What does the Emerald Empire Federal Credit Union do with you 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 the Emerald Empire Federal Credit Union’s Privacy Policy. At the Emerald Empire Federal Credit Union (EEFCU), we respect the privacy of our members. We recognize the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of your personal financial information. This notice describes the privacy policy and practices followed by the EEFCU. This notice explains what types of member information we collect and under what circumstances we may share it.
What?
The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the accounts or
services you have with us. This information can include:
- Name, address, Social Security number, and income
- Account balances and transaction history
- Credit history and credit scores
When you are no longer our member, we will not share your information except as
permitted or required by law as described in this notice.
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 the Emerald Empire Federal Credit Union chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
| Reasons we can share your personal information | Does the EEFCU 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 | Yes | No |
| For joint marketing with other financial companies | Yes | Yes |
| For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes— information about your transactions and experiences | No | No |
| For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes— information about your creditworthiness | No | We do not share |
| For our affiliates to market to you | No | We do not share |
| For non-affiliates to market to you | Yes | Yes |
Questions?
Call (866) 844-9455 or 541-988-9059, send us an email at cstahly@youreecu.org
or write to us at: Emerald Empire Federal Credit Union, 850 Beltline Road, Springfield, Oregon 97477
What we do
How does the EEFCU protect my personal information?
The EEFCU will protect personal information. We will maintain strong security controls to ensure that member information in our files and computers is protected. Where appropriate, we will use security-coding techniques to protect against unauthorized access to personal records, ensure accuracy and integrity of communications and transactions, and protect member confidentiality. Safeguards also include securing files and buildings. We also restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to those employees and volunteers who need to know the information to provide products or services to you. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive member, we will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice. You will always have access to your information. As a member, you will always have the opportunity to review your information and make necessary changes to ensure that our records are complete and accurate.
How does EEFCU collect my personal information?
We collect your personal information, for example, when you
- open an account or apply for a loan
- apply for any credit union service
- you visit our website, provide us information on any online application or transaction, or information you send to us by email.
- use your credit or debit card or pay your bills
- make deposits to or withdrawals from your accounts
We also collect your personal information from others, including credit bureaus or other companies
Why can’t I limit all sharing?
Federal law only gives you the right to limit information sharing as
follows:
- sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes—
information about your creditworthiness - affiliates from using your information to market to you
- sharing for non-affiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional
rights to limit sharing.
Definitions
Affiliates
Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be
financial and nonfinancial companies.
- The Emerald Empire Federal Credit Union does not share with
non-affiliates so they can market to you.
Non-affiliates
Companies not related by common ownership or control. They
- can be financial and nonfinancial companies. CUNA Mutual Insurance – TruStage Member Connect program for Accidenta
Joint marketing
A formal agreement between the Emerald Empire Federal Credit
Union and an affiliated financial company where we jointly market
financial products or services to you.
- At this time, the EEFCU has no such agreements.