LEAN COMPANY VENTURES, SCR, S.A. PRIVACY POLICY
LEAN COMPANY VENTURES, SCR, S.A. (the “Company”) is committed to
protecting the privacy of the founders and their projects and startups, as well as the
privacy of their potential, current and future investors. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy
Policy”) is designed to help you understand what information we gather, how we use it,
what we do to protect it, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our
Service. Unless otherwise indicated below, this Privacy Policy applies to any website
that references this Privacy Policy, any Company website, as well as any data the
Company may collect across partnered and unaffiliated sites.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Service” refers to the Company’s service which can
be accessed via our website at www.lcventures.pt or through our mobile application.
The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Company. “You” refers to you, as a user of
Service.
I. CONSENT
By accessing our Service, you accept our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and you
consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as
described in this Privacy Policy. In addition, by using our Service, or services across
partnered and unaffiliated sites, you are accepting the policies and practices described in
this Privacy Policy. Each time you visit our website, or use the Service, and any time
you voluntarily provide us with information, you agree that you are consenting to our
collection, use and disclosure of the information that you provide, and you are
consenting to receive emails or otherwise be contacted, as described in this Privacy
Policy. Whether or not you register or create any kind of account with us, this Privacy
Policy applies to all users of the website and the Service.
II. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We may collect both “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information” about
you. “Non-Personal Information” includes information that cannot be used to personally
identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information we may
collect, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, preferences you submit and
preferences that are generated based on the data you submit and number of clicks.
“Personal Information” includes information that can be used to personally identify you,
such as your name, address and email address.
In addition, we may also track information provided to us by your browser or by our
mobile application when you view or use the Service, such as the website you came
from (known as the “referring URL”), the type of browser you use, the device from
which you connected to the Service, the time and date of access, and other information
that does not personally identify you. We use this information for, among other things,
the operation of the Service, to maintain the quality of the Service, to provide general
statistics regarding use of the Service and for other business purposes. We track this
information using cookies, or small text files which include an anonymous unique
identifier. Cookies are sent to a user’s browser from our servers and are stored on the
user’s computer hard drive. Sending a cookie to a user’s browser enables us to collect
Non-Personal Information about that user and keep a record of the user’s preferences
when utilizing our services, both on an individual and aggregate basis. The Company
may use both persistent and session cookies; persistent cookies remain on your
computer after you close your session and until you delete them, while session cookies
expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies can be removed by following
your Internet browser help file directions. If you choose to disable cookies, some areas
of the Service may not work properly.
III. HOW WE USE AND SHARE INFORMATION
Personal Information:
In general, we do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share your Personal Information with
third parties without your consent. We may share your Personal Information with
vendors and other third-party providers who are performing services for the Company.
In general, the vendors and third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and
disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services
they provide for the Company. For example, when you provide us with personal
information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange
for a delivery, or return a purchase, you consent to our collecting and using such
personal information for that specific purpose, including by transmitting such
information to our vendors (and their service providers) performing these services for
the Company.
However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment processors, have their
own privacy policies in respect of the information that we are required to provide to
them in order to use their services. For these third-party service providers, we
recommend that you read their privacy policies so that you can understand the manner
in which your Personal Information will be handled by such providers.
In addition, we may disclose your Personal Information if required to do so by law or if
you violate our Terms of Use.
Non-Personal Information:
In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and
customize the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to
track trends and analyse use patterns of the Service. This Privacy Policy does not limit
in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right
to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers and other
third parties at our sole discretion.
IV. HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION
We implement reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices in order to
protect your Personal Information and ensure that such Personal Information is not
accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. However, these measures do not guarantee
that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of
such precautions. By using our Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree
to assume these risks.
V. YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING THE USE OF YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION
You have the right at any time to prevent us from contacting you for marketing
purposes. When we send a promotional communication to a user via e-mail, the user
can opt out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe
instructions provided in each promotional e-mail. Please note that notwithstanding the
promotional preferences you indicate by either unsubscribing or opting out in the
Settings section of the Site, we may continue to send you administrative emails
including, for example, periodic updates to our Privacy Policy.
VI. SERVERS
Our Service is hosted by Amenworld - Serviços Internet, Sociedade Unipessoal Lda –
amen.pt – (“Amen”) and IM Creator – imcreator.com (“IM Creator”). Amen and IM
Creator provide us with the online platforms that allows us to provide the Service to
you. Your information, including Personal Information, may be stored through Amen’s
and IM Creator’s servers. By using the Service, you consent to Amen’s and IM
Creator’s collection, disclosure, storage, and use of your Personal Information in
accordance with this privacy policy.
VII. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
As part of the Service, we may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or
applications. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by
those websites or the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies
solely to information collected by us through the Service. Therefore, this Privacy Policy
does not apply to your use of a third-party website accessed by selecting a link via our
Service. To the extent that you access or use the Service through or on another website
or application, then the privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to
your access or use of that site or application. We encourage our users to read the privacy
statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.
VIII. AGE OF CONSENT
By using the Service, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age.
IX. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
The Company reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use at
any time. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will post these changes on this
page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and
under what circumstances we disclose it. Any such modifications become effective
upon your continued access to and/or use of the Service five (5) days after we first post
the changes on the website or otherwise provide you with notice of such modifications.
It is your sole responsibility to check this website from time to time to view any such
changes to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to any changes, if and
when such changes may be made to this Privacy Policy, you must cease access to this
website. If you have provided your email address to us, you give us permission to email
you for the purpose of notification as described in this Privacy Policy.
X. MERGER OR ACQUISITION
In the event we undergo a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition by another
company, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Personal Information may be
among the assets transferred. You acknowledge and consent that such transfers may
occur and are permitted by this Privacy Policy, and that any acquirer of our assets may
continue to process your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If our
information practices change at any time in the future, we will post the policy changes
here so that you may opt out of the new information practices. We suggest that you
check this Privacy Policy periodically if you are concerned about how your information
is used.
XI. EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS' OPTING OUT
We will send you Service-related announcements on occasions when it is necessary to
do so. For instance, if we decide to decline your application, or if we require additional
information, we might send you an email or call you directly. Generally, you may not
opt-out of these communications, which are not promotional in nature. Based upon the
Personal Information that you provide us, we may communicate with you in response to
your applications for investment and to manage your Personal Information. We will
communicate with you by email or telephone, in accordance with your wishes. We may
also use your Personal Information to send you updates and other promotional
communications. If you no longer wish to receive those email updates, you may opt-out
of receiving them by following the instructions included in each update or
communication.
XII. CONTACT US - WITHDRAWING CONSENT
The collection, use and processing of data and information are in accordance with Portuguese Law and the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016.
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Site, or
wish to withdraw your consent for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your
Personal Information, please contact us by sending an email to gdpr@lcventures.pt.
Last Updated: This Privacy Policy was last updated on Thu Apr 27 2023.