Privacy Policy
Solaris Venture Partners (“Solaris Venture Partners,” “we” or “us”) is committed to safeguarding the personal information that you provide to us. This Privacy Policy describes how we handle and protect the personal information we collect about individuals who use our website, applications, or services. If you have any questions that this policy does not address, please contact us at contact@solaris-venture.com.
As explained below, we collect information from you in various ways when you interact with our website. By using our website, you consent t o our collection and use of information as explained in this Policy and agree to be bound by our terms of service. Please note that if you choose to invest in any Solaris Venture Partners offering promoted on our website, you may be required to agree to a separate agreement, including, but not limited to, new or additional privacy notices or terms of service.
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
Solaris Venture Partners collects non-personally identifiable information from you regarding your usage of our website (“Non-Personally Identifiable Information”). Non-Personally Identifiable Information may include, without limitation, website pages viewed, articles, presentations and videos viewed, time spent using certain features of the website, demographic data such as server locations, cookies existing on your computer, search criteria used and results, date, time, connection speed, and other information which does not specifically identify you. We collect this information using various technologies, including, but not limited to, cookies and server logs. “Cookies” are pieces of information that may be placed on your computer by a website for the purpose of facilitating and enhancing your communication and interaction with that website. “Server logs” can be either a single log file or several log files automatically created and maintained by a server of activity performed by the server, which can include information about any transaction you conduct with the server.
Solaris Venture Partners also collects information from you when you sign up for an account, make an investment, verify your identity or accredited investor status, provide payment instructions or send us an email through the Solaris Venture Partners website which may enable us to identify you personally, such as your email address, name, phone number, birthday, age, Social Security number and/or taxpayer identification number, assets and income, information from your transactions with us, such as your account balance and account usage, information obtained from others, such as the Internal Revenue Service and credit reporting agencies, physical address such as home or business address, or internet protocol (“IP”) address, which may also be contained on server logs, or other information you provide or upload to the website, answers to questionnaires or surveys, or responses filled in on blank forms made available on the site. (“Personally Identifiable Information” and collectively with the Non-Personally Identifiable Information, the “Data”). We may also collect and store information, which could include Non-Personally Identifiable Information or Personally Identifiable Information, locally on your computer or device using mechanisms such as browser web storage or application data caches.
We use analytics programs and service providers that can use first-party cookies to report on your interactions with the Solaris Venture Partners website. These programs collect information including, but not limited to, the time of each of your visits to the Solaris Venture Partners website, whether you have visited the Solaris Venture Partners website before, what site referred you to the Solaris Venture Partners website, and what pages you viewed on the Solaris Venture Partners website.
This Privacy Policy does not cover the collection of information by cookies or other methods by third parties, such as our business partners. We do not control how such third parties collect information or by what means as such third parties may use their own cookies to collect information about you.
USE OF INFORMATION
Solaris Venture Partners uses the Data you provide in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. If you provide Data for a certain reason, we may use the Data in connection with the reason for which it was provided. For instance, if you contact us by email, we will use the Data you provide to answer your question or resolve your problem. Also, if you provide Data in order to obtain access to our services, we will use your Data to provide you with access to such services and to monitor your use of such services. We also may obtain information about you from third-party sources to verify your identity so we can properly process your requests and prevent fraud.
Solaris Venture Partners will use your Data (1) to market our products and services to you, (2) to provide services and products requested by you, (3) to enable our vendors and contractors to provide and assist us in the marketing, operation, troubleshooting and analysis of our website and other services, (4) to meet any regulatory requirements for the offer or sale of securities required by law, rules or regulations to our affiliates or members, (5) to engage in any other lawful activities we believe are consistent with the foregoing, and (6) to protect against legal liability. We may provide any of these services through third parties, which may necessitate sharing your Data with them.
Solaris Venture Partners and its affiliates (the “Affiliated Companies”) may also use your Data collected through the Site to help us improve the content and functionality of the Site, to better understand our users and to improve our services. Solaris Venture Partners and its Affiliated Companies may use this information to communicate with you regarding our services or to tell you about services we believe will be of interest to you. If at any time you wish not to receive any future marketing communications or you wish to have your name deleted from our mailing lists, please contact us as indicated below. Note however, that as a user of our servic,e we will send you administrative communications that are reasonably necessary. If Solaris Venture Partners or its Affiliated Companies intend to use any Data in any manner that is not consistent with this Privacy Policy, you will be informed of such anticipated use prior to or at the time at which the Data is collected.
OUR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR DATA AND OTHER INFORMATION
We will share your personal information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this Privacy Policy. We consider this information to be a vital part of our relationship with you. There are, however, certain circumstances in which we may share your Data with certain third parties without further notice to you, as set forth below:
Business Transfers: As we develop our business, we might sell or buy businesses or assets. In the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event, your Data may be part of the transferred assets. You will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or use of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information.
Related Companies: We may also share your Personal Data with our Affiliated Companies for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Agents, Consultants and Related Third Parties: Solaris Venture Partners, like many businesses, sometimes hires other companies to perform certain business-related services. Examples of these services from such third parties, companies, or individuals may include ID verification, accreditation/financial/credit verification, electronic document signing, payment storing and processing, sending postal mail and e-mail, escrow services, disbursement of funds, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, and providing customer service. As such, these third parties, companies, or individuals may have access to your Data. These companies are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us.
Legal and Regulatory Requirements: Solaris Venture Partners may disclose your Data if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (i) comply with a legal or regulatory obligation, (ii) protect and defend the rights or property of Solaris Venture Partners, (iii) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the website or the public against fraud or other harm, or (iv) protect against legal liability.
YOUR CHOICES
If your personal information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct, update, amend, delete, or request deletion by making changes in your registered account settings, by emailing our Customer Support at contact@solaris-venture.com, or by contacting us through the contact information listed below.
We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.
When you sign up for our services, we may send periodic emails regarding our services or other offerings we believe may interest you. If you prefer not to receive marketing emails, you may unsubscribe by emailing contact@solaris-venture.com. Opt-out requests may take up to two (2) weeks to process. Note that transactional emails, such as service announcements or payment confirmations, cannot be opted out of.
Solaris Venture Partners does not and will not sell any Personally Identifiable Information to third parties for advertising, soliciting, or telemarketing purposes.
THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND SERVICES
Our website may contain links to other websites or services not maintained by Solaris Venture Partners, and other websites may link to ours. We encourage you to review the privacy statements of any websites you visit. We do not endorse, control, or assume responsibility for the content or privacy practices of third-party websites.
MESSAGING
Our website may allow communication between users or with companies posting information. Solaris Venture Partners may read, collect, and analyze such communications for regulatory compliance and marketing purposes.
We rely on investors’ affirmations that they meet “Accredited Investor” criteria as defined in our Terms of Service. We do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of information provided by website visitors or investors, and Solaris Venture Partners assumes no liability for errors or omissions on the site.
EXCLUSIONS
This Privacy Policy applies only to data collected through the Solaris Venture Partners website. It does not apply to unsolicited information you provide through public areas of the website or other means, such as ideas for products or modifications. All unsolicited submissions are considered non-confidential, and Solaris Venture Partners may use them without limitation or attribution.
BLOG
Our publicly accessible blog may allow other users to read, collect, and use information you provide. To request the removal of personal information from the blog, contact contact@solaris-venture.com. We may not be able to remove all personal information, but we will notify you if we are unable to do so and explain why.
SOCIAL MEDIA FEATURES
Our website may include social media features such as Facebook “Like” or Twitter “Share” buttons. These features may collect your IP address, track which pages you visit, and set cookies. Interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the provider, not Solaris Venture Partners.
SECURITY
We use reasonable efforts to secure Personally Identifiable Information, but we cannot guarantee absolute security. PII may also be stored with third parties who use reasonable security measures, but Solaris Venture Partners is not liable for third-party failures.
Information transmitted via the Internet is protected using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption where applicable. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee complete security.
Users are responsible for protecting their passwords and devices. Always log off shared computers after use.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY POLICY
The Solaris Venture Partners website is not intended for children. No one under 18 may use the site, provide personal information, or receive emails from us. If you believe a minor has provided personal information, please report it immediately by emailing contact@solaris-venture.com.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Policy at any time. Any changes or updates will be effective immediately upon posting to the website and sending a notification to all registered users via email regarding such update. You should review this notice regularly for changes, and you can determine if changes have been made by checking the Effective Date below. Your continued use of our website following the posting of any changes to this notice means you accept such changes.
APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
The Solaris Venture Partners website is maintained in the United States of America. By accessing the Solaris Venture Partners website, you consent to and authorize the export of Personally Identifiable Information to the United States of America and its storage and use as specified in this Privacy Notice.
This Privacy Notice shall be governed by, construed and entered in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana applicable to contracts deemed to be made within such state, without regard to choice of law or conflict of law provisions thereof. All disputes with respect to this Privacy Notice shall be brought and heard in the Indiana State or district federal Courts. You consent to the in-person jurisdiction and venue of such courts. YOU HEREBY WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ARISING OUT OF, OR RELATING TO, THIS AGREEMENT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.