California Consumer Privacy Notice
ARROW BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
California Consumer Privacy Notice
Last Updated: December 31, 2024
This Privacy Notice may be amended or updated from time to time to reflect changes in our Personal Information
processing activities, or changes in applicable law. When a change is made, we will post the updated version of this
Privacy Notice to the following sites: www.arrowbank.com/disclosures. All changes will
become effective as of the Last Updated date listed at the top of the Notice. We encourage you to regularly check
these websites to review any changes which we may make, and to review our Arrow Bank National Association
(“ABNA”) Digital Privacy Notice [www.arrowbank.com/website-privacy-policy], which covers our collection
and use of information when you visit those websites.
This Policy does not apply to any personal information that we collect from you in connection with
products or services that you obtain for personal, family, or household purposes. If you have a financial product or
service with us primarily for personal, family or household purposes, please review ABNA’s Privacy Notice,
which describes how ABNA processes your personal information in connection with
these products and services.
To obtain a version of this notice in larger print, please call (518) 793-4121.
Section 1: Categories of Personal Information We Currently Collect and Have Collected Within the Last 12
Months
Category
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Examples
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Purpose
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Access Data
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Username, passwords, any required security or access code, or credentials, Personal Identification
Number (PIN), tokens, and other authentication information, including security question response(s),
which allow access to an account
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We collect this information to help us identify and authenticate you, for fraud prevention and
similar purposes.
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Account Data
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Account number, mortgage number, credit card number, debit card number, insurance policy number
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We collect this Personal Information to help us service your account.
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Biometric Data
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Signature
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We collect this information for authentication purposes prior to disclosing any information about
your account.
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Communications Data
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The contextualized information, in digital or physical form, involved in an exchange between one or
more parties, including call logs, call recordings, text or e-mail messages
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We collect communications data as needed to service your account and do business with you, and for
fraud prevention and similar purposes.
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Contact Details
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The information required to contact an individual or an organization, e.g., address, phone numbers,
e-mail address
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We collect contact details as needed to identify you, contact you and do business with you.
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Demographic Data
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Gender, ethnicity, nationality, place of birth, marital status, residency status, military/veteran
status, education, professional or employment history/information
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We collect demographic information as needed to identify you, contact you and do business with you.
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Financial Information
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Information for our financial review to service your account or from payments processing pertaining
to executed transactions. For example, transaction date, transaction amount, product account
transactions, purchasing history. Also, information such as tax documentation, income information,
paystubs
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We collect financial information in order to provide you the financial products and services you
request.
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Geolocation
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Precise geolocation, physical locations or movements, such as device location
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We may collect geolocation data to perform the services or provide the goods reasonably expected by
an average California resident who requests those goods or services. For example, a California
resident's precise geolocation may be used by a mobile application that is providing them with
directions on how to get to a specific location.
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Government Issued Identification/Personal Identifiers
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Information used to identify and verify relevant individuals. Examples include name, passport number
information, state-issued drivers’ license (and physical characteristics and descriptions
within those items), state issued number or ID numbers, Social Security Number/ Taxpayer
Identification Number, Alien Registration Number
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We collect this information to help us identify and authenticate you, for fraud prevention and
similar purposes.
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Name
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Individual's first, middle and last name
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We collect this Personal Information as needed to identify you, contact you, and do business with
you.
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Online / Digital Data
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IP address, Web browsing history, Unique Device Identifier, Cookie data, Apps downloaded or used,
geographic tracking, internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not
limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction
with an internet website application, or advertisement information
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We collect online and digital data to personalize our interactions with you and to administer and
optimize our sites.
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Sensitive Personal Data
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Social Security Number, driver’s license, state identification card, state identification
number, passport number, date of birth, gender identity, racial or ethnic origin, precise
geolocation, biometric information, health information, and account log-in, financial account, debit
card, or credit card numbers in combination with any required security or access code, password, or
credentials which allow access to an account, citizenship or immigration status.
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We collect sensitive personal data with the intention of developing a complete and accurate
“Know Your Customer” (KYC) profile in line with regulatory requirements, to identify
you, contact you and do business with you.
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We obtain the categories of Personal Information listed above from:
- you or your authorized agents directly at account opening;
- documents that you provide to us;
- third parties that interact with us in connection with the services we perform (e.g., credit bureaus);
- during account maintenance from you or your authorized agent on forms as required by law.
- We may also obtain your Personal Information from advertising networks, internet service providers, data
analytics providers, government entities, operating systems and platforms, and social networks.
We retain your Personal Information for the life of your customer relationship with us. Once your customer
relationship is terminated, we will continue to retain your Personal Information only for as long as it is needed
for the purposes set forth in this Privacy Notice, and for no longer than the maximum time period allowable under
applicable law and regulation.
Section 2: Disclosure of Personal Information
We use and disclose for our business purposes the categories of Personal Information, including Sensitive Personal
Information, relating to California residents as cited in Section 1 of this Notice to operate, manage, and maintain
our business, to provide our products and services, and to accomplish our business or commercial purposes, including
the following:
- Performing services, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or
fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing,
providing advertising or marketing services providing analytic services, facilitating event management and
execution, managing our real estate portfolio, or providing similar services reasonably expected by the consumer
who requests those services;
- To prevent, detect and investigate security incidents that compromise the availability, authenticity, integrity
or confidentiality of stored or transmitted personal information;
- To resist malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal actions directed at the business and to prosecute those
responsible for those actions;
- Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of Personal Information is reasonably necessary
and proportionate for these purposes;
- For short-term, transient use such as locating a branch or ATM;
- To ensure the physical safety of natural persons;
- To verify or maintain the quality or safety of a product, service, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the
product or service;
- Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
- Undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration; and
- Complying with laws and regulations and to comply with other legal process and law enforcement requirements
(including any internal policy based on or reflecting legal or regulatory guidance, codes or opinions).
With respect to each category of Personal Information that we disclosed for a business purpose, the categories of
persons or entities to whom we disclose that Personal Information are:
- ABNA Bank Affiliates and Subsidiaries;
- Service Providers and Contractors who provide services such as website hosting, data analysis, payment
processing, order fulfillment, information technology and related infrastructure, customer service, email
delivery, auditing, marketing, marketing research activities, credit financing, event management, and real
estate management;
- Other Service Providers and Contractors who provide services such as payment, banking and communication
infrastructure, storage, legal expertise, tax expertise, real estate expertise, appraisal expertise, notaries
and auditors, who promote the bank and its financial services and products to customers and other prospective
buyers;
- Other Service Providers and Contractors who enable customers to conduct transactions online and via mobile
devices, support mortgage and fulfillment services, vehicle loan processes and aggregators (at the direction of
the customer);
- Other persons or entities to whom we transfer Personal Information as an asset that is part of a merger,
acquisition or other transaction in which such other person or entity assumes control of all or part of the
business;
- Government Authorities as required by laws and regulations; and
- Other persons or entities with which you may use or direct us to intentionally interact or to which you may use
or direct us to intentionally disclose your Personal Information.
We do not disclose Personal Information to any other categories of third parties.
ABNA does not sell your Personal Information, therefore any rights that may be afforded to you under CCPA related to
the selling of your Personal Information do not apply.
Section 3: Your Legal Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to exercise the following:
- The right to request access to, or copies of, your Personal Information that we have collected, used, or
disclosed for the previous 12 months.
- The right to request deletion of your Personal Information that we process subject to certain exemptions.
- The right to correct inaccurate Personal Information
Household Requests - We currently do not collect household data. If multiple members of the household make a right to
access or right to deletion request, we will respond as if the requests are individual requests.
To exercise rights under the CCPA, you must be a current resident of State of California. Only you, your authorized
agent (a person or business entity registered with the California Secretary of State to conduct business in that
state), or a person or entity to whom you have granted Power of Attorney to act on your behalf, may make a
verifiable consumer request related to your Personal Information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on
behalf of your minor child.
To exercise your access, correction or deletion rights call toll-free 1-866-248-6366, contact your relationship
manager, or visit www.arrowbank.com.
We must verify your identity in order to process your request. We do this by verifying your name, address, and the
last four digits of your Social Security Number, so please include this information in your request. We may reach
out for additional information to complete this process.
Please also include your email address if you wish to receive your response via email, as well as the nature of your
request (access to, correction or deletion of your data). We will acknowledge receipt of your request within ten
days and will provide a response to your request within 45 days.
Authorized Agent
You may appoint an Authorized Agent to submit a request on your behalf. In order to do so, you must provide the
appropriate documentation to ABNA or Arrow Financial Corporation (“AFC”) (Power of Attorney or proof of
filing with the Secretary of State). In order for your authorized agent to act on your behalf, they must supply the
appropriate documentation and verify their identity at the time they place the request.
Please note there are instances in which ABNA is required to maintain, or otherwise is not required to delete, your
Personal Information. For example, ABNA is not required to delete your information if it is being used:
- To complete a transaction or provide a good or service requested by you;
- To detect security incidents or protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity;
- To enable solely internal uses based on your relationship with us, such as a Do Not Solicit request;
- To comply with a legal obligation, such as federal recordkeeping requirements; or
- Internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.
California Non-Discrimination
California prohibits businesses from discriminating against you for exercising any rights under the CCPA, including,
but not limited to, by:
- Denying you goods or services;
- Charging you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through the use of discounts or other
benefits or imposing penalties;
- Providing you a different level or quality of goods or services; or
- Suggesting that you will receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality
of goods or services.
Consumer Rights Requests Metrics
ABNA, Arrow and their subsidiaries received [0] access, correction, or deletion requests, and have denied [0], during
the 2023 calendar year. ABNA, Arrow, and their subsidiaries responded to such requests within [45] days, on average.
Section 4: Defined Terms
Personal Information
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Any information that can be used to identify an individual, directly or indirectly. Personal
Information does not include:
- publicly available information from government records;
- deidentified or aggregated consumer information;
- other information excluded from the CCPA's scope, such as:
- health or medical information covered by the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the California Confidentiality of Medical
Information Act (CMIA) or clinical trial data
- Personal Information covered by certain sector-specific privacy laws, including the Fair
Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) or California Financial
Information Privacy Act (FIPA), and the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994
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Processing
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Operations, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization,
structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by
transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction,
deletion or destruction
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California Resident
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An individual that resides in the State of California and whose personal income is taxed by the State
of California
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Verifiable Consumer Request
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A request made by a consumer, on behalf of the consumer’s minor child, or by a natural person
or a person registered with the California Secretary of State as a consumer’s authorized
agent.
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Questions about our Privacy Practices
If you have questions or concerns about our privacy notices or practices, please contact us toll-free at
1-866-248-6366.