Privacy Policy
Vaughn Woods Financial Group, Inc. (“Vaughn Woods Financial Group,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when visiting our website, https://vaughnwoods.com/ (the “Website”).
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use and protect that information, and the choices you may have regarding your personal information.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you interact with our Website, including when you:
- Submit a contact or inquiry form
- Request an appointment or portfolio assessment
- Subscribe to our newsletter or other communications
- Request information about our financial services
- Communicate with us by email, telephone, or other methods
Depending on the nature of your interaction with us, the information collected may include your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, and the contents of your message.
We may also collect certain information automatically when you visit our Website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring website, and general Website usage information.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use information we collect to:
- Respond to your questions, requests, and inquiries
- Schedule appointments and consultations
- Provide information about our services
- Process requests for portfolio assessments or other services
- Send newsletters, educational materials, or other communications you have requested
- Improve our Website, services, content, and user experience
- Maintain Website security and prevent fraudulent or unauthorized activity
- Comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, and regulatory requirements
- Meet our compliance and recordkeeping obligations as a financial-services business
We will not use your personal information for purposes materially different from those described in this Privacy Policy without providing appropriate notice where required by applicable law.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our Website may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, and similar technologies to help us understand how visitors use the Website and to improve its functionality and performance.
Cookies may be used to:
- Remember preferences
- Understand Website traffic and usage patterns
- Improve Website functionality
- Measure the effectiveness of communications and marketing
- Maintain Website security
You may be able to control or disable cookies through your web browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect Website functionality.
4. Analytics and Third-Party Services
We may use third-party service providers to assist with Website hosting, analytics, communications, forms, security, scheduling, and other Website-related functions.
These third parties may process information on our behalf and may have access to information only as necessary to perform the services for which they have been engaged.
Our Website may also contain links to third-party websites or services, including financial account access and regulatory or industry resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.
5. Financial and Sensitive Information
Please do not submit confidential financial information, account passwords, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, or other highly sensitive information through general Website contact forms or ordinary email unless we specifically instruct you to use an appropriate secure method.
Information submitted through the Website may not be transmitted or stored through a method designed for the exchange of highly confidential financial information.
If you are an existing client, please use the secure account-access or communication methods provided by our firm when submitting confidential account information.
6. How We Share Information
We may share personal information when reasonably necessary to operate our business and provide requested services, including with:
- Service providers and vendors that support our business operations
- Technology, hosting, security, communications, and Website providers
- Financial service providers, custodians, broker-dealers, or investment advisory partners where appropriate
- Professional advisors, including attorneys, accountants, auditors, or consultants
- Government agencies, regulators, law enforcement authorities, or other parties when required or permitted by law
- Parties involved in a business transaction, such as a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets
We do not sell your personal information for monetary consideration.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or through the Website.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, provide services, maintain business and regulatory records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the circumstances under which it was collected.
9. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, which may include the right to:
- Request information about personal information we maintain about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of information, subject to legal and regulatory requirements
- Opt out of certain marketing communications
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Certain requests may be subject to applicable legal, regulatory, recordkeeping, or contractual requirements.
You may unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter communications by following the unsubscribe instructions included in those communications or by contacting us directly.
10. Children’s Privacy
The Website is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the Website.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us through the Website, please contact us so that we can take appropriate steps.
11. California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, California privacy laws may provide you with additional rights regarding your personal information.
Depending on the circumstances and applicable exemptions, these rights may include rights concerning access, correction, deletion, and information about the categories of personal information collected or disclosed.
Certain financial institutions and information subject to federal financial privacy laws may be exempt from portions of California privacy legislation. Accordingly, not all rights may apply to every individual or every type of information we maintain.
To submit a privacy-related request, please contact us using the information provided below.
12. Financial Privacy and Regulatory Requirements
As a financial-services organization, our collection, use, and disclosure of certain customer information may also be governed by applicable federal and state financial privacy laws and regulations.
Where applicable, those laws and regulations may provide additional privacy protections and notices concerning nonpublic personal information.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to replace or modify any privacy notice, disclosure, agreement, or regulatory notice that applies specifically to our clients or financial services.
13. Links to Other Websites
Our Website may contain links to websites operated by third parties, including financial account-access platforms, regulatory organizations, and other resources.
We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy policies, security practices, or content. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of each third-party website you visit.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or business operations.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Website after an updated Privacy Policy is posted constitutes your acknowledgment of the updated policy, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:
Vaughn Woods Financial Group, Inc.
2226 Avenida de la Playa, Suite A
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: (800) 374-4412
Local: (858) 454-6900
Email: vw@vaughnwoods.com
For questions regarding confidential financial or account information, please use the secure communication or account-access methods provided by our firm rather than submitting such information through the Website.
Important Notice
This Privacy Policy is provided as website content and is not legal advice. Because Vaughn Woods Financial Group operates in the financial-services industry and identifies regulatory relationships with Bolton Global Capital and Bolton Global Asset Management, the final Privacy Policy should be reviewed and approved by the firm’s legal/compliance team before publication. The website currently identifies these regulatory relationships in its footer disclosures.