Last Updated: April 8, 2026

 

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, improve user experience, and provide information about how the site is used.

 

2. How We Use Cookies

The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Sauk Valley Community College uses cookies to support the operation and improvement of its website.

Cookies may be used to:

• Ensure the website functions properly

• Understand how visitors use the website

• Improve content, navigation, and user experience

• Support reporting and evaluation of program outreach efforts

The Illinois SBDC does not use cookies to sell personal data or for commercial advertising purposes.

 

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core features such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the site. These cookies cannot be disabled.

Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use the website, such as pages visited and time spent on the site. This information is used in aggregate to improve website performance and usability.

Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember user preferences, such as form inputs or display settings, to enhance user experience.

The Illinois SBDC does not use cookies for targeted advertising or behavioral marketing.

 

4. Data Collection and Privacy

Information collected through cookies is generally aggregated and does not directly identify individual users.

Any data collected through website analytics may be used to support program reporting and evaluation requirements associated with funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

For more information on how data is handled, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

 

5. Managing Cookies

You may control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Most web browsers allow you to:

• View cookies stored on your device

• Delete cookies

• Block cookies from certain or all websites

Disabling cookies may impact the functionality of certain parts of the website.

 

6. Third-Party Cookies

The website may use third-party services, such as analytics providers, that place cookies on your device.

These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies. Users are encouraged to review those policies for additional information.

The Illinois SBDC does not control third-party cookies.

 

7. Changes to This Policy

The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Sauk Valley Community College reserves the right to update this Cookie Policy at any time.

Updates will be posted on this page, and continued use of the website constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.