Rev. 12/2010

FACTS

WHAT DOES METZ BANKING COMPANY DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

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.

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 
  • Transaction or loss history
  • Credit history
  • Overdraft history
  • Employment information
  • Wire transfer instructions

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

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 Metz Banking Company chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
Reasons we can share your personal information Does Metz Banking Company 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 		No We don't share
For joint marketing with other financial companies No We don't share
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 creditworthiness 		No We don't share
For nonaffiliates to market to you No We don't share
Questions? Call 417-667-4550
What we do
How does Metz Banking Company 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 Metz Banking Company collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

  • Open an account  
  • Apply for a loan
  • Give us your income information
  • Provide employment information 
  • Make a wire transfer 

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.
Definitions
Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

  • Metz Banking Company has no affiliates.
Nonaffiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

  • Metz Banking Company does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you. 

  • Metz Banking Company does not jointly market.
Other Important Information

For Alaska, Illinois, Maryland and North Dakota Customers. We will not share personal information with nonaffiliates either for them to market to you or for joint marketing - without your authorization.

For California Customers. We will not share personal information with nonaffiliates either for them to market to you or for joint marketing - without your authorization. We will also limit our sharing of personal information about you with our affiliates to comply with all California privacy laws that apply to us.

For Massachusetts, Mississippi and New Jersey Customers. We will not share personal information from deposit or share relationships with nonaffiliates either for them to market to you or for joint marketing - without your authorization.

For Vermont Customers. We will not share personal information with nonaffiliates either for them to market to you or for joint marketing - without your authorization, and we will not share personal information with affiliates about your creditworthiness without your authorization.

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