Chicagoland Burger Build Off Privacy Policy

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1 Chicagoland Burger Build Off Privacy Policy Purpose of Privacy Policy McDonald s Owners of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana [MOCNI] ( Company, we or us ) is a franchisee Co-Op of McDonald s Corporation. We are committed to respecting and protecting the privacy rights of our customers, applicants and employees, and we created this Privacy Policy to give you notice of how your personal information will (and will not) be used by us. This Privacy Policy provides information on our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information we receive from (1) individuals who use our website ( Users ), and (2) visitors who simply browse our website ( Visitors ). By using or accessing the website in any manner, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Policy, and you hereby consent to the collection, use, and sharing your personal information as provided in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy here. You are advised to consult this policy regularly for any changes. Changes will not be retroactively applied and will not alter how we handle previously collected information. What Information Do We Collect and How Do We Collect It? At various times, you may be asked to provide information, such as an address tied to your personal Facebook or Twitter account. Information collected is often defined as being either anonymous or personally identifiable: Anonymous Information Anonymous Information refers to information that cannot be tied back to a specific individual. For instance, we may know that thousands of people have visited this Privacy Policy, but we do not necessarily know their names, where they live, or their date of birth. What we might know is information such as their browser type, IP address, and operating system. This type of information constitutes anonymous information. Some of the Visitors and Users who access our website decline to use the personalization features that are available to them,

2 and therefore those Visitors and Users are anonymous to us and the only data we collect from them is anonymous information. We gather Anonymous Information automatically and store it in log files. We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the website, to track users movements around the website and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. We also use this information to verify that Users of the site are located within the eligible zip codes of contest participation. Personally Identifiable Information Personally Identifiable Information refers to information that tells us specifically who Users are. If we provide services that requests Users to provide personal information, we may ask you for some personally identifiable information, such as your first and last name, address and other specific information to fulfill the service being provided. We may retain an archived copy of information you provide to us as required by law or for reasonable business purposes. We also may store any content that you upload or provide through the website in order to make available to you with the features and functionality of the website. Some personally identifiable information may also be provided to intermediaries and third parties who assist us with the website, but who may make no use of any such information other than to assist us in providing services. We will not sell your Personally Identifiable Information to third parties. If you send a Do Not Track request through your web browser, we may still collect and use your browsing data to improve security, to provide our services through the website and to generate reporting statistics, but in general we will not track other websites that Users and Visitors may have visited. MOCNI is the owner of the information collected through the website. Children Under 13. Our website or mobile application is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under 13 years of age may provide any personal information to or on our website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information. If you as a User or Visitor believes we have information from a child under 13 years of age, please contact us at info@burgerbuildoff.com.

3 How Do We Use Personal Information? GENERAL USE We use personal information mainly to provide services offered through the website, if any. For a contest and/or sweepstake, if a User has provided contact information, we may use such information to communicate with the User regarding the contest and/or sweepstake. We do not sell any personally identifiable or other information of Users to any third parties. If you contact us by , we may keep a record of your contact information and correspondence to fulfill your request, and may use your address, and any information that you provide to us in order to respond to you. If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to receive such communications from us, us at info@burgerbuildoff.com. The circumstances under which we may share such information with third parties are described below. How Do We Store Your Personal Information? Storage of Individual Information Company (or its service providers) operates or leases secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security and privacy policies and procedures are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary, and only authorized individuals have access to the information provided. Notwithstanding such measures, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent our computers from being illegally accessed, and the individual information on them stolen or altered. The nature of the Internet is such that although efforts may be made to secure information, there can be no guarantees of security. DO YOU SHARE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION? Service Providers We may use third parties to help operate our website, authenticate users and deliver products and services, and may share your personally identifiable information with our service providers, vendors, suppliers, and other third parties that provide products or services for or through this website (such as website or database hosting companies, authentication providers, analytics companies, distribution companies and other similar service providers that use such

4 information on our behalf). Unless otherwise stated, these companies do not have any right to use the personally identifiable information we provide to them beyond what is necessary for them to assist us. Aggregate Statistics We may disclose aggregate statistics regarding user behavior as a measure of interest in, and use of our website in the form of aggregate data, such as overall patterns, demographic or geographic reports that do not describe or identify any individual User. Complying with Legal Process Company reserves the right to use or disclose your personally identifiable information and other information in response to subpoenas, court orders, warrants, or legal process, or to otherwise establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims or in the event you violate or breach an agreement with us. We may use and disclose your personally identifiable information if we believe you will harm the property or rights of Company, its owners, or those of our Users. Business Transitions In the event Company goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets as well as in the event of a bankruptcy, assignment for benefit of creditors or receivership, your personally identifiable information) may be disclosed and may be among the assets transferred. Do You Allow Foreign Use Of The Website? To the extent that you are accessing our website in the United States while domiciled outside of the United States, you acknowledge that the personally identifiable information you are providing us may be collected and stored in the United States and elsewhere and therefore consent to the transfer of information to and storage of the information outside of your domiciled country and in the United States. If I have Questions Concerning This Privacy Policy? If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@burgerbuildoff.com.

5 Last Updated: July 27, 2015