We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information.
Physical Security
Guinness Atkinson provides leading edge technology to ensure that all transmitted information is safe and secure. Information is stored on a secure record-keeping system that is located in secured areas of the buildings we occupy.
All record-keeping systems are located in controlled areas, with physical access limited to authorized persons. Authorized personnel escort visitors into controlled areas at all times. Employees of Guinness Atkinson may, from time to time, have access to this information in order to fulfill our service commitment to you.
However, physical access to the controlled areas is logged and each employee, upon employment with Guinness Atkinson, is required to sign a security agreement concerning their individual duty to safeguard confidential data.
Online Security
Doing business on our website means you will send and receive personal financial information over the Internet. It is crucial you make sure you are comfortable with Guinness Atkinson’s efforts to safeguard your account information.
What is SSL?
SSL is a technology developed by Netscape and adopted by all vendors producing web-related software. It’s used to establish a secure connection between your PC and Guinness Atkinson’s server. SSL allows you to transmit information in an encrypted manner, so all data transmitted between Guinness Atkinson and your computer will be completely encrypted even while traveling across multiple networks.
Browser Security
To establish a secure session with our website, your browser must be SSL compliant. You’ll need a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or Mozilla FireFox that supports at least 128-bit encryption. Many other web browsers will support encryption, but they may not provide the highest level of security available
My Account: Your Guinness Atkinson Password
Your Guinness Atkinson password and other security information are confidential. After creating your own password, you should never share this information with anyone. You should also change your Guinness Atkinson password periodically.
Cookies
Guinness Atkinson may assign your computer browser a unique random identifier called a “cookie.” Doing so does not compromise your privacy or security in any way. We will simply use the data collected by the cookie to improve your Guinness Atkinson website experience and to evaluate our website’s services and features.
Physical Security
Guinness Atkinson provides leading edge technology to ensure that all transmitted information is safe and secure. Information is stored on a secure record-keeping system that is located in secured areas of the buildings we occupy.
All record-keeping systems are located in controlled areas, with physical access limited to authorized persons. Authorized personnel escort visitors into controlled areas at all times. Employees of Guinness Atkinson may, from time to time, have access to this information in order to fulfill our service commitment to you.
However, physical access to the controlled areas is logged and each employee, upon employment with Guinness Atkinson, is required to sign a security agreement concerning their individual duty to safeguard confidential data.
Online Security
Doing business on our website means you will send and receive personal financial information over the Internet. It is crucial you make sure you are comfortable with Guinness Atkinson’s efforts to safeguard your account information.
- Guinness Atkinson Funds uses the latest encryption technology, Secure Socket Layer (SSL), to protect private information transferred between your computer and Guinness Atkinson Funds.
- You can establish a private password, which you can change anytime.
- You can terminate online access at any time by telephone. You can reestablish this access anytime as well.
- Just as with selling shares of your Guinness Atkinson Funds over the telephone, the proceeds from selling shares online will be sent only to the address of record on the account or a pre-designated bank account.
- Online access will be suspended after three unsuccessful logon attempts.
- Secure sessions with Guinness Atkinson.com are automatically terminated after 15 minutes of inactivity to prevent unauthorized access to your Guinness Atkinson account via your computer. If you'd like to continue after this point in time, simply log on again.
What is SSL?
SSL is a technology developed by Netscape and adopted by all vendors producing web-related software. It’s used to establish a secure connection between your PC and Guinness Atkinson’s server. SSL allows you to transmit information in an encrypted manner, so all data transmitted between Guinness Atkinson and your computer will be completely encrypted even while traveling across multiple networks.
Browser Security
To establish a secure session with our website, your browser must be SSL compliant. You’ll need a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or Mozilla FireFox that supports at least 128-bit encryption. Many other web browsers will support encryption, but they may not provide the highest level of security available
My Account: Your Guinness Atkinson Password
Your Guinness Atkinson password and other security information are confidential. After creating your own password, you should never share this information with anyone. You should also change your Guinness Atkinson password periodically.
Cookies
Guinness Atkinson may assign your computer browser a unique random identifier called a “cookie.” Doing so does not compromise your privacy or security in any way. We will simply use the data collected by the cookie to improve your Guinness Atkinson website experience and to evaluate our website’s services and features.