15 U.S.C. § 6801 : US Code - Section 6801: Protection of nonpublic personal information

Search 15 U.S.C. § 6801 : US Code - Section 6801: Protection of nonpublic personal information

(a) Privacy obligation policy
It is the policy of the Congress that each financial institution
has an affirmative and continuing obligation to respect the privacy
of its customers and to protect the security and confidentiality of
those customers' nonpublic personal information.
(b) Financial institutions safeguards
In furtherance of the policy in subsection (a) of this section,
each agency or authority described in section 6805(a) of this title
shall establish appropriate standards for the financial
institutions subject to their jurisdiction relating to
administrative, technical, and physical safeguards -
(1) to insure the security and confidentiality of customer
records and information;
(2) to protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to
the security or integrity of such records; and
(3) to protect against unauthorized access to or use of such
records or information which could result in substantial harm or
inconvenience to any customer.