document: {"document":{"title":"privacy policy","text":"If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, please contact us via our Contact Us page.\n\nContact Form Usage Policy\n\nUsers are permitted to use the email contact forms and/or our lead submission forms only for the purpose to gain further information from the franchisor and/or business opportunity. The email contact forms and/or lead submission forms on our website are only to be used to send inquiries about buying a particular business for sale, franchise, or other related business opportunity. By submitting your information you expressly confirm that you have a genuine interest in each of the concepts for which you have requested information; that you wish for a representative from each of the concepts to contact you; and that the information that you have submitted is true and correct. Submitting contact forms for the expressed purpose of promoting a business or service is strictly prohibited.\n\nWe are grateful that you have taken the time to come to our site and inquire about the exciting franchise and business opportunities we have listed. In order to provide the best service possible to both you and our clients we must insist that you respect and understand this Policy. By submitting your information you expressly agree to receive a phone call or e-mail inquiry from the entity from whom you requested information. Submitting contact information that is either false or is done without interest to the particular business for which you have submitted your information is called \"spamming\". Spamming of any sort on our site is not permitted as it hurts the integrity, credibility, and value of our business. Moreover, it jeopardizes our ability to continue to provide our services to legitimate users. \n\nBy using the website and submitting a contact form you agree with these conditions. \n\nAdvertising Service\n\nYou may browse our website at any time without providing your contact and/or personal information. If, however, you are interested in an opportunity and/or any additional information from FO (and/or our advertisers) you may register with us and provide your name and contact information (i.e, address, telephone number and e-mail address etc). We share your information only with the franchises and business opportunities in which you have expressed interest. Franchise Opportunities.com (\"FO\") will not sell, rent, or share your personal information with any other third parties. If you no longer want to receive information from a franchise or business opportunity, please contact that franchise or business opportunity directly. \n\nFO also periodically sends newsletters, franchise and business opportunity updates and new advertiser information via e-mail to users who have subscribed and given their permission. If you wish to unsubscribe to our e-mails please follow the simple instructions to do so which are located at the bottom of each mailing. If for some reason the unsubscribe function does not work please contact us via our Contact Us page. We only add you to our mailing list if so authorized. Moreover, we do not share your e-mail address or other personal information with other companies unless authorized by you. \n\nFO is a lead generation and advertising service. Business brokers, agents, business buyers, independent business sellers, franchise companies, attorneys, and any and all other listings found on the FO website are simply advertising purchasers, listing service purchasers, or other advertising clients and are not employed by or otherwise affiliated in any way with FO. Thus FO is in no way responsible for the actions, representations, or business dealings of any business that advertises and/or appears on the website. \n\nWe also collect and use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our website server, and to administer our website. We use cookies on this site. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer for record-keeping purposes. We use session cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our site. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. \n\nWe 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 improve our Web site. By submitting information to us and asking us to disclose your information to third-parties, you expressly agree to receive telephone calls and/or e-mails even if you are registered with any state Do Not Call Registry, and/or the National Do Not Call List. \n\nCopyrights and Intellectual Property Rights\n\nThe content on the FO website is copyrighted by its owners, Dominion Enterprises, and all rights are reserved. Any unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited. All FO services, logos, publications, trademarks, service marks, software, and formats are the property of FO and are not to be reproduced in any way without the written consent of FO. Users of the website may print information found on this site only for non-commercial, personal, regular use. \n\nSite Users\n\nAll FO site users and service customers agree and understand that FO is in no way providing any legal, accounting, or business advice relating to the purchase or sale of any business, the hiring of any service advertiser, or the purchase of any products advertised on the website. \n\nJurisdiction and Legal Issues\n\nThe use of the FO website and/or its services is governed by the laws of the State of Georgia. Any enforcement of the FO Website Usage Policy will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Atlanta, Georgia. Any claim against FO, FON, or Dominion Enterprises which claims or relates in any way to FO or FON will also be required to be brought in the state or federal court located in Atlanta, Georgia. FO and FON reserves the right to request and to receive an arbitration hearing for any claims brought against the company, its officers, management, owners, or employees by any site users, clients, or other parties that will be fully paid for by the person(s), company(s), or organization(s) making the claim. Any arbitration hearing will be held in Atlanta, Georgia. \n\nChildren's privacy\n\nFO is intended to be used by individuals over the age of 18. We do not seek or willingly collect information on children under the age of 18. If we discover that we have collected information from a child under the age of 13, then we will delete that information from our system. \n\nLegal Disclaimer\n\nFranchiseOpportunities.com, LLC (FO) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dominion Enterprises. The use of this website and/or doing business with FO signifies that that you agree with and fully understand these terms the above Website Usage Policy. If you do not agree with these terms then you are not permitted to use the FO website or to do business with FO. \n\nFO is designed to provide information on franchise and business opportunity companies to prospective business buyers. The representations, views, and opinions expressed or implied in any document or image included in, or linked to or from this site, do not necessarily state or reflect those of FO. For any franchise, business, or investment opportunity listed on FO, the prospective business buyer is responsible to thoroughly investigate any listing or company, obtain all appropriate disclosure documents, and seek expert consultation prior to making any investment decisions. \n\nWe do not collect any form of payment information on this site. \n\nFO does not provide professional advice or endorsements based on information included at its sites. FO assumes no responsibility or liability for any actions or representations of any listed company or subject matter contained at its sites, nor can we guarantee or assume liability for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information contained on this server or linked to from this server. In no event shall FO, FON, or its officers be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages in connection with use of any content included at its sites. The use of this website or its services signifies that you accept all risks and that you expressly agree that FO, FON, its directors, management, owners, officers, or employees are not responsible for any loss, damages, legal consequence, or anything that may result from the use of the site or its services. \n\nWe 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. \n\nChanges in this Privacy Policy\n\nIf we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the home page, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. \n\nAs we continue to develop our business we might sell or buy companies, subsidiaries or business units. In such transactions, customer information is generally one of the transferred business assets but remains subject to the promises made in any pre-existing Privacy Policy (unless the customer consents otherwise). Also, in the event that we are acquired or assigned, customer information will be one of the transferred assets. \n\nWe reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page. If you have any queries concerning any of the above please contact us at: \n\nCustomer Service c/o Bonnie Brooks   \nFranchiseOpportunities.com   \n375 Northridge Road, Suite 475   \nAtlanta, GA 30350   \n888.363.3390 \n\nbbrooks@franoppnetwork.com\n\n\n\n\nPolicy effective 9/4/07, updated 04/22/13.\n\nThank you for visiting our site. \n\nThe FranchiseOpportunities.com Team \n","paragraphs":null,"sentences":null,"language":null},"classifications":[{"level":"document","labels":["is_policy"],"label_definitions":null}]}