Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. Privacy Policy

Privacy Information
Effective September 30, 2008

About Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.
This Privacy Statement is effective September 30, 2008, and takes the place of any previous privacy policies issued by Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., or any of its affiliates/subsidiaries or divisions.

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.'s affiliates/subsidiaries include, but are not limited to:

• Sovereign Bank^®—divisions of Sovereign Bank include, but are not limited to: Nantucket Bank, Bank of Martha's Vineyard, and SI Bank & Trust
• Sovereign Agency, LLC
• Sovereign Agency Massachusetts, LLC
• Sovereign Securities Corporation, LLC
• Sovereign Precious Metals, LLC
• 1130 Abstract, Inc.
• Banco Santander

The terms “we,” “our” and “us” in this Privacy Statement refer to Sovereign and/or its banking and other affiliates/subsidiaries.

What does Sovereign do with your personal information?

Why?
Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

What?
The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

• Social Security number and income
• Account balances and payment history
• Credit history and credit scores

When you close your account, we continue to share information about you according to our policies.

NOTE: We may disclose all the kinds of information described in this section to companies we hire to perform marketing services on our behalf, or to other financial institutions with which we have joint marketing agreements, such as insurance companies and brokerage firms. We refer to these companies as “marketing partners.” Please note that, should you decide to take advantage of such an offer from one of our marketing partners, you will become a customer of our marketing partner for that product offering, and will be covered by our marketing partner's privacy policy.

How?
All financial companies need to share customers' personal information to run their everyday business—to process transactions, maintain customer accounts, and report to credit bureaus. In the section below, we list reasons financial companies can share their customers' personal information; the information Sovereign chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

NOTE: If you select Sovereign's Wealth Management Division to act as a trustee or a fiduciary, information about your trust account(s) is safeguarded, even within our own family of companies. This information is kept completely confidential, and we will not share it for marketing or solicitation purposes without your specific consent.

Reasons we can share your personal information	Does Sovereign share?	Can you limit this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes—to process your transactions, maintain your account, and report to credit bureaus	Yes	No
For our marketing purposes—to offer our products and services to you	Yes	No*
For joint marketing with other financial companies	Yes	No*
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes—information about your transactions and experiences	Yes	No
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes—information about your creditworthiness	Yes	Yes
For our affiliates to market their products and services to you	Yes	Yes
For nonaffiliates to market non-financial institutions' products or services to you	No	n/a

^*Although the sharing of this information cannot be limited, you may let us know whether or not you wish to be contacted for marketing purposes (see Your Preferences).

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR CALIFORNIA AND VERMONT RESIDENTS: If your account has a California mailing address, we will not market any products or services to you, nor will we share your information with our marketing partners for them to market to you. If your account has a Vermont mailing address, we will share with our marketing partners only that information that is permitted by law. Residents of California and Vermont do not have to take any further action to limit the sharing of information; such limits are already in place.

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Sharing Practices

How often does Sovereign notify me about their practices?
We must notify you about our sharing practices when you open an account, and each year while you are a customer.

How does Sovereign protect my personal information?
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards, secured files and buildings, and limited access to your information by employees with a need to know to perform their job function.

How does Sovereign collect my personal information?
We collect your personal information, for example, when you:

• Open an account or deposit money
• Pay your bills or apply for a loan
• Use your credit or debit card

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

For online banking customers, we may use cookies, which are pieces of data that help web sites recognize return visitors, to personalize and enrich your online visits with us and to collect site visitation statistics. Sovereign or its service providers may also use tracer technology, which are third-party cookies. If you are uncomfortable with our use of cookie technology, you can set your browser to refuse cookies. However, some of our services depend on cookies and you may not be able to use those services by refusing cookies.

Why can't I limit all sharing?
Federal law gives you the right to limit sharing only for:

• Affiliates to market to you
• Nonaffiliates to market to you

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

NOTE: We may share certain customer information with government and consumer reporting agencies as permitted or required by such laws as the Federal Right to Financial Privacy Act. These disclosures are usually made for your benefit and for specific circumstances, for example, verifying identities to reduce fraud and identity theft or for prompt credit approval or as required by law, such as in response to a subpoena or court order.

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Definitions

Everyday business purposes
The actions necessary by financial companies to run their business and manage customer accounts, such as:

• Processing transactions, mailing, and auditing services
• Providing information to credit bureaus
• Responding to court orders and legal investigations

Affiliates/Subsidiaries
Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.

Nonaffiliates
Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies. We do not share customer information with nonaffiliated companies except in the very limited circumstances specifically permitted by law.

Joint marketing
A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that jointly offer or endorse financial products or services to you. Our joint marketing partners include credit card and insurance companies. The formal agreement includes assurances by the marketing partner that they will maintain the appropriate safeguards to ensure the security and confidentiality of the information we provide to them, and that the information may only be used within the confines of the stated agreement.

Your Preferences

NOTE: If you have already contacted Sovereign with your marketing preferences, or your preference with regard to sharing information about your creditworthiness, it is not necessary to do so again, unless you wish to change your preferences. Your preference will remain in force until you change it in writing at a Community Banking Office, or by e-mailing our online preference management system. It will be honored even if you close your account, according to our policies. Your e-mail preference will apply only to the e-mail address(es) we have on record for you. Your telephone preference will apply only to the telephone number we have on record for you. Requests will be processed in a timely manner, not to exceed thirty days.

FOR NEVADA RESIDENTS: At any time, you may request to be placed on Sovereign's internal do not call list by following the instructions in the “Your Preferences” section above. Nevada law also requires that we provide you with the following information: Sovereign Bank, Mail Code: RI1-EPV-02-18, 1 Sovereign Way, East Providence, RI 02915 and Bureau of Consumer Protection, Office of the Nevada Attorney General, 555 East Washington Avenue, Suite 3900, Las Vegas, NV 89101, Phone: 702-486- 3132, E-mail: bcpinfo@ag.state.nv.us.

How to contact us:

	Toll Free (Sin Cargo):
	Sovereign Bank Bank of Martha's Vineyard SI Bank & Trust	1-877-768-2265
	Nantucket Bank only	1-800-533-9313
	Visit one of our Community Banking Offices

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