PART 1 - GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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1. Definitions.
The following terms will have the following meanings in this Agreement:
- "Account" means any available account held with us that you may access using the Services;
- "Account Agreement" means the agreement for the opening of the Account and any addendum or attachment thereto including, without limitation, the Terms and Conditions for Financial Services;
- "Agreement" means this Electronic Services Agreement, as amended from time to time;
- "Application" means a software application or other computer software product that we may offer to access the Services using certain Electronic Devices;
- "Central 1" means Central 1 Credit Union;
- "Electronic Device" means a personal computer, cell phone, smart phone, telephone, mobile device, wireless device, tablet or any other electronic device that we allow you to use to access the Services;
- "including" means including but not limited to;
- "Mobile Banking" means any website or mobile application that is specifically designed by us (or by a third-party service provider) which is used to access Online Banking through an Electronic Device;
- "Mobile Payment Services" has the meaning given to that term in Part 10;
- "Online Banking" means the online banking service that we offer, and includes access through Mobile Banking;
- "Password" means a confidential personal access code comprised of a combination of numbers, letters and/or symbols that you select for your sole use to identify yourself that you must provide to access the Services;
- "Personal Verification Questions" means the questions and answers you may be required to choose, and provide answers to when prompted, to help confirm you are the person accessing the Services;
- "Services" means any product, feature or service that we provide through Online Banking or Telephone Banking which can be accessed through an Electronic Device, as well as the Mobile Payment Services;
- "Telephone Banking" means our interactive voice response telephone banking service (if this service is offered by us);
- "Terms and Conditions for Financial Services" means the terms and conditions for financial services that form part of the Account Agreement governing the operation of the Account;
- "Third Party" means any person, firm, corporation, association, organization or entity (other than you or us);
- "Third Party Services" means any products or services of a Third Party that you can access through the Services;
- "Transaction" means (i) transactions with respect to an Account that we may permit through the Services; (ii) applications for investments, loans and other types of credit that we permit through the Services; and (iii) other transactions, services or information that we make available from time to time through the Services;
- "Unsanctioned Aggregation Service" means an online account aggregation or personal financial management service that retrieves, consolidates, organizes and presents your accounts for the purpose of allowing you to view your accounts with an Unsanctioned Aggregator in a single location. An Unsanctioned Aggregation Service does not include a personal financial management and account aggregation feature or service that we may offer through Online Banking;
- "Unsanctioned Aggregator" means a Third Party who provides an Unsanctioned Aggregation Service. An Unsanctioned Aggregator does not include a Third Party that we retain to assist us in providing a personal financial management or account aggregate feature that we may offer through Online Banking;
- "User ID" means either your client card number or a combination of numbers
- "we", "us", "our" and "Credit Union" means the credit union set out in Account Agreement; and
- "you", "your" and "Account Holder" means the person who is enrolled to access the Services.
2. Use of Services and Instructions
- You must use your User ID and Password to access the Services. You may also be required to answer your Personal Verification Questions to access the Services. You agree not to access or use the Services for illegal, fraudulent, malicious or defamatory purposes or to do anything that could undermine the security, integrity, effectiveness or connectivity of the Services.
- You authorize us to accept and you agree to be responsible for any instruction given by you (or claimed to be given by you) once the Services have been accessed. This includes any communications or instructions that we receive from you by electronic means (including instructions that we receive by computer, telephone, smart phone, internet or email), regardless of whether or not it actually came from you. Any instruction or communication that we receive from you by electronic means will be considered to be signed and delivered to us in writing by you.
- You also agree that we may decline to act on an instruction if we suspect the instructions are not coming from you, if the instructions are incomplete, unclear, or if the instructions are provided for an improper or illegal purpose. We may retain records of the instructions that are provided to us in connection with your use of the Services.
3. Passwords and Personal Verification Questions
- You agree to always keep your Password and Personal Verification Questions strictly confidential. You must not disclose your Password or Personal Verification Questions to anyone. Your Password and Personal Verification Questions must be unique and not easily guessed or obtained by others.
- If you suspect or become aware that there has been misuse or unauthorized use of your Password or Personal Verification Questions or if you know or think that someone may know your Password or Personal Verification Questions, you must change your Password or Personal Verification Questions, as applicable, immediately and you must notify us immediately. To notify us you must contact your local branch. Our records of notification will be deemed to be correct.
- The security of your information depends on you using safe computing practices. You agree that when using the Services, you will take all steps that are necessary to make sure that you do not reveal any confidential information to anyone other than for the purpose of the Transaction. This includes:
- making sure that other people cannot see the screen or keypad on your Electronic Device or cannot hear your call, as applicable.
- signing out after each Online Banking session and not leaving your Electronic Device unattended while logged into Online Banking.
- taking reasonable steps to protect your Electronic Device against theft; and
- not accessing Online Banking through a public computer. It is very important that you do not access Online Banking using a public computer, as you will be responsible for any breach of your confidential information or other loss which arises as a result of such use.
- You also agree to use and maintain reasonable security measures which includes ensuring the Electronic Device that you use to access the Services has an up-to-date anti-virus program, anti-spyware program and firewall installed (if any such measures are available for your Electronic Device)
- If you choose to share your Password with an Unsanctioned Aggregator you acknowledge and agree that (i) we will not help the Unsanctioned Aggregator in any way and will not be responsible for the information retrieved by the Unsanctioned Aggregator; (ii) we will not be responsible to you for any losses that may result from you sharing your Password, using the Unsanctioned Aggregation Service; (iii) you are responsible to review the security and privacy standards of the Unsanctioned Aggregator and to determine what your liability will be in connection with the Unsanctioned Aggregation Service; (iv) you will change your Password immediately when you end the Unsanctioned Aggregation Service; and (v) we have the right to prevent Unsanctioned Aggregators from accessing your Accounts.
4. Transaction Processing and Authorization
- You irrevocably authorize and direct us to debit or credit, as the case may be, the amount of any Transaction to the Account designated by you at the time of the Transaction, in accordance with our normal practices and the Terms and Conditions for Financial Services. Any Transaction performed by you (or by any person with or without your consent) will have the same legal effect as if it was a written instruction that you have signed and delivered to us.
- You agree that we have no obligation to reverse a Transaction once we have received instructions from you (or someone purporting to be you) to process the Transaction. We may revoke or cancel a post-dated Transaction if we receive instructions from you to that effect prior to the date that the Transaction is scheduled to occur however we have no obligation to do so.
- You are responsible to know what requirements need to be met in order to complete a Transaction and to ensure that there is sufficient time for a Transaction to be processed (particularly if you need a Transaction to be completed by a certain date). If you use the Services to make bill payments: (a) you are responsible for ensure that the billing information you provide to us is accurate and up-to-date, and (b) if you give an instruction (including a scheduled payment instruction to make a payment from an Account), you acknowledge that the payment may not be received by the recipient on the date of the instruction or the date the funds were withdrawn from your Account.
- If you are transferring funds as part of a Transaction, you are responsible for ensuring that there are sufficient funds in your account to complete the transfer. If you use a recurring payment feature as part of the Services, you agree that such feature may only attempt to make the recurring payment once.
- You agree that Transactions will not be permitted on an Account on which more than one signature is required to authorize a Transaction, unless we have received prior authorization in writing from all signatories. You also agree that if you are the joint holder of an Account, then you and each other joint holder of that Account will be jointly and severally liable for all obligations under this Agreement and for all Transactions performed using the Services with respect to that Account.
5. Transaction Verification and Records
- All Transactions are subject to verification and acceptance by us. If we do not accept the Transaction it will be reversed. We may verify the Transaction after you authorize the Transaction which may affect the Transaction date.
- You acknowledge that we may decline or delay acting on a Transaction for any reason including, for example, if the instructions we receive are incomplete or cannot be carried out due to insufficient funds or otherwise. We will not be liable if we decline or delay acting on a Transaction in these situations.
- Our records of all Transactions will be deemed to be correct, and will be conclusive and binding upon you. If you believe our records contain an error or omission, you must give written notice of the suspected error or omission to us within the time provided in the Terms and Conditions for Financial Services.
6. Fees for Transactions and Services
- We may establish service fees or other charges for use of the Services and you agree to pay any such service fees or charges. These services fees or charges for the Services are in addition to any other services fees or charges that may apply to an Account. You authorized us to deduct services fees or charges for the Services from your Account(s). We will provide you with at least 30 days' prior notice of any changes to the service fees or charges for the Services.
7. Availability of Services and Changes
- You agree Services may not be available at all times and not all of the same functionality or features may be accessible or available for all Accounts. You also understand that we may add, remove or change any part of the Services, without giving you notice and you acknowledge that this Agreement will apply to any of the Services that are added or changed by us from time to time.
8. Mobile Banking
- You acknowledge that you will not have access to all Online Banking features, functionality, content or information through Mobile Banking. You also acknowledge that Mobile Banking may not be available for use in locations outside of Canada and that if Mobile Banking is available outside of Canada, additional roaming or other costs or charges may apply. You agree to access Online Banking on a regular basis (not using Mobile Banking) to ensure you have access to all Online Banking features, functionality, content or information.
- You also agree that there may be terms and conditions that are displayed only when you click on information icons or links within Mobile Banking. You must review and accept these additional terms and if you use Mobile Banking, you agree that those terms and conditions also apply to your use of Mobile Banking.
9. Third Party Services
- Important Note: The terms of this Section 9 apply to you only if you use Third Party Services that are made available to you as part of the Services or that you access through our website. You are not required to use any Third Party Services in order to use or access the Services that we provide through Online Banking or Telephone Banking however if you do, the terms of this Section 9 will apply.
- We may from time to time make Third Party Services available to you as part of the Services or through our website. Third Party Services are provided to you for your convenience only. We do not provide the Third Party Services and we are not responsible for the contents of any Third Party Services or websites.
- Your relationship with the Third Party providing the Third Party Services is independent and separate from your relationship with us and is outside of our control. Any dispute that relates to the Third Party Services is strictly between you and the Third Party, and you agree to raise no defence or claim against us.
- Third Party Services and websites may also be subject to separate agreements that govern their use. You assume all risks associated with accessing or using the Third Party Services and we will have no liability to you for your use of other websites or Third Party Services. You also agree that we can (at any time without prior notice and for any reason) terminate your access to any Third Party Services that you receive through our website or through the provision of the Services.
10. Responsibility for Losses and Liability
- Our Responsibility. We are liable to you for direct losses to your Account(s) that result from the following types of activities or unauthorized transactions that occur through your use of Online Banking: (i) transactions that occur after you notify us that you suspect or aware that there has been misuse or unauthorized use of your Password or Personal Verification Questions so long as you agree to cooperate and assist us in any investigation that we commence in connection with the misuse or unauthorized access to your Password or Personal Verification Questions); (ii) transactions where it can be shown that you have been a victim of fraud, theft or have been coerced by force or intimidation, so long as you report the incident to us immediately and cooperate and assist us fully in any investigation; (iii) we make an error or omission in recording or documenting a Transaction and you give us written notice of the suspected error or omission within the time period provided in the Terms and Conditions for Financial Services (in this event, our liability to you will be limited to the amount of the error or omission in recording plus any applicable services charges that may have been charged to you); and (iii) our negligence, fraud or willful misconduct.
Not withstanding the forgoing, we are not responsible for any type of direct loss that you may suffer or any other type of loss, damage, delay or inconvenience that you might suffer or incur as a result of accessing Online Banking on a public computer, even if we would otherwise be liable to you pursuant to this section 10(a). - Your Responsibility. We are not responsible for any other type of direct loss that you may suffer or any other type of loss, damage, delay or inconvenience that you might suffer or incur in any of the following situations: (i) you fail to notify us that you suspect or aware that there has been misuse or unauthorized use of your Password or Personal Verification Questions; (ii) you provide us with inaccurate, incomplete, inadequate or erroneous information or data in connection with the Services (including as part of a request to process a Transaction); (iii) you are unable to access the Services for any reason (including as a result of a failure, error or malfunction even if caused by our negligence) or you experience a delay in using the Services; (iv) we do not receive your Instructions or we decline to act on your Instructions or we do not complete any Transaction; (v) we suspend or terminate your access to any of the Services; (vi) you fail to fulfill any of your other obligations under this Agreement or you fail to comply with any instructions that we provide to you; (vii) you engage in any fraud or dishonest or criminal acts in your use of the Services; (viii) your access to and use of the Third Party Services or any loss or inconvenience that results from us suspending access to Third Party Services.
- Exclusion of Liabilities. Regardless of anything else in this Agreement, under no circumstance will we be liable for any indirect, consequential, special, aggravated, punitive or exemplary damages whatsoever (including any loss of profits, opportunity, reputation, revenue, goodwill or any other economic or commercial loss whatsoever), or for any loss of data or information, that is caused to you, regardless of the cause of action, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
- Indemnity Except for claims, costs and liabilities arising from direct damages that you incur or suffer as a result of one or more activities specifically set out in Section 10(a) above, you will release and indemnify us for any claim, cost and liability we may incur as a result of (i) your access to or use of the Services or Third Party Services, or (ii) your breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
11. Availability
- You agree that the Services will be available only on an "as is" and "as available" basis and we disclaim any warranties and conditions (including any oral, implied or statutory warranties and conditions) regarding the nature, quality or charter of the Services.
12. Changes to this Agreement
- Other than as required by law, we can change this Agreement by giving you notice of the change. We can give the notice either before or after the change takes effect. Notice of the change will be posted on our website.
13. Notice
- Notice of the change will be posted on our website.
14. Intellectual Property and Use of Application Software
- We (or our service providers) are the owner of all intellectual property rights subsisting on each website page in Online Banking and Mobile Banking. Nothing in this Agreement is to be interpreted as conferring a right to use our works, trademarks or logos (or those of our service providers) except as expressly contemplated in the terms and conditions governing the use of our website.
- The following terms apply if you download an Application that we make available to you: (a) we grant to you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable and non-transferable license to install and use the Application on authorized Electronic Devices; (b) we (or, if applicable our service-providers) retain all intellectual property and ownership rights in the Application; (c) you agree not to copy the Application and not to disclose or distribute the Application to Third Parties; (d) you accept the Application "as is" and you assume the entire risk for the performance of the Application; and (e) we will not be liable to you for any loss or damages that you suffer or incur from your use of the Application.
- We are not responsible for any third-party equipment or software that may be required to use the Services. Any such equipment or software is subject to the terms and conditions of any agreements you may enter into with the provider of the equipment or software (such as a software agreement you enter into when you download and/or install the software).
15. Suspension of Services and Termination of Agreement
- You agree we can terminate (either all or part of) this Agreement or suspend or terminate your access to any of the Services immediately for any reason whatsoever at any time without prior notice. You may terminate this Agreement by giving us notice of termination. To notify us you must speak to an employee at any branch. Our records of notification will be deemed to be correct.
16. Disputes
- 17. If you have any dispute with us regarding a Transaction, you agree to contact the branch for the Account involved. If the matter remains unresolved, you agree to follow our complaint handling process. Full details of our complaint handling process are available at all branches and on our website.
17. Severability
- If any part of this Agreement turns out to be invalid for any reason, the rest of the Agreement will still remain in full force and effect. In this case, this Agreement will be read as if the invalid part were not included in it.
18. No Waiver
- We may require strict adherence to the terms and conditions of this Agreement despite any prior indulgence that we have granted or acquiesced to. If we waive any breach or default of this Agreement by you it will not be deemed a waiver of any other preceding or subsequent breach or default.
19. Governing Law
- This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the province in which the branch which administers the Account is located and the laws of Canada applicable in that province, excluding any principles of the conflicts of laws that would apply a different body of law. You agree that the courts of the province in which the branch is located will have exclusive jurisdiction with respect to any matters arising from or related to this Agreement, including any disputes relating to your use of the Services.