U.S. Bank Canada


			U.S. BANK CANADA PRIVACY PLEDGE FOR POWERTRACK CUSTOMERS AND END-USERS Protecting your privacy is important to U.S. Bank Canada. We want our customers to understand what personal information we collect and how we use it. In order to provide you with financial products and services as effectively and conveniently as possible, we provide your employer, our affiliates (and other companies that help us serve you) access to information about you. “Personal Information” is information about you or your access to the PowerTrack software, services and/or account of your employer (“Account”) that we obtain in connection with providing a financial product or service to you and/or your employer, such as that described in the examples in Section 3 below. Your employer (“Company”) has requested that you have access to PowerTrack software and services of U.S. Bank Canada (“PowerTrack Services”) and may establish a PowerTrack Services user identification number (“User ID”) in your name on behalf of the Company. As required by Canadian law, U.S. Bank National Association (d/b/a U.S. Bank Canada) (hereinafter, “we”, “us”, “our”, or “U.S. Bank Canada”) is required to obtain your consent for: (1): the collection of Personal Information; (2) the uses of Personal Information; (3) the retention of the Personal Information; and (4) the parties that may receive such Personal Information. You have been provided with this U.S. Bank Canada Privacy Pledge (“Privacy Pledge”) at the time we permit you to access PowerTrack Services and your activation of your PowerTrack User ID and/or use of the PowerTrack Service constitutes your consent as required by applicable law. Why We Collect Your Information Confidentiality and Security What Information We Collect What Information We Disclose Retention of Information and Inquiry Rights Closed or Inactive Accounts Availability of Pledge Multiple Copies of Disclosure Additional Rights and Modifications Want to Learn More? PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE YOUR CONSENT TO THIS NOTIFICATION, YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCESS POWERTRACK SERVICES. 1. Why We Collect Your Information We gather Personal Information so we can: (i) deliver products and services tailored for your needs or the needs of Company; (ii) permit you to access PowerTrack Services on behalf of your Company and service the PowerTrack Services account of Company and the User ID established in your name at the request of Company; (iii) know who you are and thereby prevent unauthorized access to Personal Information, the PowerTrack Services or to Company’s Accounts; (iv) design and improve the products we offer; and (vi) comply with laws and regulations that govern us in Canada. Back To Top 2. Confidentiality and Security We restrict access to Personal Information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable federal and/or provincial standards and regulations in Canada to guard Personal Information. Back To Top 3. What Information We Collect We may collect the following types of Personal Information: Information about your identity, such as your name, title, business phone number, e-mail address, password, User ID, social insurance number and other identifying information. Information about transactions you conduct on behalf of Company associated with your User ID with our affiliates or us, such as PowerTrack Services usage (including, but not limited to audit, invoicing, payment authorization, reporting and/or queries), and our Web site or customer service usage. If applicable, information we receive from you on applications or account forms, on other accounts you may have with us, such as your assets or income. Back To Top 4. What Information We Disclose We require companies to which we disclose Personal Information to maintain its confidentiality. We disclose Personal Information to affiliates and/or nonaffiliated third parties in certain circumstances. For example, we may disclose Personal Information to: (i) companies to assist us in servicing your User ID, or Company’s Account with us; (ii) to government entities in response to subpoenas or regulatory audit or review; and (iii) to Company and any party authorized by Company. Back To Top 5. Retention of Information and Inquiry Rights We retain information regarding the PowerTrack Services Account of Company for seven (7) years. You may make inquiries regarding Personal Information and you may request U.S. Bank Canada to correct any errors regarding such information; provided that you notify us in writing of such error and provide us with a reasonable time to review your request. We will investigate the matter and, if an error has occurred, we will correct any error to Personal Information. You may make inquiries about Personal Information by calling us at 1-800-417-1844 or writing to the address indicated below. You may correct any errors by calling us at the number above followed by confirmation in writing or write to us at U.S. Bank National Association, PowerTrack, 120 Adelaide Street W., P.O Box 2300, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 1T1. Back To Top 6. Closed or Inactive Accounts We will continue to adhere to the Privacy Pledge policies and practices described in this notice even after your PowerTrack access is closed. If you or Company is no longer a PowerTrack Services customer subscriber or Company’s PowerTrack Agreement terminates, U.S. Bank Canada may keep Personal Information in its records so long as it is needed for the purposes described in Sections 1 and 5, above. Back To Top 7. Availability of Pledge This Privacy Pledge is available on our Web site at usbankcanada.com. Back To Top 8. Multiple Copies of Disclosure You may receive multiple copies of this notice over time, and you will need to give your consent to the policy to activate PowerTrack Services on behalf of Company. Back To Top 9. Additional Rights and Modifications You may have other privacy protections under Provincial laws, and we will comply with applicable laws when we share Personal Information. This Privacy Pledge does not apply to your relationship with other financial service providers. We may amend this Privacy Pledge at any time, and we will inform you of changes as required by law. Back To Top 10. Want to Learn More? If you would like to learn more about how we at U.S. Bank Canada use financial information about clients to deliver better client services and products more efficiently, please contact our customer service representatives at: 1-800-417-1844. Back To Top © 2002 U.S. Bank Canada U.S. Bank Canada Commercial Cards are issued by U.S. Bank National Association. Trade-mark of U.S. Bancorp, used under license by U.S. Bank National Association. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.		Show Printable Version