Privacy Statement for TAG

 

PRIVACY STATEMENT 2012

THE ADVISORS GROUP

KATHLEEN E. CHENOWETH, CLU, ChFC, IAR

PHILIP M. CHENOWETH, CLU, ChFC, RHU, IAR

                      5745 WARBLER DR., CLARKSTON, MI 48346

 

 

                The Advisors Group is an independent securities and financial planning business that is committed to safeguarding the confidential information of it’s clients.  We hold all personal information provided to our firm in the strictest confidence. These records include all personal information that we collect from you in connection with any of the services provided by The Advisors Group.  We have never disclosed information to nonaffiliated third parties, except as permitted for underwriting.  As you know, we use health and financial information that you provide to us to help you meet your personal financial goals while guarding against any real or perceived infringements of your rights of privacy.  Our policy with respect to personal information about you is listed below.  

 

  • We limit employee and agent access to information only to those who have a business or professional reason for knowing, and only to nonaffiliated parties as permitted by law. (For example, federal regulations permit us to share a limited amount of information about you with a brokerage firm in order to execute securities transactions on your behalf, or so that our firm can discuss your financial situation with your accountant or lawyer.)
  • We maintain a secure office and computer environment to ensure that your information is not placed at unreasonable risk.  (We have the following security measures in place: computers protected by a fire wall and on dedicated and secured lines, all computer transactions are put through with a 128K encrypted browser, and secured through a main stream anti-virus program). All Electronic data is backed up regularly, and all outdated or unnecessary paperwork is shredded.
  • The categories of nonpublic personal information that we collect from a client depend upon the scope of the client engagement.  It may include information about your personal finances, information about your health to the extent that it is needed for the planning process, information about transactions between you and third parties.
  • We do not provide your personally identifiable information to mailing list venders or solicitors for any purpose.
  • Personally identifiable information about you will be maintained during the time you are a client, and for the required time thereafter that such records are required to be maintained by federal and state securities law, and consistent with the CFP & ChFC Board Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility.  After this required period of record retention, all such information will be destroyed.

If you have any questions or concerns about our policy please call us at 248-625-2592 or send a note to TAG, 5745 Warbler Dr. Clarkston, Mi. 48346. For a copy of the Ameritas Investment Corporation’s privacy notice, please go their home website at www.unificompanies.com or at the specific page noted as: https://secure.unificompanies.com/OCM/GetPDF?pdfname=039023&source=www