Privacy policy

4 January 2002

This privacy statement sets out the privacy policy of hsbc.com, inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the financial holding company, HSBC North America, Inc. hsbc.com, inc. provides a portal, or gateway, to the financial services offered by members of the HSBC Group.

hsbc.com, inc., hosts the HSBC Group website and provides technical support, access and links to the Local Sites of HSBC Group members. hsbc.com, inc., does not offer financial services or products. Financial services and products may only be obtained by registering with a Local Site. For more information on how to use this website, please see the Terms and Conditions of Use.

The HSBC Group provides financial products and services through its affiliated companies and branches located in 79 countries and territories. Privacy and personal data protection principles vary from one country to another. When you access or link to a Local Site, please read the privacy statement issued by the Local Site to determine the policies that apply to information or data maintained by the Local Site.

In order to provide better service and a more effective website, we use "cookies" as part or our interaction with your browser. A "cookie" is information sent from a web visitor's computer during a visit to the site. Cookies may enable us to track how a visitor navigates through the site. Information gathered may include date and time of visits, pages viewed, time spent at the site, and the site visited just before and after the HSBC site. An individual is not identified unless he or she voluntarily gives us personal identification online. If you provide information about your identity, we may use this information to determine what kinds of products, services and sections of our site may be of greatest interest to you. Your information is not sold to or shared with unaffiliated third parties for their independent marketing purposes.

We safeguard information we receive online from visitors who interact with our website. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard your information.

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