PRIVACY POLICY
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Argonaut Fund, LLC PRIVACY POLICY
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Effective date January 2016
Please note that all calls with the company may be recorded or monitored for quality assurance and training purposes.
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At Argonaut Fund we are dedicated to providing you the best service while earning your trust. An important aspect about your earning your trust would be our privacy policy. This information is here for you to know that you are protected. In addition, we are complying with both federal and state laws which require financial services companies to notify you, our valued customers, about how we intend to treat your personal information that you have entrusted with us.
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We want our customers to be aware of what information Argonaut Fund collects and the manner in which it is handled, with whom certain information may be shared. This policy sets forth our policies with respect to nonpublic personally identifiable information about potential, current, and former clients.
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The following Privacy Policy applies to www.ArgonautFund.com which is operated by the Argonaut Funding, LLC.
Argonaut Fund, LLC does not collect or keep personal identifying information except the following:
* Information that your web browser provides such as your e-mail address or the site you linked from;
* Information that is provided to us in an e-mail message or comment from said party; or
* Information that you provide to us in a form.
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Argonaut Fund, LLC will use your personal identifying information only for the specific purpose for which you submitted said information, except that Argonaut Fund, LLC may use said information in an aggregated form in order to gauge the usefulness and popularity of its website and links to or from our site. If you wish to opt-out of information sharing please review our opt-out policy and/or contact us at wells@ArgonautFund.com.
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I. Personal Information
To provide reliable, quality service Argonaut Fund must collect certain personal financial, legal, and medical information regarding its clients and potential clients. This is the information that you, your attorney, or third parties provide to us on applications and other forms, by phone, fax, the Internet, or other delivery services. This information may include, but is not limited to, name, address, e-mail address, telephone number(s), your date of birth, social security number, employment and income information, specific medical information pertaining to your personal injury, specific case details and claims information, witness statements and police reports.
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II. Argonaut Fund's Use of Information
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All personal information that Argonaut Fund collects when you or your attorney speak to a representative or via our web site when you inquire about or complete an application for one or more of our products or services, is handled by Argonaut Fund in accordance with this privacy policy.
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Argonaut Fund uses personal information: for the stated purpose for which such information is gathered; for servicing and collection purposes; for legal, financial, accounting and tax record keeping; for other business purposes associated with its services; to manage its business; and to comply with requirements imposed by governmental authorities. Argonaut Fund discloses personal information to certain service providers that are contractually obligated to keep the information we provide them confidential and to use the personal information we share only to provide the services we ask them to perform. Argonaut Fund reserves the right to verify the background history of any client that applies for a legal cash advance.
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In an effort to provide a diversity of service offers that may benefit our customers or potential customers, Argonaut Fund may provide non-public information about our customers to affiliated and unaffiliated companies. This information may include; name, address, e-mail address, and phone number(s). At no time will we ever disclose any medical, legal or transactional information for these purposes. Information that is collected or maintained by any company other than Argonaut Fund, including additional information collected by such company, will be governed by that other company’s privacy policy.
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A. Disclosures
Argonaut Fund will not disclose your personal information to a third party unless (i) disclosure is necessary to render services or to perform related business activities expressed in this privacy policy; (ii) disclosure is required pursuant a request for specific customer information to comply with a subpoena, court order, and/or other legal instrument, legal proceeding or relevant law, including compliance with the USA Patriot Act; or (iii) as otherwise permitted by law.
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III. Argonaut Fund’s Information Security
Argonaut Fund maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal and state regulations to guard your personal information, and secure your information from unauthorized access, use and disclosure. To this end, we use industry-standard methods such as firewalls, encryption and system access controls, and our security practices are regularly reviewed against industry best practices by internal staff and independent third parties.
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All personal information that Argonaut Fund collects is accessible by Argonaut Fund employees and contractors and, to the extent required for the tax, accounting, legal and other professionals hired by Argonaut Fund, for business purposes only and to fulfill their fiduciary or representative duty. All such professionals are bound to maintain the confidentiality of information supplied to them by contractual and/or ethical obligations.
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IV. Opt-Out Provision:
Argonaut Fund offers any person the opportunity to “opt-out” of receiving future offers from Argonaut Fund or from affiliated and unaffiliated companies. To remove your information from our database so as not to receive future advertising communications, you can send an email to Wells@argonautfund.com Or you can send a written correspondence to the same effect to:
Opt-Out
Argonaut Fund
3660 Richmond Ave
Suite 243
Houston Tx 77046
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Please note that it may take up to 30 days from the date of receipt of notification for your request to become active. In your opt-out instructions, so that we can accurately remove your record, please include your name, address, phone number, and attorney’s name that is handling or handled your case.
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New York: In accordance with New York law, Argonaut Fund will automatically opt out New York residents from sharing with unaffiliated companies and will not share information we collect about New York residents with unaffiliated companies except as permitted by law, such as with the consent of the customer or to service the customer’s accounts. We will limit sharing with affiliates to the extent required by applicable New York law.
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V. Revision of this Policy
This Privacy Policy may be revised from time to time by Argonaut Fund. We will inform you of any changes as required by law. Amendments to this policy will be effective when posted to our website at www.ArgonautFund.com.