Privacy Policy

In order to better provide you with products and services offered, 1st Step Business Consulting may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:

- First and Last Name

- Mailing Address- E-mail Address

- Phone Number

- Job Title  

If you purchase 1st Step Business Consulting's products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.  

1st Step Business Consulting may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your:

- Age- Gender

- Race

- Household Income

- Credit Score

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include: (a) registering for an account; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e)submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

1st Step Business Consulting collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have requested.   1st Step Business Consulting may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from 1st Step Business Consulting and its affiliates.

1st Step Business Consulting does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.  

1st Step Business Consulting may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is transferred to the third party. 1st Step Business Consulting may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to 1st Step Business Consulting, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.  

1st Step Business Consulting may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on 1st Step Business Consulting or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of 1st Step Business Consulting; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of 1st Step Business Consulting, or the public.  

In connection with any personal information we may disclose to a third party for a business purpose, you have the right to know:    

• The categories of personal information that we disclosed about you for a business purpose.    

You have the right under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and certain other privacy and data protection laws, as applicable, to opt-out of the disclosure of your personal information. If you exercise your right to opt-out of the disclosure of your personal information, we will refrain from disclosing your personal information, unless you subsequently provide express authorization for the disclosure of your personal information. To opt-out of the disclosure of your personal information, visit this Web page www.1stStepBC.com/opt-out. 

1st Step Business Consulting may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within 1st Step Business Consulting, in order to determine what 1st Step Business Consulting services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within 1st Step Business Consulting to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area..  

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by 1st Step Business Consulting. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the 1st Step Business Consulting website.

The 1st Step Business Consulting website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.  

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize 1st Step Business Consulting pages, or register with 1st Step Business Consulting site or services, a cookie helps 1st Step Business Consulting to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same 1st Step Business Consulting website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the 1st Step Business Consulting features that you customized.  

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the 1st Step Business Consulting services or websites you visit.

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

1st Step Business Consulting secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. 1st Step Business Consulting uses the following methods for this purpose:          

- SSL Protocol    

When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.  

We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.  

Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:    

• Delete your personal information from our records; and      

• Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.     Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:    

• Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;      

• Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;      

• Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;      

• Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;      

• Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;      

• Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;   • Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;      

• Comply with an existing legal obligation; or      

• Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information. 

1st Step Business Consulting does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from third-party partners of 1st Step Business Consulting by contacting us here:

- Web page: www.1stStepBC.com/opt-out

- Email: opt-out@1stStepBC.com -

Phone: _________________  

From time to time, 1st Step Business Consulting may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from 1st Step Business Consulting or click on a link therein.  

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from 1st Step Business Consulting, you may opt out of such communications by Clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE button at the bottom of the email..  

Thank you for your interest in receiving SMS communications from 1stStepBC. By opting in to our SMS notifications, you agree to receive text messages and notifications from us related to our products, services, promotions, and other relevant information.

To opt in and start receiving SMS messages from 1stStepBC, simply text "OPTIN" to 414-944-1601. By doing so, you indicate your consent to receive SMS communications from us. 

Message frequency may vary and depends on the nature of the information we wish to share with you. We strive to provide valuable and relevant content without overwhelming your inbox.

If you no longer wish to receive SMS messages from 1stStepBC, you can opt out at any time. To unsubscribe, text "STOP" to 414-944-1601. After sending this message, you will no longer receive SMS communications from us.

Standard message and data rates may apply for messages sent and received. Please consult your mobile carrier for details about these charges. 

Opting Out: If you decide that you no longer wish to receive SMS communications from 1stStepBC, you can easily opt out by sending the message "STOP" to 414-944-1601. This will unsubscribe you from our SMS notifications.  

Immediate Effect: Upon sending the "STOP" message, you will be unsubscribed from our SMS communications immediately. You will no longer receive messages from us unless you decide to opt in again.  

Data Deletion: Once you opt out and unsubscribe from our SMS notifications, we will not retain your phone number or any related data for SMS purposes.  

Re-Opting In: If you choose to re-join our SMS notifications in the future, you can do so by sending the message "OPTIN" to 414-944-1601.  

1st Step Business Consulting reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.  

1st Step Business Consulting welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that 1st Step Business Consulting has not adhered to this Statement, please contact 1st Step Business Consulting at:  

BOSS UP Entrepreneurs DBA 1st Step Business Consulting

943

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53227  

Email Address: support@1stStepBC.com  

Telephone number: 346-515-4357  

Effective as of August 07, 2023