Franchise Finders (“FF”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) operates, hosts, and manages a website, https://franchisefinders.org (“Website”). This Privacy Policy describes, among other things, the types of information we collect, how we use it, and how we share the information. Any terms not defined in this Privacy Policy are defined in our Terms of Use (“Terms”).
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT, ALONG WITH OUR TERMS, FORMS A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND US. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MAY NOT USE OUR WEBSITE.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT
We use the term “Personal Information” to refer to any information you provide in connection with your use of any of our Website by which you can be personally identified. Personal Information may include such things as your name, street address, telephone number, date of birth, e-mail address and any other information which might reasonably be used to identify you. We obtain Personal Information from you when you submit it to us. We may use your Personal Information to register or subscribe you for certain features, functions, services, activities, games, promotions and content on our Website (these are referred to as “Content” in our Terms). You may also email us with a question or for more information and we will use your contact information (which includes Personal Information such as an email address) to respond to your question or request. If you provide or submit your Personal Information to our Website, we will give you the right to review, update and/or delete your Personal Information, subject to our obligations to comply with legal, regulatory our internal audit and record-keeping requirements. We may also use your Personal Information to notify you of updates, promotional offers, or important information about our Website and services.
As part of an SMS/text message service that we provide in connection with a particular campaign, we may collect your cell phone number, your carrier’s name, and the date, time and content of your messages, as well as other information that you provide. We may use this information to contact you and to provide the services you request from us.
When you access or visit our Website, we and our operational service providers may use technology that can recognize, collect and/or transmit information that is associated with your device. Although the term “cookie” specifically refers to a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes, we will use the term “cookie” to refer generically to any technology that can recognize, collect and/or transmit information about your visits to our Website. This type of information includes such data as the Internet or web domain that referred you, the type of operating system and browser you are using, the date and time of your visit,data relating to activities on our Website (e.g., so-called ‘click stream’ data) and other technological attributes about your visit to our Website. This information may be used by us, among other purposes, to analyze trends, administer our Website, track user movements on our Website, and gather aggregate demographic information about visitors so we can continually improve our Website.
We may also use cookies on our Website to recognize a user’s device each time it is used to visit a particular Website and to keep count of how often you return. Cookies can also track how you use our Website, your preferences for features and functions and, for Website that have registration or similar features, cookies can store information such as your user name and password so you don’t have to re-enter them each time you return to visit.
You can disable or turn the cookie feature off by changing the settings on your Internet browser and you can also change the settings to stop your browser from automatically accepting cookies. Changing these settings may also require you to re-enter certain information each time you visit or attempt to use our Website.
We or our advertising service providers also use data from companies to analyze certain information about your activities on our Website and non-affiliated sites, such as pages visited and search keywords entered, to help determine advertising content that may be of interest to you. This is also referred to as Online Behavioral Advertising (“OBA”). You may choose not to participate in OBA by opting out through the tools provided by the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) or by controlling the placement or reading of identifiers that track your data, resetting the identifiers, or, in some cases, deleting the existing cookies placed on your web browser. To opt out through the DAA, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices and opt out of online behavioral advertising by other companies. When you choose to use these controls, an opt-out cookie will be placed on the browser you are using. If you use multiple devices or browsers you will need to opt-out on each one. If you choose to use a browser’s setting to delete cookies from that browser, you will delete any opt-out cookie associated with that browser and will need to opt-out again. Opting out does not mean you will no longer receive online advertising. It means that the companies from which you opted out will no longer customize ads based on data on your interests and web usage patterns.
You can opt out from receiving targeted advertising based on data collected via your mobile applications by following your mobile device maker’s most current published instructions, such as the examples below (current as of the date of this version of our Privacy Policy):
Android
iOS
SPONSORS, ADVERTISERS AND OTHER THIRD PARTIES
Our Website may contain or display information from sponsors, advertisers, operational service providers or others (each, a “Third Party” and collectively, “Third Parties”). These Third Parties may make information, goods or services available on our Website, provide opportunities to participate in promotions on our Website, or engage in activities that link or redirect your browser to their website. We may also use Third Parties to display or serve advertising on our Website, as well as for distributing our online, email, messaged or web-based newsletters and other information. Third Parties often also employ cookies, action tags, and other code that may collect people’s information to measure advertising effectiveness and deliver targeted advertising. You should be aware that even if you encounter an advertisement, link or reference to a Third Party website on one of our Website and even if we have a relationship with them, we are not responsible for the practices or policies of their website or any rules they have regarding the use of cookies or collection, or the use or disclosure of your information (including Personal Information). These practices are within their control and not ours. As such, in such instances, their privacy policies will govern and apply.
This site is being monitored by one or more third-party monitoring software(s), and may capture information about your visit that will help us improve the quality of our service. You may opt-out from the data that https://smartpixl.com is collecting on your visit through a universal consumer options page located at https://smartpixl.com/Unsub/unsub.html
DISCLOSURE TO THIRD PARTIES
Our policy is to not sell, rent, lease, provide or otherwise disclose your Personal Information to unaffiliated entities unless otherwise described in this Privacy Policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may disclose your Personal Information to any Third Party we engage for the purpose of administering, operating, configuring site design, maintaining and providing internal support for our Website and Content. These Third Parties are called “operational service providers,” and they provide internal support to operations and activities and/or for Site design, development, hosting and operations.
We also reserve the right to make your Personal Information available:
SECURITY
We maintain reasonable standards of security and confidentiality. We also try to limit information access to individuals who need to have such access to perform their responsibilities associated with our Website and the Content. While we strive to protect your Personal Information,we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information and your communications when using our Website.
YOUR CHOICES
In general, we provide you with the ability to correct or update your Personal Information. In some instances, some Personal Information may not be changed or deleted by you and requires you to contact us for verification (e.g., birth date, email address, name). In general, we offer you the ability to opt out of receiving commercial emails and other commercial communications from us in the future. Our Website and/or email communications will provide you with instructions and the procedures you can use to opt out when applicable.
YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
California law permits our customers who are California residents to request and obtain from us information about the personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year. If applicable, this information would include a list of the categories of personal information that was shared and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared information in the immediately preceding twelve calendar months. At this time, we do not disclose your personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes so this requirement does not apply to us.
CHILDREN
You may not submit your personal information unless you are at least 13 years old. Children under the age of 13 that have registered with this Website are in violation of our Terms. If you believe that your child under the age of 13 has provided his or her personal information to us, please notify us immediately by contacting us at info@franchisefinders.org You may be required to provide verifiable identification that you are the child’s parent or legal guardian.
CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY
We may edit, amend, modify and update our Privacy Policy at any time by posting updated text on or links to our Website. When we make material changes to our Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting a notice on our Website. We display the Effective Date at the top of our Privacy Policy so that you will know when there has been a change. Your continued use of our Website after any such changes constitutes your acceptance to the modified terms and conditions set forth herein.
CONTACT US
For questions about our Privacy Policies please email us at info@franchisefinders.org
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DISCLAIMER
This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. It is for information purposes only. If you are a resident of a U.S. state or a country that regulates the offer and sale of franchises, are receiving this message in one of those states or countries, or intend to operate a franchise in any of those states or countries, we will not offer you a franchise unless and until we have complied with any applicable pre-sale registration and/or disclosure requirements in the applicable jurisdiction.
This offering is not an offering of a franchise. In New York (USA), an offering of a franchise can only be made by a prospectus that has been previously filed and registered with the Department of Law of the State of New York. The application for registration of an offering prospectus or the acceptance and filing thereof by the Department of Law as required by the New York law does not constitute approval of the offering or the sale of such franchise by the Department of Law or the attorney general of New York.
OUR WEBSITE HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED OR APPROVED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS. ANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS AT www.corp.ca.gov.
Likewise, our website has not been reviewed or approved by any other federal or state governmental or regulatory agency (domestic or international).
TERMS & CONDITIONS
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2022
Franchise Finders. (“FF", “we”, “us”, or “our”) operates, hosts, or manages a website, including without limitation, https://franchisefinders.org These Terms of Use (“Terms”) describe your rights and responsibilities regarding your use of our Website, as well as any other website from which you are directed to these Terms. We will refer to the features, functions, services, activities, games, software, code, design, text, Posts (defined below), images, audio, video, material, information, data, service marks, trademarks, trade names, logos, and all copyrightable elements of our Websites as “Content” and when we use the term “Website” it also includes Content unless we specifically say otherwise.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BECAUSE THE TERMS, ALONG WITH PRIVACY POLICY, FORM A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND US. YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD OR THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN YOUR JURISDICTION IN ORDER TO USE OUR WEBSITE (DEFINED BELOW). IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD OR THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN YOUR JURISDICTION, THEN YOU MAY ONLY USE THE WEBSITE WITH YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN’S PERMISSION. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT USE OUR WEBSITE.
This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. It is for information purposes only. If you are a resident of a U.S. state or a country that regulates the offer and sale of franchises, are receiving this message in one of those states or countries, or intend to operate a franchise in any of those states or countries, we will not offer you a franchise unless and until we have complied with any applicable pre-sale registration and/or disclosure requirements in the applicable jurisdiction.
This offering is not an offering of a franchise. In New York (USA), an offering of a franchise can only be made by a prospectus that has been previously filed and registered with the Department of Law of the State of New York. The application for registration of an offering prospectus or the acceptance and filing thereof by the Department of Law as required by the New York law does not constitute approval of the offering or the sale of such franchise by the Department of Law or the attorney general of New York.
OUR WEBSITE HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED OR APPROVED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS. ANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS AT www.corp.ca.gov.
Likewise, our website has not been reviewed or approved by any other federal or state governmental or regulatory agency (domestic or international).
PRIVACY
Our Privacy Policy is incorporated into these Terms. Please read it carefully since it describes, among other things, how we collect and use information from you when you use our Websites.
MOBILE
By sending a text message to the specified shortcode in connection with a particular campaign from your mobile device, you agree to receive SMS/text messages (which shall also be our Content) at the mobile device number you provide via autodialer. You must be a US resident and at least 13 years old to enroll in any text message program. Messaging and data rates may apply, and all charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. You may opt-out of receiving text messages for a particular campaign at any time.
We will not be liable for any delays in the receipt of any SMS messages as delivery is subject to effective transmission from your mobile service operator. By subscribing, you consent to receive text messages from us according to the program frequency described above. By subscribing or otherwise using the service, you acknowledge and agree that we will have the right to change and/or terminate the service at any time, with or without cause and/or advance notice.
WE CAN CHANGE OUR WEBSITES AND OUR TERMS OF USE
From time to time, we may modify these Terms, as well as any of our Website. We will post or display a notice of material changes to any of our Terms on the Website affected by the change and also change the effective date specified above. If you use the Website after the effective date, it means you are agreeing to be bound by the changes. You should check on a regular basis and review the terms and conditions that apply to you so you are aware of the current rights and obligations that apply to you.
REGISTERING FOR OUR WEBSITE
Our Website requires you to register in order to use or access certain Content. When you register, you may be required to provide us with certain information about yourself. You may also be required to choose a username and password (“Login Credentials”). Your Login Credentials are personal and you must keep them strictly confidential. You agree to immediately notify us if you become aware or believe there may have been an unauthorized use of your Login Credentials. You are solely responsible and liable for the use of your Login Credentials whether by you or anyone else.
Unless we indicate otherwise during the registration process for any particular Website, you must live in the United States and be at least 13 years old to register for a particular Website. If you are at least 13 years old, but you are not yet considered an adult where you live (generally age 18) you can only enroll and register if you get consent from your parent or legal guardian.
OWNERSHIP
Our Website and, except as described below, all Content, is either our property or the property of our affiliates, licensors, suppliers, operational service providers, advertisers, agencies or promotional partners. You keep ownership to any and all Content that is yours and if you submit or provide Content, these Terms do not deprive you or any holder of your or their rights. However, when you do submit or provide Content to us or our Website, you are giving us an unconditional, irrevocable, transferable, royalty free worldwide license to use, display, reproduce, perform, adapt, translate, modify, create derivative works, publish, distribute, disseminate and/or broadcast that Content (“license”) and you are representing and warranting to us you have the right to give us such license. If you do not have the right to license Content to us (or if you are not sure), do not submit or provide Content to us.
In general, you may only use Content for your own personal use. Personal use means nothing commercial or even charitable, whether or not money or other compensation or consideration is involved and whether or not it is for your benefit or for someone else. This also means you are not allowed to use, display, reproduce, perform, adapt, translate, modify, create derivative works, publish, distribute, disseminate and/or broadcast Content that is not yours without our express prior written consent.
You have no right to transfer, assign or use the Content for any other purpose or allow or enable anyone else to do so. You may not alter, delete or conceal copyright or other notices, even if we let you download, display, print or share the Content with others. We reserve the right, at any time and in our sole discretion, to require you to cease use of any and all Content. Unauthorized or prohibited use of Content may subject you to civil liability, criminal prosecution, or both under federal, state and local laws.
POSTING
Our Website may provide users with an opportunity to submit, provide, furnish, transmit, make available, exchange, communicate, share and/or display Content to us and/or to other users (referred to as a “Post” or “Posting”). Postings include not just Content in the form of files or material you upload to our Website, but also any messages or information you may send as emails, text, SMS, and instant messages, comments, advice, opinions and ideas, as well as information available as a result of your participation in chat rooms, forums, discussion boards, and feeds. Please be advised that your Postings may be viewable publicly. As such, you agree that you will not Post the Personal Information or confidential or proprietary information of yourself or others. We are not and cannot be held responsible for any communications you may receive from third parties. We reserve the right (but do not have an obligation) to remove any Posting that we believe in our sole discretion to violate our Terms, or for any other reason we find appropriate. We have no obligation to monitor user behavior, actions or Postings and we are not and shall not be responsible nor shall we be liable to you or anyone else for any personal injury, emotional or mental distress or any damages resulting in any way from a Posting or your reliance upon a Posting. We generally don’t control, monitor, screen or edit user Posts, although we reserve the right to do so. We do not guarantee the accuracy, validity, integrity or quality of any Posting and we cannot ensure that harmful, inaccurate, deceptive, offensive, defamatory, unlawful or otherwise objectionable Postings will not appear on our Websites.
NOT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE
Chat rooms, forums, discussion boards, feeds, and similar areas of our Website are for exchanging information and communication with others who may have similar experiences, needs or interests. These areas are not and are never meant to be a substitute for qualified professional advice of any kind. You should never rely on any Posting in making a decision or taking or failing to take a specific action.
USE RESTRICTIONS
You agree that you will not violate or enable or assist others in violating any of the following restrictions or requirements when Posting or otherwise using our Website. You agree that you will not:
INTERACTING OFFLINE
We make no guarantees, express or implied, regarding other users or your experiences with users you may meet through our Website, nor are we liable or responsible for the consequences of your decisions or your actions. If you are under 18 and intend to meet someone, we strongly recommend that you bring your parent or legal guardian. You bear all risk and agree that you are solely responsible for your interactions with others. We don’t screen or verify users or what they Post. We do not supervise interactions and have no control over the individuals you interact with. If you decide to meet others offline, we recommend that you take all reasonable precautions for your own safety.
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
If you believe that any Posting (or any Content on our Website) contains elements that infringe any copyright of yours or anyone else’s, we will use reasonable efforts to remove infringing Content when we receive notice, as described below. To notify us if you believe infringing Content is Posted on our Website, you must contact our Designated Agent. If you knowingly misrepresent that any Content is infringing, you may be subject to civil penalties. Written notification must be submitted to the following Designated Agent:
Under Title 17, United States Code, Section512(c)(3)(A), the Notification of Claimed Infringement must include the following:
(1) An electronic or physical signature of the owner or of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
(2) Identification of the copyrighted work (or works) that you claim has been infringed;
(3) A description of the material that you claim is infringing, and the location where the original or an authorized copy of the copyrighted work exists (for example, the URL of the page of the website where it is lawfully posted; the name, edition and pages of a book from which an excerpt was copied, etc.);
(4) A clear description of where the infringing material is located on our Website, including as applicable its URL, so that we can locate the material;
(5) Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
(6) A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
(7) A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
TERMINATION
You can terminate your account for an individual Website by sending an e-mail to info@franchisefinders.org We may terminate your account or access to any of our Website if you violate any of these Terms or for any other reason in our sole discretion.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
If you see or use any links or conduits on our Website which allow you to browse, redirect or visit any other websites, webpages or other internet or web-based locations, such as social networking platforms or the websites of our partners, that does not mean we are associated with or have endorsed, or reviewed that site or page and we have no obligation, responsibility or liability to you or anyone else if you go to another website, page or address outside our Websites, even if a link on our site allowed you to do so. When you leave our Website, you are subject to the terms and conditions and other policies of these third party sites.
ANY LIABILITY WE MAY HAVE IS LIMITED
OUR WEBSITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE MADE AVAILABLE “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR ANY GUARANTY OR ASSURANCE THE WEBSITE OR CONTENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE OR THAT ALL CONTENT WILL BE AVAILABLE OR UNINTERRUPTED OR PERFORM AS DESCRIBED OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR CONTENT ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR ERROR FREE. WE ARE NEITHER RESPONSIBLE NOR LIABLE FOR ANY MALICIOUS OR UNAUTHORIZED, ATTACK, VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE OR ANY OTHER BREACHES OF SECURITY. BY USING OUR WEBSITE OR CONTENT, YOU ASSUME ALL RISK THAT MAY ARISE OR BE ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH USE.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, WE AND OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL LOSS, DAMAGE, COST AND EXPENSE OF ANY KIND, DIRECT AND INDIRECT, IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING FROM OUR WEBSITE, CONTENT, THESE TERMS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMPENSATORY, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION OR BASIS OF THE CLAIM, WHETHER OR NOT ANY PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. IF ANY LIMITATION OF DAMAGES OR LIABILITY IS PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW, WE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE MAXIMUM DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS PERMITTED; HOWEVER, IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100). SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN EXCLUSIONS OF WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THESE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU HAVE A DISPUTE WITH US OR ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE WEBSITE, TERMINATION OF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. WE HAVE NO OTHER OBLIGATION, LIABILITY, OR RESPONSIBILITY TO YOU.
YOU ARE INDEMNIFYING US OF YOUR BREACH
You shall defend us against any demands, claims or actions brought against us or arising as a result of any breach or violation of these Terms by you (“Claim”) and you shall indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) resulting from any such Claim. We have the right, at our expense, to assume exclusive defense against any Claim and all negotiations for settlement and you agree to cooperate with us in the defense of any such Claim, at our request.
WHAT LAW APPLIES?
Our Terms shall be construed and enforced under the laws of the State of New Jersey applicable to parties resident in and contracts made, executed and wholly performed within the State of New Jersey. You specifically agree and submit to the jurisdiction of the State and Federal Courts situated in the State, City and County of New Jersey and you will not object to jurisdiction or venue on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, inconvenient forum or otherwise. The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act does not apply to our Terms. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT YOU MAY NOW HAVE OR HEREAFTER POSSESS TO A TRIAL BY JURY. You agree that you will not file a class action against US, or participate in a class action against US.
MISCELLANEOUS
Our Terms can only be modified by us. The illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of any term or condition is severable and shall not affect the rest of the Terms. Any delay in enforcing or any failure to enforce any provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of any other or subsequent breach of these Terms. Headings are purely for reference and shall not affect the meaning of any term or condition. Any provision which must survive to allow us to enforce its meaning shall survive termination; however, no claim or action relating in any way to these Terms, including our Privacy Policy, our Website, Content or otherwise with respect to the subject matter, regardless of form or the basis of the claim, may be brought by you more than one (1) year after the cause of action has arisen (or if multiple causes, from the date the first such cause of action arose).
Copyright © 2023 Franchise Finders. All Rights Reserved
Copyright © 2023 Franchise Finders - All Rights Reserved.