Privacy Policy

WHAT DOES VICTORIA TEACHERS 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 understandwhat 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 account balances
  • account transactions and credit history
  • overdraft history and payment history

When you are no longer our member, 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 members’ personal information; the reasons Victoria Teachers Federal Credit Union chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.


Reasons we can share your personal information Does Victoria Teachers 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—
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 We don’t share
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 affiliates to market to you No We don't share
For non-affiliates to market to you No We don't share


Questions?
Call 361-576-3168 or go to www.myvtfcu.com

What we do
How does Victoria Teachers 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.
How does Victoria Teachers Federal Credit Union collect my personal information? We collect your personal information, for example, when you:
  • open an account or apply for a loan
  • give us your employment information or give us your contact 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.
What happens when I limit sharing for an account I hold jointly with someone else? Your choices apply to all joint account holders on the account.


Definitions
Affilliates Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. Victoria Teachers Federal Credit Union has no affiliates.
Nonaffiliates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. Nonaffiliates we share with can include insurance companies, government agencies, plastic card processors (credit/debit/ATM), consumer reporting agencies, data processors, and check/share draft printers
A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
Joint marketing A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you. Victoria Teachers Federal Credit Union doesn’t jointly market