First Piedmont

Privacy Disclosure

Our Policy on Confidentiality

Rev. 4/10

FACTS

WHAT DOES FIRST PIEDMONT 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 income

¦ account balances and payment history

¦ credit history and credit scores

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 customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons First Piedmont chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

Reasons we can share your personal information	Does First Piedmont 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 our nonaffiliates to market to you	NO	WE DON’T SHARE


Questions?		Call (864) 489-6046 or email us at firstpiedmont.com

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What we do
How does First Piedmont 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. Also, our employees are trained in information security and best practices.
How does First Piedmont collect my personal information?	We collect your personal information, for example, when you ¦ open an account or apply for a loan ¦ make deposits or withdrawals from your account ¦ use your credit or debit card or provide employment information 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 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. ¦ First Piedmont does not share with our affiliates
Nonaffiliates	Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. ¦ First Piedmont 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. ¦ First Piedmont doesn’t jointly market