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Privacy Policy

This privacy policy is provided for your assurance that the Indiana State Teachers' Retirement Fund (TRF) protects your financial and personal privacy. This policy applies to all personally identifiable information about members that is obtained by TRF.

Except as provided by law, TRF will not share any information related to you or your retirement account, be it financial, demographic or in any other way identifiable to you.

How We Keep Information Secure

Information security is one of TRF’s highest priorities. This priority is emphasized by our Employee Code of Conduct, this policy, and physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that we maintain.

Recognizing and Preventing Identity Theft

Identity theft is a growing threat that can compromise not only your privacy, but your financial past, present and future.  Because the nature of the internet makes it easy for identity thieves to reach and deceive potential victims, it is especially important to alert yourself to the precautions you can take while online to secure your privacy. 

Identity thieves often use “spoofing” or “SPAM” to obtain an individual’s personal information.  For example, they may send seemingly official emails telling the recipient that certain confidential details are needed to update an account or process a transaction.  Once the individual provides this information, the email sender has access to the details necessary to steal an identity. 

Though some emails may be legitimate, it is safest to be skeptical of all emails regarding confidential information.  The following guidelines are provided to help you maintain your online security.

  • Pay attention to the email address and supposed email sender – Only open emails from people or organizations with which you are familiar.  If an email seems suspicious, it most likely is.  Delete it immediately.  If you have already opened the email, avoid clicking on any links contained in the body of the email.
  • Verify the email address – Before you respond to any email that requests personal information, verify the email address is legitimate.  Any email from the Indiana State Teachers’ Retirement Fund (TRF) will have ‘trf.in.gov’ preceded by a username (ex: trf@trf.in.gov).  You may call TRF toll-free at (888) 286-3544 to verify the legitimacy of any email claiming to be related to TRF.
  • Change your TRF PIN frequently – This ensures that someone who may have gained access to your PIN will not have access to your information indefinitely.
  • Bookmark frequently visited pages – Instead of clicking on a website link contained in an email, type the web address into your browser.  Once there, bookmark the site for future use.

What To Do If You Become a Victim

If you suspect you have been a victim of identity theft, immediately notify the three credit bureaus and request that a fraud alert be placed on your record. Close the fraudulent accounts. File a police report and notify the FTC (800-ID THEFT).

Credit Reporting Bureaus