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Our Privacy Policy

Overview

We are strongly committed to safeguarding consumer privacy on our Web site. We operate under the following set of strict privacy principles:

Any information we gain from users is never revealed, resold, or made public for any reason.

Personally identifiable information provided by members (name, e-mail or home address, etc.) is never disclosed to anyone.

Cookies

Each time a member logs into our site, we store a temporary "cookie" in the browser files of the member computer. This cookie is used during your online session to allow you free access to the member's area, without repeatedly requiring you to re-enter your user name and password.

 When ever you log off or leave the site, the cookies file is automatically removed.

External Links

 In order to provide visitors with greater value, some of our pages may provide links to various third party Web sites.

In no case, is member information or 'cookies' provided to the third party sites. However, keep in mind that many sites do attempt to capture visitor information when you browse those sites.

We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, please refer to Google Ads policies.

  • Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site.
  • Google's use of the DART cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
  • Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.

     Once you leave our site, we are not able to alert you should another site attempt to gather information from your browser.

    Private Forums

    We provide our members with with a multi-tiered message board that makes sharing information with other members easy.

    To protect your privacy when posting or replying to messages in the message board, your personal information and email is not revealed.

    However, remember that any information that you disclose in the message board areas can be read by all other members, so exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

    Security

    Our Web site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. We employ strict security measures to safeguard online transactions; personal information is stored in a secured database and always sent via an encrypted Internet channel.

    Choice/Opt-In

    Our site gives users the opportunity to opt-in to receive communications from us. You can be assured that we never reveal, sell, or make available your email address to anyone for any purpose.

    This site also gives users the following options for removing their information from our database in order to stop receiving communications or our service.

    Disclaimer

    Firestorm Digital Media, LLC / GreenBusinessOwner.com does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the information, content, or advertisements contained on, distributed through, or linked downloaded, or accessed for an of the services contained in this website, nor the quality of any products, information or other materials displayed, purchased, or obtained by you as a result of an advertisement or any other information or offer in or in connection with the services herein. You hereby acknowledge that any reliance upon any materials shall be your sole risk. Firestorm Digital Media, LLC / GreenBusinessOwner.com reserves the the right, in its sole discretion and without any obligation, to make improvements to, or correct any error or omission in any portion of this service, website, or materials within.

    THE SERVICE AND THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED BY Firestorm Digital Media, LLC / GreenBusinessOwner.com ON AN AS-IS BASIS, AND Firestorm Digital Media, LLC / GreenBusinessOwner.com EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS AND/OR PRODUCTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL Firestorm Digital Media, LLC / GreenBusinessOwner.com BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE, THE MATERIALS, AND/ OR THE PRODUCTS.

    Firestorm Digital Media, LLC / GreenBusinessOwner.com respects the rights (including intellectual property rights) of others, and we ask our readers and users to do the same. Firestorm Digital Media, LLC / GreenBusinessOwner.com may, in appropriate circumstances and in its sole discretion, terminate the accounts of users who infringe or otherwise violate such rights of others.

    Disclosure Statement

    The contents of this website and/or blog is written and/or edited primarily by me, David Arthur.

    The compensation I receive as an affiliate marketer to provide opinion on products, services, websites, and various other topics does NOT effect the topics or posts I make on this website.

    I abide be word of mouth marketing standards and believe in honesty of relationship, opinion, and identity.

    Unlike so many who promote Internet products, I am not a product launch monger who promotes every program, product, or service, good or bad, that reaches the market.

    The views and opinions expressed on this website are purely my own. I always strive to provide my honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products.

    Any claim, statistic, quote, or specification regarding a product or service should be confirmed with the manufacturer, publisher, provider, or party in question.

    Other

    If you have questions regarding our privacy policy, feel free to let us know, using our Contact Page.

    Thank You,

    Dave Arthur,
    Web Master,
    GreenBusinessOwner.com
    Firestorm Digital Media, LLC

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