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PRIVACY POLICY
We value you as a customer and we take your
privacy seriously. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality
of the information furnished by our clients. For that reason, we will
inform you of our policies for collecting, using, securing, and sharing
nonpublic personal information the first time we do business and every
year after that you are our customer.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect Nonpublic Personal Information from
you, including but not limited to:
• Your first and last name;
• Your home address or other physical address, including the street
name and name of a city or town;
• Your e-mail address;
• Your telephone number;
• Your social security number;
• Any other identifier that permits us to physically contact you, or to
contact you online;
• Salary and employment information;
• Lists of assets, financial statements, holdings reports, and
investment records; and
• Banking and insurance reports and records.
HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION
We collect Nonpublic Personal Information about
you from some or all of the following sources:
• Information we receive from you on new account
applications, and other forms;
• Information we receive from you, in writing, electronically, through
the telephone, or through our Web site, when you communicate with us,
or request information about our products and services;
• Your transactions with us, our affiliates, and those product sponsors
with whom we have selling agreements or other arrangements for the
provision of services to you;
• Consumer reporting agencies;
• Affiliated and unaffiliated product sponsors with whom we have
selling relationships and whose products you own.
INFORMATION THAT WE DISCLOSE
We disclose Nonpublic Personal Information to
affiliates and unaffiliated third parties that provide services to us
in order that we may more effectively and efficiently service your
account. We may also disclose your Nonpublic Personal Information to
affiliated or unaffiliated third parties with whom we have contractual
relationships that allow us to provide the products or services that
you have requested through us. Examples of third parties with whom we
may share your Nonpublic Personal Information include:
• Mutual fund companies, insurance companies, and
other product sponsors to effect purchases and sales and allow for the
servicing of your accounts;
• The broker/dealer through whom we execute equity and fixed income
security transactions;
• Clearing Agencies through whom we clear and settle securities
transactions;
• Companies providing account performance and/or reporting services on
your accounts;
• Third party investment advisory firms with whom we have relationships
for the management of customer accounts;
• Companies that provide services to us to assist with the maintenance
of required books and records, and facilitate mailings on our behalf;
• State, Federal, and other regulatory authorities, where required by
law or regulation;
• Other companies, associations, agencies, third parties, and
institutions that provide services to us in order that we may more
effectively and efficiently service your account
Where we share your Nonpublic Personal Information
with third parties for the purposes noted above, we ensure that there
are contractual restrictions prohibiting their use and disclosure of
that information for any purpose other than those for which they were
hired. Except under the circumstances outlined above, we will not share
Nonpublic Personal Information with affiliated or unaffiliated third
parties concerning our current and former customers for marketing
purposes or otherwise.
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR WEB SITE
If you provide your name and address on our Web
Site in order to request information about our products and services,
you may voluntarily provide additional personal information such as
your occupation, age, gender, income, marital status etc. This
information will be used for evaluating your financial needs and for
our marketing and or research and development purposes. We will not
transfer this personal information to any non-Worldwide Wealth
Management entity for commercial purposes. You may be contacted by a
Worldwide Wealth Management registered representative to follow-up on
your interest in our products and services.
STEPS TAKEN TO PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION
We have security practices and procedures in place
to prevent unauthorized use or access to your Nonpublic Personal
Information. Internally, your information is available to employees
requiring access to the information for various business purposes, such
as processing or servicing transactions, and those fulfilling
compliance, legal or audit functions. Our computer systems utilize
password protection to prevent access by unauthorized personnel, and we
employ other physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to ensure
the protection of your Nonpublic Personal Information in accordance
with state and federal privacy regulations.
AMENDMENTS TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
All material amendments to our Privacy Policy will
be posted on our Web Site. Additionally, we may send you an amended
version of our Privacy policy through the mail.
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