Privacy Policy
NOTICE OF YOUR FINANCIAL PRIVACY RIGHTS
We, our, and us, when used in this notice, mean Alliance Bank. This is our privacy notice for our customers. When we use the words "you" and "your" we mean the following types of customers:
- Our consumer customers who have a continuing relationship by purchasing or holding financial products or services such as a(n):
- Deposit account
- Loan account
- Credit card account
- Safe deposit box
We will tell you the sources of the information we collect about you. We will tell you what measures we take to secure that information. We will tell you what information we share about you with other entities. We will explain what your rights are, and how you can exercise them. If you share an account relationship with someone else, such as a joint account holder or co-borrower, we suggest that you share this information with such persons to ensure that each of you is aware of our policy and your options.
We first define some terms.
Nonpublic personal information means information about you that we collect in connection with providing a financial product or service to you. Nonpublic personal information does not include information that is available from public sources, such as telephone directories or government records. Hereafter, we will use the term "information" to mean nonpublic personal information as defined in this section.
An affiliate is a company we own or control, a company that owns or controls us, or a company that is owned or controlled by the same company that owns or controls us. Ownership does not mean complete ownership, but means owning enough to have control.
A nonaffiliated third party is a person we do not employ or a company that is not an affiliate of ours. This is also known as nonaffiliated third party, or simply, an "other party."
Opt out means a choice you can make to prevent certain sharing of information. We will explain how you can exercise this choice.
THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect information about you from the following sources:
- Information you give us on applications or other forms
- Information about your transactions with us
- Information about your transactions with our affiliates
- Information about your transactions with other parties
- Information from a consumer reporting agency
- Information we receive as a result of verifying customer information
THE CONFIDENTIALITY, SECURITY, AND INTEGRITY OF YOUR INFORMATION We restrict access to information about you to those employees who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect this information.
YOUR INFORMATION AND OUR AFFILIATES
We may disclose information about you to our affiliates. Here are the kinds of information and the source of that information. Transaction and experience information from our account records:
- Information about your transactions and experience with us, such as:
- Name
- Address
- Account balances
- Account activity
- Types of accounts
- Parties to the transaction
- Credit card usage
- Payment history
- Deposit history
Federal law allows us to disclose the information listed above with our affiliates. You do not have a right to opt out of the disclosure of this information. Other information not taken from transactions and experience:
- Information you give us on an application or other forms, such as:
- Social Security Number
- Assets
- Information we receive from a credit reporting agency, such as:
- Creditworthiness
- Credit history
You may opt out of the disclosure of the information listed above.
Types Of Affiliates
We may disclose information about you to the following types of affiliates:
- Financial service providers, such as:
- Insurance companies
YOUR INFORMATION AND OTHER PARTIES
We will not disclose information about you to anyone except as disclosed in this policy or as permitted by law. Examples of this might include disclosures necessary to service your account or prevent unauthorized transactions.
INFORMATION ABOUT FORMER CUSTOMERS
We do not disclose information about former customers, except as permitted by law.
YOUR RIGHT TO BLOCK THE DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
Affiliates. We are permitted to disclose information about our transactions or experiences with you to affiliates. You do not have the right to opt out of the disclosure of this particular type of information. We may also disclose other information to our affiliates (that is, information beyond our transactions and experiences with you), unless you tell us to not disclose this other information.
Your decision to block the disclosure of your information will apply to information collected from all products and services you receive from us. Remember, though, that your opt out will not apply to information we share that is related to your actual transaction and experience with one of us, which we make available to our affiliates.
If you have obtained one or more products or services jointly, an opt out instruction by any party will be effective for all of that party's information we have collected and for all information collected in conjunction with the product or service for all other joint parties. If one of you chooses to opt out, no information we have collected about you will be shared, nor will we share information about any other joint party collected in conjunction with the product or service.
We recognize the importance of protecting children's identities and privacy online. Our web site is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from children.
OPT OUT PROCESS
If you previously sent us an opt out, then we will continue to apply your instruction to the information you asked us not to share. You do not need to return another opt out form.
If you wish to opt out of the disclosure of your information, you may do so by checking the appropriate box(es) on the Opt Out Notice that you received with this notice and returning it to us at this address:
Alliance Bank
P.O. Box 500
Sulphur Springs, Texas 75483
TEXAS NOTICE
This Alliance Bank is chartered under the laws of the State of Texas and by state law is subject to regulatory oversight by the Texas Department of Banking. Any consumer wishing to file a complaint against the Alliance Bank should contact the Texas Department of Banking.
The Alliance Bank also engages in the money transmission and/or currency exchange business as an authorized delegate of MoneyGram International, Inc., and American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. under Chapter 151 of the Texas Finance Code. After first contacting MoneyGram International, Inc. and American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., a customer that still has an unresolved complaint regarding the company's money transmission or currency exchange activity should direct the complaint to the Texas Department of Banking.
Consumers/customers may file complaints with the Texas Department of Banking by contacting the Department through one of the means indicated below:
In Person or U.S. Mail
Telephone Number Fax Number Email Address
Texas Department of Banking
2601 North Lamar Boulevard Suite 300
Austin, Texas 78705-4294
Toll Free: 1-877-276-5554
Tel: 512-475-1313
Email: consumer.complaints@banking.state.tx.us
Website Address: www.banking.state.tx.us
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE
In this notice, we have explained our policy about the disclosure of certain information. Affiliates. We have explained the kinds of information we may disclose to our affiliates. We have also explained the kinds of affiliates with whom we may disclose the information. If you prefer that we do not disclose information to our affiliates you may opt out of those disclosures, that is, you may direct us not to make those disclosures (other than the disclosures permitted by law).
Your decision to block the disclosure of your information will apply to information collected from all products and services you receive from us. Remember, though, that your opt out will not apply to information we share that is related to your actual transaction and experience with one of us, which we make available to our affiliates. If you have obtained one or more products or services jointly, an opt out instruction by any party will be effective for all of that party's information we have collected and for all information collected in conjunction with the product or service for all other joint parties. If one of you chooses to opt out, no information we have collected about you will be shared, nor will we share information about any other joint party collected in conjunction with the product or service.
If you previously sent us an opt out, then we will continue to apply your instruction to the information you asked us not to share. You do not need to return another opt out form.
If you wish to opt out of the disclosure of your information, you may do so by downloading and printing the Privacy Policy Form and returning this to us at this address:
Alliance Bank
P.O. Box 500 Sulphur Springs,
Texas 75483
Do not share my information, other than information relating to your transactions and experiences with me, with your affiliates.
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