The Board carefully considered the policy in light of the bank s particular needs, including the bank s size, bank s involvement with third parties, and the needs of our customers. We believe the confidentiality and protection of customer information is one of our fundamental responsibilities. And while information is critical to providing quality service, we recognize that one of our most important assets is our customer s trust. Thus, the safekeeping of customer information is a priority for the bank. Information Management Practices Information about customers is accumulated from a variety of sources.
Some information is provided to the bank directly by customers themselves.
Other data is developed by the bank as a function of providing a product or service to a customer. Still other information is obtained from outside sources. We will limit the use and collection of information about our customers to that which the law allows, or requires in administering our business to provide superior service, and offer opportunities that we think will be of interest to customers. This means that we will use information to help us identify and mitigate potential risks or loss to the bank. We will use information to help identify additional products or services, which we believe customers might want to know about.