As has
always been our policy, M. L. Stern does not share your personal
information with vendors or services not directly related to your
account without your permission.* M. L. Stern collects nonpublic
personal information about you from the following sources:
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Information we received from you on applications or other forms;
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Information about your transactions with us or others; and
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Information we may received from a consumer reporting agency.
We do
not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you to anyone,
except as permitted or required by law. If you decide to close your
account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will adhere to the
privacy policies and practices as described in this notice.
We
restrict access to your personal and account information to those
employees or entities** who need to know that information to provide
products or services to you. We provide physical, electronic, and
procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
* Services
directly related to your account would include our clearing service
provider, SIS/ADP, and ADP proxy serivces
** We may
provide your information to third parties upon your written request
or, if required, to complete the purchase of a particular product
managed by another entity. These roducts would include mutual funds,
annuities, and insurance products. The information provided may
include your name, address, social security number, dividend payment
instructions, age, financial information, and in the case of certain
insurance products, medical information. These companies have privacy
policies which may be requested from those entities.
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