Privacy Statement
Respecting the privacy of visitors to www.Golden Seeds.com (the "Web site") is a top priority for Golden Seeds LLC ("Golden Seeds"). The following statement will help you understand how Golden Seeds collects, uses and safeguards the personal information you provide to us on our Web site.
Please note that this policy applies only to the Web site and not to other organizations' web sites to which the Web site links. Your browsing and interaction on any other web site, including web sites which have a link on the Golden Seeds site, is subject to that web site's own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.What Information Do We Collect?
When you visit the Web site you may provide us with the following types of information: (1) personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis (through the Web site's "Contact us" web page and through the business plan application process), (2) business information and personal information you knowingly choose to give us as part of the business plan application process, and (3) non-personal information acquired via log files (described below).
Contact Us
In connection with "Contact Us" submissions we ask for contact information such as an email address and a name. This initial contact information can be used by Golden Seeds to send you information regarding the Web site, our organization, and our services.
Credit Card Information
If you choose to submit a business plan online, you will need to provide personal information and authorization for us to charge you our fee for review of the application. For example, in addition to the information above, you may need to provide the following:
- Mailing address
- Billing address
- Credit card number
- Telephone number
Security
When personal information is submitted within a business plan application submission or during the Contact Us process at the Web site, we require that you establish a "secure session" using Secure Socket Layer, or Secure Electronics Transaction protocol. The protocol encrypts all information before it is sent. The information is scrambled en route and decoded once it reaches our Web site's servers.
Other e-mail communications may not be secure unless you are advised that security measures will be in place prior to you transmitting the information. For this reason, you should not send confidential information, such as your Social Security number, through an unsecured e-mail.
Log Files
As is true of most websites, Golden Seeds gathers certain information automatically and stores it in log files. This information includes Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. Golden Seeds does not link the information it stores in cookies to any of your personal information.
How is the collected personal information used?
The personal information provided to www.Golden Seeds.com is used to communicate to an individual who has requested information about Golden Seeds, to process a business application to our Angel Forum (including credit card charges), or to inform individuals about Golden seeds events and services.
Apart from as minimally necessary to effect credit card charges, as required by law or judicial order, or as specifically directed by you after the review of a business plan, Golden Seeds does not share information about individual users with any third party.
Your Consent
By using the Web site, you consent to the collection and use of information by Golden Seeds as outlined in this Privacy Statement. If we decide to change our privacy policies and procedures, we will post those changes on this page so that you always have the opportunity to be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we may disclose it.
Effective Date
This Policy is effective as of March 2006.
Contact Us
If you would like to be removed from Golden Seeds' mailing list, or if you have any questions about this Privacy Statement or Golden Seeds' information collection and usage policies, please contact Golden Seeds info@Golden Seeds.com or Golden Seeds, 665 River Road, Cos Cob Connecticut 06807.