PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE
Signet Investment Advisory Group, Inc.
Last Updated: July 2023
Signet Investment Advisory Group, Inc. has adopted this privacy policy with recognition that protecting the privacy and security of the personal information we obtain about our customers is an important responsibility. We also know that you expect us to service you in an accurate and efficient manner. To do so, we must collect and maintain certain personal information about you. We want you to know what information we collect and how we use, disclose, and safeguard that information. Please read this privacy policy notice carefully to understand what we do with your information.
Information We Collect: We collect certain nonpublic personal information about you ("Customer Information"). The essential purpose for collecting Customer Information is to allow us to provide advisory services to you. Customer Information we collect may include:
- Information that you provide on applications or other forms. This Customer Information may include personal and household information such as income, spending habits, investment objectives, financial goals, driver’s license numbers, bank account numbers, statements of account, and other records concerning your financial condition and assets, together with information concerning employee benefits and retirement plan interests, wills, trusts, mortgages and tax returns.
- Identifying information such as your name, email, date of birth, age, address, and social security number.
- Information about your transactions with us, or others (e.g., broker-dealers, clearing firms, or other chosen investment sponsors).
- Information we receive from consumer reporting agencies (e.g., credit bureaus), as well as other various materials we may use to provide an appropriate recommendation or to fill a service request.
Security of Your Information: We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those employees who need to know that information to service your account. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable federal or state standards to protect your nonpublic personal information.
Information We Disclose: We do not disclose the nonpublic personal information we collect about our customers to anyone except: (i) companies that assist us in providing services, tasks and functions on our behalf and then only to the extent necessary to effect the transactions and provide the authorized services to you (such as broker-dealers, custodians, independent managers, etc.); (ii) to persons assessing our compliance with industry standards (e.g., professional licensing authorities, consultants, etc.); (iii) our attorneys, accountants, and auditors; (iv) your attorney or accountant as requested by you; and (iv) as otherwise provided by law.
We may disclose your nonpublic personal information without notice: (i) when required by law or to comply with a court order, subpoena, search warrant, or other legal process; (ii) to cooperate or undertake an internal or external investigation or audit; (iii) to comply with legal, regulatory, or administrative requirements of governmental authorities (including, without limitation, requests from the governmental agency authorities to view your Information); (iv) to protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of us, our subsidiaries and affiliates and (v) to verify the identity of the user of our Services.
Former Clients: If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will continue to handle your Customer Information as outlined in this privacy policy, which may be amended from time to time.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy: In the event we make a material change to this privacy policy regarding how we use or disclose your Customer Information, we will provide written notice to you to the extent required by law. Where applicable, you would be given an opportunity to limit or opt-out of any revised disclosure arrangements.
Questions: If you have questions about this privacy notice or about the privacy of your Customer Information call our main number 401-621-2221 and ask to speak to the Chief Compliance Officer.