Hollister Associates, LLC (‘firm”, “we”, “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal and financial information. The measures we take to keep your personal information private and secure are outlined below.
Information We Collect
In the course of providing services to you, we collect, retain, and use information about you to serve your financial needs, inform you of products and services that may be of interest, and administer our relationship to you. This information, known as non-public information, may be collected from several sources, including: applications and other forms you file with us, records of transactions and past activities with us, third parties with whom we business relationships to verify your identity and information, and third parties such as consumer reporting agencies. This information includes, among other things, financial status information (i.e. net worth, assets, and tax information); personal identifying information (i.e. social security number and tax identification numbers); investment objectives, risk tolerance, and experience; and past transaction history.
How We Protect Your Information
We use procedural physical and electronic system safeguards to store and secure information about you in compliance with federal standards. Our systems protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, and destruction. Access is only permitted to those individuals within our firm who need the information to perform their job responsibilities and those third parties with whom we use to provide the operations and services to carry out our business. Any such third party with whom we have a business relationship that will access to non-public information are required to adhere to your privacy policy.
Sharing of Information
We do not sell your personal information to anyone or any entity for marketing purposes or otherwise. We do not disclose your personal information to non-affiliated third parties except for the following reasons. We share information about you: 2) to service providers that assist us in processing your transactions; 2) to provide services and conduct our operations, and 3) under those circumstances as permitted or required by law. Information that may be shared is all of the information described under the section “What Information We Collect”.
Our Policy Concerning Former Customers
If you decide to cease conducting business with us, 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.
How Can I Limit the Sharing of Information
If for any reason at any time in the future, we find it necessary to disclose any of your personal information in a way that is inconsistent with this policy, we will give you advance notice of the proposed change and the opportunity to opt of such disclosure. Should you wish to limit the information that is shared as outlined in this policy, you can call 401-465-3080. For any joint accounts, your choices will apply to every joint accountholder.
How to Obtain More Information
You can call 401-465-3080 for any questions about our privacy policy.