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It's A Gift Card: Privacy Disclosure

This Privacy Disclosure explains the privacy policies of MetaBank and Columbus Data Services with respect to the CDS Gift STAR® card program.

We are committed to protecting our customers' privacy and security. This disclosure explains what information we collect about you, with whom we share it, and how you can direct us not to share certain information with certain parties.

DEFINITIONS

"We", "our", and "us" mean MetaBank and Columbus Data Services, the marketer for your It's a Gift Card issued by MetaBank.

"You" and "your" mean customers with an It's a Gift Card issued by MetaBank, as well as any consumers who enroll for an It's a Gift Card issued by MetaBank.

"Non-public personal information" means information about you that we collect in connection with providing a financial product or service to you. Non-public personal information does not include information that is available from public sources, such as telephone directories or government records. Hereafter we will use the term "information" to mean non-public personal information as defined by this section.

"Affiliate" means a company MetaBank or Columbus Data Services owns or controls, a company that owns or controls MetaBank or Columbus Data Services, or a company that is owned or controlled by the same company that owns or controls MetaBank or Columbus Data Services. Ownership does not mean complete ownership, but means enough to have control.

"Nonaffiliated third party" means a person not employed by MetaBank or Columbus Data Services or a company that is not an affiliate of MetaBank or Columbus Data Services.

"Opt out" means a choice you can make to prevent certain sharing or use of information. We will explain how you can exercise this choice.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND DISCLOSE

We collect and may disclose the following information about you:

• Information you provide on applications or other forms, such as name, address, e-mail address, social security number, telephone number, and date of birth;
• Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or other parties, such as card balance, payment history, parties to transactions, and card usage; and
• Information we receive from a consumer reporting agency, such as verification of your identity and creditworthiness.

We may also collect and disclose information about how users use our Web site, for example, by tracking unique views received by pages of the Web site or the domains from which users originate. This information is not personally identifiable. We may also use "cookies" to track returning users to our Web site. A cookie is a piece of software that a Web server can store on the users' PCs and use to identify the users should they visit the Web site again. Information collected may be associated with non-public personal information users provide us through our Web site.

INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS OR JOINT MARKETERS

We may disclose all of the information we collect, as described above, to companies (including affiliates) that perform services on our behalf, including those who assist us in preparing and mailing statements (if applicable) and responding to customer inquiries. We may provide that information, except for information from consumer reporting agencies, to others who perform marketing services for us and to financial institutions that are not our affiliates with whom we jointly offer financial products or services. You do not have the right to opt out of the disclosure of this information.

INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH AFFILIATES

Our respective affiliates include nonfinancial companies, and may include financial service providers, such as insurance companies. In addition to the information we share with affiliates that provide services to us, we may share information described above among our respective affiliates in order to provide you with information about additional products and services. You have the choice to opt out from our sharing of information with affiliates although, even if you opt out, we may still disclose your information as permitted by law.

INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH NONAFFILIATED THIRD PARTIES

We may disclose information to third parties who do not belong to our corporate family. These nonaffiliated third parties may include financial services providers, such as mortgage and insurance companies; nonfinancial companies, such as direct marketers, retailers and publishers; and others, such as nonprofit organizations.

You have the choice to opt out from our sharing of information with these types of third parties although we may still disclose your information as permitted by law. In addition, we generally will not disclose information to nonaffiliated third parties as long as your billing address is in California or Vermont except as permitted by law.

YOUR RIGHT TO OPT OUT OF DISCLOSURES TO AFFILIATES AND NON-AFFILIATED THIRD PARTIES

If you prefer that we not share non-public personal information about you with third parties, you may opt out of those disclosures at any time by directing us not to make those disclosures (other than disclosures permitted or required by law). You may opt out by calling Company's Customer Service at (866) 217-5427 or by writing to us at Company Customer Service, 5220 Spring Valley Road, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75254.

INFORMATION SECURITY

We restrict access to non-public personal information about you to our employees who have a need to know such information (e.g., to process your transactions). We train our employees on the importance of customer privacy and confidentiality. We also maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard the non-public personal information of our customers.

INFORMATION ABOUT FORMER CUSTOMERS

The privacy policies and practices described in this Privacy Disclosure also apply to our former customers.

PRIVACY PRACTICES OF THIRD PARTIES

Our website may feature links to third-party sites that offer goods, services, or information. We are not responsible for content or privacy policies or practices of any advertisers or linked sites of any third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policy before providing them with any personally identifiable information. Third party sites may collect and use information about you in a way that is different from this policy.

ACCESS OR CORRECT YOUR INFORMATION

You can access most of your non-public personal information that we collect online and maintain at www.itsagiftcard.com. You can correct factual errors in your non-public personal information by contacting us at the number or address listed above.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY DISCLOSURE

We may change our Privacy Disclosure from time to time. We will provide current customers with a revised disclosure that describes the new practices as required by law.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

In order to comply with California law, if our records with respect to your card indicate a California address we will not disclose information that we have about you outside of our family of companies, unless otherwise permitted by law.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR VERMONT RESIDENTS

In order to comply with Vermont law, if our records with respect to your card indicate a Vermont address we will not disclose non-public personal financial information about you to nonaffiliated third parties, other than permitted by law, unless you authorize us to make that disclosure. Your authorization must be in writing or, if you agree, in electronic form. If we disclose information about you to nonaffiliated third parties with whom we have joint marketing agreements, we will only share information about your name, contact information, and our own transactions and experiences with you.

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Disclosure, you can contact us at (866) 217-5427 or write us at Company, 5220 Spring Valley Road, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75254.