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Any interest rate management strategy or program, including the strategy described herein, involves a high degree of risk. There is no guarantee that the objectives will be achieved. Past performance of any strategy is not necessarily indicative of future results and any strategy or transaction may fail and/or result in additional costs.

The information in this presentation was prepared by The Corporation for Interest Rate Management ("CIRM") and is believed by CIRM to be reliable. To the extent that this presentation contains material obtained from third party sources, CIRM believes such sources are reliable but does not and cannot make any representation as to the accuracy or completeness of such information. Opinions, estimates and projections in this presentation constitute the current judgment of CIRM and are subject to change without notice. Any projections, forecasts and estimates contained in this presentation are necessarily speculative in nature and are based upon certain assumptions. It can be expected that some or all of such assumptions will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results. Accordingly, any projections are only estimates and actual results will differ and may vary substantially from the projections or estimates shown. This presentation is not intended as a recommendation to purchase or sell any investment product or engage in any particular transaction. CIRM has no obligation to update, modify or amend this presentation or to otherwise notify a reader thereof in the event that any matter stated herein, or any opinion, project on, forecast or estimate set forth herein, changes or subsequently becomes inaccurate.

The description herein of the approach of CIRM and the targeted characteristics of its strategies and transactions is based on current expectations and should not be considered definitive or a guarantee that the approaches, strategies, and transactions will, in fact, possess these characteristics. These descriptions are based on information available as of the date of preparation of this document, and the description may change over time.

Any graphs, charts and other visual aids are provided for informational purposes only. None of these graphs, charts or visual aids can and of themselves be used to make investment decisions. No representation is made that these will assist any person in making investment decisions and no graph, chart or other visual aid can capture all factors and variables required in making such decisions.

The site includes paid statements by representative clients of CIRM. While the strategies employed on behalf of these clients met their goals, there is no guarantee that any particular objective will be achieved. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance or success.

Case studies described herein are for illustrative purposes only and may not fully address the specific business needs and goals of the recipient. Such case studies do not represent all transactions or strategies employed by or on behalf of other clients of CIRM. There is no guarantee that a particular transaction or strategy employed on behalf of one client will have the same or similar results for others. Inclusion of such scenarios is not intended as a recommendation to engage in any particular transaction and results of these scenarios is not necessarily indicative of actual results nor the specific recommendations that CIRM may produce for a given client.

Privacy Policy

NOTICE OF FIRM PRIVACY PRACTICES AND YOUR RIGHTS UNDER APPLICABLE PRIVACY LAWS

This notice ("Privacy Notice") outlines the data protection obligations of The Corporation for Interest Rate Management and its affiliates (the "Firm"), informs you as to how the Firm looks after your personal data when you visit the website (regardless of where you visit it from), and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

It is important that you read this Privacy Notice together with any other privacy notice or fair processing notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. This Privacy Notice supplements the other notices and is not intended to override them.

Personal Data Collected

Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data). In general, this includes, but is not limited to, data such as:

  • Identification data, such as name, sex, age/date of birth, place of birth, contact details including address (private and professional), phone number (private and professional), email (private and professional);

  • Profession, job title and position;

  • Signature;

  • Nationality or civil status;

  • Photograph;

  • Passport information or other national identification number;

  • Tax identification such as National Insurance Number;

  • Personal bank account and financial information such as account identification and number, income and (for professional investors) financial license;

  • Information about the account holders' or clients' transactions;

  • Account history with us;

  • Financial details such as fees paid and bank account details;

  • IP addresses;

  • Utility bills;

  • Information collected using cookies.

How Data is Collected

The Firm collects your personal data through:

  • Website;

  • Contact Us form;

  • Emails, telephone calls and letters;

  • Client agreements.

How Your Personal Data is Used

The Firm collects, stores and uses your personal data for lawful purposes, including:

  • To fulfill a contract the Firm has with you (e.g. performance of advisory services under applicable client agreements);

  • Where this is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Firm is subject (e.g. the anti-money laundering obligation to verify the identity of the Firm's clients and, if applicable, their beneficial owners) and retain copies of materials for the requisite five (5) years after the relationship terminates;

  • Where this is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests of the Firm or a third-party service provider and such legitimate interests are not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights or freedoms. Facilitating investments, dispositions, distributions and other transactions and operations, analyzing personal data for quality control, business and statistical analysis, tracking fees and costs, training and related purposes are also legitimate interests for us using your personal data; and/or

  • Communications where the Firm provides you with information on its products and services that may be of interest to you.

  • You consent that the Firm may use your personal data for the specific purposes outlined herein. Should the Firm use your personal data for other specific purposes that require your consent, the Firm will contact you to request your consent for such usage.

Transmission of Personal Data

In certain circumstances, the Firm and/or third-party service providers engaged by the Firm to perform certain services on behalf of the Firm may be legally obliged to share your data and other financial information with respect to your client relationship the Firm with the National Futures Association ("NFA") and/or the U.S. Commodity Futures Commission ("CFTC") and they, in turn, may exchange this information with foreign tax authorities including tax authorities such as the Internal Revenue Service that are located outside the European Economic Area (the "EEA").

The Firm anticipates disclosing your personal data to third-party service providers who provide services on behalf of the Firm to you, including, as applicable, legal counsel, auditors, swap dealers for KYC/AML purposes, and their respective affiliates, which may include certain entities located outside the EEA.

Data Protection Measures

Any transmission of your personal data by the Firm and/or third-party service providers outside the EEA shall be in accordance with the conditions in the GDPR.

The Firm and/or third-party service providers shall utilize appropriate information security measures designed to protect data in the Firm's and/or third-party service providers' possession from unauthorized access by third parties or computer corruption. The Firm has also implemented reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to secure personal information from accidental loss and unauthorized access, use, alteration or disclosure. Additionally, the Firm's employees are required to follow specific procedures with respect to maintaining the confidentiality of clients' personal information. Lastly, the Firm maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect the personal information that it processes. This includes performing ongoing evaluations of the Firm's systems containing client information and making changes when appropriate

The Firm shall notify you of any personal data breach affecting you that is likely to result in a high risk to your interests, fundamental rights or freedoms.

Cookies, Tags and Similar Technologies

A cookie is a small text file which includes a unique identifier that is sent by a web server to the browser on your computer, mobile phone or any other internet enabled device when you visit the Firm's website. Cookies and similar technologies are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to collect information about your online preferences. For simplicity, the Firm refers to all these technologies as "cookies".

The Firm uses cookies and other tracking technologies to see how our visitors move through the Firm's website. These cookies are set by the website itself, can only be read by the website, and are commonly used for the functionality of the website. The Firm uses this information to make decisions about ways to improve the services it offers you. The Firm may engage third-party tracking and advertising providers to act on its behalf to track and analyze your usage of the website through the use of cookies. These third-parties collect, and share with us, usage information about visits to the website and, sometimes by correlating this information with other information (e.g. your IP address), measure and research the effectiveness of advertisements, track page usage, help the Firm target its user recommendations and advertising, and track use of the Firm's recommendations and advertisements. We can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of the website. For all other types of cookies, the Firm will need your permission.

EU Residents: Your Data Protection Rights

You understand that you have certain rights regarding the Firm's use of your personal data, such as (but not limited to):

  • Access to your personal data (in an easily readable form);

  • Examining and correct your personal data;

  • Restricting the use of your personal data;

  • Requesting that your personal data be erased;

  • Objecting to processing of your personal data;

  • Portability (in certain specific circumstances);

  • Withdrawing any consent given to the processing of your personal data (where applicable);

  • Receiving information regarding any entities the Firm discloses your personal data to;

  • Lodging a complaint with the relevant authority.

  • Please note that the right to have your personal data erased (also known as the "right to be forgotten") applies in some contexts under the GDPR but is not likely to be applicable to most, if not all, of the personal data you provide to us, given the limited purposes for which the Firm uses the personal data, as described in herein.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Firm is a member of the NFA and is registered with the CFTC. To comply with applicable recordkeeping requirements, the Firm may retain your personal data for a period of up to five years following the termination of your relationship with the Firm.

Getting in Touch

As the Firm does not process personal data on a large scale, the Firm is not required to designate a data protection officer. However, should you have any queries or wish to discuss your data protection rights with us or exercise your rights, please contact us here.