Your privacy is important to us. Optum Venture Management LLC and its subsidiaries, including Optum Ventures Global Management UK Limited (collectively, “Optum Ventures”, “our” or “us”) have developed this Privacy Policy to explain our practices for personal data collected via the website located at https://www.optumventures.com/ (the “Site”) and in connection with other interactions with us, such as when you participate in events or correspond with us. This Privacy Policy describes what personal data we collect, how we use and protect that data, and your choices in relation to your data.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the privacy practices of companies we do not control (including any portfolio companies), nor to any information obtained or collected in connection with a separate business relationship with Optum Ventures, including as an investor in a Optum Ventures investment fund.
Optum Ventures is responsible for the processing of personal data under this Privacy Policy (as a controller or business, where provided under applicable law). If you have any questions concerning this Privacy Policy, please contact us as described under the “Contact Information” section below.
Information you provide to us through the Site or otherwise may include:
Information we collect automatically: Optum Ventures’ server collects certain information about your use of, and interaction with, the Site, including information about how users are directed to our Site and visitor paths through the Site (which helps us improve Site design and usefulness), unique visitors and Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses (used to improve our level of service and the content of our Site). We also collect certain information through cookies, described below.
Cookies: We use cookies in connection with the operation of this Site. A “cookie” is a piece of information sent to your browser by a website you visit. The Site only uses strictly necessary cookies to provide you with the services available through the Site and to use some of their features. These session cookies are served by Optum Ventures and are essential for using and navigating the Site. Without these cookies, basic functions of the Site would not work. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Site, you cannot refuse them without impacting how the Site functions.Do Not Track. The Site does not presently recognize and respond to “do not track” signals. Should this change in the future, we will inform you through an updated version of this Privacy Policy.
We use your personal data for the following purposes or as otherwise described at the time of collection:
Communicating with you. It is in our legitimate business interests to use your personal data to respond to your requests and communicate with you about our activities, including to invite you to events we are hosting and fulfill your event registration request, send you announcements, updates, security alerts, support and administrative messages.
Improving, monitoring, personalizing, and protecting our Site. It is in our legitimate business interests to use your personal data to improve and keep our Site safe for our users, which includes:
Direct marketing. We may send you direct marketing communications as permitted by law, including by email. You may opt out of our marketing communications as described in the “Your Choices and Rights” section below. Except where consent is required, we undertake such marketing on the basis of our legitimate business interests. Where we seek your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.
Compliance and protection. We may use your personal data to comply with legal obligations, and it is in our legitimate business interests to use your personal data to defend us against legal claims or disputes, including to:
Optum Ventures may disclose your personal data as follows:
Optum Venture Management LLC is based in the United States and the information collected through the Site will be stored on servers located in the United States, and the data may be transmitted to our service providers supporting our business operations (described above). The laws of the United States may not afford your information the same privacy rights as the country or jurisdiction in which you are located. When we engage in cross-border data transfers, we will ensure that relevant safeguards are in place to afford adequate protection for personal data and we will comply with applicable data protection laws, in particular by relying on an EU Commission or UK government adequacy decision or on contractual protections for the transfer of personal data. For more information, please contact us as set out in the "Contact Information" section below.
Opt-out of marketing communications. You may opt out of marketing-related emails by following the opt out or unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of our marketing emails, or by contacting us at hello@optumventures.com. You may continue to receive service-related and other non-marketing emails.
Personal data requests. Depending on your residency, you may have certain rights in relation to the personal data we hold about you. These rights vary by state and country, but they may include the right to:
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please email hello@optumventures.com. The rights described herein are not absolute and we reserve all of our rights available to us at law in this regard. Additionally, if we retain your personal data only in de-identified form, we will not attempt to re-identify your data in response to a data subject rights request.
If you make a request related to personal data we hold about you, we may ask for specific information from you to help us verify your identity. Depending on where you reside, you may be entitled to empower an “authorized agent” to submit requests on your behalf. If you make a request through an authorized agent, we will require authorized agents to confirm their identity and authority, in accordance with applicable laws. We will process your request within the time provided by applicable law. You are entitled to exercise the rights described above free from discrimination.
Depending on where you reside, such as if you reside in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, you may have the right to complain to a data protection regulator where you live or work, or where you feel a violation has occurred. Click here to find your local supervisory authority.
We will keep your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, for as long as we have a legitimate business need to do so, or as required by law (e.g., for tax, legal, accounting or other purposes), whichever is the longer.
To determine the appropriate retention period for your personal data, we will 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 use your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
The Site is not directed to children who are under the age of 18. Optum Ventures does not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 18. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 18 has provided personal data to Optum Ventures through the Site, please contact us and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.
When you apply for one of our open positions, we collect the information that you provide in connection with your job application. This includes but is not limited to business and personal contact information, professional credentials and skills, educational and work history, and other information that may be included in a resume. This may also include demographic or diversity information that you voluntarily provide. We may also conduct background checks and receive related information.
We use applicants’ information to facilitate our recruitment activities and process employment applications, including evaluating candidates and monitoring recruitment statistics. We also use successful applicants’ information to administer the employment relationship. We may also use and disclose applicants’ information to improve our websites and for the compliance and protection purposes described above.
If you apply for a job with Optum Venture Global Management UK Limited , please refer to Optum Venture Global Management UK Limited’s Candidate Privacy Notice.
We employ a number of technical, organizational and physical safeguards designed to protect the personal data we collect. However, no security measures are failsafe and we cannot guarantee the security of your personal data.
The Site may contain links to websites and other online services operated by third parties. In addition, our content may be integrated into web pages or other online services that are not associated with us. These links and integrations are not an endorsement of, or representation that we are affiliated with, any third party. We do not control websites or online services operated by third parties, and we are not responsible for their actions.
Because Optum Ventures’ business will continue to evolve, our privacy policies and, consequently, this Privacy Policy may change from time to time and, therefore, we strongly encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly. We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason, without notice or obligation, by updating this posting, unless notice is required by the applicable law.
Questions about this Privacy Policy should be directed to: Optum Ventures, 75 State Street, 29th Floor, Boston, MA 02109, United States, or hello@optumventures.com.Optum Ventures is required to designate a representative in the UK that can be addressed by data subjects in addition to or instead of it on all issues related to the processing of personal data under the GDPR. Its representative in the UK is Optum Ventures Global Management UK Limited, The Johnson Building, 3rd Floor, 77 Hatton Garden, London, England, EC1N 8JS.
