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Respecting and protecting customer privacy is vital to J.P. Morgan Funds and JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (JPMDS). This Policy explains what J.P. Morgan Funds does to keep our customer information private and secure.
Q. Who is covered by the Privacy Policy?
A. This Privacy Policy applies to consumers who are customers or former customers of J.P. Morgan Funds through record ownership of Fund shares. Our Privacy Policy is provided to customers when they open a new account. We also send it to current customers yearly. We may change our Policy. We will send you a new privacy policy if we broaden our information sharing practices about you.
Q. What information do you have about me?
A. To provide services and to help meet your needs, we collect information about you from various sources.
Q. How do you safeguard information about me?
A. We take a number of steps to protect the privacy of information about you. Here are some examples:
Q. Is information about me shared with others?
A. We do not share personally identifiable information about you except as noted below.
Q. Is information about me shared with service providers and other financial companies?
A. Yes, as permitted by law. We may share information about you with outside companies that work for us. These may include firms that help us maintain and service accounts. For instance, we will share information with the transfer agent for J.P. Morgan Funds. The transfer agent needs this information to process your purchase, redemption and exchange transactions and to update your account. We may also share information about you with outside financial companies that have joint marketing agreements with us. However, we only provide information about you to that broker-dealer or financial intermediary from whom you purchased your Fund shares or who currently services your Fund account.
Q. Is information about me shared in any other ways?
A. Yes. We may also share information about you in other ways, as required or permitted by law. Here are some examples of ways that we share information.
JPMORGAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC. – (JPMDS)
In general, JPMDS, as distributor for J.P. Morgan Funds, does not independently collect or retain nonpublic personal financial information relating to any past, present or prospective shareholders of the Funds. From time to time, the Funds or companies that provide services to the Funds may provide to JPMDS nonpublic personal financial information relating to shareholders or prospective shareholders as necessary for JPMDS to perform services for the Funds. In such circumstances, JPMDS adheres to the regulatory limitations on the use or disclosure of that information and its own obligations to the Funds to protect the security and confidentiality of the information.
Special Notice for California Residents.
In order to comply with California law, if your account has a California mailing address, we will not share information about you with third parties unless we first provide you with further privacy choices or unless otherwise permitted by law such as servicing your account.
Special Notice for Vermont Residents.
In order to comply with Vermont law, if we disclose information about you to other financial institutions with which we have joint marketing agreements, we will only disclose your name, contact information and information about your transactions.
THE J.P. MORGAN FUNDS PRIVACY COMMITMENT
J.P. Morgan Funds are committed to protecting the privacy of our customers, but we understand that the best protection requires a partnership with you. We encourage you to find out how you can take steps to further protect your own privacy by reviewing the privacy tools we have provided for you. .