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Privacy Policy
Bradford Bank values your business and the trust you
place in our employees, management and Board of Directors. Our goal is
to serve you as effectively and conveniently as possible and to make sure
you feel confident that information about your banking relationships with
us is treated with the utmost care. In order to offer you the financial
products and services you seek to obtain, we collect, maintain, and use
information about you on a routine basis. This information is protected
under Privacy Law enacted through The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999.
All financial institutions must comply with the law by July 1, 2001.
What Information We Collect
Bradford Bank currently collects nonpublic personal
information about you on applications or other forms during the application
process, gathered from your transactions and experiences with us, and
obtained from other authorized sources, such as consumer reporting agencies.
All information collected and retained by Bradford Bank is used for specific
business purposes, such as administering your account, complying with
state and federal banking regulations, providing protection against fraud,
and developing a better understanding of your financial needs which Bradford
Bank uses to develop improved products and services. This information
is used only when we reasonably believe it is useful to the bank's operations
and fully allowed by law in conducting normal business transactions with
you. We maintain accurate, current and complete information about your
banking relationships with us and as a normal course of business operations,
correct inaccuracies in a timely manner.
What Information We Disclose
Bradford Bank will share all information public
and nonpublic with our affiliate subsidiaries related to us by common
ownership. We will not disclose any nonpublic personal information about
our customers or former customers to anyone except as permitted by law.
We are permitted under law to disclose such information about you to other
nonaffiliated third parties which assist Bradford Bank in completing transactions
you have requested, as an example, we may disclose nonpublic information
to assist us in qualifying you for a loan, to process a loan, or service
a loan you have with the bank. We may also disclose nonpublic personal
information to government entities in response to subpoenas and to third
party consumer reporting agencies. In addition we may disclose all the
information we collect, as described above, to companies that perform
marketing services on our behalf or to other financial institutions with
which we have joint marketing agreements. We insist that third parties
to whom we disclose information share our commitment to trust, privacy
and confidentiality.
Security Procedures
Bradford Bank believes the protection of your
nonpublic personal information is of the utmost importance and a fact
all employees of the bank are versed on. Guarding your privacy is part
of strict procedures and policies specifically designed to safeguard your
privacy. We restrict employee access to nonpublic customer information
to only those employees who have a business reason to know such information,
and we educate our employees about the importance of confidentiality and
customer privacy. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards
that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
We review and update our safeguard procedures so as to maintain an up-to-date
level of security.
Coverage
Bradford Bank issues this policy with the understanding
that it will cover current customers and former customers. If at any time
you have a question or concern about the handling of personally identifiable
information, or your banking relationships with us, please do not hesitate
to call us at (410) 377-9600 or write us at Bradford Bank, 6900 York Road,
Baltimore, Maryland 21212-1599.
Internet Privacy Policy
Our top priority is to provide you, our customer, with
outstanding products and services. To achieve this goal, we must collect,
maintain, and use certain information. Bradford Bank recognizes and respects your
privacy concerns and expectations about this information. We want you to know
about our privacy policies and practices for our Web site.
Our Web Site
When you request pages at our Web site, our Web servers
automatically recognize your browser's domain name and IP address. We collect
this information in order to aggregate information on what pages visitors' access.
This information is collected solely for statistical purposes and to determine
visitor access to restricted areas on our site. It is not used to identify
individuals nor is it shared with third parties.
Personal Information Which You Choose To Submit
As a visitor to our Web site, you may choose to send us any of
the following: your name, E-mail address, and other relevant contact information to
fulfill your request for more information about our products or company;
As a note, we never send personally identifiable information
(this includes USER ID's and passwords) through email and would never request you send
such information through email.
Whenever you submit personal information to us for a specific
purpose, your information will be used for that purpose only. In some cases, you can
choose how much information to supply. (For example, when submitting an on-line request
for opening an account, you may choose to include only an E-mail address-not a telephone
number or mailing address-for replies.) There may be instances where we require complete
information for a particular activity, but it is your choice whether or not to complete
the form.
No Spam
Bradford Bank will not send an unsolicited E-mail to you. We will
use E-mail to respond to E-mail messages from you or to engage in other communication which
you have expressly permitted / requested.
Links To Other Web Sites
There are links to other Web sites from bradfordbank.net. However,
we are not responsible for the content or privacy policies of those other sites.
Children
The Bradford Bank web site is not directed to children under age 13,
and Bradford Bank does not knowingly collect personal information from children under age 13.
Conclusion
Bradford Bank recognizes the importance of protecting your privacy,
and we take our responsibility seriously. Compliance with privacy requirements is critically
important for your success and ours.
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