THINGS YOU
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CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT 

CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT PRIVACY POLICY

We are required to provide California residents with a comprehensive description of our online and offline privacy policy and practices regarding the collection, use, and retention of your personal information (our "Information Practices"); to inform you of your rights regarding your personal information; and to provide you with any information necessary for you to exercise those rights.

Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Information

(1) Right to Know. You have the right to know the personal information that we collect and use about you, including the categories of personal information; the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected; the business or commercial purpose for collecting personal information; and the specific pieces of personal information that we have collected about you.

(2) Right to Delete. You have the right to request us to delete any personal information that we have collected about you. Subject to certain exceptions, we will delete the personal information that we have collected about you from our records, and we will direct any service provider or contractor to delete your personal information from their records.

(3) Right to Correct. You have the right to request us to correct any inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you. Subject to certain exceptions, we will correct the personal information that we maintain about you on our existing system, and we will direct any service provider or contractor to make the necessary corrections on their systems.

(4) Right to Not Receive Discriminatory Treatment. You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment by us for the exercise of privacy rights conferred by the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). A price or service difference is discriminatory and prohibited if we treat you differently because you exercised a right conferred by the CCPA or its issuing regulations. A price or service difference is non-discriminatory if it is reasonably related to the value of your data.

Types of Personal Information

Collected Personal Information

Categories of Personal Information. We collected the following categories of personal information in the preceding 12 months:


• Identifiers such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, social security number, driver's license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers

• Any information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with, a particular individual, including, but not limited to, his or her name, signature, social security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver's license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information.

• Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law

• Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies

• Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an internet website application, or advertisement

• Geolocation Data

• Professional or Employment-Related Information

• Education information, defined as information that is not publicly available personally identifiable information as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

Categories of Sources. We collected your personal information from the following type of people or entities:

• Direct from the consumer

• Government entities

• Operating systems and platforms

Business or Commercial Purposes. We collected your personal information for these business or commercial purposes:

• Performing services on behalf of the institution, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services on behalf of the institution

Personal Information Is Not Sold or Shared. We have not sold or shared your personal information to any third parties in the preceding 12 months.

Personal Information Is Not Disclosed. We have not disclosed your personal information to third parties in the preceding 12 months.

How to Submit a Request Regarding Your Personal Information

You can submit to us a verifiable request to know, request to delete, or request to collect your personal information. We will verify that you are the person who we have collected information about by . No later than 10 business days after receiving your request(s), we will confirm that we received your request(s) and provide you with information on how we will process your request(s). We will respond to your request to know, request to delete, or correct no later than 45 calendar days after receiving your request(s). If we cannot verify your identity within this time period, we may deny your request(s). If we need more time, we will inform you of the reason for the delay during this time period and may extend the time to respond up to an additional 45 calendar days. Our response will cover the 12-month period preceding our receipt of your request.

You can submit your request to know delete, request to delete, and request to correct by calling us toll-free at 1-866-711-4530. You can also submit your request(s) by using any of the following methods:


• Visiting our online form at: https://georgiabanking.com

• Mailing a request to: 1776 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309

Authorized Agents. We may allow an authorized agent to make a request to know, request to delete, or request to correct on your behalf. We may require written proof that you have given the agent permission to submit a request on your behalf, require the agent to verify their identity with us, or require you to confirm with us that you have provided the agent permission to submit the request. If you are an authorized agent, you may make these requests by following these instructions: We may allow an authorized agent to make a request to know personal information or a request to delete personal information on a consumer's behalf. If you are an authorized agent, you may make these requests by following these instructions: please provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are an authorized agent for one or more of our clients from whom we collect personal information.

Contact Information

For more information about our privacy policy and practices regarding our Information Practices, you can contact us by .


NOTICE AT COLLECTION

We are required to provide California residents with timely notice, at or before the point of collection, about the categories of personal information to be collected from you and the purposes for which the personal information is collected or used so that you have a tool to exercise meaningful control over our use of your personal information. For example, you may use the information in this notice to choose whether or not to engage with us, to direct us not to sell or share your personal information, or to limit the use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information, if applicable. We will not collect additional categories of personal information or use personal information collected for additional purposes that are incompatible with the disclosed purpose for which the personal information was collected without providing you prior notice. For reference to our privacy policies, our Privacy Policy can be found at: georgiabanking.com.

Categories of Personal Information. The following categories of personal information are to be collected:

• Identifiers such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, social security number, driver's license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers

• Any information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with, a particular individual, including, but not limited to, his or her name, signature, social security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver's license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information.

• Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law

• Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies

• Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an internet website application, or advertisement

• Geolocation Data

• Professional or Employment-Related Information

• Education information, defined as information that is not publicly available personally identifiable information as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

We will retain each category of personal information for the period of time as required by applicable state law and/or federal banking regulations.

Purpose for Collection. The purpose(s) for which the categories of personal information identified above are collected or used include: Personal information is collected for 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.


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