This privacy statement describes what we do with the information that we receive about you when you visit our Web site. The information that we receive about you depends on what you do when you visit our Web site.

We receive your name, email address and zip code when you submit your request. We also receive any other personal information that you provide in the form.

We use your name and email address to respond to your request for business counseling. The SCORE counselor that receives your request will have access to other personal information that you provide in the text of your request. The SCORE counselor will keep this information confidential but may consult with other SCORE counselors about your situation in order to better serve you.   

We receive your name, state, zip code, email address and various other general information that you might choose to provide about yourself or your business. 

We use your name and email address to deliver the email newsletter, updates or announcements that you have requested (SCORE eNews, SCORE Expert Answers). 

Although SCORE newsletters, updates or announcements may contain occasional links or references to various SCORE commercial partners, these links and references do not mean that we rent, sell or otherwise disseminate to commercial partners information that we receive about you.  

We receive your name, place of business and email address as well as the information that you submit (your testimonial or success story).

At our discretion, we may display on our site your testimonial or success story, including personal information that you provide as part of your testimonial submission.  

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. In order to prevent unauthorized access to your information, we have instituted safeguards such as physical access restrictions, software defenses and written guidelines instructing volunteers on the confidentiality of your personal information. We have also implemented safeguards to notify us in the event of loss of Internet connectivity. Even with these safeguards in place, unauthorized access, loss of connectivity or hardware failure can still occur. For this reason, we cannot guarantee that our safeguards will be totally effective all of the time nor can we be responsible for lost or delayed requests, email, or content that may result from loss of connectivity or other technical failures.