Legal and Privacy
By using this Nova Scotia Pension Services Corporation ("Corporation") website, you agree to the following terms and conditions of use. These terms and conditions are not only applicable to this website but also to the websites administered by the Corporation and belonging to the Public Service Superannuation Plan Trustee Inc., the Teachers’ Pension Plan Trustee Inc., the Members of the Legislative Assembly Pension Plans, and the Sydney Steel Corporation Superannuation Fund (the "Administered websites"). Additional specific conditions may appear on different pages of the Administered websites. Those conditions are in addition to, and not in substitution for these conditions.
All information presented on the Corporation’s website, and the Administered websites is premised on the rules and criteria under each respective plan’s legislation and regulations.
This information presented on the Corporation’s website, and the Administered websites explains in plain language each respective plan’s rules and provides financial information to plan members, beneficiaries, and stakeholders. Those who wish to determine their legal rights and obligations under these plans should refer to each respective plan’s text. In the event of a discrepancy between the information provided on these websites and each respective plan’s text, the plan text takes precedence.
General
The Corporation website and the Administered websites provide general information about the Corporation and the pension plans the Corporation administers and their activities. For pension matters, members of a pension plan should contact a Corporation pension benefits specialist by telephone to discuss the application of their pension plan to their specific circumstances.
No Liability
While the Corporation attempts to maintain the Corporation website and the Administered websites information on these websites can change anytime and the Corporation cannot guarantee the completeness or accuracy of any information. These websites are not intended to provide any specific financial, legal, investment or tax advice. As a visitor to these websites, you acknowledge and agree that any reliance and use of these websites shall be at your own risk, and that the Corporation does not accept responsibility for any use made of these websites, including any damages that may be suffered if you transmit confidential or sensitive information through these websites or if these websites communicate such information to you through use of these websites or at your request over the Internet.
Links to other sites not operated or administered by the Corporation are provided as references or tools to help visitors identify, locate or use resources of interest and should not be construed as approval, recommendation or endorsement by the Corporation of the services, products or information provided on the linked sites. The Corporation assumes no liability or responsibility for the content, accuracy, failure to operate or appropriateness of the links or of any material contained on the linked sites.
Proprietary Rights
The websites administered by the Corporation and related-online materials are the property of the Corporation and thus protected by applicable copyright laws. You may only use these websites and the material available on these websites strictly for your personal and non-commercial purposes, including printing materials and displaying these websites and materials on your computer or mobile device. Except for such limited use rights, no part of these websites may be reproduced in whole or in part, stored in any medium, transmitted in any form or by any means, re-published, exploited, re-distributed or publicly shown, or used to create derivative works without the written permission of the Corporation. The Corporation does not waive any of its proprietary rights in respect of these websites including, without limitation copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights.
These websites may contain trademarks, logos and links to websites of third parties. Any domain names, URLs, trademarks or logos appearing on these websites or in its content not belonging to the Corporation are the sole property of their respective owners.
Cookies and Tracking Devices
The Corporation’s website and the applicable websites of the pension plans the Corporation administers employs cookies, tracking devices, and other similar technologies to evaluate the performance, functionality and use of these websites. Information gathered by these technologies is entirely removed once you exit these websites unless there is notice to the contrary on these websites. You have the option to change the settings on your browser to deny cookies or warn you when cookies may be deposited.
When you visit this website, the Corporation’s web server automatically collects a limited amount of information essential for the operation and security of this site. Some of this information (e.g. browser type) does not identify who you are, while other information, such as your Internet domain name or IP address may identify you.