Protecting Your Confidential Information
We, at Foremost Trading, LLC (“FT”) value our relationship with each of our customers, and we appreciate the trust that you have placed in us. We recognize that you have concerns about the confidential personal
information we obtain about you throughout our relationship. Because protecting your confidential
information is important to us, we have adopted a privacy policy which governs how the confidential
information we obtain about you is used and maintained. We pledge to protect that information and ensure
that it remains private. The information in this notice summarizes the categories of personal information that
we collect about you, how that information is handled, and how we protect that information.
We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our customers to anyone, except as
required or permitted by law. (“FT”) does not sell personal information obtained about you with
companies that are not associated with (“FT”) for the purpose of marketing their products or services
to you.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
The privacy policy set forth in this notice applies to (“FT”) and affiliated companies of (“FT”). We collect
nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources, solely for the purposes specified:
* Information we receive from you on account applications or other forms, such as name, address, federal
tax identification number, income, assets and similar information. We use this information to administer the
accounts we maintain on your behalf, process transactions requested by you, respond to your inquiries,
evaluate your investment needs, and identify other products and services that may interest you.
* Information about your transactions with us or our affiliates, such as your account balance, transaction
history and payment activity. This information is used to process transactions you request and ensure the
accuracy of the records and reports we maintain that relate to your account. We may also collect various
other types of data, such as transaction, site navigation and optional survey information, in connection with
your use of online services we make available to you, either directly or through other entities. We use this
information in order to improve the quality of the services we offer you.
* Information we receive from consumer reporting agencies, such as credit relationships and credit
history. We use this information to help determine your eligibility for PFG products and services, collect or
report debts owed to us, and protect our rights and property.
Sharing of Information Within (“FT”)
The information we collect relating to your transactions and experiences with (“FT”) or any affiliate may be
shared among (“FT”)’s affiliates. We may also share some or all of the information we receive about you
from consumer reporting agencies, such as credit information.
Sharing of Information Outside (“FT”)
As permitted by law, we may disclose some or all of the information described above with entities that are
not affiliated with (“FT”) for the purpose of servicing your (“FT”) accounts, improving our services,
providing products and services you’ve requested from (“FT”), and informing you about products or services
available from (“FT”) that may be of interest to you. Such companies may include:
* Companies that are the source or origin of financial services offered by (“FT”), such as banks, securities
broker-dealers, mutual fund companies and insurance companies.
* Nonfinancial companies, such as companies that perform services on our behalf, e.g., check printers,
quote vendors, companies that prepare account statements for us, companies that assist us in communicating
or marketing our services.
* Others, such as independent contractors or technical system consultants who program our software,
government agencies and regulators, consumer reporting agencies, and other outside entities as permitted or
required by applicable laws.
Protecting the Confidentiality of Your Personal Information
All (“FT”) employees are instructed to use strict standards of care regarding the confidentiality of your
nonpublic personal information as outlined in firm policies. Employees not adhering to our firm policies are
subject to disciplinary action. We require outside companies and independent contractors to whom we
provide customer information for marketing, servicing or processing to enter into a confidentiality agreement
that restricts the use of the information to those purposes. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural
safeguards that comply with applicable laws to protect your nonpublic personal information.
If you have any questions or comments about our privacy policy, please contact your (“FT”) broker
or sales representative at 888-818-0880.