We respect the privacy of all individuals and our Privacy Policy is in place to help protect that privacy. You can be assured that any information you give us will remain private. We are committed to protecting your personal privacy. We understand that for you to take full advantage of the benefits of this interactive medium, we must do everything we can to ensure that your privacy is secure.

This policy addresses activities from our servers. Other sites may have their own policies, which we do not control, and thus are not addressed or controlled by this policy.

What Organization is Collecting the Information

Edelman Financial Services LLC manages more than $3.5 billion for individuals and families. We always maintain our focus on servicing our clients, educating consumers and developing innovative offerings that can benefit all Americans. Simply put, Edelman Financial is dedicated to meeting the needs and financial goals of each and every client, people just like you.

Our financial advisors are among the most experienced and successful in the nation - and we have dozens of industry awards to prove it. But it's the thousands of thoroughly satisfied clients, all taking major strides towards life-long goals that speak loudest on behalf of the Edelman Financial Team.

We are more than just an investment firm. We are one of the largest independent financial planning and investment management firms in the nation. We pride ourselves on the level of professionalism we attach to every task - and the personal attention we pay to every client.

Personal Information

We do not collect any personal information about you when you visit our Web site (other than the standard information automatically collected and stored in the Web logs) unless you choose to provide it to us.

Specifically, we only collect information when you send an e-mail to us or contact us.

Edelman Financial Services LLC will not share any information collected with a third party except to fulfill your subscription or donation request or as required by any regulatory agency. We do not sell your e-mail address, your name, or personal demographic information to any mass marketers or any other organizations.

Federal and state regulators also may review our records about you as permitted by law.

Information Collected by Server Logs

If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the Web site, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally.

We automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit:

• Your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address. (An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you go on the Web.)
• The domain from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are connecting from an America Online account).
• The Internet address of the Web site, if any, from which you came to our site.
• The date and time you arrived at our site and how long you spent visiting the site.
• The name and version of your computer's operating system and browser: for example, Windows 98/Netscape Navigator 5 (this information is supplied automatically by your computer).
• The pages you visit.

We use this information to help us make the site more useful to visitors - to learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use. Unless it is specifically stated otherwise, no additional information will be collected about you.

Notification of Changes

If we change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Web site so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact:

Edelman Financial Services
4000 Legato Road, 9th Floor
Fairfax, VA 22033
703.818.0800
info@ricedelman.com