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Privacy Policy

What Does Co-op Credit Union of Montevideo Do With Your Personal Information?

Rev. Date 03/2021

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
  • Income
  • Account balances
  • Payment history
  • Credit history
  • Credit scores
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 Co-op Credit Union of Montevideo chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
Reasons We Can Share Your Personal Information Does Co-op Credit of Montevideo 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 our affiliates to market to you No We Do Not Share
To limit our sharing Call 320-269-2117 or 800-967-1709 - our menu will prompt you through your choice(s)

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 a 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 320-269-2117 or 800-967-1709
 
What We Do
How does Co-op Credit Union of Montevideo 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 Co-op Credit Union of Montevideo collect my personal information? We collect your personal information, for example when you
  • Open an account
  • Deposit money 
  • Apply for a loan
  • Use your credit or debit card
  • 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 non affiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.
What happens when I limit sharing for an account I hold jointly with someone else.  Your choices will apply to everyone on your account.
Definitions
Affiliates Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.
  • Co-op Credit Union of Montevideo has no affiliates
Non-affiliates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.
  • Co-op Credit Union of Montevideo does not share with non affiliates so they can
    market to you
Joint marketing A formal agreement between non-affiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
  • Our joint marketing partners include Insurance Companies.