You may be asked for information in order to complete the requested calculation, analysis, or evaluation. Any and all information collected by us, either through our web site, via mail, fax or E-Mail, from the telephone, as a result of face-to-face counseling, or from any other source, will be kept strictly confidential. Such information will not be sold, reused, rented, loaned or otherwise disclosed. Such information will only be shared with the client's creditors enrolled in the Debt Management Program after that client has provided a signed authorization. And, such information will be used solely for the purpose of negotiating a debt repayment program, and to monitor the clients progress throughout the program.
Personal information collected is stored in secure operating environments that are not accessible to the public. Such is the case of credit card and bank account numbers and any other identifying information. Our operating system is leased from a software provider, however, they do not have access to the client database.
Any information you give us will be treated with the utmost care, and will not be used in any ways that you have not consented to in writing. Consumer Credit and Budget Counseling is committed to data security.
This notice is provided to you pursuant to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (disclosure of nonpublic personal information by financial services provider), which requires a financial institution to notify its customers of its privacy practices and procedures on an annual basis. As we do not disclose personal information except for legitimate business and legal reasons, as specifically authorized in the signed Authorization and Agreement, no opt out of information sharing is required. |
