Privacy Policy

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

• Transaction History

• Overdraft History

• Wire Transfer Instructions

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 customer's personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customer's personal information; the reasons Home State Bank chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

REASONS WE CAN SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

DOES WEST IOWA BANK 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

No

We Don’t Share

For joint marketing with other financial companies

Yes

No

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 non-affiliates to market to you

No

We don't share

What we do

How does West Iowa Bank 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.

WE ALSO MAINTAIN OTHER PHYSICAL, ELECTRONIC, AND PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT THIS INFORMATION AND WE LIMIT ACCESS TO INFORMATION TO THOSE EMPLOYEES FOR WHOM ACCESS IS APPROPRIATE.

How does West Iowa Bank collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

• Open an account

• Give us your contact information

• Pay Us By Check

• Provide your mortgage information

• Make a wire transfer

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. See below for more on your rights under state law.

Definitions

Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.

• West Iowa Bank does not share with our affiliates.

Nonaffiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.

• West Iowa Bank does not share with 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.

Other Important Information

For Alaska, Illinois, Maryland, and North Dakota Customers:

We will not share personal information with nonaffiliates either for them to market to you or for joint marketing - without your authorization.

For California Customers:

We will not share personal information with nonaffiliates either for them to market to you or for joint marketing - without your authorization. We will also limit our sharing of personal information about you with our affiliates to comply with all California privacy laws that apply to us.

For Massachusetts, Mississippi, and New Jersey Customers:

We will not share personal information from deposit or share relationships with nonaffiliates either for them to market to you or for joint marketing - without your authorization.

For Vermont Customers:

We will not share personal information with nonaffiliates either for them to market to you or for joint marketing - without your authorization, and we will not share personal information with affiliates about your creditworthiness without your authorization.