Privacy Policy
Effective date: August 25, 2026
1. Introduction
Franchise Funding Group, LLC (“Franchise Funding Group,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you, or that you may provide, when you visit our website at franchisefundinggroup.com (the “Site”), and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
This policy applies to information we collect on the Site, through our Contact and Request Funding forms, through email or telephone correspondence with us, and through cookies and similar technologies. It does not apply to information collected offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by Franchise Funding Group or any third party, or to information collected by any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries), except as otherwise noted.
Please read this policy carefully. By using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with our practices, please do not use the Site.
2. Information We Collect and How We Collect It
We collect several categories of information from and about visitors to our Site: directly from you, when you provide it to us (for example, by filling out our Contact or Request Funding forms); and automatically, as you navigate the Site (for example, through cookies and similar technologies). The table below summarizes the categories of personal information we collect, consistent with the categories defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).
We do not knowingly collect Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, financial account numbers, or other similarly sensitive identifiers through the Site itself; if you are selected to work with us, information of that kind would be collected later, directly and through separate, secure channels, as part of that process.
Identifiers
Examples: Name, email address, phone number, mailing address, IP address, and similar identifiers.
Source: Contact form; Request Funding form; automatically, when you browse the Site
Business and professional information
Examples: Company name, company website, number of locations, business address(es), years in business, number of employees, annual revenue, and details about your business operations that you choose to share in the Request Funding form.
Source: Request Funding form (submitted directly by you)
Commercial information
Examples: Records of the services you have inquired about and your communications with us.
Source: Contact form; Request Funding form; email or phone correspondence
Internet or other electronic network activity
Examples: Pages you view, links you click, approximate location inferred from IP address, browser and device type, and similar usage data, collected through cookies and similar technologies.
Source: Automatically, through cookies and similar technologies (see Cookies and Tracking Technologies below)
3. How We Use Your Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information, to:
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Respond to your inquiries submitted through our Contact form.
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Evaluate and respond to funding and franchise-development requests submitted through our Request Funding form, including reviewing your business and financial information to determine whether to pursue a potential investment or advisory relationship.
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Communicate with you about our services, including by email or telephone.
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Operate, maintain, and improve the Site, including understanding how visitors use it.
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Detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or misuse of the Site.
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Comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
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For any other purpose disclosed to you at the time we collect the information, or with your consent.
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information for money. We may disclose personal information that we collect, or that you provide, as follows:
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To our Advisory Board members, officers, employees, and contractors who need the information to evaluate a Request Funding submission or otherwise perform their job functions.
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To service providers we use to support our business, such as Wix and Microsoft, who process information on our behalf and are contractually restricted from using it for their own purposes.
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To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
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To enforce or apply our website terms of use and other agreements.
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If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Franchise Funding Group, our clients, or others.
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In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.
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Some of the cookies and similar technologies described below may result in the sharing of certain automatically-collected information (such as browsing activity) with analytics or advertising partners for purposes that California law defines as a “sale” or “share” of personal information, even though no money changes hands. See Section 6 (Your Privacy Choices and Rights) for how to opt out.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Like most websites, our Site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities and to distinguish you from other visitors. When you first visit the Site, you will see a cookie banner that lets you accept or manage your preferences for non-essential cookies (such as analytics and personalization cookies); essential cookies that are necessary for the Site to function cannot be disabled.
There is no advertising on the Site. The specific third-party analytics in use on the Site are the analytics built into our website platform, Wix, which sets its own cookies and collects information as described in its own privacy policy.
You can manage cookie preferences at any time using the cookie preferences link in our website footer, or through your browser settings, which allow you to block or delete cookies. Please note that if you disable cookies, some features of the Site may not function properly.
6. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
6.1 California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (together, “CCPA”), gives you the following rights with respect to your personal information, subject to certain exceptions and limitations set out in the law:
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Right to Know: You can request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources, the purposes for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we have shared it.
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Right to Delete: You can request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions (for example, information we need to complete a transaction, detect security incidents, or comply with a legal obligation).
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Right to Correct: You can request that we correct inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.
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Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing: You can direct us not to “sell” or “share” (as those terms are defined under California law, which includes certain uses of advertising cookies) your personal information. You can exercise this right using our cookie preferences link, or by contacting us as described in Section 12 below.
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Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: To the extent we collect sensitive personal information, as defined under California law, you can direct us to limit its use to what is necessary to provide our services.
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Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights
To exercise your Right to Know, Delete, or Correct, please contact us using the information in Section 12 below. We will need to verify your identity before processing your request, which may require you to provide additional information. You may also designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, consistent with California law.
6.2 Other U.S. States
If you reside in a state that has enacted its own comprehensive privacy law, you may have similar rights to those described above. We will honor valid requests from residents of those states consistent with applicable law. Please contact us as described in Section 12 to make a request and let us know your state of residence.
7. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the personal information we collect from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. For example, we generally retain Request Funding submissions for as long as we are evaluating a potential relationship with you and for a reasonable period afterward usually six (6) months or less.
9. Children's Privacy
The Site is intended for business audiences and is not directed to children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 16, please contact us so we can delete it.
10. Third-Party Links
Our Site contains links to third-party and affiliate websites and services, including our LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter) pages. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third-party or affiliate sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party or affiliate site you visit.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will post the updated policy on this page and update the “Last updated” date above. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, or would like to exercise any of the rights described above, please contact us at:
Franchise Funding Group, LLC
4755 Lake Forest Drive, Suite 100, Cincinnati, OH 45242
Email: info@franchisefundinggroup.com
Phone: 513-483-3299