+ Privacy Policy
+ We are committed to protecting your privacy. We have established this
+ statement as a testament to our commitment to your privacy.
+
+ This Privacy Policy relates to the use of any personal information you + provide to us through this websites. +
++ By accepting the Privacy Policy during registration or the sending of + an enquiry, you expressly consent to our collection, storage, use and + disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy + Policy. +
++ We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Our Privacy Policy + was last updated in Febuary 2018 and is effective upon acceptance for + new users. By continuing to use our websites or otherwise continuing + to deal with us, you accept this Privacy Policy. +
+
+ Collection of personal information
+ Anyone can browse our websites without revealing any personally
+ identifiable information.
+
+ However, should you wish to contact a business for sale, a franchise + opportunity or an intermediary, we will require you to provide some + personal information. +
++ Should you wish to advertise your services, your business (es) or your + franchise opportunity, we will require you to provide some personal + information. +
++ By providing personal information, you are consenting to the transfer + and storage of that information on our servers located in the United + States. +
+We may collect and store the following personal information:
+
+ Your name, email address, physical address, telephone numbers, and
+ (depending on the service used), your business information, financial
+ information, such as credit / payment card details;
+ transactional information based on your activities on the site;
+ information that you disclose in a forum on any of our websites,
+ feedback, correspondence through our websites, and correspondence sent
+ to us;
+ other information from your interaction with our websites, services,
+ content and advertising, including computer and connection
+ information, statistics on page views, traffic to and from the sites,
+ ad data, IP address and standard web log information;
+ supplemental information from third parties (for example, if you incur
+ a debt, we will generally conduct a credit check by obtaining
+ additional information about you from a credit bureau, as permitted by
+ law; or if the information you provide cannot be verified,
+ we may ask you to send us additional information, or to answer
+ additional questions online to help verify your information).
+
+ How we use your information
+ The primary reason we collect your personal information is to improve
+ the services we deliver to you through our website. By registering or
+ sending an enquiry through our website, you agree that we may use your
+ personal information to:
+ provide the services and customer support you request;
+ connect you with relevant parties:
+ If you are a buyer we will pass some or all of your details on to the
+ seller / intermediary along with any message you have typed. This
+ allows the seller to contact you in order to pursue a possible sale of
+ a business;
+ If you are a seller / intermediary, we will disclose your details
+ where you have given us permission to do so;
+ resolve disputes, collect fees, and troubleshoot problems;
+ prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities, and enforce our
+ Terms and Conditions;
+ customize, measure and improve our services, conduct internal market
+ research, provide content and advertising;
+ tell you about other Biz-Match products and services, target
+ marketing, send you service updates, and promotional offers based on
+ your communication preferences.
+
+ Our disclosure of your information
+ We may disclose personal information to respond to legal requirements,
+ enforce our policies, respond to claims that a listing or other
+ content infringes the rights of others, or protect anyone’s rights,
+ property, or safety.
+
+ We may also share your personal information with
+ When you select to register an account as a business buyer, you
+ provide your personal details and we will pass this on to a seller of
+ a business or franchise when you request more information.
+
+ When you select to register an account as a business broker or seller + on the site, we provide a public platform on which to establish your + business profile. This profile consists of pertinent facts about your + business along with your personal information; namely, the contact + information you provide to facilitate contact between you and other + users’ of the site. Direct email addresses and telephone numbers will + not be publicly displayed unless you specifically include it on your + profile. +
++ The information a user includes within the forums provided on the site + is publicly available to other users’ of the site. Please be aware + that any personal information you elect to provide in a public forum + may be used to send you unsolicited messages; we are not responsible + for the personal information a user elects to disclose within their + public profile, or in the private communications that users’ engage in + on the site. +
++ We post testimonials on the site obtained from users’. These + testimonials may include the name, city, state or region and business + of the user. We obtain permission from our users’ prior to posting + their testimonials on the site. We are not responsible for any + personal information a user selects to include within their + testimonial. +
++ When you elect to email a friend about the site, or a particular + business, we request the third party’s email address to send this one + time email. We do not share this information with any third parties + for their promotional purposes and only store the information to gauge + the effectiveness of our referral program. +
++ We may share your personal information with our service providers + where necessary. We employ the services of a payment processor to + fulfil payment for services purchased on the site. +
++ We works with a number of partners or affiliates, where we provide + marketing services for these companies. These third party agents + collect your personal information to facilitate your service request + and the information submitted here is governed by their privacy + policy. +
+
+ Masking Policy
+ In some cases, where the third party agent collects your information,
+ the affiliate portal may appear within a BizMatch.net frame. It is
+ presented as a BizMatch.net page for a streamlined user interface
+ however the data collected on such pages is governed by the third
+ party agent’s privacy policy.
+
+ Legal Disclosure
+ In certain circumstances, we may be legally required to disclose
+ information collected on the site to law enforcement, government
+ agencies or other third parties. We reserve the right to disclose
+ information to our service providers and to law enforcement or
+ government agencies where a formal request such as in response to a
+ court order, subpoena or judicial proceeding is made. Where we believe
+ in good faith that disclosure of information is necessary to prevent
+ imminent physical or financial harm, or loss, or in protecting against
+ illegal activity on the site, we reserve to disclose information.
+
+ Should the company undergo the merger, acquisition or sale of some or + all of its assets, your personal information may likely be a part of + the transferred assets. In such an event, your personal information on + the site, would be governed by this privacy statement; any changes to + the privacy practices governing your information as a result of + transfer would be relayed to you by means of a prominent notice on the + Site, or by email. +
+
+ Using information from BizMatch.net website
+ In certain cases, (where you are receiving contact details of buyers
+ interested in your business opportunity or a business opportunity you
+ represent), you must comply with data protection laws, and give other
+ users a chance to remove themselves from your database and a chance to
+ review what information you have collected about them.
+
+ You agree to use BizMatch.net user information only for: +
+
+ BizMatch.net transaction-related purposes that are not unsolicited
+ commercial messages;
+ using services offered through BizMatch.net, or
+ other purposes that a user expressly chooses.
+
+ Marketing
+ We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for
+ their marketing purposes without your explicit consent. Where you
+ explicitly express your consent at the point of collection to receive
+ offers from third party partners or affiliates, we will communicate to
+ you on their behalf. We will not pass your information on.
+
+ You will receive email marketing communications from us throughout the + duration of your relationship with our websites. If you do not wish to + receive marketing communications from us you may unsubscribe and / or + change your preferences at any time by following instructions included + within a communication or emailing Customer Services. +
++ If you have an account with one of our websites you can also log in + and click the email preferences link to unsubscribe and / or change + your preferences. +
++ Please note that we reserve the right to send all website users + notifications and administrative emails where necessary which are + considered a part of the service. Given that these messages aren’t + promotional in nature, you will be unable to opt-out of them. +
+
+ Cookies
+ A cookie is a small text file written to your hard drive that contains
+ information about you. Cookies do not contain any personal information
+ about users. Once you close your browser or log out of the website,
+ the cookie simply terminates. We use cookies so that we can
+ personalise your experience of our websites.
+
+ If you set up your browser to reject the cookie, you may still use the + website however; doing so may interfere with your use of some aspects + of our websites. Some of our business partners use cookies on our site + (for example, advertisers). We have no access to or control over these + cookies. +
++ For more information about how BizMatch.net uses cookies please read + our Cookie Policy. +
+
+ Spam, spyware or spoofing
+ We and our users do not tolerate spam. Make sure to set your email
+ preferences so we can communicate with you, as you prefer. Please add
+ us to your safe senders list. To report spam or spoof emails, please
+ contact us using the contact information provided in the Contact Us
+ section of this privacy statement.
+
+ You may not use our communication tools to send spam or otherwise send + content that would breach our Terms and Conditions. We automatically + scan and may manually filter messages to check for spam, viruses, + phishing attacks and other malicious activity or illegal or prohibited + content. We may also store these messages for back up purposes only. +
++ If you send an email to an email address that is not registered in our + community, we do not permanently store that email or use that email + address for any marketing purpose. We do not rent or sell these email + addresses. +
+
+ Account protection
+ Your password is the key to your account. Make sure this is stored
+ safely. Use unique numbers, letters and special characters, and do not
+ disclose your password to anyone. If you do share your password or
+ your personal information with others, remember that you are
+ responsible for all actions taken in the name of your account. If you
+ lose control of your password, you may lose substantial control over
+ your personal information and may be subject to legally binding
+ actions taken on your behalf. Therefore, if your password has been
+ compromised for any reason, you should immediately notify us and
+ change your password.
+
+ Accessing, reviewing and changing your personal information
+ You can view and amend your personal information at any time by
+ logging in to your account online. You must promptly update your
+ personal information if it changes or is inaccurate.
+
+ If at any time you wish to close your account, please contact Customer + Services and instruct us to do so. We will process your request as + soon as we can. +
++ You may also contact us at any time to find out what information we + hold about you, what we do with it and ask us to update it for you. +
++ We do retain personal information from closed accounts to comply with + law, prevent fraud, collect any fees owed, resolve disputes, + troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our + Terms and Conditions, and take other actions otherwise permitted by + law. +
+
+ Security
+ Your information is stored on our servers located in the USA. We treat
+ data as an asset that must be protected and use a variety of tools
+ (encryption, passwords, physical security, etc.) to protect your
+ personal information against unauthorized access and disclosure.
+ However, no method of security is 100% effective and while we take
+ every measure to protect your personal information, we make no
+ guarantees of its absolute security.
+
+ We employ the use of SSL encryption during the transmission of + sensitive data across our websites. +
+
+ Third parties
+ Except as otherwise expressly included in this Privacy Policy, this
+ document addresses only the use and disclosure of information we
+ collect from you. If you disclose your information to others, whether
+ they are buyers or sellers on our websites or other sites throughout
+ the internet, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of
+ the information you disclose to them. Dynamis does not control the
+ privacy policies of third parties, and you are subject to the privacy
+ policies of those third parties where applicable.
+
+ We encourage you to ask questions before you disclose your personal + information to others. +
+
+ General
+ We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time as we add new
+ products and applications, as we improve our current offerings, and as
+ technologies and laws change. You can determine when this Privacy
+ Policy was last revised by referring to the “Last Updated” legend at
+ the top of this page.
+
+ Any changes will become effective upon our posting of the revised + Privacy Policy on our affected websites. We will provide notice to you + if these changes are material and, where required by applicable law, + we will obtain your consent. This notice may be provided by email, by + posting notice of the changes on our affected websites or by other + means, consistent with applicable laws. +
+
+ Contact Us
+ If you have any questions or comments about our privacy policy, and
+ you can’t find the answer to your question on our help pages, please
+ contact us using this form or email support@bizmatch.net, or write to
+ us at BizMatch, 715 S. Tanahua, Corpus Christi, TX 78401.)
+