Your privacy is important to us and we have a high respect for the confidentiality of your personal information. The information we receive depends on what you do while visiting our site. We will not obtain personally identifying information about you unless you choose to provide it. If you are browsing our site anonymously, we will automatically collect some non-identifying statistical information to help us measure which pages of our website are visited and how long visitors use the site. This information includes data such as your IP address, the time and date, pages entered and time spent on individual pages. Your IP address is not linked to anything personally identifiable.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n
If you request information from us or wish to access certain features of the site, you will be asked to provide personally identifying information so that we can respond effectively to your requests and needs. We will never share your information with anyone who isn\u2019t directly providing service and support on behalf of Blue Ridge Solutions Inc. If you provide us with identifiable information, we may attempt to contact you occasionally to determine if our service meets your expectations, offer additional assistance or notify you about special promotions.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n
Most clients tell us they appreciate receiving our news and promotions; however, we believe it\u2019s very important for you to be able to choose whether you receive periodic mailings and information from us. You can choose to opt out at any time by simply replying to a mailing to inform us of your preference. All of our mailings will clearly explain how you can easily opt out and stop receiving information from us.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n
To help protect your confidentiality, Blue Ridge employs security safeguards; however, we can\u2019t eliminate all security risks. For instance, Blue Ridge\u2019s website may contain links to other websites. We have no responsibility or control over linked websites and their privacy policies or the way they collect and control your personal information. We encourage you to learn about the privacy practices of any website before providing personally identifying information.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n
In summary, we believe strongly in respecting your privacy and your wishes about the use of your personal information. While we may need to change this policy from time to time as new situations arise, we will never change our commitment to protecting your confidentiality and informing you of how we intend to use any information you provide to us. Our most up-to-date privacy policy will always be posted here.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n
If you have any comments or questions about this privacy policy or your personal information, please contact us at info@blueridgeglobal.com<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n By using the Blue Ridge website, you consent to the collection and use of any information in the manner we describe in our privacy policy. Information on this site is provided on an \u201cas is\u201d basis. Blue Ridge makes no warranties, expressed or implied. Information on this site may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. This web site may be updated or changed without notice. Blue Ridge is not liable for any losses or damages that may arise from use of this website. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not download information from this website.<\/p>\n The content, graphics and other elements of this website are protected under copyright and trademark laws and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express written consent of Blue Ridge.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n Blue Ridge is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information and understands the concerns about how information about you is used. This privacy policy (the \u201cPolicy\u201d) explains how we collect, use and disclose information pertaining to businesses and business people that we have collected through our website and online services (collectively, the \u201cSite\u201d), as well as how you can manage the way personal information about you is handled by us. By using this site and submitting any personal information, you agree to the use by Blue Ridge Solutions, Inc. (\u201cBlue Ridge\u201d or \u201cwe\u201d or \u201cus\u201d) of such data in accordance with this privacy statement.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a data privacy regulation that went into enforcement to control EU personal data on May 25, 2018. To find out more about what Blue Ridge is doing to ensure GDPR compliance, please visit our dedicated\u00a0GDPR page<\/a>.<\/p>\n For more information on our Data Processing, please visit our\u00a0Data Processing Annex page<\/a>.<\/p>\n For a list of our Subprocessors and Infrastructure Vendors, please visit our\u00a0Subprocessor and Vendor page<\/a>.<\/p>\n The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a data privacy regulation that went into enforcement to control certain California household information on January 1, 2020. To find out more about what Blue Ridge is doing to ensure CCPA compliance, please visit our dedicated CCPA page.<\/p>\n Blue Ridge collects information directly from individuals, from third parties, and automatically via usage of our Site.<\/p>\n Profiles.<\/strong>\u00a0Blue Ridge creates profiles of business people and companies, which we call \u201cProfiles,\u201d by collecting and combining data from different sources. For example, users may submit to us information about themselves or other people and companies, and we may collect information about companies and individuals at trade shows. We also collect and license information from third party sources. The information we collect, generally, includes:<\/p>\n Once we have collected information about a person or company, we may combine multiple mentions of the same person or company into a \u201cProfile.\u201d Certain information from the Profiles (the \u201cDirectory\u201d information) is then made available to registered users of the Site and our customers and strategic partners. Directory information includes (but is not limited to): name; photo; position; company; location; country; industry; education; summary; skills; interests; email; and employment history.<\/p>\n Blue Ridge uses your information, including personal information, for the following purposes:<\/p>\n Blue Ridge may share the information we collect, including personal information, as follows:<\/p>\n Disclosure of Profiles<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>We may make Directory information available to users of the Site, to our strategic partners and to our customers. \u00a0Further, if you provide information as part of your Profile, that information may be included in the Directory and viewed by third parties.<\/p>\n Disclosures to Service Providers<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em>Blue Ridge may from time to time disclose information to service providers, third party vendors, contractors or agents who perform functions on our behalf, such as: credit card processors; marketing, advertising, research, or similar functions; and software hosting or cloud services providers.<\/p>\n Disclosures for Legal Reasons.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>We may disclose information to a third party (i) in order to comply with a law, regulation, governmental or securities exchange requirement, court order, judicial proceeding or legal process, such as a subpoena or a search warrant, (ii) to address a violation of the law, this Policy or our Terms of Use, (iii) to protect the rights, property or safety of Blue Ridge, its users or the public, or (iv) to allow Blue Ridge to exercise its legal rights or respond to a legal claim, including as evidence in litigation in which we are involved, (v) in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.<\/p>\n Business Transfers<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em>If our company or substantially all of our assets are acquired, or in the event of a merger or bankruptcy, your information may be among the transferred assets.<\/p>\n Other Disclosures<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em>If you register for a Blue Ridge event with a third-party speaker, your information will generally be shared with the speaker.\u00a0 With permission, we post customer testimonials on our Site which may contain the customer\u2019s name. \u00a0If you wish to update or delete your testimonial, you can contact us at\u00a0privacy@blueridgeglobal.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Aggregate and De-Identified Information<\/em><\/strong>. We may share aggregate or de-identified information about users with third parties for marketing, advertising, research or similar purposes.<\/p>\n Disclosures & Accountability for Onward Transfers.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Blue Ridge may transfer personal information to third parties, including transfers from one country to another.\u00a0 Blue Ridge does not collect, store or process non-public data, however in the event non-public data is processed by Blue Ridge, we will only disclose an individual\u2019s non-public personal information to third parties under one or more of the following conditions:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We and our third-party service providers use cookies, clear GIFs, log files and other tracking mechanisms to collect information about your use of our Sites and Apps, as described above.\u00a0 We may combine this information with other personal information we collect from you.<\/p>\n Cookies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer\u2019s hard drive through your web browser for record-keeping purposes.\u00a0 When you visit our Site, our servers and\/or those of our service providers automatically record certain information that your web browser sends, such as your web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, referring\/exit pages and URLs, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed, time and date of use and other information. Some cookies enable a faster log-in process, and some allow us to track your activities at our Site.\u00a0 Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can edit your browser options to block them in the future.\u00a0 The \u201cHelp\u201d portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to disable cookies or change your cookies settings.<\/p>\n Third Party Cookies<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>We work with partners, affiliates, tracking utility companies and service providers who set cookies on our Site in order to: help us personalize your experience; analyze which pages our visitors visit; provide website features such as social sharing widgets; measure advertising effectiveness; track which areas of our site you visit; and to display advertising to users after they leave our Site. These third parties may combine the information collected on our Site with other information they have collected. The use of cookies by our third party partners and service providers is not covered by our privacy statement. We do not have access or control over these cookies.<\/p>\n Web beacons (a.k.a clear GIFs and pixel tags<\/em><\/strong>)<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Web beacons are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, which are embedded invisibly on web pages and within emails. We use these on our Site, along with cookies, to compile aggregated usage statistics and to analyze how our site is used.\u00a0 We may also use Web beacons in the HTML emails we send, to help us track email response rates, identify when our emails are viewed, and track whether our emails are forwarded. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of our customer communications and marketing campaigns.<\/p>\n Third-Party Analytics<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 We also use automated devices and applications, such as Google Analytics, to evaluate usage of our Sites and the services we provide.\u00a0 We use these tools to gather non-personal information about users to help us improve our services, performance and user experiences.\u00a0 These analytics providers may use cookies and other technologies to perform their services, and may combine the information that they collect about you on our Sites with other information that they have collected.\u00a0 This Policy does not cover such third parties\u2019 use of the data.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We allow you to update, and in some cases request that we delete, or remove from our Directory your personal information.\u00a0 However, please note that we may maintain a copy of any such information as part of our business records.<\/p>\n Registration Information<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em>If you register for a Blue Ridge account and your information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may update or delete your account registration information by logging in with your username and password and making the change.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Profile Information.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>If you are an individual and would like us to remove or update the personal information in your public Profile, you can send an email to\u00a0privacy@blueridgeglobal.com<\/a>\u00a0with your request and the web address of your Profile. Once we have received your request, we will remove your information from the publicly accessible portion of our Directory. \u00a0We will maintain a copy of your information for a time as part of our business records, and as needed in order to continue to honor your removal request.<\/p>\n NOTE: Blue Ridge collects much information from a variety of sources, on an ongoing basis.\u00a0 \u00a0We recommend that you check back periodically to ensure that our Directory contains only the personal information you would like included.<\/p>\nTerms of Use<\/h3>\n
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