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Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

 

INTRODUCTION

 

We value your privacy. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using the blakeford.com website (the “Website”) operated by Blakeford, Inc., a(n) Not For Profit formed in Tennessee, United States (“us, we, our”), as this Privacy Policy contains important information regarding your privacy and how we may use the information we collect about you.

 

This Privacy Policy applies to everyone, including but not limited to visitors, users and others, who wish to access or use the Website.

 

This Policy applies to information we collect:

 

  • On this Website.
  • In email and other electronic messages between you and this Website.
  • When you interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services.

 

It does not apply to information collected by:

 

  • Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by Company or any third party; or
  • Any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or through the Website.

 

Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any part of this Privacy Policy, you do not have our permission to access or use the Website.

This Policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Privacy Policy). Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.

 

Please also visit our Terms of Service section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our Website.

 

WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND STORE

 

We collect and store any and all information that you directly provide to us and from third parties, for example, our business partners. We collect and store the following information about you:

 

  1. Identifying information – Name
  • Specific piece of information
    • Name
  • Where we get this information
    • Information submitted by the consumer
  • Legal basis for processing this information
    • The user has provided consent to the processing of their information
  • How we use this information
    • Enforcing our Terms of Service
    • Marketing and advertising
    • Performing services
    • Providing customer service
    • Resolving disputes
    • Verifying customer information
  • What happens if we don’t have the information
    • Our use of your data for enforcing our Terms of Service will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for marketing and advertising will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for performing services will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for providing customer service will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for resolving disputes will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for verifying customer information will not be possible.

 

  1. Identifying information – Postal / Shipping address

 

  • Specific piece of information
    • Postal / Shipping address
  • Where we get this information
    • Information submitted by the consumer
  • Legal basis for processing this information
    • The user has provided consent to the processing of this information by providing it to us.
  • How we use this information
    • Enforcing our Terms of Service
    • Marketing and advertising
    • Performing services
    • Providing customer service
    • Resolving disputes
    • Verifying customer information
  • What happens if we don’t have the information
    • Our use of your data for enforcing our Terms of Service will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for marketing and advertising will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for performing services will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for providing customer service will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for resolving disputes will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for verifying customer information will not be possible.

 

  1. Identifying information – Phone number

 

  • Specific piece of information
    • Phone number
  • Where we get this information
    • Information submitted by the consumer
  • Legal basis for processing this information
    • The user has provided consent to the processing of this information by providing it to us.
  • How we use this information
    • Enforcing our Terms of Service
    • Marketing and advertising
    • Performing services
    • Providing customer service
    • Resolving disputes
    • Verifying customer information
  • What happens if we don’t have the information
    • Our use of your data for enforcing our Terms of Service will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for marketing and advertising will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for performing services will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for providing customer service will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for resolving disputes will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for verifying customer information will not be possible.

 

  1. Identifying information – IP address

 

  • Specific piece of information
    • IP address
  • Where we get this information
    • Tracking pixels
    • The observation and recording of activities by the business, such as through the use of cookies
  • Legal basis for processing this information
    • The user has provided consent to the processing of their information
  • How we use this information
    • Analytics
    • Counting ad impressions to unique visitors
    • Enforcing our Terms of Service
    • Marketing and advertising
    • Performing services
    • Protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for such activities
    • Providing customer service
    • Resolving disputes
    • Targeted advertising
    • Verifying customer information
    • Verifying position and quality of ad impressions
  • What happens if we don’t have the information
    • Our use of your data for analytics will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for counting ad impressions to unique visitors will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for enforcing our Terms of Service will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for marketing and advertising will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for performing services will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for such activities will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for providing customer service will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for resolving disputes will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for targeted advertising will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for verifying customer information will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for verifying position and quality of ad impressions will not be possible.

 

  1. Identifying information – Email address

 

  • Specific piece of information
    • Email address
  • Where we get this information
    • Information submitted by the consumer
  • Legal basis for processing this information
    • The user has provided consent to the processing of this information by providing it to us.
  • How we use this information
    • Enforcing our Terms of Service
    • Marketing and advertising
    • Performing services
    • Providing customer service
    • Resolving disputes
    • Verifying customer information
  • What happens if we don’t have the information
    • Our use of your data for enforcing our Terms of Service will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for marketing and advertising will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for performing services will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for providing customer service will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for resolving disputes will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for verifying customer information will not be possible.

 

  1. Identifying information – Device identifier

 

  • Specific piece of information
    • Device identifier
  • Where we get this information
    • Tracking pixels
    • The observation and recording of activities by the business, such as through the use of cookies
  • Legal basis for processing this information
    • The user has provided consent to the processing of their information
  • How we use this information
    • Analytics
    • Counting ad impressions to unique visitors
    • Enforcing our Terms of Service
    • Marketing and advertising
    • Performing services
    • Protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for such activities
    • Providing customer service
    • Resolving disputes
    • Targeted advertising
    • Verifying customer information
    • Verifying position and quality of ad impressions
  • What happens if we don’t have the information
    • Our use of your data for analytics will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for counting ad impressions to unique visitors will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for enforcing our Terms of Service will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for marketing and advertising will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for performing services will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for such activities will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for providing customer service will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for resolving disputes will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for targeted advertising will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for verifying customer information will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for verifying position and quality of ad impressions will not be possible.

 

  1. Internet or other electronic activity – Information regarding your interaction with our website or application

 

  • Specific piece of information
    • Information regarding your interaction with our website or application
  • Where we get this information
    • Tracking pixels
    • The observation and recording of activities by the business, such as through the use of cookies
  • Legal basis for processing this information
    • The user has provided consent to the processing of their information
  • How we use this information
    • Analytics
    • Counting ad impressions to unique visitors
    • Enforcing our Terms of Service
    • Marketing and advertising
    • Performing services
    • Protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for such activities
    • Providing customer service
    • Resolving disputes
    • Targeted advertising
    • Verifying customer information
    • Verifying position and quality of ad impressions
  • What happens if we don’t have the information
    • Our use of your data for analytics will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for counting ad impressions to unique visitors will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for enforcing our Terms of Service will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for marketing and advertising will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for performing services will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for such activities will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for providing customer service will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for resolving disputes will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for targeted advertising will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for verifying customer information will not be possible;

Our use of your data for verifying position and quality of ad impressions will not be possible.

 

  1. Internet or other electronic activity – Information regarding your interactions with advertisements

 

  • Specific piece of information
    • Information regarding your interactions with advertisements
  • Where we get this information
    • Tracking pixels
    • The observation and recording of activities by the business, such as through the use of cookies
  • Legal basis for processing this information
    • The user has provided consent to the processing of their information
  • How we use this information
    • Analytics
    • Counting ad impressions to unique visitors
    • Enforcing our Terms of Service
    • Marketing and advertising
    • Performing services
    • Protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for such activities
    • Providing customer service
    • Resolving disputes
    • Targeted advertising
    • Verifying customer information
    • Verifying position and quality of ad impressions
  • What happens if we don’t have the information
    • Our use of your data for analytics will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for counting ad impressions to unique visitors will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for enforcing our Terms of Service will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for marketing and advertising will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for performing services will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for such activities will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for providing customer service will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for resolving disputes will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for targeted advertising will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for verifying customer information will not be possible;
    • Our use of your data for verifying position and quality of ad impressions will not be possible.

 

WITH WHOM WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

We share the following personal information with the following categories of third parties:

 

  1. Identifying information – Name

 

  • Specific piece of personal information shared
    • Name
  • Categories of third parties with whom personal information is/was shared
    • Content management systems
    • Customer management systems
    • Email marketing vendors
    • Email service providers
    • Hosting providers
    • Website or application development and design vendors

 

  1. Identifying information – Postal / Shipping address

 

  • Specific piece of personal information shared
    • Postal / Shipping address

 

  • Categories of third parties with whom personal information is/was shared
    • Content management systems
    • Customer management systems
    • Email marketing vendors
    • Email service providers
    • Hosting providers
    • Website or application development and design vendors

 

  1. Identifying information – Phone number

 

  • Specific piece of personal information shared
    • Phone number
  • Categories of third parties with whom personal information is/was shared
    • Content management systems
    • Customer management systems
    • Email marketing vendors
    • Email service providers
    • Hosting providers
    • Website or application development and design vendors

 

  1. Identifying information – IP address

 

  • Specific piece of personal information shared
    • IP address
  • Categories of third parties with whom personal information is/was shared
    • Advertising networks
    • Content management systems
    • Customer management systems
    • Data analytics providers
    • Email marketing vendors
    • Email service providers
    • Fraud prevention services vendors
    • Hosting providers
    • Website or application development and design vendors
    • Social networks

 

  1. Identifying information – Email address

 

  • Specific piece of personal information shared
    • Email address

 

  • Categories of third parties with whom personal information is/was shared
    • Content management systems
    • Customer management systems
    • Email marketing vendors
    • Email service providers
    • Hosting providers
    • Website or application development and design vendors

 

  1. Identifying information – Device identifier

 

  • Specific piece of personal information shared
    • Device identifier
  • Categories of third parties with whom personal information is/was shared
    • Advertising networks
    • Content management systems
    • Customer management systems
    • Data analytics providers
    • Email marketing vendors
    • Email service providers
    • Fraud prevention services vendors
    • Hosting providers
    • Website or application development and design vendors
    • Social networks

 

  1. Internet or other electronic activity – Information regarding your interaction with our website or application

 

  • Specific piece of personal information shared
    • Information regarding your interaction with our website or application
  • Categories of third parties with whom personal information is/was shared
    • Advertising networks
    • Content management systems
    • Customer management systems
    • Data analytics providers
    • Email marketing vendors
    • Email service providers
    • Fraud prevention services vendors
    • Hosting providers
    • Website or application development and design vendors
    • Social networks

 

  1. Internet or other electronic activity – Information regarding your interactions with advertisements

 

  • Specific piece of personal information shared
    • Information regarding your interactions with advertisements
  • Categories of third parties with whom personal information is/was shared
    • Advertising networks
    • Content management systems
    • Customer management systems
    • Data analytics providers
    • Email marketing vendors
    • Email service providers
    • Fraud prevention services vendors
    • Hosting providers
    • Website or application development and design vendors
    • Social networks

 

We may also disclose your personal information:

 

  • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
  • To enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
  • In the event of a sale, acquisition or merger of some, or all of our assets, your personal information would likely be a part of the transferred assets. In such an event, we shall notify you via a notice on our Website prior to the transfer, or by email, with your choices on how your information is to be used.
  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Blakeford, Inc., our clients, or others.

 

COOKIES

 

We may use automatic data collection technologies, including cookies and similar technologies to collect information from you about your device, browsing actions, and patterns. A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on your device by your browser. Please visit our Cookie Policy to learn more about what cookies we set, why we set them, and how to change your cookie settings.

 

We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the provider responsible directly.

 

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

 

This Website does not offer services to children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on this Website, register on the Website, or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use. Should a child whom we know to be under 18 send personal information to us, we will use that information only to respond to that child to inform them that they cannot use this Website. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at 615-665-3500.

 

ANALYTICS PROGRAMS

 

This Website uses Google Analytics to collect information about you and your behaviors. If you would like to opt-out of Google Analytics, please visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/. You can also opt out of analytics cookies by using our cookie consent banner.

 

INFORMATION RETENTION

 

We retain all of the information that we collect until we no longer need the information to contact you and as reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations (including law enforcement requests), meet regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, maintain security, prevent fraud and abuse, fulfill your request to “unsubscribe” from further messages from us.

 

DIRECT MARKETING

 

We use the information that we collect about you for direct marketing purposes. Direct marketing is the act of selling products or services directly to consumers rather than through retailers. Please see the “Your Rights” section below for more information regarding exercising your privacy rights related to direct marketing.

 

YOUR RIGHTS

 

All visitors or users of this Website have the following rights with regard to their personal information:

 

  1. The right to access the personal information that we hold about you.
  2. The right to receive the personal information that we hold about you in a portable and, to the extent feasible, a readily usable format that allows you to transmit this information to another entity.
  3. The right to ask us to transmit your personal information that we have collected on you to another provider, where technically feasible.
  4. The right to request that we amend any of the information that we have collected about you.
  5. The right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal information.
  6. The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
  7. The right to request that we delete some or all of the personal information that we have collected about you.
  8. The right to lodge a complaint regarding our collection, sharing, and processing of your personal information with competent authorities in the proper jurisdiction.
  9. The right to lodge a complaint regarding our collection, sharing, and processing of your personal information with us.
  10. The right to opt out of the use of your personal information for purposes of direct marketing.
  11. The right to opt out of tracking of your location.
  12. The right to opt out of the use of your personal information for the purposes of profiling in furtherance of decisions that could produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you.
  13. The right to opt out of the use of your personal information for automated decision making purposes.

 

EXERCISING YOUR RIGHTS

 

You may exercise the rights specified above by submitting a consumer request to:

 

Teresa McLean

Administrative Assistant

communications@blakeford.com

615-665-3500

11 Burton Hills Blvd. Nashville, TN 37215

United States

https://blakeford.com/contact-us/#online-inquiry

 

We will need to verify your identity prior to effectuating your request and may ask you to provide personal information to do so.

 

We will respond to most consumer requests within 30 days of receipt. However, some requests may take longer. We will notify you in writing if we need more time to respond. We have the ability to deny your request(s) if certain exceptions in the law apply. If we do deny your request, we will provide you with the reasons for such denial.

 

ACCOUNTABILITY

 

The following person is accountable and responsible for our privacy practices and procedures:

 

Teresa McLean

Administrative Assistant

615-665-3500
communications@blakeford.com

 

You may lodge a complaint with us by contacting the person accountable and responsible for our privacy practices and procedures at the contact information above.

 

LOCATION OF DATA PROCESSING

 

All data processing activities undertaken by us take place in United States.

 

THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

 

This Website may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by parties other than us. We provide such hyperlinks for your reference only. We do not control such websites and are not responsible for their contents or the privacy or other practices of such websites. It is up to you to read and fully understand their Privacy Policies. Our inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such websites or any association with their operators.

 

We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way.

 

DO NOT TRACK

 

Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a preference you can set on your browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. We do not support DNT. You can either enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your browser.

 

PHONE & TEXT

 

No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties

 

QUESTIONS

 

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at brian.barnes@blakeford.com.

 

CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY

 

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of any changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the updated Privacy Policy to this Website. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.

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