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American Express · agreement dated February 19, 2026 · Official agreement

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Business purposes for using information: managing risk

American Express says it may use information about you to manage its business risks, such as fraud, credit and security risks. The examples are evaluating and processing your application for a product or service and managing the products or services you have, and detecting and preventing fraud or criminal activity and safeguarding your accounts.

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Who
American Express
Why
Manage fraud, credit and security risks; evaluate applications; detect and prevent fraud or criminal activity; safeguard accounts

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Manage our business risks, such as fraud and credit and security risks, including to: o Evaluate and process your application for one of our products or services and manage existing products or services you have; and o Detect and prevent fraud or criminal activity and safeguard your accounts.
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