
Online Privacy Policy
This Policy describes your choices regarding your information and how you can exercise your privacy rights. Please read this Policy carefully to understand our practices. By accessing or using our Online Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Policy. If you do not agree with our practices, please do not access or use our Online Services.
Definitions
Information We Collect
Account Credentials
You will create a username and password. Your password is encrypted and stored securely. Thrivent Bank employees do not have access to your plain-text password.
Contacting Customer Support (Directly)
- Information You Provide: Any information you provide to our customer service representatives directly (via phone, email directly to a Thrivent Bank address, a chat function hosted on Thrivent Bank's own systems, or other channels directly controlled by Thrivent Bank), including the nature of your inquiry and any supporting documentation.
- Call Recordings: We may record phone calls for quality assurance, training, and record-keeping purposes. You will be notified at the beginning of the call if it is recorded.
- Chat Transcripts: If the chat is hosted directly by Thrivent Bank, we retain transcripts of online chat conversations for quality assurance, training, and record-keeping purposes.
- Surveys and Promotions (Directly Hosted): Any information you choose to provide in response to surveys, contests, or promotional offers hosted directly by Thrivent Bank.
- User Generated Content
- Feedback Forms
- Account Applications and Loan Applications: When you apply for an account or loan through our Online Services, you may be providing information directly to our service providers' platforms.
- Our core banking platform collects and processes information necessary to open and maintain your accounts, process transactions, and provide banking services. This may include:
- Identifiers: Your full name, alias, postal address, email address, phone number, date of birth, Social Security number (SSN) or other government-issued identification number.
- Financial Information: Your income, assets, liabilities, employment information, and other information needed to assess your eligibility for products and services and comply with legal requirements.
- Beneficiary Information: Names, contact information, and other details about your designated beneficiaries.
- Transaction Data: Details of all deposits, withdrawals, transfers, and payments.
- If you apply for a loan (mortgage, HELOC, etc.) through our Online Services, you may be providing information directly to our loan origination platform provider. This information may include:
- Personal Identifiers: As listed above.
- Financial Information: Detailed financial information, including income, assets, liabilities, credit history, employment history, and information related to the loan purpose.
- Property Information: Information about the property being financed.
- We collect information about your activity on our website, including:
- Pages visited and features used.
- Date and time of access.
- Referring/exit pages (the websites you visited before and after ours).
- Search terms used (within our site, if applicable).
- Links clicked.
- Other interactions with our website content.
- We collect information about your activity within our mobile application, including:
- Features used.
- Screens viewed.
- Time spent in the app.
- Crash reports and diagnostic data (to help us identify and fix technical issues).
- In-app interactions.
- We collect information about the device you use to access our Online Services, including:
- Device type (e.g., iPhone, Android phone, desktop computer).
- Operating system and version (e.g., iOS 16, Android 13, Windows 11).
- Unique device identifiers (e.g., Device ID, Advertising ID). Note: You can typically limit the use of advertising IDs through your device settings. See the "Your Data Subject Rights" section for more information.
- Mobile network information (e.g., carrier, network type).
- IP address (which may provide general location information).
- Phone Number: The app may request access to your phone number to facilitate secure login, account verification, or to enable certain features. We will always request your permission before accessing your phone number.
- Contacts: The app may request access to your contacts to facilitate features such as person-to-person payments (e.g., sending money to someone in your contact list). We will only access your contacts with your explicit permission, and we will only use this information for the specific purpose(s) for which you granted access. We do not store your entire contact list on our servers.
- Credit Bureaus: When you apply for a loan or credit product, we may obtain your credit report and credit score from one or more consumer reporting agencies (such as Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion). This information is used to assess your creditworthiness and make lending decisions. We obtain this information with your authorization, as required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”).
- Fraud Prevention Services: We may use third-party fraud prevention services to verify your identity, prevent fraudulent transactions, and protect against account takeover. These services may provide us with information such as:
- Device risk scores.
- IP address reputation.
- Information about known fraudulent activity associated with your email address or phone number.
- Verification of identity information.
- Marketing Partners
- We may receive information about you from marketing partners with whom we offer co-branded services or engage in joint marketing activities. This information may include your name, contact information, and information about your interests. We will only receive this information if you have provided your consent to the marketing partner or if otherwise permitted by law.
- Affiliates
- We may collect information from Thrivent, the parent company
Geolocation data such as device location and your IP address is collected when visiting our website.
Personal Information Collected and Data Retention
Thrivent Bank retains your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, as described in this Policy, and to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and our internal recordkeeping requirements.
- We retain information for as long as necessary to provide you with our services, manage your accounts, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and for other legitimate business purposes.
- We retain information as required by contracts with our service providers and other third parties.
- In the event of litigation, legal claims, or government investigations, we may need to retain information for longer than the standard retention periods. A legal hold supersedes the retention schedule.
Category1 | Examples | Collected | Retention Period |
A. Identifiers
| A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. | Yes | For the duration of your relationship with us plus any legal or regulatory retention period. |
B. Personal Information | A name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other categories. | Yes | For the duration of your relationship with us plus any legal or regulatory retention period. |
C. Protected Classification Characteristics Under California or Federal Law | Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information). | Yes | For the duration of your relationship with us plus any legal or regulatory retention period. |
D. Commercial Information | Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. | No | N/A |
E. Biometric Information
| Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, fingerprints, faceprints, and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data. | No | N/A |
F. Internet or Other Similar Network Activity | Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. | Yes | For the duration of your relationship with us plus any legal or regulatory retention period. |
G. Geolocation Data | Physical location or movements. | Yes (excluding Mobile App) | For the duration of your relationship with us plus any legal or regulatory retention period. |
H. Sensory Data | Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information. | Yes | For the duration of your relationship with us plus any legal or regulatory retention period. |
I. Professional or Employment-Related Information | Current or past job history or performance evaluations. | Yes | For the duration of your relationship with us plus any legal or regulatory retention period. |
J. Non-Public Education Information
| Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records. | No | N/A |
K. Inferences Drawn of the Consumer
| Inferences drawn from Personal Information identified above to create a profile about a consumer reflecting a consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. | Yes | For the duration of your relationship with us plus any legal or regulatory retention period. |
L. Sensitive Personal Information | Personal information that reveals (a) Social Security, driver’s license, state identification card, or passport number; (b) account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination with any required security or access code, password, or credential allowing access to an account; (c) racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, or union membership; (d) the contents of a consumer’s mail, email, and text messages unless the business is the intended recipient of the communication; or (e) genetic data. Biometric information processed for the purpose of uniquely identifying a consumer, personal information collected and analyzed concerning a consumer’s health, sex life, or sexual orientation. Some Sensitive Personal Information included in this category may overlap with other categories. Purposes for collection: Processing and ongoing maintenance. Is Your Information sold or shared? No | Yes | For the duration of your relationship with us plus any legal or regulatory retention period. |
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
What are Cookies and Tracking Technologies?
- Cookies: Small text files that are placed on your computer or device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owners.
- Web Beacons: Small, transparent images embedded in web pages or emails that allow us to track whether a page or email has been viewed.
We use cookies and tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Types of Cookies | Purpose | Who Serves (for example) |
Essential | These Cookies are required for the operation of the Services and enable you to move around the Services and use its features. Disabling these Cookies can negatively impact the performance of Services. |
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Functionality | These Cookies are used to recognize you when you return to the Site. This enables us to personalize content for you and remember your preferences. These Cookies also enable your interactions with the Services such as emailing us. |
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Analytics, Performance, and Research | These Cookies, beacons, and pixels allow us to analyze activities on the Services. They can be used to improve the functioning of the Services. For example, these Cookies recognize and count the number of visitors and see how they move around the Services. Analytics Cookies also help us measure the performance of our advertising campaigns to help us improve them and to optimize the content on the Services for those who engage with our advertising. |
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Social Networking | These Cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our Services through third-party social networking and other websites. These Cookies may also be used for advertising purposes. |
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Advertising | These Cookies and pixels are used to deliver relevant ads, track ad campaign performance, or track email marketing. |
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- Session Cookies: These cookies are temporary and expire when you close your browser.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a specified period, even after you close your browser.
- First-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by Thrivent Bank.
- Third-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by third-party service providers (e.g., analytics providers, advertising partners).
You have control over the use of cookies and tracking technologies. You can manage your preferences through the following methods:
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically configure your browser to block all cookies, accept only first-party cookies, or notify you before accepting a cookie. However, please note that blocking essential cookies may affect the functionality of our Online Services.
- Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to choose which types of cookies you accept. You can change your preferences at any time by accessing your cookie preferences directly from the website.
- Mobile App Settings: You can manage your mobile app tracking preferences through your device's settings.
How We Use Your Information
- Processing your applications for accounts and loans.
- Opening, maintaining, and servicing your accounts.
- Processing transactions (deposits, withdrawals, transfers, bill payments, loan payments).
- Providing customer support and responding to your inquiries.
- Sending you important account-related notices and communications (e.g., statements, transaction confirmations, security alerts, legal notices).
- Administering your participation in programs.
- Fulfilling any other purpose for which you provide it.
- Verifying your identity and authenticating your access to your accounts.
- Detecting, investigating, and preventing fraudulent transactions and activities.
- Monitoring for and responding to security threats and vulnerabilities.
- Protecting against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of your information.
- Know Your Customer (“KYC”) requirements.
- Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) regulations.
- Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) requirements.
- Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) sanctions.
- Responding to legal process (e.g., subpoenas, court orders, search warrants).
- Cooperating with regulatory examinations and investigations.
- Reporting suspicious activities to the appropriate authorities.
- Analyzing website and mobile app usage data to understand how our services are used and identify areas for improvement.
- Conducting internal research and analysis to develop new products and services.
- Testing and troubleshooting our systems and applications.
- Training our employees and improving our internal processes.
- Performing data analytics to understand customer needs and preferences. Where possible, we use aggregated or de-identified data for these purposes.
- Sending you marketing emails, direct mail, or other communications.
- Displaying targeted advertising to you on our website, mobile app, or on third-party websites and platforms.
- Clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any marketing email you receive from us.
- Contacting us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section of this Policy.
- Adjusting your communication preferences within your online banking account settings.
How We Share Your Information
- Providing and administering the products and services you request.
- Managing your accounts.
- Processing transactions.
- Providing customer support.
- Complying with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Internal operations, research, and analytics (using aggregated or de-identified data whenever feasible).
- Fraud prevention and security.
- Marketing our products and services to you (subject to your opt-out rights, as described in the "Your Data Subject Rights" section).
- We share information necessary to provide core banking services, including account information, transaction data, and personal identifiers.
- We share information necessary to process your application, including your financial information, credit history, and personal identifiers.
- We share transaction information with payment processors to facilitate card payments and other financial transactions.
- We share information necessary to print checks for your account.
- We may share aggregated or de-identified data with analytics providers to improve our services.
- We may use cloud hosting providers to store and process your information. We ensure that these providers have appropriate security measures in place.
- We share information with fraud prevention services to verify your identity and protect against fraudulent activity.
- We may share information with marketing service providers to assist us in providing you with information about Thrivent Bank products and services.
We may share your personal information with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and its affiliates for their own marketing purposes. You have the right to opt out of this sharing, as described in the 'Your Data Subject Rights' section below.
As required by law, such as in response to a subpoena, court order, or other legal process.
- To comply with regulatory reporting requirements (e.g., Suspicious Activity Reports (“SARs”)).
- To cooperate with law enforcement investigations.
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of Thrivent Bank, our customers, or others.
- To enforce our agreements.
Categories Of Personal Information We Collect | To Whom We Disclose Personal Information for A Business Purpose |
A. Identifiers – this may include real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number or other similar identifiers. |
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B. Additional categories of personal information described in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)) – this may include signature, physical characteristics or description, insurance policy number, bank account number, and other financial information. |
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C. Characteristics of protected classifications – this may include age, citizenship, religion or creed and marital status. |
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F. Internet or other electronic network activity information – this may include browsing history, search history, and information regarding an individual’s interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement. |
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G. Geolocation data – such as IP addresses, which are registered to a geographical location. |
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H. Audio, electronic, visual or similar information – such as video, photos, or voice recordings. |
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I. Professional or employment-related information – such as current or past job history. |
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K. Inferences drawn from any of the information listed above – used to create a profile about you reflecting your preferences, trends or behaviors. |
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J. Sensitive personal information |
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Thrivent Bank does not sell your personal information for monetary consideration.
Your Data Subject Rights
You have the right to request a copy of your personal information in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format.
You can also update your email address Online or in the Mobile App.
To exercise these rights or inquire about privacy protection at the Bank, visit our
Please note that we may require additional information to verify your identity and process your request.
Verification Process
To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before processing your request. This may involve asking you to provide information that matches the information we have on file, such as your name, address, account number, or other identifying details.
Response Timeframe
We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable law. For example, under CCPA/CPRA, we generally have 45 days to respond to a verifiable consumer request, with a possible 45-day extension (with notice to you).
Authorized Agents (CCPA/CPRA)
If you are a California resident, you may designate an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf. We will require written proof of the agent's authorization and may also require you to verify your own identity directly with us.
Data Security
- Information Security Policies and Procedures: We have established and maintain comprehensive written information security policies and procedures that comply with applicable laws and regulations.
- Employee Training: We provide regular data security and privacy training to all employees who have access to personal information. This training covers topics such as data handling, password security, phishing awareness, and incident response.
- Access Controls: We implement strict access controls to limit access to personal information to only those employees, contractors, and service providers who have a legitimate business need to know the information. Access is granted based on the principle of least privilege.
- Vendor Management: We carefully select and oversee our service providers who have access to personal information. We require them to maintain appropriate security measures and to comply with our privacy and security policies. We conduct due diligence and require contractual obligations related to data security.
- Incident Response Plan: We have a documented incident response plan in place to address any potential security breaches or incidents. This plan includes procedures for identifying, containing, investigating, and remediating security incidents, as well as notifying affected individuals and regulatory authorities as required by law.
- Encryption: We use industry-standard encryption technologies, such as Transport Layer Security (“TLS”) and Advanced Encryption Standard (“AES”), to protect your personal information both in transit (when it's being transmitted between your device and our servers) and at rest (when it's stored on our systems).
- Firewalls: We use firewalls to protect our network and systems from unauthorized access.
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems: We employ intrusion detection and prevention systems to monitor our network for suspicious activity and to block or mitigate potential threats.
- Vulnerability Scanning and Penetration Testing: We regularly conduct vulnerability scans and penetration tests to identify and address potential security weaknesses in our systems and applications.
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): We offer and strongly encourage the use of multi-factor authentication for online banking access, adding an extra layer of security beyond just a username and password.
- Data Loss Prevention (“DLP”): We implement DLP measures to prevent sensitive data from leaving our controlled environment.
- Regular Security Audits: We conduct regular internal and external security audits to assess the effectiveness of our security controls.
- Secure Facilities: We maintain physical security measures at our data centers and offices, including access controls, surveillance systems, and other safeguards to protect against unauthorized physical access to our systems and data.
While we take significant measures to protect your information, you also play a crucial role in maintaining the security of your accounts and data. We encourage you to:
- Choose a Strong Password
- Protect Your Password
- Enable Multi-Factor Authentication
- Be Aware of Phishing
- Keep Your Software Updated
- Monitor Your Accounts
Children’s Privacy
If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will take immediate steps to delete that information from our systems.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child under the age of 13 has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us immediately using the contact information provided in the "Contact Us" section of this Policy. We will work with you to address the situation and delete the information as required by law.
We encourage parents and guardians to supervise their children's online activities and to help them understand the importance of protecting their personal information.
Third-Party Links
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any third-party websites or services. When you leave our Online Services and navigate to a third-party website or service, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of that website or service before providing any personal information.
This Online Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by Thrivent Bank through our Online Services. The inclusion of a link on our Online Services does not imply endorsement of the linked website or service by Thrivent Bank.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We encourage you to review this Policy periodically to stay informed about our privacy practices. Your continued use of our Online Services after any changes to this Policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes, to the extent permitted by law. If the changes made to this policy require action on the part of Thrivent, notice will be made on the website.
Contact Us
- By calling us toll-free at (866) 226-5225. Our call center is available Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6p.m., Central Standard Time.
- Email:
bank@thrivent.com - You can also write us at:
Attn: Compliance Department
P.O. Box 71111
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
For Data Subject Rights Requests (Access, Correction, Deletion, etc.)
Please refer to the "Your Data Subject Rights" section of this Policy for detailed instructions on how to exercise your rights. We encourage you to use our