Category | Examples | Collected |
A.
Identifiers
|
Contact
details, such as real name,
alias, postal address,
telephone or mobile contact
number, unique personal
identifier, online
identifier, Internet
Protocol address, email
address, and account
name
|
|
B.
Personal information
categories listed in the
California Customer Records
statute
|
Name,
contact information,
education, employment,
employment history, and
financial
information
|
|
C.
Protected classification
characteristics under
California or federal
law
|
Gender
and date of
birth
|
|
D.
Commercial
information
|
Transaction
information, purchase
history, financial details,
and payment
information
|
|
E.
Biometric
information
|
Fingerprints
and
voiceprints
|
|
F.
Internet or other similar
network
activity
|
Browsing
history, search history,
online
|
|
G.
Geolocation
data
|
Device
location
|
|
H.
Audio, electronic, visual,
thermal, olfactory, or
similar
information
|
Images
and audio, video or call
recordings created in
connection with our business
activities
|
|
I.
Professional or
employment-related
information
|
Business
contact details in order to
provide you our Services at
a business level or job
title, work history, and
professional qualifications
if you apply for a job with
us
|
|
J.
Education
Information
|
Student
records and directory
information
|
|
K.
Inferences drawn from other
personal
information
|
Inferences
drawn from any of the
collected personal
information listed above to
create a profile or summary
about, for example, an
individual’s preferences and
characteristics
|
|
Category B.
Personal information, as defined in the
California Customer Records law, such as
your name, contact information, education,
employment, employment history, and
financial information.
We believe everyone should be able to make financial decisions with confidence. And while our site doesn’t feature every company or financial product available on the market, we’re proud that the guidance we offer, the information we provide and the tools we create are objective, independent, straightforward — and free.
So how do we make money? Our partners compensate us. This may influence which products we review and write about (and where those products appear on the site), but it in no way affects our recommendations or advice, which are grounded in thousands of hours of research. Our partners cannot pay us to guarantee favorable reviews of their products or services. Here is a list of our partners.