Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

THE EQUITY ALLIANCE ADVISORS, LLC and our corporate affiliates

(“TEA,” “we,” “us,” “our”) consider protecting your privacyto be fundamental to our relationship with you and are committed to preserving the confidentiality, integrity and security of your personal non-public information. We maintain strict standards of security and confidentiality to safeguard the non-public personal information you share with us and will remain vigilant in protecting the privacy of that information.  This Privacy Notice explains how TEA processes personal information collected in connection with investments, or prospective investments, including information we collect from you through forms and surveys.
This Privacy Notice applies to personal information subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). For information on our privacy practices with respect to information not subject to GLBA, such as information collected through our website, please see our Website Privacy Notice (and for California residents, the California supplement to that notice).

Information We Collect

  • Information provided in subscription agreements, questionnaires, or other forms. This information may include things such as names, contact information, social security numbers, tax identification numbers, demographic data, investment objectives, risk tolerance and information about your assets and income;
  • Information about transactions with TEA and ownership interests in Equity Alliance Funds. This could include information such as participation in one or more TEA funds, capital account balances, contributions and distributions, and beneficiary information;
  • Information gathered from other interactions with us or our affiliates. This could include information obtained from discussions or other contact with our staff via telephone, written correspondence, and electronic media; and
  • Sensitive Personal Information. We may collect demographic information from you such as information regarding your race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status and citizenship or immigration status. Such information collected in connection with our investment services is subject to the GLBA and is not subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). To the extent that any demographic information is information is subject to CCPA, it may be considered sensitive personal information, and we ask that you see our California Privacy Notice  for any such information potentially subject to the CCPA.
  • We collect the above-listed information in order to provide investment services and to comply with our legal obligations.

Information We Disclose

We may share non-public personal information about you to our affiliates or to non-affiliated third parties in connection with the administration and operation of the Equity Alliance investment programs, such as disclosures to attorneys, accountants, auditors, administrators, placement agents, investment managers, banks, broker-dealers, credit providers, portfolio companies, brokerage firms and relevant affiliates or service providers of these third parties.  if you are invested in an Equity Alliance Fund, consistent with industry practice and the provision of the Equity Alliance Fund agreements, we will continue to distribute certain personally-identifiable financial information, such as the schedule of investors to the fund agreement and certain capital account information, to all investors in each specific fund and their representatives.

To maintain our commitment to investing in diverse funds, we use demographic data that you provide to better understand our fund partners and ensure that we continue to partner with diverse funds and fund managers.  While we also plan to use this data to create annual reports on the composition of our portfolio, the data in our reports will be fully aggregated such that individual funds or fund managers would not be specifically identified. No data will be shared externally except for that which is reported on an aggregated basis.

We will not disclose non-public personal information we collect about you to nonaffiliated third parties except as necessary in connection with: (i) maintaining and servicing investment accounts and effectuating investment transactions; (ii) engaging in joint marketing arrangements with financial institutions; and (iii) protecting against fraud and complying with our legal obligations, including responding to governmental requests. We do not sell your non-public personal or financial information.  Because we do not sell or disclose your non-public personal and financial information to nonaffiliated third parties except as noted above, our Notice does not contain opt-out provisions.  We will continue to adhere to these policies and practices even after you no longer have an investment with us.

Disclaimers, Limitation of Liability and Indemnification

Equity Alliance hereby disclaims all warranties and representations of any kind with regard to this website, including any implied warranties of merchantability, non-infringement of third-party rights, freedom from viruses or other harmful code, or fitness for a particular purpose.

This website and the information contained herein are provided “as is.” The information contained on this website is gathered from sources deemed to be reliable; however, Equity Alliance does not warrant the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the information and material contained on this website as of the viewing date and expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in such information and materials. Equity Alliance does not make any commitment to update any material or information on this website.

Equity Alliance is not liable for any consequential, incidental, special, punitive or exemplary damages arising out of any use of, or inability to use, this website or any portion thereof, regardless of whether Equity Alliance has been apprised of the likelihood of such damages occurring and regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, warranty, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or otherwise.

By accessing and/or using this website, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold Equity Alliance and its respective officers, directors, partners, employees, members, agents, information providers, affiliates, licensors and licensees (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all liability and costs, including without limitation reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of a breach by you of these Terms of Use or the representations, warranties and covenants deemed made by you hereunder. You agree to cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim. Equity Alliance reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. You shall not enter into any settlement agreement which affects the rights of any of the Indemnified Parties, or requires any of the Indemnified Parties to take any action, without Equity Alliance’s prior written approval.

There may be legal requirements in various countries and jurisdictions which may restrict the information that can be accessed. Persons who obtain information from this website should inform themselves about and observe any restrictions imposed in the jurisdiction in which this website is accessed.

Information We Disclose

We may share non-public personal information about you to our affiliates or to non-affiliated third parties in connection with the administration and operation of the Equity Alliance investment programs, such as disclosures to attorneys, accountants, auditors, administrators, placement agents, investment managers, banks, broker-dealers, credit providers, portfolio companies, brokerage firms and relevant affiliates or service providers of these third parties. if you are invested in an Equity Alliance Fund, consistent with industry practice and the provision of the Equity Alliance Fund agreements, we will continue to distribute certain personally-identifiable financial information, such as the schedule of investors to the fund agreement and certain capital account information, to all investors in each specific fund and their representatives.
To maintain our commitment to investing in diverse funds, we use demographic data that you provide to better understand our fund partners and ensure that we continue to partner with diverse funds and fund managers. While we also plan to use this data to create annual reports on the composition of our portfolio, the data in our reports will be fully aggregated such that individual funds or fund managers would not be specifically identified. No data will be shared externally except for that which is reported on an aggregated basis.
We will not disclose non-public personal information we collect about you to nonaffiliated third parties except as necessary in connection with: (i) maintaining and servicing investment accounts and effectuating investment transactions; (ii) engaging in joint marketing arrangements with financial institutions; and (iii) protecting against fraud and complying with our legal obligations, including responding to governmental requests. We do not sell your non-public personal or financial information. Because we do not sell or disclose your non-public personal and financial information to nonaffiliated third parties except as noted above, our Notice does not contain opt-out provisions. We will continue to adhere to these policies and practices even after you no longer have an investment with us.

Data Retention

The length of time we hold your personal information will vary. The data retention period will be determined by various criteria, including the purposes for which we are using it and our legal obligations.  Generally, we endeavor not to keep personal data in an identifiable form for any longer than is needed. At the end of the applicable retention period, we may destroy, erase from our systems, or anonymize personal data as part of such efforts.

Changes to this Privacy Notice

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Notice at any time and without prior notice. We will distribute any changes to this Notice to the contact information provided in the subscription documentation, as it may be updated from time to time.

Questions

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Notice at any time and without prior notice. We will distribute any changes to this Notice to the contact information provided in the subscription documentation, as it may be updated from time to time.