Privacy and security.

At Laurentian Bank,1 we're fully committed to keeping your personal information secure and confidential.

Privacy and information confidentiality.

Your personal and financial information must be handled with the utmost discretion. At Laurentian Bank, we respect your privacy and are dedicated to protecting any personal information you share with us.

Your personal information is information that identifies you or can be used to identify you, alone or in combination with other information. This may include, for example, your name, address, government-issued identification numbers, financial account numbers, credit and payment history, income, age and gender.

When we collect personal information about you, we explain why we do so. The main reason why we collect your personal information is to serve you as our client. We collect personal information about you only when you voluntarily provide it, authorize us to collect it from a third party, or as permitted or required by law.

We want you to know you have choices about how your personal information is collected, used and shared. You can refuse to provide or withdraw your consent at any time with reasonable notice.

Our privacy statement.

Our privacy statement tells you how we protect your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information. It applies to all our dealings with you and to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information through all Laurentian Bank Canadian platforms.

The privacy statement further explains how you can contact us if you have a question about how we manage personal information or want to make a change to any personal information collected about you.

We encourage you to download and read the full version of the Laurentian Bank Privacy Statement (PDF, 257 KB). You can also read our brochure, Protecting Your Personal Information (PDF, 113 KB).

Confidentiality of personal information collected online.

When you browse our websites or access our online services, we or our partners may use automated technologies, such as cookies, to collect information about your interaction to better serve you. For more information about how we collect and use your personal information, refer to the Laurentian Bank Privacy Statement (PDF, 257 KB).

Safeguarding your information.

Laurentian Bank adheres to the principles in applicable privacy regulations and laws regarding the protection of personal information. In addition to maintaining a high level of security, we use secure encryption techniques available to ensure that you can interact with us safely and confidently.

For your security.

While we make every effort to secure your personal information and maintain a high level of security, there are various precautions you can take when banking online to further protect yourself:

  • Never share your password. To access your account information, you must use a password. Change it regularly and keep it confidential. Avoid choosing a password that may be easy for others to discover, like date of birth, telephone number or address. We suggest that you memorize it.

  • Always remember to log out of your online session before leaving your computer.

  • Clear your browser's cache or history to prevent unintentional disclosure of your previous activities. The method for clearing cache memory may vary depending on your web browser.

  • When you enter sections on your account containing personal information, your browser's security icon should appear. Depending on your browser, it will be a small key or closed padlock. This icon shows that your session is secured. A broken key or an open padlock shows that your session is not secure. A message sent without a security seal means it could be accessed by an unauthorized individual or organization.

View a glossary of online security terms.

Cookie policy.

We use first- and third-party cookies to customize content and advertising, to collect anonymous web traffic data to ensure our site is running smoothly, and to remember user choices, where it applies.

View our cookie policy

For personal information issues.

For any issues related to your privacy, contact our Chief Privacy Officer.

If you’re not satisfied with the response after communicating with us, contact one of these organizations.

Chief Privacy Officer Laurentian Bank.

Chief Privacy Officer Laurentian Bank 1360 René-Lévesque Blvd. W. Suite 600 Montreal, QC H3G 0E5

Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada 30 Victoria St Gatineau QC K1A 1H3 Toll-free: 1-800-282-1376 Phone: 819-994-5444 Teletypewriter (TTY): 819-994-6591 Fax: 819-994-5424

Clients in Quebec:

Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec Quebec City 525 René-Lévesque Blvd E. Suite 2.36 Quebec City QC G1R 5S9 Toll-free: 1-888-528-7741 Phone: 418-528-7741 Fax: 418-529-3102 Montreal 2045 Stanley St., Suite 900 Montreal, QC H3A 2V4 Toll-free: 1-888-528-7741 Phone: 514-873-4196 Fax: 514-844-6170

Clients in Alberta:

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta Edmonton 9925-109 St. NW, Suite 410 Edmonton AB T5K 2J8 Toll-free: 1-888-878-4044 Phone: 780-422-6860 Fax: 780-422-5682 Calgary 801 6 Ave. SW, Suite 2460 Calgary AB T2P 3W2 Toll-free: 1-888-878-4044 Phone: 403-297-2728 Fax: 403-297-2711

Clients in British Columbia:

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia PO Box 9038, Stn. Prov. Govt. Victoria BC V8W 9A4 Toll-free: 1-800-663-7867 Phone: 250-387-5629 Fax: 250-387-1696

Glossary of online security terms.

Common security terms.