Personal Data We Collect
We collect personal data about you in a variety of ways depending on how you interact with us and our websites and services including:
- Directly from you when you provide it to us, such as if you register for an account, sign up to receive communications from us, or contact us by phone, email, or otherwise.
- Automatically through the use of cookies, server logs, and other similar technologies when you interact with our websites, advertisements, and emails.
- From other sources, including, for example, our affiliates, business partners, service providers, and other third parties, or from publicly available sources.
The following provides examples of the types of personal data that we collect in a variety of contexts and how we use it.
Context | Types of Personal data | Primary Purpose and Legal Basis for Collection and Use of Personal data |
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Account Registration | We collect your name and contact information when you create an account. We also collect information relating to the actions that you perform while logged into your account. | We have a legitimate interest in providing account related functionalities to our users. Accounts can be used to save your preferences. |
Investor and Prospective Investor Information | We collect the name and contact information, and other required identification verification information of our investors and prospective investors. | We have a legitimate interest in contacting our investors and prospective investors and communicating with them concerning normal business administration such as projects, services, access to funds, and billing. |
Your Use of Our Website | We use technology to monitor how you interact with our websites. This may include which links you click on, or information that you type into our online forms. Some of these technologies may use “cookies.” Cookies are small pieces of information that a website sends to a computer’s hard drive while a website is viewed. Other types of data we track include your IP address, the website that referred you to our website, and data about the device you use to visit our website. | We have a legitimate interest in making our website operate efficiently. We also use it to understand how you interact with our websites to improve them and understand your preferences. Finally, we use this information to help detect and prevent fraud. Where required by law, we base the use of third-party tracking technologies upon consent. Such users should see our Cookie Preference Center |
Technology on Our Website for Targeted Advertising | We may allow third parties to place technology on our websites (e.g., a cookie or a pixel) that allows them to track you. The third party might also collect data over time and across other websites. They use this data to serve advertisements tailored to your interests, which may include advertisements about our services. | Our partnerships with third-party service providers allow us to enhance our web content. We permit cookies on our website to participate in behavior-based advertising, which allows us to tailor our advertisements to better suit users’ interests. Where required by law, we base the use of third-party tracking technologies upon consent. Such users should see our Cookie Preference Center |
Demographic Information | We collect personal data, such as your age or location. | We have a legitimate interest in understanding our users and providing tailored services. |
Employment | If you apply for a job posting, or become an employee, we collect information necessary to process your application or to retain you as an employee. This may include, among other things, your government identification number. Providing this information is required for employment. | We use information about current employees to perform our obligations to employees. In some contexts, we are also required by law to collect information about employees or applicants. We also have a legitimate interest in using your information to have efficient staffing and work force operations. |
Feedback/Support | If you provide us feedback or contact us for support we will collect your name and email address, as well as any other content that you send to us, in order to reply. | We have a legitimate interest in receiving, and acting upon, your feedback or issues. |
Mailing List | When you sign up for one of our mailing lists we collect your email address or postal address. | We share information about our services with individuals who consent to receive such information. We also have a legitimate interest in sharing information about our services. |