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Privacy Policy

Jumpstart Evanston commits to protecting your privacy & personal information.  Therefore, we use technology tools that provide a powerful and safe online experience.  This Statement of Privacy applies to the Jumpstart Evanston website.  The privacy policy also governs data collection and usage.  By using the Jumpstart Evanston website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of Your Personal Information

Jumpstart Evanston collects personally identifiable information.  This includes e-mail addresses, names, home and/or work addresses, and telephone numbers.  We also collect anonymous demographic information, such as age, gender, preferences, interests, and favorites.  Subsequently, the demographic information provides general statistics to Jumpstart Evanston.

Computer & Hardware Information

We automatically collect some information about your computer hardware and software.  This may include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses.  The collected information helps to operate & maintain services.  This information also provides general statistics regarding the usage of our website.

Public Message Boards

Please exercise caution when using Jumpstart Evanston’s public message boards.  Personally identifiable or sensitive information disclosed to a public message board may be collected and used by others.  Note:  Jumpstart Evanston does not read any of your private online communications.

Third Party Collections

We encourage you to review the privacy statements of the websites you choose to visit.  By doing so, you will better understand how those websites collect, use, and share your information.  Jumpstart Evanston claims responsibility for its website, not the privacy statements or content on any external websites.

Use of Your Personal Information

Jumpstart Evanston collects and uses your personal information to operate its website and deliver services.  We use personally identifiable information to inform you of our other services and those from our affiliates.  Occasionally, we conduct surveys to research our current services or to solicit suggestions for ones.

Third Parties

We do not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.  Periodically, Jumpstart Evanston may contact you on behalf of external business partners about particular offerings.  In these cases, we will not transfer your unique personally identifiable information to a third party. 

However, Jumpstart Evanston may occasionally share data with trusted partners.  This helps us perform statistical analysis.  We also use the shared data to send mail & emails, provide customer support, and arrange deliveries.  Except to provide these services, we prohibit third parties from using your personal information.  Equally, Jumpstart Evanston requires all third parties to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Sensitive Personal Information

We will not disclose personal & sensitive information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations without your explicit consent.

Website Tracking

Jumpstart Evanston tracks which web pages our customers visit within our websites.  We do so to determine the popularity of our services.  This data helps us deliver customized content and advertising to potential customers with interest in specific subject areas.

Disclosure of Personal Information

We will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law.  Personal information will also be shared in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Jumpstart Evanston or the site;
  • protect and defend the rights or property of Jumpstart Evanston; and,
  • act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Jumpstart Evanston, or the public.

Use of Cookies

Our website uses “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience.  A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a website server.  They cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.  Cookies assigned to you are unique and can only be read by the domain that issued the cookie.

By using cookies, you save time.  They tell the website server that you have returned to a specific page.  For example, if you register with Jumpstart Evanston, a cookie recalls your specific information on subsequent visits.  This simplifies the process of recording your personal information.  On future visits, this information will be automatically retrieved.  

You can accept or decline cookies.  Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies.  However, you can modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.  If cookies are declined, you may not fully experience the Jumpstart Evanston services or websites.

Security of Your Personal Information

Jumpstart Evanston secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.  We secure your identifiable data on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment.  A Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate protects the transmission of your personal information to other websites.

Changes to This Statement

To better reflect company & customer feedback, Jumpstart Evanston occasionally updates this Statement of Privacy.  We encourage you to periodically review this Statement.

Contact Information

We welcome your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy.  Please contact email us, if you feel we have not adhered to our privacy policies.  We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.