Last updated on August 19, 2026.
Introduction
Finance Expert Source and our affiliates provide content through our Website and email. We’re also in the marketing and data business. This means we collect information to help advertisers connect with specific audiences across online ads, apps, email, phone calls, and other channels. Our marketing services include collecting, sharing, and selling consumer data, as well as delivering personalized ads based on your activity across different websites and apps.
This policy tells you about how we collect and use the information you give us through this site, as well as how we store and share your information. To learn more about the terms in our website, check out our terms of service.
Please review this policy carefully to understand how we handle your personal information. If you don’t agree with these policies and practices, please don’t use our website or sign up for our emails. When you access or use this website or engage with our other services, you’re agreeing to this privacy policy.
Scope and Third-Party Sites:
Finance Expert Source and other websites, even those linked from our site, operate as separate entities with independent privacy practices. We have no control over nor responsibility for their handling of personal information. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any websites you access through links from Finance Expert Source.
Personal Information We Collect And How:
We collect information at this website that you choose to provide, including your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and any information you submit through an inquiry form. We may supplement the data you provide with additional data obtained from third parties, such as affiliates and marketing or advertising partners, as well as other third-party data providers. In some cases, these providers are entities that have obtained your personal information from their own services. We also automatically collect some information using cookies and other tracking technologies to perform analytics on our website and to facilitate advertising. See below for more information.
The Data We Collect:
“Personal information” includes all forms of data or information handled by the Company in connection with its business that identify, describe, relate to, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, to an identifiable consumer or household.
You will be asked to provide certain personal information when subscribing to the Finance Expert Source, including your name, date of birth, street address, e-mail address, and phone number. In addition, we collect information automatically through cookies and similar technologies, including IP address, imprecise geolocation (inferred from your IP address), device ID, date and time information, browsing behavior, and click-through activity. Advertising-related information may also be obtained from data brokers or publicly accessible sources. We only collect information relevant to potential marketing campaigns. See “Your Privacy Rights” below for further details.
Over the past twelve (12) months, and as defined by California law, we have collected various categories of personal information, including identifiers; personal information covered by Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e); protected classification characteristics under California or federal law; internet or other network activity; commercial information; professional or employment-related information; imprecise geolocation data; and inferences drawn from other personal information. Information collected through this site may be sold or shared with third parties and our affiliates for marketing and advertising purposes. We sell and share the information we collect with affiliated companies and third parties for marketing and advertising purposes. If you wish to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information you may do so at any time by visiting here or calling 855-959-2502.
Treatment of Sensitive Information
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.
Our Uses of Personal Information
The information we collect about you is used to ensure that your requested newsletters will land in your inbox. We will also provide content or marketing messages through email or by other channels. We also share personal information with trusted partners who may send you relevant marketing messages (but you can easily opt-out here). These uses of data might be considered cross context behavioral advertising in some cases.
Personal Information Disclosures
We may sell or share personal information with our clients and with our affiliated companies for marketing purposes, including cross context behavioral advertising. We also enable access to personal information by contracted service providers, for advertising, web hosting, fraud detection, marketing, analytics, data security, or other related services. When we share personal information, we put contracts in place to ensure appropriate data security measures and compliance with applicable laws. We also share personal information when we are required to do so by law (for example, if we receive a warrant, subpoena, or court order), or to protect the health, safety, or rights of any person.
Personal information may be shared to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including disclosures to law enforcement agencies, courts, regulators, government entities, or other third parties, to respond to legal requests, protect rights or safety, or enforce our terms of service and related agreements. We may also disclose personal information in connection with business transitions, such as mergers, restructurings, asset sales, dissolutions, or bankruptcy proceedings, where personal information is included among the transferred assets.
We may share personal information with third parties for purposes to which you have consented, as disclosed at the time you provided the information or as described in this privacy policy.
Behavioral Advertising, Data Sharing, and Analytics
Third-party advertising and analytics services companies may use information gathered at this site to place advertisements on other websites, perform tracking and reporting functions for those sites and our advertisements, and place third-party advertisements on our Website. These third parties may collect information about the websites you have viewed and advertisements with which you have interacted. Other information that may be collected include your IP address, date and time of interaction, your Internet Service Provider (ISP), and the browser you use to visit this Website. This information may be combined with personal information like your name or email address and may be used to deliver advertising from us or from other companies, through email or through social media sites (known as “cross-context behavioral advertising”). This combined information may also be used to improve our understanding of your interactions with our Website and advertisements.
Cookies and Advertising
We use cookies, pixels, and related technologies to operate this site, to improve your user experience, to provide personalized content and advertisements, and to monitor marketing campaigns or engagement with relationship communications. Cookies are small data files that our server adds to your browser, which are used to recognize you when you visit certain websites. We use cookies for several purposes: for operation of the website, for analytics and tracking, and for advertising purposes. You can customize cookie settings in your browser settings to limit some or all cookies. You can also delete (clear) the cookies on your browser at any time. Note that if you use a “do not track” setting, this may result in an “opt-out cookie” being set on your browser to block other cookies or data collection.
In particular, we use the following tools for automated data collection:
- Browser cookies, which are small files placed on the hard drive of your computer. You can refuse cookies by adjusting your browser settings, though doing so may make it harder to access certain parts of our website.
- Flash Cookies, which are local stored objects that assess and store how you navigate on your website, and your preferences for your website experiences. Flash settings can be managed as described on Adobe’s Flash cookies page.
- Web Beacons / Tags / Pixels which are parts of our website, newsletter, and affiliated sites that use small electronic files known as clear gifs, single-pixel gifs, or web beacons to assess the popularity of our content, count visitors to a page, tell us how many people have read an email, assess the integrity of our systems and servicers, or otherwise give us statistics on our website and newsletters.
Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track Preferences
We honor Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) signals and other universal opt-out signals as valid opt-out requests for the sale and sharing of personal information. Upon detecting such a signal from your browser or device, we will process the opt-out automatically on your behalf. We do not seek to monitor every website you visit online. As described above, you may manage or remove certain cookies at any time through your browser settings. If you choose to opt out or enable a browser-based “Do Not Track” signal, including the GPC, an opt-out cookie will be placed on your browser to limit certain data collection activities. If that opt-out cookie is removed or your GPC settings are changed, automated data collection may resume.
Exercise Your Privacy Rights
You may exercise your privacy rights here page, or by calling 855-959-2502. You have the following rights: (1) to know at a general level how we collect and use personal information (please refer to this Privacy Policy, (2) to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information with other companies, (3) to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you, (4) to ask us to delete your personal information, and (5) to make other requests relating to your personal information. If you still have questions or concerns after you have exercised your rights, please contact us at the email address below. You may also have rights under state or federal privacy laws to appeal to supervisory 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.
To protect personal information, we require verification before responding to any data rights request. This means the request must include information that allows us to confirm the requester’s identity or authority, along with enough detail to evaluate and respond appropriately. Creating an account is not necessary to submit a request, and any information collected during this process is used only to confirm identity or process the request. Verifiable requests will receive a response within 45 days. If we are unable to complete our response within that timeframe, we will notify you in writing before the 45-day period expires, stating the reason and the length of any extension, which will not exceed 45 additional days.
In the event a request is denied in compliance with legal requirements, you may appeal the decision or contact us with any questions regarding our privacy practices using the information below. In some regions, you may also have the right to contact a supervisory privacy authority. We will not penalize or discriminate against you for exercising your data rights.
Children’s Privacy
Finance Expert Source is intended for use only by individuals 18 years old or older. Finance Expert Source does not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 18. Finance Expert Source will remove any personal information relating to a child younger than 18 if we become aware that it has been submitted to us. If you know or believe that we have information about a child under 18, please contact us by email at [email protected] or by mail at 5859 W. Saginaw Hwy, Box 170, Lansing, Michigan, United States 48917 so that we may delete that information.
Protecting Personal Information
We deploy commercially reasonable technical, physical, and organizational security measures to protect your personal information from loss or misuse. We maintain policies and procedures, staff training, technical monitoring, and audit our practices regularly to ensure the information we hold is protected from evolving risks.
How Long We Retain Personal Information
We keep personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, as described in this policy, and for as long as required by applicable law. Personal information that is no longer needed is deleted or rendered non-identifiable.
Future Changes To This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be changed or updated at any time, without advance notice. The updated policy will apply as of its published “effective date.” You are encouraged to review this policy periodically to stay current on how we collect, use, and share personal information.
Personal Information Transferred To The U.S.
Our website is based in the United States, and is intended only for users in the United States. When you visit this site, you acknowledge that your personal information will be stored and processed in the United States, subject to applicable local laws.
Contact Information for This Site
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] or 5859 W. Saginaw Hwy, Box 170, Lansing, Michigan, United States 48917.