Security & Privacy

This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy” or “Policy”) applies to the collection and use of Personal Information by Paradigm (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). It describes the Company's practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information. This Policy applies to your access and use of any of our websites (the “Site”) or online services on which we post this Policy, when you communicate with us via email, and when you engage with us offline (collectively with the Site, the “Services”). By accessing or otherwise using our Services, you agree to our collection, disclosure, and use of Personal Information as described herein and agree to our Terms of Use.

This Policy does not apply to information we collect about employees, job applicants, and independent contractors. This Policy also does not govern the information handling practices of our portfolio companies.

For purposes of this Policy, “Personal Information” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household. It does not include de-identified or aggregate information.

Personal Information We Collect

We may collect information about you when we provide our Services. We collect information directly from you, automatically when you access our Services, and from unaffiliated parties.

Information You Provide to Us Directly: We may collect information directly from you when you use our Services, request information about our Services, provide us with your information at an event, or when you otherwise voluntarily provide information to us.

Automatically-Collected Information: We and our vendors may use cookies and other technologies for analytics and to improve the Site. These technologies, for example, may allow us to tailor the Site to your needs, track the pages you visit, help us manage content, and compile statistics about usage of our Site. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but your browser may allow you to modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you disable cookies, you may be prevented from taking full advantage of the Site, because the Site may not function properly. As we adopt additional technologies, we may also gather additional information through other methods.

Information We Collect from Third Parties: We may collect information about you or others through our affiliates or through non-affiliated parties. We may also collect information about you from others. For example, users may provide us with information about colleagues or other prospective users of our Services. We may collect information when you communicate with us on social media services such as LinkedIn and Twitter. We may combine information that we collect from you through the Services with information that we obtain from other parties and information derived from other products or services we provide.

The categories of Personal Information we may have collected from these sources include the following:

• Personal identifiers: Such as name, address, email address, telephone numbers, IP address or other unique identifier, account name and password, and other similar information.
• Commercial information: Such as transaction data regarding transactions you've made with us.
• Internet or other electronic activity information: Such as device and browser type, your browsing and search history on our Site, and information regarding your interaction with our Site and our advertisements.
• Business information: Such as general information about your employment or business, such as a business title, business phone, business email address, business product and service offerings, and other information you provide us when communicating with us.
• Other information: Such as other information we may collect from or about you, including when you communicate with us for support, product evaluation, dispute resolution, or other issues.
• Inferences drawn from the Personal Information identified above.
• Use the Site or assist someone else to use the Site in an unlawful, misleading, discriminatory, harassing, or fraudulent way.
• Impose unreasonable requests or burdens on our systems or resources, attempt to disrupt or otherwise overwhelm our infrastructure, or interfere with the access of any other user to the Site.
• Use the Site to conduct any unlawful or fraudulent activities, send unsolicited communications or spam, or publish or link to malicious content designed to disrupt another individual’s browser or computer.
• Resell or make any commercial use of content on the Site without our prior written consent including, without limitation, using the Site to build a similar or competitive website, product, or service.
• Remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notice or legend contained on (or printed from) the Site.

You are not required to provide us with information, but certain features of the Services may not be accessible or available, absent the provision of the requested information.

Personal Information of Minors

The Services are not intended for minors under 16. If we discover that an individual under 16 has provided us with Personal Information, we will delete the Personal Information to the extent required by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act or other applicable law.

Third Party Websites

Our Site may contain social media buttons or links to third-party websites or services, which may have privacy policies that differ from our own. We are not responsible for the activities and practices that take place on those social media platforms or third-party websites. We recommend that you review the privacy policies posted on any platform or website that you may access through our Site.

How We Keep Your Personal Information Secure

We implement and maintain security measures appropriate to the nature of the Personal Information that we collect, use, retain, transfer or otherwise process. Those measures include administrative, physical and technical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of Personal Information. However, data security incidents and breaches can occur due to a variety of factors that cannot reasonably be prevented; therefore, our safeguards may not always be adequate to prevent all breaches of security.

International Residents

Personal Information collected from you, including via our Site, will be transferred to the United States where the Site is hosted. You hereby consent to the transfer of your Personal Information to the United States as described in this Privacy Policy. Please do not use the Site if you do not agree to the transfer and processing of your Personal Information in the United States, which may not provide the same level of protection for your data as your home country.

Changes to This Policy

We will review and update this Policy periodically. We will notify you of material changes in accordance with applicable law. By continuing to use the Services, you acknowledge the applicability of the updated Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any changes and do not wish your information to be subject to a revised Privacy Policy, you will need to stop using the Services.

Contact Us

If there are any questions regarding this Policy, you may contact us at privacy@slateventures.com