First Coleman National Bank
Privacy Policy and Procedures
The directors, management and staff of First
Coleman National Bank National Bank are concerned about and respect the
privacy of our customers' personal financial information. We
understand that our customers furnish sensitive information to the bank
in the course of daily business, and the bank is committed to treating
such information responsibly. We know that our customers expect
privacy and security for their personal and financial affairs.
The bank will take all the necessary steps to
safeguard sensitive information that has been entrusted to us by our
customers. The following privacy policy outlines our bank's
practice regarding personally identifiable financial information for
consumers and those consumers who become our customers.
Types of Information the Bank Collects
The bank collects nonpublic personal information
directly from consumers on various applications and forms, for
example, loan applications, deposit account applications, and requests
for information about accounts or products and services.
The bank also collects information as a result of
transactions between the bank and our customers and as a result of
providing a product or service to our customers. This includes
transaction information from checks, debit cards, credit card, automated
teller machine (ATM) cards, and electronic transfers (e.g., home banking
or automated clearinghouse (ACH) transactions).
Nonpublic personal information does not include
that which the bank obtains from government records, widely distributed
media, or government-mandated disclosures.
Types of Information the Bank Discloses
The bank does not now, nor does it intend in the
future, to disclose any personal financial information to any
nonaffiliated or affiliated third party. By law the bank may
disclose certain personally identifiable information without allowing
consumers the right to opt out of the bank's sharing agreements in
the following circumstances:
To companies who perform
transaction processing for the bank in the following circumstances:
If the transaction,
service, or product is requested or authorized by the consumers
To maintain or service a
consumer's account as part of a private label credit card or other loan
extension program
In connection with a
securitization, secondary market sale (including servicing rights), or
similar transaction related to a consumer
To disclose information
necessary to enforce the bank's legal or contractual rights or the
rights of any other person who is engaged in the financial transaction
To disclose information
required in the ordinary course of banking business, such as in the
settlement of claims or benefits, the confirmation of information to the
consumer or the consumer's agent, and the billing, processing, or
clearing of items in the normal course of business
To provide information to
insurance rate advisory organizations, guaranty funds or agencies,
agencies that are rating the bank, persons that assessing the bank's
compliance with industry standards, and the bank's attorneys,
accountants, and auditors
To the extent permissible
under the Right to Financial Privacy Act
To a consumer reporting
agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
To comply with federal,
state, or local laws, rules, and other applicable legal requirements
Safeguarding Customer
Information
We protect consumer
privacy of ensuring that financial information is limited to employees
with a specific business reason for utilizing this data. Our
employees are educated about the importance of maintaining
confidentiality and customer privacy. If necessary, we take
appropriate disciplinary steps to enforce our employees' responsibility
to safeguard customer information.
In order to prevent
unauthorized access to information, we maintain security standards and
procedures that conform with industry practices. These security
standards and procedures are routinely tested to verify the integrity of
our systems.
Visitor Privacy
Visitors to First Coleman National Bank’s public
web site at www.firstcoleman.com remain anonymous.
First Coleman National Bank does not collect identifying
information about visitors to our site.
We may use
standard software to collect non-identifying information about our
visitors, such as:
Date and time our
site was accessed
IP address (a
numeric address given to
servers connected to the internet)
Web browser used
City, State, and
Country
The bank uses
this information to create summary statistics and to determine the level
of interest in information available on our site.
Disclosure of Privacy Principles to Customers
First Coleman
National Bank continues to provide our customers with an understanding
of its privacy principles. Customers
may learn more by calling 325-625-2115 or by visiting or writing us at
100 Commercial Ave in Coleman, Texas, 76834.