The following privacy policy is effective March 15, 2008. This statement and the policies outlined herein are not intended to and do not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.

Lamont, Hanley & Associates is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. In order to serve you, the information we collect is used for internal review and payment processing only. The information we collect is disclosed only when legally required, at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our website and applicable laws, or to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our website.

We use some of the most advanced technology for Internet security available today. When you access our site using Netscape Navigator 6.0 or Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.5 or higher, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology protects your information using both server authentication and data encryption, ensuring that your data is safe, secure, and available only to authorized users. File transfers are hosted in a secure server environment that uses firewalls and other advanced technology to prevent interference or access from outside intruders.

We use data encryption to ensure a secure transmission of data sent between you and Lamont, Hanley & Associates. Private information is transferred over SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) ensuring that your information is encrypted (scrambled) as it travels over the Internet. A secure mode is enabled before information is sent from your computer, designated by a locked padlock in corner of your browser. Also, you may notice that the URL or web address begins with "https://" rather than "http://."