K2 Capital Partners Group, LLC Website Privacy Policy
K2 Capital Partners Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its Affiliates (“we” or “us” or the “Company”) takes the protection of any personal private information provided to us seriously, and we are committed to protecting our users’ privacy through compliance with this Privacy Policy (this “Policy”). This Policy describes the type of information we may collect, or you, the user (“user” or “you”) may provide, when you visit all or any portion of https://www.k2capital.partners (the “Website”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information.
Applicability
This Policy applies to information collected from the Website and through email and phone correspondence between you and the Company, including as a result of your participation in the Scout Network or Orbit programs. This Policy does not apply to any information collected as a result of your use of any other website operated by the Company or any of its affiliates, or any websites that are operated by third parties and linked on the Website.
Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding the treatment of your information. By accessing or using the Website you consent to the terms of this Policy. Additionally, your continued use of the Website following changes to this Policy is deemed acceptance of those changes, so please check this Policy periodically for updates. If you do not agree with our policies and practices regarding your information, your sole remedy is to not use the Website.
Information Collected and Methods of Collection
We may, and regularly do, collect several types of information from and about users of the Website including information:
By which you may be personally identified, including name, email address, physical address, telephone number, job title, industry, employment status, the contents of your LinkedIn profile and other links or information provided by you through which you could be personally identified (“Personal Information”);
That is about you, but does not qualify as Personal Information and, therefore, does not personally identify you; and
About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access the Website and your Website usage details.
This information is collected:
Directly from you when you provide it to us through forms on the Website, email or other electronic messaging correspondence or telephone correspondence; and
Automatically as you use the Website (information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses and information gathered through cookies and other tracking technologies).
Information You Provide Directly to Us
We collect information directly provided to us by users of the Website and participants in the Scout Network and Orbit programs, including:
Information that you provide by filling in forms on the Website including, without limitation, information (including contact information) provided when completing our Mutual NDA, information sent through our Contact form, our Connect pages or when signing up for the Scout Network, The Orbit, The Weekly or other email lists accessible through the Website;
Records and copies of your correspondence with us if you contact us through the Website or in connection with the Scout Network or The Orbit; and
Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.
Information We Collect Automatically
As you navigate through and interact with the Website, we may, and regularly do, use automatic data collection methods to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns, including:
Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, logs and other communication data and the resources you use to access and use the Website; and
Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system and browser type.
We also may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services (behavioral tracking). Click here[1] for information on how you can opt out of behavioral tracking on the Website and how we respond to web browser signals and other mechanisms that enable consumers to exercise choice about behavioral tracking.
The information we collect automatically does not include any Personal Information. It helps us to improve the Website and deliver a better service, including by enabling us to (i) estimate our audience size and usage patterns; and (ii) recognize when you return to the Website.
The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:
Cookies (or browser cookies): A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of the Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our Website will issue cookies when you direct your browser to the Website.
Web Beacons: Pages of our Website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related Website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain Website content and verifying system and server integrity).
We do not collect Personal Information automatically, but we may tie the information we collect from these automatic data collection methods to Personal Information about you that you provide to us.
Third Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
Some content on the Website is served by third parties, including application providers. These third parties may use cookies (alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies) to collect information about you when you use our Website. The information they collect may be associated with your Personal Information or they may collect information, including Personal Information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based advertising or other targeted content. We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly. For information about how you can opt out of receiving targeted advertising from many providers, see the Choices About How Your Information is Used and Disclosed section of this Policy.
How We Use Your Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any Personal Information:
To present the Website and its contents to you;
To provide you with the information and services that you request from us (including information and services in connection with your participation in The Scout Network, The Orbit, The Weekly and other email lists accessible through the Website);
To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide such information;
To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide through it;
In any other way we may describe when you provide the information; and/or
For any other purpose with your affirmative consent.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose aggregated information about our users without restriction.
We may disclose Personal Information that we collect or you provide as described in this Policy:
To our subsidiaries and affiliates for legitimate business purposes;
To contractors, service providers and other third parties we use to support the Website and our business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them;
To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of the Company’s assets or equity interests, whether as a going concern or as part of a bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which Personal Information held by the Company about our Website users is among the assets transferred;
To fulfill the specific purpose for which you provide the Personal Information;
For any other purposes disclosed by us when you provide the information; or
For any other purpose with your affirmative consent.
We may also disclose Personal Information:
To comply with any court order, law or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request;
To enforce or apply our Terms of Use; or
If we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property or safety of the Company, our customers or others.
Choices About How Your Information is Used and Disclosed
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the information we automatically collect while on the Website as well as the information (including Personal Information) you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
Tracking Technologies and Advertising: You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the Website may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
Our Use of Personal Information: We will use your Personal Information only for the uses stated in this Policy. If you would like us not to use your Personal Information for such purposes your options are to (i) not engage in the programs offered through the Website that require submission of your Personal Information or join our email lists; or (ii) if you have previously entered into such programs and now wish to withdraw, notify the contact person for the applicable program that you wish to withdraw; or (iii) unsubscribe from our email list(s).
We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) on the NAI’s website.
Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your Personal Information from accidental loss or unauthorized access, use, alteration and disclosure. All Personal Information provided to us is either stored (i) on our secure servers behind firewalls, or (ii) in programs offered by our service providers, each of whom use industry-standard security protocols to protect information stored in their systems.
The safety and security of your information also depends on you. To the extent applicable, where you have chosen a password for access to certain parts of the Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information transmitted to the Website. Any transmission of Personal Information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for any circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.
Use by Children Under the Age of 13
Our Website is not intended for and may not be used by children under 13 years of age (see our Terms of Use). No one under age 13 may use or provide information to the Website. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of 13, and if we learn that we have collected such information we will promptly delete that information from our systems.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
Any changes we make to this Policy will be posted on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users Personal Information, we will notify you either by email or through a notice on the Website home page. The date this Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for periodically visiting the Website to check for updates to this Policy.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this Policy or our privacy practices, contact us at deals@k2capital.partners.