This web site is intended for residents of the United States only.
Information contained within this site is not an offer to sell or a solicitation or offer to buy any
security, nor shall any security be offered to any person, in any state,
country or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, purchase or sale would be unlawful under
the securities laws of any such state, country or other jurisdiction.
How We Use and Protect Your Personal Information
H.G. Wellington & Co.,lnc. shares your concerns about privacy. We understand that you want
to know how we treat the personal information that we obtain from you or other sources in the
course of providing you with products and services. As our customer, you may be wondering...
- What do we do with the personal information we have about you?
- What kind of personal information do we have, and where did we get it?
- How do we protect that information?
We hope this notice will help answer those questions. We want you to know that we respect the privacy of our customers.
What do we do with the personal information we have collected about you?
H.G. Wellington & Co.,Inc. does not disclose your personal information to companies or
organizations not affiliated with us that would use the information we have provided them to
contact you about their own products and services.
Your Registered Representative may use your personal information for investment purposes or
to help you with your overall investment program. We may also use your personal information
to communicate with you about products or investments that you have expressed an interest in
or that we believe may be of interest to you. In addition, we may, as permitted by law and
without your prior permission, provide personal information about you contained in our records
or files to persons or organizations such as:
- your registered representative
- persons who perform a business function for us
- regulatory or law-enforcement authorities
- our affiliated companies
What kind of personal information do we have, and where did we get it?
Much of the personal information that we have about you comes directly from you. You
disclosed much of this information on your new account application or other documents which
you have provided to us. We may have contacted you by telephone or mail for additional
information. We also keep information about the investments you purchase from us, as well as
account balances and payment history. We may also collect personal information from outside
sources, including consumer reporting agencies. This information may include credit reports.
Depending on the nature of your relationship with us you may be required to provide us or our
affiliates or other entities working on our behalf with information. That information may include,
for example, your name, address, birth date, phone number, Social Security number or E-mail
address.
How do we protect your personal information?
When we share personal information with companies working on our behalf, we protect that
personal information where required by law with a confidentiality agreement that obligates
those companies to conform to our standards and keep confidential any information about you that we give them. Within H.G. Wellington & Co.,Inc., your personal information is available to those
individuals who may need to see it to fulfill and service your needs. In addition, we
communicate regarding the need to protect your information to those individuals who have
access to it, and we've established physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect
your information.
Finally, should your relationship with H.G.Wellington & Co.,lnc. end, your personal
information will remain protected in accordance with our privacy practices as outlined in this
Important Notice.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact your
Registered Representative.
Sincerely,
H.G. Wellington & Co.,Inc.
