This Statement of Privacy applies to those who Sign Up for information or a listing and auxiliary services using the BuyMarylandDirectory.com (“Directory” or “We”) website Sign Up portal and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Directory application is for an Ecommerce application. By using the Directory application, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services offered, Directory forms may request personally identifiable information, such as your:
-First and Last Name
-Mailing Address
-E-mail Address
-Phone Number
If you Sign Up for paid products and services, we collect billing and credit card or bank card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
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, bank 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.
Use of your Personal Information
Your personal information collected is used to operate and deliver the services you have requested, including to inform you of other products or services available to those who Sign Up through the Directory.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
The new Buy Maryland Directory (“Directory”), launching September 26, 2024, was established through collaboration to service referrals from the Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland (RMI), Directory owner; the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Main Street Maryland Program, a collaborating entity; and The Project Resource Group’s Maryland With Pride, a collaborating entity, as well as to serve other producers and sellers of Maryland-made products. Protecting your private information is our priority. Ownership of the new Directory shall transfer from RMI to TPRG within three months of the September 26, 2024, launch for oversight of directory operations and related services for those that Sign Up for Directory. We will not sell, rent or lease to third parties the personal information lists of those who Sign Up without written permission of those who Sign Up.
We 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) will not be transferred to the third party without your consent. TPRG 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 authorized services, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Your personal information may be disclosed, 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 behalf of the site or its owner; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of The Directory or its owner; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Directory owner, its owner, or the public.
Opt-Out of Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties
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, contact us at bmd@buymarylanddirectory.com
Right to Deletion
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.
Children Under Eighteen
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of eighteen. If you are under the age of eighteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this application.
Opt-Out & Unsubscribe from Third Party Communications
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 the Directory by contacting us here:
– Email: BMD@BuyMarylandDirectory.com
E-mail Communications
From time to time, we may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from us, you may opt out of such communications by bmd@buymarylanddirectory.com.
Changes to this Statement
We reserve 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 application, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the application 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.
Contact Information
We welcome your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that we have not adhered to this Statement, please contact us at:
Buy Maryland Directory
c/o TPRG Maryland With Pride
P.O. Box 5942
Baltimore, Maryland 21282
Email Address:
Effective as of September 26, 2024