Common use of Malware Protection Clause in Contracts

Malware Protection. The Financial Institution is not responsible for any electronic viruses, spyware, or other malware that you may encounter. We encourage our customers to routinely scan their PC using a reliable anti- malware/anti-virus product and resolve any discovered issues. Undetected or non-repaired viruses may corrupt and destroy your programs, files and even your hardware. Additionally, you may unintentionally transmit the virus to other computers. Spyware refers to technologies that collect information about a user without his or her knowledge and reports that information to a third party. Certain forms of spyware can intercept sensitive and confidential information about an organization or user, including passwords, credit card numbers and other identifying data. It is important that customers do not access their online account information from a public computer – such as those in hotels and libraries because of the uncertainty of what malware may already exist on public equipment.

Malware Protection. ‌ The Financial Institution is not responsible for any electronic viruses, spyware, or other malware that you may encounter. We encourage our customers to routinely scan their PC using a reliable anti- malware/anti-virus product and resolve any discovered issues. Undetected or non-repaired viruses may corrupt and destroy your programs, files and even your hardware. Additionally, you may unintentionally transmit the virus to other computers. Spyware refers to technologies that collect information about a user without his or her knowledge and reports that information to a third party. Certain forms of spyware can intercept sensitive and confidential information about an organization or user, including passwords, credit card numbers and other identifying data. It is important that customers do not access their online account information from a public computer – such as those in hotels and libraries because of the uncertainty of what malware may already exist on public equipment.