Last Updated: July 13, 2025
Overview
The Card Caddie is a website and Chrome extension designed to help users find the best credit card rewards for their online shopping by analyzing the websites they visit and providing personalized card recommendations.
Data Collection and Usage
Website Access
- What we access: We monitor the URL of the current tab you're viewing to detect when you visit supported merchants and provide relevant credit card recommendations. This allows us to show notifications on the extension icon when you're on a supported site.
- What we don't access: We do not continuously monitor your browsing activity across all sites, read page content, forms, passwords, or any other personal data from web pages.
- Why we need this: URL monitoring allows us to automatically detect when you're shopping on supported merchants and provide timely credit card recommendations based on available bonus offers for that specific website.
Personal Information
- Login Information: We securely store your login credentials to authenticate with the Card Caddie service.
- Credit Card Data: We do not store any personal credit card information.
- Usage Analytics: We may collect anonymous usage data to improve the extension's functionality.
Data Storage
- Local Storage: Authentication tokens and preferences are stored locally on your device.
- Server Storage: Your account information and credit card data are securely stored on our servers with encryption.
Permissions Explained
Host Permissions (`https://www.thecardcaddie.com/*`)
- Purpose: Required to communicate with The Card Caddie service for authentication and retrieving personalized card recommendations.
- Limitation: Only provides access to The Card Caddie website (thecardcaddie.com) and does not access any other websites you visit.
Active Tab Permission
- Purpose: Allows the extension to monitor the current tab's URL to detect when you visit supported merchants and provide relevant card recommendations.
- Limitation: Only accesses the current tab's URL and basic tab information, not page content or personal data.
Storage Permission
- Purpose: Stores your login status and preferences locally on your device.
Cookies Permission
- Purpose: Maintains your login session with The Card Caddie service.
- Limitation: Only accesses cookies from the thecardcaddie.com domain.
Tabs Permission
- Purpose: Allows the extension to detect when you visit supported merchants and display notifications on the extension icon.
- Limitation: Only accesses tab URLs to identify supported merchants, not page content or personal information.
Data Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or share your personal information with third parties except:
- When required by law
- With your explicit consent
Security
We implement industry-standard security measures including:
- Encrypted data transmission
- Secure authentication tokens
- No storage of sensitive page content
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access your stored data
- Request deletion of your account and data
- Opt out of analytics collection
- Disable the extension at any time
Contact
For questions about this privacy policy or data practices, contact us at:
Changes
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Users will be notified of significant changes through the extension or our website.
By using Card Caddie, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this privacy policy.