Privacy Policy

Last Revised: May 10, 2009

At CompareCreditCards.com, we take great care in safeguarding the privacy of your personal information by following responsible information handling practices.

We do not require you to create an account or share any personally identifiable information in order to use our site.  When you choose to apply for a credit card offer presented at CompareCreditCards.com, you are taken directly to the credit card issuer's website and you provide your information directly to the issuer.

By using our website you consent to the collection, use, and processing of the informtion that you provide to us in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use this site.

What information does CompareCreditCards.com COLLECT?
We do not require you to create an account or share any personally identifiable information in order to use our site. However, we do collect some non-personally identifiable information automatically. Further, solely at your option, you can choose to share some contact information with us.

Information Collected Automatically
CompareCreditCards.com does NOT automatically collect personally identifiable information from your computer when you browse our site. We automatically collect some non-personally identifiable information about your visit, including the operating system and browser you are using, as well as the date, time, and pages you visit. Collecting this information helps us design the site to suit your needs.

When you request a page from our site, our servers log your current IP address. An Internet Protocol ("IP") address is a unique string of numbers that is automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet Service Provider. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems and to gather demographic information and measure traffic to the site. We do not link IP addresses to any personally identifiable information about you.

CompareCreditCards.com also allows third party partners to place session cookies on your computer to collect non-personally identifiable information such as aggregate use statistics for internal evaluation of the site. See below for additional information on cookies.

Information You Provide to Us (Optionally)
We obtain personally identifiable information about you if you elect to send an inquiry to us through the Contact Us section of our website. Please note that this information is only used to communicate with you regarding your inquiry.  The types of personally identifiable information we ask you to provide may include the following:

• Name
• Email Address

Does CompareCreditCards.com SHARE my personally identifieable information with others?
CompareCreditCards.com does NOT share information that we have about you with anyone, except in response to subpoenas or as otherwise required by law. We do not share, sell, rent, or trade personally identifiable information with third parties for their promotional purposes.

Does CompareCreditCards.com use COOKIES to collect information about me?
A cookie is a small data file that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your web browser when you visit our site. Cookies enable our systems to recognize your computer so that we can provide you with personalized service and features, and to track traffic patterns. Although our cookies may contain a unique user ID, they do not collect or store any personally identifiable information.

Also, in the course of advertising, a third party advertiser may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. CompareCreditCards.com assumes no responsibility for any cookies placed on your browser by such third party advertisers.

How does CompareCreditCards.com SECURE the information collected?
CompareCreditCards.com has security measures in place and takes reasonable precautions to protect against the loss, misuse, and unauthorized access of your personal information under our control. We use reasonable measures to ensure that all credit card applications listed with CompareCreditCards.com use a Secured Sockets Layer (SSL) connection. Provided you are using a SSL enabled browser, your information is encrypted as it travels over the Internet when you apply for a credit card at the issuer's website. You will know you are in secure mode when the padlock or key icon in the lower right-hand or left-hand corner of the computer screen apppears in the locked position. You will usually only see this icon when you are filling out an application.  In addition, when accessing a secure server, the first characters of the site address will change from "http" to "https" (the "s" stands for secure).  We are not responsible for the security of data transmitted from your computer to any issuer or other third party website.  For more information on security, please read our Site Security policy.

Does CompareCreditCards.com collect information from CHILDREN?
At CompareCreditCards.com we are committed to protecting the privacy of children. We will not knowingly or intentionally collect personal information online from children under the age of 18.

Does this policy cover OTHER sites linked from CompareCreditCards.com?
This policy covers our online practices and does not apply to any third party sites, including card issuers or other sites that may be linked from our website. We encourage you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of those other sites to learn how they collect and use information about you.

Who may I CONTACT if I have questions or concerns about the privacy or security of my information?
To report any known or suspected privacy or security breach or if you do not feel your concerns have been addressed in our privacy statement, please contact us in any of the following ways:

• By Email at privacy@comparecreditcards.com
• By Mail at CompareCreditCards     27902 Meadow Drive Suite 375    Evergreen, CO 80439

Will this Privacy Policy CHANGE?
Because CompareCreditCards.com will continue to implement new technologies and improve the services and features we provide, this policy is subject to change. You can always come to this page to learn what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose it to anyone. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you on this page or by means of a notice on our home page.