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Southern Bank & Trust’s Privacy Statement and Policy
Southern Bank & Trust recognizes that you expect a high level of
privacy and confidentiality when it comes to your financial affairs
and your personal information. We are committed to providing the highest
level possible.
In the normal course of business we gather nonpublic personal information
about our customers and those who transact business with us. We will
safeguard and protect this information at all times. In the event you
close your account(s)or become an inactive customer, we will follow
the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice. This
Statement is provided for the purpose of informing you of how we gather
and protect your information.
Collection of Customer Information
We obtain nonpublic personal information about our customers when you
conduct a transaction with us, such as opening an account or applying
for a loan or credit card. Information may be obtained directly from
customers, from credit bureau agencies and from other credit references
you may supply us.
We may collect the following kinds of information about you:
- Information we receive from you on applications or other forms such
as your name, address, Social Security number, assets and income
- Information about your transactions with us, such as your account
balance, payment history, parties to transactions and credit card
usage: and
- Information we receive from consumer-reporting agency, such as information
relating to your creditworthiness and credit history.
We collect information about you only when we reasonably believe it will
help provide products, services and other opportunities to you. We obtain
information that is necessary to administer our business and is allowed
by law.
Use of Customer Information
Personal and financial information about customers is used only for very
specific purposes:
- To identify persons involved in transactions and to guard against
unauthorized access to funds or information, and to protect customer’s
accounts;
- To identify additional products or services that may be of value to
our customers; and
- To help us identify and avoid potential risks or losses to Southern
Bank & Trust
Maintaining Information
We have established procedures and controls to ensure that information
used is accurate, current and complete in accordance with commercial
standards. Our procedures are designed to correct inaccurate information
in a timely manner whenever it is discovered. We request that you notify
us in writing of any changes in your personal information (i.e. address,
phone, etc.)
Employee Access to Information
Access to your personal information is only available to those employees
with legitimate need to know. Employees are trained to handle all information
in a confidential manner. All employees must adhere to our Code of Ethics
as a requirement for continued employment.
Protection of Information by Established Security Procedure
Southern Bank & Trust will make every reasonable effort to maintain
the highest level of security against any authorized access to your
financial information. In this regard we will use right security procedures,
employee training and technology.
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