Privacy
FranchiseDev take your privacy seriously. Our website is designed to connect entrepreneurs with franchise opportunities. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy. This policy may be updated from time to time, so please check back frequentlyOnline Privacy Policy
By accessing or using FranchiseDev online network of websites, you agree to the terms of the FranchiseDev Online Privacy Policy, as outlined below. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not access or use this site or any site in our online portfolio. FranchiseDev reserves the right to change the Online Privacy Policy from time to time at its sole discretion. Your use of this site will be subject to the most current version of the Online Privacy Policy at the time of such use.Collection of personal information
When you engage in certain activities on this site, such as registering for newsletters, filling out surveys, or entering contests, FranchiseDev may ask you to provide certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting an online form. It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities. If you elect to engage in these activities, however, FranchiseDev may ask that you provide us personal information, such as your first and last name, mailing address (including zip code), e-mail address, employer, job title and department, telephone and facsimile numbers, and other personal identifying information. When ordering products or services on the site, you may be asked to provide a credit card number. Depending upon the activity, some of the information that we ask you to provide is identified as mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that activity.When you submit personal information to FranchiseDev on this site, you understand and agree that this information may be transferred across national boundaries and may be stored and processed in any of the countries in which FranchiseDev and its affiliates and subsidiaries maintain offices, including without limitation, the United States. You also acknowledge that in certain countries or with respect to certain activities, the collection, transferring, storage and processing of your information may be undertaken by trusted partners of FranchiseDev.
How your personal information is used
FranchiseDev collects your information in order to record and support your participation in the activities you select. If you enter a contest, information is collected to qualify the entry and contact you regarding the contest or prize awards. The information that you provide is also used as part of our effort to keep you informed about product upgrades, special offers, and other products and services offered by Franchise Dev.Request Information
When you use one of our franchise information forms; request information, request a brochure, we ask for information about you, including your name, email address, and phone number, as well as financial and demographic information. This information is then forwarded at your request to the respective Franchise. FranchiseDev will only share personally identifiable information with third parties as is necessary for those third parties to provide information or perform services for you.FranchiseDev does not Sell, Rent or Share your information without your consent. Your information goes only to the companies that you request it be sent to.
Newsletter: FranchiseDev periodically sends newsletters, franchise and business opportunity updates and new sponsor information via email to members who have subscribed and given their permission to receive our newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe to our newsletter please follow instructions to do so which are located at the bottom of each newsletter. You may also send an email to newsletter@franchisedev.com with "Remove" in the subject line.Your choices with respect to personal information
FranchiseDev recognizes and appreciates the importance of responsible use of information collected on this site. If you do not want the information you provide to FranchiseDev to be used to inform you of other products, services and special offers available from FranchiseDev, and you indicate this preference when you provide your personal information to Franchise Development, FranchiseDev will honor your preference. FranchiseDev reserves the right to provide aggregate data to third parties for statistical analysis. Such data will not be linked to any particular individuals.Use of cookies
When you visit franchisedev.com or one of our other sites in our online network, you can surf the site anonymously and access important information without revealing your identity. In order to improve our site, we use "cookies" to track your visit. A cookie is small amount of data that is transferred to your browser by a Web server and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. It functions as your identification card. It cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. (For some Web pages that require an authorization, cookies are not optional. Users choosing not to accept cookies will probably not be able to access those pages.)While FranchiseDev uses cookies to track your visit to this site and others in our online network, and our Web servers automatically log the IP/Internet address of your computer, this information does not identify you personally and you remain anonymous unless you have otherwise provided FranchiseDev with personal information.
Privacy related complaints
If you believe that FranchiseDev has not complied with this Online Privacy Policy with respect to your personal information, you may write the FranchiseDev Privacy Officer at the address indicated below.In your letter, please describe in as much detail as possible the ways in which you believe that the Franchise Dev Online Privacy Policy has not been complied with. We will investigate your complaint promptly.
Also, please note that FranchiseDev is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of non-Franchise Dev Web sites to which this site or any other FranchiseDev Web site may link