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Privacy, Security, Your Information

We have developed our own privacy principles which embody the US Privacy Laws.
We generally only collect personal information from this website when it is provided voluntarily by you. We will not share your personal information with any other third party without your express permission.

We do not publish the names of companies, organisations or their products that have not been shortlisted, nor will we disclose or reproduce any information from your entry. Therefore if you enter the awards, but are not successful, this will remain confidential. In addition, entrants may mark any commercially sensitive information contained in their entry as ‘not for publication’.

Copyright Ownership

The organisers reserve the right to use information contained in the shorlisted and winning entries (apart from contact details and any content marked not for publication) for subsequent publicity, promotions and other activities relating to the awards program.

For legal reasons we must assume copyright ownership of your entry (in case you are successful) however, as mentioned above, we will not use this information unless you are shortlisted or win an award. Entries are accepted on the understanding that the US Business Awards assumes copyright ownership of your entry, and that all information contained in your entry (apart from contact details and any content marked not for publication) can be reproduced in part or full by the US Business Awards in relation to the awards program.

Use of cookies

A cookie is a small message given to your web browser by our web server. The browser stores the message in a text file, and the message is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. We make limited use of cookies on this website. We only use cookies to improve the functionality of our website, not to store any of your personal information. When cookies are used on this site, they are used to store information relating to your visit such as a unique identifier, or a value to indicate whether you have seen a web page. They are used to distinguish your Internet Browser from the thousands of other browsers. This site will not store personal information such as email addresses or other details in a cookie. Most Internet browsers are set up to accept cookies. If you do not wish to receive cookies, you may be able to change the settings of your browser to refuse all cookies or to notify you each time a cookie is sent to your computer, giving you the choice whether to accept it or not.

Security

We use a variety of physical and electronic security measures including restricting physical access to our offices, firewalls and secure databases to keep personal information secure from misuse, loss or unauthorised use or disclosure. The Internet is not a secure environment. If you use the Internet to send us any information, including your email address, it is sent at your own risk.

Access

You have a right to access most personal information we hold about you. Please contact our Privacy Officer (see below) to ask for access to your information of if you have a complaint concerning your information privacy.

Accuracy

If you think that any information we hold about you is inaccurate please contact us and we will take reasonable steps to ensure that it is corrected.

Enquiries relating to our Privacy Policy should be addressed to:
Privacy Officer
US Business Awards
80 Broad Street, 5th Floor, New York City, New York 10004
privacy@usbusinessawards.com

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