Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

In order to ensure transparency and give you more control over your personal information, this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) governs how we, Jerusalem Venture Partners, JVP Inc. (“JVP”, “we”, “our” or “us”) use, collect and store personal information that we collect or receive from or about you (“you”) in connection with  https://jvpvc.com/ (“Website”) and the investors’ portal (the “Portal”).

We greatly respect your privacy, which is why we make every effort to provide a platform that would live up to the highest user privacy standards. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully, so you can fully understand our practices in relation to personal data. Important note: Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to limit in any way your statutory rights, including your rights to a remedy or other means of enforcement.

Table of contents:

1. What personal information we collect, why we collect it, and how it is used
2. How we protect and retain your personal information
3. How we share your personal information
4. Your privacy rights
5. International transfers of personal information
6. Use by children
7. Interaction with third party products
8. Analytic tools/ Cookies
9. Our California Do Not Track Notice
10. Contact us

JVP is a fund who aims to build world class companies by identifying innovative technologies for early-stage investments and scaling them to international market leaders.

This Privacy Policy can be updated from time to time and, therefore, we ask you to check back periodically for the latest version of this Privacy Policy. If we implement material changes in the way we use your information, in a manner that is different from that stated at the time of collection, we will notify you by posting a notice on our Website or by other means and take any additional steps as required by applicable law.

1. WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT, WHY WE COLLECT IT, AND HOW IT IS USED
2. 1. (i)We Process the Following Personal Information:
   2. Information provided through the Portal. We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, such as your full name, email address, phone number, home phone, organization name and position, residential address, identification number (ID), signature, nationality and citizenship, place of birth, date of birth, spouses details, tax-related information and details (e.g., tax identification), bank account details, credit history, information about regulatory status, personal information within the forms and any associated documentation that you complete when subscribing for investments, and any other information that you decide to provide us.
   3. Information provided through the Website. When you use the Website, we collect and process full name, email address, phone number, organization name, position, job title, message and any other personal information that you provide us with (e.g. contact us). In addition, we collect personal information of the individuals submitting their CV to our careers site.
   4. Information automatically collected. We automatically collect certain information through your use of JVP’s Website and Portal, such as cookie, pixels, tracking technologies and similar identifiers (“Technologies”), your Internet protocol (IP) address, and other device identifiers that are automatically assigned to your device, browser type and language, geo-location information, hardware type, operating system, internet service provider and other information about actions taken through the use of the Website and Portal.
   5. Information you provide us when you exchange business cards with us. We will collect your full name, email address, company name, phone number, job position and any other data you decide to provide us to establish a business connection and provide you with more information about JVP and its portfolio.
   6. Information from Other Sources. JVP also obtains information about you from other sources, including publicly – or commercially- available information, and through third-party data platforms, partners and service providers.
   7. Information you provide to us in person. For example, when you attend one of our events and you provide us with your contact details.
   1. (ii)We process information for the following purposes:
   2. To provide you with the Portal. We will use the personal information, including, without limitation, for the following purposes: (i) allow you to create an account; (ii) to provide you access to the Portal and to process your requests; (iii) communicate with you about your use of the Portal and to discuss your investment portfolio; (iv) fulfill any instruction and/or request made by you; (v) to communicate with you regarding events, meetings, webinars and other activities; (vi) to personalize the offerings to your current and future investment portfolio; (vii) to generally administer and improve our Portal.
   3. To allow you to make use of our Website. We will use your information to allow you to make use of our Website, including, (i) to answer your questions and to allow you to communicate with us; (ii) to analyze your use of our Website and to improve our Website; and (iii) to customize your experience.
   4. For Administrative Purposes. JVP use your information (i) to respond to your questions, comments, and other requests for support, or information, including information about potential or future investment opportunities; (ii) to provide you with the JVP Website and Portal; (iii) for internal quality control purposes; (iv) to establish a business relationship; (v) to generally administer the JVP Website and Portal.
   5. To Market our Website and Portal. JVP uses your Personal Information to market the JVP fund, investment opportunities, the Website and the Portal. Such use includes (i) notifying you about offers and investment opportunities that may be of interest to you; (ii) tailoring content, advertisements, and offers for you; (iii) conducting market research; (iii) to send you newsletters.
   6. Security purposes. Some of the abovementioned information will be used for detecting, taking steps to prevent and prosecuting fraud or other illegal activity; to identify and repair errors; to conduct audits; and for security purposes. Information may also be used to comply with applicable laws, with investigations performed by the relevant authorities, law enforcement purposes, and/or to exercise or defend legal claims.
   7. De-identified and Aggregated Information Use. In certain cases, we may or will anonymize or de-identify your Information and further use it for internal and external purposes, including, without limitation, to analyze and improve JVP portfolio opportunities, investments, the usage of the Website and the Portal and for research purposes. We will use this anonymous or de-identified information and/or disclose it to third parties without restrictions (for example, in order to improve our investment portfolio services and enhance your experience with them and/or to develop new product features and improve existing offerings).
   8. Cookies and Similar Technologies. We use Technologies to automatically collect personal information through the Website and Portal. We use Technologies that are essentially small data files placed on your device that allow us to record certain pieces of information whenever you visit or interact with the Website and Portal.
   1. (iii)The lawful bases we rely on for processing personal information are (if and when applicable):
   2. The data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal information;
   3. Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;
   4. processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject; and/or
   5. Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interest.
3. HOW WE PROTECT AND RETAIN YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
   1. Security. We have implemented and maintain reasonable technical, organizational and security measures designed to protect your information. However, please note that we cannot guarantee that the information will not be compromised as a result of unauthorized penetration to our servers. As the security of information depends in part on the security of the computer, device or network you use to communicate with us and the security you use to protect your user IDs and passwords, please make sure to take appropriate measures to protect this information.
   2. Retention of your information. Your information will be stored until we delete our records, and we proactively delete it, or if you send a valid deletion request. Please note that in some circumstances we store your information for longer periods of time, for example (i) where we are required to do so in accordance with legal, regulatory, tax or accounting requirements, or (ii) for us to have an accurate record of your dealings with us in the event of any complaints or challenges, and/or (iii) if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation relating to your information or dealings.
4. HOW WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
   We share your information as follows:
   1. The information JVP gathers is shared with our partners and other third parties.
   2. We also share information with our affiliated companies about you.
   3. We use third party service providers to process your information for the purposes outlined above, including, without limitation:
      1. With cloud service providers for hosting purposes;
      2. With websites and web content creation platforms in order to help us manage our Website;
      3. With email providers, marketing, CRM, digital book, other similar tool providers;
      4. With analytic companies, in order to help us understand and analyze information we collect in accordance with this policy; and
      5. With PR companies, consultants and related tools.
   4. To the extent necessary, with regulators, courts, banks or competent authorities, to comply with applicable laws, regulations and rules (including, without limitation, federal, state or local laws), and requests of law enforcement, regulatory and other governmental agencies or if required to do so by court order, as well as for internal compliance procedures and to protect the safety, security, and integrity of JVP, our Website and Portal, investors, portfolio companies, employees, property, and the public.
   5. If, in the future, we sell or transfer, or we consider selling or transferring, some or all of our business, shares or assets to a third party, we will disclose your information to such third party (whether actual or potential) in connection with the foregoing events (including, without limitation, our current or potential investors). In the event that we are acquired by, or merged with, a third-party entity, or in the event of bankruptcy or a comparable event, we reserve the right to transfer, disclose or assign your information in connection with the foregoing events.
   6. Where you have otherwise provided your consent to us for sharing or transferring your personal information.
5. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
   1. The following rights (which may be subject to certain exemptions or derogations) shall apply to certain individuals (some of which only apply to individuals protected by specific laws):
      
      1. You have the right to withdraw consent to the processing, where consent is the basis of processing.
      2. You have the right to access the personal information that we hold and request further details about how we process it, under certain conditions.
      3. You have the right to demand the rectification of inaccurate personal information about you. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
      4. You have the right to object to unlawful data processing under certain conditions.
      5. You have the right to erasure past data about you (your “right to be forgotten”) under certain conditions.
      6. You have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal information, under certain conditions, if you believe we have exceeded the legitimate basis for processing, the processing is no longer necessary, or if you believe your personal information is inaccurate.
      7. You have the right to data portability of personal information concerning you that you provided us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, subject to certain conditions.
      8. The personal information we collect is not used for automated decision-making and profiling, except for automated processes in the context of marketing. As stated above, you can opt out of direct marketing by JVP by contacting JVP directly or by following the instructions through the unsubscribe options in our email messages.
   2. You can exercise your rights by contacting us at ird@jvpvc.com. You may use an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf if you provide the authorized agent written permission signed by you. To protect your privacy, we may take steps to verify your identity before fulfilling your request. Subject to legal and other permissible considerations, we will make every reasonable effort to honor your request promptly in accordance with applicable law or inform you if we require further information in order to fulfil your request. When processing your request, we may ask you for additional information to confirm or verify your identity and for security purposes, before processing and/or honoring your request. We reserve the right to charge a fee where permitted by law, for instance if your request is manifestly unfounded or excessive. In the event that your request would adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others (for example, would impact the duty of confidentiality we owe to others) or if we are legally entitled to deal with your request in a different way than initial requested, we will address your request to the maximum extent possible, all in accordance with applicable law.
   3. Deleting your account: Should you ever decide to delete your account, you may do so by emailing ird@jvpvc.com. If you terminate your account, any association between your account and personal information we store will no longer be accessible through your account. However, given the nature of sharing on certain services, any public activity on your account prior to deletion will remain stored on our servers and will remain accessible to the public.
   4. Marketing emails – opt-out: You may choose not to receive marketing email of this type by sending a single email with the subject “BLOCK” to ird@jvpvc.com. Please note that the email must come from the email account you wish to block OR if you receive an unwanted email from us, you can use the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of the email to opt out of receiving future emails, and we will process your request within a reasonable time after receipt.
6. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
   1. In order to run our business and provide our Website and Portal to you, we transfer personal information to certain countries around the world, including to our affiliates and service providers, many of whom are located outside of your jurisdiction. Therefore, your personal information may be processed in countries with privacy laws that are different from privacy laws in your country. Whenever we make such transfers, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to implement an appropriate level of protection to your personal information by implementing at least one of the following safeguards:
      
      1. Making sure the destination country has been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal information; and/or
      2. By executing implement data onward transfer instruments such as data processing and protection agreements.
7. USE BY CHILDREN. We do not offer our Website or Portal for use by children and, therefore, we do not knowingly collect information from, and/or about children under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, do not provide any information to us without the involvement of a parent or a guardian. In the event that we become aware that you provide information in violation of applicable privacy laws, we reserve the right to delete it. If you believe that we might have any such information, please contact us at ird@jvpvc.com.
8. INTERACTION WITH THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS. We enable you to interact with third party websites, mobile software applications and products or services that are not owned, or controlled, by us (each, a “Third Party Service”). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Third Party Services. Please be aware that Third Party Services can collect information from you. Accordingly, we encourage you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of each Third Party Service.
9. ANALYTIC TOOLS/COOKIES
   1. Google Analytics. The Website uses a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about use of the Website. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit this Website, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other websites they used prior to coming to this Website. We use the information we get from Google Analytics to maintain and improve the Website. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with information we collect. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Website is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service, available at https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/, and the Google Privacy Policy, available at http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/. You may learn more about how Google collects and processes data specifically in connection with Google Analytics at http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You may prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.
   2. We reserve the right to remove or add new analytic tools, cookies, pixels and other tracking technologies.
10. OUR CALIFORNIA DO NOT TRACK NOTICE. Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. Please note that we do not respond to or honor DNT signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers, but we may allow third parties, such as companies that provide us with analytics tools, to collect personally identifiable information about an individual consumer’s online activities over time and across different web sites when a consumer uses our Website.
11. CONTACT US. If you have any questions, concerns or complaints regarding our compliance with this notice and the data protection laws, or if you wish to exercise your rights, we encourage you to first contact us at ird@jvpvc.com. JVP Consulting. 24 Hebron Road, Jerusalem 9354212, Israel. Tel +972-2-6409000.