Last Revised on April 21, 2022
This Privacy Policy for M/C Partners (“M/C Partners”, “we”, “us” “our”) describes how we collect, use and disclose information about users of our website (www.mcpartners.com) (the “Website”).
If you are an individual investor or potential investor in a M/C Partners fund entity, or affiliated coinvestment entity, or a representative thereof (together, “Investors”), the privacy policy that governs the information we collect about you is separate from this Privacy Policy and is available by contacting us via the methods described in Section 8 (the “Investor Privacy Notice”).
If we make changes to this Privacy Policy, we will update the last revised date, post the updated version on our website and take any other steps necessary to comply with applicable law. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using or accessing the Website, you agree to the use of your information it describes and to the other terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not access and use the Website.
1. HOW WE COLLECT AND USE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU
When you visit the Website, or otherwise engage with us, you may provide us with your name, email address, phone number and any other information that you choose to provide us. We retain and use this information to maintain our business records, communicate and manage our relationship with you, support our portfolio companies and to comply with applicable law.
We may also receive certain information about you from third parties, including third party service providers who help us process or supplement information you have provided. Any information that we receive from outside sources will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We are not responsible or liable for the accuracy of the information provided to us by third parties and are not responsible for their policies or practices (see Section 4 below for more information).
Some features of the Website, such as the “Contact Us” form, may require you to enter certain information about yourself. You may elect not to provide this information, but doing so may prevent you from using or accessing these features. In addition, our website, like most websites, uses third party tools, including cookies, pixels and other tracking technologies (“Tracking Technologies”), including Google Analytics, to provide and enhance the performance of our Website, facilitate and enhance user experience, monitor and analyze trends, usage and activities in connection with the Website and conduct internal research and development. The information we collect through Tracking Technologies includes:
- Details of the devices used to access our website, such as unique device identifier, browser type, device type, and operating system information.
- IP address.
- Precise location.
- Date and time stamps, such as the date and time you first accessed the Website.
- Log data.
- Other information regarding your interaction with the Website, such as clickstream data, referral activity, which emails you may have opened and ad impressions.
We may associate this information with the device you use to access the Website or email accounts that you use to engage with us.
In addition to the specific uses of information described above, we may use all of the above information to provide, improve and develop the Website, to comply with any applicable legal obligations, to enforce any applicable terms of service, to protect or defend the Website, our rights, the rights of our users, or others, for the purpose of combatting fraud, or to otherwise operate our business.
2. HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU
We may share information about you with third parties in the following circumstances:
- When you request us to share certain information with third parties.
- With vendors, service providers and professional advisors, including cloud storage providers, email and IT vendors and data analytics vendors, auditors, law firms, consultants and accounting firms.
- With our current or prospective portfolio companies, our affiliates or otherwise within our corporate group.
- In connection with an asset sale, merger, bankruptcy, or other business transaction.
- To ensure the safety and security of M/C Partners, our Investors and others, to enforce any applicable terms of use, and to comply with applicable law or any obligations thereunder, including cooperation with law enforcement, judicial orders, and regulatory inquiries.
3. COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
Do Not Track Signals
Your browser settings may allow you to transmit a “Do Not Track” signal when you visit various websites. Like many websites, our website is not designed to respond to “Do Not Track” signals received from browsers. To learn more about “Do Not Track” signals, you can visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com/.
Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
You may control the way in which your devices permit the use of Tracking Technologies. If you so choose, you may block or delete our cookies from your browser; however, blocking or deleting cookies may cause some of the Website, including any portal features and general functionality, to work incorrectly.
Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you may be able to configure your browser settings to use the Website without some cookie functionality. You can delete cookies manually or set your browser to automatically delete cookies on a pre-determined schedule. For example, in the Chrome menu bar, select: More à Settings à Privacy and security à Cookies and other site data à See all cookies and site data, where you can choose to allow or block all or certain cookies, and choose to clear cookies when you quit Chrome.
4.THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND LINKS
Our Website may from time to time contain links to third-party websites or other online platforms operated by third parties, including to our Investor Portal hosted by Intralinks. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such third-party websites or online platforms and we do not guarantee and are not responsible for the privacy or security of these sites. If you follow links to sites not affiliated or controlled by us, you should review their privacy and security policies and other terms and conditions. Our inclusion of such links does not, by itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators except as disclosed on the Website. We expressly disclaim any and all liability for the actions of third parties, including but without limitation to actions relating to the use and/or disclosure of personal information by third parties.
5. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Children under the age of 13 are not permitted to use the Website, and we do not seek or knowingly collect any personal information about children under 13 years of age. If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected information about a child under 13 years of age, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to delete such information from our database. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under 13 years of age who has provided us with their personal information, you may contact us using the below information to request that it be deleted.
6. DATA SECURITY
Please note that any information you send to us electronically, while using the Website or otherwise interacting with us, may not be secure when it is transmitted to us. We recommend that you do not use unsecure channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us. Please be aware though that, despite our best efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee “perfect security.” Any information you transmit to us you do at your own risk.
7. INTERNATIONAL USERS
The Website are designed for users in the United States only and are not intended for users located outside the United States.
8. HOW TO CONTACT US
If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacyinquires@mcpartners.com or 617-345-7200.