Effective Date: July 3, 2024

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1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy for Congruent Management, LLC (doing business as Congruent Ventures) ("we," "us," "our") describes how we might collect, store, use, and/or share (“process”) your information when you visit our website https://www.congruentvc.com/ (the "Site").

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The Site may link to or integrate with other websites operated or content provided by third parties, and such other websites may link to this website. Congruent Ventures has no control over any such other websites or their content and will have no liability arising out of or related to such websites or their content. The existence of any such link does not constitute an endorsement of such websites, the content of the websites, or the operators of the websites. Congruent Ventures is providing these links to you only as a convenience. You release and hold Congruent Ventures harmless from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website or service.

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2. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

• Location Data: We may collect information about your general location (e.g., IP address) to understand where our visitors are coming from and to improve our services.
• Personal Information Provided by you such as:
  • Contact Preferences
  • Contact or Authentication Data
  • Email Addresses
  • Names
• Sensitive Information: We do not process sensitive information

3. Information Automatically Collected

The Site use cookies and similar technologies such as pixel tags, web beacons, clear GIFs and JavaScript (collectively, “Cookies”) to enable our servers to recognize your web browser and tell us how and when you visit and use our Site, to analyze trends, learn about our user base and operate and improve our Site. 

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Cookies are small pieces of data – usually text files – placed on your computer, tablet, phone or similar device when you use that device to access our Services. 

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We use the following types of Cookies:

• Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the Site to function properly. They enable you to navigate the Site and use its features.
• Statistics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Site, such as which pages are visited most often and any error messages received. This information is used to improve the Site’s performance.
• Preferences and Marketing Cookies: These cookies allow the Site to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features.

You can decide whether or not to accept Cookies through your internet browser’s settings. Most browsers have an option for turning off the Cookie feature, which will prevent your browser from accepting new Cookies, as well as (depending on the sophistication of your browser software) allow you to decide on acceptance of each new Cookie in a variety of ways. You can also delete all Cookies that are already on your device. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit our website and some of the Services and functionalities may not work.

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4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information is as follows:

• Consent: You have given us permission to use your information.
• Legitimate Interests: We process your information for our legitimate interests, which include improving our services and understanding our user base.

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5. User Rights

California Residents (CCPA)

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Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, California residents have the following rights:

• Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information that we collect or maintain. Under the CCPA, this right is subject to certain exceptions: for example, we may need to retain your Personal Data to provide you with access to the Site or complete a transaction or other action you have requested. If your deletion request is subject to one of these exceptions, we may deny your deletion request.
• Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. We do not sell any personal information.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

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EEA Residents (GDPR)

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Under the General Data Protection Regulation, EEA residents have the following rights:

• Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccuracies in your personal information.
• Right to Erasure: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information under certain circumstances.
• Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
• Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.

To exercise your rights under the CCPA or GDPR, please contact us at compliance@congruentvc.com.

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6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the personal information we collect and process. However, please note that no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

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7. Submissions to Congruent Ventures

Due to the large number of business plan ideas and related materials that Congruent Ventures reviews, and the similarity of many such plans and materials, we cannot agree to obligations of confidentiality, non-use, or non-disclosure with regard to any information or materials submitted or provided to or otherwise shared with us. By submitting information or materials to Congruent Ventures, you (or anyone acting on your behalf) agree that any such information or materials will not be considered confidential or proprietary, and that Congruent Ventures is free to use it without condition. In no event will Congruent Ventures be limited in, or restricted from, the pursuit of any opportunities, either alone or with third parties.

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Titles

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Although certain individuals are identified in the Site as “Partners” or “General Partners,” such titles are not intended to indicate that any such individual is actually a partner or general partner of any partnership as those terms are used for legal purposes. Such titles should not be construed to indicate that an individual has any ownership interest in Congruent Ventures or a Congruent Ventures affiliate nor should such titles be construed to indicate that an individual has any particular decision-making authority or responsibility.

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8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. We will post any changes on this page and update the effective date accordingly.

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9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

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Congruent Ventures  

201 Mission St, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94105 

compliance@congruentvc.com 

(510) 768-7482