IFundWomen Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how IFundWomen (“IFundWomen”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, stores, and shares your information when: (1) you access and use our website at IFundWomen.com or other websites owned and operated by us (“Sites”); (2) you access and use our products and services, including our product ServicesX (collectively the “Services”); (3) you communicate with us in any manner, including by email, telephone, and/or in person (“Communications” or “Communicate”); and (4) we interact with certain third-party service providers and other entities (“Third Parties”).  

Our platform allows for different user types, including general users using Services to locate and obtain a particular service (each a “Customer”) and third-party vendors that offer services through our Services (each a “Vendor”). We may collect certain information related to interactions between  Vendors and Customers using the Services; however, any information that Customer provides directly to a Vendor is not controlled by IFundWomen, and you should always using caution when providing any information that may be considered personally identifiable to any third-party, including  Vendors or other Customers. 

Please read this Policy carefully. The practices described herein are subject to the laws in the places in which we operate.

BY ACCESSING AND/OR USING OUR SITES, SERVICES, AND/OR BY COMMUNICATING WITH US IN ANY MANNER, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS POLICY.

Depending upon how you interact with our Sites, Services, the nature of your Communications with us, and the nature of our interactions with Third Parties, we may collect the following categories of information from and about you:

• Direct identifiers, including but not limited to your name, alias, phone number, social media handle, unique online identifier, IP address, username and password, postal and/or e-mail address, country of residence, gender, race, account name and/or account number
• Indirect identifiers, such as your photograph, signature, country of residence, and other related information.   
• Commercial information, including records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, history of activity with the Site and/or our Services, or other purchasing and consuming histories and tendencies.    
• Internet or other electronic network activity information, including your interactivity with our Sites, Services, Communications, and advertisements, including browser type and version, browser settings, operating systems and platform, device type, operating information, mobile carrier, cookie information (see Cookies and Related Technologies below), and page response time and download errors. 
• Professional or employment-related information, such as your current or past job history. 
• Business information, such as business name, years of experience/years in business, revenue, employee count, business registration status, country where the business is registered, business email, social media and website URLs, start date of business, business stage and industry, type of business, funding status, business pitch / related summary of business.
• Inferences drawn from other information, such as profiles created about you that reflect on your preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and/or aptitude.

We collect your information primarily in three ways:

Directly from you when you access or use our Sites, Services, and when you Communicate with us, including but not limited to:

• Information you provide when you sign up to be a Vendor Customer or a Customer 
• Information you provide when you make a purchase through our Site or Services, including with respect to our products and services or with respect to services provided by Vendor;  
• Messages you submit using Services as a Vendor or Customer;
• Information you provide when you use our Services, fill out forms, post or comment through the Services, and/or upload or submit any material through the Services;
• Information you provide when you Communicate with us; 
• Information you provide when you report a problem with our Sites; and
• Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete.

Automatically when you access or use our Sites and Services, or through our Communications, including but not limited to:

• Details of your visits to the Sites, including traffic data, location data, logs and other communication data;
• Information about your computer and mobile device, and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type; 
• Interactivity with an e-mail, including opening, navigating, and click-through information; and;
• Interactivity with platform messaging, including with respect to Vendor and/or Customer communications.

From Third Parties, including but not limited to:

• Service providers, including those relating to payment partners, website hosting, marketing, website usage analytics, advertising, and monitoring and maintaining the Services;  Vendors;
• Publicly available sources;  
• Social media networks; and 
• Advertising partners for the purpose of tailoring our advertising and marketing to you.

We use the information outlined in What Type of Information Do We Collect About You for a variety of business and commercial purposes, which are in some cases in our legitimate interest. These purposes include:

• Provide the Sites and Services to you; 
• Identify you when you sign-in to your account;
• Create and manage your account;
• Operate, manage and provide functionality of the Sites and Services, including access management, payment processing, our product ServicesX, administration, internal operations, troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, and statistical analysis;
• Provide information to Vendors as necessary to provide you with the Services;
• Present campaigns to you when you use the Services that we believe will be of interest to you based on your geographic location and previous use of the Services;
• Respond to your requests, feedback, or inquiries;
• Provide customer support;
• Manage and complete data deletion requests;
• Comply with laws, regulations, and other legal requirements;
• Comply with relevant industry standards and our policies;
• Protect and enforce your rights and the rights of other users against violations of our terms and service, disrupting other users use of the Services, and unlawful activity (including identity theft and fraud);
• Protect the rights arising under any agreements entered into between us and you or any other Third Party;
• Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, information regarding changes to our policies, and support administrative messages;
• Protect the integrity and maintain security of our Sites and Services; 
• Operate, evaluate, and improve our business, including monitoring and analyzing trends, usage, and activities;  
• Provide you with information and advertisements about products, services, and promotions, from us or Third Parties, that may interest you;
• Deliver content tailored to your interests and the manner in which you use the Sites and Services; 
• Present content in a manner that is optimized for your device; 
• Measure and analyze the effectiveness of the Sites and Services; and
• Any other processing of your information performed at your direct request or with your consent.

Notwithstanding the above, we may use information that does not identify you (including information that has been aggregated or de-identified) for any purpose except as prohibited by applicable law. For information on your rights and choices regarding how we use information about you, please see the “Your Choices” section below.

We may disclose or share the information referenced in What Type of Information Do We Collect About You with Third Parties for a variety of business and commercial purposes, including:

• With your consent. We may disclose or share your information with your consent. We may obtain your consent in writing; online, through “click-through” agreements; when you accept the terms of use on our Sites or Services; orally, either in person or on the phone; or by other means.
   
• In a business transfer. We may disclose or share your information as part of a corporate business transaction, such as a merger or acquisition, joint venture, corporate reorganization, financing, or sale of company assets, or in the unlikely event of insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership, in which such information could be transferred to Third Parties as a business asset in the transaction.
   
• To non-affiliated Third Parties. We may disclose or share your information with certain Third Parties to facilitate your access and use of our Sites and Services, including but not limited to:
  • Service Providers, including entities that process information on our behalf for our business purposes. Service providers assist us with services such as internet service and webhosting, data analytics, payment processing, operating systems and platforms, social media networks, billing, shipping, repair, customer service, auditing, marketing, debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality on our Sites or Services (including ServicesX, and/or protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity).
  • Government entities, when required to disclose confidential information for legal process and protection as further described below.
  • Vendors, as necessary to provide you the Services through our product ServicesX. 
  • Partners, including business partners in connection with offering joint marketing activities.
• For legal process and protection. We may disclose or share your information to satisfy any law, regulation, legal process, governmental request, or where we have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to:
  • Compelled disclosures including where necessary to comply with the law or other legal process or in response to a lawful request by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements,
  • Enforce or apply agreements, or initiate, render, bill, and collect for Services rendered; 
  • Protect our rights or interests, property or safety or that of others;
  • In connection with claims, disputes, or litigation - in court or elsewhere;
  • Protect users of our Sites and Services, and other carriers or providers from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful use of, or subscription to, such services;
  • Facilitate or verify the appropriate calculation of taxes, fees, or other obligations due to a local, state, or federal government; or 
  • In case of an emergency.

Our Sites and Services may contain links to Third Party websites and services. Please note that these links are provided for your convenience and information, and the websites and services may operate independently from us and have their own privacy policies or notices, which we strongly suggest you review. This Privacy Notice applies to our Sites and Services only, and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for the policies or practices of any Third Parties.

Our Sites may, from time to time, collect information about your online activities, over time and across our different Sites. When you use our Sites, Third Parties may also collect information about your online activities, over time and across different internet websites, online or cloud computing services, online applications, or mobile applications. Some browsers support a “Do Not Track” feature, which is intended to be a signal to websites that you do not wish to be tracked across different websites you visit. Our Sites do not currently change the way they operate based upon detection of a “Do Not Track” or similar signal.

Our Sites may, from time to time, contain links to and from third-party platforms like Google, Facebook, or Twitter. You may choose to connect to us through a third-party platform, such as Facebook or Twitter. When you do, we may collect additional information from or about you, such as your screen names and profile picture through the social media platform. Please be advised that third-party platforms may also collect information from you. We do not have control over the collection, use and sharing practices of social media platforms. We therefore encourage you to review their usage and disclosure policies and practices, including their data security practices, before using the respective third-party platform.

Although no system can guarantee the complete security of your information, we take all commercially reasonable steps to ensure your information is protected in alignment with all applicable laws and regulations, as appropriate to the sensitivity of your information. 

We keep your information for as long as necessary in accordance with the purpose for which it was collected, our business needs, and our legal and regulatory obligations. If we dispose of your information, we will do so in a way that is secure and appropriate to the nature of the information subject to disposal. Nevertheless, transmission of any information via the internet is never completely secure and we are not responsible for the security of information during the transmission of such information to us.

From time to time, our Sites may use cookies and other technologies to improve our Services. 

What are cookies?

A cookie is a piece of information that a website places on your device when you visit a website. Cookies may involve the transmission of information from us to you, from you to us, or to another party on our behalf or with your consent.

What type of cookies do your Sites use?

Our Sites use the following categories of cookies:

• Necessary. Necessary cookies are essential for our Sites to operate and function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features for the Sites.
• Analytics. Analytical cookies are used to help us understand how users of our Sites interact with our Sites. These cookies provide information on usage metrics like the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
• Functional. Functional cookies help us perform certain functions like sharing the content of our Sites on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and providing other third-party features.
• Advertisement. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across different websites and collection so as to provide customized ads and experiences.

How do we use cookies and other related technologies?

We use cookies on our Sites for a variety of reasons, including to distinguish you from other users of our Sites, to help compile aggregate statistics about usage of our Sites, and to help us provide you with a positive experience when you browse our Sites, help improve our content, and to personalize your visit. 

In addition to cookies, we may also, from time to time, use tracking technologies called web beacons to collect information about your visit to our Sites and when you Communicate with us. These are small images embedded in web content and HTML-formatted email messages and are ordinarily not visible to users. Like cookies, this technology enables us to track pages and content accessed and viewed by users on our Sites. Also, when we send HTML-formatted (as opposed to plain text) emails to our users, this technology may be embedded in such emails. Using web beacons allows us to determine whether emails have been opened or links were accessed, and identify aggregate trends, individual usage, and generate statistics about how our Sites are used. This enables us to provide our users with more relevant content or additional information about our Services.

We may also use analytic software, such as Google Analytics and others, to help better understand how our Sites function on your device(s) and for other analytical purposes. To learn more about how Google uses data when you use our Sites, see How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps. You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing Google’s opt-out browser add-on here https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
 

What are my choices regarding cookies and other technologies?

You may wish to restrict the use of cookies or completely prevent them from being set. Most browsers provide for ways to control cookie behavior, such as the length of time they are stored. If you disable cookies, please be aware that some of the features of our Websites may not function correctly. To find out more on how to manage and delete cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org. For more details on your choices regarding use of your web browsing activity for interest-based advertising, you may visit the following sites:

• http://networkadvertising.org/
• http://optout.aboutads.info/
• http://youradchoices.com/

Web beacons are often used in combination with cookies; however unlike cookies, web beacons cannot be declined when delivered via a regular web page. However, they can be refused when delivered via email.

If you do not wish to receive this technology via email, configure your email software to disable HTML images or refuse HTML emails (selecting the option for text only viewing). Setting your browser to decline cookies or to prompt you for an opt-in response before cookies are set will also reduce web beacons' functionality.

What cookies do we use?

Depending on the Sites you use, and how you interact with our Sites, we use the following cookies:

We provide you the ability to exercise certain controls and choices regarding our collection, use, storage, and sharing of your information. Please note that for some of these rights, we will verify your identity before we respond to your request. To verify your identity, we will generally match the identifying information provided in your request with the information we have on file about you. Depending on the sensitivity of the personal information requested to be deleted, we may also utilize more stringent verification methods to verify your identity, including but not limited to requesting additional information from you and/or requiring you to sign a declaration under penalty of perjury.

• Right of Correction. You may submit a request that we correct or update the information we have about you. To submit this request, please Contact Us.
   
• Right to Know. Depending on where you live, you may have a right to ask that we disclose whether we process your information, how we process that information, and the categories and specific pieces of your information, amongst other information. To submit such a request, please Contact Us.
   
• Right to Delete. Depending on where you live, you may have a right to ask that we delete your information, subject to appropriate exceptions. To submit such a request, please Contact Us.
   
• Right of Restriction. Depending on where you live, you may have a right to ask that we suspend processing certain types of your information, if for example you want to establish its accuracy or understand the reason for the processing. To submit such a request, please Contact Us.
   
• Right of Portability. Depending on where you live, you may have a right to ask for a copy of your information to be transferrable in a readily usable format. To submit such a request, please Contact Us.
   
• Right of Objection. Depending on where you live, you may have a right to object to the processing of your information if it is doing so under a legitimate interest (see below section on European Rights). To submit such a request, please Contact Us.
   
• Right to Change Preferences. Regardless of where you live, you may change your choices for subscriptions, newsletters, and alerts. To submit such a request, please Contact Us.
   
• Right to Opt-Out of Our Communications. Regardless of where you live, you may choose whether you want to receive offers and promotions from us. To submit such a request, please Contact Us.
   
• Right to Control Advertising and Online Tracking. Regardless of where you live, you have a right to control how your information is tracked online. To learn more about these rights, see Cookies and Related Technologies.

California Minors. If you are a California resident under the age of 18, California Business and Professions Code § 22581 permits you to request and obtain removal of content or information you have publicly posted on any of our Applications or Websites. To submit such a request, please Contact Us. Please be aware that such a request does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the content or information you have posted and there may be circumstances in which the law does not require or allow removal even if requested.

Shine the Light. If you are a California resident, you are permitted to request information regarding the disclosure of your information to Third Parties for their direct marketing purposes. To submit such a request, please Contact Us.

All phrases used hereunder shall have the same meaning as those phrases are used under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and related regulation at the individual state level. Data Controller. The data controller for the purposes of this Privacy Notice is IFundWomen, Inc., 41 Watchung Plaza, #524 Montclair, New Jersey. Contact Us. Basis for Processing Your Personal Data. To learn more about the lawful basis for which we process your personal data, please see How Do We Use Your Information? Rights. Under the GDPR, you have a Right of Correction, Right to Know, Right to Delete, Right to Object, Right to Portability, and Right of Restriction. To learn more, see Your Choices above. Lodging a complaint. If you have a complaint about the way we process your personal data, you may lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in the country of your residence, where you work, or where an alleged infringement of the applicable data protection laws took place. A list of EU supervisory authorities and their contact details can be found here.

Our Sites and Services are not intended for children under the age of 18. This includes any links to other websites that we provide for our convenience. We don’t knowingly collect the information of children for any reason.

Our Sites and Services are hosted and offered in the United States of America (US), and are subject to US federal, state, and local law. If you are accessing the Sites and Services from another country, please be advised that you may be transferring your information to us in the US.

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any and all changes will be reflected on this page, and where appropriate provided in person or by another electronic method. The effective date will be stated at the top of this Privacy Policy. You should regularly check this page for any changes to this Privacy Policy.

Your continued use, access, or interaction with the SITES, SERVICES, OR Your continued communications with us after the updated POLICY has been posted will REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS POLICY.

You can contact us via:

• [email protected]
• https://ifundwomen.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new