The Fuel Rewards® Program and Guard Street™ Team Up to Give Drivers More Ways to Earn Rewards

Jan. 22, 2016 - PRLog -- CHICAGO, IL/DALLAS, TX (January 22, 2016) – Consumers can now earn rewards to save money on Shell fuel just by protecting themselves online while they shop, bank, send email, travel and live their lives.

The Dallas-based Fuel Rewards^® program (www.fuelrewards.com (http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fuelrewards.com&esheet=51012067&newsitemid=20150105005164&lan=en-US&anchor=www.fuelrewards.com&index=1&md5=37b730595c2864ee711016768fca9aff)) has teamed up with Chicago-based privacy protection company, Guard Street™ (www.guardstreet.com), to allow consumers to earn 10¢/gal at participating Shell stations nationwide simply by keeping their personal data more secure from cyber criminals, fraudsters, hackers and marketers that misuse consumers’ data.

The Guard Street™ service purchased through Fuelrewards.com offers a protection tool for online shopping, while the associated Fuel Rewards savings can be allocated to savings at more than 12,000 participating Shell stations nationwide. Savings earned from the Protection Kit’s purchase can be combined with other rewards earned through the Fuel Rewards program for even more savings.

The Fuel Rewards program Guard Street alliance comes at a time of heightened concern over data privacy and cybercrime, reinforced by recurring news coverage of data breaches that compromise the personal information of millions of consumers.  According to a study commissioned by Norton, 50% of online adults have been victims of cybercrime and negative online situations and 41% have fallen victim to attacks such as malware, viruses, hacking, scams, fraud and theft. Guard Street’s Protection Kit proactively helps consumers avoid being part of this statistic.

The Fuel Rewards program views the alliance as a new opportunity for consumers to protect themselves while shopping online and being rewarded for doing so.

This is an opportunity to help U.S. consumers pay for the motor fuel used on an estimated 1.65 million leisure trips and 460 million business trips they take each year while keeping their information secure.

“We are thrilled to be working with Guard Street™ on this new venture to give Americans even more ways to save on the cost of fuel.  We hope drivers will take full advantage of their rewards to help  save on  their everyday commutes, leisure or business trips,” said Megan Flynn, Executive Vice President of Business Development for the Fuel Rewards program.

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According to Vince Mazza, CEO of Guard Street, “We can’t control criminals or how big and small retailers protect data they may have about us, but we can take control of our privacy through protective measures.  While no protection is 100% when dealing with criminals, consumers can drastically reduce the chances of being hacked, tracked or have their data stolen.  We believe teaming up with the Fuel Rewards program offers a great way for consumers to receive savings at the pump while protecting themselves.”

Consumers who sign up as Fuel Rewards members are able to purchase Guard Street’s privacy protection kits at Fuelrewards.com, where their rewards will be tracked and issued.

About the Fuel Rewards program, owned and operated by Excentus

At Excentus, we create programs that help lower the cost of everyday life. Whether through direct-to-consumer programs like the Fuel Rewards® program and fuelperks!, or through companies utilizing our Centego products and services, Excentus proprietary software is the engine helping numerous loyalty and marketing programs drive down the cost of everyday commodities like gasoline. In fact, since 2012 we’ve helped consumers and small businesses across America save over $600 million at the pump. Creating real savings that positively affect the everyday lives of real people – that’s what Excentus is all about. Founded in 1996 in Dallas, TX, Excentus is a privately held company with more than 200 employees. For more information, please visit www.excentus.com (http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=ht...).

About Guard Street

Guard Street is based just outside of Chicago, Illinois and offers consumers’ packages of privacy protection tools to secure their personal data.  For additional privacy news, tips for securing your personal data and information about the program, go to www.guardstreet.com or call 1-800-517-4550.

CONTACT:  (For the Fuel Rewards program)

ThinkInk
Vanessa Horwell, +1.305.749.5342 x 232, vhorwell@thinkinkpr.com

CONTACT:   (For Guard Street)
Macon Raine, Inc. Public Relations
Ben Bradley, (630) 221-9844, ben@maconraine.com