FranchiseFacts is committed to protecting the privacy and security of its online visitors by maintaining the confidentiality and security for all data collected from survey participants as well as visitors to our publicly available website. This privacy notice describes how we collect information and how it is used.

Information Collection

You may view some areas of our site for free. We may collect information such as your name, address, email. We use this information to contact you about the services on our site in which you have expressed interest.

You have the option to provide demographic information (such as income level and gender) to us; we encourage you to submit this information so we can provide you a more personalized experience on our site.

If you purchase a product or service from us, we request certain personally identifiable information from you on our order form. You must provide contact information (such as name, email, and shipping address) and financial information (such as credit card number, expiration date).

We use this information for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we will use this information to contact you.

We do not collect personally identifiable information about you except when you specifically provide this information on a voluntary basis. We will make every effort to ensure that whatever information you provide will be maintained in a secure environment.

Log Files

As is true of most Web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data.

We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users’ movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.

We do not link this automatically-collected data to personally identifiable information.

Cookies

"Cookies" are small text files a website can use to recognize repeat users. FranchiseFacsUSA.com may use cookies to recognize visitors and more quickly provide personalized content or grant you unimpeded access to the website. With cookies enabled, you will not need to fill in password or contact information.

Information gathered through cookies also helps us measure use of our website. Cookie data allow us to track usage behavior and compile data that we can use to improve the site. This data will be used in aggregate form; no specific users will be tracked.

Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the user that has no meaning outside of the Web site that he or she is visiting. You can easily turn off cookies. Most browsers have a feature that allows the user to refuse cookies or issues a warning when cookies are being sent. However, our site may not function properly without cookies. Enabling cookies ensures a smooth, efficient visit to our website.

We use a third-party tracking service that uses cookies to track non-personally identifiable information about visitors to our site in the aggregate to capture usage and volume statistics to help us improve our site. We have no access or control over these cookies.

This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by FranchiseFacts only and does not cover the use of cookies by any third party.

Information Use

FranchsieFacts uses the information collected from the online surveys to compile reports for our customers. Due to the sensitive nature of research data, any information that is collected is treated with the utmost confidentiality. FranchiseFacts will not sell personal information gathered from individual respondents. Furthermore, personal data is never shared with any third parties unless the customer has specifically authorized such. We recommend that you always review the privacy policies of the website for which you have been presented a survey before you provide any personal information.

Visitors to the FranchiseFacts website may be asked to provide personal contact information in exchange for access to white papers as well as other downloadable content on our site. ForeSee may use this information for sales and marketing purposes. This information will never be shared with any third party.

FranchiseFacts reserves the right to perform statistical analyses of user behavior and characteristics. We do this in order to measure interest in and use of the various areas of the website.

FranchiseFacts may collect IP addresses for system administration and record keeping. Your IP address is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the World Wide Web. IP addresses are analyzed only in aggregate; no connection is made between you and your computer's IP address. By tracking IP addresses, we can determine which sites refer the most people to FranchiseFactsUSA.com.

Communications from the Site

We may send you information updates or industry related announcements. You have the option of opting to receive this information at the time you participate in a survey.

Surveys or Contests

From time-to-time we may provide you the opportunity to participate in contests or surveys on our site. If you participate, we will request certain personally identifiable information from you. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you therefore have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code).

We use this information to notify contest winners and to monitor site traffic or personalize the site (in the case of anonymous information collected in surveys).

Sharing Information

Service Providers

When you purchase a service from us, we will share contact and credit card information as necessary for the third party to provide that service.

These third parties are prohibited from using your personally identifiable information for any other purpose including their own marketing purposes.

Links to Other Sites

This Web site may contain links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by FranchiseFacts. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.

This privacy statement applies only to information collected by this Web site.

Legal Disclaimer

We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our Web site.

General Security Policy

FranchiseFacts strives to collect only as much data as is required for the purposes of the survey(s) and also to make your experience as efficient and satisfying as possible, in the most unobtrusive manner as possible.

We strive to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time.