PRIVACY POLICY OF AKT GROUP OF COMPANIES (AKT)
General This
statement explains how we may collect and use information about you. If
you have any questions about our privacy policies, want to exercise
your right to see a copy of the information that we hold about you, or
think that information we hold about you may need to be corrected,
please contact the person responsible for your engagement or Julie
Vadnais at 760-431-8440. We will correct any information that is not
correct or timely. It is our intent to protect your information under
the US Department of Commerce Safe Harbor requirements (“Safe Harbor”)
and to provide security that is compliant with our high industry
standard.
Information We Collect In
order to use the services of any of the AKT GROUP OF COMPANIES, it is
expected that you will voluntarily submit certain personal information
about you, including information provided under the consent forms
required by Internal Revenue Code Section 7216, where applicable. This
information may include such information as your name, address, e-mail
address, and telephone number. It may include information collected
from interviews, questionnaires, tax return organizers, financial
statements, portfolios, and other correspondence between us. This
information is confidential, will not be made available to unaffiliated
third parties, and will be made available only as disclosed under this
policy. The data collected will be relevant to the purpose for which it
is used.
Our Use of Your Information We
use information in the files to provide you services under your
engagement agreements and applicable consents. Where consented to we
may share your information with the named AKT affiliated companies in
order to anticipate potential financial opportunities, problems, and
solutions.
Our Disclosure of Your Information We
do not disclose your information, except as permitted by law. We may
contract with other service providers to assist us in performing
services for you, including the following entities comprising the AKT
GROUP OF COMPANIES:
• AKT Global LLC • AKT Wealth Advisors LP • AKT Retirement Plan Services LP • AKT Benefit Advisors LP • AKT LLP, Oregon • AKT LLP, California
Choice We
must obtain your written consent to disclose tax return information to
third parties and to our affiliated companies. Where other information
(not tax return information) is to be disclosed to a third party or
used for a purpose that is incompatible with the purpose for which it
was originally intended or subsequently authorized, you may choose not
to have your data shared as described under this policy. If you so
choose, please notify the person responsible for your engagement or
Julie Vadnais at 760-431-8440.
Security We take precautions and provide security that meets or exceeds industry standards. |