December 2023


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FACTS

WHAT DOES USC Credit Union 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 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 balance and payment history

  • Credit history and credit score


When you are no longer our member, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.



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 share their member’s personal information; the reasons USC Credit Union chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.


Reasons we can share your personal information

Does USC CREDIT

UNION 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 Do Not Share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –

information about your creditworthiness

No

We Do Not Share

For our affiliates to market to you

No

We Do Not Share

For non-affiliates to market to you

No

We Do Not Share



To limit our sharing

Log in to online banking and opt-out of information sharing OR

Call 877-670-5860


Please note: If you are a new member, we can begin sharing your information [30] days from the date we sent this notice. When you are no longer our member, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.


However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing.


Questions?

Call 877-670-5860 or go to www.usccreditunion.org.

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Who we are

Who is providing this notice?

USC CREDIT UNION


What we do


How does USC Credit Union 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 USC Credit Union collect my personal information?

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

  • Open an account or apply for a loan

  • Deposit money or use your credit or debit card

  • Pay your bills


We also collect information from others, such as credit bureaus or other companies.


Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only:

  • Sharing for affiliates’ everyday purposes – information about your creditworthiness

  • Affiliates from using your information to market you

  • Sharing for non-affiliates 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.

  • USC Credit Union does not share with affiliates


Non-affiliates

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

  • USC Credit Union does share with non-affiliates for joint

marketing only. They will NOT market to you on their own.


Joint Marketing

A formal agreement between non-affiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

  • USC Credit Union does jointly market.


Other Important Information

California law limits an institution from sharing with non-affiliated third parties except as necessary for our everyday business purposes, or to offer our products and services to you unless you have given us permission.


California law limits an institution from sharing information with affiliates, except as necessary for our everyday business purpose, or to offer our products and services to you, unless we have provided you an opportunity to opt- out of this sharing.


USC Credit Union does not share information with affiliates or non-affiliates for other than our everyday business purposes or to offer our products and services to you.