Facts - What Does Northland 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 and account balances
  • account transactions and credit history
  • credit scores and income

 

How?

 

 

 All financial companies need to share members’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their members’ personal information; the reasons Northland Area Federal Credit Union chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information

 

 Does Northland 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 to report to credit bureaus

 

 Yes No

For our marketing purposes – to offer our products and services to you

 

 Yes No

For joint marketing with other financial companies

 

 Yes Yes

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

 

To limit our sharing

Call toll-free 1-800-336-2328 - our menu will prompt you through your choice(s)

Please note:
If you are a new member, we can begin sharing your information 30 days from the date we sent this notice. When you are no longer our member, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing.

 

Questions?

 

 Call toll-free 1-800-336-2328

 

What we do

How does Northland Area Federal Credit Union 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 Northland Area Federal Credit Union collect my personal information?
 

 

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

  • open an account or deposit money
  • pay your bills or use your credit or debit card
  • apply for financing

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 law and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

 

What happens when I limit sharing for an account I hold jointly with someone else?

 Your choices will apply to everyone on your account.

 

Definitions

Affiliates  Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
  • Northland Area Federal Credit Union has no affiliates.
Nonaffiliates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
  • Northland Area Federal Credit Union does not share with our 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.
  • Our joint marketing partners include insurance companies, credit card companies and financial advisors.

 

We want to be your most trusted financial partner. If you have questions please call us at 989-739-1401.                       Policy updated 03/06/2024

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