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Rev. 01/2011

FACTS WHAT DOES FIRST STATE BANK OF FORREST 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
  • Payment History
  • Income
  • Credit History
  • Account balances
  • Credit Scores
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 State Bank of Forrest chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
Reasons we can share your personal information Does FIRST STATE BANK OF FORREST 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 We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness No We don’t share
For our affiliates to market to you No We don’t share
For non-affiliates to market to you No We don’t share
Questions? Call 815-657-8248, 308-659-2245 or 309-688-4475 or go to go to www.firststatebankofforrest.com, www.eriestatebank.com or www.heightsbank.com
Who we are
Who is providing this notice?

First State Bank of Forrest means the following institutions: First State Bank of Forrest, Erie State Bank and The Heights Bank

What We Do
How does First State Bank of Forrest 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 First State Bank of Forrest collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

  • Open an account
  • Apply for a loan
  • Deposit money
  • Use your credit or debit card
  • Pay your bills

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. See below for more on your rights under state law.
Definitions
Affiliates Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial  companies.
  • First State Bank of Forrest does not share with our affiliates.
Nonaffiliates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
  • First State Bank of Forrest 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 State Bank of Forrest doesn't jointly market.
Other Important Information

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

When clicking direct email links, do not include confidential information. 

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