Protect Your Privacy

In addition to practicing good general IT security, take these steps to help preserve your privacy:

• Know and Update Your Privacy Settings
• Choose your own privacy settings instead of accepting the default ones.
  • Learn about and choose your own privacy settings instead of accepting the default settings of devices or applications. StaySafeOnline's privacy section has great tips and resources on privacy, including how to manage your privacy settings.
• Ask to be put on do-not-call and do-not-mail lists when possible.
• See Federal Trade Commission: Stopping Unsolicited Mail, Phone Calls, and Email and Federal Trade Commission: National Do Not Call Registry.
• Consider using private web browsers or browser settings.
• See Set Your Web Browser for Security & Privacy.
• Choose What You Share and Where You Share It
• Only share what you are comfortable sharing.
• If someone, such as a cashier at a store, asks for information such as your phone number, you can ask why they need it and can often say that you prefer not to provide it.
• Be skeptical when you are offered rewards or discounts in exchange for your personal information. Consider the value of your privacy preferences versus the rewards or discounts.
• Store and share sensitive data securely.
• Ask your customer service representative at Runbiz on how we handle sensitive data.  Do not, for example, store such data in OneDrive, Apple iCloud, DropBox, EverNote, or other commercial cloud storage services that the Runbiz does not have Business Associates Agreements with.
• Check the Information Gathered About You
• Look for and read privacy policies, especially when disclosing data about yourself.
• Get your free credit report, and challenge any inaccuracies you find in it.
• See Federal Trade Commission: Free Credit Reports.
• Beware of Attempts to Steal Your Personal Information
• Beware of phishing.
• Do not open attachments in email or click suspicious links. You can hover your curser over links in email to reveal the URL to be sure it is safe before clicking it.
• Look for https at the beginning of the URL or web address when making purchases or sharing data on the web.