Privacy Policy

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 Lehigh Valley Educators Credit Union chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

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 account balances

  • checking account information and overdraft history

  • transaction history and wire transfer instructions

When you are no longer our member, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

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 DOES LEHIGH VALLEY EDUCATORS CREDIT UNION DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Reasons we can share your personal information Does Lehigh Valley Educators 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 		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

For questions call 1-800-800-2311 or visit our website at www.lvecu.org

What we do
How does Lehigh Valley Educators 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.
How does Lehigh Valley Educators Credit Union collect my personal information? We collect your personal information, for example, when you
  • open an account or use your credit or debit card
  • make a wire transfer or apply for financing
  • make deposits or withdrawals from your account
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 law 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 nonfinancial companies.
  • Lehigh Valley Educators Credit Union has no affiliates.
Nonaffiliates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
  • Lehigh Valley Educators Credit Union does not share with our 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 companies.