Growth Horizons Wealth Management LLC (“GHWM”) recognizes that our relationships with current and prospective clients are based on integrity and trust. We work hard to maintain your privacy and to preserve the private nature of our relationship with you. We place the highest value on the information you share with us. GHWM will not disclose your personal information to anyone unless it is required by law or at your direction. We will not sell your personal information. We also do not share your personal information with non-affiliated third parties for marketing purposes.
We want our clients to understand what information we collect, how we use it, and how we protect your personal information.
Why We Collect Your Information
We gather information about you so that we can:
Help design and implement the investment and financial planning related services we provide you; and
Comply with the Federal and State laws and regulations that govern us.
Categories of Information We Collect
GHWM may collect the following categories of nonpublic personal information (“NPI”) about clients and prospective clients, including but not limited to:
Personal identifiers (such as name, address, Social Security number, date of birth)
Financial information (such as income, assets, account balances, transaction history)
Investment objectives, risk tolerance, and suitability information
Information provided through advisory agreements, questionnaires, applications, or correspondence
Information obtained from custodians, account statements, or other service providers
What Information We Disclose
We are permitted by law to disclose nonpublic personal information about you to unaffiliated third parties in certain circumstances. GHWM may disclose nonpublic personal information to the following categories of unaffiliated third parties:
Service providers that assist in the supervision or management of client accounts (e.g., custodians, recordkeepers, sub-advisers, attorneys, accountants);
Service providers engaged to support firm operations (e.g., client management systems, archiving technology vendors, cloud service providers);
Authorized representatives or powers of attorney;
Parties involved in a proposed or actual sale, merger, or transfer of all or a portion of GHWM’s business;
Other parties as permitted or required by federal or state law.
All third-party service providers with whom GHWM shares nonpublic personal information are required to maintain appropriate safeguards to protect such information, may use the information solely for the purpose of performing services on behalf of GHWM, and are subject to contractual confidentiality and information-security obligations.
Categories of Information We Disclose
GHWM may disclose the following categories of nonpublic personal information, as permitted by law:
Personal identifiers
Financial and account information
Investment and planning-related information
Such disclosures are made solely for purposes consistent with the provision of advisory services or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
How We Protect Your Personal Information
Privacy has always been important to GHWM. We restrict access to client information to personnel who require such access to perform their business functions. We safeguard client information by preventing its unauthorized access, disclosure, or use.
GHWM maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards designed to protect nonpublic personal information, including administrative, technical, and physical controls such as access controls, encryption, and multi-factor authentication where appropriate. GHWM also conducts due diligence on third-party service providers and requires them to maintain appropriate information-security measures.
In addition, GHWM maintains incident-response policies and procedures designed to address cybersecurity events and data-security incidents in a timely and appropriate manner, consistent with applicable law and regulatory guidance.
Affiliate Disclosure:
GHWM does not share nonpublic personal information with affiliates for marketing or any other purpose.
SMS Communications
If you choose to opt in to receive text messages from Growth Horizons Wealth Management LLC, we may use your mobile phone number to send conversational or informational messages, including appointment scheduling, appointment reminders, responses to inquiries, document coordination, and other client service communications.
No mobile opt-in information or text message consent will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.
Privacy Policy Delivery
GHWM provides this Privacy Policy to clients at least annually, as required by applicable law, and also upon request.
Former Clients
Even if we cease to provide you with financial services, our Privacy Policy will continue to apply to you, and we will continue to treat your nonpublic personal information with strict confidentiality. We maintain all records regarding all former clients for the retention period required by law.
Business Transition
In the event of a proposed or actual sale, merger, or transfer of all or a portion of GHWM’s business, nonpublic personal information may be transferred to a successor firm. Any such successor will be required to maintain the confidentiality of client information in accordance with applicable law. Clients will receive notice of any material changes to privacy practices resulting from such a transaction.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or GHWM’s privacy practices, please contact us at:
Growth Horizons Wealth Management LLC
601 Quail Valley Dr.
Georgetown, TX 78626
737-215-8317