Bank of America Online Banking Service Agreement

Bank of America · agreement dated August 27, 2026 · Official agreement

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Data Access & Collection · Permission or license

You authorize your wireless carrier to share subscriber data for fraud checks

Bank of America or Zelle may use information on file with your wireless operator to further verify your identity and protect against actual or potential fraud or unauthorized use of the Service. By using the Service you authorize your wireless operator to use or disclose subscriber account information, such as your mobile number, name, address, email, network status, customer type, mobile device identifiers and other device and subscriber status information, to Bank of America or its service providers. They may use it for the duration of your business relationship with them, solely to verify identity and help prevent fraud. The agreement points to the Zelle Privacy Policy and Bank of America's Privacy Policy for data handling.

Supporting quotations

We or Zelle® may use information on file with your wireless operator to further verify your identity and to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthorized use of the Service.
By using the Service, you authorize your wireless operator (AT&T, T-Mobile, US Cellular, Verizon, or any other branded wireless operator) to use or disclose information related to your wireless subscriber account
(such as your mobile number, name, address, email, network status, customer type, mobile device identifiers and other device and subscriber status information)
to Bank of America or its service providers, which they may use for the duration of your business relationship with them, solely to verify your identity and help prevent fraud.
See Zelle® Privacy Policy [https://www.zellepay.com/privacy-policy] for how it treats your data.
For Bank of America’s Privacy Policy, go to our Web site at https://www.bankofamerica.com/privacy.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Use is stated to be solely for identity verification and fraud prevention
  • Recipients are Bank of America or its service providers
  • Operators named: AT&T, T-Mobile, US Cellular, Verizon, or any other branded wireless operator
  • Data list is non-exhaustive ('such as')

data: identifiers · data: device · purpose: security

Not stated here

  • Whether 'them' in 'business relationship with them' refers to Bank of America, its service providers, or the wireless operator is unclear
  • Which service providers receive the data is not named
  • Contents of the Zelle and Bank of America privacy policies are not supplied

Data Access & Collection · Permission or license

Adding a mobile number means consenting to auto-dialed alert texts

You may add a mobile phone number to your profile. By doing so you certify that you are the mobile account holder or have the holder's permission to use the number for the Services, and you consent to receive alerts using auto-dialer technology and to receive text messages. Text message fees may apply depending on your carrier plan.

Supporting quotations

You have the option of adding a mobile phone number to your profile.
By adding a mobile phone number to your profile, you are certifying that you are the account holder for the mobile phone account or have the account holder's permission to use the mobile phone number for the Services.
You are also consenting to receive alerts using auto-dialer technology and to receiving text messages. Text message fees may apply depending on your mobile carrier plan.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • You certify you own the number or have the account holder's permission
  • Text fees may apply under your carrier plan

data: identifiers · data: messages · purpose: service_operation

Cross-references

Data Access & Collection · Context

Privacy and security practices are described in a separate privacy notice

The agreement points to Bank of America's website for information about its privacy and security practices and a link to its U.S. Consumer Privacy Notice. Those practices are not described in this section.

Supporting quotations

For information about our privacy and security practices and a link to our U.S. Consumer Privacy Notice, go to our website at

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Privacy practices are set out in a separate document

Not stated here

  • The contents of the U.S. Consumer Privacy Notice are not part of this source

Cross-references

Data Access & Collection · Permission or license

Wireless carrier may share account and device data to identify you, stop fraud

By using the Services, you authorize your wireless carrier to use or disclose information about your account and your wireless device, if available, to Bank of America or its service provider. This lasts for the duration of your business relationship and is solely to help identify you or your device and to prevent fraud. The agreement points to the Online Privacy Notice and U.S. Consumer Privacy Notice for how the bank treats your data.

Supporting quotations

you authorize your wireless carrier to use or disclose information about your account and your wireless device, if available, to Bank of America or its service provider for the duration of your business relationship
solely to help identify you or your wireless device and to prevent fraud
See our Online Privacy Notice and U.S. Consumer Privacy Notice to see how we treat your data.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Only if the information is available
  • Solely to help identify you or your device and to prevent fraud
  • Lasts for the duration of your business relationship

data: device · data: identifiers · purpose: security

Not stated here

  • Whether 'your account' means your wireless carrier account or your bank account is not specified
  • Which specific account and device data is shared is not listed
  • The bank's service provider is not named
  • Contents of the referenced privacy notices are not supplied

Cross-references

Data Access & Collection · Company practice

Erica interactions are recorded and transcribed and may be used to personalize

Using Erica means speaking aloud or writing messages to it, and once you start an interaction Bank of America records and transcribes it. Personal information collected through Erica is governed by the U.S. Consumer Privacy Notice and Online Privacy Notice; for example, the bank may use recordings and interactions to improve the service or use data to personalize your experience "as described in Section D." The agreement says you should not share confidential or sensitive information such as your Social Security number or PIN with Erica, and suggests considering the times and places you use it.

Supporting quotations

Any personal information that we collect through Erica will be governed by our U.S. Consumer Privacy Notice and our Online Privacy Notice.
we may use Erica recordings and interactions to improve the service, or use data to provide a more personalized experience, as described in Section D
you will have to either speak aloud or write messages to Erica
Once you initiate an interaction with Erica, we will record and transcribe these interactions.
You should not share confidential or sensitive information, like your social security number or PIN, with Erica.
You may want to consider the times and places you use Erica.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Recording starts once you initiate an interaction
  • Do not share sensitive information such as SSN or PIN with Erica

data: audio · data: messages · purpose: service_operation · purpose: personalization

Not stated here

  • The referenced 'Section D' is not identified; none of this agreement's Section D headings (for example 3.D Limits, 4.D Consent to Emails and Automated Text Messages, 11.D Changes to Agreement) describes Erica personalization
  • Contents of the privacy notices are not supplied