PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated July 8, 2026
This privacy policy explains what personal information we collect when you visit National Consumer Center and what you share with us, along with how we collect, use, store, and share that information. For additional details about our website, please see our terms of service.
We encourage you to read this policy thoroughly so you understand our approach to your personal information. If these policies and practices don't work for you, please refrain from using our website or subscribing to our email list. Your use of this website or interaction with our other services indicates your acceptance of this privacy policy.
When you subscribe to the National Consumer Center, you will be asked to provide personal information such as your name, date of birth, street address, e-mail address, and phone number. We also collect information through cookies and similar technologies, including IP address, imprecise geolocation (inferred from your IP address), device identifiers, timestamps, browsing activity, and click-through behavior. In addition, we may obtain information relevant to advertising from data brokers or publicly available sources, such as demographic details, interests, past locations, or purchase history. We may also collect limited categories of sensitive personal information, including race/ethnicity or location data, where relevant to marketing efforts. Please see “Your Privacy Rights” below for details on how to exercise your rights
In the past twelve (12) months, we have collected the following data categories, as defined in California law:
This information may be sold or shared with our affiliated companies and third-party partners for marketing and advertising purposes. You may opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information at any time by visiting here or calling 844-580-0514.
Personal information may be disclosed to law enforcement, regulatory bodies, courts, government entities, or other third parties where necessary to comply with applicable laws, court orders, or legal processes, to respond to governmental or regulatory inquiries, to protect individuals’ rights or safety, or to enforce our contractual rights, including payment and collection obligations. We may also disclose personal information to a successor entity or purchaser in the event of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, liquidation, or other transfer of assets involving our business.
Personal information may be disclosed to third parties for purposes you have approved, whether those purposes are communicated when you provide the information or outlined elsewhere in this privacy policy.
We automatically collect information through several technologies designed to enhance Website performance and analytics. Browser cookies are one such technology and consist of small files stored on your computer. You may refuse cookies through your browser settings, but doing so may restrict functionality on parts of the Website.
Flash cookies may also be used to store information about how users navigate the Website and their selected preferences. These cookies are not controlled through standard browser settings, and Adobe provides tools to manage Flash cookie preferences.
We also deploy web beacons, tags, or pixels across our Website, emails, and affiliated sites to monitor user engagement, measure content effectiveness, and maintain system reliability.
If you would like to log complaints, please see below for contact information:
For the FTC: ReportFraud.ftc.gov or go to ftc.gov/complaint. You can also go directly to the Better Business Bureau complaint portal at bbb.org/file-a-complaint.
For security reasons, we cannot respond to requests unless we can reasonably verify the requester’s identity or authority. A request must contain sufficient information to confirm who is making the request and enough detail for us to understand and respond to it. Requests may be submitted without creating an account, and information provided will be used exclusively for verification and request processing. We respond to verifiable requests within 45 days of the date we receive them. If an extension is necessary, we will notify you in writing within the initial 45-day period, identifying the reason and the duration of the extension, which shall not exceed 45 additional days.
If a request is denied in accordance with legal requirements and you would like to appeal, or if you have additional privacy-related inquiries, you may contact us using the information below. Depending on your jurisdiction, you may also have the right to raise concerns with a local privacy authority. Exercising your data rights will not result in discrimination.
Introduction
We deliver content to you via our Website and email, along with our affiliated companies. Additionally, we operate a marketing and data business that connects advertisers with relevant audiences through digital ads, mobile apps, email campaigns, telemarketing, and other channels. To provide these services, we collect and share information about consumers—including selling certain data—and enable advertisers to show you ads based on your interests and online behavior across different platforms.This privacy policy explains what personal information we collect when you visit National Consumer Center and what you share with us, along with how we collect, use, store, and share that information. For additional details about our website, please see our terms of service.
We encourage you to read this policy thoroughly so you understand our approach to your personal information. If these policies and practices don't work for you, please refrain from using our website or subscribing to our email list. Your use of this website or interaction with our other services indicates your acceptance of this privacy policy.
Scope and Third-Party Sites:
When clicking on links to other websites from National Consumer Center, you acknowledge that you are leaving our site and entering a separate digital space with its own privacy policies. We urge you to be mindful and protect your information. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any websites you access through links from National Consumer Center.How We Obtain Your Personal Information:
This website collects personal information you choose to share, such as your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and information submitted via an inquiry form. The data you provide may be enhanced with information obtained from affiliates, data brokers, and marketing or advertising partners. Some of these third parties are organizations that have obtained your personal information from their own services. In addition, we automatically collect certain information using cookies and other tracking technologies for analytics and advertising purposes. Additional details are provided below.The Data We Collect:
"Personal information" means any information, in any form, that is created, collected, received, maintained, or shared in connection with the Company’s business and that identifies, relates to, describes, or can reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, to an identifiable individual or household.When you subscribe to the National Consumer Center, you will be asked to provide personal information such as your name, date of birth, street address, e-mail address, and phone number. We also collect information through cookies and similar technologies, including IP address, imprecise geolocation (inferred from your IP address), device identifiers, timestamps, browsing activity, and click-through behavior. In addition, we may obtain information relevant to advertising from data brokers or publicly available sources, such as demographic details, interests, past locations, or purchase history. We may also collect limited categories of sensitive personal information, including race/ethnicity or location data, where relevant to marketing efforts. Please see “Your Privacy Rights” below for details on how to exercise your rights
In the past twelve (12) months, we have collected the following data categories, as defined in California law:
- Identifiers;
- Personal information categories listed in California Customer Records Statute (Cal. Civ. Code. § 1798.80(e));
- Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law;
- Internet or other similar network activity;
- Commercial Information;
- Professional or Employment-Related Information;
- Imprecise geolocation data;
- Inferences drawn from other personal information.
This information may be sold or shared with our affiliated companies and third-party partners for marketing and advertising purposes. You may opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information at any time by visiting here or calling 844-580-0514.
Use of Sensitive Personal Data
We do not directly collect Sensitive Personal Information, which includes data relating to race or ethnicity, religion, precise geolocation, LGBTQ+ identity, health conditions, financial account information, or citizenship status. However, we may indirectly receive information through automated technologies such as cookies that track visits to certain web pages, potentially indicating interest in sensitive subject areas. For instance, engagement with content related to specific ethnic groups or medical topics may suggest such interests. These inferences are not made by us but may be drawn by affiliated companies or third parties with whom information is shared. If state or local law requires consent to process Sensitive Personal Information, our affiliates will not make sensitive inferences. We do not collect or use personal information concerning children under 18.Uses of Personal Information
We utilize the personal information we collect to send you newsletters or other content that you request and to send you marketing messages by email or through other marketing channels. We also share your personal information with our affiliates and partner companies who may also send you marketing messages by email or other channels. You can opt out here. Our use of personal information for marketing purposes is called "cross context behavioral advertising" under some privacy laws.Disclosures of Personal Information
We sell or share personal information with our affiliates and with partner companies to be used for marketing purposes, including cross context behavioral advertising. We also enable access to personal information for companies who perform services for us, including services related to cross context behavioral advertising, analytics, advertising fraud detection, information security, web hosting, or similar services. We contract with third parties who have access to personal information to ensure that they use appropriate data security and comply with laws. We may also share personal information where required by law (for instance if we receive a subpoena or court order), or to protect any person's health or safety.Personal information may be disclosed to law enforcement, regulatory bodies, courts, government entities, or other third parties where necessary to comply with applicable laws, court orders, or legal processes, to respond to governmental or regulatory inquiries, to protect individuals’ rights or safety, or to enforce our contractual rights, including payment and collection obligations. We may also disclose personal information to a successor entity or purchaser in the event of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, liquidation, or other transfer of assets involving our business.
Personal information may be disclosed to third parties for purposes you have approved, whether those purposes are communicated when you provide the information or outlined elsewhere in this privacy policy.
Behavioral Advertising, Analytics, and Data Sharing
This website shares personal information with third parties who show you advertisements on this or other websites and also perform analytics and reporting about the performance of those advertisements. These companies (which may include data brokers) collect information about the websites you visit and the web pages and advertisements you view or interact with, and may combine this with personal information from other sources or share it with other third parties (this is also known as “cross-context behavioral advertising”). We (or our partners) collect your IP address, date and time of interaction, your Internet Service Provider (ISP), and the browser type and version you use to visit this website. This information may be combined with other personal information and used to deliver advertising from us or from other companies through email, on apps or websites, or through social media sites. We also use personal information to analyze interactions with this site and the advertisements we display so we can continue to improve them.Cookies, Pixels and Similar Technologies
We deploy cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to: (1) ensure the smooth operation this site, (2) perform analytics and to track and continuously improve your experience as a user of the site, (3) select and display personalized content and advertisements to you, and (4) analyze how you interact with advertisements and other communications. Cookies are small computer files that are used as unique identifiers that our server sends to your browser, where they are stored. Cookies enable websites where our pixel is deployed to recognize your browser when you visit them. We do not and do not want to track every site you view on the Internet. You can block or delete cookies at any time using the cookies settings in your browser. If you opt out or use a browser-based "do not track" setting, this will cause an opt-out cookie to be set on your browser to block further data collection. If you later delete this opt-out cookie, automated data collection may re-start.We automatically collect information through several technologies designed to enhance Website performance and analytics. Browser cookies are one such technology and consist of small files stored on your computer. You may refuse cookies through your browser settings, but doing so may restrict functionality on parts of the Website.
Flash cookies may also be used to store information about how users navigate the Website and their selected preferences. These cookies are not controlled through standard browser settings, and Adobe provides tools to manage Flash cookie preferences.
We also deploy web beacons, tags, or pixels across our Website, emails, and affiliated sites to monitor user engagement, measure content effectiveness, and maintain system reliability.
Global Privacy Control Signals and Do Not Track Requests
If your browser or device sends a Global Privacy Control ("GPC") signal or similar universal opt-out preference signal, we treat it as a valid request to opt out of the sale and sharing of your personal information and will process it automatically without requiring you to create an account or take additional steps. We do not attempt to track all of your online browsing activity. You can control or delete cookies using the settings available in your browser. When you enable a “Do Not Track” preference or GPC signal, we place an opt-out cookie in your browser to prevent certain cookies from being used. If you later delete this cookie or modify your GPC preferences, automated data collection may begin again.How To Exercise Your Privacy Rights
You may exercise your privacy rights by using the web form here, or by calling 844-580-0514. You may exercise the following privacy rights to: (1) know how we collect and use personal information (which is the purpose of this Privacy Policy), (2) opt out of us selling or sharing your personal information with third parties, (3) obtain a copy of the personal information we have collected about you, (4) request that we delete your personal information, and (5) make other requests relating to your personal information--we may not be able to accept all requests, but you can always delete your data. If you still have questions or concerns after making your request, please use the email provided below. You may also have the right to appeal to state or federal governmental privacy authorities if we are unable to resolve your issue.If you would like to log complaints, please see below for contact information:
For the FTC: ReportFraud.ftc.gov or go to ftc.gov/complaint. You can also go directly to the Better Business Bureau complaint portal at bbb.org/file-a-complaint.
For security reasons, we cannot respond to requests unless we can reasonably verify the requester’s identity or authority. A request must contain sufficient information to confirm who is making the request and enough detail for us to understand and respond to it. Requests may be submitted without creating an account, and information provided will be used exclusively for verification and request processing. We respond to verifiable requests within 45 days of the date we receive them. If an extension is necessary, we will notify you in writing within the initial 45-day period, identifying the reason and the duration of the extension, which shall not exceed 45 additional days.
If a request is denied in accordance with legal requirements and you would like to appeal, or if you have additional privacy-related inquiries, you may contact us using the information below. Depending on your jurisdiction, you may also have the right to raise concerns with a local privacy authority. Exercising your data rights will not result in discrimination.