Here you will find details about our privacy policy regarding your personal information, how to obtain current regulatory information through the FINRA Disclosure Program and our policy should there be a significant disruption in our business operations.

Please read the following information carefully to understand the policy of MEA Financial Services/Paradigm Equities, Inc., regarding the protection and use of customer information.

Information We Collect
MEA Financial Services/Paradigm Equities, Inc. collects only the personal information that you provide when you apply for the financial products that interest you and when it is necessary for us to conduct our business as provided by regulatory rule. The information may include your name, mailing address, date of birth, social security number, e-mail address, occupation, place of employment, telephone number and required financial information necessary for us to process your application or related forms such as a beneficiary designation. We may also collect information about products and services purchased.

We may access information from consumer reporting agencies and medical history information when purchasing life insurance.

We may reference information such as motor vehicle reports and previous carrier claim history reports when purchasing auto or home insurance.

We may also collect information from visitors to MEA Financial Services and Paradigm Equities, Inc. websites such as that provided through online forms, site visitor data or online collecting devices known as "cookies."

Information we collect about you on our website is secure, however, information posted on a public forum section of our website can be viewed by other website visitors. To ensure your privacy and security we advise you not to post any personal information other than your e-mail address in a public forum website area.

Employee access to customer information is authorized for MEA Financial Services and Paradigm Equities, Inc. business purposes only. It is based upon an employee's need to know such information to provide products and services to you or to answer your inquiries. Employees who have access to customer information are required to protect it and maintain confidentiality.

How We Use This Information
MEA Financial Services/Paradigm Equities, Inc. uses your personal information to process your requests relating to financial products and services we provide you.

When required, we disclose non-public personal information about you to our outside business partners as permitted by regulatory rule and law in order to transact your business and to process account transactions that you request or authorize. These partners may be banks, mutual fund companies, and insurance companies.

Additionally, as a member benefits service, we send our members and clients information about products and services available through MEA Financial Services/Paradigm Equities, Inc.

Sometimes we may also share customer contact information with our MEA affiliates and outside business partners so that they can inform you of products and services that may be of interest to you. We do this only where permitted and appropriate. These outside business partners are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only in accordance with our instructions for the purposes agreed upon.

We may disclose information in connection with legal proceedings, such as responding to a subpoena when required by law or regulatory rule. This is done on a strictly confidential basis.

We typically will retain your personal information for a period of time after the end of a customer relationship. In some cases, we may be required to retain certain information for a certain amount of time by law or by industry standard. We maintain the same standards of privacy after the customer relationship as we do for current customers. At the end of a specified time, all former customer information is destroyed.

Security Standards
We continue to review and analyze new technology to evaluate its effectiveness in providing additional security for your personal information. We safeguard your information in compliance with federal standards and established security standards and procedures. The security measures we employ include implementation of physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards.