Online Security

Internet/Online Security and Privacy Guidelines

Customers may have concerns about the security and privacy of their transactions involving the use of the Internet. Passumpsic Savings Bank is committed to protecting the security of customer information in the Internet environment.

The security measures applied by Passumpsic Savings Bank are covered by the SECURITY AND PRIVACY section of our Online Banking.

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Protecting Information Online

Protect Your Personal Information on-line. Whether you are a customer or just visiting us Online at passumpsicbank.com, we safeguard the information you provide to us. How we protect this information is described below.

How We Handle Email

We preserve the content of your email, your email address and our responses so that we are able to handle more efficiently any follow-up questions you may have. We may also do this to meet legal and regulatory requirements. If we think that a particular Passumpsic Savings Bank account or service might apply to your situation, we may occasionally contact you at your email address to inform you of potential benefits and availability.

Your emails to us should be sent to Passumpsic Savings Bank. Email us at Passops@charterbn.net

Email correspondence sent over the Internet may not be secure. Therefore, you should not include confidential information (such as your account numbers, Social Security number, tax identification number or account password) in any email communication to us. Our email response to you will not include confidential account information. You may contact us by phone, by U.S. mail or by visiting your nearest banking office to review that information.

What We Do with Online Surveys

The information you provide in response to promotions on our Website will be used for internal marketing purposes, including developing Website information and products and services that you may find helpful. In addition, we may inform you of new products and services from Passumpsic Savings Bank based on information you provide us.

How We Secure Online Banking

When you bank online with us, we, along with the outside companies we work with to bring these services to you, have access to your information. Information is retained on our system or the system of the appropriate outside company, depending on what is required in order to serve you.

We use state-of-the-art Internet technology to make online banking secure and to protect your personal information. We also require I.D. and a password to access your accounts. If you do not provide this information, we cannot establish an online banking service for you.

You can help maintain the security of your banking information by not sharing your I.D. or password with anyone, by changing your password regularly, and by remembering to log off.

Protecting Your Privacy Online

Whenever we ask for personal information on our Website, we use a Verisign secure site to transfer data. This technology encrypts or scrambles your account information so it's protected from unauthorized viewers.

When Information is Collected and Not Collected

Some areas of our Website require information, such as your email address or your account number, to enable you to perform certain tasks (for example, review your accounts or correspond with us). In those cases, we collect your information, if necessary, to interact with you. If you do not interact with us and you browse our Website anonymously, then personal information such as your email address is not collected.

Protecting Our Children

We do not knowingly solicit data from children, and we do not knowingly market to children. We recognize that protecting children's identities and privacy online is important and that the responsibility to do so rests with both the online industry and with parents.

Count on Our Commitment to Your Privacy

You can count on us to keep you informed about how we protect your privacy and limit the use of information you provide to us—whether at our banking offices, over the phone or through the Internet.

A Note About Links to Other Sites

Our Website has links to other sites. In a few cases we link to private organizations, with their permission. Before leaving the Passumpsic Savings Bank Website, a page will appear informing you that you are leaving our server. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the Privacy Notice of the new site.

Please note that since we cannot control information on other Internet sites, we are not responsible for the content of sites linked from passumpsicbank.com. and do not endorse any product or service that may be referred to on those sites.