PRIVACY POLICY
This website belongs to and is maintained by Small Business Majority Foundation, Inc., a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation (“SBM” or “we” or “us”).
By logging into this website and viewing or using any of the information set out in this website, you (and if you are a corporation, partnership, company, association or other entity, your members, directors, officers and employees)(collectively “You”) agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (“TOU”) and Privacy Policy, set forth below, agree to be bound by other legal notices that may be posted on this site from time to time. The legally binding terms of these documents set out your rights, obligations and restrictions regarding your use of this website (the “Website”) .
By logging into this website and viewing or using any of the information set out in this website, you (and if you are a corporation, partnership, company, association or other entity, your members, directors, officers and employees)(collectively “You”) agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (“TOU”) and Privacy Policy, set forth below, agree to be bound by other legal notices that may be posted on this site from time to time. The legally binding terms of these documents set out your rights, obligations and restrictions regarding your use of this website (the “Website”) .
1. User Data
If you are a lender seeking to endorse the SBBOR and become a Signatory Company, you will be asked to fill out and sign the Attestation Form and submit it to SBM. The information in the Attestation Form is intended to be posted on the Website and by submitting it you agree to allow SBM to publish and disseminate that information in any form.
You will also be providing your e-mail address. SBM will not disclose your e-mail address to any other person or entity for any purpose whatsoever, other than an employee of or consultant to SBM for the purpose of maintaining, operating, modifying, and improving the Website. By providing your e-mail address, however, you do agree to receive e-malls from SBM in the future regarding SBM’s programs and activities.
SBM also reserves the right to disclose or use your e-mail address to comply with applicable law or legal requirements (for example, a lawful subpoena), to protect our rights or property, or to protect SBM from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful conduct.
2. Children
SBM complies with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. SBM does not solicit and does not accept personally identifying information from any person under 13 years of age. Visitors to the SBM website who are under 13 years of age should not use any the Website except under the supervision and with the assistance of their parent or legal guardian, and should never submit any personally identifying information to SBM.
3. Links to Other Sites
The privacy policies and practices contained in this Privacy Statement do not apply to ANY external links. This Privacy Statement only applies to the Website or any future sites that we may develop. It does not cover sites that are linked to by the Website or sites for which we are not responsible ("Linked Sites"). These Linked Sites will have their own policies and practices which may be different from ours. We therefore encourage you to familiarize yourself with the policies and practices of the Linked Sites, especially if you provide personal information to them.
4. California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
SBM complies with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. As part of that Act, all users of the Website may make any changes to their information at any time by logging into their Control Panel and selecting Cookies and Data Tracking
5. Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. We may use a cookie (cookies reside on your computer and are under the control of your browser) to help us compile aggregate data about users of the Website and their interaction with your application or service, for the purposes of improving the operation of the Website and/or offering better the Website and tools in the future. If you wish to disable these cookies, the help portion of the tool bar on most browsers will tell you how do that.
We may also use third-party services such as Google Analytics. This helps us understand traffic patterns and know if there are problems with use of the Website.
6. Advertising
We may place online advertising with third-party vendors, including Google, which will be shown on other sites on the internet. In some cases, those third-party vendors may decide which ads to show you or to show users of your own application, service or tool, based on prior visits to SBM’s website and/or your own website. At no time will you or any of your users be personally identified to those third-party vendors, nor will any of the User-Generated Data you share with us be shared with those third-party vendors. If you prefer to opt out of the use of these third-party cookies on the Site, you can do so by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt out page and going to the “Edit Profile” page.
7. Amendments and Consent to This Privacy Statement
We retain the right to amend or otherwise update this Privacy Statement at any time. By using the Website, you consent to the collection and use of the information as we have described. If we change our policies and practices, we will post the changes in our Privacy Statement so that you are always aware of them. With this knowledge, you can make an informed decision about whether you wish to provide personal information to us.
8. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about the TOU or this Privacy Statement, you may contact us as follows:
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (866) 597-7431
If you are a lender seeking to endorse the SBBOR and become a Signatory Company, you will be asked to fill out and sign the Attestation Form and submit it to SBM. The information in the Attestation Form is intended to be posted on the Website and by submitting it you agree to allow SBM to publish and disseminate that information in any form.
You will also be providing your e-mail address. SBM will not disclose your e-mail address to any other person or entity for any purpose whatsoever, other than an employee of or consultant to SBM for the purpose of maintaining, operating, modifying, and improving the Website. By providing your e-mail address, however, you do agree to receive e-malls from SBM in the future regarding SBM’s programs and activities.
SBM also reserves the right to disclose or use your e-mail address to comply with applicable law or legal requirements (for example, a lawful subpoena), to protect our rights or property, or to protect SBM from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful conduct.
2. Children
SBM complies with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. SBM does not solicit and does not accept personally identifying information from any person under 13 years of age. Visitors to the SBM website who are under 13 years of age should not use any the Website except under the supervision and with the assistance of their parent or legal guardian, and should never submit any personally identifying information to SBM.
3. Links to Other Sites
The privacy policies and practices contained in this Privacy Statement do not apply to ANY external links. This Privacy Statement only applies to the Website or any future sites that we may develop. It does not cover sites that are linked to by the Website or sites for which we are not responsible ("Linked Sites"). These Linked Sites will have their own policies and practices which may be different from ours. We therefore encourage you to familiarize yourself with the policies and practices of the Linked Sites, especially if you provide personal information to them.
4. California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
SBM complies with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. As part of that Act, all users of the Website may make any changes to their information at any time by logging into their Control Panel and selecting Cookies and Data Tracking
5. Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. We may use a cookie (cookies reside on your computer and are under the control of your browser) to help us compile aggregate data about users of the Website and their interaction with your application or service, for the purposes of improving the operation of the Website and/or offering better the Website and tools in the future. If you wish to disable these cookies, the help portion of the tool bar on most browsers will tell you how do that.
We may also use third-party services such as Google Analytics. This helps us understand traffic patterns and know if there are problems with use of the Website.
6. Advertising
We may place online advertising with third-party vendors, including Google, which will be shown on other sites on the internet. In some cases, those third-party vendors may decide which ads to show you or to show users of your own application, service or tool, based on prior visits to SBM’s website and/or your own website. At no time will you or any of your users be personally identified to those third-party vendors, nor will any of the User-Generated Data you share with us be shared with those third-party vendors. If you prefer to opt out of the use of these third-party cookies on the Site, you can do so by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt out page and going to the “Edit Profile” page.
7. Amendments and Consent to This Privacy Statement
We retain the right to amend or otherwise update this Privacy Statement at any time. By using the Website, you consent to the collection and use of the information as we have described. If we change our policies and practices, we will post the changes in our Privacy Statement so that you are always aware of them. With this knowledge, you can make an informed decision about whether you wish to provide personal information to us.
8. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about the TOU or this Privacy Statement, you may contact us as follows:
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (866) 597-7431
