Privacy Policy
We address your privacy with care. We understand the importance of personal data safety. And we are also well aware of the pressure the modern world puts upon management of this information. To make our privacy protection principles clear, we established this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to read this section before you start using chicagocherryloans.com.
Please note that by using our platform you confirm that you agree with our Privacy Policy.
1. What Kind of Information We Collect
We gather the following information from you, personally identifiable information and non-personally
identifiable information.
Personally identifiable information is the sort of data that allows to recognize you as an individual. You provide us with it when you sign up and start submitting a request. This information may include but is not limited to: your full name, date of birth, place of residence, phone and mobile phone number, driver’s license, social security number, relevant employment details, income, banking account, credit history, military status.
Non-personally identifiable information relates to the data that doesn’t reveal anything about your identity. This information is anonymous and may include but is not limited to: IP address, Internet provider, browser, language, time of browsing session, clicks, links you followed, etc. Such kind of data is collected through cookies, web beacons and pixel tags.
Cookies are tiny pieces of data sent by a website you visited and stored at your computer.
The terms of web beacons and pixel tags are associated with small transparent graphic images that allow to track behavior of website visitors.
2. Why We Collect This Information
Collecting personal details of users is necessary for business management, technical support improvement and marketing research. We also need your private data to process your application and get you connected with one of our lenders.
3. How We Share Your Personally Identifiable Information
By providing your personally identifiable information, you allow us to process your application and connect you with a lender. That also means that we have the right to share this information with a third party because a lender cannot approve your loan without knowing anything about you.
Please note that lenders may verify your personal information by sending requests to national databases and credit reporting agencies. Such inquiries may affect your credit score.
We may share some of your data with our affiliates, partners and other accredited third parties for the purposes of business management, security, advertising, marketing, consumer behavior research, consumer support improvement.
We reserve the right to share your information with another company that has acquired our business, a part of it, or fused with us. In case such a situation takes place, it’s possible that we will inform you about these changes by email or with an announcement posted on our website.
We may share your personally identifiable information if it is required by the law and is necessary to proceed with a legal process or to protect our rights.
4. How We Share Your Non-Personally Identifiable Information
By collecting and sharing your non-personally identifiable information with third parties, we improve our technical service, analyze the behavior of our customers and gather web statistics important to management of our business. We may share it with other third parties for these purposes.
5. Links Provided by Third Parties
When browsing our website, you may come upon links to third parties’ websites. All these links are given to you only as a reference. You click them on your own will. We do not manage those websites; therefore, we cannot be held accountable for their content, privacy policy, terms and practices as their management is beyond our responsibility and control.
6. Marketing Practices
By accessing our website, you acknowledge that you know about our marketing practices and agree with them. You have nothing against receiving advertisements, newsletters, marketing messages and other promotional materials from us.
Our third-party partners may also send you their marketing messages using all the contacts you’ve provided us with.
When you start using our website, you acknowledge that you are aware of our marketing practices and that you agree to receive such kind of messages from us and our third-party partners.
In case you don’t want to receive marketing messages from us, we give you an option to opt-out. Nevertheless, if you want to opt-out from third parties’ messages, you should contact them directly with this request.
Please note, that we are not responsible for marketing practices of third parties as we do not control them.
7. How We Protect Your Information
To keep your personal information safe, we use safeguards and advanced security systems that correspond to the US law requirements regarding this matter. Only authorized personnel can access your data. They may do so only for business purposes allowed by the current US legislation.
Despite our best efforts, we cannot guarantee total safety of your data. This is impossible due to the fact that we are not able to control law violators.
8. Notice for Foreigners
We render our services exclusively to employed residents of the United States. If you are a foreigner, don’t access our website.
9. Notice for Minors
We render our services exclusively to people over 18 years old. If you are a minor, don’t access our website.
As seen above, we do not deliberately collect data from children. If you are a parent or a legal guardian of a child that accessed our website, please, inform us about the incident using our contacts.
10. Privacy Policy Changes
We reserve the right to revise, modify, update this Privacy Policy when we find appropriate to do so. We can revise, modify, update the Privacy Policy without notice. For this reason we encourage you to reread this section from time to time. If you keep accessing our website after we’ve changed the Privacy Policy, then it will mean that you agree with the changes.
11. Your Rights Under the CCPA
11.1 General Information
If you are a California Resident, you are entitled to additional rights over your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and certain other privacy and data protection laws. This section summaries the categories of information we collect about you, why the information is collected, who we share your information with, and for what reason that information is shared.
11.1.1
Category of Information
Identifiers.
Examples
Name, internet protocol address, email address, or other similar identifiers.
Source of Information
Consumer, third-party data providers, marketing partners, and advertising partners.
Purpose of Collection
For us to provide services, market to you, analyze your use, conduct research, maintain security of our systems and operations, and to meet our legal compliance requirements.
Who Do We Share With
Lenders, non-lenders or intermediary service providers, marketing partners, advertising partners, web analytics providers, service providers, vendors, customer support providers, data processing providers, law enforcement, government authorities, parties that legally compel us to share your information.
11.1.2
Category of Information
Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute.
Examples
Name, signature, address, telephone number, driver’s license or state identification number, employment, social security number, bank account number.
Source of Information
Consumer and third-party data providers.
Purpose of Collection
For us to perform services you requested or to offer products on behalf of our lenders, non-lenders or intermediary services providers and for us to market to you, analyze your use, conduct research, maintain security of our systems and operations, and to meet our legal compliance requirements.
Who Do We Share With
Lenders, non-lenders or intermediary service providers, marketing partners, advertising partners, service providers, customer support providers, data processing providers, law enforcement, government authorities, parties that legally compel us to share your information.
11.1.3
Category of Information
Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law.
Examples
Age, military status.
Source of Information
Consumer and third-party data providers.
Purpose of Collection
For us to perform services you requested or to offer products on behalf of our lenders, non-lenders or intermediary services providers and for us to market to you, analyze your use, conduct research, maintain security of our systems and operations, and to meet our legal compliance requirements.
Who Do We Share With
Lenders, non-lenders or intermediary service providers, marketing partners, advertising partners, service providers, customer support providers, data processing providers.
11.1.4
Category of Information
Commercial information.
Examples
Product or service provider sites you choose to navigate to.
Source of Information
Consumer and third-party data providers.
Purpose of Collection
For us to perform services you requested or to offer products on behalf of our lenders, non-lenders or intermediary services providers and for us to market to you, analyze your use, conduct research, maintain security of our systems and operations.
Who Do We Share With
Lenders, non-lenders or intermediary service providers, marketing partners, advertising partners, service providers, customer support providers, data processing providers.
11.1.5
Category of Information
Biometric data.
Examples
Keystroke or other behavioral or biological characteristics.
Source of Information
N/A
Purpose of Collection
N/A
Who Do We Share With
N/A
11.1.6
Category of Information
Internet or similar network activity.
Examples
Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement.
Source of Information
Consumer, web browsers, marketing partners, and advertising partners.
Purpose of Collection
For us to perform services you requested or to offer products on behalf of our lenders, non-lenders or intermediary services providers and for us to market to you, analyze your use, conduct research, maintain security of our systems and operations.
Who Do We Share With
Marketing partners, advertising partners, web analytics providers, security/anti-fraud providers.
11.1.7
Category of Information
Geolocation data.
Examples
Physical location or movements.
Source of Information
Consumer, web browsers, marketing partners, and advertising partners.
Purpose of Collection
For us to perform services you requested or to offer products on behalf of our lenders, non-lenders or intermediary services providers and for us to market to you, analyze your use, conduct research, maintain security of our systems and operations, and to meet our legal compliance requirements.
Who Do We Share With
Marketing partners, advertising partners, web analytics providers, security/anti-fraud providers.
11.1.8
Category of Information
Sensory data.
Examples
Audio, electronic, visual, or similar information.
Source of Information
N/A
Purpose of Collection
N/A
Who Do We Share With
N/A
11.1.9
Category of Information
Professional or employment-related information.
Examples
Current employer, length of employment.
Source of Information
Consumer and third-party data providers.
Purpose of Collection
For us to perform services you requested or to offer products on behalf of our lenders, non-lenders or intermediary services providers and for us to market to you, analyze your use, conduct research, maintain security of our systems and operations.
Who Do We Share With
Lenders, non-lenders or intermediary service providers, marketing partners, advertising partners, service providers, customer support providers, data processing providers.
11.1.10
Category of Information
Inferences drawn from other personal information.
Examples
Profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, trends, behavior, and abilities.
Source of Information
Third-party data providers, marketing partners, and advertising partners.
Purpose of Collection
For us to perform services you requested or to offer products on behalf of our lenders, non-lenders or intermediary services providers and for us to market to you, analyze your use, conduct research, maintain security of our systems and operations.
Who Do We Share With
Data processing providers, web analytics providers, and security/anti-fraud providers
11.2 Right to Know. As a California resident, you have the right to know (i) the categories of personal information we collected about you in the preceding 12 months; (ii) the sources from which the personal information was collected; (iii) the business or commercial purpose for which it collected or sold the personal information; and (iv) the categories of third parties with which the business shares personal information.
Additional Privacy Rights. You also have the right (i) to request that we tell you what specific information we have about you; (ii) to request that we delete your information; (iii) to opt-out of having your information sold; and (iv) for us not to discrimination against you for exercising these privacy rights. Please note that you may only make a CCPA-related request twice within a 12-month period.
Right to Non-Discrimination. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless otherwise permitted by the CCPA, we will not (i) deny you goods or services; or (ii) provide you a different level or quality of good or service.
Alternative Format of CCPA Notice. If you have a disability that prevents or limits your ability to access this CCPA Notice, please email us at contact@chicagocherryloans.com. We will work with you to provide this notice in an alternative format.
Authorized Agent. California residents can empower an “authorized agent” to submit requests on their behalf. We will require the authorized agent to have a written authorization confirming that authority.
How to Submit Your Request for Specific Information. You can request access to specific information we have about you by sending an email with the Subject Line “CCPA Right to Know” to contact@chicagocherryloans.com or you can make your request for information here. In your request, please provide us with enough information to identify you, including (i) your full name; (ii) physical address; (iii) phone number; (iv) email address; (v) proof of your identity (e.g. driver’s license or passport); and (vi) a description of what right you want to exercise. Once your request is submitted, we will reach out to you within the timeframe required by law to verify your identity. After we verify your identity, we will send your information to you via an electronic format. Any personal information we collect from you to verify your identity in connection with your request will be used solely for the purposes of verification.
How to Exercise Your Right to Delete Information. You can request the categories of information we have on file or deletion of information available on our request form available here. You may also submit this request by sending an email with the Subject Line “CCPA Right to Request or Delete Information” to contact@chicagocherryloans.com. In your request, please provide us with enough information to identify you, including (i) your full name; (ii) physical address; (iii) phone number; (iv) email address; (v) proof of your identity (e.g. driver’s license or passport); and (vi) a description of what right you want to exercise. Once your request is submitted, we will reach out to you within the timeframe required by law to verify your identity. After we verify your identity, we will send your information to you via an electronic format. Any personal information we collect from you to verify your identity in connection with your request will be used solely for the purposes of verification.
How to Exercise Your Right to Opt-Out of Sale of Your Information. Under the CCPA, if you are 16 years of age or older, you have the right to direct us not to sell your personal information at any time. You may submit your request through the URL provided below. You may also submit this request by sending an email with the Subject Line “CCPA Do Not Sell My Information” to contact@chicagocherryloans.com. In your request, please provide us with enough information to identify you, including (i) your full name; (ii) physical address; (iii) phone number; (iv) email address; (v) proof of your identity (e.g. driver’s license or passport); and (vi) a description of what right you want to exercise. Once your request is submitted, we will reach out to you within the timeframe required by law to verify your identity. After we verify your identity, we will send your information to you via an electronic format. Any personal information we collect from you to verify your identity in connection with your request will be used solely for the purposes of verification.
DO NOT SELL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION
However, if you opt-out, please note that we will be unable to help you find a loan or other product or services that may be of interest to you through our Network Partners. In order to opt-in, please submit the completed form or resubmit your request, which lets us know that you want to sell your information to deliver the products and services you requested.
12. California Disclosures
California Law requires us to provide certain disclosures to users of this Website. Shine the Light Disclosure. Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits California residents that use this Website to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us at contact@chicagocherryloans.com. Please note that this section does not prohibit disclosure made for non-marketing purposes. Do Not Track Disclosures. Business and Professions Code Section 22575(b) requires websites to disclose their practices with respect to the use of tracking technology made by third parties and whether this Website honors web browser do-not-track signals. No third parties are able to collect personally identifiable information you provide on this Website. At this time, chicagocherryloans.com does not respond to do-not-track browser settings or signals.
13. How You Can Contact Us
If there is something you would like to discuss with us, please, send us a message via our contact form.