TRI-VALLEY BANK
PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE

Protecting your privacy is important to Tri-Valley Bank. We want you to understand what information we collect and how we use it. In order to provide our customers with a broad range of financial products and services as effectively and conveniently as possible, we use technology to manage and maintain customer information. The following policy serves as a standard for all Tri-Valley Bank collection, use, retention, and security of nonpublic personal information.

What Information We Collect
We may Collect "nonpublic personal information" about you from the following sources:
        1.  Information we receive from you on applications or other loan and account forms;
        2.  Information about your transactions with us or others; and
        3.  Information we receive from third parties such as credit bureaus.

"Nonpublic personal information" is nonpublic information about you that we obtain in connections with providing a financial product or service to you. For example, nonpublic personal information includes information regarding your account balance, payment history and overdraft history.

What Information We Disclose
We are permitted under law to disclose nonpublic personal information about you to other third parties in certain circumstances. For example, we may disclose nonpublic personal information about you to third parties to assist us in serving your loan or account with us, to government entities in response to subpoenas, and to credit bureaus. We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you to anyone, except as permitted by law.

If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will continue to adhere to the privacy policies and practices described in this notice.

Our Security Procedures
We also take steps to safeguard customer information. We restrict access to your personal and account information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you. Employees who violate these standards will be subject to disciplinary measures. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with the federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.

Medical Privacy
We do not share medical or health information about you to third parties except to process transactions or to provide services you have requested or initiated.