Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Benchmarking.NYC ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Request a compliance review or consultation
• Contact us via email or our contact forms

The types of information we may collect include:

• Identity Data: Name, title, and company/organization name.
• Contact Data: Email address, phone number, and mailing address.
• Property Data: Building addresses, BBL (Borough-Block-Lot) numbers, and other property-related details necessary for compliance assessment.

3. How We Use Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our services
• Improve, personalize, and expand our website
• Understand and analyze how you use our website
• Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
• Process your compliance filings and submissions
• Find and prevent fraud

4. Cookies & Tracking

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

5. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Third-Party Services

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services, or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

7. User Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including the right to request access, correction, erasure, restriction, transfer, to object to processing, to portability of data, and (where the lawful ground of processing is consent) to withdraw consent.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

9. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our contact page.