Security

At Scotiabank, we're committed to keeping your accounts and financial information safe and secure, from the moment you sign on to Scotia OnLine to the time you sign out. As part of this commitment, we have instituted a number of security measures to help ensure the integrity of your transactions and your account information, including:

• Meeting high industry Internet security standards by enforcing the use of 128-bit encryption browsers.
• Installing firewalls and monitoring our systems to prevent unauthorized access to our internal systems and maintain the safety of your information.
• Developing and implementing security enhancements to further protect Scotia OnLine information and sessions. We provide such security features like Remember My Card, One-Time Password, Biometric Authentication and Session Timeouts. We also offer you an extra level of security protection by displaying the date and time of the last online visit, whenever you login to Scotia OnLine.

To ensure you are protected under the Online Security Guarantee, you must do your part too. That means it is your responsibility to abide by the terms of our customer agreements³ and follow the guidelines in the Safe Computing Practices section of Scotiabank's website. In particular, you must:

• Carefully select your Scotia OnLine sign-on password ,never select a password  that is the same as or similar to an obvious number combination such as your date of birth, bank account numbers, ATM PIN number or telephone numbers.
• Do not allow others to access or enroll their biometric information on your phone.
• Keep your ScotiaCard Visa Debit card number, Scotia OnLine sign-on password, and ScotiaCard Visa Debit card Security Code number (last three italicized numbers printed on the back of your ScotiaCard Visa Debit card) confidential. Do not divulge this information to anyone – including family members, friends, employees, bookkeepers or anyone else. Do not write this information down or keep a poorly disguised record of it, or keep it together with your ScotiaCard Visa Debit card.
• Notify us immediately in the event of loss, theft, misuse or compromise of your ScotiaCard or ScotiaCard number, Scotia OnLine sign-on password, or Scotia OnLine session.
• Install and maintain up-to-date firewall and virus protection software on your PC or wireless device.
• Do not respond to pop-ups, emails, or other Internet requests that ask you to reveal personal information about yourself or your Scotiabank accounts. Scotiabank will never send you unsolicited emails asking for your password, Personal Identification Number (PIN), credit card, account numbers, etc. We will never ask you to validate or restore your account access through unsolicited email.
• Review your statements and report any errors in a timely manner. Different transactions have different reporting deadlines. Please see the applicable account agreement³, statement or trade confirmation for further details.
• Assist us in any investigation into improper access to your accounts.

By working together, you can help us protect your financial and personal account information.

Our Online Security Commitment

Your Security Responsibility

Mobile Security Guarantee