Online Banking Agreement & Disclosure
Introduction
This Online Banking Agreement and Disclosure (the “Agreement”) governs the use of Online Banking services (or the “Services”). The Online services offered hereunder permit you to perform a number of banking functions on your St. Johns Bank (the “Bank”) personal or business deposit accounts (such as checking or savings) and payment accounts (such as loans with us) that you decide to make accessible online under this Agreement (the “Accessible Accounts”), all through the convenience and easy access of your personal computer. You must be sixteen (16) years of age or older to enroll in Online Banking.
Definitions
You or Your – The person(s) subscribing to use Online Banking or person(s) you have authorized to use the Services.
We, Us, or Our – Refers to St. Johns Bank, any agent, independent contractor, designee, or assignee we may involve in the provision of Online Banking, or any of their officers, directors, or employees.
Business Day – Any calendar day other than Saturday, Sunday, or any banking holidays recognized by the Federal Reserve Bank.
Business Day Cut-Off – St. Johns Bank’s primary banking offices are located in St. Louis, Missouri and are in the Central Standard Time (CST) zone. For posting purposes, the Bank will process all transactions up to 5:00 p.m. CST on that Business Day. Transactions, including transfers, completed after 5:00 p.m. CST will be processed the following Business Day.
We, Us, or Our – Refers to St. Johns Bank, any agent, independent contractor, designee, or assignee we may involve in the provision of Online Banking, or any of their officers, directors, or employees.
Business Day – Any calendar day other than Saturday, Sunday, or any banking holidays recognized by the Federal Reserve Bank.
Business Day Cut-Off – St. Johns Bank’s primary banking offices are located in St. Louis, Missouri and are in the Central Standard Time (CST) zone. For posting purposes, the Bank will process all transactions up to 5:00 p.m. CST on that Business Day. Transactions, including transfers, completed after 5:00 p.m. CST will be processed the following Business Day.
Privacy Statement and Security
St. Johns Bank understands how important privacy is to our customers. We have measures in place to insure your security and privacy for your personal and financial dealings with the Bank. Our Privacy Statement can be obtained by going to www.stjohnsbank.com and selecting Privacy Statement. For more information concerning the security measures that we have in place for Online Banking, see the Section hereof titled “Online Banking Security Information”.
Accepting the Agreement
When you use any of the Services described in this Agreement, or authorize others to use them, you agree to the terms and conditions of the entire Agreement. This Agreement is also subject to applicable federal laws and the laws of the State of Missouri (except to the extent this Agreement can and does vary such rules or laws). If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable according to its terms, all remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect to the extent allowed under applicable law. Any waiver (expressed or implied) by either party of any default or breach of this Agreement must be in writing and shall not constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent default or breach. You may not assign this Agreement. This Agreement is binding upon your heirs and St. Johns Bank’s successors and assignees.
Certain of the obligations of the parties pursuant to this Agreement that by their nature would continue beyond the termination, cancellation or expiration of this Agreement shall survive termination, cancellation, or expiration of this Agreement.
Relation to Other Agreement
Your use of Online Banking may also be affected by any account agreements, governing loan documents and other documentation governing or applicable to any of your Accessible Accounts. You should review such agreements and documents for any applicable fees, limitations on the number of transactions on such account, or other restrictions that might impact your use of such account on Online Banking.
Online Banking Services
You may use Online Banking to:
- Transfer funds between your Accessible Accounts, including making a payment on a loan that is an Accessible Account, at such times and in such intervals as you desire, subject to limitations on each account, legal limits and other limits set forth herein.
- View current and available balance information.
- Review transaction history.
- View images of paid checks and deposit tickets.
- View statements.
- Receive electronic statements.
- Download transactions.
- Perform self-service account maintenance, such as stop payment requests, changing your Login ID and Password, and creating pseudo names.
- Send us secure Online messages and questions regarding your Online Banking service.
- Import certain account information into QuickBooks, Microsoft Money® and Personal Finance.
- Establish text, e-mail and login message alerts.
iPay (Bill Pay) Services
In addition to the Online Banking features listed above, St. Johns Bank customers with a checking account or money market deposit account may designate such Accessible Account(s) to make one- time or recurring online bill payments to the companies or individuals you select.
Online Banking Security Information
St. Johns Bank Online Banking is an application provided by Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., who utilizes a comprehensive security strategy to protect your accounts and transactions conducted over the Internet. By using our services, you acknowledge and agree that the security procedures contained in this Agreement are commercially reasonable.
By enrolling in the Service and accessing it using your User ID and password, and such other security and identification methods as we may require from time to time, such as security questions or one-time passcodes, you acknowledge and agree that this system includes security procedures for transfers initiated through this Service that are commercially reasonable. You agree to be bound by instructions, whether authorized or unauthorized, which we implement in compliance with these procedures, unless you have given us prior notice of possible unauthorized use of your password, and we had a reasonable opportunity to act on such notice.
Security Procedures
You agree to comply with the following Security Procedures:
- You must have an established account to apply for Online Banking.
- You are legally authorized to be bound by the terms of this Agreement in accordance with Bank policy and applicable law.
- You represent and warrant that you are authorized on the Account and will comply with applicable law.
- You must have a valid User ID and password to log in.
- You must use hardware and software that meets our minimum standards to access the Services.
- If we require 2FA to be used, you must use the 2FA in addition to your User ID and password to access our Services.
- You will not leave your computer unattended while using Online Banking.
- You will not leave your User ID, password, or account information in a location that may be viewed by others.
- You will always log off Online Banking when completing your session.
- You will contact us using the communication methods listed in this Agreement if you suspect unauthorized access has occurred.
In addition to the other Security Procedures, we may also employ the following Security Procedures:
- We may temporarily suspend access to Online Banking for any reason, including inactivity.
- We will automatically log off your Online Banking session if you do not take action for a period of time.
- We will periodically require you to change your password and meet our minimum password requirements.
- We will display the date and time of your last login for you to review.
- We will not contact you to request that you disclose your User ID or password.
- We encourage you to use antivirus, malware and spyware protection on your devices.
You understand and agree that use of or connection to the Internet is inherently insecure and that connection to the Internet provides opportunity for unauthorized access by a third party to your computer systems, networks, and any and all information stored therein. You understand that the technical processing and transmission via Online Banking, including the content concerning your account may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. All information transmitted and received through the Internet is subject to unauthorized interception, diversion, corruption, loss, access, and disclosure. We shall not be responsible for any adverse consequences whatsoever of your connection to or use of the Internet, and shall not be responsible for any use by you of an Internet connection in violation of any law, rule, or regulation or any violation of the intellectual property rights of another.
If you have more questions about our security systems for conducting transactions safely over the Internet, call us at (314) 428-1059, extension 3025 or e-mail us at customerservice@stjohnsbank.com, and a Bank representative will discuss available options with you.
Enrollment Process
In order to enroll in the St. Johns Bank Online Banking service, individual (or non-business) customers and sole proprietors should complete and submit a secure Online Banking Personal Application Online, and business customers should manually complete and sign the Online Banking Business Application and return it to the Bank. The Customer Service department will verify the information you submit for accuracy and authorizations. You will be notified by postal mail of your assigned Online Banking Login ID and your temporary password will be e-mailed to the address you have specified.
You will be able to access any account on which you are a primary, joint or sole owner, or trustee. If you desire services that allow you to initiate payments or transfers from the account, you will need the required withdrawal authority over the account to be able to complete the transaction. By using the service, you agree to maintain one or more accounts with us and to keep sufficient balances in any account to cover any transaction and fees that are ultimately approved by or related to the system. If the accounts are jointly held or have multiple signers, you agree that access to the information and all transactions initiated by the use of your Online Banking Login ID and Password are authorized unless we have been notified to cancel the service.
You will be able to access any account on which you are a primary, joint or sole owner, or trustee. If you desire services that allow you to initiate payments or transfers from the account, you will need the required withdrawal authority over the account to be able to complete the transaction. By using the service, you agree to maintain one or more accounts with us and to keep sufficient balances in any account to cover any transaction and fees that are ultimately approved by or related to the system. If the accounts are jointly held or have multiple signers, you agree that access to the information and all transactions initiated by the use of your Online Banking Login ID and Password are authorized unless we have been notified to cancel the service.
Login Security
Security is very important to the Online Banking service. At the time you request the service, you will be assigned a unique Login ID and Password that will be used to gain access to the system. Prior to activation, our Customer Service Department will verify your identity and account authorization. In addition, we may require the use of multi-factor authentication for all of your users.
You are encouraged to log off Online Banking when you leave your computer, and you should not rely on screen savers or automatic time out features. To protect against unauthorized access, we will end your Online Banking session if we have detected no activity for ten (10) minutes. This is to protect you in case you leave your computer unattended after you have logged on. When you return to your computer, you will be prompted to continue or close the browser. If you wish to continue, you will be prompted to re-enter your Login ID and Password and establish a new session.
Password
For security purposes, you are required to change your Password when you first log in to Online Banking. Your Password must be from eight (8) to twenty-five (25) characters in length, and requires alpha, numeric and special characters. The identity of your Online Banking Password is not communicated to us. You agree that we are authorized to act on instructions received under your Password, notwithstanding any dual or multiple signature requirements identified on the signature card or other documents related to your accounts. You accept responsibility for the confidentiality and security of your password and agree to change your password regularly. If there are three unsuccessful login attempts, your access to Online Banking will be revoked. You may contact the Bank to have your Password reset or to obtain a new temporary password. If you permit any other person to use your Password, you will have authorized that person to access your Accessible Accounts, and you are responsible for any transactions that person initiates or authorizes.
Because your Online Banking Password is used to access your Accessible Accounts, you should treat it as you would any other sensitive personal data. You should carefully select a Password that is difficult to guess. Memorize your Password, keep it safe and never tell it to anyone. You agree that the use of your Online Banking Password is an agreed security procedure to access Online Banking and that such security is commercially reasonable.
Service Hours
Online Banking is available three hundred sixty-five (365) days a year, twenty-four (24) hours a day, subject to emergency or scheduled system maintenance when some or all of the services may not be available. To the extent we have knowledge of such lack of availability and are able to access the website, we agree to post notice of any extended periods of non-availability on the St Johns Bank website. We will not be liable to you if you are not able to access Online Banking for any reason whatsoever.
Description of Online Banking Services
Accounts Linked to Online Banking Services
When you first enroll for this service, we will link all of your eligible accounts. If you want to limit the accounts linked to Online Banking, call us at (314) 428-1059, extension 3025 or contact us by using the Contact Option available on the St. Johns Bank webpage, and a Bank representative will discuss available options with you. All of your linked accounts, and any subsequent accounts you open at a later date are assigned full access.
When you first enroll for this service, we will link all of your eligible accounts. If you want to limit the accounts linked to Online Banking, call us at (314) 428-1059, extension 3025 or contact us by using the Contact Option available on the St. Johns Bank webpage, and a Bank representative will discuss available options with you. All of your linked accounts, and any subsequent accounts you open at a later date are assigned full access.
Transfers
Processing of Transfer Requests
- You may transfer funds between your Accessible Accounts. Transfers can be scheduled as either one-time or recurring. One-time transfers can be scheduled as immediate or future-dated. The completion of a transfer is subject to the availability of sufficient funds at the time of final processing. If you do not have available funds, you may incur a Paid into Overdraft (NSF) fee. Refer to the applicable account agreement and fee schedule for details.
- If funds are not available when a recurring or future dated transfer is scheduled to process, we will attempt to process this transfer for three consecutive Business Days. If funds are not available at that time, the transfer will not take place, subject to the terms of the account agreement and our discretion.
Cut-off Times for Transfers
- Transfers you submit for a deposit account (checking, savings or money market deposit) or Line of Credit are reflected immediately in your available balance for that account. Transfers entered before the cut-off time of 5:00 p.m. CST on a bank Business Day is processed on the same bank Business Day. Transfers entered after the cut-off time or on a non-bank Business Day are processed on the next bank Business Day. In order for transferred funds to be available to pay items that are processed against your account overnight, they must be entered before the cut-off time of 5:00 p.m. CST.
Transfers from Money Market or Savings Accounts
- Federal regulations limit the number of preauthorized electronic fund transfers and telephone transfers – including Online Banking transactions – from money market deposit and savings accounts. You are limited to six (6) preauthorized electronic fund transfers, telephone transfers, checks and point of sale transactions from your account each four (4) week or similar period. Each bill payment through Online Banking from your money market account is counted as one (1) of the six (6) limited transfers. Each transfer through Online Banking from your Money Market or Savings Account to one of your other St. Johns Bank Accessible Accounts is counted as one (1) of the six (6) limited transfers. We charge a fee for each transaction in excess of this limit. We recommend that you not use a money market account as your bill payment account because of these restrictions. Please refer to your account disclosures.
iPay Processing
St. Johns Bank customers with a checking deposit account may use the bill pay service as follows:
- Schedule payments from linked checking and money market accounts.
- Payments can be scheduled as one-time transactions, up to a year in advance, or as recurring payments. If payments are scheduled ninety (90) days or more in advance, please be aware that St. Johns Bank may cancel your bill pay service if you have not used the iPay service for ninety (90) days.
- Payments are processed Monday through Friday at 7:00 a.m. CST and 2:00 p.m. CST. Payments entered after the cut-off time or on a non-bank Business Day are processed on the next bank Business Day.
- Recurring payments that fall on a weekend or a non-bank Business Day could be processed on the prior bank Business Day or the following bank Business Day, depending what option is chosen when the payment is originally set-up.
- You authorize us to make payments by either electronic transmission or by paper draft. The paper draft will be drawn on the account you designate.
- Any obligations that you wish to pay through iPay must be payable in U.S. dollars to a payee located in the United States. You may not make the following payments: (1) alimony, maintenance, child support, taxes, or other governmental fees or court directed payments, (2) payments that violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation, (3) payments related to gambling, gaming and/or any other activity with an entry fee and a prize, (4) payments relating to transactions that support pyramid or Ponzi schemes, matrix programs, other "get rich quick" schemes or multi-level marketing programs, (5) payments relating to money-laundering or terrorist financing, or (6) payments associated with "money service business" activities (i.e. the sale of traveler’s checks or money orders, currency dealers or exchanges (including digital currencies such as bitcoin), or check cashing). We reserve the right to refuse to pay any payee designated by you. If we do so, we will notify you promptly.
- We will not be liable to you if a payee cannot or will not accept a payment through this service. You agree to notify us promptly if you receive notice from a payee that a payment you made using the bill pay service has not been completed or remains unpaid. We will not be liable to you for any damages to the extent that your failure or delay in notifying us that a bill payment was not made prevents us from avoiding or alleviating such damages.
Scheduling Bill Payments
- The scheduled payment date is the date you enter for the payment to be sent to the payee. For payments made by electronic transmission, the payment amount will be debited from, or charged to, the account that you designate on the scheduled date. If the scheduled date is a weekend or non-bank Business Day, the payment will be processed on the prior bank Business Day or the following bank Business Day, depending what option is chosen when the payment is originally set-up. For payments made by paper draft, the account you designate will be debited when the draft is presented for payment. This may be on or after the scheduled payment date.
- When you schedule a payment, please allow adequate time for delivery and receipt of your payment. If you do not, or if for any reason your account is not in good standing, you will be responsible for all late fees, finance charges, penalties or default assessed by the payee. If you have scheduled a payment that will be sent electronically and you do not have the funds available on the process date, the payment will attempt to process one additional time. If funds are still not available, the payment will be cancelled. You will not be assessed a Paid into Overdraft fee. If a paper draft is initiated or future dated and there are no funds available on the payment date, a check will be generated anyway. If the balance is insufficient to pay the draft on the day it is presented for payment, a Paid into Overdraft fee may be assessed and the item may be returned unpaid.
- iPay offers a Rush Payment service. Not all payees accept rush delivery payments. The “Rush Delivery” link only appears when available for that specific payee. There are multiple Rush Payment options available, all with different fees, depending how fast the payment needs to be delivered. If Rush Payment is available and selected, these payments are guaranteed to be delivered by the specified date. If not, the customer may be refunded up to $50.00 in late fees. Customers must agree to the Fee Debit Authorization to schedule a Rush Payment.
Processing of External Transfers
- Transfers you submit for a deposit account (checking, savings or money market deposit) may take 1-3 Business Days to show in the available balance for that account. Transfers entered before the cut-off time of 5:00 p.m. CST on a bank Business Day are processed on the same bank Business Day. Transfers entered after the cut-off time or on a non-bank Business Day are processed on the next bank Business Day.
- Limitations for external transfers are as follows:
- For an account that has been open less than six months, the current daily dollar limit is $1,000.00 per Business Day. The current monthly dollar limit is $3,000.00 per 30-calendar-day period.
- For an account that has been open over six months, the current daily dollar limit is $2,500.00 per Business Day. The current monthly dollar limit is $5,000.00 per 30-calendar-day period.
Canceling Transfers and Payments
Bill Payments
- You may cancel a payment by signing into Online Banking, and following the instructions provided on the bill pay screens. Payments can only be cancelled when in pending status. Once processed, the payment can no longer be cancelled.
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Future dated payments can be cancelled prior to 6:59 a.m. CST of the scheduled payment date.
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Future dated bill payments can be cancelled by signing into Online Banking, selecting the payment, and deleting.
Transfers
- A one-time immediate transfer cannot be cancelled after it has been entered in Online Banking and the information has been transmitted to us.
- Future dated transfers can be cancelled by signing into Online Banking and selecting transfers, view transfers, select the transfer to cancel, and selecting delete.
Receipts
- You can get a receipt at the time you initiate a bill payment or make any transfer to or from any of your Accessible Accounts by printing the confirmation message displayed on your computer screen.
Email and Login Message Alerts
You may use Online Banking to establish alerts to be sent to you via text message, email or at login upon the occurrence of certain specified events, such as when a balance reaches a certain level or a check clears. You are responsible for any and all other fees and charges that may be assessed by any third-party provider you may engage to receive these messages. You acknowledge and agree that, although we will attempt to transmit alerts in accordance with your instructions, email messages are not guaranteed to be accurate, sent by us, or received by you on a timely basis. To safeguard your personal information, you should never reply to these email messages, and you should never click on links or use contact information listed in these messages. You agree that you will only contact us using the communication methods listed in this Agreement. You agree that we will not have any liability or responsibility to you or any other parties for any claims, actions, liability, losses, damages, expenses, fees, fines, or costs associated with these messages, including, but not limited to, accuracy of information, delay of transmission, failure of an email message alert, or actions taken or not taken by you as a result of an alert message received. You agree to take other steps to verify or act on messages such as logging in to Online Banking or contacting us using the communication methods listed in this Agreement.
Stop Payment Requests - Checks Initiated Through Bill Pay
You may be able to cancel paper checks initiated through Online Banking bill pay before they have cleared your account by calling us at (314) 428-1059, extension 3025. You cannot stop the payment of a bill payment paid electronically. You will incur stop payment charges for Online Banking bill pay checks as disclosed in the Online Banking Fee Schedule.
Stop Payment Requests - Checks Written By You
You may initiate stop payment requests via Online Banking for paper checks written on your St. Johns Bank account. In order to do so, you will need the exact amount, check number, and payee. You may do so by logging into Online Banking, selecting the activity for the appropriate account and choosing the stop payment option. You will incur stop payment charges as disclosed in the fee schedule. To place a stop payment on an electronic item (ACH, EFT, etc.), you will need to contact us at (314) 428-1059, extension 3025.
Liability for Failure to Stop Payment of Preauthorized Transfers
If you order us to stop one of these payments three (3) Business Days or more before the transfer is scheduled, and we do not do so, we will be liable for your losses or damages.