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USPS Headquarters; Integrated Business Solutions Services Centers; Accounting Service Centers; anti-money laundering support group; and contractor sites.
- Customers who use online payment or funds transfer services.
- Customers who file claims or make inquiries related to online payment services, funds transfers, money orders, and stored-value cards.
- Customers who purchase funds transfers or stored-value cards in an amount of $1000 or more per day, or money orders in an amount of $3000 or more per day, or who purchase or redeem any such services in a manner requiring collection of information as potential suspicious activities under anti-money laundering requirements. Recipients of funds transfers and the beneficiaries of funds from money orders totaling $10,000 in 1 day.
- Customer information: Name, customer ID(s), mail and e-mail address, telephone number, occupation, type of business, and customer history.
- Identity verification information: Date of birth, username and/or ID, password, Social Security Number (SSN) or tax ID number, and driver’s license number (or other type of ID if driver’s license is not available, such as Alien Registration Number, Passport Number, Military ID, Tax ID Number). (Note: For online payment services, SSNs are collected, but not retained, in order to verify ID.)
- Billers registered for online payment services: Biller name and contact information, bill detail, and bill summaries.
- Transaction information: Name, address, and phone number of purchaser, payee, and biller; amount, date, and location; credit and/or debit card number, type, and expiration; sales, refunds, and fees; type of service selected and status; sender and recipient bank account and routing number; bill detail and summaries; transaction number, serial number, and/or reference number or other identifying number, pay out agent name and address; type of payment, currency, and exchange rate; Post Office information such as location, phone number, and terminal; employee ID numbers, license number and state, and employee comments.
- Information to determine credit-worthiness: Period at current residence, previous address, and period of time with same phone number.
- Information related to claims and inquiries: Name, address, phone number, signature, SSN, location where product was purchased, date of issue, amount, serial number, and claim number.
- Online user information: Internet Protocol (IP) address, domain name, operating system version, browser version, date and time of connection, and geographic location.
39 U.S.C. 401, 403, and 404; 31 U.S.C. 5318, 5325, 5331, and 7701.
- To provide financial products and services.
- To respond to inquiries and claims related to financial products and services.
- To fulfill requirements of anti-money laundering statutes and regulations.
- To support investigations related to law enforcement for fraudulent financial transactions.
Standard routine uses 1. through 7., 10., and 11. apply. Legally required disclosures to agencies for law enforcement purposes include disclosures of information relating to money orders, funds transfers, and stored--value cards as required by anti-money laundering statutes and regulations.
Automated database, computer storage media, microfiche, and paper.
For online payment and funds transfer services, information is retrieved by customer name, customer ID(s), transaction number, or address.
Claim information is retrieved by name of purchaser or payee, claim number, serial number, transaction number, check number, customer ID(s), or ZIP Code.
Information related to anti-money laundering is retrieved by customer name; SSN; alien registration, passport, or driver’s license number; serial number; transaction number; ZIP Code; transaction date; data entry operator number; and employee comments.
Paper records, computers, and computer storage media are located in controlled-access areas under supervision of program personnel. Access to these areas is limited to authorized personnel, who must be identified with a badge.
Access to records is limited to individuals whose official duties require such access. Contractors and licensees are subject to contract controls and unannounced on-site audits and inspections.
Computers are protected by mechanical locks, card key systems, or other physical access control methods. The use of computer systems is regulated with installed security software, computer logon identifications, and operating system controls including access controls, terminal and transaction logging, and file management software. Online data transmissions are protected by encryption.
- Summary records, including bill due date, bill amount, biller information, biller representation of account number, and the various status indicators, are retained 2 years from the date of processing.
- For funds transfers, transaction records are retained 3 years.
- Records related to claims are retained up to 3 years from date of final action on the claim.
- Forms related to fulfillment of anti-money laundering requirements are retained 5 years from the end of the calendar quarter in which they were created.
- Related automated records are retained the same 5-year period and purged from the system quarterly after the date of creation.
- Enrollment records related to online payment services are retained 7 years after the subscriber’s account ceases to be active or the service is cancelled.
- Account banking records, including payment history, Demand Deposit Account (DDA) number, and routing number, are retained 7 years from the date of processing.
- Online user information may be retained for 6 months.
Records existing on paper are destroyed by burning, pulping, or shredding. Records existing on computer storage media are destroyed according to the applicable USPS media sanitization practice.
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, United States Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20260.
For online payment services, funds transfers, and stored-value cards, individuals wanting to know if information about them is maintained in this system must address inquiries in writing to the Chief Marketing Officer. Inquiries must contain name, address, and other identifying information, as well as the transaction number for funds transfers.
For money order claims and anti-money laundering documentation, inquiries should be addressed to the Chief Financial Officer. Inquiries must include name, address, or other identifying information of the purchaser (such as driver’s license, Alien Registration Number, Passport Number, etc.), and serial or transaction number. Information collected for anti-money laundering purposes will only be provided in accordance with Federal anti-money laundering laws and regulations.
Requests for access must be made in accordance with the Notification Procedure above and USPS Privacy Act regulations regarding access to records and verification of identity under 39 CFR 266.6.
See Notification Procedure and Record Access Procedures above.
Customers, recipients, financial institutions, and USPS employees.
USPS has established regulations at 39 CFR 266.9 that exempt information contained in this system of records from various provisions of the Privacy Act in order to conform to the prohibition in the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. 5318(g)(2), against notification of the individual that a suspicious transaction has been reported.
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