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Register as a financial professional : Step 1
Welcome to the nationwidefunds.com registration process.  Registration is open to all investment professionals.  To register as an investment professional, you will need to provide your broker and rep number.

Please read the following information carefully.

If you have attempted to log on to the Financial Professional site with your username and password and received an error message, please e-mail web_help@nationwide.com or call the Nationwide Funds Internet Team at 888-366-0404.

If you do not have a username and password, registering with us provides Investment Professionals with access to:
  • Broker-dealer literature and sales ideas
  • E-notifications of special events important to investment professionals
  • Access to Professional Central

The registration process is as easy as 1, 2, 3.
1. Please read the information and privacy statement below carefully.  It explains how and why we collect information, what we may do with it under law and how we protect your privacy.  You will need to signify your acceptance of this statement by clicking on the "Accept" button.
2. You will be directed to a form to fill out in its entirety.  Fields marked with an asterisk (*) must be completed in order to authorize use of the financial professional section.
3. On summary page, confirm all the information you have entered.  Within three business days, you will be notified by e-mail that your username and password have been activated and that you are now able to log on to the financial professional portion of our Web site successfully.

UPDATED MAY 1, 2007
Thanks for choosing Nationwide Funds Group. We know that protecting your privacy is important. Our privacy statement explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your information. It's for Nationwide Funds customers and visitors of our websites. If we change our privacy policy, we'll post the changes right here. This way you can always check back to learn what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and when we might disclose it.

So just how do we protect your privacy? In a nutshell, we promise to treat your personal information responsibly and provide you with choices. It's as simple as that. Here's how.

Collecting, using, and sharing visitor information
Many of our online activities don't require visitors to register for an account or give us any personal information. We use Web tools to track how visitors use our Web site so we can improve your experience. Nationwide Funds and our business partners use cookies, clear GIFs, and other tools to track visitor's IP addresses, domain names, and browser information. These tools don't collect a visitor's personal information.

Cookies
When you visit www.nationwidefunds.com, we send cookies -- a small file containing a string of characters -- to your computer. Cookies uniquely identify your Web browser to us. We use cookies to track visitors as they use our Web site. Most Web browsers are set up to accept all cookies, but you can change this setting to refuse (disable) all cookies or to tell you when a Web site is sending you a cookie.

We also use cookies to create a secure session with customers or visitors who want to enter or access their personal information. Just remember, some of our features may not work if you disable cookies.

Clear GIFs (Graphic Interchange Format)
A clear GIF is a small file that tracks visitors so we can learn how they use Web ads and Web sites. These GIFs don't have any personal information. Some of our business partners use GIFs on Web sites and may use GIFs provided by DoubleClick. For more information about DoubleClick or to opt out of their GIF, go to http://www.doubleclick.com/us/about_doubleclick/privacy.

We collect and use visitor information -- which doesn't have personal information -- so we can:

Visitors can choose to use tools to tell us what they think about our Web site. We collect and use the comments that visitors provide to improve our Web site and your experience.

Nationwide Funds has business partners who help develop or service our Web sites, including its affiliates within the Nationwide Insurance Enterprise. They may track and keep visitor information.

Collecting and using your personal information
We require you to share your personal information with us for some of our online activities. For example, we collect your personal information so you can access and service your policies online, apply for products or services, and ask us questions.

Personal information is any information that identifies you and describes your relationship with Nationwide Funds Group and its affiliates.

Some examples of the personal information Nationwide Funds Group or its affiliates collect are:

If you apply to Nationwide Funds Group, Nationwide Insurance or their affiliates for a product or service, we may collect personal information from your consumer reports, such as your credit report. We may also need to collect your medical information. But, we won't use or share your medical information for marketing, unless you give us your permission.

You may choose to use your personal e-mail to correspond with Nationwide Funds. Please be careful about the information you send to us in e-mail. As with any public Web tool, you e-mail may not be secure.

We collect your personal information when you:

Sharing your personal information
We don't sell your personal information.

When you buy a product, we may share your personal information with other Nationwide companies or one of our business partners to service your product. We also share your personal information with your agent, investment adviser, investment company, broker-dealer, or transfer agent affiliates. They use your personal information to manage your policy or account.

We share your personal information for everyday business purposes. Some examples include mailing your statements or processing transactions that you request. You cannot opt out of these. We may also share your personal information where federal or state law requires.

Sharing your information for marketing purposes
We don't sell your information for marketing purposes. We have chosen not to share your personal information to anyone except to service your product. So, there's no reason for you to opt out. If we change our policy, we'll tell you and give you the opportunity to opt out before we share your information.

Confidentiality and security
We use physical and technical safeguards to protect your personal information. We limit access to your personal information to those who need it to do their jobs. The law requires our business partners to use your personal information only for our purposes. They may not share it or use it in any other way. We comply with all data security laws.

Web Links Other companies or organizations may have links to their Web sites on our Web pages. We are not responsible for how they collect, use, disclose, or secure the personal information that you provide to them. Please read their privacy policy so you can learn how the new Web site uses your personal information.

Questions If you are a Nationwide Funds Group customer, we want you to understand how we use the information we collect. If you have questions about our privacy policy, please contact us toll free at (800) 848-0920.

The Nationwide Funds Family of Companies includes:

Nationwide Funds Group
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Nationwide Fund Distributors LLC
Nationwide Fund Management LLC
Nationwide Mutual Funds
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust

Effective Date: May 1, 2007