Our clients' privacy is paramount; we will hold in strictest confidence, and consider as privileged, all business and personal information pertaining to our clients' affairs.
In the course of providing investment advisory services, we may collect non-public personal information about our clients. This includes information provided to us directly from an account application or other forms, and written, electronic or verbal correspondence. The information may include, but is not limited to, name, social security number, assets, and income. Other client information, such as account balances, payment history, securities positions or financial products being purchased or sold, may also be obtained as a result of transactions executed by our firm and others.
We do not disclose any non-public or personal account information provided by our clients or gathered by us to non-affiliated third parties, except as required or permitted by law or at our clients' request. We do reserve the right to disclose or report personal information in limited circumstances where we believe in good faith that disclosure is required under law, to cooperate with regulators or law enforcement authorities or to protect our rights or our property.
We may share all of the information we collect, as described above, with other financial institutions, such as securities custodians and trustees, that perform business services for our clients. These services providers, in turn, are not permitted to share client information with nonaffiliated entities, except as required or permitted by law.
If a client decides to close an account with our firm, we will continue to follow the privacy practices described in this policy with respect to that individual.
Reed & Associate, Inc. takes seriously the obligation to safeguard our clients' non-public personal information. To protect this information, we maintain physical, electronic and procedural security measures that comply with all applicable laws. We have implemented procedures designed to restrict access to this information. Our employees are subject to disciplinary action if they do not comply with these policies.
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