Privacy Statement

FPAM is bound by, and committed to supporting, Malaysian laws and regulations. The aim of FPAM is both to support and to ensure that it complies with the laws introduced to strengthen privacy protection for the general public. This Statement addresses any potential concerns you may have about the purposes for which personal information you provide to FPAM is collected and to whom this information will be disclosed.

Collection of personal information

The purpose of collecting this information from you is to determine your eligibility for CFP certification offered by FPAM and to enable FPAM to assess, approve or refuse your application and ability to become certified.

Failure to provide full and complete information may result in a limited ability or willingness on the part of FPAM to assess or approve your application for certification.

Use and disclosure of personal information

If your application is accepted, the information that you provide will be used by FPAM to offer and provide services to you and other members of FPAM.

FPAM may also use the information you provide for administrative, planning and reporting purposes in connection with the provision of services offered by FPAM and the compilation or analysis of statistics relevant to the financial planning industry and the education requirements of financial planning professionals. We may also publish results on the Internet.

In addition to universities and other educational service providers that are affiliated with or support the provision of educational services offered by FPAM, FPAM may disclose information that is collected or otherwise obtained from you to

  • governmental agencies
  • those who maintain and update our database
  • those who assist with mail-outs
  • those who deliver educational and other services to FPAM members

FPAM will not otherwise, without your consent, use or disclose your personal information for any purpose unless it would reasonably be expected that such purpose is related to the offer, provision and improvement of FPAM services and benefits to you or where such purpose is permitted or required by law. In accordance with the Malaysian local spam laws, should you wish to unsubscribe from commercial electronic messages from FPAM, all future commercial electronic messages from FPAM will enable you to unsubscribe from that particular type of electronic message from FPAM and this can be done at any time. If you do not unsubscribe, FPAM will continue to send you relevant information of the types described above. FPAM may also use messaging methods other than email.

Access to personal information

You may at any time request access to or amend the personal information that is collected or otherwise held or acquired by FPAM in relation to you, by contacting 03-79549500.

Use of third party services

Occasionally, third parties may provide services to us and may require access to your Personal Data. In those circumstances, those third parties shall be required to enter into an agreement with us containing terms no less stringent than those found in this Policy and to process your Personal Data solely in accordance with our instructions.

Retention of Personal Data

Personal data you provide to FPAM will be retained only for such period as may be necessary for the carrying out of the purposes referred to in the Policy or as otherwise specified at the time of collection

Changes to the Privacy Statement

FPAM reserves the rights to vary or amend the Policy at any time at our sole discretion without prior notice. Any variations or amendments shall take effect upon posting of the updated version on the Website