Topics

• How we collect personal information

• How we use personal information

• How we share personal information

• How long we keep personal information

• Our legal basis for processing personal information

• International transfer of information collected

• How to access and control your personal information

• Communication preferences

• Changes to this Privacy Policy

• How to contact us

Personal information we collect 

2TF collects personal information in a variety of ways described in this Privacy Policy. The types of personal information that we collect will depend on how you interact with us, your location, and applicable law. In addition to any other privacy notices you might have received, 2TF has collected the following types of information: 

Employees, Independent Contractors, Interns, Volunteers and Candidates. The following personal information may be collected regarding employees, independent contractors, interns, volunteers, and candidates for these positions: 

• Additional contact details and other identifiers: 2TF may collect residency and work permit status, Social Security Number (SSN), driver’s license number, government identification numbers and/or other similar identifiers. 

• Protected classifications and other demographic data: age, gender, race, ethnicity and/or similar demographic information. We will use this information to comply with anti- discrimination laws and government reporting obligations, to help ensure equal employment opportunities and/or to conduct internal research on company demographics. 

• Background information: professional qualifications, education, CV/resume, credit history and/or civil/criminal records data (utilized for background check and vetting purposes where permissible and in accordance with applicable law). 

• Location data: physical location (e.g. city, state, country). 

2TF Fellowship Participants. When you become a 2TF Fellowship Participant, we may ask you for additional personal information which may include: 

• Account credentials: username, password, and similar account authentication information. 

• Financial information: credit card, billing, bank account details, and other payment information. 

How we collect personal information 

2TF collects personal information about you when you provide us with your personal information. Examples include when you register with our website, enter into a contract with us for Services, or when you voluntarily provide personal or business details via online or paper application forms and surveys. 

How we use personal information 

2TF uses personal information to operate, manage, and improve our Services and website. 2TF may use the personal information we collect to: 

Fulfill your requests. When you make requests of 2TF, we will use the information you provided to fulfill these requests. For example, if you share contact and business information to request more details about our Services, we will use that personal information to respond to your inquiry. 

Provide Services. If you are a 2TF Fellowship Participant, your personal information is used to administer your account and enable you to connect with fellow 2TF Fellowship Participants. 

Operate, maintain and improve our website. 2TF will record your use of our website to operate and improve our website, thus helping us to better understand your needs and interests. 2TF uses certain tools to improve and personalize your experience (e.g. Google Analytics). 

Communicate with you. Your personal information may also be used to send additional information about 2TF’s Services, updates, promotions, and events (“Communications”) unless you opt out from receiving such Communications. We will seek your advance permission to send Communications if legally required. 

General business and legal obligations. 2TF also collects personal information described above to conduct audits, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. The personal information you have provided to 2TF is used for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or for purposes disclosed in a separate privacy notice. 

How we share personal information 

2TF may share your personal information with affiliates for business purposes related to customer support, technical operation, and/or account management. 

We may also make your personal information available to authorized third parties or service providers for 2TF business purposes, such as acting on our behalf to assist in providing Services, technical support, account management, and payment processing. 

These authorized third parties are permitted to use your personal information solely for the purpose of providing services to 2TF. We will not otherwise share your personal information with other individuals or companies except when you have otherwise authorized this information to be shared, in circumstances required by law, in the exercise of our legal rights, to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding actual or suspected illegal or malicious activities, or to address actual or suspected violations of 2TF’s Terms of Use. 

2TF does not sell personal information about you. 

How long we keep personal information 

2TF retains your personal information for the duration of the time that is consistent with the original purpose of collection. For example, we may retain your personal information while your account to use our website or Services is active. We may also retain personal information for a period of time thereafter to: 

• allow for the recovery of accounts if requested by you, 

• analyze the data for 2TF’s business operations, and/or 

• conduct audits, address our ongoing legal rights/obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. 

Our legal basis for processing personal information 

2TF may rely on various legal means or legal bases for collecting and processing personal information, including: 

• your consent (where necessary), 

• a legitimate interest, 

• necessity to enter into and perform contracts, and 

• to comply with our legal obligations. 

The legal bases 2TF is required to use in order to collect and use your personal information will depend on your interaction with us, applicable law and your location. 

International transfer of information collected 

2TF has its global headquarters in the United States and 2TF’s primary storage of personal information collected is in the United States. Depending on where you are located and applicable law, 2TF will rely on certain legal bases to transfer your personal information into the United States such as: your consent (if required), to perform a contract with you, or to fulfill 2TF’s legitimate interest which does not outweigh your rights and freedoms. 

We take precautions to keep your personal information secure. Where necessary to comply with applicable law, 2TF also enters into data processing agreements and model clauses with its authorized third parties and service providers. 

How to access and control your personal information 

Your rights to access and control your personal information may vary depending on your location and applicable law. If you are a European resident, see the “European residents” section below for specific details. 

To learn how to exercise your rights under this Privacy Policy, see the “How to exercise your rights” section below. In general, since 2TF provides services around the world, we acknowledge the following core privacy rights: 

Access to your personal information. You have the right to request disclosure of certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information. Any limits or exceptions under applicable law will be explained in our response to your verified request. 

Deletion of request rights. You have the right to request deletion of your personal information that 2TF collected and retained. Upon receipt of your verifiable request, we may delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records to the extent required by law. There are certain exceptions where applicable law either allows or requires us to deny your deletion request. Such a denial will be explained in our response to your verifiable request. 

European residents. You have the right to be informed about our processing of your personal information as well the right to restrict or object to certain processing. You may also request information about: the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been disclosed, the source if not collected directly from us, or the planned storage period. You also have the right to correct (rectify), delete, limit, or oppose the processing of your personal information. 

If you have unresolved concerns that we have not addressed satisfactorily related to how we are processing your personal information, please contact the EU Data Protection Authorities. 

No discriminatory treatment. When you choose to exercise your privacy rights listed in this section, you will not receive any discriminatory treatment from 2TF. This is not only a legal requirement, but it is in line with 2TF’s operational principal of “respect for the individual.” 

How to exercise your rights. To exercise the rights described above, please submit a verifiable request to us by either contacting us using the information in the “How to contact us” section below. 

Only you, or a person that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a request related to your personal information. 2TF must be able to verify such requests through the exercise of reasonable diligence. To be verifiable your request must: 

• Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative; and 

• Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate and respond to it. 

We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request. We will use personal information provided in a request solely for the purpose of verifying the requestor's identity or authority to make the request. 

Communication preferences 

You may manage your receipt of Communications via email by opting out of Communications by emailing us at: privacy@secondtimefounders.com. 

2TF may retain some of your personal information solely for the purposes of knowing your wish to not be contacted again in the future, or for other purposes that are legally permitted or required. 

Changes to this Privacy Policy 

2TF may update this Privacy Policy at any time, for any reason, without notice to you other than posting the amended Privacy Policy to our website. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary e-mail address we have on file for you or by placing a prominent notice on our website. 

2TF endeavors to ensure that this Privacy Policy is fully compliant with all applicable laws, however, the laws throughout the world are constantly evolving and changing. To the extent any part of this Privacy Policy is not compliant with applicable law, the non-compliant part shall be deemed automatically amended to the extent necessary to permit this Privacy Policy to be compliant. 

How to contact us 

2TF has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) who is responsible for overseeing questions related to this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions, please contact the DPO by emailing us at: privacy@secondtimefounders.com.