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What
Personal Information Do We Collect?
In order to meet your needs in the
course of tax return preparation, tax
and financial planning, investment
product selection, customer service, new
product offerings and the fulfillment of
legal and regulatory requirements, we
collect various types of personal
information about you from the following
sources (specific language and examples
may not apply to all customers, and the
information we collect varies
accordingly):
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Information
on your application.
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Information
that we receive from you when you
meet with us in person or over the
phone, when you send us information
by mail, and on other documents or
forms that we use in providing
services for you. Such information
includes, for instance, your name,
social security number, financial
status, and when applicable, health
history.
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Information
about your transactions with us, our
affiliates, or others. Such
information includes, for instance,
products or services purchased,
account balances, payment history
and claims history.
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Information
we receive from you when your
browser interacts with us when you
visit our website. Such information
includes information transmitted on
an internet "cookie," such
as your password to our site, your
preferences on the site, and your
internet service provider's address.
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Information
we receive from a consumer reporting
agency, such as your credit history
and outstanding loan balances.
Is
Personal Information Shared with Others?
We do not share any personal
information about you with anyone
without your express consent, except as
permitted by law and described below.
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Information
may be shared with our affiliates to
enable them to provide customer
service or account maintenance. We
also share information with our
affiliates so we can inform you
about products or services that
might be beneficial or useful to
you.
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Information
may be shared with nonaffiliated
third parties (as permitted by law)
who are assisting us by performing
services or functions on our behalf,
such as brokerage firms, insurance companies, administrators and
service providers. These companies
are legally and contractually bound
to maintain the privacy of any
personal information shared with
them. This information is not used
for marketing purposes.
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Information
may be shared with nonaffiliated
parties as permitted or required by
law, such as compliance with
subpoena, fraud prevention or
compliance with an inquiry from a
government agency or regulator.
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Personal
health information will be shared
only with proper written
authorization or as required by law.
We will not share medical
information or motor vehicle reports
for marketing purposes.
How
Do We Protect the Confidentiality and
Security of Your Personal Information?
Keeping your information
confidential and secure is of utmost
importance to us. We follow standard
industry practices to actively protect
the confidentiality, security, and
integrity of your personal information.
We also maintain physical, electronic,
and procedural safeguards to guard your
personal information. In so doing, we
restrict access to your personal
information to those employees who need
to know that information to provide
products and services to you and to the
support service companies and financial
institutions mentioned above. In turn,
those companies are legally and
contractually bound to maintain the
privacy of any personal information
shared with them. Additionally, our
employees are bound by internal
confidentiality policies and are subject
to disciplinary action for any policy
violations.
What
If You Become a Former Client?
Should you become an inactive
client or should our relationship end,
we will continue to protect the
confidentiality and security of your
personal information in accordance with
this privacy policy.
Your
Privacy is Important to Us
We highly value your trust and
confidence in us, and we want to assure
you that your personal information is
kept completely confidential by us. We
do not sell or share client information outside of Jones, Cochenour
& Co. and our affiliates. We
carefully manage information among our
companies to give you better service, to
give you more convenience and to offer
benefits based on your overall business
with us. This policy covers client information. The term
client information means personally
identifiable information about a client's current or former
relationship with Jones, Cochenour &
Co. or affiliates. This policy is
provided to you as required by the
Federal Financial Privacy Law.
This notice is being provided on behalf
of Jones,
Cochenour & Co.,
Certified Public Accountants, and the
following affiliates:
Business
System Solutions, Inc.
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Our
Pledge to You?
Our professional ethical
obligations and responsibilities have
always demanded no less than the highest
regard and duties toward the
confidentiality of your personal
information and the security of your
privacy. We will protect your personal
information, use it appropriately and
accomplish your engagements with us in
such a manner so as to always maintain
your trust and confidence in us.
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