Privacy Policy And Website Usage Policy

Welcome to SmallBusinessFranchise.com ("SBF"). Please be sure to carefully read all of the terms of use related information, and conditions outlined on this page. Our goal is to provide you with the very best service and user experience possible.

Advertising Service

SBF is a lead generation and advertising service. Business brokers, agents, business buyers, independent business sellers, franchise companies, attorneys, and any and all other listings found on the SBF website are simply advertising purchasers, listing service purchasers, or other advertising clients and are not employed by or otherwise affiliated in any way with SBF. Thus SBF is in no way responsible for the actions, representations, or business dealings of any business that advertises and/or appears on the website.

You may browse our website at any time without providing your contact and/or personal information. If, however, you are interested in an opportunity and/or any additional information from SBF (and/or our advertisers) you may register with us and provide your name and contact information (i.e, address, telephone number and e-mail address etc). Any and all lead and contact information submitted to SBF is forwarded directly to our database; and thus any and all lead and contact information SBF collects remains the property of SBF. We may also use this information to send you (or have sent to you) additional information about other business opportunities/service providers that we determine may fit your criteria. SBF and/or its advertisers may also contact you for other business purposes, such as to conduct surveys or to offer business consulting/coaching services or related services. Please note that each franchisor and/or service provider is responsible for its own privacy practices. SBF also periodically sends newsletters, franchise and business opportunity updates and new advertiser information via e-mail to users who have subscribed and given their permission. If you wish to unsubscribe to our informative updates please follow the simple instructions to do so which are located at the bottom of each mailing. Personal information may be disclosed to judicial or other government agencies subject to warrants, subpoenas, or other governmental orders.

We also collect and use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our website server, and to administer our website. We also use cookies for website administration purposes and to enable you to submit additional requests for information without having to retype personal contact information. (You may delete these cookies at any time by following the instructions provided by your web browser).

We seek to provide information to our end users on many different companies. Consequently, not all of the companies that appear on our site may actually be advertising with us at all times. If we gather information to send to these advertisers who are not currently compensating us for our services we cannot guarantee that your information will actually be received by said company but we will make an attempt to get the company your information. By submitting information to us and asking us to disclose your information to third-parties, you expressly agree to receive telephone calls and/or e-mails even if you are registered with any state Do Not Call Registry, and/or the National Do Not Call List.

We do not intentionally collect information from anyone under 18. Anyone under the age of 18 is expressly prohibited from submitting their contact information.

Copyrights and Intellectual Property Rights

The content on the SBF website is copyrighted by its owners, Landmark Communications, and all rights are reserved. Any unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited. All SBF services, logos, publications, trademarks, service marks, software, and formats are the property of SBF and are not to be reproduced in any way without the written consent of SBF. Users of the website may print information found on this site only for non-commercial, personal, regular use.

Site Users

All SBF site users and service customers agree and understand that SBF is in no way providing any legal, accounting, or business advice relating to the purchase or sale of any business, the hiring of any service advertiser, or the purchase of any products advertised on the website. We strongly recommend that all users consult with a qualified third party not associated with SBF prior to engaging in any of these activities. We are merely a lead generating and advertising service for our client.

Jurisdiction and Legal Issues

The use of the SBF website and/or its services is governed by the laws of the State of Georgia. Any enforcement of the SBF Website Usage Policy will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Atlanta, Georgia. Any claim against SBF, Ad Engine, or Landmark Communications which claims relates in any way to SBF will also be required to be brought in the state or federal court located in Atlanta, Georgia. SBF reserves the right to request and to receive an arbitration hearing for any claims brought against the company, its officers, management, owners, or employees by any site users, clients, or other parties that will be fully paid for by the person(s), company(s), or organization(s) making the claim. Any arbitration hearing will be held in Atlanta, Georgia.

General Information

SmallBusinessFranchise.com is owned and operated by Ad Engine, LLC. Ad Engine is a wholly owned subsidiary of Landmark Communications. The use of this website and/or doing business with SBF signifies that that you agree with and fully understand these terms this Website Usage Policy. If you do not agree with these terms then you are not permitted to use the SBF website or to do business with SBF. We suggest that you hire an attorney if you need assistance understanding anything stated in this policy or on the website prior to using the website and/or purchasing any of our services. The use of this website or its services signifies that you accept all risks and SBF, its directors, management, owners, officers, or employees are not responsible for any loss, damages, legal consequence, or anything that may result from the use of the site or its services.

Please be aware that SmallBusinessFranchise.com maintains a sister site relationship with SmallBusinessOpportunity.com. Consequently, you may receive information from SmallBusinessOpportunity.com as well.

This policy may be updated thus please check back frequently.

If you have any queries concerning this Website Usage Policy, please contact us at:

Customer Service

Mailing Address
8343 Roswell Road #359
Atlanta, Georgia 30350

Policy effective 9/4/07, updated 4/28/08.

Authorized Express Request Form Usage Policy

Users are not permitted to use the email contact forms and/or our lead submission forms for any use other than to gain further information from the franchisor and/or business opportunity. The email contact forms and/or lead submission forms on our website are only to be used to send inquiries about buying a particular business for sale, franchise, or other related business opportunity. By submitting your information you expressly confirm that you have a genuine interest in each of the concepts for which you have requested information; that you wish for a representative from each of the concepts to contact you; and that the information that you have submitted is true and correct.

We are grateful that you have taken the time to come to our site and inquire about the exciting franchise and business opportunities we have listed. In order to provide the best service possible to both you and our clients we must insist that you respect and understand this Policy. Submitting contact information that is either false or is done without interest to the particular business for which you have submitted your information is called "spamming". Spamming of any sort on our site is not permitted as it hurts the integrity, credibility, and value of our business. Moreover, it jeopardizes our ability to continue to provide our services to legitimate users. We therefore reserve the right to bill any person or company that has spammed-- as defined above-- our site at a rate of $1500.00 per unauthorized contact. By using the website and submitting a contact form you agree with these conditions. If you have trouble understanding these terms we suggest that you seek the advice of a lawyer.