Restaurants For Sale Online is the sole owner of the information collected on Restaurants For Sale Online. Restaurants For Sale Online collects information from our users at several different points on our Web site.

 

Registration

In order to use parts of our Web site, a user must first complete a registration form.  During registration a user is required to give contact information such as name and email address. We use this information to contact the user about services on our site for which he has expressed interest.  It is optional for the user to provide certain information

Order

We request information from the user on our order form. A user must provide contact information (such as name, email, and shipping address) and financial information (such as credit card number, expiration date).  This information is used for billing purposes and to fill customers orders.  If we have trouble processing an order, the information is used to contact the user.

Profile

We store information that we collect through cookies, log files, clear gifs, and/or third parties to create a profile of our users.  A profile is stored information that we keep on individual users that details their viewing preferences.  Consequently, collected information is tied to the users personally identifiable information to provide offers and improve the content of the site for the user. This profile is used to tailor a users visit to our Web site, and to direct pertinent marketing promotions to them.  We do not share your profile with other third parties. 

 

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the users computer tied to information about the user.  [Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site.]  We use [both] session ID cookies [and] persistent cookies.  For the session ID cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates.  A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the users hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions.

Some of our business partners use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers).  However, we have no access to or control over these cookies, once we have given permission for them to set cookies for advertising. 

Third Party Advertising

Some ads appearing on this Website are delivered to users by third party advertising partners. Information about users visit to this site, such as number of times they have viewed an ad is used to serve ads to users on this site.

This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by Restaurants For Sale Online only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers. 

Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files.  This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track users movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.  IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.

 

Special Offers and Updates

We send all new members a welcoming email to verify password and username. Established members will occasionally receive information on products, services, special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present the option to not receive these types of communications. Please see the Choice and Opt-out sections.

 

Newsletter

If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information such as name and email address.  Out of respect for our users privacy we provide a way to opt-out of these communications.  Please see the Choice and Opt-out sections.

Service Announcements

On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service related announcement.  For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance we might send users an email.  Generally, users may not opt-out of these communications, though they can deactivate their account.  However, these communications are not promotional in nature.
 

Customer Service

We communicate with users on a regular basis to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their account we reply via email or phone, in accordance with the users wishes.

 

Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site.

We share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers.  This is not linked to any personally identifiable information.
 

Third Party Advertisers Restaurants For Sale Online shares Web site usage information about users with a reputable third party companies for the purpose of targeting our Internet banner advertisements on this site and other sites. 

 

Third Party Intermediaries

We use an outside shipping company to ship special marketing package orders, and a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.

 

Service Providers

We partner with other third parties to provide specific services.  When the user signs up for these particular services, we share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services.  These third parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.

Business Transitions

In the event Restaurants For Sale Online goes through a business transition, such as a name change, merger, being acquired by another company, or selling a portion of its assets, users personal information will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred. 

 

Choice/Opt-out

Our users are given the opportunity to opt-out of having their information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for information.  For example, our order form has an opt-out mechanism so users who buy a product from us, but dont want any marketing material, can keep their email address off of our lists. 
 

Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications may opt-out of receiving these communications by clicking on a link in the email or replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the email.
 

Users of our site are always notified when their information is being collected by any outside parties.  We do this so our users can make an informed choice as to whether or not they should proceed with services that require an outside party.
 

Links

This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we, Restaurants For Sale Online, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.  We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information.  This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.

 

Surveys

From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests.  Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information.  The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name and address), and demographic information (such as zip code).  Contact information will be used shared with the survey sponsors to notify the winners and award prizes.  Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.  Users personally identifiable information is not shared with third parties unless we give prior notice and choice. Though we may use an intermediary to conduct these surveys or contests, they may not use users personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.

 

Tell-A-Friend

If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our site, we ask them for the friends name and email address.  Restaurants For Sale Online will automatically send the friend an email inviting them to visit the site. The friend may contact Restaurants For Sale Online to request the removal of this information from our database.

Chat Rooms, Message Boards, and Public Forums

Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example on message boards, through e-mail, or in chat areas - that information can be collected and used by others. In short, by posting personal information online that is publicly accessible, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.

Security

This Web site takes every precaution to protect our users information.  When users submit sensitive information via the Web site, their information is protected both online and off-line. When we collect sensitive information (such as credit card number), that information is collected using Verisign Payment services which is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL.  While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when users are just surfing.  While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user-information off-line.  All of our users information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices.  Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, our billing clerk or a customer service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable information.  Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices.  Finally, the servers that store personally identifiable information are in a secure environment. If users have any questions about the security at our Web site, users can send an email to us.

Supplementation of Information

In order for this Web site to properly fulfill its obligation to users it is necessary for us to supplement the information we receive with information from 3rd party sources.

Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information

If a users personally identifiable information changes (such as zip code, phone, email or postal address), or if a user no longer desires our service, we provide a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate users personally identifiable information. This can usually be done at the members page or by emailing us at info@restaurantsforsaleonline.com. 

 

Notification of Changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. 

 

If, however, we are going to use users personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify users via email and posting a notice on our Web site for 30 days.

 

Contact Information

If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at:

Phone: 1-877-833-4102

Fax: 1-415-354-3380

Email: info@RestaurantsForSaleOnline.com