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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: November 13, 2025

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This privacy notice for Elemental Excelerator, Inc, dba Elemental Impact (doing business as Elemental) (“we,” “us,” “our,”), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share (“process”) you information when you use our services (“Services”), such as when you: 

  • Visit our website at www.elementalimpact.com, or any website of ours that links to this privacy policy (“Sites”)
  • Engage with us in other related ways–including any marketing, events, or programs

Reading this privacy policy will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at legal@elementalimpact.com.

By using or accessing our Sites in any manner, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined below, and you hereby consent that we will collect, use and share your information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Remember that your use of our Sites is at all times subject to our Terms of Use, which incorporates this Privacy Policy. Any terms we use in this Privacy Policy without defining them shall have the definitions given to them in the Terms of Use.

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and features you use. We strive to collect only the personal data that we need.

Personal Information You Provide. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:

  • Event Information: If you attend one of our events, you will be asked to provide Personal Information, including your name, the name and a description of your company or your fund, your contact information and other information that we will use to manage and administer your participation in our various events (“Event Information”).
  • Application Information: When a company submits an application to Elemental, we will collect Personal Information relating to the founders of the applicant company, such as names, email addresses, telephone numbers, education, employment history, and the city/country in which they live. We will also collect information about the applicant company, such as the name, industry, and status of the company (together with Personal Information relating to founder(s) and any other information submitted in connection with the application process, “Application Information”).
  • Donor Information: When you make a gift online, send in a donation via mail, give at an event or at another interaction, we may collect Personal Information such as name, email address, mailing address and telephone number and store it in our donor database (“Donor Information”).
  • Communication Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter or otherwise communicate with us, we may collect your name, contact information, and the contents of any messages you send (“Communication Information”).
  • Social Information: We have pages on social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn (“Social Media Pages”). When you interact with our Social Media Pages, we will collect Personal Information that you elect to provide to us, such as your contact details (“Social Information”). In addition, the companies that host our Social Media Pages may provide us with aggregate information and analytics regarding the use of our Social Media Pages.

Personal Information We Receive Automatically From Your Use of the Site. When you visit, use, and interact with the Site, we may receive certain information about your visit, use, or interactions (“Technical Information”). For example, we may monitor the number of people that visit the Site, peak hours of visits, which page(s) are visited, the domains our visitors come from (e.g., google.com, yahoo.com, etc.), and which browsers people use to access the Services (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, etc.), broad geographical information, and navigation pattern. In particular, Technical Information includes the following, which is created and automatically logged in our systems:

  • Log data: Log data is information that your browser automatically sends whenever you visit the Site. Log data includes your Internet Protocol address, browser type and settings, the date and time of your request, and how you interacted with the Site.
  • Cookies: Please see the “Cookies, Tracking Tools and Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms” section below to learn more about how we use cookies.
  • Device information: Includes name of the device, operating system, and browser you are using. Information collected may depend on the type of device you use and its settings.
  • Usage Information: We collect information about how you use our Services, such as the types of content that you view or engage with, the features you use, the actions you take, and the time, frequency, and duration of your activities.
  • Session replay information: Session replay information includes Device Information, broad geographical information, and the contents of your screen.

 

HOW WE USE AND PROCESS PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may use Personal Information for the following purposes:

  • To provide and administer access to the Services;
  • To grant access to and track attendance at our events;
  • To respond to your inquiries, comments, feedback, or questions;
  • To send administrative information to you, for example, information regarding the Services and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies;
  • To analyze how you interact with our Services;
  • To maintain and improve the content and functionality of the Services;
  • To develop new programs and services;
  • To prevent fraud, criminal activity, or misuses of our Services, and to ensure the security of our IT systems, architecture, and networks;
  • To ensure compliance with sanctions regulations; and
  • To comply with legal obligations and legal process and to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and/or that of our Affiliates, you, or other third parties.

We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so.

Aggregated Information: We may aggregate Personal Information and use the aggregated information to analyze the effectiveness of our Services, to improve and add features to our Services, and for other similar purposes. In addition, from time to time, we may analyze the general behavior and characteristics of users of our Services and share aggregated information like general user statistics with prospective business partners. We may collect aggregated information through the Services, through cookies, and through other means described in this Privacy Policy.

 

SHARING AND DISCLOSING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION 

We may receive information from public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms, and other outside sources. We may disclose your Personal Information to the categories of service providers and other parties listed in this section. Depending on laws that may be applicable to you, some of these disclosures may constitute a “sale” of your Personal Information. For more information, please refer to the location-specific sections below.

Service Providers. These parties help us provide our services or perform business functions on our behalf. They include:

  • Hosting, technology and communication providers.
  • Security and fraud prevention consultants.
  • Analytics providers.

Business Partners. These parties partner with us in offering various services. They include:

  • Businesses that you may have a relationship with, including our investment fund affiliates and portfolio companies
  • Parties You Authorize, Access or Authenticate
  • Third parties you access through the services

Legal Obligations. We may share any Personal Information that we collect with third parties in conjunction with any of the activities set forth in the Section II above.

Business Transfers. All of your Personal Information that we collect may be transferred to a third party if we undergo a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy or other transaction in which that third party assumes control of our business (in whole or in part). Should one of these events occur, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you before your information becomes subject to different privacy and security policies and practices.

Data that is Not Personal Information. We may create aggregated, de-identified or anonymized data from the Personal Information we collect, including by removing information that makes the data personally identifiable to a particular user. We may use such aggregated, de-identified or anonymized data and share it with third parties for our lawful business purposes, including to analyze, build and improve the Services and promote our business, provided that we will not share such data in a manner that could identify you. 

 

COOKIES, TRACKING TOOLS AND UNIVERSAL OPT-OUT MECHANISMS

The Sites use cookies and similar technologies such as pixels tags, web beacons, clear GIFs and JavaScript (collectively, “Cookies”) to enable our servers to recognize your web browser and tell us how and when you visit and use our Sites, to analyze trends, learn about our user base and operate and improve our Sites. Cookies are small pieces of data – usually text files – placed on your computer, tablet, phone or similar device when you use that device to access our Sites. We may also supplement the information we collect from you with information received from third parties, including third parties that have placed their own Cookies on your device(s). Please note that because of our use of Cookies, the Sites do not support “Do Not Track” requests sent from a browser at this time.

We may use the following types of Cookies:

  • Essential Cookies. Essential Cookies are required for providing you with features or Services that you have requested. For example, certain Cookies enable you to log into secure areas of our Sites. Disabling these Cookies may make certain features and Services unavailable. 
  • Functional Cookies. Functional Cookies are used to record your choices and settings regarding our Sites, maintain your preferences over time and recognize you when you return to our Sites. These Cookies help us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name or remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region) 
  • Performance/Analytical Cookies. Performance/Analytical Cookies allow us to understand how visitors use our Sites such as by collecting information about the number of visitors to the Sites, what pages visitors view on our Sites and how long visitors are viewing pages on the Sites. Performance/Analytical Cookies also help us measure the performance of our advertising campaigns in order to help us improve our campaigns and the Sites’ content for those who engage with our advertising. 

You can decide whether or not to accept Cookies through your internet browser’s settings. Most browsers have an option for turning off the Cookie feature, which will prevent your browser from accepting new Cookies, as well as (depending on the sophistication of your browser software) allow you to decide on acceptance of each new Cookie in a variety of ways. You can also delete all Cookies that are already on your device. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit our websites and some of the Sites and functionalities may not work. 

To explore what Cookie settings are available to you, look in the preferences or options section of your browser’s menu. To find out more information about Cookies, including information about how to manage and delete Cookies, please visit https://allaboutcookies.org/.  

 

U.S. PRIVACY RIGHTS

U.S. Residents

Depending on the U.S. State you reside, you may have the rights listed below. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law.

  • Right to be informed whether or not we are processing your personal data
  • Right to access your personal data
  • Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
  • Right to request deletion of your personal data
  • Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
  • Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects (“profiling”)

To learn more about or submit a request to exercise these rights, please email legal@elementalimpact.com

 

California Residents

Exercising Your Rights. California residents can exercise their right to Request to Know, Request to Correct or Request to Delete (“Consumer Rights Request”) as described above by contacting us at legal@elementalimpact.com.

Shine the Light Disclosures. California law requires us to inform California residents who have provided us with personal information that they may request information from us about our disclosures to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To request this information, please contact us at legal@elementalimpact.com.  In your request, please specify that this is a “California ‘Shine the Light’ Request.”

 

INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION, USE AND TRANSFER OF INFORMATION 

In some regions (like the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v) not to be subject to automated decision-making. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us at legal@elementalimpact.com. 

We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your Member State data protection authority or UK data protection authority. 

If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.

International Transfer of Information. Our servers are located in the US. If you are accessing our Services from outside the US, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed by us in our facilities and by those third parties with whom we may share your personal information, in the US, and other countries.

If you are a resident in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), or Switzerland, then these countries may not necessarily have data protection laws or other similar laws as comprehensive as those in your country. However, we will take all necessary measures to protect your personal information in accordance with this privacy notice and applicable law.

 

PERSONAL DATA OF MINORS

Elemental Services are not directed at children under (13) years of age. We do not knowingly gather personal information (as defined by the U.S. Children’s Privacy Protection Act. or COPPA) in a manner not permitted by COPPA. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe we have collected information from your child in a manner not permitted by law, contact us at legal@elementalimpact.com. We will remove the data to the extent required by applicable laws.

 

THIRD PARTY SITE

The Services may contain links to other websites not operated or controlled by Elemental, including social media services (“Third Party Sites”). The information that you disclose to Third Party Sites will be governed by the specific privacy policies and terms of service of the Third Party Sites and not by this Privacy Policy. By providing these links we do not imply that we endorse or have reviewed these sites. Please contact the Third Party Sites directly for information on their privacy practices and policies.

 

SECURITY AND RETENTION

We seek to protect your Personal Data from unauthorized access, use and disclosure using appropriate physical, technical, and administrative security measures and storage and processing practices based on the type of Personal Data. We retain Personal Data about you for as long as necessary to provide our Sites and/or Services to you, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, or as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law, rule or regulation. We may further retain information in an anonymous or aggregated form where that information would not identify you personally.

Although we work to protect the security of your account and other data that we hold in our records, please be aware that no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be completely secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Except as expressly required by law, we are not responsible for the theft, destruction, loss or inadvertent disclosure of your information or content.

 

CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY

We are constantly trying to improve our Sites and Services, so we may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will indicate updates through notice of an updated “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this Policy. You waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change. Updated versions will become effective as soon as they are accessible and use of the Sites and/or Services after any such versions are posted means you agree to all of its changes. Use of the information we collect is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is collected. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, the ways in which we collect and use your Personal Data, or your choices and rights regarding such collection and use, please do not hesitate to contact us at legal@elementalimpact.com.