The FINRA Investor Education Foundation Website Privacy Policy
The FINRA Investor Education 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 website 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 website:
Collection and Dissemination of Personal Information
The FINRA Foundation uses standard web analytics tools to gather site usage information for the purpose of improving user experience. As part of this web analytics activity, the Foundation may place cookies on users’ computers. The FINRA Foundation may also place cookies on users’ computers to enable certain site features; users who block cookies may not be able to take advantage of all site functionality. Additionally, for specific sites or applications, the Foundation may use web analytics to track usage to confirm compliance with the terms of use of those sites or applications.
The Foundation website may receive and maintain information such as user name, email address, telephone number and other personal information only when such information is personally submitted by users through an optional request form such as the request for more information form or a Foundation survey form. These forms and the information provided within the forms allow users to make specific inquiries or requests of the Foundation or provide the Foundation with feedback on its website or services. Information gathered via this site is not shared with third parties unless the involved individual requests such sharing or unless disclosure is required by law. The Foundation does not sell personal information to third parties for commercial purposes.
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 with 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 such disclosure is required by law or regulation.
Third Party Links
The Foundation website 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 FINRA Foundation prohibits the framing of any materials available through the Foundation website and unauthorized hypertext links to the Foundation's website. The Foundation reserves the right to disconnect or otherwise disable any unauthorized frames or hypertext links.
Information Security
The Foundation website is protected with a variety of security measures such as change control procedures, passwords, 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, the Foundation cannot control Internet transmissions and cannot provide assurances that personal information transmitted to the Foundation will never be compromised.
Policy Changes
The FINRA Foundation reserves the right to modify or update this Privacy Policy or other terms and conditions of use of the Foundation website at any time by updating the relevant link. Any modifications or updates shall be effective upon posting to the Foundation website.
Contact Information
FINRA Investor Education Foundation
Attn: Privacy Policy - OGC
1735 K Street
Washington, DC 20006