IBDIRECT, LLC and Open E Cry believe in the importance of your privacy. In order to preserve the integrity of the information you provide to us in opening an account with OEC or one of its affiliates, including offices of Introducing Brokers such as IBDIRECT, LLC. (collectively “OEC”) who maintain clearing relationships with us, we want you to understand how we work to protect your privacy.

IBDIRECT, LLC and OEC is committed to maintaining the privacy of our customers and web site users. In general, it is our policy not to disclose nonpublic personal information about our customers to any nonaffiliated third parties. If we use the collected information for any other purpose than that described below, our customers will be notified accordingly and given the option to opt out of any such use of nonpublic personal information. Our customers will also be notified of any changes to this privacy policy.

When you visit IBDIRECT, LLC or Open E Cry to read or download information, we collect and store information such as your name, e-mail, the domain from which you access the Internet, the date and time you access our website and the Internet address of the website from which you link to our site. If you fill out a form on our website, that information is saved. The computer will give you an id code and stores a cookie on your computer. The computer then remembers your information that is stored on their computer next time you visit. We use this information to evaluate traffic patterns on our site, so that we can make it more useful to our visitors. We do not use this information for any other purpose.

IBDIRECT, LLC and OEC restricts access to personal information about its customers to only those personnel and affiliates who must have the information in order to provide the services you are seeking. In some cases, unaffiliated third parties will be supplied with personal information because their access to such information is permitted or required by law and they need to know such information in order to assist IBDIRECT, LLC and OEC in providing the products and services you receive from us. Lastly, information may be shared with unaffiliated third parties whose access to such information is necessary in order for IBDIRECT, LLC and OEC to engage in joint marketing efforts with such third parties.

In providing you with the financial services you seek, IBDIRECT, LLC and OEC may collect the following types of nonpublic personal information from you: any information you may have included on your account application, including your name, address, social security number, any financial information about you; and, information regarding your trading or credit histories.

Your personal information will remain subject to the strictest confidentiality protections. To the extent that we use unaffiliated third parties for electronic services, such providers will be subject to strict contractual requirements to maintain the confidentiality of any customer information they may obtain in connection with their services. Furthermore, we will disclose only the information necessary to provide such services.

In certain instances, legal authorities or regulatory agencies may require that we disclose certain customer information, which we will have the obligation to provide. In addition, we may be forced to disclose information to enforce our legal rights, or in order to perform credit checks or collect debts.

However, you can be confident that IBDIRECT, LLC, OEC, and its affiliates will be held to the highest standards of security in protecting your privacy.