Privacy Policy

Your Privacy Is Important To Vantage Marketplace

This Policy describes the types of personal information that Vantage Marketplace LLC ("Vantage") may collect about you on this Web site, the purposes for which we use the information, how we protect such information, and the circumstances in which it may be provided to third parties. If you are, or become, a consultant in the Vantage consulting network (the "Network"), additional information concerning our use of your information may be found in your application materials and in the privacy policy posted on the Network consultant community Web site.

Personal Information Collected on the Site

The personal information collected from you on this Web site consists primarily of contact data, such as telephone numbers and email, residential and / or business addresses, as well as educational, professional and biographical background information submitted in connection with your application to become a Network consultant.

How This Information Is Used

We use your personal information primarily to process your application to participate as a consultant in the Network. This may include verifying such information and otherwise conducting due diligence regarding you. Should you become a Network consultant, your personal information will be used to promote communications between and among Network consultants, to arrange consulting engagements and to administer, support, improve, and develop the business of Vantage. This may include: contacting you to provide invitations to Vantage sponsored events; notifying you of consulting opportunities, or apprising you of developments in the Vantage network. We may also use this information to contact you by post, telephone, electronic mail, facsimile, etc. By submitting your personal information on this Web site, you consent to its use as described above, including its transfer between and among Vantage affiliates worldwide.

You should know that Vantage will not sell your personal information.

Third Party Access To Your Personal Data

Vantage does not disclose your personal information to third parties other than: as described in this Policy; at your instruction or with your consent, or; as may be required or permitted by applicable laws and regulations, for instance, when responding to a subpoena or similar legal process and to otherwise cooperate with law enforcement or regulatory authorities, or with organizations such as exchanges and clearinghouses. If you are, or become, a Network consultant, Vantage may, subject to you ability to limit such posting, post your personal information on a consultant community web site accessible to other Network consultants. Such site is subject to its own privacy policy. Vantage may also share information about you with our clients, typically in connection with projects and consulting opportunities. Various affiliated and non-affiliated companies providing services to Vantage may have access to your information incidental to their provision of services. Such companies are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and to use it only in the course of providing such services and only for the purposes that Vantage permits. Finally, we may share personal information with your current employer in connection with verifying your ability to participate in the Network.

Securing Personal Information

This Web site is protected by physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to secure personal data against loss, misuse, damage or modification, and unauthorized access or disclosure. Users of the site are required to identify and authenticate themselves prior to accessing site services. You can assist us in keeping your information secure; please remember that your user name and password are personal to you and should not be made available to any other person. Also, you should discontinue using your user name and password and notify us promptly if you have any reason to suspect that someone else may be using them.

Cookies and Clickstream Data

"Cookies" are small text files consisting of information stored by your Web browser. This information is used for administrative purposes and to improve your experience with this Web site. For example, this information helps authenticate you (i.e., verify that you are who you say you are), an essential component of site security. Cookies also make it easier for you to navigate this Web site by, among other things, "remembering" your identity so that you do not have to input your password multiple times as you move between pages or services. You can set your Web browser to inform you when cookies are set, or to prevent cookies from being set. However, if you decline to use cookies, you may experience reduced functionality, and declining to use authentication related cookies will prevent you from using the Web site altogether.

"Clickstream" or similar data (e.g., information regarding which of the Web site pages you access, the frequency of such access, and your service preferences) may be collected and shared internally within Vantage in order to assess the usage, value and performance of this Web site and to identify Vantage products or service offerings that may be of interest to you.

Links To Other Web Sites

This Web site may provide links to certain Internet sites (the "Sites") sponsored and maintained by third parties. Vantage is providing such links solely as a convenience to you. Accordingly, Vantage makes no representations concerning the content of the Sites. The fact that Vantage has provided a link to the Site does not constitute an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship, or affiliation by Vantage with respect to the Site, its owners, or its providers. Vantage has not tested any information, software, or products found on any of the Sites and therefore does not make any representations with respect thereto, including any representations regarding the content or sponsors of the Site, or the suitability or appropriateness of the products or transactions described therein.

Changes To This Policy

Vantage may update this Policy from time to time, and any amended Policy will be posted on this Web site. Your continued use of this site and your continued participation in the Network as a consultant will constitute your acceptance of the Policy, as amended.

If You Have Questions

Should you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please call us at 212-480-6200 or send us an email at: info@vantagemarketplace.com.