Privacy Policy
Effective Date: April 28, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how SSMJ Holdings, LLC ("we," "us," or "our"), located at www.ssmjholdings.com, collects, uses, maintains, and discloses information collected from users (each, a "User") of the www.ssmjholdings.com website ("Site") and its services. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in a transparent manner.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, register on the site, fill out a form, subscribe to a newsletter, respond to a survey, and in connection with other activities, services, features, or resources we make available on our Site.
The types of personal data we may collect include:
- Contact Information: Name, email address, mailing address, phone number.
- Business Information: Company name, industry, business type, financial information relevant to buying or selling a business, business needs, and goals.
- Account Information: Usernames, passwords, and other registration details.
- Payment Information: Details required for processing transactions, which may be handled by third-party payment processors.
- Website Usage Data: IP addresses, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and other Browse behavior collected through cookies and similar technologies.
- Communication Data: Information you provide when contacting us with inquiries, support requests, or feedback.
- Educational Information: Data related to your participation in our educational programs, courses, or workshops.
We collect information when you directly provide it to us, when you interact with our Site, and from third-party sources where applicable and legally permissible.
2. How We Use Collected Information
SSMJ Holdings collects and uses Users' personal information for the following purposes:
- To Provide Services: To facilitate the buying and selling of businesses, deliver educational content, and provide consulting services.
- To Improve Our Site and Services: To understand how our Users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site, allowing us to enhance user experience and offerings.
- To Personalize User Experience: To understand how our Users use the services and resources provided on our Site, allowing us to tailor content and offerings.
- To Process Transactions: To process payments for services, courses, or listings.
- To Send Periodic Emails: To send Users information and updates pertaining to their services, respond to inquiries, questions, and other requests. If a User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc.
- For Marketing and Promotions: To send promotional materials, special offers, and newsletters, where you have opted to receive such communications.
- To Comply with Legal Obligations: To meet legal and regulatory requirements.
3. How We Protect Your Information
We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information, and data stored on our Site.
While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
4. Sharing Your Personal Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent Users' personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.
We may share your information with:
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors and service providers who assist us in operating our business and the Site, such as payment processors, marketing automation platforms, and IT service providers. These parties are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- Business Partners: In the context of business buying and selling, relevant information may be shared with potential buyers or sellers, only with your consent and as necessary to facilitate a transaction.
- Legal Requirements: When required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
5. Cookies and Web Beacons
Our Site may use "cookies" to enhance User experience. Your web browser places cookies on your hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. You may choose to set your web browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.
6. Your Rights
Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): Request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
- Right to Restrict Processing: Request that we limit the way we use your personal data.
- Right to Data Portability: Request a copy of your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: Object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing or certain other purposes.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contacting Us" section below.
7. Third-Party Websites
Users may find advertising or other content on our Site that links to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors, and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browse and interaction on any other website, including websites that have a link to our Site, is subject to that website's own terms and policies.
8. Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take steps to remove that information from our systems.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
SSMJ Holdings has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the "effective date" at the top of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
10. Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:
info@ssmjholdings.com, mail: 12020 Shamrock Plaza #200 Omaha, NE 68164, or 402-972-0458