Mobile Online Privacy Policy

Vantage West Credit Union’s (the “Credit Union”) online and mobile banking (the “App”) helps you control your credit and/or debit cards through your mobile device or web browser, making it easy to manage your finances on the go.

The App allows you to:

• manage cards;
• receive alerts when your card is used, approved, or exceeds the transaction controls set by you;
• get real-time balances for your accounts;
• view your transactions and statements;
• make transfers;
• deposit checks; and
• manage your money

This Online Privacy Policy (“Notice”), in combination with our separate Privacy Policy that we provide to you (e.g., pursuant to financial privacy laws), inform you of the policies and practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of any personal information that we and our service providers collect from or about users in connection with the Credit Union’s website and mobile application (“Services”).

The Types of Information We Collect in the App

Through your use of the Services, we may collect personal information from you in the following ways:

• Personal Information You Provide to Us.

• We may collect personal information from you, such as your first and last name, address, e-mail, telephone number, and social security number when you create an account.

• We will collect the financial and transaction information necessary to provide you with the Services, including account numbers, payment card expiration date, payment card identification, verification numbers, and transaction and payment history.

• If you provide feedback or contact us via email, we will collect your name and email address, as well as any other content included in the email, in order to send you a reply.

• We also collect other types of personal information that you provide voluntarily, such as any information requested by us if you contact us via email regarding support for the Services.

• Personal Information Collected from Third Parties. We may collect certain information from identity verification services and consumer reporting agencies, including credit bureaus, in order to provide some of our Services.

• Personal Information Collected Via Technology. We and our service providers may automatically log information about you, your computer or mobile device, and your interaction over time with our Services, our communications, and other online services, such as:

• Device data, such as your computer’s or mobile device’s operating system type and version, manufacturer and model, browser type, screen resolution, RAM and disk size, CPU usage, device type (e.g., phone, tablet), IP address, unique identifiers, language settings, mobile device carrier, radio/network information (e.g., Wi-Fi, LTE, 3G), and general location information such as city, state or geographic area.

• In addition, certain features require access to your camera and device images for facial recognition or for mobile deposit

• Online activity data, such as pages or screens you viewed or are viewing, how long you spent on a page or screen, full chat transcripts, the website you visited before browsing to the Service, navigation paths between pages or screens, information about your activity on a page or screen, access times, and duration of access.

• Digital communications while you are on our site or using the App will be recorded and monitored to manage any digital chats or other communications you may have with our employees or agents acting on our behalf.

• Cookies, which are text files that websites store on a visitor’s device to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or to store information or settings in the browser for the purpose of helping you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, enabling functionality, and helping us understand user activity and patterns.

• Local storage technologies, like HTML5 and Flash, provide cookie-equivalent functionality but can store larger amounts of data, including on your device outside of your browser in connection with specific applications.

• Web beacons, also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs, are used to demonstrate that a webpage or email was accessed or opened, or that certain content was viewed or clicked.

• Location Information. If you have enabled location services on your phone and agree to the collection of your location when prompted by the Services, we will collect your location information when you use the Services; for example, to provide our fraud detection services. If you do not want us to collect this information, you may decline the collection of your location when prompted or adjust the location services settings on your device.

How We Use Your Information Collected in the App

• General Use. In general, we use your personal information collected through your use of the Services to respond to your requests as submitted through the Services, to provide you with the Services you request, and to help serve you better. We use your personal information, in connection with the App, in the following ways:

• facilitate the creation of, and secure and maintain your account;
  • identify you as a legitimate user in our system;
  • provide improved administration of the Services;
  • provide the Services you request;
  • improve the quality of experience when you interact with the Services;
  • send you administrative e-mail notifications, such as security or support and maintenance advisories; and
  • send surveys, offers, and other promotional materials related to the Services.

• Compliance and protection. We may use your personal information to:
  • comply with applicable laws, lawful requests, and legal process, such as to respond to subpoenas or requests from government authorities;
  • protect our, your, or others’ rights, privacy, safety, or property (including by making and defending legal claims);
  • audit our internal processes for compliance with legal and contractual requirements and internal policies;
  • enforce the terms and conditions that govern the Service; and
  • prevent, identify, investigate, and deter fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical, or illegal activity, including cyberattacks and identity theft.

• Creation of Non-Identifiable Data. The App may create de-identified information records from personal information by excluding certain information (such as your name) that makes the information personally identifiable to you. We may use this information in a form that does not personally identify you to analyze request patterns and usage patterns to enhance our products and services. We reserve the right to use and disclose non-identifiable information to third parties at our discretion.

Disclosure of Your Personal Information

We disclose your personal information collected through your use of the Services as described below.

• In Accordance with Our other Privacy Policy. Other than as described in this Notice in connection with the App, this Notice does not apply to the processing of your information by us or third parties with whom we share information.

• Third Party Service Providers. We may share your personal information with third party or affiliated service providers that perform services for or on behalf of us in providing the App, for the purposes described in this Notice, including: to provide you with the Services; to conduct quality assurance testing; to facilitate the creation of accounts; to optimize the performance of the Services; to provide technical support; and/or to provide other services to the App. This may also include contact information, which we sync to help you find contacts for optional payment services. It also includes your banking, payment, and transaction information, as well as chat transcripts and related data.

• Authorities and Others. Regardless of any choices you make regarding your personal information, The Credit Union may disclose your personal information to law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties, for the compliance and protection services described above.

Links to Other Sites

The App may contain links to third party websites. When you click on a link to any other website or location, you will leave the App and go to another site and another entity may collect personal and/or anonymous information from you. The App’s provision of a link to any other website or location is for your convenience and does not signify our endorsement of such other website or location or its contents. We have no control over, do not review, and cannot be responsible for, these outside websites or their content. Please be aware that the terms of this Notice or our other Privacy Policy do not apply to these outside websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

Your Choices Regarding Your Information

You have several choices regarding the use of information on the Services.

• How We Respond to Do Not Track Signals. Some web browsers transmit “do not track” signals to the websites and other online services with which your web browser communicates. There is currently no standard that governs what, if anything, websites should do when they receive these signals. No action is currently taken in response to these signals. If and when a standard is established, we may revise its policy on responding to these signals.

• Access, Update, or Correct Your Information. You can access, update, or correct your information by changing preferences in your account. For additional requests, please contact us.

• Opting Out of Email or SMS Communications. If you have signed-up to receive our email marketing communications, you can unsubscribe any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link included at the bottom of the email or other electronic communication. Alternatively, you can opt out of receiving marketing communications by contacting us at the contact information under “Contact Us” below. If you provide your phone number through the Services, we may send you notifications by SMS, such as provide a fraud alert. You may opt out of SMS communications by unlinking your mobile phone number through the Services.

• Opting Out of Location Tracking. If you initially consented to the collection of geo-location information through the Services, you can subsequently stop the collection of this information at any time by changing the preferences on your mobile device. Please note, however, that if you withdraw consent to our collection of location information, you may no longer be able to use some features of the App.

Safeguards and Retention

We implement reasonable administrative, technical and physical measures in an effort to safeguard the information in our custody and control against theft, loss and unauthorized access, use, modification and disclosure. Nevertheless, transmission via the internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of your information.

A Note About Children

The Services are not directed towards individuals under the age of 18. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) was passed to give parents/guardians increased control over what information is collected from children online and how such information is used. The law applies to websites and services directed to, and which knowingly collect information from, children under the age of 13.

The Credit Union is committed to safeguarding information about our members. This includes information that we may receive from children. The Credit Union does not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13 during the online account opening process. The Credit Union requires a parent or guardian to be listed as joint on all minor accounts, which include children under the age of 13.  Verification of identification is required for parents or guardians to ensure information is not collected from children under the age of 13.

Parental Consent: We will not collect, use, or disclose personally identifiable information from a child without obtaining prior parental consent. At this time, we do not collect personally identifiable information. Should that policy change, we will notify parents, post the fact that information is being collected, obtain consent from parents in compliance with COPPA, and inform parents about procedures available to review and/or prevent the information from being collected.

Mobile Online Privacy Policy Updates

This Notice is subject to occasional revision. We will notify you of any material changes in the collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information by posting a notice on the Services. Any material changes to this Notice will be effective thirty (30) calendar days following notice of the changes to the Services. These changes will be effective immediately for new users of the Services. If you object to any such changes, you must notify us prior to the effective date of such changes that you wish to deactivate your account. Continued use of the Services following notice of any such changes shall indicate your acknowledgement of such changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or complaints about this Notice or The App’s data collection or processing practices, or if you want to report any security violations to the Credit Union, please contact the Credit Union by email at: [email protected]; or by mail at: Vantage West Credit Union, PO Box 15115, Tucson, AZ 85708-0115.