Privacy Policy

1. Information We May Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including your name, email address, phone number, company name, title, website, business information, investment or partnership-related information, and any other information you choose to submit through a contact form, email, business inquiry, investor inquiry, founder inquiry, partnership request, or other communication.

We may also collect certain technical and usage information automatically when you visit the website, including your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referral source, pages viewed, time spent on the website, general location information, and similar analytics or log data.

We generally do not seek to collect sensitive personal information through this website. Please do not submit confidential, proprietary, highly sensitive, or regulated information unless specifically requested by us through an appropriate channel.

2. How We Use Information

We may use information for legitimate business purposes, including to:

• operate, maintain, and improve the website;
• respond to inquiries, messages, requests, and opportunities;
• evaluate potential investments, acquisitions, partnerships, business relationships, or strategic opportunities;
• communicate with founders, investors, partners, vendors, service providers, and other business contacts;
• manage business, legal, compliance, administrative, and security functions;
• analyze website usage, performance, and visitor engagement;
• protect against fraud, unauthorized access, misuse, or other unlawful activity;
• enforce our rights and agreements; and
• comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, and governmental requests.

3. Cookies, Analytics, and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, server logs, and similar technologies to help operate the website, understand how visitors use it, improve functionality, measure performance, and support security.

Cookies are small files placed on your browser or device. You may be able to adjust your browser settings to refuse or delete cookies. If you disable cookies, certain website features may not function properly.

We may use third-party analytics or hosting providers that collect information about website traffic and usage on our behalf. These providers may use cookies or similar technologies subject to their own privacy practices.

4. How We May Share Information

We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration. We may disclose information in limited circumstances, including to:

• service providers that help us operate the website, host data, manage communications, analyze usage, or provide business support;
• professional advisers, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, auditors, insurers, and other advisers;
• affiliates, business partners, transaction counterparties, or portfolio-related entities where relevant to a business, investment, acquisition, partnership, or strategic opportunity;
• legal, regulatory, governmental, or law enforcement authorities where required or appropriate;
• parties involved in a potential or actual merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale of assets, transfer of business, or similar transaction; and
• other parties with your consent or at your direction.

We may also disclose information when we believe it is necessary or appropriate to protect our rights, property, business, personnel, users, or others.

5. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to respond to inquiries, maintain business records, evaluate opportunities, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the nature of the relationship, legal requirements, and legitimate business needs.

6. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. However, no website, network, system, or electronic transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of any information submitted through the website or transmitted to us electronically.

7. Third-Party Websites and Services

This website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, articles, publications, portfolio companies, partners, service providers, or other external resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of any third-party website or service. Your interactions with third parties are governed by their own terms and privacy policies.

8. Your Choices and Rights

Depending on where you reside and the laws that apply, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, or additional information about how your personal information is used or disclosed.

To submit a privacy-related request, you may contact us using the information below. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests. We may also retain or deny requests where permitted by law, including where information is needed for legal, compliance, security, recordkeeping, or legitimate business purposes.

You may opt out of receiving non-transactional communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in those communications, if available, or by contacting us directly. We may still send administrative, legal, transactional, or relationship-related communications where appropriate.

9. Children’s Privacy

This website is intended for business and general informational purposes and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete it, subject to applicable law.

10. International Visitors

This website is operated from the United States. If you access the website from outside the United States, you understand that information may be collected, processed, stored, and transferred in the United States or other jurisdictions where we or our service providers operate. Privacy laws in those jurisdictions may differ from those in your location.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted means you acknowledge the updated Privacy Policy.

12. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or to submit a privacy-related request, please contact info@crestventuresgroup.com