Privacy Policy
Veterans Manufacturing Network (“VMN”) respects the privacy of visitors, participating businesses, veterans, buyers, and other users. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information.
1. Information We Collect
The information we collect depends on how you interact with VMN.
Information you voluntarily provide may include:
- Name
- Email address and telephone number
- Job title
- Company name
- Business location and contact information
- Website and social media information
- Business ownership information
- Veteran ownership or affiliation
- Military branch and general service-history information
- Manufacturing capabilities
- Machinery and equipment
- Materials and processes
- Certifications and quality systems
- Industries served
- Facility and capacity information
- Business descriptions
- Logos, photographs, and videos
- Messages and other information you choose to submit
2. Public Profile Information
Some information submitted to VMN is intended to appear in a publicly searchable company profile.
This may include:
- Company name
- Business location
- Website
- Public contact information
- Manufacturing capabilities
- Equipment and materials
- Certifications
- Industries served
- Veteran-owned or veteran-affiliated status
- Company logo and photographs
You should only submit profile information that you are authorized to make public.
3. Military-Service Information
Because VMN serves the veteran manufacturing community, we may request limited information relating to military service, veteran leadership, or veteran ownership.
Please do not submit Social Security numbers, medical records, military health information, passwords, financial-account credentials, classified information, export-controlled information, or other highly sensitive information through the website unless VMN specifically requests it through an appropriate secure process.
4. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit VMN, our website platform and related technologies may automatically collect information such as:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Operating system
- Device information
- Referring website
- Pages visited
- Links clicked
- Approximate location derived from IP address
- Timestamps and session information
- Other website-usage information
VMN currently uses Squarespace to provide website hosting and related functionality. Squarespace and other service providers may process information as necessary to provide those services.
5. Cookies & Similar Technologies
VMN and our website service providers may use cookies and similar technologies for essential website functionality, security, analytics, user preferences, performance measurement, and other website operations.
Where appropriate or required, visitors may be given tools to manage non-essential cookies.
6. How We Use Information
VMN may use information to:
- Operate and maintain the network
- Create and manage manufacturer profiles
- Review businesses seeking participation
- Connect buyers with relevant manufacturers
- Respond to questions and requests
- Improve directory and search functionality
- Review or verify submitted information
- Detect fraud, abuse, or misrepresentation
- Maintain network quality
- Measure website traffic and performance
- Send administrative communications
- Promote VMN and participating businesses
- Protect VMN, our users, and others
- Comply with legal obligations
7. How We Disclose Information
VMN may disclose information through public profiles or when reasonably necessary to operate the network.
This may include disclosure to:
- Buyers or manufacturers involved in a requested business connection
- Website hosting providers
- Cloud and database providers
- Email and communications providers
- Analytics providers
- Form-processing providers
- Security and operational service providers
VMN may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, investigate fraud, protect users, enforce agreements, or establish or defend legal claims.
8. Sale of Personal Information
VMN does not sell personal information for money.
VMN may use analytics, advertising, or social-media technologies now or in the future that could fall within certain state-law definitions of sharing or targeted advertising. Where applicable law provides an opt-out right, VMN will provide an appropriate method for exercising that right.
9. Communications
If you provide an email address, VMN may send communications relating to applications, business profiles, buyer inquiries, administrative matters, network updates, security, policy changes, or VMN news.
Marketing communications may include an unsubscribe mechanism where appropriate.
10. Data Retention
VMN retains information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the network, maintain business records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and comply with legal obligations.
11. Information Security
VMN uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information.
However, no internet transmission, database, website, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.
12. Your Choices & Privacy Rights
You may contact VMN to request correction or updating of information, removal of information from a public profile, profile closure, or deletion of personal information where appropriate.
Depending on your state of residence and applicable law, you may have additional rights concerning access, correction, deletion, portability, or use of personal information.
13. Third-Party Links
VMN may link to manufacturer websites, government databases, social media, and other third-party services.
VMN is not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties.
14. Children's Privacy
VMN is a business and manufacturing network intended for adults and businesses. The Services are not directed to children under 13.
15. Changes to This Policy
VMN may update this Privacy Policy as the network evolves, new services are introduced, or legal requirements change.
The effective date displayed at the top of this page will identify the current version.
16. Contact
Privacy questions or requests may be directed to:
Veterans Manufacturing Network
Email: support@veteransmanufacturing.com