1. Introduction
Summit Capital Partners ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or interact with our services.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Fill out our contact form or partnership inquiry form
- Subscribe to our newsletter or communications
- Register interest for collaboration opportunities
- Contact us via email at board@summitcapitalpartners.nl
This information may include:
- Name and contact details (email address, phone number)
- Company or organization name
- Professional title and affiliation
- University name (for student inquiries)
- Any other information you choose to provide
2.2 Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing actions, including:
- IP address and browser type
- Operating system and device information
- Pages visited and time spent on pages
- Referring website addresses
- Date and time of visits
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries and partnership requests
- Process and manage collaboration opportunities
- Send you relevant information about our activities and opportunities
- Improve our website and services
- Analyze website usage and trends
- Comply with legal obligations
- Prevent fraud and enhance security
4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data based on:
- Consent: You have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for specific purposes
- Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests in operating our investment fund and partnership programs
- Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary to comply with applicable laws
5. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We use Formspree for form processing and Cloudflare for website hosting. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law or in response to valid legal requests.
- Business Partners: With your explicit consent, we may share your information with potential corporate partners relevant to your inquiry.
- Board Members: Information submitted through our contact forms is shared with relevant board members to respond to your inquiry.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Generally:
- Contact form submissions: 2 years from last contact
- Partnership inquiries: Duration of partnership discussions plus 1 year
- Website analytics: 12 months
7. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
- Access: Request copies of your personal data
- Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
- Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
- Restriction: Request restriction of processing your data
- Objection: Object to our processing of your data
- Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another organization
- Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at board@summitcapitalpartners.nl.
8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses minimal cookies and tracking technologies. For detailed information about the cookies we use, please refer to our Cookie Policy.
9. Third-Party Links and Embeds
Our website may contain links to third-party websites and embedded content (such as LinkedIn posts). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.
10. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
11. International Data Transfers
As a Netherlands-based organization, we primarily process data within the European Economic Area (EEA). When we use service providers located outside the EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.
12. Children's Privacy
Our services are directed to university students and professionals. We do not knowingly collect information from individuals under 16 years of age.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
- Email: board@summitcapitalpartners.nl
- Organization: Summit Capital Partners
- Type: Independent student-run investment fund