PRIVACY POLICY

Additional Information

Effective Date: January 1, 2012

Bold Green, LLC ("Bold Green", "us" or "we") is dedicated to maintaining your trust and confidence in the protection of the personal information that you disclose through http://www.boldgreenllc.com (the "Website"). Safeguarding this information is Bold Green’s utmost priority, a non-negotiable promise from us to you. This disclosure is intended to explain how your personally identifiable information may be collected, handled and disclosed.


What information do we collect and track? 

We may request personal information, such as e-mail address, when you sign up for services on our website, upload information, post content, register for a product or service, enter a contest or game, download information, answer a survey, correspond with us, correspond with others or engage in certain other activities on or through our Website. The types of information we collect may vary depending on the nature of the activity in which you are engaged. The information you store with us relating to your financial accounts, including the account numbers, balances, types of transactions, average balances and reward status, are your private and personal information. You make the decision whether to proceed with any activity that requests personal information. If you do not wish to provide the requested information, however, you may not be able to complete the transaction or activity.

The only other information we automatically collect is information related to the use of our Websites, such as: 

  1. General information when you      log in:  Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" or      "yourschool.edu"); Internet Protocol (IP) address; operating      system; the browser used to access our Website; files downloaded; the date      and time you access our site; the pages that you visited; and the      responses to any surveys that you complete. 
  2. Referral and statistical      information where we have links or ad banners.  Such data may include      aggregate data such as the number of click-throughs that occurred. It may      also include specific data, such as whether you are a repeat visitor;      whether you viewed or clicked on an ad banner and used our site, and the      identity of the site which you linked to from boldgreenllc.com or from      which you were linked to boldgreenllc.com. We do not use such data to      identify you personally. 
  3. Some of our pages use a feature      of your browser called a "cookie" and tracking technology called      "pixel beacons." Cookies, and pixel beacons by themselves, are      not able to extract any personal information from you. This cookie and      pixel beacons automatically identify your computer - but not you - to our      servers when you visit our site and refer your browser to obtain content      from another server, including our dedicated ad server. Unless you      specifically tell us, we will never know who you are, even though we may      assign your computer a cookie or a pixel beacon. Also, our web sites can      only read cookies created by and set pixel beacons from our web sites and      servers. Cookies allow us to personalize our site for you and to provide      you with information that fits your needs and desires. You may decline a      cookie by modifying the appropriate settings in your browser; however,      please note that disabling cookies may prevent you from taking advantage      of certain features on our Website. Some of our pages use a feature of      your browser called a "cookie" and tracking technology called      "pixel beacons." Cookies, and pixel beacons by themselves, are      not able to extract any personal information from you. This cookie and      pixel beacons automatically identify your computer - but not you - to our      servers when you visit our site and refer your browser to obtain content      from another server, including our dedicated ad server. Unless you      specifically tell us, we will never know who you are, even though we may      assign your computer a cookie or a pixel beacon. Also, our web sites can      only read cookies created by and set pixel beacons from our web sites and      servers. Cookies allow us to personalize our site for you and to provide      you with information that fits your needs and desires. You may decline a      cookie by modifying the appropriate settings in your browser; however,      please note that disabling cookies may prevent you from taking advantage      of certain features on our Website. 
  4. If you allow us access to an      account that you have with a third party (such as another service      provider, financial institution, or other similar third party), we may ask      you to allow us to access your information from that third party (such as      your name, your picture, your financial information, your account      balances, your purchase history, or other personally identifiable      information that you may have stored with that third party). Such access      may require you to provide us your login information for those third      parties and by providing such login information you consent to us      accessing your accounts. All of the information about your accounts      (including login information) will be stored using the security mechanisms described herein. 


How do we use the information? 

We use personally identifiable information in the following ways:

  1. To provide you with information      about product upgrades, new products, services, newsletters and      informative emails; 
  2. To assist us in creating      content that is relevant to you or that you have directed us to create; 
  3. To provide you with special      offers that may be of interest to you and to improve your experience on      our Web site; 
  4. To assist us in creating better      products and services to meet your needs; 
  5. To allow you to purchase and      download products, obtain access to services or otherwise engage in      activities you select; 
  6. To identify your postings and      the content that you upload to and the information that you download from      the Website; 
  7. To help you quickly find      software, services or product information important to you. 

We may combine the information you provided with information and data provided by other users or from other sources such that the aggregate information and data does not personally identify you, and we may use this information and data for any purpose, including targeted marketing and research.


How do we protect your information? 

We protect this information by maintaining robust industry-standard physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards. These include:

The Website has retained a secure environment available at a third-party site, where security personnel monitor the system 24 hours a day. Access to servers requires multiple levels of authentication.


The Website's secure network infrastructure includes the following components:

Firewall architecture

Data encryption

Virus protection

Intrusion Detection


In addition, we train our employees in the proper handling of personal information. When we use other companies to provide services for us, we require them to protect the confidentiality of personal information they receive.


When can we disclose your information?

Except as described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, we will not use your personal information without your consent.


We do not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with other people or nonaffiliated companies except to provide the products or services you have requested or purchased and to comply with your posting or content uploading and forwarding activities.

We may use such information to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or establish and exercise our legal rights and defend against legal claims.

We may use such information if we believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal or improper activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.

To the extent that you post content or other information to the Website, to the extent that you have a linked account with another service provider, such as Facebook or Twitter, such content and information may become available and viewable on such linked accounts.


How can you access your information?

You may access the information that we have on you via your account information page. In the event that you find mistakes in your information or if you would like to change or delete any information that we have stored about you, you may make changes directly from your account information page. Please note that if you delete certain information we may no longer be able to provide you with the services that we have been providing.

Choice/Opt-Out 

You may choose to stop receiving our newsletter or marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in these emails or you can contact us at info@boldgreenllc.com

Other Web Sites and Advertisements

This Privacy Policy applies only to the Website.  While our Website may link to other websites, we do not exercise control over the sites maintained by any third parties even if related to our service or to the cookies included in advertisements served on our Website. These other sites and third party advertising companies may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data about your visits to our Website and other web sites or solicit personal information from you. We do not have access to nor control over cookies placed by third party advertisers or how they are used. If you submit personal information to any third party websites, your information is governed by their privacy statements. We encourage you to read their privacy statements, as they may differ from ours.


User Content

You may upload, publish or display (or "post"), photos, videos, profiles, messages, comments, text, media, and other user generated content (collectively "User Content") to bulletin boards, chat rooms, profiles, blogs or other public areas within, or in connection with, the Website. You should be aware that any information you provide in these areas may be read, collected, and used by others who access them. Please see the website terms of use for further terms and conditions associated with User Content.


Disclaimer

Bold Green does not provide educational services or diagnostic decisions or advice. All advice provided on the Website is for general informational purposes only and is not intended, nor should it be used, for purposes of recommending, determining or selecting any specific educational strategy.


Your California Privacy Rights

If you reside in California and have provided us with your personal information, you may request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. In response to such request we may choose instead to provide you with a cost free means of preventing such information sharing. 


To make such a request, please write to us or email us at:

Bold Green, LLC

720 Green Bay Road, Unit 1B

Winnetka, Illinois 60093 or at info@boldgreenllc.com, Att'n: California Customer Choice Notice]


Privacy Policy Changes

We may update this privacy statement to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any material changes we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on this Site prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.


Contact Us

We know that your privacy is very important to you. We welcome questions and comments regarding this policy, so feel free to contact us at info@boldgreenllc.com. You can or also send us regular mail us at: 

Bold Green, LLC

720 Green Bay Road, Unit 1B

Winnetka, Illinois 60093

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