PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy describes the types of personal information we collect from visitors to our sites and how we use this information.

Hello Mainland LLC believes in keeping your personal information confidential. The forms that you complete are forwarded to Hello Mainland LLC. Hello Mainland LLC WILL NOT SELL, RENT OR SHARE your personal information without your consent or acceptance. When you contact our site about businesses, franchises, consulting, financing or other related business and business opportunities we ask for your full name, e-mail address, and other demographic information. By submitting this information, you are providing us with your approval/acceptance to send this information to our business partners, advertisers and/or sponsors so they can contact you. We also may use this information to include you in future announcements and newsletters from 1851.com and our affiliates. If you do not elect to receive such materials, we will not send them to you. You are in control of any personal information you provide to us through 1851franchise.com. If at any time, you would like to correct the personal information we have about you or if you would like to change your preferences for contacts from us or on behalf of our business partners, you can let us know by contacting us at the address listed below.

COOKIES

This website has been engineered to use cookies. It may negatively affect the performance of this site if you have disabled cookies in your browser. This website uses session cookies which are stored in memory and will last on your computer only while you are visiting this website. The cookies will be automatically deleted from your computer 30 days after the last use.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

We may offer links to sites that are not operated by Hello Mainland LLC. If you visit one of these linked sites, you should review their privacy and other policies. We are not responsible for the policies and practices of other companies, and any information you submit to those companies is subject to their privacy policies.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy is effective as of February 1, 2024. From time to time, it may be necessary for Hello Mainland LLC to change this Privacy Policy. If we change our policy, we will post the revised version here, so we suggest that you check here periodically for the most up-to-date version of our Privacy Policy. Rest assured, however, that any changes will not be retroactively applied and will not alter how we handle previously collected information.

CONTENT / SPONSORED CONTENT

Our distribution of content may also include content that is paid for or supplied by others to be distributed on 1851franchise.com. We have identified the different types of content as follows:

• Original Content – Original articles written by 1851 Franchise staff members based on primary research and interviews. All sources, primary and secondary, are credited accordingly.
• Aggregated Content – Articles and news about the franchise industry that was originally published by another reputable news outlet. 1851 Franchise staff summarizes the article and links back to the original published story.
• Sponsored Content – Articles or content that is paid for by a brand and/or has engaged 1851 to write and publish the content on their behalf. Sponsored content will be identified with a “Sponsored” icon above the story.
• Brand Written Content – Articles that are self-published by the brand (employees or agents of the company). The brand will be identified as the author and a “Sponsored” icon will appear above the story.

Hello Mainland LLC is not responsible for the statements and opinions expressed in Sponsored content or Brand Written Content. Responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of such content lies solely with those brands and is not guaranteed by Hello Mainland LLC. Given the volume of information posted by brands, Hello Mainland LLC cannot and does not monitor all of the information posted and assumes no duty to monitor for inappropriate or inaccurate content. Neither Hello Mainland LLC nor its affiliates or employees shall be liable to any user or anyone else for claims of defamation, libel, slander, infringement, invasion of privacy and publicity rights, obscenity, pornography, fraud, or misrepresentation arising from such content. No content is intended to sell a franchise, simply educate the audience about an opportunity.

HOW TO CONTACT US

Hello Mainland LLC, Attn: Legal Department, 24 East Washington St., Suite 875 (#028), Chicago, IL 60602.