PRIVACY POLICY
Privacy Policy
BoostFranchising.com (“BF” or the “Company”) is dedicated to ensuring strong privacy protections for its users. This Privacy Policy is crafted to help you understand how we collect, use, and safeguard the information you provide to us, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our services.
Definitions
- “Site”: Refers to the Company’s website, accessible at BoostFranchising.com.
- “Service”: Refers to the franchising consulting services offered by the Company through the Site.
- “We,” “us,” and “our”: Refer to the Company.
- “You”: Refers to you, the user of our Site or Service.
By accessing our Site or using our Service, you agree to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. You also consent to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.
BOOSTFranchising.com site users and service customers agree and understand that BF is in no way providing any legal, accounting, or business advice relating to the purchase or sale of any business, the hiring of any service advertiser, or the purchase of any products advertised on the website.
Privacy Policy
This privacy policy has been crafted to address the concerns of individuals who are interested in how their ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) is employed online. PII, as defined by US privacy law and information security, refers to data that can be utilized independently or in conjunction with other information to identify, contact, locate a specific person, or establish an individual’s identity in a particular context. We urge you to carefully read our privacy policy to gain a clear understanding of how we gather, utilize, protect, or otherwise manage your Personally Identifiable Information in line with our website.
1. What Personal Information Do We Collect From Visitors to Our Blog, Website, or App?
When placing an order or registering on our site, you may be prompted to provide your name, email address, phone number, or other details to enhance your experience.
2. When Do We Collect Information?
We collect information from you when you complete a form or input information on our website.
You have the option to browse all the content on our website without divulging your personal information. However, we do collect personal information through the following methods on our site: Request Information Form: If you are interested in acquiring more information about a franchise business featured on our site, we will request your personal information through the submission of a Request Information form. The personal information solicited on this form includes your name, email address, phone number, zip code, state, country, and available cash.
The information you provide via our Request Information form is exclusively shared with the franchise businesses listed on the form. These franchise businesses will contact you solely through the email address and phone number you provide. By submitting the Request Information form, you grant consent to send your personal information to the franchises listed on the form. Additionally, if you have checked the sign-up box on the form, you are also giving consent to receive further email marketing from BOOSTFranchising.com.
Newsletter Subscription: You can subscribe to BOOSTFranchising.com email newsletter by completing the ‘Sign up to our newsletter’ form. To complete this form, you are required to furnish your email address.
3. How Do We Use Your Information?
To follow up with them after correspondence (live chat, email or phone inquiries)
At BOOSTFranchising.com, we hold your personal information in strict confidence. We do not disclose, sell, lease, or trade your personal data to third parties unless you grant us explicit consent. Your personal information will only be shared with the franchise businesses you have authorized to receive additional information about, as indicated in the Request Information form. These businesses may contact you through telephone (calls and SMS) and/or email, potentially employing third-party services to manage your data. You can expect to receive one confirmation email from BOOSTFranchising.com and a single SMS message.
We will retain and utilize your personal information as required to fulfill our legal responsibilities, resolve disputes, and uphold our contractual agreements.
4. Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies
At BOOSTFranchising.com (BF), as well as with our partners including marketing collaborators, affiliates, and analytics or service providers (e.g., customer experience optimization providers), we employ various technologies like cookies, beacons, tags, and scripts. These technologies serve several purposes, including trend analysis, site administration, tracking user movements on the website, and collecting demographic information about our user base as a whole. Reports generated from the utilization of these technologies by these entities can be both individualized and aggregated.
In our Request Information form, we utilize cookies to securely store your information, ensuring that you don’t have to repeatedly enter it if you choose to do so. Users have the option to manage cookie usage at the browser level. If you opt to decline cookies, you can still access our website, but your ability to use certain features or areas of our site may be restricted.
5. Third-Party Links
We do not incorporate or offer products or services from third parties on our website.
6. Google
Our utilization of Google AdSense Advertising on our website adheres to Google’s Advertising Principles, which are intended to provide a positive user experience. Google, as a third-party vendor, employs cookies to serve ads on our site. The DART cookie enables Google to deliver ads to our users based on their past visits to our site and other sites on the internet. Users can choose to opt out of using the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy.
We Have Implemented the Following:
We, alongside third-party vendors like Google, employ both first-party cookies (such as Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers to gather data about user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions related to our website.
Opting Out:
Users can adjust their preferences for how Google advertises to them by using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, they can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out page or by using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add-on.
7. California Online Privacy Protection Act
CalOPPA is the first state law in the United States that mandates commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. This law extends beyond California and applies to any entity operating websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers. It requires the posting of a conspicuous privacy policy on the website, disclosing the information collected and the parties with whom it is shared.
According to CalOPPA, We Agree to the Following:
- Users can visit our site anonymously.
- After establishing this privacy policy, we will add a link to it on our homepage or, at the very least, on the first significant page users encounter when accessing our website.
- Our Privacy Policy link clearly includes the word ‘Privacy’ and is easily accessible on the specified page.
- Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be communicated on our Privacy Policy Page, and users can modify their personal information by contacting us via email.
8. How Does Our Site Handle Do Not Track Signals?
We respect Do Not Track signals and will not plant cookies or engage in advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is active.
9. Does Our Site Allow Third-Party Behavioral Tracking?
We do not permit third-party behavioral tracking
10. COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
Children’s Privacy
BOOSTFranchising.com is intended to be used by individuals over the age of 18. We do not seek or willingly collect information on children under the age of 18. If we discover that we have collected information on a child under the age of 13, then we will delete that information from our system.
11. Fair Information Practices
The Fair Information Practices Principles serve as the foundation of privacy law in the United States, and the principles they encompass have played a pivotal role in shaping data protection laws worldwide. To comply with various privacy laws protecting personal information, we commit to taking the following responsive actions if a data breach occurs: Users will be notified via in-site notifications within seven business days.
We also uphold the Individual Redress Principle, which grants individuals the right to legally pursue enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who violate the law. This principle ensures that individuals not only have enforceable rights against data users but also have the option to turn to courts or government agencies to investigate and prosecute non-compliance by data processors.
12. CAN-SPAM Act
The CAN-SPAM Act sets forth rules for commercial email, defines requirements for commercial messages, offers recipients the right to opt out of receiving such emails, and stipulates penalties for violations. To comply with CAN-SPAM, we adhere to the following:
If you ever wish to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at [your email address], and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.