TakingCredit.com Privacy Policy

Last Updated March 25, 2009

TakingCredit.com is committed to making sure your personal identification and information remains private.
In order to use our site, you are not required to create an account, share personally identifiable information, or submit other information.

TakingCredit.com does not directly handle financial products provided by merchant partners, ensuring that your personally identifiable information is submitted to the merchant partner. It is always good practice to read the Privacy Policies of our partner sites.  Through visiting TakingCredit.com, you agree to the Terms of Use and the terms of this Privacy Policy.

We take the value of your privacy seriously. At TakingCredit.com, we are guided by values of information, interaction, and transparency, and those values also guide our approach to user privacy and personal information.

Information We Do Not Collect

As a TakingCredit.com user, we do collect some certain non-identifiable information about you. However, we will not automatically collect personally identifiable information, including your personal financial information or information for sale to third parties.

In the event we do collect personally identifiable information from you, it will not be shared with third parties or sold to third parties, unless that information is needed to help prequalify you for an offer with a merchant partner.

Information We May Collect

If you choose, you may share contact information with us either at an electronic or physical address. However, this information is not automatically collected. If you submit information through us via e-mail or a contact form, subscribe to a newsletter, or request an e-mail, we will collect the information in order to communicate with you.

Personal information we may request for some correspondences may include your name, company, physical address, fax, telephone, and e-mail address.

TakingCredit.com frequently uses social media services including but not limited to MySpace.com, Facebook.com, and Twitter.com. In order to interact with us through those services, we may collect information in order to respond to your request. We also advise that you examine the privacy policies of those sites (if you consider using or connecting with TakingCredit.com through one of these portals).

TakingCredit.com blogs and articles may request some information in order to comment. This information may include your name, e-mail address, website, or social network identity. We use these methods to contact you and prevent spam. When your comment is approved, your e-mail address will not be posted, and any social networking login information will not be stored on our servers.

We may offer a newsletter that requires opt-in information from you. You may be able to opt out at any time by filling out the unsubscribe option at the bottom of the email.

TakingCredit.com may conduct surveys, polls, and other votes concerning issues. Typically, your personal identification will not be used. If TakingCredit.com conducts a contest or sweepstakes, we will you the personally identifiable information you share, as well as the personally identifiable information of any friends you share in order to contact you.

Information We Collect Automatically

TakingCredit.com does collect some information automatically. We collect non-personal information about your visit, including the system, browser, time spent on site, and pages you visit. This information is not stored in a personally identifiable way.

We log your IP address. However, this information is not linked to personally identifiable information about you and is used to better understand the geographic and demographic makeup of our users.

Our merchant partners and other third party programs (including social media services and other tools) may place cookies on your computer. A cookie is a small data file placed on your hard drive. These cookies typically are placed off site or by a third party. We do not assume responsibility for these cookies. TakingCredit.com uses some cookies to better understand your site use, but it is not linked to personally identifiable information or your finances.

Partner Sites

TakingCredit.com is not responsible for the privacy policies of merchant partners, services, social networks, or other third party sites. We encourage you to review their policies.

More Information

If you need more information about TakingCredit.com or have questions, advice, or other information, you may contact us via this form.

Privacy Policy Changes

TakingCredit.com is a new and constantly changing site. Our offers and technology continually changes, and this privacy policy is subject to change as well. This privacy policy is updated to reflect these changes and will always be posted at this or a similarly linked location.