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How We Will Calculate Your Balance: We use a method called “daily balance”. See your credit card account agreement below for more details. Billing Rights: Information on your rights to dispute transactions and how to exercise those rights is provided in your credit card account agreement below. The information about the costs of the card described above is accurate as of October 6, 2015. This information may have changed after that date. To find out what may have changed, write to us at P.O. Box 965033, Orlando, FL 32896-5033. This application and the credit card agreement will be governed by federal law, and to the extent state law applies, the laws of Utah. Subject to the requirements and limitations of applicable law, we may change, add to or delete any of the terms of the agreement, including the interest rates, fees and charges and we will send you notice as required. |
STATE NOTICES CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS: If you are married, you may apply for a separate account. NEW YORK RESIDENTS: A consumer credit report may be obtained in connection with evaluating your application and subsequently in connection with updates, renewals, or extensions of credit for which this application is made. Upon your request, you will be informed whether a report was obtained, and if so, of the name and address of the consumer reporting agency. OHIO RESIDENTS: The Ohio laws against discrimination require that all creditors make credit equally available to all creditworthy customers, and that credit reporting agencies maintain separate credit histories on each individual upon request. The Ohio Civil Rights Commission administers compliance with this law. WISCONSIN RESIDENTS: No provision of a marital property agreement, a unilateral statement under sec. 766.59, Wis. Stats., or a court decree under sec. 766.70, Wis. Stats., adversely affects the interest of the creditor unless the creditor, prior to the time credit is granted, is furnished a copy of the agreement, statement or decree or has actual knowledge of the adverse provision when the obligation to the creditor is incurred. Married residents of Wisconsin applying for an individual account must give us the name and address of their spouse if the spouse also is a Wisconsin resident, regardless of whether the spouse may use the card. Please provide this information to us at P.O. Box 965033, Orlando, FL 32896-5033. |
CONSENT TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS By (i) submitting an application online or (ii) registering for online or mobile services for your Account, you hereby agree to the following and this will constitute your consent for us to send you electronic communications about your Account. When you successfully consent through the online or mobile site, you have successfully demonstrated that you are able to access information we have posted on such online or mobile site. Categories of Communications. You consent to receive communications relating to your Account in electronic form. The communications covered by your consent may include, but are not limited to, (i) the initial disclosure statement or agreement governing your Account, (ii) any disclosure required by federal, state or local law, including disclosures under the federal Truth in Lending Act, the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and the financial privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, (iii) your billing statement, if you have signed up to receive electronic statements, (iv) letters, notices or alerts regarding your Account and any changes to your Account, (v) other disclosures, notices or communications in connection with the application for, the opening of, maintenance of or collection of your Account, and (vi) the debt cancellation agreement and other information relating to optional debt cancellation products you may select to purchase. These electronic communications may include your name and some information about your Account, including your balance or the due date; however, we will not include your full account number or social security number. Electronic communications may be reviewed by any party with access to your Account, the e-mail account you have provided to us for delivering these communications, or the hardware or software you use to view your Account information or your e-mail account. How to Withdraw Your Consent. You may not apply online for an Account and you may not register your Account for online services (including electronic statements or mobile alerts), unless you also provide your consent to receive electronic communications. If you have registered for online services (such as electronic statements or mobile alerts) and you wish to withdraw your consent to receive future electronic communications, you must un-enroll from each service you have elected to receive to completely withdraw your consent to receive electronic communications. We will not impose any fee to process the withdrawal of your consent to electronic communications. However, you will not be able to receive your billing statements electronically if you do not consent to receive electronic communications or withdraw your consent. Any withdrawal of your consent to electronic communications will be effective only after we have a reasonable period of time to process your withdrawal request. How to Update Your Records. You agree to promptly update your e-mail address if a change occurs by updating your information through the website listed on your billing statement or by calling customer service. Hardware and Software Requirements. In order to access and retain electronic communications, you must have the following: Paper Copies of Communications. Upon your request we will provide you with a paper copy of a communication that we provide you electronically. If you would like a paper copy of any material (other than your debt cancellation agreement), please write to us at: Synchrony Bank, P.O. Box 965033, Orlando, FL 32896-5033 or call us at the phone number listed on the back of your credit card or on your billing statement. If you would like a copy of your debt cancellation agreement, please write to us at: Card Security, P.O. Box 39, Roswell, GA 30077-0039. There will be no charge for a paper copy of any material we have sent you electronically. Communications in Writing. All communications in either electronic or paper format from us to you will be considered “in writing.” You should print or download a copy of this consent, the Account agreement, the debt cancellation agreement (if elected) and any other electronic communication that is important to you for your records. Electronic Signatures. You acknowledge that by clicking on the “Submit” or similar button, you are indicating your intent to sign up for electronic communications and that this shall constitute your signature. Federal Law. You acknowledge and agree that your consent is being provided in connection with a transaction affecting interstate commerce that is subject to the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, and that you and we both intend that the Act apply to the fullest extent possible to validate our ability to conduct business and communicate with you by electronic means. IMPORTANT TERMS FOR ELECTRONIC STATEMENTS In addition to the above, if you have elected to receive electronic statements, the following information applies: 1. Statement Inserts. Any inserts that would be included with a statement sent by U.S. mail may also be sent to you electronically. If an insert contains legally required material, to ensure that you receive the necessary material, we may send you a paper copy of your statement in addition to making the statement available to you electronically. Any legally required insert that would not be available electronically will be sent to you by U.S. mail. 2. Payment Information. When you elect to stop paper statements, you must still pay at least your Minimum Payment and have it received by us by 5 p.m. (ET) on the Payment Due Date. You can do this through an electronic bill pay service (whether through this website or using a third party servicer or bank) or by mailing your payment to us at the address shown on the electronic statement. Please note, if you do not pay us electronically, the crediting of your payment may be delayed by up to five days after receipt. 3. Returned E-mails. If e-mails advising you of the availability of statements are returned to us, we may cancel your enrollment for electronic statements and resume sending you paper statements in the mail. If this happens, you will need to re-enroll to receive electronic statements with updated information. 4. SPAM Filters. We will make every effort to ensure our e-mail notifications are properly listed with all SPAM filter agencies. However, you are responsible for ensuring that any SPAM filters recognize e-mail originating from us. If you fail to receive e-mail notifications from us after enrolling for electronic statements, please check with the provider of your e-mail account and/or the SPAM filter associated with your e-mail account. 5. Account Delinquency. We reserve the right, at any time and without notice, to stop providing you with electronic statements and provide you with paper statements, if your account is not maintained in good standing. 6. Cancellation. We reserve the right, at any time, to stop providing you electronic statements and provide you with paper statements. If we do so, we will provide you with prior notice, except in the case of account delinquency. Reasons for cancellation include, but are not limited to, not viewing your last three electronic statements. Definitions used in this consent:
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This Agreement. This is an Agreement between you and Synchrony Bank, 170 Election Road, Suite 125, Draper, UT 84020, for your credit card account. By opening or using your account, you agree to the terms of the entire Agreement. The entire Agreement includes the four sections of this document and the application you submitted to us in connection with the account. These documents replace any other agreement relating to your account that you or we made earlier or at the same time. Parties To This Agreement. This Agreement applies to each accountholder approved on the account and each of you is responsible for paying the full amount due, no matter which one uses the account. We may treat each of you as one accountholder and may refer to each of you as “you” or “your”. Synchrony Bank may be referred to as “we”, “us” or “our”. Changes To This Agreement. We may change, add or delete terms of this Agreement, including interest rates, fees and charges. Special Promotions. The terms of this Agreement apply to any special promotion. However, any special promotional terms that are different than the terms in this Agreement will be explained on promotional advertising or other disclosures provided to you.
Use Of Your Account. You may use your account only for lawful personal, family or household purposes. You may use your account for purchases from dealers/merchants/retailers that accept the card. You Promise To Pay. You promise to pay us for all amounts owed to us under this Agreement. Your Responsibility. Each accountholder will receive a card. You may not allow anyone else to use your account. If you do, or if you ask us to send a card to someone else, you will be responsible for paying for all charges resulting from their transactions. Purchase Limits. To prevent fraud, we may limit the number or dollar amount of purchases you can make in any particular amount of time. We also may decline any particular charge on your account for any reason. Credit Limit. You will be assigned a credit limit that we may increase or decrease from time to time. If we approve a purchase that makes you go over your credit limit, we do not give up any rights under this Agreement and we do not treat it as an increase in your credit limit.
When Payments Are Due. You must pay at least the total minimum payment due on your account by 5 p.m. (ET) on the due date of each billing cycle. Payments received after 5 p.m. (ET) will be credited as of the next day. You may at any time pay, in whole or in part, the total unpaid balance without any additional charge for prepayment. If you have a balance subject to interest, earlier payment may reduce the amount of interest you will pay. We may delay making credit available on your account in the amount of your payment even though we will credit your payment when we receive it. Payment Options. You can pay by mail, online or at certain dealers/merchants/retailers that accept the card and payments. We may allow you to make payments over the phone but we will charge you a fee to make expedited phone payments. Your payment must be made in U.S. dollars by physical or electronic check, money order or a similar instrument from a bank located in the United States. How To Make A Payment. You must follow the instructions for making payments provided on your billing statement. If you do not, credit of your payment may be delayed up to five days. Your billing statement also explains how information on your check is used. Payment Allocation. We will apply the required total minimum payment to balances on your account using any method we choose. Any payment you make in excess of the required total minimum payment will be applied to higher APR balances before lower APR balances. Applicable law may require or permit us to apply excess payments in a different manner in certain situations, such as when your account has a certain type of special promotion.
Using and Sharing Your Information. When you applied for an account, you gave us, dealers/merchants/retailers that accept the card and program sponsors information about yourself that we could share with each other. Dealers/merchants/retailers that accept the card and program sponsors (and their respective affiliates) will use the information in connection with the credit program and for things like creating and updating their records and offering you special benefits. More information about how we use and share information is set forth in the privacy policy for your account. Address/Phone Change. You represent that any phone number that you provide to us belongs to you and/or that you are authorized to provide that number. You also agree to tell us right away if you change your address or any phone number. Consent to Communications. You consent to us, as well as any other owner or servicer of your account, contacting you through any channel of communication and for any purpose, as permitted by applicable law. For informational, servicing or collection related communications, you agree that we may use the phone numbers that you provide to us to contact your cellular phone or wireless device with text messages, artificial or prerecorded voice calls, and calls made by an automatic telephone dialing system. This consent applies even if you are charged for the call under your phone plan. You are responsible for any charges that may be billed to you by your communications carriers when we contact you. Telephone Monitoring. For quality control, you allow us to listen to or record telephone calls between you and us.
Closing Your Account. You may close your account at any time by sending a letter to the address shown on your billing statement or calling customer service. We may close your account at any time, for any reason. If your account is closed, you must stop using it. You must still pay the full amount you owe and this Agreement will remain in effect until you do. Collection Costs. If we ask an attorney who is not our salaried employee to collect your account, we may charge you our collection costs. These include court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. Credit Bureau Reporting. We may report information about your account to credit bureaus. Late payments, missed payments, or other defaults on your account may be shown in your credit report. Tell us if you think we reported wrong information about you to a credit bureau. Write to us at Synchrony Bank, P.O. Box 965036, Orlando, FL 32896-5036. Tell us what information is wrong and why you think it is wrong. If you have a copy of the credit report that includes the wrong information, send us a copy. Default. You are in default if you make a late payment, do not follow any other term of this Agreement or become bankrupt or insolvent. If you default or upon your death, we may (a) request that you pay the full amount due right away, (b) take legal action to collect the amounts owed, and/or (c) take any other action allowed. Disputed Amounts. The billing rights summary in section IV of this Agreement describes what to do if you think there is a mistake on your bill. If you send us correspondence about a disputed amount or payment, you must send it to the address for billing inquiries. We do not give up any rights under this Agreement if we accept a payment marked “payment in full” or given with any other conditions or limitations. Unauthorized Use. If your card is lost, stolen or used without your consent, call us immediately at 1-866-396-8254. You will not be liable for unauthorized use on your account, but you will be responsible for all use by anyone you give your card to or allow to use your account.
Assignment. We may sell, assign or transfer any or all of our rights or duties under this Agreement or your account, including our rights to payments. We do not have to give you prior notice of such action. You may not sell, assign or transfer any of your rights or duties under this Agreement or your account. Enforceability. If any part of this Agreement is found to be void or unenforceable, all other parts of this Agreement will still apply. Governing Law. Except as provided in the Resolving a Dispute with Arbitration section, this Agreement and your account are governed by federal law and, to the extent state law applies, the laws of Utah without regard to its conflicts of law principles. This Agreement has been accepted by us in Utah. Waiver. We may give up some of our rights under this Agreement. If we give up any of our rights in one situation, we do not give up the same right in another situation.
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IF YOU DO NOT REJECT IT, THIS SECTION WILL APPLY TO YOUR ACCOUNT, AND MOST DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND US WILL BE SUBJECT TO INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION. THIS MEANS THAT: (1) NEITHER A COURT NOR A JURY WILL RESOLVE ANY SUCH DISPUTE; (2) YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR SIMILAR PROCEEDING; (3) LESS INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE; AND (4) APPEAL RIGHTS WILL BE LIMITED.
If either you or we make a demand for arbitration, you and we must arbitrate any dispute or claim between you or any other user of your account, and us, our affiliates, agents and/or dealers/merchants/retailers that accept the card or program sponsors if it relates to your account, except as noted below. We will not require you to arbitrate: (1) any individual case in small claims court or your state's equivalent court, so long as it remains an individual case in that court; or (2) a case we file to collect money you owe us. However, if you respond to the collection lawsuit by claiming any wrongdoing, we may require you to arbitrate. Notwithstanding any other language in this section, only a court, not an arbitrator, will decide disputes about the validity, enforceability, coverage or scope of this section or any part thereof (including, without limitation, the next paragraph of this section and/or this sentence). However, any dispute or argument that concerns the validity or enforceability of the Agreement as a whole is for the arbitrator, not a court, to decide. No Class Actions The party who wants to arbitrate must notify the other party in writing. This notice can be given after the beginning of a lawsuit or in papers filed in the lawsuit. Otherwise, your notice must be sent to Synchrony Bank, Legal Operation, P.O. Box 29110, Shawnee Mission, KS 66201-5320, ATTN: ARBITRATION DEMAND. The party seeking arbitration must select an arbitration administrator, which can be either the American Arbitration Association (AAA), 1633 Broadway, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10019, www.adr.org, 1-800-778-7879, or JAMS, 620 Eighth Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10018, www.jamsadr.com, 1-800-352-5267. If neither administrator is able or willing to handle the dispute, then the court will appoint an arbitrator. If a party files a lawsuit in court asserting claim(s) that are subject to arbitration and the other party files a motion with the court to compel arbitration, which is granted, it will be the responsibility of the party asserting the claim(s) to commence the arbitration proceeding. The arbitration administrator will appoint the arbitrator and will tell the parties what to do next. The arbitrator must be a lawyer with at least ten years of legal experience. Once appointed, the arbitrator must apply the same law and legal principles, consistent with the FAA, that would apply in court, but may use different procedural rules. If the administrator's rules conflict with this Agreement, this Agreement will control. The arbitration will take place by phone or at a reasonably convenient location. If you ask us to, we will pay all the fees the administrator or arbitrator charges, as long as we believe you are acting in good faith. We will always pay arbitration costs, as well as your legal fees and costs, to the extent you prevail on claims you assert against us in an arbitration proceeding which you have commenced. Governing Law for Arbitration How to reject this section
NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS: Certain provisions of this Agreement are subject to applicable law. As a result, they may be void, unenforceable or inapplicable in some jurisdictions. None of these provisions, however, is void, unenforceable or inapplicable in New Jersey. NEW YORK RESIDENTS: This Agreement will not become effective unless and until you or an authorized user signs a sales slip or memorandum evidencing a purchase or lease of property or services or the payment of a fine by use of your credit card and prior thereto you will not be responsible for any purchase or lease of property or services by use of your credit card after its loss or theft. TENNESSEE RESIDENTS: This Agreement will not become effective unless and until we have (1) provided the disclosures required pursuant to the federal Truth in Lending Act, (2) you or an authorized user uses the account, and (3) we extend credit to you for that transaction on your account. WISCONSIN RESIDENTS: No provision of a marital property agreement, a unilateral statement under sec. 766.59, Wis. Stats., or a court decree under sec. 766.70, Wis. Stats., adversely affects the interest of the creditor unless the creditor, prior to the time credit is granted, is furnished a copy of the agreement, statement or decree or has actual knowledge of the adverse provision when the obligation to the creditor is incurred. Married residents of Wisconsin applying for an individual account must give us the name and address of their spouse if the spouse also is a Wisconsin resident, regardless of whether the spouse may use the card. Please provide this information to us at P.O. Box 965033, Orlando, FL 32896-5033. Your signature on the application or sales slip (or online screen) for the initial purchase approved on this account represents your signature on this Agreement. It is incorporated herein by reference.
We have signed this Agreement as follows:
YOUR BILLING RIGHTS SUMMARY This notice tells you about your rights and our responsibilities under the Fair Credit Billing Act. If you think there is an error on your statement, write to us at: In your letter, give us the following information:
You must contact us:
You must notify us of any potential errors in writing. You may call us, but if you do we are not required to investigate any potential errors and you may have to pay the amount in question. What Will Happen After We Receive Your Letter
While we investigate whether or not there has been an error:
After we finish our investigation, one of two things will happen:
If you receive our explanation but still believe your bill is wrong, you must write to us within 10 days telling us that you still refuse to pay. If you do so, we cannot report you as delinquent without also reporting that you are questioning your bill. We must tell you the name of anyone to whom we reported you as delinquent, and we must let those organizations know when the matter has been settled between us. If we do not follow all of the rules above, you do not have to pay the first $50 of the amount you question even if your bill is correct. Your Rights If You Are Dissatisfied With Your Credit Card Purchases If you are dissatisfied with the goods or services that you have purchased with your credit card, and you have tried in good faith to correct the problem with the merchant, you may have the right not to pay the remaining amount due on the purchase. To use this right, all of the following must be true:
If all of the criteria above are met and you are still dissatisfied with the purchase, contact us in writing at: While we investigate, the same rules apply to the disputed amount as discussed above. After we finish our investigation, we will tell you our decision. At that point, if we think you owe an amount and you do not pay, we may report you as delinquent. |
PRIVACY POLICY
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FACTS | WHAT DOES SYNCHRONY BANK DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? |
Why? | Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. |
What? | The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
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How? | All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Synchrony Bank chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. |
Reasons we can share your personal information | Does Synchrony Bank share? | Can you limit this sharing? |
For our everyday business purposes— such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus |
Yes | No |
For our marketing purposes— to offer our products and services to you |
Yes | No |
For joint marketing with other financial companies | Yes | No |
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes— information about your transactions and experiences |
Yes | No |
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes— information about your creditworthiness |
Yes | Yes |
For our affiliates to market to you | Yes | Yes |
For nonaffiliates to market to you | Yes | Yes* |
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If you are a new customer, we can begin sharing your information 30 days from the date we sent this notice. When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing. |
Questions? | Call 1-877-905-2097 |
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How does Synchrony Bank protect my personal information? | To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. |
How does Synchrony Bank collect my personal information? | We collect your personal information, for example, when you
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Why can’t I limit all sharing? | Federal law gives you the right to limit only
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What happens when I limit sharing for an account I hold jointly with someone else? |
Your choices will apply to everyone on your account. |
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Affiliates | Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
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Nonaffiliates | Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
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Joint marketing | A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
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We follow state law if state law provides you with additional privacy protections. For instance, if (and while) your billing address is in Vermont, we will treat your account as if you had exercised the opt-out choice described above and you do not need to contact us to opt out. If you move from Vermont and you wish to restrict us from sharing information about you as provided in this notice, you must then contact us to exercise your opt-out choice. |
*Please keep in mind that, as permitted by federal law, if you opt out of sharing with nonaffiliates, your opt-out will not prohibit us from sharing your information with dealers/merchants/retailers/contractors/providers (and their affiliates and program sponsors) that accept the credit card in connection with maintaining and servicing the consumer credit program identified on your credit card agreement or credit card, including marketing of such program.
The above notice applies only to the consumer credit card account with Synchrony Bank, as identified on your credit card agreement or credit card, and does not apply to any other accounts you have with us. It replaces our previous privacy notice disclosures to you. We can change our privacy policy at any time and will let you know if we do if/as required by applicable law. For helpful information about identity theft, visit the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) consumer website at http://www.ftc.gov/idtheft. |