Dun & Bradstreet Privacy Notice

Dun & Bradstreet collects information on businesses and business professionals. We collect information offline from business owners and principals, from businesses' creditors, vendors, third parties and suppliers, and from public records such as business registrations, Uniform Commercial Code filings and bankruptcy filings. MDR collects information on educational institutions and professionals. Dun & Bradstreet has a right to publish information on businesses that may be a factor in our customers’ decision making involving credit, insurance, marketing and other activities. The business information that we collect includes the following:

Company and business professional information, including business contact information such as name, title, address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address, domain names, and trade associations. In the United States we collect a limited amount of non-business personal information on business individuals (such as a personal, non-business email address) to increase the accuracy of our business contact information, but we never publish such information in any of our business products or solutions. In addition, we corroborate and build business contact emails by way of various verification methods and data points;

Detailed company profiles and statistics, including number of employees;

Background information regarding company management, such as beneficial ownership/persons of significant control, the educational and career histories of company principals;

Company operational histories, including territories, subsidiaries, affiliates, and lines of business;

Detailed trade and business credit information, including payment histories and patterns;

Summary business information regarding profitability, debts, assets, net worth, and business relationships;

Business compliance information from public source government and professional records, media and business publications;

Educational institutional profiles and statistics, including educational subject matter specialties and number of employees;

Background information regarding educational institutional management, such as the educational and career histories of school deans and principals;

IP addresses, geolocation, comments on social media is collected and aggregated and used to analyze trends regarding Dun & Bradstreet products and services and to increase accuracy of our business data sets, as well as to assist us in matching IP addresses to business contact information.

Credit/debit card information in order to process certain customer payments.

Personal Information You Provide Through Websites: includes name, address, telephone number, social media handle, email address, employer, job title. We collect personal information from website visitors and when you purchase products and services through our website, apply for Dun & Bradstreet D-U-N-S® Number; subscribe to email newsletters and alerts, fill out a form to request additional information; participate in Community Forums; enter a contest; fill out a survey; access video content; receive free incentives.

PLEASE NOTE: Your registration information and/or any information collected by D&B when you visit websites is not included in the D&B professional business contacts database.  

Personal Information Collected In The Scope Of Marketing Activities: Your personal information may be collected when you enter contests and participate in other promotions; when we conduct webinars, demand generation campaigns, when we disseminate white papers, e-books or similar content, when you click on landing pages, in the course of Pay-Per-Click campaigns, and similar events and methods.

When you sign up to participate in D&B hosted blogs, tutorials, and social media, we will collect personally identifiable information in order to establish your profile. You may choose to make public certain individual profile elements, in which case that information will be available to visitors and possibly to other users of the Internet. Any information that you submit and post may likewise be available to website visitors and viewable to anyone online. Your blog postings will be associated with your username and your voluntarily created public profile. Violation of our Terms of Use agreement may result in the removal of your post(s) and/or the termination of your membership.

Information Collected Automatically Through Computer Tracking: We also collect information about website visitors such as IP address, browser type, or operating system, areas of the website visited and the website from which a visitor came. We collect and analyze this information for the continued improvement of the Products, Websites, and our business. We routinely use this web log information to administer and improve our website.  While some of this information may be traceable to an individual, we only seek to identify individuals (i) whom we believe are using our website for improper purposes, (ii) when necessary to assist them with their user experience, (iii) or to otherwise use the information as described in this policy.

Dun & Bradstreet analyzes IP addresses of visitors to our websites and match business information from our various databases and received from third parties against the IP addresses to learn more about what types of businesses are visiting our websites and the browsing preferences of such businesses on our websites. We use the information derived from these analytical activities, which may be combined with non-personally identifiable behavioral information received from third parties, to better model and refine our general marketing activities and may, from time to time and to the extent permitted by law, directly market our products and services to these businesses based on the information we have learned about their browsing activities while on our websites.  In addition, Hoover’s analyzes IP addresses from Hoover’s products users to match business information from our various databases and received from third parties against users’ IP addresses for our internal analytical purposes which helps us to increase the accuracy of the information in our various business information databases.

Mobile Devices:  To provide location-based services on the mobile-optimized versions of products, we may collect and use precise location data, including the real-time geographic location of your mobile device or computer. Where available, location-based services may use GPS, Bluetooth, and your IP Address, along with crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower locations, and other technologies to determine your device’s approximate location. Location-based services, such as the mapping features, require collection of your location for the feature to work. You may withdraw consent to its collection, use, transmission, processing and maintenance of location data at any time by not using the products that use location-based features or by turning off Location Services settings (as applicable) on your device and computer.)

Dun & Bradstreet does not respond to Do Not Track Signals.

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer's hard drive and that often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a website, that website's computer asks your computer for permission to store this text file in a section of your hard drive that is specifically designated for cookies. Each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser's preferences allow it. Your browser will only permit a website to access the cookies that it has previously sent to you and not the cookies sent to you by other websites

We use cookies to store login or other information on your computer, which serves to improve our website functionality and tailor our services to your preferences and interests. Other uses include preventing, detecting and investigating potentially prohibited or illegal activities, including enforcing our Terms of Use agreement. For certain services, we offer users the ability to store a user ID or password within a cookie so that they do not need to re-enter it when they subsequently return to our website. Cookies, in conjunction with our Web server's log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our website and to assess which parts of the site are most popular. This information helps us to constantly improve our website and better serve our customers and some of our cookies may be tied to personally identifiable information. We do not store credit/debit card numbers in cookies.

For new visitors, we use first party cookies or Web beacons (placed on your browser by Dun & Bradstreet) to collect limited data, such as the date, time, and areas of our website that are visited, as well as the website from which the new visitor came. We may use IP addresses to derive certain other information concerning businesses visiting our websites as described in this policy, but we do not analyze this information in a way which would reveal the identity of the individual browsing our websites. When you select one of our products or services, register for a newsletter or e-mail alert, fill out an online form, or complete a survey, we may try to identify your browser and we may combine information from cookies, Web beacons, code and other information collected online with other data that we maintain about you. By improving the features, marketing, and content of our website and by making your online experience more convenient and meaningful, we are able to better serve our customers' needs.

We may use local shared objects, also known as Flash cookies, to display content based upon what you view on our site to personalize your visit. Flash cookies are different from browser cookies because of the amount of, type of, and how Data is stored. Cookie management tools provided by your browser will not remove Flash cookies. To learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for Flash cookies click here.

A Web beacon is a graphic image, such as a pixel tag or clear GIF, which is placed on a Web page or in an e-mail message to monitor user activity, such as whether the Web page or e-mail message is accessed or clicked. They are often invisible because they are very small in size. They are also used on many Web pages for alignment purposes.

We sometimes use Web beacons to provide an independent accounting of how many people visit our website or to gather statistics about browser usage on our website. Some of our Web pages and HTML-formatted e-mail newsletters use Web beacons in conjunction with cookies. It is difficult for you to limit the use of Web beacons because there is no easy way to distinguish their use from alignment and other purposes. Web beacons may also be loaded from a different Web server than the rest of the page.

Some of our e-mails may also contain pixels or code to gather information regarding e-mail behavior and analytics. We may share this encrypted information with third parties for e-mail analytics purposes.

Some of our business partners, such as third party advertisers, use cookies that originate from their websites. We have no access to, or control over, these cookies. For more information, please see the "Third Party Advertisers" section below.

Third Parties, with whom we partner to provide certain features on our site or to display advertising based upon your Web browsing activity, use Flash cookies to collect and store information.

We use third party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. In the course of serving advertisements, our third party advertisers and partners may place or recognize a unique third party cookie on your browser. These companies may use information about your visits to Dun & Bradstreet’s and other websites in order to provide advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services that may be of interest to you. These third party partners monitor how guests use our website and determine which of our online features they prefer. We may report information to our partners about our customers and the products and services they order, as well as aggregated, non-identifiable information about our guests' use of our website. For more information, please see the "Third Party Advertisers" section below.

We use third party advertising companies to serve our Internet ad banners on our website and other websites on which we advertise. The use of third party cookies and other tracking technologies is not covered by our privacy policy. We do not have access to or control over any third party tracking technologies. Third party advertisers may also use a third party analytics provider to place third party cookies on your browser in order to collect anonymous and aggregated session Data, such as the ads that are viewed. If you view a Web page where our ads appear, the advertising company may place a cookie on your computer or use a Web beacon to access a cookie that they previously placed on your computer. These companies do not collect information that can personally identify you, but they may use information about your visits to our website and other websites to measure the effectiveness of ads. We do not disclose any personally identifiable information to these companies. We share aggregate website usage information with third party advertisers and partners for the purpose of effectively targeting our online advertisements. Unless you are previously notified, these advertising companies do not link any online behavior or cookies with other information that can be used to personally identify you, such as your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address, when working with Dun & Bradstreet.

These third party advertising networks also track visitors' online usage and behavior patterns. These companies may use information about your visits to Dun & Bradstreet and other websites in order to provide advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services that may be of interest to you. The result of these efforts is the creation of an online profile that attempts to predict individual user interests, preferences and purchasing habits. The third party advertising networks then accordingly customize the advertising content served to users when visiting other websites.

Most Internet browsers allow users to decide whether to accept cookies and how long to keep them on their hard drive. You may reset your browser to refuse cookies and still use our website, although website access and functionality may be slower and less convenient.

In regard to Third Party Advertisers, the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) is a self-regulatory cooperative of online marketing and analytics companies. The NAI provides educational content and opt-out tools to help Internet users learn about and address online behavioral marketing practices. Through the NAI's online options, you may opt out of particular NAI network members' behavioral advertising programs or you may opt out of all NAI network members' programs. Opting out will prevent the given network from which you opted out from using your Web preferences and usage patterns to deliver targeted online ads. The NAI opt-out only works with participating third party advertising networks that use cookies and Web beacons to execute their advertising initiatives. If you would like additional information about online behavioral marketing and your options regarding these standard Internet practices, please visit the NAI website. Dun & Bradstreet also follows the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising as administered by the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA). Visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ to exercise your option to opt-out of targeted ads provided by certain listed companies.

To opt out of receiving Dun & Bradstreet promotional e-mails, newsletters, and updates about new Dun & Bradstreet features, products and services:

You can manage your notifications and communications at the Communications Preference Center or you may follow the unsubscribe instructions in any of our promotional emails.  You can also reach Customer Service at 1-800-234-3867 or send an email to custservprivacy@dnb.com. 

You may change your preferences at any time.

Please note that we may continue to send you transactional or service-related e-mails despite your desire to not receive promotional or marketing e-mail messages.  Also please note that if you elect to opt-out of receiving promotional e-mails from one of our websites, you may continue to receive promotional emails from our other websites. 

To no longer receive telemarketing calls from us or seek to clearly inform Dun & Bradstreet of a desire to revoke consent provided in the below paragraph, you may do this by:

Calling Dun & Bradstreet Customer at 1-800-234-3867

Clicking on the Dun & Bradstreet Communications Preference link https://www.dnb.com/utility-pages/communication-preferences.html

By providing your phone number to Dun & Bradstreet, you expressly consented and authorized Dun & Bradstreet to contact you in any lawful manner, including the use of automatic and/or computerized dialing systems, text messages and pre-recorded message and call technologies for any lawful purpose, including marketing Dun & Bradstreet products and third party services. You expressly consent to be contacted through such means at the telephone numbers (including mobile or wireless numbers) you provide to Dun & Bradstreet. You represent and warrant that any mobile or wireless telephone number you provide belongs to you and is associated with a mobile device in your possession. You will notify Dun & Bradstreet if your mobile or wireless telephone number changes. Consent is not a requirement of purchase. Should you have any questions about which addresses, telephone numbers or email addresses you provided to Dun & Bradstreet for the above, please review your account information in your product dashboard or please call Dun & Bradstreet at 1-800-234-3867.

We may continue to call you for transactional or service-related purposes despite your desire to not receive telemarketing calls.

To be placed on our company's internal Do Not Mail list should you no longer wish to receive marketing or promotional mailers you may do so by contacting: Dun & Bradstreet Customer Service at 1-800-234-3867 or clicking on the Dun & Bradstreet Communications Preference link: https://www.dnb.com/utility-pages/communication-preferences.html

You may change your preferences at any time.

We may continue to send you transactional or service-related correspondence despite your desire to not receive marketing mailers.

Individuals whose contact information is in our professional contacts database may request to be excluded from the professional contacts database, by calling Dun & Bradstreet at 800-234-3867 or emailing  custservprivacy@dnb.com

While we may remove your individual business contact information from our professional contacts database, please be aware that we will continue to provide your company's or educational institution’s contact information in our Business Information and Educational Institutional Reports and other products and services. Note that if your professional contact information is in a different third party's marketing directory, you will need to request removal with such third party directly.