The 10 Principles

The following is a summary of the 10 Principles of the Credit Union Code for the Protection of Personal Information.

  1. Accountability
    We have designated a Privacy Officer who is accountable for our compliance with
    the principles of the Code.

  2. Identifying Purposes
    When we ask you for personal information, we will identify the purposes for which
    it will be used or disclosed.

  3. Consent
    We require your knowledge and express or complied consent for the collection, use
    or disclosure of personal information.

  4. Limiting Collection
    The collection of personal information is limited to the purposes we have identified for you.

  5. Limiting Use, Disclosure, and Retention
    We will use or disclose your personal information only with your express or implied
    consent, or as required by law. We will retain your information for only as long as is necessary to fulfill identified purposes.

  6. Accuracy
    We will keep your information accurate, complete and up-to-date as is necessary for
    the purposes for which it is to be used.

  7. Safeguards
    We will protect your personal information with appropriate security safeguards.

  8. Openness
    We will make specific, understandable information readily available to you about our personal information policies and practices.

  9. Individual Access
    When you request it, we will give you access to your personal information, how we
    use it and who we disclose it to. You are entitled to question its accuracy, its
    completeness and its uses.

  10. Challenging Compliance
    You are entitled to question the Privacy Officer about our compliance with
    any of these principles.