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FACTS WHAT DOES FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA 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 and income
  • Account balances and transaction history
  • Credit history and credit scores
When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
 
How? All financial companies need to share customers' personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers' personal information; the reasons Farmers & Merchants chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information Does Farmers & Merchants 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 No We don't share
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes: information about your transactions and experiences No We don't share
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes: information about your creditworthiness No We don't share
For nonaffiliates to market to you No We don't share
Questions? Call 800-496-3430

 

Who we are
Who is providing this notice

Farmers & Merchants Bank of South Carolina
What we do
How does Farmers & Merchants 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 Farmers & Merchants collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

  • Open an account or deposit money
  • Pay your bills or apply for a loan
  • Use your credit or debit card
We also collect your personal 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 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.
Definitions
Affiliates Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.
  • Farmers & Merchants Bank of South Carolina does not share with our affiliates.
Nonaffiliates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
  • Farmers & Merchants Bank of South Carolina does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
Joint Marketing Farmers & Merchants Bank of South Carolina doesn't jointly market.

CONTACT US

Phone: (803) 496-3430
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