PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: October 9, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Business Killers.

At Business Killers, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.

Business Killers provides educational resources, business risk awareness tools, assessments, presentations, and professional development opportunities designed to help business owners and financial professionals identify potential risks, uncover opportunities, and make more informed decisions about protecting the businesses they build.

This Privacy Policy explains how Business Killers ("Business Killers," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, maintains, protects, and discloses information obtained through our website, online assessments, forms, educational resources, and related services.

By accessing or using our website and services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

If you do not agree with our privacy practices, please discontinue using our website or services.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information directly from you, automatically through your interaction with our website, or through third-party service providers and business partners.

Personal Information

Depending on how you interact with Business Killers, we may collect:

• First and last name

• Email address

• Telephone number

• Business name and industry

• Business location

• Professional title or occupation

• Information submitted through contact forms

• Information provided when scheduling consultations or requesting resources

• Account registration and licensing information

• Communications and correspondence with our team

Business Assessment Information

When you participate in the Business Killers Quick Risk Check, questionnaires, educational assessments, or related activities, we may collect information about your business, including:

• Business structure and ownership considerations

• Business continuity and succession planning

• Key employee dependencies

• Business valuation awareness

• Retirement and exit planning considerations

• Tax planning awareness

• Other business risks and concerns identified through assessment questions

This information is used to provide educational insights, help identify areas of potential concern, and facilitate relevant follow-up conversations.

The Business Killers Quick Risk Check is intended for educational and informational purposes and does not constitute individualized financial, tax, insurance, legal, or investment advice.

We encourage participants not to submit sensitive personal financial details, Social Security numbers, banking credentials, or confidential business records unless specifically requested through an authorized, secure process.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address

• Browser type and version

• Device type and operating system

• Website pages visited

• Time spent on pages

• Referring websites

• Cookies and similar tracking technologies

• General geographic information derived from your connection

• Website interaction and usage information

We use this information to understand website activity, improve functionality, maintain security, and evaluate the effectiveness of our educational content and outreach.

3. How We Collect Information

We may collect information through:

Direct interactions: When you complete forms, participate in assessments, request information, register for events, create an account, or contact us.

Automated technologies: When you browse our website, cookies and similar technologies may collect information about your interactions.

Business relationships: When information is provided through participating financial professionals, authorized advisors, professional partners, or service providers, where permitted by applicable law.

Educational events and resources: When you register for presentations, webinars, workshops, or other Business Killers programs.

4. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information collected to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve the Business Killers website and services.

• Deliver requested educational information, resources, and assessments.

• Process and display results from the Business Killers Quick Risk Check.

• Respond to questions, requests, and inquiries.

• Facilitate conversations with authorized Business Killers representatives or participating financial professionals.

• Manage advisor accounts, access permissions, subscriptions, and licensing.

• Communicate important account, service, or program updates.

• Provide educational communications and marketing messages in accordance with applicable law and your preferences.

• Monitor website performance and improve user experiences.

• Protect against fraud, unauthorized access, and misuse of our services.

• Comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.

• Fulfill other purposes disclosed to you when information is collected or for which you provide consent.

We do not use the Business Killers Quick Risk Check to make automated decisions about your eligibility for financial products, credit, insurance, or other regulated services.

5. Business Killers Quick Risk Check and Advisor Relationships

The Business Killers Quick Risk Check is designed to help business owners recognize potential vulnerabilities and opportunities that may otherwise go unnoticed.

When you complete an assessment, your information and responses may be used to create a summary of the areas identified during the assessment.

If you access the assessment through a participating Business Killers advisor or an advisor-specific link, information you submit and your assessment results may be shared with that advisor for the purpose of providing educational follow-up and facilitating a business planning conversation.

When information is collected through the general Business Killers website, it may be used by Business Killers or its authorized representatives to respond to your inquiry.

We do not guarantee that completing an assessment will result in any specific business, financial, legal, or tax outcome.

Participation in an assessment does not establish an advisory, fiduciary, legal, accounting, or other professional-client relationship.

6. Cookies and Website Analytics

Business Killers may use cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies to improve website functionality and understand how visitors engage with our content.

These technologies may support:

• Essential website operations

• Website security and performance

• Visitor traffic analysis

• User preferences

• Marketing campaign measurement

• Advertising effectiveness

Depending on the technologies in use, you may be able to manage certain cookies through your browser settings or consent preferences made available on our website.

Disabling cookies may affect certain website features.

Where required by applicable law, we will provide additional choices or obtain consent before using nonessential tracking technologies.

7. Communications and Marketing

When you request information, complete an assessment, register for an event, or subscribe to educational resources, we may communicate with you regarding your inquiry or participation.

With appropriate consent or another lawful basis, we may also provide updates about:

• Business risk awareness

• Business continuity and succession planning

• Educational events and workshops

• Financial professional development

• Business Killers programs and resources

• Relevant educational opportunities

You may opt out of promotional email communications by following the unsubscribe instructions included in those messages or by contacting us.

Where text message communications are offered, we will obtain any consent required by applicable law and provide applicable opt-out instructions.

Opting out of promotional communications does not prevent us from sending necessary administrative, licensing, account security, or transactional messages.

8. How We Share Information

We may share personal information with:

Service providers: Technology providers, website hosting companies, customer relationship management platforms, communication providers, payment processors, and other vendors supporting our operations.

Authorized participating advisors: Financial professionals involved in delivering Business Killers educational experiences or responding to assessment requests, as described in this policy and applicable disclosures.

Professional and business partners: Organizations assisting with authorized educational programs, services, or events, consistent with applicable law.

Legal authorities: Government agencies, regulatory authorities, or other parties when disclosure is required by law or necessary to protect legal rights.

Business successors: An acquiring or successor organization in connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale of assets, or similar business transaction, subject to applicable legal requirements.

We may also disclose information with your consent or at your direction.

We may use and share aggregated or deidentified information that cannot reasonably identify an individual, subject to applicable law.

We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration. Certain advertising and analytics activities, if used, may constitute a sale or sharing of personal information under applicable privacy laws. Any required disclosures and opt-out rights will be provided.

9. Advisor Accounts and Licensing Information

Business Killers may provide licensed financial professionals with access to specialized educational materials, presentations, assessment tools, training resources, and account management features.

Information collected through advisor accounts may include:

• Professional identification and contact information

• Organization or agency affiliation

• License or subscription status

• Account access history

• Use of educational tools and resources

• Account and licensing communications

We use this information to administer access, manage licensing arrangements, provide technical support, protect proprietary resources, and improve our professional education platform.

Authorized account administrators may have access to account information and usage records as appropriate to their responsibilities.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including maintaining business records, providing requested services, complying with legal requirements, resolving disputes, and enforcing agreements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information, the applicable service, and legal obligations.

When information is no longer needed, we take reasonable steps to delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable retention requirements.

11. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse.

These safeguards may include access controls, secure hosting environments, encryption where appropriate, and security monitoring.

However, no method of electronic transmission or data storage is completely secure.

Although we take steps to protect information entrusted to us, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Users are encouraged to protect their account credentials and avoid transmitting highly sensitive information through unsecured communications.

12. Your Privacy Rights and Choices

Depending on your location and applicable privacy laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the ability to:

• Request access to personal information we maintain about you.

• Request correction of inaccurate information.

• Request deletion of eligible personal information.

• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

• Opt out of certain marketing communications.

• Request information about certain disclosures of personal information.

• Exercise additional rights available under applicable privacy laws.

Certain requests may be subject to identity verification, legal exceptions, or recordkeeping requirements.

We will not unlawfully discriminate against individuals for exercising applicable privacy rights.

To submit a privacy-related request, contact us using the information provided at the end of this policy.

13. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, resources, scheduling tools, video platforms, or other external services.

These third-party websites operate under their own privacy policies and practices.

Business Killers is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of independently operated third-party websites.

We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of any external websites they access.

14. Children's Privacy

The Business Killers website and its services are intended for adults and business professionals.

Our website is not directed toward children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a child under 13 without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete the information as required by applicable law.

Parents or guardians who believe that a child has provided personal information may contact us using the information below.

15. International Visitors

Business Killers primarily serves business owners and financial professionals in the United States but may be accessible to individuals in other jurisdictions.

If you access our website from outside the United States, your information may be processed or stored in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate.

Where applicable, we will take appropriate measures to comply with relevant international privacy requirements.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our business practices, technology, services, or applicable legal requirements.

When updates are made, the revised policy will be posted on this page with a new "Last Updated" date.

If changes materially affect how personal information is handled, we will provide additional notice when required by applicable law.

We encourage visitors to review this policy periodically.

17. Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise applicable privacy rights, or have concerns about how your information is handled, please contact:

Business Killers

Operated by Ascendrium Partners

Email: [email protected]

Business Address:

330 S Second Ave

Suite 200 #1565

Minneapolis, MN 55401

United States

Website: businesskillers.com