Disclosures
Multi-Financial Securities Corporation ("Multi-Financial")
Multi-Financial Securities Corporation ("Multi-Financial"), is a FINRA registered securities broker /
dealer and a SEC Registered Investment Adviser registered in all 50 states. This web site is published
in the United States for residents of the United States. Multi-Financial is a member of the Securities
Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC"). Products and services mentioned in this web site may not
be available in all states. To request a prospectus or information, contact your Multi-Financial
investment professional. Multi-Financial is not soliciting business in international jurisdictions where
it is not registered.
We would be glad to put you in touch with a Multi-Financial office in your area that will be able to assist
you directly. If you would like further information, please E-mail your request to:
ResourceCenter@multifinancial.com. (NOTE: This e-mail address directs mail to the Multi-Financial
Home Office. If you wish to e-mail your Multi-Financial Representative directly, please select the "E-Mail
Us" link on the left.) Multi-Financial looks forward to assisting you.
The information and opinions on this site provided by third parties have been obtained from sources
believed to be reliable, but accuracy and completeness cannot be guaranteed. It is given for informational
purposes only and is not a solicitation to buy or sell. This information is not intended to be used as the
primary basis for investment decisions, nor should it be considered as advice designed to meet the specific
needs of an individual investor. Please seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the
evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice, or other content.
Registered Representatives of Multi-Financial may also be designated to provide advisory services as
Investment Adviser Representatives ("IAR"). IARs may receive fees for advisory services which are
separate from commissions received in connection with the purchase or sale of securities. Information
about Multi-Financial advisory services can be obtained by asking a Multi-Financial representative for a
copy of Multi-Financials disclosure brochure or Form ADV Part II.
MULTI-FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION IS NOT A BANK OR CREDIT UNION, AND
THE SECURITIES OFFERED THROUGH MULTI-FINANCIAL ARE NOT FEDERALLY
GUARANTEED OR FDIC INSURED, ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR
GUARANTEED BY A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, AND INVOLVE RISKS INCLUDING POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL, AND MAY FLUCTUATE IN VALUE.
Linked sites are not under the control of Multi-Financial and Multi-Financial is not responsible for the
contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites.
Linked sites may contain rules and regulations, privacy provisions, confidentiality provisions, transmission
of personal data provisions, and other provisions that differ from the provisions of this web site.
Multi-Financial's Privacy Policy and
Other Important Information
OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Your privacy is a top priority for Multi-
Financial Securities Corporation and its
subsidiaries ("Multi-Financial"). We take
our commitment to protecting the
confidentiality of your non-public personal
information very seriously.
Please take a moment to review this
Privacy Policy. Feel free to contact us
with any questions you might have.
- Information About You That We Collect
- As part of providing services to you, we
collect non-public personal information
about you—much of which comes
directly from you. The information we
collect varies depending on the products
or services you request and may include:
_ Name, address, social security
number, birth date, assets, income,
account transaction information and
employment information as well as
information about your accounts with
others, information from our affiliates
and others about your transactions,
and information from account forms
and interviews with you.
_ Identification and account information
from your employer, benefit plan
sponsor or association regarding any
group product services we may
provide.
_ Consumer credit reporting agency
information concerning your credit
worthiness and credit history.
_ Information provided when verifying
applications or other forms from your
current or past employers and from
other institutions where you conduct
business.
- Information We May Disclose
- We have implemented security standards
and processes—including physical,
electronic and procedural safeguards—
designed to protect your information. We
restrict access to your non-public
personal information to those employees
and agents who need to know your
information to perform their responsibilities
or to provide services to you.
We do not sell or disclose your non-public
personal information to non-affiliated
third-party marketing companies.
We may share your non-public
information that we collect with our
affiliated companies, including our parent
company, as permitted by law. Similarly,
to help us provide products or services to
you, we may share your non-public
personal information with non-affiliated
third parties (such as mutual fund
companies, insurance companies or
other product sponsors) and non-financial
companies (such as consumer reporting
agencies, software developers or
consulting firms). We may also disclose
your non-public information to other
financial institutions (such as banks,
credit unions, thrifts and trust companies)
with which we have joint marketing
agreements. These companies are
contractually obligated to keep your
information confidential and use the
information only for the services required
or as allowed by applicable law.
We may be required by law or regulation
to disclose your non-public personal
information to third parties—for example,
in response to a subpoena; to prevent
fraud; and to comply with the rules of
industry regulators or respond to inquiries
from them.
Other than what is described in this
notice, we won't share information about
you with third parties to market products
to you, unless we tell you about it first and
give you a chance to say no.
- Other Disclosures We May Make
- We recognize that your relationship with
your registered representative is
important. Should your registered
representative decide to move to another
broker-dealer, your representative may
take your non-public confidential
information to a new firm so that he or
she can continue to service your
account(s) at the new firm if you wish.
Similarly, if your account was opened
with us because of your relationship with
a financial institution, such as a bank,
thrift or credit union, and your financial
institution decides to enter into a
relationship with a new firm to provide
investments, we will share your nonpublic
personal information with your
financial institution so your account can
continue to be serviced at your financial
institution. If you do not want Multi-
Financial to disclose your non-public
personal information with either your
representative or your financial institution,
should either move to another brokerdealer,
please contact us at 888.447.8608.
- Policy Relating to Former Customers
- If you decide to close your accounts with
us, or become an inactive customer, our
Privacy Policy will continue to apply to
you.
- Changes to Our Privacy Policy
- Multi-Financial maintains a public website
at www.multifinancial.com. While this
policy is delivered annually in writing, the
policy may change from time to time. We
will notify you of any changes. You can
always review our current policy, and the
names of the Multi-Financial companies
to which the policy applies, online.
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OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Our public website contains additional
information that might be of interest to
you, including a brochure about investing,
a statement about Multi-Financial's
compensation sources and information
about our Strategic Partners program.
Multi-Financial is a member of the
Securities Investor Protection Corporation
(SIPC). You can obtain information about
SIPC, including a brochure, by contacting
SIPC at 202.371.8300 or on their website
at www.sipc.org.
In addition, the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (FINRA) makes available
information about the registration status
and/or disciplinary record of broker-dealers
and their registered representatives. The
information can be obtained by calling tollfree
at 800.289.9999. The FINRA website
contains other useful information for
investors at www.finra.org.
In this notice of our privacy policy, the
words "you" and "customer" are used to
mean any individual who obtains or has
obtained a financial product or service
from Multi-Financial that is to be used
primarily for personal, family or household
purposes.
Following is a list of companies that
this notice applies to, as of October 1,
2010:
- Cetera Brokers Network LLC
- Cetera Financial Group, Inc.
- Cetera Insurance Agency, Inc.
- MFSC Insurance Services, Inc.
- Multi-Financial Group, LLC
- Multi-Financial Securities Corporation
Multi-Financial Securities Corporation Registered
Representative's Web Site Privacy Policy
Protecting Your Privacy.
Multi-Financial Securities Corporation Registered
Representatives respect your right to privacy and are committed to protecting it.
Whether you are a current customer or just visiting us online, we are dedicated to
keeping any confidential financial information you provide us with secure and
confidential. A summary of how we use and how we protect your information both
online and in general is set forth below. You should be aware that linked sites
(either to or from this web site) may contain privacy or confidentiality provisions that
differ from the provisions provided herein. Your use of linked sites is governed by
the privacy policies and other terms and conditions of those sites.
Privacy Online
Our web site is a great way for current and potential customers to find out more
about Multi-Financial Securities Corporation's products and services. It also offers
users some handy "financial calculator" tools and market information.
Rest assured
that when you visit our site we will not try to gather any personally
identifiable information from you without you knowing it.
The following
summarizes the extent to which we gather and use information obtained through our
web site:
- Cookies.
- A "cookie" is a small piece of information that our web site may
provide to your browser while you are visiting. Most browsers are defaulted to
accept and maintain cookies. Our sites create a "temporary" cookie which
allows you to view some of our disclosure information. When you close your
browser, this cookie is automatically deleted from your system.
- Statistical Domain and Access Data.
- Please note that when you visit our
web site, no personally identifiable information about you, such as your email
address, will be automatically collected by us. In fact, unless you choose
otherwise, the only information we may collect from your visits is some
information regarding the domain from which you are connecting to our web
site, (i.e., msn.com if you are connecting from Microsoft Network, or aol.com
if you are connecting from America Online) and the pages you view while on
our site. This information is collected solely for statistical purposes and is not
used to identify individuals.
- "Contact Us"
- In some cases, you may actually choose to provide us with
your e-mail address or other personal information such as your address or
phone number. For example, when you complete our "Contact Us" form, we
request certain contact information from you so that we may properly
respond to your inquiry. Likewise, if you send us an e-mail for any reason,
you are by default providing us with an e-mail address.
Your inquiry, whether it is an e-mail or a "Contact Us" form submission, will
be addressed by a Multi-Financial Securities Corporation Registered
Representative who is licensed in your state. This is necessary to help insure
that your specific inquiry is answered in accordance with the laws and
regulations of your state of residence. E-mail addresses or other information
you voluntarily provide while visiting our web site are used solely for the
purpose of responding to your questions and concerns, and will only be
shared with others in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, which
in some instances may require sharing such correspondence with our legal
and compliance departments or with state and/or federal regulators.
- Portfolios.
- When you visit our site, you may build a portfolio, then monitor
and update it using an e-mail address and a password that you have created.
We do not have access to the username and password database, which is
maintained by a third party host. The database is stored on a secure server to
protect information from unauthorized access using carefully developed
security procedures and practices. Information is not shared with Multi-
Financial Securities Corporation Registered Representatives at any time.
- Protecting our children.
- We do not knowingly solicit data from children, and we do
not knowingly market to children. We recognize that protecting children's identities
and privacy online is important and that the responsibility to do so rests with both
the online industry and with parents.
Protecting Customer Information In General
- Collection, Use and Retention of Customer Information.
- In the course of doing
business, we collect and use various types of information, including information
provided by customers through personal interviews, account applications and other
forms, as well as information about your transactions with us and our agents and
affiliates. We use this information to service your accounts and to help you
determine the types of financial products that are best suited to your financial needs
and goals. We may also access information about you when considering a request
from you for additional services or when exercising our rights or responsibilities
under the law or any agreement with you.
- Maintaining the Accuracy of Customer Information.
- Keeping your account
information accurate and up to date is very important. If you ever find that your
account information is incomplete, inaccurate or not current, please call or write to
us at the telephone number or address listed on your account statement. We will
correct any erroneous information as quickly as possible.
- Protection of Information via Established Security Procedures.
- We value your
privacy and maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your
nonpublic personal information. Access to such information is restricted to our
employees, representatives and agents with a business reason for access to such
information. We safeguard information according to established security standards
and procedures, and train our employees and representatives to understand and
comply with these protections.
- Restrictions on the Disclosure of Account Information with Non-Affiliated
Third Parties.
- Multi-Financial Securities Corporation and Multi-Financial Securities
Corporation Registered Representatives will only provide personally identifiable
nonpublic customer information to non-affiliated third parties when: 1) required by
law, or by rules or regulations that govern Multi-Financial Securities Corporation its
affiliates, or the financial institutions that Multi-Financial Securities Corporation has
contracted with to provide financial services , 2) required in order to process a
transaction with you (such as information provided to our Clearing Brokers or
Product Sponsors in order to process a transaction you have requested); or 3) you
have been provided with an opportunity to stop us from sharing such information
("opt-out") and you have not exercised such opportunity. Furthermore, whenever we
share personally identifiable customer information with non-affiliated third parties,
we will insist that the third party agrees to maintain the confidentiality of this
information in accordance with all applicable laws.
- Sharing information with Multi-Financial Securities Corporation affiliates.
- Multi-Financial Securities Corporation has numerous affiliates, including several state
chartered insurance agency subsidiaries. Please note that we will continue to share some
account information among these companies as permitted by law. We may do so for
internal purposes, in order to process a transaction for you, or to provide you with more
value or better service.
- Disclosure of Privacy Principles to Customers.
- We believe that our customers
have a right to know how their personal information is collected, maintained and
used. To this end, we are committed to providing each of our customers with a
summary of our privacy policies each time an account is opened and once a year
thereafter. If you ever have any questions regarding these policies, please contact us
by selecting the e-mail link in the "Contact Us" section of our site.
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