Privacy Policy

Protecting your privacy and the security of the information you provide by means of our website is very important to us at the Great Lakes Innovation and Development Enterprise (Glide). We will not disclose information you provide to us to anyone outside our organization if you do not want us to do so. All Glide employees are instructed to treat information you provide to us with respect, and in accordance with this privacy policy. The Glide website is designed to support innovation, business development, and the entrepreneurial spirit.

Collection Use

You can browse the Glide web site anonymously, without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. If you choose to do so, the information we receive is that collected by our web servers (the name of the domain you used to access the internet, the website you came from, and the website you visit next). Glide and others with which it has business relationships may use this information to measure the number of visits, average time spent, page views, and other statistics about visitors to the Glide website, and to monitor and improve the performance of our site. Our website also gives you opportunities to provide information about yourself to Glide. Information collected may include, among other things, your name, , email address, and zip code. Glide collects this information to register you as a user of our site. If you elect to register on Glider, our business assessment tool, we may collect additional information including your business plans and ideas, in order to provide more tailored offerings or content to you. Glide may use the information you provide to us for various purposes, including without limitation, matching you with potential investors or entrepreneurs, and providing them with the information you have provided to us, as well as providing you with services, information or other content you have requested.

Invention

In order for Glide to match your idea with an investor, it may have to be disclosed to potential investors for evaluation. If your idea involves an invention that is technical in nature or involves a method of doing business on the Internet, please describe it in the most general terms possible. Glide does not ensure confidentiality. If you would like information about how disclosure may affect your potential patent rights, we recommend that you contact a patent attorney. If your idea involves an invention, Glide recommends that you contact a registered patent attorney for advice before disclosing your invention. Although we cannot recommend one, you can find a list of registered patent attorneys at http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/oed/roster/index.html. You can also find out more about your potential patent rights at the patent and trademark office website: http://www.uspto.gov. You should be aware that Glide does not ensure the confidentiality of your idea. If it involves an invention, a disclosure of that invention may affect your potential patent rights; therefore, Glide recommends that you contact a patent attorney for advice before submitting your idea. Otherwise, describe it to us in the most general language possible.

Cookies

If you choose only to browse the Glide website, we use a technology known as "cookies" to help us measure the number of visits, average time spent, page views and other statistics relating to the use of our website. If you choose to register with us on Glider, we use "cookies" to recognize you on subsequent visits to the Glide site, and to make your visit to our site more convenient for you. "Cookies" are small pieces of data that can be sent to your computer, and may be stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. They cannot be used to obtain data from your computer's hard drive, your email address or other personally identifying information about you. Your browser may have features to notify you when you receive a "cookie" or to prevent "cookies" from being sent. If you elect not to accept cookies, however, you will limit the functionality we can provide to you when you revisit the Glider website.

Hyperlinks

The Glide website may contain hyperlinks to other websites, including those of our partners, The Lorain County Chamber of Commerce, The Lorain County Commissioners, The Lorain County Community College, Glide's Client Companies, vendors, and advertisers. Glide is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices utilized by other websites.

Policy Changes

Glide reserves the right to modify or supplement this privacy policy at any time. If we make material changes, we will post a notice on our home page with a link to the updated policy statement. Please read any such notice and new policy statement. Your continued use of our website after we post such notice will constitute your acceptance of the new terms and their application to your use of our website and the information you disclosed to Glide, including information you previously provided to us, as if they were the initial terms.

Privacy Policy Questions

Glide strongly encourages you to contact us directly at info@glideit.org if you have questions about this Privacy Policy, or about information security, privacy and usage at Glide that have not been addressed here. We welcome your feedback and suggestions

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About GLIDE GLIDE Staff Client Companies Directions to GLIDE GLIDE Resources Home	Privacy Policy Protecting your privacy and the security of the information you provide by means of our website is very important to us at the Great Lakes Innovation and Development Enterprise (Glide). We will not disclose information you provide to us to anyone outside our organization if you do not want us to do so. All Glide employees are instructed to treat information you provide to us with respect, and in accordance with this privacy policy. The Glide website is designed to support innovation, business development, and the entrepreneurial spirit. Collection Use You can browse the Glide web site anonymously, without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. If you choose to do so, the information we receive is that collected by our web servers (the name of the domain you used to access the internet, the website you came from, and the website you visit next). Glide and others with which it has business relationships may use this information to measure the number of visits, average time spent, page views, and other statistics about visitors to the Glide website, and to monitor and improve the performance of our site. Our website also gives you opportunities to provide information about yourself to Glide. Information collected may include, among other things, your name, , email address, and zip code. Glide collects this information to register you as a user of our site. If you elect to register on Glider, our business assessment tool, we may collect additional information including your business plans and ideas, in order to provide more tailored offerings or content to you. Glide may use the information you provide to us for various purposes, including without limitation, matching you with potential investors or entrepreneurs, and providing them with the information you have provided to us, as well as providing you with services, information or other content you have requested. Invention In order for Glide to match your idea with an investor, it may have to be disclosed to potential investors for evaluation. If your idea involves an invention that is technical in nature or involves a method of doing business on the Internet, please describe it in the most general terms possible. Glide does not ensure confidentiality. If you would like information about how disclosure may affect your potential patent rights, we recommend that you contact a patent attorney. If your idea involves an invention, Glide recommends that you contact a registered patent attorney for advice before disclosing your invention. Although we cannot recommend one, you can find a list of registered patent attorneys at http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/oed/roster/index.html. You can also find out more about your potential patent rights at the patent and trademark office website: http://www.uspto.gov. You should be aware that Glide does not ensure the confidentiality of your idea. If it involves an invention, a disclosure of that invention may affect your potential patent rights; therefore, Glide recommends that you contact a patent attorney for advice before submitting your idea. Otherwise, describe it to us in the most general language possible. Cookies If you choose only to browse the Glide website, we use a technology known as "cookies" to help us measure the number of visits, average time spent, page views and other statistics relating to the use of our website. If you choose to register with us on Glider, we use "cookies" to recognize you on subsequent visits to the Glide site, and to make your visit to our site more convenient for you. "Cookies" are small pieces of data that can be sent to your computer, and may be stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. They cannot be used to obtain data from your computer's hard drive, your email address or other personally identifying information about you. Your browser may have features to notify you when you receive a "cookie" or to prevent "cookies" from being sent. If you elect not to accept cookies, however, you will limit the functionality we can provide to you when you revisit the Glider website. Hyperlinks The Glide website may contain hyperlinks to other websites, including those of our partners, The Lorain County Chamber of Commerce, The Lorain County Commissioners, The Lorain County Community College, Glide's Client Companies, vendors, and advertisers. Glide is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices utilized by other websites. Policy Changes Glide reserves the right to modify or supplement this privacy policy at any time. If we make material changes, we will post a notice on our home page with a link to the updated policy statement. Please read any such notice and new policy statement. Your continued use of our website after we post such notice will constitute your acceptance of the new terms and their application to your use of our website and the information you disclosed to Glide, including information you previously provided to us, as if they were the initial terms. Privacy Policy Questions Glide strongly encourages you to contact us directly at info@glideit.org if you have questions about this Privacy Policy, or about information security, privacy and usage at Glide that have not been addressed here. We welcome your feedback and suggestions Print this page.
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