Online Privacy Policy
At Standish we take the issue of privacy very seriously. We want to assure visitors to our Web site of the security, privacy and confidentiality that they expect from a premier financial services institution.
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General
Standish does not collect any personal information from anyone who is merely visiting or browsing its Web sites. Personal information may be requested if the visitor chooses to respond to online surveys, send Standish an e-mail message, or request a Prospectus via regular mail.
E-Mail and Product Inquiry
Standish invites visitors on its Web sites to send e-mail messages to Standish so that Standish may respond to inquiries regarding Standish or its products or services. Standish retains copies of these e-mail messages.
Online Access to Monthly Statements
To protect the confidentiality of the information accessed, Standish uses secure socket layer (SSL) technology. SSL technology establishes a "secure" Internet session and encodes the data submitted to the Standish Web site, ensuring that the information is accessible only to an authorized Standish representative and the customer. To support SSL, customers must have an Internet browser that supports state-of-the-art 128 bit "strong encryption."
Use of Information Collected
When you visit our Web sites, we may collect technical and navigational information, such as computer browser type, Internet protocol address, pages visited, and an average time spent on our Web sites. This information may be used, for example, to alert you to software compatibility issues, or it may be analyzed to improve our Web design and functionality.
Standish uses the information collected from visitors to its Web sites to address the specific needs of those visitors and to provide better customer service, including the provision of the latest information regarding Standish products.
The information collected also is used to provide a record of communications between Standish and its Web site visitors and to comply with any applicable legal and/or regulatory requirements.
Policy on the Protection of Social Security Numbers
"We" refers to the family of companies owned by The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.
Like all financial services companies, we collect a variety of information about individuals, including but not limited to our customers and employees. In many cases that information includes individuals’ Social Security numbers. We use records of Social Security numbers for many purposes, especially to comply with federal and state laws such as tax laws and anti-money-laundering laws.
Our policy is (i) to comply with all laws restricting the use and disclosure of Social Security numbers, (ii) to protect the confidentiality of Social Security numbers, (iii) to prohibit the unlawful disclosure of Social Security numbers, and (iv) to limit access to Social Security numbers to our employees, and in certain cases to nonaffiliated parties that provide services to us, based on their responsibilities. To safeguard Social Security numbers, we maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that are designed to comply with applicable legal standards. Our employees are prohibited from disclosing Social Security numbers for unauthorized purposes.
We may share Social Security numbers among our affiliated companies or with nonaffiliated parties for administrative purposes, such as to process transactions, verify identities, and service accounts. We disclose Social Security numbers as required or permitted by law, such as to the Internal Revenue Service or to credit bureaus. When necessary, we disclose Social Security numbers to regulatory agencies, law enforcement agencies, courts, and parties to lawsuits.
We may share Social Security numbers among our affiliated companies for marketing purposes, but only in compliance with legal restrictions, including required opportunities to opt out of such sharing. We do not, without consent of the individual involved, share Social Security numbers with parties not affiliated with us to enable them to market their own products or services.
Access To Information Collected
Employees.
Certain Standish employees will be provided with a visitor's information in order to respond to that visitor's needs and provide the visitor with information regarding specific products in which the visitor may have an interest. Standish employees are instructed to use strict standards of care in handling the personal, nonpublic information of Standish customers, and the handling of such information is dealt with in Standish's Code of Conduct. Standish employees who do not conform to Standish's confidentiality rules are subject to disciplinary sanctions that include dismissal.
Third Parties.
Standish does not transmit any personal information collected through its site to any third-parties. Personal information may be transmitted, however, if there is a specific need to complete a transaction requested by the visitor. Standish offers the opportunity to its Web site visitors to link to the Web pages of third parties who provide products and services not offered by Standish. Once the visitor leaves the Standish site, Standish does not receive any information from the visitor.
Visitors having specific questions regarding any information they have sent to Standish through Standish's Web sites should contact us via e-mail. Click here to send an e-mail message to Standish.
Children's Information
We respect the privacy of your children and do not knowingly collect or retain personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 through our Web sites.
Please click for Standish's Privacy Policy.