It often happens that we share our personal information with all kinds of companies and institutions. And we do so all the time, when we open a bank account, when we set up a fidelity card and so on.
 
But it doesn’t mean that all these organizations know how to keep our data safe.
 
When choosing a service provider of any kind, consider these aspects:

• The general reputation of the organization
• Past security incidents (a simple Google search can bring that up)
• How secure their website it (Does it use https?)
• How focused their website it on privacy matters (Does it comply with privacy rules? Does it have a details privacy policy and terms of use?)
• How easily you can contact them if you need to (contact information, availability for customer support on social media)
• How much of your data they ask for
• If they provide detailed replies to this question: “Why do you need this personal data of mine for?”.

Maintaining a healthy suspicious attitude towards this can help you avoid becoming a statistic in a data breach, as they happen more often than not these days.