Our Commitment to Protecting Your Privacy
Information Is Used To Enhance Our Service
How We Share Information Within Our FirstMerit Family
How We Share Selected Information With Third Parties
Joint Accounts
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How We Share Selected Information With Third Parties
Sharing With Joint Marketing and Customer Service Companies
In order to provide you with offers of beneficial financial products and services, we may disclose customer information as described above in the Information Collection section to companies who perform joint marketing or customer services for us. This may include companies that perform marketing services on our behalf or other financial institutions with whom we have joint marketing agreements. Such companies are obligated contractually to keep customer information confidential and to comply with our confidentiality rules and policies. These companies are prohibited from using customer information for any purpose other than the purpose for which we've contracted.
Sharing With Other Non-FirstMerit Companies
To better serve your needs, we may also disclose customer information as described above in the Information Collection section, as permitted or required by applicable federal and state law, to non-affiliated financial service providers or non-financial companies such as companies that offer products and services that we believe may be beneficial to you. Such disclosure of selected information allows us to partner with companies who have a specific financial expertise so we can offer you a wider array of products and services. Such companies are obligated contractually to keep customer information confidential and to comply with our confidentiality rules and policies. These companies are prohibited from using customer information for any purpose other than the purpose for which we've contracted. If you prefer not to have your customer information disclosed to non-FirstMerit companies, you may "opt out" (that is, you may direct us not to make those disclosures and we will not do so) by calling us toll-free at 1-866-353-0020. If you have previously exercised your right to opt out, your election will continue to be honored and there is no need to do so again. Please note that if you choose to opt out, certain information may still be disclosed to third parties as permitted by law, including information to companies providing joint marketing or customer services.
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