Welcome to www.grovevc.com (together with its subdomains and Content, the “Site”). Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) explaining the online information practices of Grove Ventures Capital and its affiliates (“Grove”, “we”, “our” or “us”) and the choices you can make about the way we collect and use your information.
By using this Site, you consent to the terms of our Privacy Policy and to Grove’s processing of Personal Information (as defined below) for the purposes set forth herein. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Site. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, which modification will be effective 5 days following the posting of the modification to the Site, and will apply to causes of action arising after the effective date of the change. We will inform you regarding such modifications by posting such latest changes on the Site. You should continue checking the Site for changes. Your continued use of this Site 5 days following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy, will mean you accept those changes.
We recognize your need for appropriate protection and management of any Personal Information you share with us. We collect two general types of information from Site users: (1) non-personal information concerning the use of the Site and (2) personal information that identifies or can be used to identify or contact an individual. Non-Personal Information: As is the case with many Web sites, our servers automatically collect your browser type and IP address when you visit the Site. In addition, we may use standard tracking technologies (e.g., cookies, local shared objects, and pixel tags) and website analytics tools to monitor and better understand user behavior on the Site. Data captured may include, for example, the referring page that linked you to the Site, the country from which you are conducting your browsing session, the next Web site you visit when you leave the Site, and any search terms you have entered on the Site or a referral site. Such data does not identify you personally. The personal information we collect is limited to information you submit to us. For example, we may collect your e-mail address or other information you provide when you contact us through the Site. We may also collect names, home addresses, or other types of personal information from our investors and business partners to help verify that they are authorized to access the pages of our website dedicated to them, if any such pages exist.
You are under no legal obligation to provide us with personal information, if provided, you are providing it to us knowingly, freely and willingly. You acknowledge that without providing us personal information we may not be able to offer you our services and/or products, and we may not be able to process your enquires or contact you.
The personal information which you provide us will be stored in a database owned by us and/or a party acting on our behalf, operated in accordance with applicable law (the “Database”).
We consider the personal information that we receive to be confidential. We will not use your personal information without your consent, except in accordance with this policy.
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
We use the non-personal information collected about Site visits, including the pages you view, information you search for, and the average time spent on our Site, in the aggregate to better understand our audience and increase the functionality and user-friendliness of our Site. Aggregate information is anonymous.
We generally do not share personal information collected through the Site. We may, however, share your personal information (i) with trusted third parties who work with us and/or provide services to us, (ii) as required by law and when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or those of third parties, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or comply with a court order or other legal process, or (iii) in connection with a corporate change including a merger, acquisition or sale of assets. In addition, the third parties that support our website analytics tools may be able to view aggregate Site usage information that we obtain. You hereby agree that we may transfer your personal information outside the borders of the State of Israel, including to countries which may provide a different level of data security than as provided under Israeli law. In these instances, we will enter into legal agreements ensuring an adequate level of data protection
Grove shall be entitled, but not obligated, to send you offers, promotions, discounts, updates, innovations, etc. (together, the “Communications”), from time to time, including by means of electronic mail or SMS messages, subject to receiving your lawful consent, including as set forth in Section 30A of the Communication Law (Broadcasts and Transmissions), 5742 – 1982. Such Communications may include services we offer or other products and services by third parties.
If you do not want to receive Communications from us, you may at any time notify us, at our contact details below or in accordance with the details appearing in the relevant Communication. It is clarified that we will be entitled to send you Communications based on the products of processing and characterizing your personal information provided by you and/or information about your activity on the Site and/or information stored in our systems, in order to offer you various products or services we believe you may be interested in.
Subject to exemptions provided by law, and us receiving proof of your identification to our satisfaction, you may have the right to certain actions to your personal information such as:
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our contact details below. When handling your request, we may ask for additional information to confirm your identity (which may include personal information).
In addition, if your personal information in the Database is used for direct marketing, you are entitled under the Protection of Privacy Law, 1981, to request in writing that the Personal Information relating to you will be deleted from the Database.
While we endeavor to protect the security and integrity of Personal Information in our care, due to the inherent nature of the Internet as an open global communications vehicle, we cannot guarantee that any information, during transmission through the Internet or while stored on our system or otherwise in our care, will be absolutely safe from intrusion by others, such as hackers.
Our Site may contain links, banners, widgets or advertisements that lead to other Web sites, including personal blogs written or edited by members of our staff. We are not responsible for these other sites, and so their privacy policies (not this Policy) will govern the collection and use of your information on them. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of such Web sites to understand how your information is treated.
As party to the initiative on addressing and eradicating ‘Sexual Harassment and Predatory Conduct in Israeli Venture Capital Funds’, Grove Ventures has adopted a ‘zero-tolerance’ approach to any predatory practices by an investor against an entrepreneur seeking capital. If you believe that you have been subjected to sexual harassment, other unlawful harassment, or discrimination, or have witnessed or otherwise become aware of such an incident, and if you are comfortable doing so, you should consider making it clear to the offender that such behavior is offensive. You are not, however, required to confront the offender. In either instance, you should promptly report the incident either verbally or in writing to Ms. Dina Efrati (Retired Judge regional labor court of Tel Aviv) via email [email protected], or Ms. Liat Koren Grove’s CFO & COO via email [email protected].
We welcome your questions and comments about privacy. Please feel free to contact us by sending an e-mail to [email protected]
