PRIVACY POLICY

The Privacy Policy was last updated on October 04, 2024

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To whom does this privacy policy apply?

This privacy policy applies to you if you are a visitor to the job board (a "Job Seeker") at https://cacti.vc (the "Site") and sets out how data that identifies or is associated with you ("personal data") is collected, stored, processed, transferred, shared and used when you use the Site to access and interact with professional opportunities with companies in the Cacti Ventures network (the "Network"). We Cacti Ventures (the owners of the Site) (hereinafter referred to as "we", "us", "our") respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. Please read this privacy policy carefully. By using this Site, you agree you have been informed of how we use the Personal Data we collect.

Submissions To Cacti

Due to the large number of business plan ideas and related materials that Cacti reviews, and the similarity of many such plans and materials, we cannot agree to obligations of confidentiality, non-use, or non-disclosure with regard to any information or materials submitted or provided to or otherwise shared with us. By submitting information or materials to Cacti, you (or anyone acting on your behalf) agree that any such information or materials will not be considered confidential or proprietary, and that Cacti is free to use it without condition. In no event will Cacti be limited in, or restricted from, the pursuit of any opportunities, either alone or with third parties.

Information We Collect

1. Subscribing to Job Alerts
When you subscribe to receive notifications of new jobs within the Network matching your preferences ("Job Alerts"), we will ask you to provide certain personal data, including:

a valid email address
your job preferences

3.2. Applying to a job directly on the Site
If you apply to a job directly on this job board (NOT if you apply on a third-party site hosting a job posting that this Site has linked out to), we will ask you to provide:

a valid email address
your first and last name
the URL of your LinkedIn profile
the URLs of any personal websites you have
your resume in PDF or other file formats
a cover letter, or any additional information you wish to include in the application

We will also ask you:

if you are legally authorized to work in the United States
if you require any type of sponsorship or employment visa status

3.3. Joining the talent network
If you register on our Site as a Job Seeker to join the Cacti Ventures talent network (the "Talent Network"), we may ask you to provide certain personal data, including:

a valid email address
a password
your name
a location
your professional background
the URL of your LinkedIn profile
your job preferences
information provided by third parties such as LinkedIn, according to your privacy settings (profile picture, first name, last name, and email address)
your resume in PDF or other file formats

3.4. Generally, we may collect your personal data as follows:
(a) Registration for the Talent Network, subscription to Job Alerts, or application to a job – We will collect personal data that you voluntarily submit to us, such as your name and contact details when you register with us as a Job Seeker, subscribe to Job Alerts, apply to a job directly on this Site, use our Site and our services, or otherwise interact with us. If you submit the URL or username of your LinkedIn profile, we may enrich the information you submit to us with information collected from your LinkedIn profile via a third-party data provider.

(b) Information request or chat – When you request information or interact with us through any communication channels (chat, email, etc.), we may collect your contact details (e.g., email address, name, role, organization, sector, and number of companies) and you may provide additional information.

(c) Automatized processing – When you visit our Site, we may also automatically collect standard logging information and device fingerprint data such as the IP address of your device based on our legitimate interest to keep our website secure and prevent fraudulent attacks and also to infer the uniqueness of users for statistical purposes.

(d) Cookies – Also, through the use of cookies or similar technologies, we collect details of your behaviour on the Site. We will use this data to evidence the value of our services, to analyze and improve the browsing experience of users, and in order to customize content. By using the Site, you consent to our use of cookies as set out in this Site’s cookies policy. You can access the cookies policy at https://cacti.vc/cookies

For what purposes does Cacti process data?

4.1. We process your personal data to help you find professional opportunities that match your preferences and to connect you with companies within the Network for this purpose, using an automated board system.

4.2. If you choose to subscribe to Job Alerts, we will email you details of open roles that may be of interest to you with companies in the Network. Your subscription data will only be shared with administrators of the Network. You cannot be subscribed to Job Alerts without the minimum mandatory information indicated on the subscription form.

4.3. If you choose to apply to a job directly on this Site (NOT if you apply on a third-party site that this Site has linked out to), we will share your application data with administrators of this Network and may also share your application data with the employer. Your application cannot be submitted without the minimum mandatory information indicated on the application form.

4.4. If you choose to register to the Talent Network, we will share your personal data with administrators of the Network. We may also share your profile with companies within the Network. A profile cannot be created without the minimum mandatory information indicated on the registration form.

4.5. We might contact you to offer new professional opportunities in the future.

4.6. We may also process your data for statistical purposes - to prepare reports, determine how many people visit the Site and to improve their services. The reports that we generate will only contain aggregated data in a way that does not allow the identification of individuals.

4.7. We may also process your personal data to respond to queries and complaints and provide you with information and materials that you request from us.

4.8. We may also process your personal data to correct errors and problems with the Site, to protect systems and data and to prevent and detect criminal activity that could be damaging for you and/or us.

4.9. If you are based in the UK or the European Economic Area ("EEA"), please see Annex 1 of this privacy policy for further information on how we use your personal data and the legal basis we rely on for such processing.

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How long is your data kept?

We will continue to process your data for as long as necessary for the purposes for which we collected such personal data. This may be until:

this Site is no longer active or
you unsubscribe from Job Alerts by following the Unsubscribe link in any email correspondence we send to you or
you withdraw your application made to a job directly on this Site by sending an email to hello@cacti.vc informing us of your decision to withdraw or
you deregister from the Talent Network by sending an email to hello@cacti.vc requesting the deletion of your profile.

Submitted personal data may be removed if an administrator of the Network determines your profile is not a fit for the Network. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, as well as the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements.

With whom will we share your data?

We will share your personal data with such organisations within the Network who may be able to offer professional opportunities that are of interest to you.

Additionally, we may share your personal data with the following categories of recipients to fulfill the purposes for which we collected the personal data:

Service Providers: We provide personal data to our suppliers and other trusted businesses or persons to process it for us, based on our instructions and in compliance with our Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures. For example, we use service providers to help store your data and for maintenance of the job board.

Professional advisors: we may share your personal data with our lawyers, accountants, insurers and other professional advisors to the extent we need to (for example, to defend ourselves against legal claims).
Purchasers and third parties in connection with a business transaction: your personal data may be disclosed to third parties in connection with a transaction, such as a merger, sale of assets or shares, reorganization, financing, change of control or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.
Law enforcement, regulators and other parties for legal reasons: we may share your personal data with third parties as required by law or if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to (i) comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement; (ii) detect and investigate illegal activities and breaches of agreements; and/or (iii) exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Cacti Ventures, and our users or others.

Marketing from Cacti

From time to time we may contact you with information about our services, including for the purposes of sending you marketing messages and asking for your feedback.

If you are based in the UK or EEA, we will only send you marketing messages if you have given us your consent to do so, unless consent is not required under applicable data protection laws (for example, where we have a pre-existing customer relationship with you.