Privacy Policy

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Rev. October 2022
FACTS WHAT DOES WEBSTER FIRST FEDERAL 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 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
  • Account balances
  • Payment history
  • Transaction history
  • Retirement assets
  • Checking account information
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 Webster First Federal Credit Union chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

Reasons we can share your personal information Does Webster First Federal 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 No
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes -
information about your transactions and experiences
Yes No
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes -
information about your creditworthiness
No We don't share
For affiliates to market to you Yes Yes
For nonaffiliates to market to you No We don't share
To limit our sharing Call Toll-free 1-800-962-4452 - 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 toll-free 1-800-962-4452 or go to www.websterfirst.com
What We Do

How does Webster First Federal 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.

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 Webster First Federal Credit Union collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

  • Open an account
  • Apply for a loan
  • Make deposits or withdrawals from your account
  • Provide account information
  • Show your driver's license

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.

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.

  • Our affiliates include:
    • Financial companies such as: WebFirst Mortgage, WebFirst Title, WebFirst Insurance.

Nonaffiliates

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

  • Webster First Federal Credit Union 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.

  • Our joint marketing partners include insurance agents, credit card providers and rewards providers.

     

Other Important Information

For California Members. We will not share personal information with nonaffiliates either for them to market to you or for joint marketing - without your authorization. We will also limit our sharing of personal information about you with our affiliates to comply with all California privacy laws that apply to us.

You can find our online privacy policy, as it relates to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, here: https://www.websterfirst.com/home/privacy-and-disclosures.

For Massachusetts, Mississippi and New Jersey Members. We will not share personal information from deposit or share relationships with nonaffiliates either for them to market to you or for joint marketing - without your authorization.

Some features included in the Webster First FCU Mobile App may request access to data located on the device used to access mobile banking. This may include biometric, camera, contacts, and location data. You will be prompted to allow access to this data, and if access is not allowed, the feature requiring that data will not be fully functional.