{"id":10,"date":"2026-01-29T21:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessinformationcoalition.com\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:32:43","slug":"about-the-coalition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/businessinformationcoalition.com\/?page_id=10","title":{"rendered":"About the Coalition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Business Information Coalition (BIC) is a collective of small, medium and large companies that provide business information and intelligence to thousands of U.S. companies for use in their business-to-business (B2B) sales, marketing and recruitment operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operating as a 501(c)6, our members have come together to advocate for strong consumer protections that safeguard the personal data of individuals without having unintended consequences on the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recognize that not all personal data poses the same level of risk. 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