Effective Date: May 1, 2009
As sole owners of all information collected on this web site, Columbia Consulting Group, Inc. (CCG) and Private Equity Executive Network LLC (PEEN), combined as CCG/PEEN is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal data. This statement summarizes our web site’s policies regarding the collection, use and transfer of your personal data and/or potential deals, the security measures CCG/PEEN employs to protect such data and your right to access.

CCG/PEEN is an executive search firm and collects a variety of personal data necessary to provide such services in a proprietary and highly confidential database accessible only by CCG/PEEN. Categories of personally identifiable data include: career history, education history, professional experience, resume/CV and contact information. And/or the elements of a potential buy/sell private equity deal. By choosing to enter your personal information on this web site or reviewing a potential deal, you indicate your willingness to disclose this information to CCG/PEEN and to be considered, when appropriate, for one of CCG/PEEN's confidential executive searches or potential deal discussions. If you do not wish to disclose your personal information, CCG/PEEN will be unable to provide you the services offered by this web site, since employment, educational and other personal information is necessary in order to assess your employment opportunities and the elements of a deal for discussion purposes with interested parties.

It is not CCG/PEEN's policy to seek any sensitive information through our web site unless legally required for recruitment purposes. Sensitive information includes data relating to race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or similar beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health, sexual life, or criminal record. We suggest that you do not provide sensitive information of this nature. If you do wish to provide sensitive information for any reason, CCG/PEEN accepts your explicit consent to use that information in the ways described in this Privacy Policy or as described at the point where you choose to disclose.

In order to present you as a potential candidate to potential clients (as a candidate or for a deal) your personal information may be shared with clients and/or transferred between CCG/IICPartners, our worldwide affiliates, subsidiaries and licensees. Each affiliate entity is committed to implementing the appropriate data integrity and security measures required of the country in which it resides in order to protect your information.

By choosing to enter your personal information on this web site you indicate your willingness to share and have your information transferred between CCG/IIC Partners' worldwide affiliates, subsidiaries and licensees and to be considered, when appropriate, for one of CCG/IIC Partners' confidential executive searches. A complete list of our offices can be found by visiting our web site at www.ccgsearch.com and www.iicpartners.com . If you object to your information being shared and transferred in such manner or if you do not wish to participate in this service and benefit from the executive career searches and/or deal opportunities that CCG/PEEN provides, please do not enter your personal information into the web site.

Your personal information is used only for the intended purposes stated at the time of collection. CCG/PEEN does not sell or share your personal information for related or unrelated purposes to non-licensee third parties, unless otherwise stated at the time of collection or required by law. If at any time we decide to use personal data in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify you and give you a choice as to whether or not we use your information in this different manner. No notification and choice will be sought, however, if CCG/PEEN is compelled or required by applicable law, statute, regulation, ordinance or court order to disclose personal data.

Your personal information may also be used anonymously and in the aggregate in order to put together industry, marketing and employment statistics. Used in this matter, your personal information becomes non-identifying. CCG/PEEN also monitors IP addresses for security purposes, trend analysis, web site administration, user movement tracking and broad demographic information gathering for aggregate use. The IP address of the computer you use to access www.ccgsearch.com and www.privateequityexecutivenetwork.com is not linked to any personal information you provide on the web site.

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain accuracy of data and ensure proper use of information, www.ccgsearch.com and www.privateequityexecutivenetwork.com have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial security procedures to safeguard all information collected online. All sections of the web site in which personal information is submitted or exchanged employ industry-standard SSL encryption.

We will not process your personal information in a way that is incompatible with what is outlined in the Privacy Statement, and will use our best efforts to ensure that data is accurate, complete, current and reliable for its intended use. We also will use our best efforts to protect your information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.

The web site makes it easy to access the personal information you provide to CCG/PEEN. You may access your own personal information at any time with your User ID and Password. If you need further assistance accessing, updating, correcting or removing your personal information, or if you no longer desire our services, please e-mail CCG at info@ccgsearch.com or at info@privateequityexecutivenetwork.com. Or contact CCG at 443 276-2525.

CCG/PEEN reserves the right to change User IDs and Passwords at any time to protect the security of the web site. Additionally, CCG/PEEN retains the right to revise your submitted data only to comply with its normal formatting and categorization practices, including but not limited to slight alterations of company listings. Should you have any issues or not agree with the revised data, please contact CCG at 443 276-2525.

Because we value your privacy, we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.

As part of the California Online Privacy Protection Act, all users of our site may make any changes to their information at anytime by contacting us at info@privateequityexecutivenetwork.com.

Please be aware that this web site may contain links to third-party web sites. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by this web site. This Privacy Policy does not apply to, nor is CCG/PEEN responsible for, any content, privacy practices, or conduct of such web sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our web site and to read the privacy policies of each and every web site, including those that collect personally identifiable information.

Cookies are packets of information stored on your computer's hard drive. At www.privateequityexecutivenetwork.com, cookies allow us to keep track of the areas of the web site you visit and thereby offer you easy access to the information you find most relevant. No secure information or information about your personal identity is ever contained within our cookies. Your web browser is most likely set to automatically accept cookies, but you can consult your browser help file if you wish to change these settings. If you elect not to receive cookies, registered users will not be able to view a personalized home page and will view the default homepage instead.

CCG/PEEN reserves the right to modify or amend the Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. If there are material changes to the Privacy Policy, we will post those changes here and e-mail them to you so that you can keep informed. Please check back to this Privacy Policy and your e-mail account from time to time to stay informed. If you do not wish to continue using this web site after reading the revised Privacy Policy, you will be given an opportunity to opt-out.

Nothing contained in this Privacy Policy is intended to create a contract or agreement between CCG/PEEN and any user visiting the web site or providing identifying information in any form. If you have any questions about your personal information, please e-mail us at info@ccgsearch.com or info@privateequityexecutivenetwork.com.