Privacy Statement


FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES does not read any of your private online communications.

FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES and FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES collects and uses your personal information to operate the FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES Web site and deliver the services you have requested. 

FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES, in order to determine what FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES's pages, or register with FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES site or services, a cookie helps FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.

Changes to this Statement

FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how FIRST TRUST ACCOUNTING SERVICES is protecting your information.