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Our Privacy Policy
In providing financial services and products to you, we collect certain nonpublic personal information about you. Because we respect your right to privacy, we are committed to keeping this information strictly safeguarded and confidential, and to use or disclose it only as necessary to provide our services or products to you, or as required by law. Our privacy policy applies equally to our former clients, current clients and fund shareholders. Protecting your privacy is important to us, and we provide all customers with a copy of our privacy policy on an annual basis.
Collection of Nonpublic Customer Information
“Nonpublic personal information” is personally identifiable financial information about you as an individual or your family. The kinds of nonpublic personal information we collect includes the information you give to use when you open an account with us or when we discuss your account with you, such as name, address, telephone number, your employment, family and personal financial situations and your investment objectives. We also have information about your investment account assets and transactions, including your holdings and transactions in fund shares, the brokerage and custodial arrangements for your account and your relationship with your registered representative.
Disclosure of Nonpublic Customer Information
We do not disclose nonpublic personal information about you except as required by contract or law or when authorized by you. We, or course, disclose your information to the financial institutions with whom we are contracted in the process of applying for the various contracts and programs which you authorize us to apply for on your behalf. We will maintain the same standards of privacy after our customer relationship has ended and will only disclose information about former customers as described in the privacy policy.
Confidentiality and Security of Nonpublic Customer Information
We use physical and procedural safeguards to maintain the integrity of your information. We restrict access to your information to only those employees who need to utilize this information in the administration of our financial services or who are permitted by law to receive it. Our employees are required to follow our privacy procedures to ensure that your information is handled properly and used only for authorized purposes.
SIPC’s Contact Information
You may obtain information about the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”), including the SIPC Brochure by contacting the SIPC at 202-371-8300 or by logging onto their website at www.sipc.org. |
