California Consumer Protection Act Policy
CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT POLICY
Last Updated May 10, 2023
Mission Valley Bank (“MVB” or “we”) is committed to protecting the privacy of personal information of individuals. This California Consumer Privacy Statement (“Statement”) supplements the information contained in the MVB Privacy Policy and applies solely to individuals who are residents of the State of California (“consumers” or “you”). We adopt this Statement to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), including as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020. Any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when we use them in this Statement.
We want you to understand what information we collect and how we use it. In addition, we want you to know about important rights you have under the CCPA in connection with your personal information. However, the rights described in this Statement do not apply to personal information that is either exempted from, or not covered by, the CCPA. For example, certain CCPA privacy rights may not apply to personal information that we collect or disclose in connection with providing personal, family or household financial services pursuant to the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act or its implementing regulations.
DEFINITIONS
The following are definitions of terms that you will see in this notice.
• “We”, “our”, and “us” refer to Mission Valley Bank.
• “You” and “your” refer to a natural person who is a California resident.
• “Personal Information” is information that identifies, relates to, or could reasonably be linked directly or indirectly with a particular individual or household.
COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We have collected the following categories of personal information and categories of sensitive personal information about consumers in the preceding twelve (12) months:
- “Categories of Personal Information” are as follows:
- Identifying Information is information that identifies an individual, such as an individual’s name, alias, birthdate, account name or other similar identifiers.
- Associated Information is information that relates to, describes, or can reasonably be associated with a particular individual such as a signature, postal or email address, telephone number, insurance policy number, bank account or card number, and any similar information.
- Characteristic Information is information related to characteristics of protected classifications under state or federal law, such as gender or marital status or beneficiary information.
- Commercial Information is information of a commercial nature, such as records of personal property, products or services purchased or considered, or other purchasing histories.
- Biometric Information is information related to the measurement or analysis of unique physical or behavioral characteristics, such as a fingerprint or voice pattern.
- Geolocation Information is information or data related to a geographical location, such as a device or Internet Protocol (IP) location.
- Audio Visual Information is audio, visual, electronic, or similar information.
- Internet Activity Information is information related to internet or other electronic network activity, such as a search or browsing history, or interactions with a website.
- Financial Information is information related to bank accounts held with us or other financial institutions such as your bank account number, or debit or other payment card information.
- Employment Information is professional or employment-related information, such as employment history or status.
- Inference Information is inferences drawn from any other category of personal information to create a profile about an individual reflecting potential or probable preferences, behavior, abilities, or other similar predispositions.
- “Categories of Sensitive Personal Information” are as follows:
- Identification Numbers are any information that reveals an individual’s social security number, driver’s license number, state identification card number, or passport number.
- Financial Account Credentials are any information that reveals an individual’s account log-in number, financial account number (such as a loan number or deposit account number), debit card number, or credit card number in combination with any required security or access code, password, or credentials which would allow someone to gain access to the account.
- Background Information is any information that reveals an individual’s racial or ethnic origin.
- Personal Messages are the contents of an individual’s mail, email, and text messages if the individual is an employee of the Bank, and where the Bank is not the intended recipient of the communication.
- Health Information is any personal information collected and analyzed concerning an individual’s health.
USING PERSONAL INFORMATION
We collect the Categories of Personal Information and Categories of Sensitive Personal Information about consumers for the following business or commercial purposes:
- Operational – Providing services for ourselves, our customers or others, including (but not limited to) maintaining and servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, considering applications for employment, engaging in advertising or marketing (except we will never use any of the Categories of Sensitive Personal Information for marketing or advertising purposes)or carrying out our responsibilities as an employer (such as administering benefits and managing pay and compensation for our employees).
- Commercial – Activities that advance our commercial or economic interests (e.g., activities that induce customers to obtain or maintain products and services with us) or that enable or effect transactions.
- Security – Activities to protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, detect security incidents, or hold the perpetrators of that activity responsible.
- Compliance – Activities to achieve, verify, or maintain compliance with our policies and procedures or applicable legal and regulatory standards and obligations.
- Audit – Auditing compliance with our policies and procedures or applicable legal and regulatory standards and obligations.
SOURCES FROM WHICH WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION
We collect the categories of personal information and categories of sensitive personal information from the following sources:
- Directly from you
- Credit reporting agencies
- Our service providers
- Persons and entities with whom you perform transactions with
- Your previous employers
- Your previous educational institutions
- Government entities
- Outside companies used to support Human Resources and workforce management activities.
DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Below is a list of categories of personal information and sensitive personal information we have collected and disclosed for a business purpose about consumers in the preceding 12 months. For each category we have also listed our business or commercial purpose for collecting and disclosing the information, and the categories of third parties with whom we share the personal information:
| Categories of personal information and sensitive personal information we collect | Our business or commercial purpose for collecting and disclosing the categories of personal information and sensitive personal information | Categories of third parties with whom we share the personal information |
|---|---|---|
| Identifying information | Operational, commercial, security, compliance, and audit purposes | Credit reporting agencies, our service providers, and other parties as required or permitted by law |
| Associated information | Operational, commercial, security, compliance, and audit purposes | Credit reporting agencies, our service providers, and other parties as required or permitted by law |
| Characteristic information | Compliance and audit purposes | Our service providers and other parties as required or permitted by law |
| Commercial information | Operational, commercial, security, compliance and audit | Credit reporting agencies, our service providers, and other parties as required or permitted by law |
| Biometric information | Operational, commercial and security. | Our service providers and other parties as required or permitted by law |
| Geolocation information | Operational, commercial and security. | Our service providers and other parties as required or permitted by law |
| Audio, Electronic, Visual or Similar Information | Operational, commercial and security. | Our service providers and other parties as required or permitted by law |
| Internet activity information | Operational, commercial and security. | Our service providers and other parties as required or permitted by law |
| Financial Information | Operational, commercial, security, compliance and audit purposes. | Our service providers and other parties as required or permitted by law |
| Employment information | Operational, commercial, and security purposes | Our service providers and other parties as required or permitted by law |
| Inference Information | Operational, commercial, security, compliance and audit purposes. | Our service providers and other parties as required or permitted by law |
| Identification Numbers | Operational, commercial, security, compliance and audit purposes. | Credit reporting agencies, our service providers, and other parties as required or permitted by law |
| Financial Account Credentials | Operational, commercial, security, compliance, and audit purposes | Our service providers, and other parties as required or permitted by law |
| Personal Messages | Compliance and audit purposes | Our service providers, and other parties as required or permitted by law |
REQUEST TO KNOW
As a California resident, you have the right to request the Bank to disclose to you what personal information it collects, uses, discloses, and sells.
To submit a request to know, you can either call our toll free number: (877) 685-9265, email your request to:
compliance@missionvalleybank.com or send your request to:
Written Request
Mission Valley Bank
Attention: Compliance Department
9116 Sunland Blvd.
Sun Valley, CA 91352
To ensure we only provide your personal information to you, please provide your full name and phone number
so we may contact you to further validate your identity. In order to verify your identity we may require you to
provide us with additional information we can use to match with the information we have on file. The amount
and type of information we request may vary depending on the sensitivity of personal information covered by
the request.
REQUEST TO DELETE
In addition to your right to know, you also have the right to request deletion of personal information the Bank
collected, used, disclosed, and sold (subject to certain exceptions).
To submit a request to delete, you can either call our toll free number: (877) 685-9265; email your request to:
compliance@missionvalleybank.com or send your request to:
Written Request
Mission Valley Bank
Attention: Compliance Department
9116 Sunland Blvd.
Sun Valley, CA 91352
To ensure we only delete personal information associated with you, please provide your full name and phone
number so we may contact you to further validate your identity. In order to verify your identity, we may require
you to provide us with additional information we can use to match with the information we have on file. The amount
and type of information we request may vary depending on the sensitivity of personal information covered by the
request.
REQUEST TO CORRECT
In addition, you also have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about
you.
To submit a request to correct, you can either call our toll-free number: (877) 685-9265; email your request to:
compliance@missionvalleybank.com or send your request to:
Written Request
Mission Valley Bank
Attention: Compliance Department
9116 Sunland Blvd.
Sun Valley, CA 91352
To ensure we only provide your personal information to you or correct your personal information, please provide
your full name and phone number so we may contact you to further validate your identity. In order to verify your
identity, we may require you to provide us with additional information we can use to match with the information
we have on file. The amount and type of information we request may vary depending on the sensitivity of personal
information covered by the request.
RESPONSE TIME
We endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer request to know, request to delete or request to correct within
45 days of its receipt. If we require more time (up to 90 days), we will inform you of the reason and extension
period in writing. We will deliver our written response by mail or electronically, at your option. The response we
provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable.
SALE OR SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
You have the right to opt out of the selling or sharing of your personal information, if a business sells or shares
your personal information.
We do not sell or share the personal information of consumers to third parties (including the personal information
of minors under 16 years old). We have not sold or shared any personal information about consumers in the
preceding 12 months.
Additionally, since we do not sell or share your personal information the receipt of an opt-out preference signal
will not impact how we collect, use or disclose your personal information.
USE OF SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION
You have the right to limit the use or disclosure of your sensitive personal information, if a business uses or
discloses your sensitive personal information for any reason other than what is specified in the CCPA or its
implementing regulations as a permissible use.
We have not used or disclosed any of the Categories of Sensitive Personal Information for purposes other than
those specified as permissible uses as set forth in the CCPA and the implementing regulations adopted by the
California Privacy Protection Agency (including how the CCPA and its regulations may be amended from time to
time) that do not to trigger a consumer’s right to limit use.
NON-DISCRIMINATION RIGHTS
As a consumer, you have the right to not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising the privacy rights
conferred by the California Consumer Privacy Act, including an employee, applicant or independent contractor’s
right not to be retaliated against for the exercise of their rights.
AUTHORIZED AGENT
A consumer may designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf by sending us written
permission of that authorization to:
Mission Valley Bank
Attention: Compliance Department
9116 Sunland Blvd.
Sun Valley, CA 91352
When processing a request submitted by an authorized agent, we may ask the consumer to verify their identify
with us through our validation process.
CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION
For questions or concerns about the Bank’s privacy policies and practices contact us at:
compliance@missionvalleybank.com or send your request to:
Mission Valley Bank
Attention: Compliance Department
9116 Sunland Blvd.
Sun Valley, CA 91352