FINRA Foundation Privacy Policy
The FINRA Foundation has created this security and privacy statement in order to demonstrate and communicate its commitment to the privacy of the users of the Foundation's Web Site and to conducting business with the highest ethical standards and appropriate internal controls. The following discloses the Foundation's information gathering and dissemination policies for the Foundation Web Site:
Collection and Dissemination of Personally Identifiable Information
The FINRA Foundation's Web Site may receive and maintain information such as user name, email address, telephone number, and other personally identifiable information only when personally submitted by users through an optional subscription form for our email newsletters or a Foundation survey form, or by sending us a question on our FAQ page. These forms and the information provided within the forms allow users to make specific inquiries or requests of the Foundation or FINRA or provide the Foundation with feedback on its Web Site or services. Information gathered via this Site is not shared with third parties, except FINRA, unless the involved individual requests such sharing or the law requires disclosure. The Foundation does not sell personally identifiable information to third parties for commercial purposes.
The Foundation Web Site does not capture information regarding the specific activities of any particular user. It does, however, produce reports that allow us to view activity in anonymous aggregated form. The Foundation does not use JavaScript, cookies, Web bugs, or any other active content mechanism to capture or maintain information about users without the user's prior consent, and the purpose of maintaining this information is solely to improve the user experience in working on our Site. The only personal information we capture has been specifically submitted to us through an optional form.
The Foundation reserves the right to disclose user information in special circumstances, where the Foundation believes that the disclosure of such information is necessary to identify or contact someone who may be interfering or violating the Foundation's rights or property or other users or to protect or enforce the Foundation's rights or obligations. The Foundation may also disclose user information when law or regulation requires such disclosure.
IP Addresses
The Foundation's Web Site logs IP addresses and browser types for administrative purposes. The Foundation reviews such logs in order to improve the content and functionality of the Web Site.
Third Party Links
The Foundation Web Site may contain links to other sites, some of which are not owned by the Foundation. The Foundation is not responsible for the security or privacy practices of non-Foundation sites, the products or services offered by such sites, or the content appearing at such sites. Likewise, the Foundation does not endorse any of the products or services marketed at non-Foundation sites.
The Foundation prohibits the framing of any materials available through the Foundation Web Site and unauthorized hypertext links to the Foundation's Web Site. The Foundation reserves the right to disconnect or otherwise disable any unauthorized frames or hypertext links.
Information Security
The Foundation Web Site is protected with a variety of security measures such as change control procedures and physical access controls. The Foundation also employs a variety of other mechanisms to protect a user's data from being lost, misused, or altered inappropriately. These controls include data confidentiality policies and regular database backups. Although the Foundation takes these measures to safeguard against unauthorized use of a user's data, because such information is transmitted via the Internet, the Foundation cannot provide assurances that personally identifiable information transmitted to the Foundation will never be compromised.
Policy Changes
The Foundation reserves the right to modify or update this Privacy Policy or other terms and conditions of use of the Foundation Web Site at any time by updating the relevant link. Any modifications or updates shall be effective upon posting to the Foundation Web Site.
Contact Information
FINRA Foundation
Attn: Privacy Policy - OGC
1735 K Street
Washington, D.C. 20006
Email: privacypolicy@finra.org
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