Our Privacy Policy

TARGUSinfo respects and promotes consumer privacy and is committed to maintaining the balance between the legitimate information needs of businesses and the concerns of individuals and the public at large about fair information practices. TARGUSinfo only provides information with regard to consumer-initiated transactions.

We only associate with businesses that maintain the integrity of our fair information practices by:

• Collecting only relevant and socially legitimate information from reputable sources
• Taking reasonable steps to assure the accuracy of information, including permitting individuals to correct inaccuracies or inform the source of the correct information
• Safeguarding information by restricting access to only those who have a legitimate need and right to access the information
• Taking reasonable steps to protect against the misuse of non-public information
• Informing customers of how information is used
• Maintaining systems to protect information from unauthorized access, including using industry standard secure socket layer ("SSL") encryption when transmitting sensitive information over the public Internet
• Educating employees on the importance of privacy issues and requirements

Online Advertising

To learn more about TARGUSinfo’s data practices in the online advertising industry, you can visit the AdAdvisor® home page at www.adadvisor.net. On the AdAdvisor site you will find links to the AdAdvisor Privacy Policy, the AdAdvisor Profile Manager, which offers consumers control of the data and explanation of transparency, and the AdAdvisor Opt-Out, which offers consumers who do not wish to receive tailored advertisements the opportunity to opt out of having their data included in the AdAdvisor services.

To learn more about online advertising, a great resource is the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), which provides background information on its members companies as well as the ability to opt-out of tailored online advertising.