Privacy Policy

FACTS WHAT DOES GREATER WOODLAWN 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 and Income
  • Account balances and Payment history
  • Account transactions and Checking account information
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 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 Greater Woodlawn Federal Credit Union chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
Reasons we can share your personal information Does Greater Woodlawn 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		 No 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 nonaffiliates to market to you No We don't share

Questions?

Call 716-826-6427 or goto www.grwfcu.com

Who we are
Who is providing this notice? Greater Woodlawn Federal Credit Union
What we do
How does Greater Woodlawn 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.
GWFCU regularly tests and assesses its information security measures, systematically trains employees and adopts upgrades and enhancements as necessary to protect your information.
How does Greater Woodlawn Federal Credit Union collect my personal information? We collect your personal information, for example, when you
  • open an account or
  • deposit money or
  • pay your bills or
  • apply for a loan or
  • use your credit or debit card
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.
  • Greater Woodlawn Federal Credit Union has no affiliates.
Nonaffiliates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
  • Greater Woodlawn Federal 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.
  • Greater Woodlawn Federal Credit Union does not jointly market.