Charges at some federal agencies are collected and may be used for reporting, analysis and marketing
Some federal agencies may accept the Card under authority of statute. When you make charges at these agencies, American Express collects certain charge information. That information may be put to routine uses such as processing, billing and collections, and may also be aggregated for reporting, analysis and marketing use. Other routine uses by agencies may be published in the Federal Register.
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Who
American Express
What it does
collects certain charge information for charges at federal agencies
Why
processing, billing, collections; aggregated reporting, analysis and marketing
Supporting quotations
Privacy Act of 1974: Some federal agencies may accept the Card under authority of statute. When you make charges at these agencies, we collect certain charge information. That information may be put to routine uses such as processing, billing and collections. It may also be aggregated for reporting, analysis and marketing use. Other routine uses by agencies may be published in the Federal Register.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to charges made at federal agencies that accept the Card.
The marketing use is stated for aggregated information.
Not stated here
Which charge information is collected is described only as "certain charge information".
Agency routine uses published in the Federal Register are not supplied here.
American Express may monitor and record any calls between you and it.
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Who
American Express
What it does
may monitor and record calls
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Call monitoring: We may monitor and record any calls between you and us.
Not stated here
How long recordings are kept and who may access them is not stated in this passage.
Data Access & Collection · Permission or license
You agree American Express will obtain credit reports and other information and may use it for any purpose
You agree that American Express will obtain credit reports about you, investigate your ability to pay, and obtain information about you from other sources, including information to verify and re-verify your employment and income. You agree it will use that information for any purposes, for example marketing to you or evaluating you for a new account, subject to applicable law.
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Who
American Express
What it does
obtains credit reports and other information, including employment and income verification
Why
any purposes, for example marketing or evaluating you for a new account
Condition
subject to applicable law
Supporting quotations
Credit reports: You agree that we will obtain credit reports about you, investigate your ability to pay, and obtain information about you from other sources including information to verify and re-verify your employment and income. And you agree that we will use such information for any purposes (for example, marketing to you or evaluating you for a new account), subject to applicable law.
Qualifications & exceptions
The use is "subject to applicable law".
"For any purposes" is followed by examples, so the uses are not limited to those named.