We automatically collect certain Personally Identifiable Information through your use of our Sites and Services, such as the following:

• Usage Information.  For example, the pages on the Sites you access, the frequency of access, and what you click on while on the Sites.
• Device Information.  For example, hardware model, operating system, application version number, IP address, browser, domain names, times that you access the internet, and other websites you have visited. 
• Mobile Device Information.  Aggregated information about whether the Sites are accessed via a mobile device or tablet, device type, device ID, and carrier.
• Location Information.  Location information from Site visitors. If you use any location-based feature of any online or mobile service, you agree that your geographic location may be accessed and disclosed to us. 

We use the Personally Identifiable Information we collect to provide the Services to you, to improve our Sites and Services, and to protect our legal rights.  In addition, we may use the Personally Identifiable Information we collect to:

• Contacting you Via Mobile Device. You expressly consent to receiving communication from us, our affiliates and agents at any telephone number associated with a mobile telephone or device.  Such communications include but are not limited to pre-recorded or artificial voice messages, calls, text messages, email messages, and calls made or using automatic telephone dialing systems.  Calls or messages may incur fees from your mobile service provider.  You further agree to receive commercial email messages at such email address from us, our vendors or advertisers (unless and until you have elected not to receive such commercial messages by following the instructions provided under “Choices About Your Information” below).  You understand that your wireless carrier’s standard rates apply to communications you receive via your mobile device.  You represent that you are the owner, or authorized user of the mobile device on which communications will be received, and you are authorized to approve the applicable charges. 
• Providing Services and Products.  We use the information we gather on our Sites to provide you with the Services and or products you have requested.  This may include passing your information on to a service provider to provide such services or products.  Although our contractual arrangement limits how this party can use your information, we do not control the privacy practices of service providers.  If you have any questions or wish to remove your information from the third-party databases, you will need to contact that party directly. 
• Customer Support Services.  We will use the information to confirm your registration and complete transactions requested by you or verify information you have provided to us to assist you with any support services you request.
• Identity Verification.  We may use the information we gather on the website for identity verification purposes, for example, to text users a code that they must enter on the Site or Services to verify their identity when they sign on to their account. 
• Careers. We use the information we gather on our Sites and with Symphony to process your job application.
• Improving Our Internet Content and Services.  We use the information we gather to respond to any inquiries you make, operate and improve the functionality of our Sites and Services, and deliver the products and services advertised on our Sites.  Our Services include the display of personalized products, content, and advertising, relating to your experience and interests.
• Promotional Material.  We will use the information to contact you when we have special offers or promotions.
• Advertising.  We may use the information to contact you regarding our products and services that we feel may be of interest to you.   
• Legitimate Business Purpose.  We may use the information we gather on the website for any other legitimate business purpose, as permitted by law. We may also use the information for any other purpose for which we receive your specific consent. 
• Other Purposes. We may use your information to (i) protect the security and integrity of our Sites and Services, (ii) investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or violations of our agreements, and to otherwise fulfill our legal obligations, (iii) monitor compliance with and enforce this Privacy Statement, and (iv) fulfill any other purposes for which you provide it, or any other purpose we deem necessary or appropriate. 

We do not disclose your Social Security number, credit card or banking information to third parties not assisting us with supplying your request for products or services without your authorization. However, we may share the Personally Identifiable Information that we collect about you in the following ways:

• Product and Service Delivery.  We share your information with vendors who help us in the delivery of the products and services you have requested and to prepare, deploy and analyze advertising content.
• Careers. We share your information with Symphony who helps us process your job application.
• Platform Functionality.  We share your information with companies and individuals we employ to perform technical functions on our behalf.  Examples include service providers who host our website, build and support our mobile application, analyze our data, provide marketing assistance, process credit card payments, and provide customer service. 
• Anonymous Information.  We share aggregated anonymous information about you, combined with other persons using our Sites with service providers, so that they can understand the kinds of visitors that come to our Sites, and how those visitors use those platforms.  For more information, see the “Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies” section below.
• Legal Process.  We disclose your information if legally required to do so, or at our discretion, pursuant to a request from a governmental entity, or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process; (b) protect our rights or property, or our affiliated companies; (c) prevent a crime or protect national security; or (d) protect the personal safety of users or the public.
• Acquisition or Merger.  We may disclose and transfer your information to another entity who acquires any or all of our business, whether such acquisition is by way of merger, consolidation or purchase of all or a substantial portion of our assets or in preparation for these events.  In the event we become the subject of an insolvency proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, we or our liquidator, administrator, receiver or administrative receiver may sell, license or otherwise dispose of, such information in a transaction approved by the court.
• Corporate Family.  We may share information within our corporate family, such as with subsidiaries, joint ventures, or affiliates, to the extent permitted by law. 
• With Consent.  We may disclose your information to any other third-party with your consent. 
• Other Purposes. We may disclose your information for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the Personally Identifiable Information or for any other purpose we deem necessary.

Where appropriate, we will limit sharing of your information in accordance with the choices you have provided us in response to our Privacy Notice.

Cookies

Like many other companies, we use cookies and other tracking technologies (such as pixels and web beacons). To learn more about how we use cookies and your choices regarding our use of cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

5. OPT-OUT PREFERENCE SIGNALS

Although we do not engage in "sales" or "shares" as those terms are defined under applicable laws, our Sites recognize the Global Privacy Control ("GPC") signal.  If you are using a browser setting or plug-in that sends an opt-out preference signal to each website you visit, we will treat that as a valid request to opt out.  To download and use a browser supporting the GPC browser signal, click here: https://globalprivacycontrol.org/orgs.  If you choose to use the GPC signal, you will need to turn it on for each supported browser or browser extension you use.  

Some internet browsers incorporate a “Do Not Track” feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked.  Given that there is not a uniform way that browsers communicate the “Do Not Track” signal, our Sites do not currently interpret, respond to or alter its practices when it receives “Do Not Track” signals.

 

The Sites and Services are not intended for children under 13 years of age.  We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal information from children under 13.

10. NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

The California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CCPA) requires that we provide California residents with a privacy statement that contains a comprehensive description of our online and offline practices regarding the collection, use, disclosure, sale, sharing, and retention of personal information and of the rights of California residents regarding their personal information. This section of the Privacy Statement is intended solely for, and is applicable only as to, California residents. If you are not a California resident, this section does not apply to you and you should not rely on it. 

The CCPA defines “personal information” to mean information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular California resident or household.  Personal information does not include publicly available, de-identified or aggregated information or lawfully obtained, truthful information that is a matter of public concern.  For purposes of this “Notice to California Residents” section we will refer to this information as “Personal Information.”

The CCPA’s privacy rights described below do not apply to Personal Information that we collect, process, sell, or disclose subject to the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and its implementing regulations or the California Financial Information Privacy Act.  Because we are subject to those laws and regulations, much of the Personal Information that we collect is exempt from the CCPA.  Your choices and rights with respect to our use and sharing of that information are subject to our Privacy Notice.

The CCPA’s privacy-related rights also do not apply to certain types of Personal Information that is subject to the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).  Some of our services are subject to the FCRA and, therefore, exempt from the CCPA on that basis.

Notice at Collection of Personal Information 

We currently collect and, in the 12 months prior to the Last updated date of this Privacy Statement, have collected the following categories of Personal Information:

• Identifiers (name, postal address, online identifiers, internet protocol address, social security number, driver's license number, account name, and email address)
• Unique personal identifiers (cookies, beacons, pixel tags, or other similar technology; customer number)
• Personal information described in California's Customer Records statute (California Civil Code § 179880(e)) (signature, telephone number, bank account number)
• Commercial information (records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained or considered)
• Other financial information
• Biometric/Fingerprint (collected by your phone when using our app, but not by us)
• Employment information
• Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law (gender, sex, age (40 and older), and military/veteran status)  

We collect Personal Information directly from California residents and service providers. We do not collect all categories of Personal Information from each source.

In addition to the purposes stated above in the section "How We Use Your Information" we collected the above Personal Information for the following business or commercial purposes:

• Auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance with this specification and other standards
• Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of your Personal Information is reasonably necessary and proportionate for these purposes
• Performing services, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, or providing similar services
• Advancing our commercial or economic interests, such as by inducing another person to buy financial products or services, or enabling or effecting, directly or indirectly, a commercial transaction

       Disclosure of Personal Information

The following is a list of categories of Personal Information that we disclosed for a business purpose in the 12 months preceding the Last updated date of this Privacy Statement and, for each category, the categories of recipients to whom we disclosed Personal Information:

• Name (business partners, recruitment and talent acquisition service providers)
• Postal Address (business partners, recruitment and talent acquisition service providers)
• Email address (recruitment and talent acquisition service providers)
• Telephone number (business partners, recruitment and talent acquisition service providers)
• Employment information (recruitment and talent acquisition service providers)
• IP address (business partners and data analytics providers)
• Cookies, beacons, pixel tags, or other similar technology (data analytics providers and advertising networks (please see our Cookie Policy for further information as to our use of cookies))
• Payment information (to business partners for account validation services)

We disclosed Personal Information for the following business or commercial purposes:

• ·     Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of your Personal Information is reasonably necessary and proportionate for these purposes
• ·     Performing services, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling order and transactions, providing financing, providing analytics services, or providing similar services 

• ·     Advancing our commercial or economic interests, such as by inducing another person to buy financial products or services, or enabling or effecting, directly or indirectly, a commercial transactions

We have not sold or shared Personal Information in the 12 months preceding the Last updated date of this Privacy Statement. We do not knowingly collect, sell, or share the Personal Information of minors under 16 years of age. We do not collect or process sensitive Personal Information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about individuals and, consequently, do not collect sensitive Personal Information or use it for purposes other than those allowed by the CCPA and its regulations.

Retention of Personal Information

We retain your Personal Information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collect it, such as to provide you with the service you have requested, and for the purpose of satisfying any legal, accounting, contractual, or reporting requirements that apply to us.

Your Rights

(1)  The right to know what Personal Information we have collected about you, including the categories of Personal Information, the categories of sources from which we collected Personal Information, the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing Personal Information (if applicable), the categories of third parties to whom we disclose Personal Information (if applicable), and the specific pieces of Personal Information we collected about you;

(2)  The right to delete Personal Information that we collected from you, subject to certain exceptions;

(3)  The right to correct inaccurate Personal Information that we maintain about you;

(4)  If we sell or share Personal Information, the right to opt out of the sale or sharing;

(5)  If we use or disclose sensitive Personal Information for purposes other than those allowed by the CCPA and its regulations, the right to limit our use or disclosure; and

(6)  The right not to receive discriminatory treatment by us for the exercise of privacy rights the CCPA confers.

How to Submit a Request to Know, Delete, and/or Correct

If you have an account, you must log into your account and submit your request to know, delete, or correct through your account.  If you do not have an account, you may submit a request through our interactive web form available at https://connect.mypremiercreditcard.com/Home/CCPA or by calling us at 1-877-635-2568. 

If you submit a request to delete online, you will be asked to confirm separately that you want your Personal Information deleted. 

As mentioned above, if you are a California resident who has a financial product or service with us, much of the Personal Information that we collect is exempt from the CCPA and, therefore, is not subject to the rights discussed in this “Notice to California Residents” section. Your choices and rights with respect to our use and sharing of that information are subject to our Privacy Notice. 

A California resident may use an authorized agent to submit a request to know, delete, or correct. After submitting the request, and if the request is not subject to an exemption or exception, we will require additional information to verify your authority to act on behalf of the California resident.

Our Process for Verifying a Request to Know, Delete, and/or Correct

If we determine that your request is subject to an exemption or exception, we will notify you of our determination. If we determine that your request is not subject to an exemption or exception, we will comply with your request upon verification of your identity and, to the extent applicable, the identity of the California resident on whose behalf you are making such request. Our verification process may differ depending on whether you maintain a password-protected account with us. 

If you maintain a password-protected account, we may verify your identity through existing authentication practices available through your account. Prior to disclosing or deleting the Personal Information, we will ask you to re-authenticate yourself with respect to that account.

If you do not maintain a password-protected account, or if you are an account-holder but we suspect fraudulent or malicious activity with your account, we will verify your identity either to a "reasonable degree of certainty" or  a "reasonably high degree of certainty" depending on the sensitivity of the Personal Information and the risk of harm to you by unauthorized disclosure, deletion, or correction as applicable.

 

Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

If you are a California resident, you have the right to direct businesses to stop selling or sharing your Personal Information. We do not sell or share Personal Information as it is defined in the CCPA.

Shine the Light Law

We do not disclose Personal Information obtained through our Site or Services to any non-affiliated third parties for their direct marketing purposes. 

11. ACCESSIBILITY

We are committed to ensuring this Privacy Statement is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you wish to access this Privacy Statement in an alternative format, please contact us as described below. Please also see our Accessibility Statement available here. 

12. HOW TO CONTACT US

To contact us for questions or concerns about our privacy policies or practices please contact us via any of the following methods:     

In writing to:

            PREMIER Bankcard, LLC

            3820 N Louise Ave

            Sioux Falls, SD 57107

 

            By phone at 1-800-987-5521

            Or by email at privacystmt@premierbankcard.com