Rev. July 2010
FACTS |
WHAT DOES CHOICE BANK
DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? |
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Why? |
Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. |
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What? |
The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
- Social Security number and income
- Account balances and payment history
- Credit history and credit scores
When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. |
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How? |
All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Choice Bank chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. |
Reasons we can share your personal information |
Does Choice Bank share? |
Can you limit this sharing? |
For our everyday business purposes – Such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus |
YES |
NO |
For our marketing purposes – to offer our products and services to you |
YES |
NO |
For joint marketing with other financial companies |
YES |
NO |
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your transactions and experiences |
NO |
We don’t share. |
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your credit worthiness |
NO |
We don’t share. |
For our nonaffiliates to market to you |
NO |
We don’t share. |
Who we are |
Who is providing this notice? |
Choice Bank |
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What we do |
How does Choice Bank
protect my personal information? |
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. |
How does Choice Bank
collect my personal information? |
We collect your personal information, for example, when you
- Open an account or apply for a loan
- Pay your bills or make deposits or withdrawals from your account
- Give us your contract information
We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies. |
Why can’t I limit all sharing? |
Federal law gives you the right to limit only
- Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness
- Affiliates from using your information to market to you
- Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. See below for more on your rights under state law. |
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Definitions |
Affiliates |
Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.
Choice Bank does not share with our affiliates. |
Nonaffiliates |
Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.
Choice Bank does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you. |
Joint marketing |
A formal agreement between nonaffiliated companies that together market financial products or services to you.
Our joint marketing partners may include credit card, insurance, investment, and financial product companies. |
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Other important Information |
Information for California and Vermont Residents Only:
California Residents: We will not disclose your personal information to non-affiliated third parties with whom we have joint marketing agreements.
Vermont Residents: If we disclose personal information about you to nonaffiliated third parties with whom we have joint marketing agreements, we will only disclose your name, address, other contact information, and information about our transactions or experiences with you. |
