Available: A Free Guide That Explains Privacy Notices (NAPSA)—You’ve probably EX been receiving privacy notices from banks and other financial companies. These notices explain: What personal financial information the companycollects. e Whether the company intends to share your personal S financial information. What you can do to limit someof that sharing. How the companyactually protects your personal financial information. Federal privacy laws give consumers the right to prevent or “opt out” of some sharing of their personal financial information. These laws balance your rights to privacy with financial companies’ needs to provide information for normal business purposes. When you receive your privacy notices, be sure to: Read all privacy notices; Get answers to your ques- tions from yourfinancial company; If applicable, decide whether you wantto opt out; and If you want to opt out, follow the instructions in the notice— and, if necessary, shop around for a financial institution with the privacy policy you want. To learn more, see the new con- fe LA ” @ IN THE CONSUMER’S COR- NER—The privacy notices you receive are explained in a free guide. sumer guide, Privacy Choices for Your Financial Information. The guide is available at www.federal reserve.gov/pubs/privacy. Single printed copies are available free from Publications, Mail Stop 127, Federal Reserve Board, Washington D.C. 20551 (202-4523245).
