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First Financial Bank, N.A. Cookie Notice

Last Updated: August 7, 2023

The First Financial Bank, N.A. Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) details how certain non-confidential customer information (“Personal Information”) is collected and used when opening an account, applying for a loan or credit card, or using First Financial Bank, N.A. (“First”) online or mobile banking tools.

This Cookie Notice explains how First uses cookies and how users of First’s website can accept, block, or customize their cookies while accessing the website.

Scope of notice

This Cookie Notice supplements the information contained in the Privacy Policy. It explains how First, First’s partners, and service providers use cookies and related technologies to collect, use, disclose, and otherwise process Personal Information of users on the First website. It also explains what these technologies are, why First uses them, and the user’s rights and some available tools to control First’s use of them.

In some cases, First may use cookies and related technologies described in this Cookie Notice to collect Personal Information, or to collect information that becomes Personal Information if combined with other obtained information. For more details about how Personal Information is processed, please review the Privacy Policy.

What are cookies?

Cookies are files placed on an individual’s browser or device by websites accessed by that individual. There are different types of cookies:

First-party cookies

These are set by the websites that an individual has accessed. First-party cookies are often used to remember preferences on the website,

Third-party cookies

These are set by a website other than the one currently being accessed.

Session cookies

These are temporary cookies, which are deleted when a browser window is closed.

Persistent cookies

These remain on a device until erased by the owner of the device or they expire.

Why do First and its partners use cookies?

First and its partners use cookies to enhance and personalize customer experience and analyze and measure usage of the First website.

First utilizes the information collected through cookies to:

  • Save, non-confidential, repetitive information so that a customer does not have to provide the same information multiple times, during the current or the next visit to the First website.
  • Monitor the effectiveness of the First website.
  • Monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, traffic, and usage patterns on the First website.
  • Diagnose or fix technology problems.
  • Help identify and prevent security risks.
  • Plan for and enhance the First website.

How can I manage cookies?

Most browsers allow the user to restrict or block cookies.

A user may manage cookies, by choosing to accept cookies or to block them. A browser may allow a user to:

  • change browser settings to notify an individual when a cookie is received, allowing the option to accept it.
  • disable existing cookies; or
  • set the browser to automatically reject cookies.

Please note that some cookies are strictly necessary for certain features and options of the First website. Disabling cookies may cause some features and options not to work properly.

Depending on a user’s device and operating system, it may be impossible to delete or block all cookies. In addition, if a user would prefer to reject cookies across all browsers and devices, the user will need to do so on each browser on each device in active use.

All About Cookies helps navigate these unique settings for each browser (First is not responsible for external website content, including any such content referenced in this Cookie Notice.)

Most browsers provide private browsing modes that typically do not save local data associated with each individual browser session, such as cookies. These are typically deleted when the browser is closed.

First uses Google Analytics and other Google technologies to automatically collect much of the Personal Information described in the “Cookies used on the First Website” section below. More information about Google’s practices with Google Analytics can be accessed at Google’s privacy policy.

The Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on allows a user to opt-out of Google Analytics in a browser across all websites.

Cookies used on the First Website

These Cookies are First’s partners and tools that create cookies used by this website and the purpose of those cookies.

Strictly Necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features.

Cookie Key Domain Cookie Type Expiration Description
__cf_bm
first-online.bank Third-party 30 minutes This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.

Performance cookies

Also known as “statistic cookies,” these cookies collect information about how you use a website, like which pages you visited and which links you clicked. None of this information can be used to identify you. Their sole purpose is to improve website functions.

Cookie Key Domain Cookie Type Expiration Description
_ga_LKY9ELDJ7K
first-online.bank First-party 1 year 1 month This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state. This allows the site pick up where a user left off if they temporarily navigate away from a page or even close their browser window.
_ga first-online.bank First-party 1 year 1 month This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics – which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports.
_gid first-online.bank First-party 1 day This cookie is set by Google Analytics. It stores and updates a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track pageviews.

Targeting cookies

Also known as “advertising cookies,” these are used to identify users between different websites. They collect user information and use it to build a profile of users’ interests and then show personalized ads for that specific user.

 

Cookie Key Domain Cookie Type Expiration Description
_gat_gtag_UA_10895323_1 first-online.bank First-party 1 minute This cookie is part of Google Analytics and is used to limit requests (throttle request rate).
_ga first-online.bank First-party 1 year 1 month This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics – which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the site’s analytics reports.
_gid first-online.bank First-party 1 day This cookie is set by Google Analytics. It stores and updates a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track pageviews.

How to contact us

If you have any questions or requests in connection with this Cookie Notice or other privacy-related matters, please contact us.

Email: compliance@first-online.com
Phone: 800-511-0045
Mailing address:
First Financial Bank
ATTN: Compliance
PO Box 2122
Terre Haute, IN 47802