Privacy statement
American Funds considers the privacy of its investors to be of fundamental importance and has established a policy to maintain the confidentiality of the information you share with us.
Personal information we collect
We do not sell any information to any third parties. However, we do collect and retain certain nonpublic personal information about you including:
- information we receive from you or from your financial representative, such as your name and address;
- an address we receive from a third party when you have moved;
- information, such as account balance and transaction activity, about your investment transactions [including, to the extent necessary for our servicing your account(s) with us, your investments with third parties]; and
- information (commonly referred to as “cookies”) collected from the Web browser of your computer that allows our website to recognize your browser.
Personal information we may disclose
We occasionally disclose nonpublic personal information about you to affiliates and nonaffiliates as permitted by law. Some instances when we have shared information include:
- disclosing information to a third party in order to process account transactions that you request or authorize;
- sharing information with companies related to us so we can make you aware of new funds or other services that we offer;
- disclosing your name and address to companies that mail fund-related materials such as shareholder reports (note that these companies may not use the information for any other purpose);
- disclosing information to research companies that help conduct shareholder surveys to assess and improve our financial services; and
- disclosing information in connection with legal proceedings, such as responding to a subpoena.
When information is shared with third parties, they are not permitted to use the information for any purpose other than to assist our servicing of your account(s) or as permitted by law.
If you close your account(s) or if we lose contact with you, we will continue to share information in accordance with our current privacy policy and practices.
We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to authorized employees. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
These measures reflect our commitment to maintaining the privacy of your confidential information. We appreciate the confidence you have shown by entrusting us with your assets.
If you would like to learn more or have any questions, please call us at 800/421-0180.
This privacy disclosure applies to investment and shareholder services offered by:
American Funds Distributors,®Inc.
American Funds Service Company®
Capital Research and Management CompanySM
Capital Bank and Trust CompanySM
The American Funds:
AMCAP Fund,®Inc.
American Balanced Fund,®Inc.
American Funds Money Market FundSM
American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund,®Inc.
American High-Income TrustSM
American Mutual Fund,®Inc.
The Bond Fund of America,SMInc.
Capital Income Builder,®Inc.
Capital World Bond Fund,®Inc.
Capital World Growth and Income Fund,SMInc.
The Cash Management Trust of America®
EuroPacific Growth Fund®
Fundamental Investors,SMInc.
The Growth Fund of America,®Inc.
The Income Fund of America,®Inc.
Intermediate Bond Fund of America®
International Growth and Income FundSM
The Investment Company of America®
Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of AmericaSM
The New Economy Fund®
New Perspective Fund,®Inc.
New World Fund®
Short-Term Bond Fund of AmericaSM
SMALLCAP World Fund,®Inc.
The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America,®Inc.
The Tax-Exempt Fund of California®
The Tax-Exempt Fund of Maryland®
The Tax-Exempt Fund of Virginia®
The Tax-Exempt Money Fund of AmericaSM
U.S. Government Securities FundSM
The U.S. Treasury Money Fund of AmericaSM
Washington Mutual Investors Fund,SMInc.
The funds in the American Funds Target Date Retirement Series®:
American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund®
American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund®
American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund®
American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund®
American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund®
American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund®
American Funds 2040 Target Date Retirement Fund®
American Funds 2045 Target Date Retirement Fund®
American Funds 2050 Target Date Retirement Fund®
This policy is effective after February 1, 2007. If there are changes to the terms of our privacy policy, documents containing the policy, the website and fund prospectus attachments will be updated.
Return to topInvestors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of each fund. This and other important information is contained in the prospectus, which can be obtained from your financial professional or downloaded. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.