The privacy practices of this Privacy
Policy apply to our services available under the domain and subdomains
of www.ifcadvisory.com (the “Site”). We recognize that privacy is
important to our users, so we design and operate our Site with the protection
of your privacy in mind. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal
information we may gather when you visit our Site or use our services,
as well as some of the steps we take to safeguard it. Please read this
Privacy Policy to learn more about the ways in which we protect, use
and disclose your personal information. By visiting the Site, you agree
to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you
do not agree, please do not use or access the Site.
By visiting the Site, you also expressly
consent to our use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance
with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and
subject to the terms of the Disclosures. This Privacy Policy is effective
on acceptance for all users.
Overview
We have adopted general policies and
procedures concerning confidentiality, proprietary data and privacy
of customer personal information, and the information we gather over
the Site is protected by those policies and procedures. Generally, we
collect non-public personal information about our clients from information
received from clients on applications or other forms, including the
information we collect on the Site, and information about clients’
transactions with us, our affiliates or others.
Our policy is that:
- We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our clients or former clients to anyone, except as permitted by law. We share non-public personal information with certain service providers, to the extent permitted by law, and we require those service providers to keep the non-public information confidential.
- We restrict access to non-public personal information about our clients to employees and service providers who need to know that information to provide services to our clients.
- We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard clients’ personal information.
Collecting Information
In general, you can browse the Site
without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information
about yourself. We automatically track certain information that your
browser makes available whenever you visit a web site. We may use this
information to do internal research on our users' demographics, interest,
and behavior to better understand, protect, and serve you and our clients.
This information includes your Internet Protocol address, browser type,
browser language and one or more files that may uniquely identify your
browser. This information also may include the URL from which you just
came (whether this URL is on the Site or not), to which URL you next
go (whether this URL is on the Site or not), your computer browser information
and your IP address. We use this information to operate, develop and
improve our services.
We also may use data collection devices
such as “cookies” on certain pages of the Site to help analyze our
web page flow, measure effectiveness, and promote trust and safety.
“Cookies” are small files placed on your hard drive that assist
us in providing our services. We offer certain features that are only
available through the use of a “cookie”. Cookies can also help us
provide information that is targeted to your interests. Most cookies
are “session cookies,” meaning that they are automatically deleted
from your hard drive at the end of a session. You are always free to
decline our cookies if your browser permits, although in that case you
may not be able to use certain features on the Site. We use cookies
to better understand how people interact with us.
Use and Disclosure of Information
We may use the information we collect
from our browser and data collection devices such as cookies to improve
our operations and facilitate the services you request. We may use information
collected from you to measure interest and customize your experience.
We may use your information to send correspondence and perform services
on your behalf in connection with investment related activities.
You agree that we may use personal
information about you to analyze Site usage, improve our content and
product offerings and customize the Site’s content, layout, and services.
These uses improve the Site and better tailor it to meet your needs,
so as to provide you with a smooth, efficient, safe and customized experience
while using the Site.
In connection with providing our services,
it also may be necessary for us to share information with other third
parties to help us process transactions relating to your account. In
certain instances, we may contract with third parties that are not affiliated
with us to perform services for us, and, if necessary, we may disclose
information about you to those third parties solely for the purpose
of carrying out their assigned responsibilities. In those circumstances,
we require such third parties to treat your private information with
the same degree of confidentiality that we do. In some instances, the
third-party service provider may collect information directly from you.
In these cases, you will be notified of the involvement of the service
provider, and all additional information you provide them and their
additional uses will be strictly up to you. If you provide additional
information to a service provider directly, their use of your personal
information is governed by their applicable privacy policy.
We may also share information about
you if we believe that disclosure is required under law. For example,
we may need to disclose information in response to a subpoena or to
cooperate with regulatory or law enforcement authorities.
We cannot ensure that all of your
private communications and other personal information will never be
disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this Privacy Policy. By
way of example (without limiting the foregoing), we may be forced to
disclose personal information to the government or third parties under
certain circumstances, third parties may unlawfully intercept or access
transmissions or private communications, or service providers may abuse
or misuse your personal information that they collect from the Site.
Therefore, although we use industry standard practices to protect your
privacy, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personal
information or private communications will always remain private.
Security
Your information is stored on our
servers located in the United States. We use procedural and technical
safeguards to protect your personal information against loss or theft
as well as unauthorized access and disclosure to protect your privacy,
which may include encryption, “firewalls” and Secure Socket Layers.
We treat data as an asset that must be protected against loss and unauthorized
access. We employ security techniques to protect such data from unauthorized
access by users inside and outside the company. However, “perfect
security” does not exist on the Internet.
Children
Children (persons under the age of
18) are not eligible to use the Site.
Conditions of Use
If you choose to visit the Site, your
visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy
and our Disclosures, including limitations on damages and application
of the law of the State of California.
Changes to This Policy
Please note this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time by posting the amended terms on the Site. All amended terms shall automatically be effective 30 days after they are initially posted on the Site.
Contact Us:
6101 W. Centinela Avenue
Suite 335
Culver City, CA 90230
Tel: (310) 665-0570
Fax: (310) 665-0579
e-mail: info@ifcadvisory.com