Privacy Policy for Bridgepoint Business Group
Effective Date: April 08, 2025
Last Updated: April 08, 2025
Welcome to Bridgepoint Business Group ("we," "us," or "our"), a Tennessee-based business brokerage dedicated to helping clients buy and sell businesses. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.bridgepointbusinessgroup.com (the "Site") and interact with our online features, including our webform and digital Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
By using our Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information through the Site:
- Personal Information via Webform: Information you provide through our webform, such as your name, email address, phone number, and business details (e.g., company name, financial information), when you request a consultation, valuation, or other services.
- Digital NDA Information: Information submitted when signing our digital NDA, including your name, contact details, and business-related data relevant to buying or selling a business. This data is collected to initiate confidential discussions about your transaction.
- Non-Personal Information: Automatically collected data like your IP address, browser type, device information, and Site usage (e.g., pages visited, time spent) via analytics tools.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies or similar technologies to enhance your experience, analyze Site performance, and deliver relevant content. You can manage cookie preferences in your browser settings.
- Offline Note: Additional detailed business information may be collected during our brokerage services outside the Site, governed by separate agreements.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information collected via the Site to:
- Respond to your inquiries or requests (e.g., scheduling consultations, providing valuations).
- Process and enforce our digital NDA to ensure confidentiality in business dealings.
- Improve our Site and brokerage services.
- Send you updates, newsletters, or marketing materials (with your consent, where required).
- Analyze Site usage and trends.
- Comply with legal obligations or protect our rights.
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share it as follows:
- Service Providers: With trusted vendors who support Site operations (e.g., webform hosting, NDA processing, analytics, or email services), all bound by confidentiality obligations.
- NDA-Protected Sharing: Information from the webform or digital NDA may be shared with potential buyers, sellers, or partners involved in a transaction, but only after they sign an NDA with us.
- Legal Requirements: If required by law or legal process (e.g., a court order).
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale.
4. Confidentiality and the Digital NDA
When you sign our digital NDA on the Site, we commit to keeping your business-related information confidential. This data will only be shared with parties who have also signed an NDA with us, ensuring your sensitive information remains protected throughout the brokerage process.
5. Your Choices
- Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from marketing emails using the link in any email or by contacting us.
- Cookies: Adjust cookie settings in your browser, though this may affect Site functionality.
- Webform/NDA: You may choose not to submit information via the webform or NDA, but this may limit our ability to assist you with brokerage services.
6. Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no online system is fully secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Third-Party Links
Our Site may link to external websites (e.g., form hosting platforms). We’re not responsible for their privacy practices—please review their policies.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for individuals under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13 via the Site.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy periodically. Changes will be posted here with an updated "Last Updated" date.
10. Contact Us
Questions about this Privacy Policy or our practices? Reach out:
- Email: [email protected]