This site is for use by individuals residing in states where are products and services may legally be offered. The information on this site is not intended to be used as the primary basis for investment decisions. This site has been published in the United States for residents of the United States. We reserve the right to require proof of residence from any user accessing this site and requesting information. It is not intended for use by, or to provide any information to investors outside the United States. Investors outside of the United States are subject to securities and tax regulations within their applicable jurisdictions that are not addressed on this site.
Links provided from this web site are strictly for informational purposes and are not an endorsement or recommendation of the site, company, content or its sponsoring organization by Hinsdale Associates, Inc or its affiliates. Hinsdale Associates, Inc. provides these links as a convenience to you, and has not tested any software or verified any information found at such sites. Risks are associated with the use of software and the information available on the Internet and you acknowledge and understand these risks before using any of these services.
To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS, we inform you that any tax advice contained in this webs site is not intended or written to be used, and can not be used for the purpose of either avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein.
PRIVACY POLICY
At Hinsdale Associates, your personal privacy is extremely important to us. Preserving our customers’ trust is one of the core values of our company and the broader banking community. Because of our interest in protecting your privacy, and in accordance with federal privacy regulations, our company has adopted the following privacy policy. We have done this to continue our commitment to you to respect the trust you place in us, and the confidential nature of the information you provide through your financial relationship with us.
1. Recognizing your Expectation of Privacy
You expect privacy and security and we recognize this fact. We must protect the sensitive information that you have entrusted to us by us. We maintain procedures and high standards to prevent misuse of this information.
2. Collecting, Using and Retaining Information about You
We use the information you have provided only when we reasonable believe it helps us to provide and administer products, services and other opportunities to you. The information we collect and maintain about you is used only for specific business purposes. The information we collect and maintain about you comes primarily from you during the course of your doing business with Hinsdale Associates. We may collect “non-public personal information” about you from information we receive from you on applications or other account forms. Non-public personal information would include information regarding your account balance (s). If you wish to know why we collect and use this information, you may request that of us. The information we use is to protect and administer your accounts, funds and records of transactions, so that we can comply with certain laws and regulations. We also use this information to design quality products and services that can fulfill your financial needs.
Non-public information does not include information available from government records, widely distributed media, or government mandated disclosures.
3. Maintaining Accurate Information
We have established proceeds to assure the accuracy and current status of your financial information in accordance with commercial standards. Procedures are also in place to respond to you and correct inaccurate information in a timely manner, as required by federal or state laws.
4. Limiting Employee Access to Information
We have established procedures, which limit employee access to your personal information, to those employees who have a business reason to know such information about you. Our employees are educated in the importance of confidentiality and customer privacy through our standard operation procedures, our employee handbook, and special training. We take appropriate disciplinary measure to enforce these privacy responsibilities.
5. Protecting Information with Security Procedures.
We maintain security procedures and standards that are designed to limit and prevent unauthorized access to your confidential information. A key part of this process ensures that all information we have about you is accurate and up-to-date. If you ever discover inaccuracies our data or if your personal information changes, we urge you to notify us immediately so that we can make the necessary changes.
6. Restricting Disclosure of Account Information to Outside Parties.
We do not reveal specific information about your accounts or other personally identifiable data to parties outside our company for their independent use unless: (1) you authorize or request it; (2) the information is necessary to help complete a transaction initiated by you; (3) the information is proved to a reputable credit bureau or similar reporting agency; or (4) the law requires it, such as a subpoena. We do not provide account or personal information to outside companies for the purpose of independent telemarketing or direct mail marketing of any nonfinancial products or services of those companies. All vendors, service companies and other companies that have access to your confidential information, or with whom we share your personal information, are contractually obligated to comply with strict standards regarding security and confidentiality. The shared information can be used only for the sole purpose of providing the service we have requested the company to perform.
7. Closed Accounts.
If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will continue to adhere to the privacy policies and practices described in this notice.
8. Disclosing our Privacy Principles to You.
We have prepared this Privacy Notice so that you can understand our commitment to your personal privacy and our use of the information you give us.
9. Joint Marketing Agreements.
We may also share information with other financial institutions with which we have a joint marketing agreement. In these situations, we may disclose non-public personal information described above in the section titled ”Collection, Using and Retaining Information About You.”
INTERNET POLICY
Contact information obtained from this site is used only within our Company and is not for public knowledge.
- Email Addresses: Our site keeps user email addresses private. They are never disclosed or sold to outside sources. If requested in a contact form, we will direct comments and/or questions according to the sender’s direction.
- Security: Our site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.
- Browsers: We highly recommend the use of a 128-bit key browser for optimum privacy and security.
