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How to Protect Your Privacy While Entering Sweepstakes

Are you worried about being deluged by spam email or telemarketing calls if you enter sweepstakes? Learn how to protect your privacy while remaining reachable when you win prizes.
How to Protect Your Privacy While Entering Sweepstakes
These simple steps will help you to protect your personal information while entering contests & sweepstakes.
What Should You Look For in a Good Privacy Policy?
It's a good idea to read privacy policies before giving the company any personal information. But what should you look for in a good privacy policy? Find out here.
How to Reduce Spam Email from Entering Sweepstakes
Are you receiving too much junk mail in your sweepstakes email - or even worse, are you afraid of entering sweepstakes because of the additional spam? Find out how you can reduce the amount of email you receive from sweepstakes entry.
Sweepstakes Entry Forms - How Much Information is Reasonable?
Recognize which information is standard to include on sweepstakes entry forms, and which could be a sign of a sweepstakes scam.
Reduce the Junk Mail You Get from Entering Sweepstakes
If you enter sweepstakes, the chances are that you'll start receiving catalogs, sales brochures, and descriptions of hotels and resorts in your postal mail. Learn how you can reduce the amount of junk snail mail that you receive as a result of your sweepstakes entries.
Alternatives to Using Your Home Phone Number
Are you wary of using your home telephone number for sweepstakes entry? Here are two alternatives that can help prevent you from receiving marketing calls on your home number.
How Do Scammers Get Email Addresses?
Discover some of the top methods that sweepstakes scammers use to get email addresses, and how to avoid them.
Watch Out for Tricky Opt Outs
Find out how to avoid opting in for newsletters that you don't want while entering sweepstakes.

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