Franchise Consultants is a division of The A.Z.O. Group LLC, a private venture dedicated to providing consulting services. In terms of consulting services, Franchise Consultants offers first class franchise setup and more. Although The A.Z.O. Group LLC offers franchise development services for its clients, the Company offers a variety of services both online and offline. Depending on the amount or specific service client(s) may need the private policy may vary.

The A.Z.O. Group LLC treats your personal account information with the utmost privacy. No part or subsidiary of The A.Z.O. Group LLC sells anyone’s private information. We never distribute your account information for any reason unless instructed to do so by you.

Client information & personal privacy. The A.Z.O. Group LLC maintains a strict security umbrella over both its clients and assets, and in no way would the Company jeopardize or compromise client information. The Company has maximum security measures to protect against unauthorized access.

Personal privacy revisited. If The A.Z.O. Group LLC sells or transfers any of its business or assets, certain information about our clients may be a part of that sale or transfer. In the event of such a sale or transfer The A.Z.O. Group LLC will notify previous clients.

Non-disclosure. The A.Z.O. Group LLC may disclose information to affiliates or non-affiliated third parties when we have a good reason to believe hat such disclosure is required by law. This may occur in connection with a court order, legal process, or other judicial, administrative or investigative proceeding that produces a request for information from the Company.

Non-disclosure continued. The A.Z.O. Group LLC may disclose aggregate information compiled using personal information that does not identify the client individually or personally. This may include the total number of visitors to our Web site from a particular state.

Children

The Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act of 1998 ("COPPA") defines a "Child" as anyone under the age of 13. Franchise Consultants strictly adheres to COPPA. This site is not intended for children. We will not knowingly collect "personal information" from persons who identify themselves as being under the age of 13 without prior verifiable consent of that person's parent or guardian.

Information Collected
The A.Z.O. Group LLC collects information from our users through our public Web Site. The information collected on our Web Site falls into two categories:
(1) information voluntarily submitted, and
(2) information gathered via electronic means.

Information Voluntarily Submitted

You can visit the Franchise Consultants’ Web site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. Franchise Consultants gathers "personally identifiable information" if you voluntarily submit inquiries to us through our contact form.

The types of personally identifiable information voluntarily submitted on our Web Site include your name, company, phone, fax, and email address. We also ask you to provide certain information about your company such as: your services or products, the number of years your company has been in business, your last year's gross revenues, as well as the number of employees. You can always choose not to provide this personally identifiable information, but if you do not provide such information, we may not be able to fully respond to your inquiry.

Information Gathered via Electronic Means

We track visiting domains, internet addresses of the domains from which people visit us to track a user's session and the user's browser also lets us know the type of computer and operating system being used. This allows us to analyze the information as to which parts of our site users spend their time and their length of stay but does not give us any personal information about the user. Specifically, a user's session will be tracked, but the user will be anonymous.

Cookies

In some parts of the Web Sites we use cookies, which are bits of information that are stored on your computer when you visit a Web Site. Cookies allow the Web Site to recognize you and, among other things, load your page more quickly. You can remove cookies from your computer if you want; your browser's help feature can tell you how. If you do so, please note that some parts of the Web Sites may not function properly.

Information Sharing

Franchise Consultants are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. Any personal information submitted will only be used by our Staff that are on a need-to-know basis and will be used only for the purpose for which the information submitted was intended.

In addition, you should be aware that some administrative personnel of Franchise Consultants may in the course of their regular duties, have access to communications for technical or operational purposes. Franchise Consultants may also disclose any communications to the full extent permitted or required by law.

External Links

Franchise Consultants may provide links to other sites. Franchise Consultants has no control over such sites and resources and as such is not responsible or liable for any privacy practices, content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. Franchise Consultants shall not be liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.

Disclaimer of Warranties

WHILE FRANCHISE CONSULTANTS USES REASONABLE EFFORTS TO INCLUDE ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, FRANCHISE CONSULTANTS MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO ITS ACCURACY. THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON INFRINGEMENT, OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. FRANCHISEC.COM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY INFORMATION IS COMPLETE OR ACCURATE, THAT FRANCHISEC.COM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT ANY INFORMATION IS FREE OF ROGUE PROGRAMMING.

Security Policy

This website takes every precaution to protect our user information. When sensitive information is submitted to us via the website, it is protected both online and off-line. We have established managerial procedures to safeguard our Website and to protect against the loss, disclosure, misuse or unauthorized access of personal information both online and offline. Only those employees of Franchise Consultants and/or our business partners who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information. While we take reasonable efforts to ensure the security of information, there is no guarantee that any data transmitted over the Internet is 100% secure; this is the case for any users of and service providers on the Internet.

Accessing and Updating Information

Franchise Consultants strives to maintain the accuracy of user records and only collects personal information that is relevant for the purposes for which it is used. If you have any questions about what information we currently hold about you or your organization or would like to make updates or changes, please contact us at info@franchisec.com.

Choice/ Opt-Out:

Franchise Consultants will not use or share your personally identifiable information in ways unrelated to the ones described in this Privacy Policy without first letting you know and offering you a choice. If at any time you would like to stop receiving information from Franchise Consultants, you may contact us at: (646.688.5781).