Privacy Policy
Last Updated: July 20, 2026
At the Economic Development Corporation of Elkhart County (Indiana), one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information that is collected and recorded by elkhartcountybiz.com and how we use it.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.
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- Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways depending on how you interact with our website:
Information You Provide Directly
Personal Details: Name, email address, phone number, mailing address, or other contact information when you fill out a contact form, subscribe to a newsletter, or create an account.
Transaction Data: Billing information or payment details if you purchase goods or services through our site (processed via secure third-party payment processors).
Information Collected Automatically
Log Data: Like most websites, we automatically log information when you visit. This may include your IP address, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and click data.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We do not use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to store visitor preferences, record user-specific information, and customize web page content based on your browser type or other information.
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- How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our website.
- Improve, personalize, and expand our website user experience.
- Understand and analyze how you use our website.
- Develop new products, services, features, and functionality.
- Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, updates, and marketing purposes.
- Send you emails (e.g., newsletters, confirmation messages, support responses).
- Find and prevent fraud and secure our systems.
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- Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information with trusted third parties only in the following circumstances:
Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users (e.g., website hosting, email analytics, payment processors), so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
Legal Compliance: When required to do so by law, court order, or governmental authority, or to protect our rights, property, and safety or that of others.
Business Transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition.
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- Third-Party Privacy Policies
Elkhartcountybiz.com’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. We advise you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party services (such as Google Analytics, payment gateways, or embedded media) for more detailed information.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. Detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.
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- Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict or object to processing: You have the right to request that we restrict or refrain from processing your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
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- Children’s Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
Elkhartcountybiz.com does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions). If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
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- Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.
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- Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us:
By email: edc at elkhartcountybiz.com
By visiting this link on our website: https://www.elkhartcountybiz.com/contact/
By mail: EDC of Elkhart County, 300 NIBCO Parkway suite 201, Elkhart IN 46516
