketing, please contact us on 0345 600 7788 or by email at [email protected]

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What are my rights?If you are not able to access the full Privacy Notice at www.royallondon.com/legal/privacy/ or you would prefer a recorded version you can call 0800 085 8352. If you prefer to receive the full Privacy Notice in another format, please also use this telephone number, or contact us at the email or postal address below.

If you wish to use any of your rights under the data protection laws, please contact us. For example, you might want to access a copy of your information, or to correct any inaccurate information. You should contact our Data Protection Officer

Email: [email protected]

or

Royal LondonRoyal London HouseAlderley RoadWilmslowCheshireSK9 1PF

Post Office Privacy PolicyAt the Post Office we're committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy in everything we do. This summarised Policy lets you know what data we collect about you, how we use it and gives you information about your rights and how you can get in touch with us.

For more detail, please go to www.postoffice.co.uk/privacy

We are Post Office Limited is registered in

England and Wales. Registered Number 2154540. Registered Office: Finsbury Dials, 20 Finsbury Street, London, EC2Y 9AQ.

Post Office Management Services Limited is registered in England and Wales. Registered Number 08459718. Registered Office: Finsbury Dials, 20 Finsbury Street, London, EC2Y 9AQ

We have a Data Protection Officer who can be contacted at the address above or by sending an email to [email protected]

We collectName, address, contact details, date of birth, marketing preferences and other information you give us in order to apply for the product which may include health conditions. Additional data including opinions may be collected through your correspondence with us. To provide you with other products and services that you may be interested in our data is enriched with other information from other sources.

Why we collect personal information about you and what we do with itWe use your data to provide the product or service, to comply with law, where we have your agreement or consent, where a reasonable justification exists and for substantial public interest for medical conditions.

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We use your information: To arrange your insurance policy.

To provide information about exciting offers and deals. We only contact you in the ways you have given us permission for. You can change your mind at any time – see `Your Rights and Choices'.

To enhance or improve your experience with us. Our communications about offers are tailored specifically based on your preferences and habits (`profiling').

In combination with other customers' data, including anonymised external information to better understand our markets. This analysis and segmentation ensures we offer competitive products and services (`profiling').

For internal business processes like transacting with partners, conducting audits, producing management information, managing complaints, to assist in training, quality assurance and compliance.

For customer feedback surveys, to prevent fraud and to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.

To manage your rights under the UK Data Protection Act including managing marketing suppression lists.

For obligations imposed by law enforcement agencies and other organisations.

Who we share your information withWe never sell your information and only pass it to our trusted partners and service providers. Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited provide our Life insurance products and you should read their Privacy Policy at http://www.royallondon.com/legal/privacy If you choose to use Post Office Money Helping Hand, your personal data will be shared with RedArc so that they can provide their service to you.

Transferring information outside of the EEAYour personal information may be processed outside the European Economic Area (EEA) where privacy laws may not provide protection to the same level as in the UK. Before any transfer takes place, steps are taken to ensure your personal information is adequately protected and safeguards such as standard contractual clauses are in place.

How long do we keep your personal information? Your personal information is removed after its purpose has been served and after either party can make a legal claim, or where required for legal or regulatory reasons.

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Your Rights and ChoicesYou can object to Direct Marketing by calling 03457 22 33 44, text phone 03457 22 33 45, sending an email to [email protected] or by writing to Marketing Preference TeamFinsbury Dials20 Finsbury StreetLondonEC2Y 9AQ

You can request a copy of all personal information held about you by contacting our Information Rights Team.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office. See https://ico.org.uk/

You have qualified rights to withdraw consent, have information about you corrected, deleted, provided to you (`portability') and the right to object or to restrict processing of your data. You may request human intervention where automated processing has taken place.

Contact UsFor information about our privacy practices and to exercise any of these rights then please contact our Information Rights Team by writing to:

Post Office Information Rights TeamFinsbury Dials20 Finsbury StreetLondon EC2Y 9AQ

Email: [email protected]

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If you take out Post Office Money® Free Parent Life Cover in a Post Office branch or over the telephone, it has been arranged and sold by Post Office Limited and Post Office Management Services Limited. If you take out Post Office Money® Free Parent Life Cover online, it has been arranged and sold by The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited following an introduction by Post Office Limited and Post Office Management Services.

Post Office Limited is an appointed representative of Post Office Management Services Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FRN 630318. Registered in England and Wales. Registered numbers 2154540 and 08459718 respectively. Registered office: Finsbury Dials, 20 Finsbury Street, London EC2Y 9AQ. Post Office Money and the Post Office logo are registered trademarks of Post Office Limited.

Post Office Money® Free Parent Life Cover is provided and administered by The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, FRN 117672. Registered in England and Wales number 99064. Registered office: 55 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0RL.

These details can be checked on the Financial Conduct Authority website.

The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited is not part of the same corporate group as Post Office Limited and Post Office Management Services Limited.

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