TERMS OF USE

Please read the following terms and conditions carefully. By using the pages on this site, you agree to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree, you should not use this site.

Material from this website may not be copied or distributed, republished, uploaded, posted, or transmitted in any way, without the prior written consent of 1851 Project, LLC, EXCEPT: you may download one copy of the material on one computer for your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided you do not delete or change any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices.

Modification or use of the materials for any other purpose violates our intellectual property rights. The material on this site is provided for lawful purposes only.

This website is designed to provide information on franchise and business opportunities to the general public. The representations, views, and opinions expressed or implied in any document or image included in, or linked to, or from this site, do not necessarily state or reflect those of 1851 Project, LLC or its affiliates. For any franchise, business, or investment opportunity listed on our network of sites, the prospective business buyer is responsible for thoroughly investigating any listing or company, obtaining all appropriate disclosure documents, and seeking expert consultation prior to making any investment decisions.

1851 Project, LLC or its affiliates do not provide professional advice or endorsements based on information included at its sites. 1851 Project, LLC or its affiliates, assumes no responsibility or liability for any actions or representations of any listed company or subject matter contained at its sites, nor can we guarantee or assume liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information contained in this server or linked to from this server. In no event shall 1851 Project, LLC or its affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages or injury in connection with the use of any content included at its sites.

The listings and other content set forth on this website and on any linked sites are based upon information furnished by the respective advertisers. 1851 Project, LLC or its affiliates has not reviewed this information or attempted to verify its accuracy, and expressly disclaims any obligation to do so.

1851 Project, LLC will not be liable for any damages or injury caused by, including but not limited to, any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation of transmission, computer virus, or line failure. 1851 Project, LLC will not be liable for any damages or injury, including but not limited to, special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials on this site.

The material on this site could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. 1851 Project, LLC may make changes or improvements at any time. THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW. 1851 PROJECT, LLC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 1851 PROJECT, LLC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIAL WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. 1851 PROJECT, LLC DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF OR THE RESULT OF THE USE OF THE MATERIAL ON THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT 1851 PROJECT, LLC) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES.

This website contains downloadable materials as well as links to external sites. 1851 Project, LLC is not responsible for and has no control over the content of such downloadable materials or external sites. You understand that 1851 Project, LLC cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files or software of any kind, or from any source, available for downloading through this website, will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan Horses, or other code or defects that manifest contaminating or destructive properties.

All information communicated to 1851 Project, LLC through this site (together, the "Submission") will forever be the property of 1851 Project, LLC. 1851 Project, LLC will not be required to treat any Submission as confidential.

These Terms and Conditions will be governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Illinois, United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. If any part of these Terms and Conditions is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the use of this site.

1851 Project, LLC can revise these Terms and Conditions at any time by updating this posting. This site may be linked to other sites that are not maintained by 1851 Project, LLC. 1851 Project, LLC is not responsible for the content of those sites. The inclusion of any link to such sites does not imply endorsement by 1851 Project, LLC of the sites.

This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy a franchise. It is for information purposes only. Currently, the following states regulate the offer and sale of franchises: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. If you are a resident of or want to locate a franchise in one of these states, we will not offer you a franchise unless and until we have complied with applicable pre-sale registration and disclosure requirements in your state.

Copyrights in Content are owned by 1851 Project, LLC. In the event that you find content posted on the site to be an infringement of copyright ownership, please send your claim to 1851 Project, LLC, Attn: Legal Department, 130 E. Randolph, Suite 1950, Chicago, IL 60601.

This Privacy Policy describes the types of personal information we collect from visitors to our sites and how we use this information.

1851 Project, LLC believes in keeping your personal information confidential. The forms that you complete are forwarded to 1851 Project, LLC. 1851 Project, LLC WILL NOT SELL, RENT OR SHARE your personal information without your consent or acceptance. When you contact our site about businesses, franchises, consulting, financing or other related business and business opportunities we ask for your full name, e-mail address, and other demographic information. By submitting this information, you are providing us with your approval/acceptance to send this information to our business partners, advertisers and/or sponsors so they can contact you. We also may use this information to include you in future announcements and newsletters from 1851.com and our affiliates. If you do not elect to receive such materials, we will not send them to you. You are in control of any personal information you provide to us through 1851franchise.com. If at any time, you would like to correct the personal information we have about you or if you would like to change your preferences for contacts from us or on behalf of our business partners, you can let us know by contacting us at the address listed below.

This website has been engineered to use cookies. It may negatively affect the performance of this site if you have disabled cookies in your browser. This website uses session cookies which are stored in memory and will last on your computer only while you are visiting this website. The cookies will be automatically deleted from your computer 30 days after the last use.

We may offer links to sites that are not operated by 1851 Project, LLC. If you visit one of these linked sites, you should review their privacy and other policies. We are not responsible for the policies and practices of other companies, and any information you submit to those companies is subject to their privacy policies.

This Privacy Policy is effective as of April 15, 2015. From time to time, it may be necessary for 1851 Project, LLC to change this Privacy Policy. If we change our policy, we will post the revised version here, so we suggest that you check here periodically for the most up-to-date version of our Privacy Policy. Rest assured, however, that any changes will not be retroactively applied and will not alter how we handle previously collected information.

Our distribution of content may also include content that is paid for or supplied by others to be distributed on 1851franchise.com. We have identified the different types of content as follows:

• Original Content - Original articles written by 1851 Franchise staff members based on primary research and interviews. All sources, primary and secondary, are credited accordingly.
• Aggregated Content - Articles and news about the franchise industry that was originally published by another reputable news outlet. 1851 Franchise staff summarizes the article and links back to the original published story.
• Sponsored Content – Articles or content that is paid for by a brand and/or has engaged 1851 to write and publish the content on their behalf. Sponsored content will be identified with a “Sponsored” icon above the story.
• Brand Written Content – Articles that are self-published by the brand (employees or agents of the company). The brand will be identified as the author and a “Sponsored” icon will appear above the story.

1851 Project, LLC is not responsible for the statements and opinions expressed in Sponsored content or Brand Written Content. Responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of such content lies solely with those brands and is not guaranteed by 1851 Project, LLC. Given the volume of information posted by brands, 1851 Project, LLC cannot and does not monitor all of the information posted and assumes no duty to monitor for inappropriate or inaccurate content. Neither 1851 Project, LLC nor its affiliates or employees shall be liable to any user or anyone else for claims of defamation, libel, slander, infringement, invasion of privacy and publicity rights, obscenity, pornography, fraud, or misrepresentation arising from such content. No content is intended to sell a franchise, simply educate the audience about an opportunity.

1851 Project, LLC, Attn: Legal Department, 130 E. Randolph, Suite 1950, Chicago, IL 60601.