Fisher Investments is committed to respecting the privacy of consumers and its customers, including visitors to our US websites. This Privacy & Cookie Policy sets out how we collect, use, and share personal information. This Privacy & Cookie Policy also explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on our US websites and subsites.
Any changes to this privacy policy will be posted at https://www.fisherinvestments.com/en-us/privacy/ca You can also access this Privacy & Cookie Policy via our homepage and from the bottom of every page by clicking on the appropriate link in the footer.
Fisher Investments is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") as an investment adviser and is required to comply with SEC Regulation S-P ("Reg. S-P"), as well as the U.S. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (the "GLB Act"). Reg. S-P and the GLB Act require Fisher Investments to have policies and procedures in place to protect the security and confidentiality of the non-public personal information of consumers and customers, and to provide a privacy notice to such persons describing our privacy policies and procedures. Please click here for a copy of our privacy notice: https://www.fisherinvestments.com/-/media/Files/Privacy_Notice.pdf.
"Consumer" — an individual or an individual's legal representative that obtains or has obtained a financial product or service to be used primarily for personal, household or family purposes. A person becomes a consumer even if a questionnaire or application is withdrawn or denied or an advisory agreement does not become effective.
"Customer" — a consumer that has an ongoing relationship with Fisher Investments, whereby Fisher Investments is providing one or more financial products or services to the consumer (e.g., an advisory client of Fisher Investments).
"Nonpublic personal information" —
Fisher Investments collects the following information:
Fisher Investments may use the information for the following reasons:
Fisher Investments may disclose information externally as permitted or required by law (such as to affiliates, service providers, and regulatory agencies), or where individuals have provided permission. Fisher Investments will not sell or lease personal information to third parties so they can market to individuals.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy & Cookie Policy, Fisher Investments can be contacted as follows:
privacy@fi.com
Fisher Investments
ATTN: Data Privacy Office
5525 NW Fisher Creek Drive
Camas, Washington 98607
USA
1 800 550 1071
Please ensure that full name and address are provided in exactly the form in which it was originally provided to Fisher Investments to avoid any possible confusion with a different individual.
To unsubscribe from Fisher Investments' email communications, send an email to optout@fi.com. Please put “UNSUBSCRIBE” in the subject field and include the email address where you received the content, along with any additional email addresses you would like suppressed. We will do our best to prevent you from receiving our email content in the future.
In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, Fisher Investments has put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure information. Nevertheless, due to the nature of the Internet and Internet technologies, security and privacy risks cannot be eliminated and Fisher Investments cannot guarantee that information will not be disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this privacy policy.
The Fisher Investments website may contain links to enable users to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once users have used these links to leave this site, users should note that Fisher Investments does not have any control over that other website. Therefore, Fisher Investments cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which users provide while visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this Privacy & Cookie Policy. Individuals should exercise caution and look at the privacy and cookie policies applicable to the website in question.
A cookie is a small text file downloaded to an individual's computer (or other device) when accessing webpages that use them. Cookies and other online tracking technologies (collectively referred to in this policy as "cookies") allow a website to store and retrieve information about visitors' online activity. Cookies are, for example, how a website remembers what display language you chose or what items you put into your online shopping cart.
Cookies can be categorized by who places them:
Cookies can also be categorized by their duration:
Lastly, cookies can be categorized by the function they serve. Fisher Investments uses the following types of first- and third-party cookies:
Our website does not respond to “do not track” signals from users' web browsers.
To learn more about behavioral advertising cookies and to opt in or out of multiple advertising networks at once, you can visit the website YourAdChoices. Some advertising networks do not participate in the YourAdChoices service. To opt out of some of these networks, please visit the consumer opt-out page of the Network Advertising Initiative.
As explained above, cookies help you to get the most out of the websites that make use of this technology. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of many of the websites you visit. If you do disable cookies, performance and functionality will be affected. If you wish to delete, disable, or re-enable cookies, you may do so through your browser as follows:
From time to time, Fisher Investments may use data for new uses not previously disclosed in its Privacy & Cookie Policy. If its information practices change at some time in the future, Fisher Investments will post the policy changes to https://www.fisherinvestments.com/en-us/privacy/ca to notify users of these changes and provide the ability to opt out or unsubscribe from these new uses. For the most up-to-date information on how Fisher Investments uses personal information, please visit the privacy policy on our website.
Beginning January 1, 2020, California residents have certain rights relating to their personal information described in the chart below. A California resident with questions about our privacy policies should contact us by email at privacy@fi.com. A California resident with a disability seeking privacy information in an alternative format should contact us in the same manner. For other contact information, refer to "How to contact Fisher Investments" above.
Information Collected and How it is Used
| Categories of Personal Information | Purposes of Collecting and Using Personal Information |
|---|---|
| Name, address, telephone number, email address, and other identifying information relating to individuals | Marketing purposes, including delivering informational materials to individuals who request them and offering financial services |
| Commercial information limited to records of informational materials requested and other individual interactions with us | Marketing purposes, including tracking responses from prospective clients and research to improve offerings |
| IP addresses and other technical information as described in "Cookie Policy" above | Marketing purposes, including direct marketing optimization and insight on performance of web based applications |
| Employment-related information | Promote employment opportunities; evaluate competence and qualifications; perform background checks; and administer employment relationship, including payroll, benefits, travel arrangements, expense reimbursement, career development, employee recognition, and promotion of Fisher Investments in internal and external materials and advertising |
| Financial and other information obtained in the course of providing investment advice and other services | Provide investment advisory, investment management and other financial services; enhance client service capabilities; and meet Fisher Investments' regulatory obligations |
Fisher Investments obtains information used for marketing purposes directly from individuals who request informational materials, through cookies and other online tracking technologies, from existing clients and other referral sources, and from list vendors that gather and sell identifying information. Employment-related information is obtained from third party recruiters, employee referrals, directly from individuals, and background check providers. Fisher Investments discloses personal information to regulatory agencies, law enforcement authorities, its lawyers and accountants, and other third parties explicitly authorized by the individual. Fisher Investments does not sell or lease personal information to third parties.
Information used in connection with investment advice, investment management, and other financial services is collected pursuant to the GLB Act and Reg. S-P, directly from prospective clients and clients and from other authorized sources, such as securities account custodians. The privacy notice required by the GLB Act (described above) explains how Fisher Investments shares this information.
Accessing and Deleting Your Personal Information
California residents have the right to request disclosure of the categories of personal information collected, specific pieces of personal information collected, sources, purposes for collecting and using, and categories of third parties whom the information is shared. California residents also have the right to request deletion of their personal information and to not be discriminated against for exercising their rights with respect to personal information.
To exercise these rights, California residents or their authorized agents should visit the online web form (http://www.fisherinvestments.com/en-us/privacy/dsr) or call 1-877-786-6832. Requests must include sufficient information to verify the requester's identity, including name, email, phone, and zip code. Deletion requests will require additional confirmation. For requests submitted by agents, proof of authority, such as a copy of a valid power of attorney, will generally be required. Fisher Investments will confirm receipt of a request within 10 days and respond within 45 days.