FACTS WHAT DOES BANK OF THE LOWCOUNTRY 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
  • Credit History
  • Account Balances
  • Wire Transfer instructions
  • Credit Scores
  • Payment History
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 Bank of the Lowcountry chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
Reasons we can share your personal information Does Bank of the Lowcountry 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 		No We don't share
For joint marketing with other financial companies No We don't share
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 affiliates to market to you No We don't share
For nonaffiliates to market to you No We don't share

Please note: When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice

What we do
How does Bank of the Lowcountry 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 Bank of the Lowcountry collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you:

  • open an account
  • deposit money
  • give us your income information
  • apply for a loan
  • use your debit or credit card

We also collect information from others, such as credit bureaus, your employer (for verification of employment when you apply for a loan), and from debt collectors.
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.
Definitions
Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies. Bank of the Lowcountry has no affiliates.
Nonaffiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies. Bank of the Lowcountry 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. Bank of the Lowcountry doesn’t jointly market.