Personal Information refers to information or an opinion about an individual whose identity is apparent from the information stored. It includes your name and contact details.

Invesco is bound by, and committed to supporting, the National Privacy Principles (NPPs) set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

The following statement outlines how we collect, maintain and handle your personal information according to the NPPs.

The personal information we collect about you includes:

• Name
• Contact details
• Tax File Number, exemption reason or country of residence
• Bank account details
• Authorised Representative information
• Investment Instructions
• Feedback queries

If you have nominated an Authorised Representative and/or a broker on your application form, Invesco may also share your personal information (other than tax file number information) with your Authorised Representative and/or broker.

Invesco is a member of the Invesco Group and may share your personal information (other than tax file number and financial institution account details) with other companies in the Invesco Group to provide you with information about other products and services that may be of interest to you.

Invesco may also share your information with service providers who provide outsourced services to Invesco or another member of the Invesco Group. Those members of the Invesco Group and Invesco’s service providers may be located outside Australia (where privacy obligations may differ). The types of outsourced service providers that may be provided with your personal information and the circumstances in which your personal information may be shared include:

• administrators which provide fund accounting, unit registry and other services to Invesco;
• printers and other companies for the purposes of preparation and distribution of statements and for handling mail;
• market research companies for the purpose of analysing the Invesco investor base and for product development and planning;
• legal and accounting firms, auditors, contractors, consultants, agencies and other advisers for the purpose of administering, and advising on, the product and for any associated actions;
• in certain circumstances and with safeguards to respect your privacy, Invesco may also disclose your personal information to any person to use in relation to a proposed or actual purchase of an interest in Invesco or any part of Invesco's business.

Invesco’s offer documents set out in more detail the manner in which an investor’s personal information is used in relation to Invesco Funds where we are the responsible entity or trustee. The terms of our offer to investors are set out in the relevant offer documents and by making an investment you consent to such use of your personal information. Should you not wish to receive any further information from Invesco about other products and services which we offer, please let us know by calling 1800 813 500.

Invesco have a range of measures in place which seek to ensure a strong security environment, including:

• requiring employees to use unique passwords (which are changed regularly) to gain access to systems as well as complying with an IT password policy;
• restricting access to our systems and physical records to authorised personnel, and prohibiting access to information which they do not need to access;
• restricting access to buildings;
• employing firewalls, intrusion detection systems and virus scanning tools to prevent unauthorized persons and viruses from entering our systems; and
• providing secure storage for physical records.

• information collected when you use the Accounts Online service, or other online profile or information request services;
• requests for information you select as you use the Invesco Website, for example in requesting an Invesco prospectus to be sent to you via the “Prospectus Order Form” page;
• any messages or comments you submit to Invesco via the Invesco Website, including identifying information such as your name, email address and telephone number, for example the “Feedback” form or via email;
• information submitted to online facilities such as search tools or dictionaries; and
• tracking information we collect as you use the Invesco Website including which areas of the site you visit and which prospectuses or research papers you download or request.

The Invesco Website may contain links to websites operated by third parties (other than members of the Invesco Group) ("Third Party Websites"). Third Party Websites should contain their own privacy statements and those third parties are responsible for informing you about their own privacy practices.ould contain their own privacy statements and those third parties are responsible for informing you about their own privacy practices.

To protect your confidential data we have invested in an SSL certificate from VeriSign, the world leader in Internet data security. This VeriSign certificate confirms this web site has been authenticated and verified, and it enables sensitive data to be safely encrypted. You can learn more about the Internet security of your data.