]Below you will find an explanation of how and when I am compensated on FrugalFanatic.com per the FTC regulations.FrugalFanatic.com is a place where I can share my life with all of you. It started as a hobby so that I could help teach other people how to live a frugal lifestyle and it has grown into my full-time job. I am now considered a blogger. I absolutely love every aspect of blogging and did not have any intentions of FrugalFanatic.com becoming what it is. I do enjoy blogging and I want you to know that although I do this because I love it, I do get paid to blog. In order to maintain my site and pay for all of the costs {hosting fees, VA’s, design work, etc} I do receive compensation.It is important to me that you know I only promote products and services that I truly do like or use.I often accept free items from companies to use for giveaways or product reviews. I always disclose if I have received an item for free.Sometimes I am provided compensation to write my thoughts or review of a product. I am always 100% honest in my opinion. If I do not like it I will let you know. I would never mislead any of my readers.Companies do pay me to help them bring brand awareness to their products. I approve all of this content and make sure it is something my readers are interested in.FrugalFanatic.com is affiliated with many different companies that I do receive a commission from a sale or lead using their link. Here are a few examples: Amazon, Swagbucks, Coupons.com. (If you click on an affiliate link on my site for an Amazon deal or sign up for another service that I promote I will be earning commission from that offer.)Contact me with any questions you may have.
Privacy Policy
This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their 'Personally identifiable information' (PII) is being used online. PII, as used in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website or app?When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your email address or other details to help you with your experience?When do we collect information?We collect information from you when you subscribe to a newsletter or enter information on our site.How do we use your information?We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
To personalize user's experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
To improve our website in order to better serve you.
How do we protect visitor information?Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible.We use regular Malware Scanning.Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.Do we use 'cookies'?Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.We use cookies to:
Help remember and process the items in the shopping cart.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser's Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.If you disable cookies off, some features will be disabled It won't affect the users experience that make your site experience more efficient and some of our services will not function properly.However, you can still place orders.
Third Party Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.Third party linksOccasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Advertising.
This Site is affiliated with CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a CafeMedia (“CafeMedia”) for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and CafeMedia will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about CafeMedia’s data usage, click here: www.cafemedia.com/publisher-advertising-privacy-policy