Personal data such as name and address, date of birth, National Insurance numbers and account numbers, should not be surrendered to someone via email or to Web sites unless :-
- you know exactly who the recipient is, and
- you are able to encrypt your email or send it over an encrypted line to their Web site
You should never be asked to disclose your personal passwords or PINs via email
Verify the data in the recipient’s certificate
If you can send encrypted email to someone, you will be able to check their data in the certificate you receive from them. Precisely how depends on your email program. This information will typically be available through your program’s online help.
Check for an encrypted line
The address line must show "https" instead of "http", the "s" being short for secure, or there should be a padlock icon in the bottom right hand corner of your Internet Explorer window.
If you double-click on the padlock, you can check the certificate to see who issued it and to whom was it issued. The key in the certificate is used to encrypt the Internet connection.
Northern Bank will never ask for personal data via the Internet unless these requirements are met.
Please use our Secure email function within eBanking or our contact page if you wish to communicate electronically with Northern Bank.
Important information
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