Privacy Policy

FACTS

Rev 09/2023

WHAT DOES BENTON STATE BANK DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Why?

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

Social Security number and Income
Account balances and payment history
Credit history and Credit score

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

How?

All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Benton State Bank chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

Reasons we can share your personal information	Does Benton State Bank share?	Can you limit this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes - such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus	Yes	No
For our marketing purposes - to offer our products and services to you	Yes	No
For joint marketing with other financial companies	No	No
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes - information about your transactions and experiences	No	No
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes - information about your creditworthiness	No	No
For our affiliates to market to you	No	No
For non-affiliates to market to you	No	No

Questions?

Call 608-759-3600 or go to www.bentonbank.com

Who we are
Who is providing this notice?	Benton State Bank Shullsburg Community Bank Tennyson/Potosi Community Bank

What we do
How does Benton State Bank protect my personal information?	To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. Secured access is delegated upon a need to know basis commensurate with each employee’s responsibilities.
How does Benton State Bank collect my personal information?	We collect your personal information, for example, when you Open an account or Apply for a loan Apply for insurance or make deposits or withdrawals Show your government ID We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.
Why can't I limit all sharing?	Federal law gives you the right to limit only sharing for affiliates' everyday business purposes - information about your creditworthiness affiliates from using your information to market to you sharing for non-affiliates to market to you State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

Definitions
Affiliates	Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies. Our affiliates include BSB Community Bancorporation, Inc.
Non-affiliates	Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies. Non-affiliates we share with can include mortgage companies, insurance companies, and credit card companies.
Joint Marketing	A formal agreement between non-affiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you. Benton State Bank does not jointly market.

Other important information
Institutions within Benton State Bank: Shullsburg Community Bank Tennyson/Potosi Community Bank