This Privacy Policy describes how SavvyMoney, Inc. (“SavvyMoney“, “we“, “us“) collects, uses and discloses the information that is collected through Your use of the website located at www.savvymoney.com, including all subdomains thereof (the “Website“) and any services, materials, publications and communications provided to You in conjunction with the Website (collectively, the “Program“). Portions or functionality contained on the Website may be available to You through the mobile app or other internet properties ( “App“ ) provided by Your Financial Institution (defined below). This Privacy Policy also describes the choices available to You regarding our use of Your personal information and how You can access, update and request deletion of such information. Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Privacy Policy have the meaning given to them in the .
By accessing and using the Website (directly or through an App) and/or Program, You agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If You do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use the Website or Program, nor provide any information to us. We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any substantial changes, we will notify You by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in Your account with us, if any) or by posting a revised version of this Privacy Policy on the Website. You can determine when this Privacy Policy was last revised by referring to the “Date of Revision“ at the top of this Privacy Policy. Your continued access or use of the Website (directly or through an App) and/or Program after any changes to this Privacy Policy have been posted shall constitute Your agreement and consent to such changes. Please return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of this Privacy Policy.
If You have an unresolved privacy or data use concern that we have not addressed satisfactorily, please contact our U.S.-based third party dispute resolution provider (free of charge) at https://feedback-form.truste.com/watchdog/request
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Collection and Use of Personal Information
Personal Information We Collect
We collect certain information that identifies You or can be used to identify You ( “Personal Information“ ) through Your use of the Website and/or Program. If you register with us through the online banking services or other financial services of Your Financial Institution with whom you have a preexisting relationship, we may receive Personal Information about You from both You and Your Financial Institution. If you inquire about or respond to credit offers made by a Financial Institution, with whom you may or may not have a preexisting relationship, we may receive certain Personal Information about You from both You and the Financial Institution making such credit offer. “Financial Institution“ means a credit union, bank, mortgage lender, credit card issuer or other financial institution. Also, if You inquire about, apply for, or respond to credit offers You receive from a Financial Institution, we may receive certain Personal Information about You from both You and the Financial Institution making such credit offer to You. Additionally, if You authorize us to obtain Your credit report from one or more credit reporting agencies on Your behalf, we may receive certain Personal Information about You from such credit reporting agencies. Personal Information includes, but is not limited to, the following categories of information:
- Name
- Email address
- Postal address
- Telephone number
- Date of birth
- Social security number
- Information provided by You to authenticate Your identity
- Username and password to access the Website
- Information about Your usage of the Website and Program, including the dates on which You retrieved information contained on Your credit report
- Information relating to the device You use to access and use the Website and Program (such as the browser type, location of device, device ID, operating system, mobile network information)
- Credit information, such as Your credit score, number of open and closed credit accounts, outstanding amounts owed, payment history and other information contained in Your credit report
We collect Personal Information from the following sources: (a) directly from You through Your use of and interactions with the Website and Program; (b) from Your Financial Institution with whom you have a preexisting relationship; (c) from Financial Institutions making credit offers to You with whom you may or may not have a preexisting relationship; and (d) after You register with us, from one or more credit reporting agencies.
Use of Personal Information
We may use Your Personal Information to:
- Authenticate Your identity and prevent fraud.
- Create an account with us and administer Your account.
- Fulfill Your requests, respond to Your inquiries, provide the features You enroll for on the Website and in the Program, and/or complete transactions You have requested.
- Retrieve Your credit report on an ongoing basis and monitor Your credit.
- Send You requested product or service information or to inform You of products or services that we believe You may be interested in.
- Provide and transmit information on applications You initiate in response to credit offers made to You by a Financial Institution.
- Display content based on Your interests.
- Send You important information regarding the Website and/or Program, changes to our terms, conditions, and policies and/or other administrative information. Because this information may be important, You may not opt out of receiving such communications.
- For our internal business purposes, such as data analysis, audits, developing new products or services, enhancing and improving the Website and the Program, identifying usage trends and determining the effectiveness of features, offers and promotional campaigns.
- As we believe to be required, necessary or appropriate: (a) in any manner permitted under applicable law, including laws outside Your country of residence; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to lawful requests by public authorities (which includes public authorities outside Your country of residence), including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements; (d) to enforce our terms of service; (e) to protect our operations, business and systems; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of other users of the Website and Program, including You; and (g) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.
Choice/Opt-Out of Marketing Communications
You may choose to stop receiving marketing emails and communications from SavvyMoney by following the unsubscribe instructions included in such emails or communications, in the “Email Notifications“ section under “Resources“ on the Website (if You registered with us), or You can contact us at our contact information at the end of this Privacy Policy.
Information Sharing
We share Your Personal Information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this Privacy Policy. We do not sell Your Personal Information to third parties.
We may share Your Personal Information with third parties who are our agents or who provide services to us to help us with our business activities and in providing the Website and Program to You, such as authentication of the identity of users, preventing fraud, website hosting, data analysis, email delivery services, text delivery services, retrieving credit reports, credit application processing, and customer service. These third parties are authorized to use Your Personal Information only when necessary to enable them to provide services to us or act as our agents in performing the activities that we are permitted to conduct under the
and this Privacy Policy. In addition, if You registered with us through Your Financial Institution or if Your Financial Institution has sponsored Your registration with us, we may share the following information with Your Financial Institution: (a) Your contact information (which includes Your name, email address and postal address), (b) whether You appear to qualify for credit offers made available by Your Financial Institution, (c) based on Your credit report, whether You appear to meet certain credit thresholds or criteria; (d) your credit score; and (e) information about Your usage of the Website and/or Program Additionally, if You seek customer service assistance from Your Financial Institution for Your account with us, Your Financial Institution may be provided with access to such account, including all information contained in such account. You may opt out of receiving offers from Your Financial Institution based on Your Personal Information provided by us by contacting us at our contact information at the end of this Privacy Policy. Please allow up to 60 days for us to implement Your opt out request for offers from Your Financial Institution. For purposes of clarity, if You also wish to opt out of receiving emails and other communications from Your Financial Institution (which are not based on Your Personal Information provided by us to Your Financial Institution), You must do so in compliance with the terms, conditions and privacy policy governing Your account with Your Financial Institution. You may not opt out of viewing certain offers that appear on Your screen when You are logged into Your online banking services or other services offered by Your Financial Institution based on Your Personal Information provided by us. If the Website or the Program are no longer being offered through Your Financial Institution, Your Financial Institution may notify You of such fact, even if You have opted out of receiving communications regarding credit offers that You appear to qualify for. Also, we may share Your Personal Information, on a case by case basis, only when You apply for credit offers through the Website or Program, or when You request that Your Financial Institution or other third party to follow up with You about Your income, debt and spending or to otherwise contact You regarding credit offers and other promotions for which You may be eligible. It is important to understand that this Privacy Policy only governs our collection, use and disclosure of Your Personal Information, and that the collection, use and disclosure of Your Personal Information by Your Financial Institution or any other third party that You authorize to receive Your Personal Information is governed by that third party's privacy policy.Also, if You inquire about, apply for, or respond to credit offers You receive from a Financial Institution, we may share Your Personal Information with such Financial Institution and its third party providers who allow You to apply for such credit offers.
We may also disclose Your Personal Information:
- As required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process.
- To respond to lawful requests by public authorities (which includes public authorities outside Your country of residence).
- To protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of other users of the Website and Program, including You.
- To an affiliate or other third party in the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets or stock (including without limitation in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings) (each, a “Transaction“ ). If we are involved in a Transaction and a third party receives Your Personal Information as a result, You will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on the Website of any change in ownership or uses of Your Personal Information, as well as any choices You may have regarding Your Personal Information.
- To any other third party with Your prior consent to do so.
Non-personal Information
Any information that we collect from or about You that is not Personal Information may, subject to applicable law, be used and shared freely. When we combine information about You which is not Personal Information with Personal Information, we treat it like Personal Information for as long as it is combined with Your Personal Information.
Do Not Track Signals
At this time, we do not respond to “Do Not Track“ signals sent from Web browsers or other mechanisms that provide users the ability to exercise choice regarding the collection of personally identifiable information about a user's online activities over time and across third party internet services.
Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
Technologies such as cookies or similar technologies are used by us and our marketing partners' affiliates, or analytics or other third parties who help us provide the Website. We use cookies for remembering Your user settings and to customize Your experience. Among other things, these technologies are used in analyzing trends, administering the Website, tracking users' movements around the Website and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole and we may receive a variety of reports about how users interact with the Website.
Users can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If You reject cookies, You may still use the Website, but Your ability to use some features or areas of the Website may be limited.
Third parties may collect personally identifiable information about an individual user's online activities over time and across different internet services when a user uses the Website.
To opt out of Google Analytics, please see https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Log files
As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information may include IP addresses, browser type, internet service provider, referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data. We may automatically combine this type of collected log information with other information we collect about You. We do this to improve the Website and Program, to analyze and understand usage, and to administer the Website and Program.
Security
We use generally accepted physical, administrative, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of Your Personal Information. Such safeguards include using secure socket layers (SSL) and encryption both during transmission of Your Personal Information (such as Your address, date of birth, and Social Security Number) and once we receive Your Personal Information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet or data storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot ensure or warrant the absolute security of any information You transmit to us or which is transmitted by us, You authorize us to obtain on Your behalf, or You receive from us or guarantee that Your information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, administrative and/or technical safeguards. Additionally, we will not be responsible or liable to You for third party circumvention of our security measures. If You have reason to believe that Your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if You feel that the security of any account You might have with us has been compromised), You must immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us at our contact information at the end of this Privacy Policy.
Additional Policy Information
California Consumer Privacy Act
For natural persons who are California residents, to exercise any of Your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA“ ), please contact us at our contact information at the end of this Privacy Policy.
Under the CCPA, we will disclose to You the specific items of Personal Information we have collected, the purpose of our collection, and whether Your Personal Information has been disclosed to third parties. Additionally, under the CCPA, You may request that we provide the categories and specific items of any Personal Information that we have collected or shared during the prior twelve (12) months and the categories of third parties with whom we have shared Your Personal Information.
Under the CCPA, as a California resident, You have the right to request SavvyMoney to not share Your Personal Information with one or more third parties. If You have an account with us, You may do so only by canceling Your account with us, at which point we will no longer share Your Personal Information with third parties. Upon cancelation of Your account, You will no longer have the ability to access the member-only features of the Website and the Program. If You do not have an account with us, You may request SavvyMoney to not share Your Personal Information with third parties by contacting us at our contact information at the end of this Privacy Policy.
Under the CCPA, as a California resident, You have a right to be free from discrimination as a result of exercising any of the rights afforded to California residents under the CCPA. If You choose to exercise such rights, we will not deny You the ability to use the Website and Program (or suggest that we might do so), charge You or Your Financial Institution a different rate for the Website and Program (or suggest that we might do so) or change the quality of the Website and Program pertaining to You. The only exceptions are when You have an account with us and: (a) You wish to delete any or all of Your Personal Information or (b) You wish for SavvyMoney not to share Your Personal Information with third parties, in either which case You may do so only by canceling Your account with us at which point You will no longer have the ability to access the member-only features of the Website and the Program. If You do not have an account with us and (a) You wish to delete any or all of Your Personal Information or (b) You wish for SavvyMoney not to share Your Personal Information with third parties, then contact us at our contact information at the end of this Privacy Policy with Your request.
Accessing, Correcting, Updating and Deleting Your Personal Information
Upon request, SavvyMoney will provide You with information about whether we hold any of Your Personal Information.
To access, correct or update Your Personal Information or to ensure it is accurate, contact us at our contact information at the end of this Privacy Policy. In order to comply with any of Your requests pertaining to Your Personal Information, we will first need to authenticate Your identity and thereafter we will try to comply with Your request as soon as and to the extent reasonably practicable. If You wish for us to delete any or all of Your Personal Information: (a) if You have an account with us, You must cancel Your account with us by contacting us at our contact information at the end of this Privacy Policy; and (b) if You do not have an account with us, contact us at our contact information at the end of this Privacy Policy with Your request.
We will respond to Your request within a reasonable timeframe. Please note that we cannot remove Your Personal Information from the database of third parties who previously received such information.
Retention Period
We will retain Your Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy as well as may be necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements, all in accordance with applicable law.
Links to Other Websites or Internet Properties
The Website includes links to other websites or other internet properties whose privacy practices may differ from those of SavvyMoney. If You submit Personal Information to any of those websites, Your information is governed by their privacy policies. We encourage You to carefully read the privacy policy of any website You visit.
Testimonials
We display personal testimonials of satisfied customers on the Website in addition to other endorsements. With Your consent we may post Your testimonial along with Your name. If You wish to update or delete Your testimonial, You can contact us at info@savvymoney.com.
Social Media Features and Widgets
The Website includes social media features, such as the Facebook Share button and widgets, such as the “share this“ button or interactive mini-programs that run on the Website. These features may collect Your IP address, which page You are visiting on the Website, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on the Website. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the party providing such features.
Children's Privacy
Protecting the privacy of Young children is especially important to us. The Website and Program are not directed to individuals under the age of thirteen (13), and we request that these individuals do not provide any Personal Information to us. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from anyone under the age of thirteen (13). If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from anyone under the age of thirteen (13), we will take steps to remove that information.
Jurisdictional Issues
We do not represent or warrant that the Website or Program, or any part thereof, is appropriate or available for use in any particular jurisdiction. Those who choose to access the Website and Program do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules and regulations.
Contact Information
You can contact us about this Privacy Policy:
By email at: | privacy@savvymoney.com | |
By mail at: | SavvyMoney, Inc. | |
4160 Dublin Blvd, Suite 250 | ||
Dublin, CA 94568 | ||
Attention: Privacy |