Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

Nationwide is a Fortune 100 company that primarily provides a wide range of insurance and financial services to individuals and businesses across the United States, including auto, home, life, and commercial insurance, as well as retirement plans and mutual funds. The company collects extensive personal information from its customers, including sensitive data such as Social Security numbers, income, credit history, and account balances. Its data sources include information provided directly by individuals, as well as data purchased from third-party data brokers and gathered from credit reporting agencies. This vast collection of personal and financial data, which is shared with affiliates for marketing purposes, can create significant privacy risks, potentially exposing individuals to identity theft or financial fraud if a data breach were to occur. To protect their information, individuals can limit how their data is shared for marketing by contacting the company and should be cautious about the amount of personal data they share online.