Online Privacy Policy
At Mellon United, we take the issue of privacy very seriously. Whether you visit our web site for business or personal reasons, you can be assured of receiving the security, privacy and confidentiality that you would expect from a premier financial services institution.
INFORMATION COLLECTED
General
Mellon United does not collect any personal information from anyone who is merely visiting or browsing its Web sites. Personal information may be requested if the visitor chooses to use any of the tools offered on the site or use Mellon United's Online Banking product.
E-mail and Product Inquiry
Mellon United invites visitors on its site to send e-mail messages to Mellon United so that we may respond to inquiries regarding our products or services. Mellon retains copies of these e-mail messages. The information provided by a visitor will only be used to respond to the visitor's inquiry and to provide better customer service.
Transactional Services
Within this web site, Mellon United offers transactional services. In order to protect the security and confidentiality of information provided through these services, Mellon United requires that users have a browser that supports 128-bit "strong" encryption.
Use of Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of information about an Internet session that may be created when a visitor accesses a Web site. Mellon United uses cookies to facilitate easier navigation within the site and to provide a higher level of convenience for the visitor. We do not use cookies for any other purposes.
Use of Information Collected
Mellon United uses the information collected from visitors to its site to address the specific needs of those visitors and to provide better customer service, including the provision of the latest information regarding Mellon United's products. The information collected also is used to provide a record of communications between Mellon United and visitors to its site and to comply with any applicable legal and/or regulatory requirements.
ACCESS TO INFORMATION COLLECTED
Employees
Certain Mellon United employees will be provided with a visitor's information in order to respond to that visitor's needs and provide the visitor with information regarding specific products in which the visitor may have an interest. Mellon United employees are instructed to use strict standards of care in handling the personal, confidential information of Mellon United customers, and the handling of such information is dealt with in The Bank of New York Mellon's Code of Conduct. Mellon United employees who do not conform to the confidentiality rules are subject to disciplinary sanctions that include dismissal.
Third Parties
In limited cases Mellon United may share customer names and contact information with a third party offering financial products and services that supplement the products and services provided by Mellon United, (assuming the customer has not exercised a right to opt out of such sharing). Except in these limited cases, Mellon United does not transmit any personal information collected through this site to third parties for marketing purposes. Personal information may be transmitted, however, if there is a specific need to complete a transaction requested by the visitor.
Visitors
Visitors having specific questions regarding any information they have sent to Mellon United through the Mellon United Web site should send an e-mail.
Children's Information
We respect the privacy of your children and do not knowingly collect or retain personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 through our Web sites.
For information on Mellon United's CONSUMER PRIVACY POLICY click here.
NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA USERS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW: We retain information we receive through this website, including information you give us to open an account or purchase a product or service from us, information you give to us in inquiries and other communications, and records of any transactions you perform. We share this information with affiliated and nonaffiliated parties only as necessary to process and service your transactions with us, or as required by law. Such parties may include those who provide services to us in connection with your accounts or transactions, or who are involved in providing you the services you request. In certain instances they might include a purchaser or potential purchaser of an account. We also report information to credit bureaus in appropriate cases. And we share information with government agencies and law enforcement as necessary.
This notice is effective July 1, 2006. Any changes to our policy will be reflected in this location.
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