Privacy Statement
As a regulated financial institution and member of the FINRA and SIPC, we must obtain
your personal and financial information. To demonstrate our commitment to privacy
we have prepared this Privacy Statement.
Information Privacy
We do not sell or disclose any personal information of our customers to anyone,
unless otherwise specified by law. Otherwise, your personal information is protected
with a strict agreement of confidentiality.
Employee Access
It is a policy at SogoTrade, Inc. that our employees with access to customer information
are prohibited from disclosing customer information outside of business use and
are required to safeguard that information.
Security
Our touch-tone phone trading system, phone lines and Internet trading system are
all secure and encrypted to ensure best security.
Cookies
"Cookies" are a number given to a computer's browser that some Web sites use to
market products. At Wang, we also do not use cookies because the business you conduct
with us is our main concern.
Questions
If you suspect that your personal information has been disclosed or otherwise tampered
with or just have a question regarding security, do not hesitate to call us at 1-646-885-6594
or e-mail us at [email protected]
Notice of Privacy Policy
This notice is being provided by SogoTrade, Inc., because you are a customer.
We are committed to keeping the personal information collected from our potential,
current and former customers confidential and secure. The proper handling of personal
information is one of our highest priorities. We want to be sure that you know why
we need to collect personal information from you. We also want to explain to you
our commitment to protect the information you provide to us. We will not sell your
information to any outside parties.
Customer Information
We collect and keep only information that is necessary for us to provide services
requested by you and to administer your business with us. We may collect nonpublic
personal information:
From you when you complete an application or other form. This includes information
such as name, address, social security number, assets, income, net worth and other
information deemed necessary to evaluate your financial needs.
Credit card information.
As a result of transactions with us, our affiliates if any or others. This could
include transactions completed with us, information received from outside vendors
to complete transactions or to effect financial goals.
Sharing Information
We only share your nonpublic personal information with non-affiliated companies
or individuals as permitted by law, such as your representative within our firm,
other broker/dealers, mutual funds and other product vendors, or to comply with
legal or regulatory requirements. In the normal course of our business, we may disclose
information we collect about you to companies or individuals that contract with
us to perform servicing functions such as:
- Record keeping
- Computer related services
- Good faith disclosure to regulators who have regulatory authority over the company.
- Companies we hire to provide support services are not allowed to use your personal
information for their own purposes and are contractually obligated to maintain strict
confidentiality. We limit their use of your personal information to the performance
of the specific service we have requested. Companies we hire to provide support
services are not allowed to use your personal information for their own purposes
and are contractually obligated to maintain strict confidentiality. We limit their
use of your personal information to the performance of the specific service we have
requested.
We do not provide your personally identifiable information to mailing list vendors
or solicitors for any purpose.
When we provide personal information to a service provider, we require these providers
to agree to safeguard your information, to use the information only for the intended
purpose, and to abide by applicable law.
Internet Access
We provide a website on the Internet for our company, which is informational only.
Accessing this website in no way compromises your privacy since we gather no personal
information from you. We do not utilize Cookies, Graphics Interchange Format (GIF's),
or any other web tools. You should check the privacy policy for any links provided
upon leaving our web site.
We provide access to your securities accounts via the Internet. Your password is
your private entry key into your account. You should never share it with anyone
and you should change it periodically.
After you've finished accessing your securities account, don't forget to log off.
This prevents someone else from accessing your account if you leave your computer
and your session hasn't "timed out," or automatically shut down.
Employee Access to Information
Only employees with a valid business reason have access to your personal information.
These employees are educated on the importance of maintaining the confidentiality
and security of this information. They are required to abide by our information
handling practices.
Protection of Information
We maintain security standards to protect your information, whether written, spoken,
or electronic. We update and check our systems to ensure the protection and integrity
of information.
Maintaining Accurate Information
Our goal is to maintain accurate, up-to-date customer records in accordance with
industry standards. We have procedures in place to keep information current and
complete, including timely correction of inaccurate information.
Opt Out Provisions
Based on the information the Firm has supplied, the Firm supplies information to
third parties that are allowed under the exceptions to the rule. The Firm does not
appear to disclose information to non-affiliated third parties. Therefore, no opt
out provisions have been provided since none are needed.
If you prefer that we not disclose nonpublic personal information about you to nonaffiliated
third parties, you may opt out of those disclosures, that is, you may direct us
not to make those disclosures (other than disclosures permitted by law). If you
wish to opt out of disclosures to nonaffiliated third parties, you may call the
Firm at the toll free number 800-353-9264 and request to opt out. The Firm will
ask you questions and process your request as required by the law.
E-Mail
Should you send us your questions and comments via e-mail to any mail box provided
by SogoTrade, Inc., we will share your correspondence with our Registered Representatives
and those employees or agents most capable of addressing your questions and concerns.
We will retain your communication until we have done our very best to provide you
with a complete and satisfactory response. Ultimately, we will either discard your
communication or archive it according to SogoTrade, Inc. requirement under applicable
securities laws.
Please note that, unless we expressly advise you otherwise, SogoTrade, Inc. e-mail
facilities do not provide a means for completely secure and private communications
between SogoTrade, Inc. and you, the User. Although every attempt will be made to
keep your information confidential, from a technical standpoint, there is still
a risk. For that reason, please do not use e-mail to communicate information to
us that you consider to be confidential. If you wish, you may contact us instead
via telephone or by facsimile. Additional security is available to you if you equip
your Internet browser with 128-bit "secure socket layer" encryption, which provides
more secure transmissions.
Disclosure of our Privacy Policy
We recognize and respect the privacy concerns of our potential, current and former
customers. We are committed to safeguarding this information. As a member of the
financial services industry, we are sending you this Notice of Privacy Policy for
informational purposes and will update and distribute it as required by law. It
is also available upon request.