FACTS

WHAT DOES FIRST STATE BANK OF FORSYTH 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
  • Account Balances
  • Payment History
  • Credit History
  • Account transactions
  • Checking account information

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 First State Bank of Forsyth chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

Reasons we can share your personal informationDoes First State Bank of Forsyth 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
YesNo
For our marketing purposes –
to offer our products and services to you
NoWe don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companiesNoWe don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –
information about your transactions and experiences
NoWe don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –
information about your creditworthiness
NoWe don’t share
For Nonaffiliates to market to youNoWe don’t share
Questions?Call 406-346-2111 or go to [email protected]  
What We Do 
How does First State Bank of Forsyth 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 First State Bank of Forsyth collect my personal information?We collect your personal information, for example, when youOpen an accountApply for a loanProvide employment informationGive us your wage statementsShow us your driver’s licenseWe 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 onlysharing for affiliates everyday business purposes – information about your credit worthinessaffiliates from using your information to market to yousharing for nonaffiliates to market to youState laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.
Definitions 
AffiliatesCompanies related by common ownership or control.  They can be financial and non-financial companies
–  First State Bank of Forsyth has no affiliates
NonaffiilatesCompanies not related by common ownership or control.  They can be financial and non-financial companies.
–  First State Bank of Forsyth does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
Joint MarketingA formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
–  First State Bank of Forsyth doesn’t jointly market.