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Linsco/Private
Ledger Corp.'s Privacy Policy
What is our commitment
to you?
Linsco/Private Ledger
Corp. ("LPL") and its family of affiliated companies are committed to
maintaining the trust and confidence of our customers. We want you to
understand how we protect your privacy when we collect and use information
about you, and the measures we take to safeguard that information. Keeping
customer information secure and private is a priority for us.
The following describes
our Privacy Policy. Please take a moment to review it and feel free to
contact us with any questions. Thank you for the trust you have placed
in us. We look forward to working very hard to continue to earn your trust.
What types of non-public
personal information do we collect about you?
In the course of
providing service to you, we collect nonpublic personal information about
you from the following sources:
- Information from
you on account applications and other standard forms (for example, name,
address, social security number, assets, types and amounts of investments,
transactions, and income);
- Information about
your LPL transactions, our affiliates or others including those companies
that work closely with us to provide you with diverse financial products
and services (for example, your account balance, payment history, parties
to transactions, types and amounts of investments, transactions, and
credit card usage);
- Information we
receive from consumer reporting agencies (for example, your credit worthiness
and credit history);
- Information obtained
when verifying the information you provide on applications or other
forms (this may be obtained from your current or past employers, or
from other institutions where you conduct financial transactions).
How do we protect
the confidentiality and security of your non-public personal information?
Keeping your information
secure is one of our most important responsibilities. We restrict access
to nonpublic personal information about you to those employees and agents
who need to know that information in order to provide products or services
to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that
comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
Do we disclose
to any non-affiliated third parties your non-public personal information?
We do not sell, share
or disclose your non-public personal information to non-affiliated third
party marketing companies.
We may disclose all
of the information we collect, as described above in the What
types of non-public personal information do we collect about you?
section to companies that perform marketing or other services on our behalf,
or to other financial institutions with whom we have joint marketing agreements.
All of these companies are contractually obligated to keep the information
that we provide to them confidential and use the information only for
the services required and as allowed by applicable law or regulation,
and are not permitted to share or use the information for any other purpose.
We may also disclose
nonpublic personal information about you under circumstances as permitted
or required by law. These disclosures typically include information to
process transactions on your behalf, to conduct our operations, to follow
your instructions as you authorize, or to protect the security of our
financial records.
Do we disclose
within our family of affiliated companies your non-public personal information?
In the course of
providing services to you, we are permitted by law to share within our
family of affiliated companies information about our transactions or experiences
with you (such as account balance or payment history).
What is our policy
relating to former customers?
If you decide to close
your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will adhere to the
privacy policies and practices as described in this notice.
We reserve the right
to change this policy at any time and you will be notified if any changes
occur.
If you have any questions after reading this Privacy Policy, please contact us by writing to Privacy Management, c/o Legal Department, Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., One Beacon Street, 22nd Floor
Boston, MA 02108-3106.
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This
Privacy Policy applies to consumers who are customers or former
customers of the LPL family of affiliated companies in the United
States. The LPL family of affiliated companies are Linsco/Private
Ledger Corp., its subsidiaries and affiliates, including Independent
Advisers Group Corporation, LPL Insurance Services, Inc., LPL
Insurance Services of Colorado, Inc., LPL Insurance Services of
California, Inc., Private Ledger Insurance of Massachusetts, Inc.,
Private Ledger Insurance Services of Nevada, Inc., Private Ledger
Insurance Services of New Mexico, Inc., Private Ledger Insurance
Agency of Ohio, Inc., Private Ledger Insurance Services of Oklahoma
Agency, Inc., PL Insurance Services of Texas, Inc., and Linsco/Private
Ledger Corp. of Wyoming, Inc.
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