We take the protection and security of your information, transaction data and privacy seriously.
We have employed a wide range of security measures to help protect your personal information and transactions. These measures extend from data encryption to firewalls to automatic time-outs. Therefore, when you do your banking online or via mobile devices with us, you can be assured that your banking is safeguarded and protected.
In the unlikely event that an unauthorised transaction does occur on your account, we guarantee that you will not be liable for any unauthorised transaction carried out (provided you meet your obligations under our Conditions of Use, the ASIC ePayments Code and you haven't contributed to the loss).
It's all part of our commitment to you, our Members.
We have partnered with a leading financial crime service to provide 24/7 transaction monitoring protection across your online account and card transactions. If any suspicious or unusual spending patterns occur, you will be contacted to verify the transactions.
Sometimes, we may need to block, hold or restrict transactions until we are able to find out the details from you. Please ensure that your contact details are up to date, as this will help us quickly confirm the information.
Find out more on Disputed Transactions.
Our website provides users with a range of security practices
Our website and Online Banking are protected by sophisticated firewalls with adaptive security algorithms (ASA) which maintain the secure perimeters between the websites and the Internet. This provides full firewall protection that conceals the architecture of the internal networks from the outside world including protection against attacks.
Whenever you use our Online Banking service or submit information to us using one of the main online forms available on our website, your information is protected by banking industry standard 128-bit SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. Encryption is a process of scrambling information using random mathematical algorithms ensuring that only we can receive this information in an understandable format. SSL is a protocol developed by Netscape that enables a web browser and a web server to communicate securely. Security is provided in two different ways:
You can identify whether the Online Banking session is secure or encrypted when you see a padlock in the corner of your browser window. Clicking on the padlock will also provide you with details on the Security Certificate pertaining to the encrypted session.
The combination of our SSL-enabled web server and a valid security certificate provides you with three things:
Data transmission of our main online forms is protected through the application of SSL certificates.
For your further protection, our Online Banking system has been set to automatically "log out" after 10 minutes if your banking session remains unattended. This means that should you leave your computer for any reason for longer than 10 minutes whilst conducting an Internet Banking session, the system will end your session to ensure that no-one else can access your personal information in your absence. We recommend for your security you logout of our mobile and tablet app once you’ve completed your banking activities. If your session remains inactive you’ll be automatically timed out.
With our Internet Banking Service, after 3 incorrect attempts to enter your access code, access will be locked. This is to ensure that there is no unauthorised access to your account details.
If your account becomes locked, it will then be necessary to contact us to request that your Internet Banking access be reinstated.
To avoid incorrect access code attempts, we strongly recommend that you have a password of your own choosing which will be easy for you to remember, and that you should also be aware that the access code are case sensitive so you need to check your Caps Lock key.
If you are still experiencing difficulties with your Online Banking or our web page, please contact us and we will address any issues during normal business hours.
Our Online Banking also provides you with information on the date and time of your last session. This allows you to check the most recent session each time you use Online Banking to ensure that nothing is out of the ordinary.
We will occasionally send you electronic communication (e.g. emails or SMSs) advising you of important information relating to your Membership. We will never ask for your password, date of birth, address information or account details (membership number/RIM and account number) to be disclosed via a link within an electronic communication.
If you receive an electronic communication of this nature, please disregard and delete it, and contact us to notify us of the existence of the scam. From time to time, Qudos Bank may send you emails about competitions, invitations to seminars and other invitations that may require you to enter in your name and contact details (mobile number and email address) in our registration online form. You will not be required to provide any other personal or account information.
To safeguard your personal information, we have adopted the following communication practices.
Furthermore, we will ensure we are always compliant with all online communication legislation and relevant codes of practice. In particular, we will abide by the requirements of the Spam Act 2003 and will ensure that:
Qudos Mutual Limited trading as Qudos Bank ABN 53 087 650 557 AFSL/Australian Credit Licence 238 305. The information in this article is of a general nature and has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs. Before acting on the information, consider its appropriateness to your circumstances.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we operate and pay our respects to Elders past and present, and to emerging community leaders. We also acknowledge the important role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to play within the communities in which Qudos Bank operates and where our team members reside.
