Security
UNI Financial Cooperation and the components participating in this site adhere to very strict and rigorous security standards.
Every precaution has been taken to ensure that information concerning you and transmitted to us whenever you use secured areas of the uni.ca website, such as transactional services, online application forms, and e-mail registration forms, is protected against error, loss or unauthorized access.
Despite these precautions, you must implement the personal security measures recommended on this site in order to maintain optimal protection when you surf the site or any other Internet site.
- Online transactional services
- Security icon
- Firewall
- Online applications
- Passwords
- Personal security measures
- Terminating a session
Online transactional services
The rules governing our online transactional services reflect the highest standards of the financial industry and comply with the Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector.
Find out more about the protection of personal information on uni.ca.
All transactions conducted as part of our online transactional services are encrypted during secure-environment sessions to protect the confidentiality of data exchanged between the Caisse mainframe and the browser used with your computer. That's why My Profile is only accessible if you use the most recent versions of Microsoft Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Safari that support the SSL2, 128-bit protocol.
SSL is an acronym that refers to Secure Sockets Layer, the protocol that permits authentication and data encryption between a Web server and browser. It provides a secure channel for the exchange of data that can only be decoded by authorized persons.
Firewall
Access to Acadie.com is controlled by a firewall. A firewall is a security mechanism that filters attempts to access a website in order to head off any unauthorized attempts or intrusions.
Online applications
Once completed, the online forms you submit to obtain a financial product or service or to receive customized e-mail are stored on a secure server. This means the forms are secure and no data they contain can be intercepted by a third party.
Moreover, when you request products offered by a Caisse component other than a caisse, your applications are forwarded by means of a secured link to the component's servers. As a result, regardless of the component to whom the forms are forwarded, no data they contain can be intercepted by a third party.
Personal security measures
I- General precautions
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Be sure you always surf in a secure environment when transmitting confidential data. When you don't see a security icon (closed padlock) displayed on your PC or wireless device (if the latter offers this functionality), or when you notice an open padlock, this means the security of any data transmission by Internet cannot be guaranteed and could be intercepted by a third party.
Once you've located the padlock, click on it to display the certificate attesting to the site's security. On it you should be able to find the site's owner (e.g.: accesd.acadie.com) as well as the certificate validity period.
The e-mail messages you send from the Contact us section of Acadie.com or from elsewhere in a website are not, generally speaking, secured during transmission. It is therefore important not to include any personal or confidential information in such messages.
The Caisse cannot be held liable for any damages resulting from the interception, loss or modification of any e-mail message you send using these sections.
II -Specific security precautions when using My Profile
Passwords
- The first time You use My Profile, You must create a username and password.
- Choose a password that respects security criteria
- Avoid sequences that are too obvious (e.g.: 1,2,3) or passwords based on personal data. And never use part of your credit card PIN number.
- Never disclose your password to anyone else.
- Don't save your password in your computer's memory.
- Don't write your password down on a piece of paper.
- Finally, to ensure maximum security, change your password on a regular basis.
It is important to terminate your session once you've finished using My Profile, whenever you must momentarily step away from your computer workstation, or else when you leave your wireless device unattended.
To end a session securely, you must click on Logout icon, clear your cache memory and close your browser.
This security procedure is particularly important if the computer from which you conduct your transactions is shared with other users.
1. Log off
We recommend you terminate your session by clicking the Logout icon button that is located in the upper right corner of the screen. You must also respond to a second prompt, confirming your intention to log off.
Cache memory is a temporary memory in your computer or wireless device used to locally store information that you accessed during a session. When you need to retrieve this information, your computer or wireless device gets it from the cache memory rather than from main memory where it was originally stored. Cache memory thus speeds up the retrieval and display time for information you consult while browsing.
At the end of your My Profile session, you could therefore have personal financial data in your computer or wireless device cache memory. To protect the confidentiality of such information, make sure that you clear the cache memory at the end of each session.
3. Close the browser.
Closing the browser is the simplest and most secure way of terminating your session as it deletes stored information, which ensures that your data cannot be accessed.