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Electronic Delivery Disclosure and Consent

A. INTRODUCTION

You are applying for Redwood Credit Union’s Digital Banking service. In this Authorization and Consent, “you” and “your” refers to each RCU Member who consents to this Agreement. “RCU” refers to Redwood Credit Union.

B. DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this Agreement, the following defined terms shall apply:

  • “Digital Banking” collectively refers to RCU’s “Online Banking Service,” which can be access through RCU’s public website and “Mobile Banking,” which can be downloaded through the applicable application store and accessed on a mobile device.
  • “RCU”, “Credit Union”, “we”, and “us” refer to Redwood Credit Union.
  • “You” and “your” refer to you as the RCU Member and user of Digital Banking.
  • “Paperless Statements” or “eStatements” refers to electronic account and loan statements, disclosures, and notifications.
  • “e-documents” refers to disclosures provided electronically.

C. ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURES:

You understand and agree to receive electronic disclosures associated with products and services you select through RCU Digital Banking. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

  • Disclosures for products and services you initiate through Digital Banking, such as Bill Payment.
  • Privacy Policies and notices
  • (if you select this service) Paperless Statements or eStatements:
    • Periodic Account and Loan Statements and disclosures delivered with account statements including account and loan change of term disclosures.
    • Any other disclosures or notifications RCU makes available electronically.

These disclosures will be provided to you on an ongoing basis (subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable disclosure) and will not be provided to you in paper. You also understand updated disclosures will be made available to you electronically. If you do not wish to receive disclosures electronically, you may decline this Agreement and you will receive paper disclosures, however you will not be eligible to use Digital Banking.

D. TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY (DISCLOSURES AND INITIAL AND ONGOING ELECTRONIC STATEMENTS):

You understand and agree that:

  • Transactions and/or Account Information changes performed on your Account by electronic means where your Password is utilized and/or where the security procedure described below is utilized shall be considered authorized by you.
  • Paperless Statements: If you select Paperless Statements,
    • You will receive electronic statements for your RCU accounts, loans, and other products and services associated with this Digital Banking account, provided the statement is available in an electronic format. This includes products and services you have now or you establish in the future. If an unavailable statement later becomes available electronically, you will receive that statement electronically. Products and services covered by Paperless Statements will be listed in the Documents & Statements section of Digital Banking.
    • You will be notified by email when your Statement is available online. It is your responsibility to update your email address through RCU Digital Banking as necessary. You understand if your email notification is returned undeliverable, RCU will continue to provide you with electronic statements, notices, and disclosures via Digital Banking. However, you will no longer receive an email notification when your statements, notices, or disclosures are ready for viewing unless you provide RCU with an updated email address;
    • Your electronic statements will be available to you in RCU Digital Banking for thirty-six (36) months prior to being purged;
    • You agree it is your responsibility to examine each statement and report any irregularities or disputes to RCU within 60 days of email notification of statement availability. You understand you may order duplicate statement copies for a fee by calling RCU at 1 (800) 479-7928 or by writing to RCU at Redwood Credit Union, PO Box 6104, Santa Rosa, CA 95406. You acknowledge that anyone with online access to your account may access your statements; AND
    • Your electronic statements will contain the same information as the paper version you have been receiving, which includes: account balances, transaction activity, electronic funds transfer information, year-to-date interest and error notification procedures.
  • RCU will not send you a paper copy of any communication unless you request it or you otherwise deem it appropriate to do so. You can obtain a paper copy of an electronic communication by printing it yourself or by contacting RCU by phone at 1 (800) 479-7928. You understand that if you request paper copies, they will be provided to you at a cost that is disclosed on the current Cost Recovery Schedule. You understand that RCU reserves the right to deliver any and all important notices allowed by law electronically.
  • Your computer system meets the minimum system requirements set forth below. In addition, you have and will maintain the proper equipment/software to print any disclosures or account statements that are emailed to you and/or made available on RCU’s website. Alternatively, you have and will maintain the ability to electronically save and visually display on your computer screen any disclosures and/or account statements that are emailed to you and/or made available on RCU’s website.
  • All Communications in either electronic or paper format from RCU to you will be considered “in writing.” You should print or download for your records a copy of your RCU Online Statements, this agreement, and any other communication that is important to you.
  • You understand you may discontinue your ongoing consent to receive electronic delivery of disclosures and reinstate paper disclosures delivery at any time in Digital Banking or by calling RCU at 1 (800) 479-7928 or by writing to: Redwood Credit Union at PO Box 6104, Santa Rosa, CA. 95406. Such withdrawal shall become effective no later than thirty (30) days after receipt of the request by RCU. You understand that if you withdraw your consent to receive electronic disclosures you will no longer have access to Digital Banking.
  • RCU also has the right to terminate this Agreement immediately, with or without cause, if you fail to comply with the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement which you may have with RCU or any applicable rule or regulation which may govern your account(s), including but not limited to, the Membership Agreement and any Account Disclosure. If you terminate this Agreement for any of these reasons, such termination shall be effective on the effective date specified in any written notice mailed to you, and not on the date when the notice is mailed or received. Upon termination of e-documents delivery, all communications associated with your account will revert to paper delivery via US postal service.
  • You understand that RCU reserves the right to change or amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement by electronically delivering notice of changes or amendments to you. You must accept the new terms if you wish to continue to receive all the benefits of this Agreement.

E. MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

In order to receive and review disclosures, notices, and account statements electronically from RCU, the following computer system requirements must be satisfied: You must have a computer with Internet access, pdf reading software, and an RCU Digital Banking username and password.

F. SECURITY PROCEDURES:

For ongoing electronic delivery of disclosures and account statements, RCU will utilize the following security and you agree that such procedures, when utilized by RCU, shall constitute your electronic signature and sufficient authorization for the related transactions: logging onto your account through RCU Digital Banking using your username and password or using your mobile device passcode or biometric verification (for mobile access only). You acknowledge if you disclose your password or mobile device passcode to anyone else or if your password/passcode is lost or stolen, third parties may be able to access your Paperless Statements. You agree to keep your password/passcode in a place of safekeeping and you agree that the security of your password/passcode will be your responsibility at all times. You agree to the security methods and techniques set out in the Agreement. RCU will use commercially reasonable measures, consistent with industry standards, to maintain a reasonable level of security over the information contained in the electronically delivered communications. Your security consists of 128-bit encryption of the data on the communications to protect it while in transit over the Internet. You understand that these industry standards are dynamic and constantly developing. By accepting the enrollment agreement for electronic documents, you acknowledge and understand that there are risks to electronic delivery of account communications, including, but not limited to, delay or failure of delivery due to technical difficulties, weather conditions (including but not limited to sun spots), matters beyond your reasonable control or interception and/or alteration of such account statement(s) and notices by third parties in spite of RCU’s commercially reasonable security measures.

By accepting the enrollment agreement for electronic documents, you represent that you have considered RCU’s security measures and find that RCU’s security measures are commercially reasonable. In reaching this conclusion, you have considered the historical and potential future content of your account communications, the risks associated with electronic delivery of account communications, and RCU’s security procedures. If you conclude that RCU’s security procedures cease to be commercially reasonable in the future, you must terminate this agreement immediately in accordance with the steps below.

G. RCU’S LIABILITY:

RCU will not be responsible for any loss, damage or injury whether caused by the equipment, software and/or RCU Digital Banking service, nor shall RCU be responsible for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages arising in any way out of the installation, use or maintenance of your equipment, software and/or RCU Digital Banking, except where the law requires a different standard. RCU does not make any warranties concerning the equipment, the software or any part thereof, including without limitations, any warranties for a particular purpose or warranties of merchantability. RCU also accepts no responsibility for your email address or for anyone accessing your emails. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this agreement, you shall be responsible only for performing the electronic document services as expressly provided for in this agreement. You shall be liable only for material losses that are the direct result of your own negligence or intentional misconduct in performing these electronic document services. RCU does not make any warranties concerning the equipment, the software or any part thereof, including without limitations, any warranties for a particular purpose or warranties of merchantability. RCU shall have no liability for failure to perform any electronic document services or for any disruption or delay in performing electronic document services in the event such failure, disruption or delay is due to circumstances beyond RCU’s reasonable control, including, but not limited to, failure or disruption of electric power, computer equipment, telecommunications systems, RCU’s ISP, or weather conditions. Except to the extent that you are liable under this agreement, you agree to indemnify and hold RCU and RCU’s directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from all claims, demands, judgments, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or in any way connected with the performance of these e-document services. You agree that this indemnification shall survive the termination of this agreement.

H. Governing Law:

The laws of the State of California and applicable Federal laws and regulations shall govern this Agreement.