Rev. 12/31/2009
 
FACTS
WHAT DOES HUNTINGTON STEELE DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
 
Why?
Financial companies choose how they share your personal information.  Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing.  Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information.  Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
 
What?
The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us.  This information can include:
 
 
• Social Security Number and income
 
• Assets
 
• Risk Tolerance
 
• Investment Experience
 
• Employment Information
 
 
When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
 
 
How?
All financial companies need to share customers' personal information to run their everyday business.  In the selection below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers' personal information; the reasons Huntington Steele chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
 
Reasons we can share your information
Does Huntington Steele share?
Can you limit this sharing?
 
For our everyday business purposes - such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus
YES
NO
 
For our marketing purposes - to offer our products and services to you
NO
WE DON'T SHARE
 
For joint marketing with other financial companies
NO
WE DON'T SHARE
 
For our affiliate's everyday business purposes - information about your transactions and experiences
NO
WE DON'T SHARE
 
For our affiliate's everyday business purposes - information about your creditworthiness
NO
WE DON'T SHARE
 
For nonaffiliates to market you
NO
WE DON'T SHARE
 
Questions?
Call (206) 204-0320 or go to www.huntingtonsteele.com
 
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What we do
 
How does Huntington Steele protect my personal information?
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law.  These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
 
How does Huntington Steele collect my personal information?
We collect your personal information, for example when you
 
• Open an account
 
• Give us your income information
 
• Show your government-issued ID
 
• Seek advice about your investments
 
• Enter into an advisory contract
 
Why can't I limit all sharing?
Federal law gives you the  right to limit only
 
• Sharing for affiliate's everyday business purposes - information about your creditworthiness
 
• Affiliates from using your information to market to you
 
• Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
 
Definitions
 
Affiliates
Companies related by common ownership or control.  They can be financial and non financial companies.
 
• Huntington Steele has no affiliates
 
Nonaffiliates
Companies not related by common ownership or control.  They can be financial and non financial companies.
 
 
Nonaffiliates we share with can include:
 
 
• Our custodians 
 
• Our equity sub-advisors
 
Joint marketing
A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
 
• Huntington Steele doesn't jointly market
 

 

A pdf version of this privacy policy is available here.

 

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