Cookie Policy

At Venture Backed Capital, we believe in being clear and open about how we collect and use data related to you. This Cookie Policy applies to any Venture Backed Capital product or service that links to this policy or incorporates it by reference. We use cookies and similar technologies such as pixels, local storage and mobile ad IDs (collectively referred to in this policy as cookies) to collect and use data as part of our Services, as defined in our Privacy Policy(Services) and which includes our sites, communications, mobile applications and off-site Services, such as our ad services or tags. In the spirit of transparency, this policy provides detailed information about how and when we use these technologies.

By continuing to visit or use our Services, you are agreeing to the use of cookies and similar technologies for the purposes described in this policy.

What technologies are used?

Type of technology

Description

Cookies

A cookie is a small file placed onto your device that enables Venture Backed Capital features and functionality. Any browser visiting our sites may receive cookies from us or cookies from third parties such as our customers, partners or service providers. We or third parties may also place cookies in your browser when you visit non-Venture Backed Capital sites that display ads or tags.

We use two types of cookies: persistent cookies and session cookies. A persistent cookie lasts beyond the current session and is used for many purposes, such as recognizing you as an existing user, so its easier to return to Venture Backed Capital and interact with our Services without signing in again. Since a persistent cookie stays in your browser, it will be read by Venture Backed Capital when you return to one of our sites or visit a third party site that uses our Services. Session cookies last only as long as the session (usually the current visit to a website or a browser session).

Pixels

A pixel is a tiny image that may be embedded within web pages and emails, requiring a call (which provides device and visit information) to our servers in order for the pixel to be rendered in those web pages and emails. We use pixels to learn more about your interactions with email content or web content, such as whether you interacted with ads or posts. Pixels can also enable us and third parties to place cookies on your browser.

Local storage

Local storage enables a website or application to store information locally on your device(s). Local storage may be used to improve the Venture Backed Capital experience, for example, by enabling features, remembering your preferences and speeding up site functionality.

Other similar technologies

We also use other tracking technologies, such as mobile advertising IDs and tags for similar purposes as described in this Cookie Policy. References to similar technologies in this policy includes pixels, local storage, and other tracking technologies.

Our cookie tables lists cookies and similar technologies that are used as part of our Services. Please note that the names of cookies and similar technologies may change over time.

What are these technologies used for?

Below we describe the purposes for which we use these technologies.

Purpose

Description

Authentication

We use cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our Services.

If you’re signed into Venture Backed Capital properties, these technologies help us show you the right information and personalize your experience in line with your settings. For example, cookies enable Venture Backed Capital to identify you and verify your account.

Security

We use cookies and similar technologies to make your interactions with our Services faster and more secure.

For example, we use cookies to enable and support our security features, keep your account safe and to help us detect malicious activity and violations of our User Agreement.

Preferences, features and services

We use cookies and similar technologies to enable the functionality of our Services, such as helping you to fill out forms on our Services more easily and providing you with features, insights and customized content. We also use these technologies to remember information about your browser and your preferences.

For example, cookies can tell us which language you prefer and what your communications preferences are. We may also use local storage to speed up site functionality.

Customized content

We use cookies and similar technologies to customize your experience on our Services.

For example, we may use cookies to remember previous searches so that when you return to our services, we can offer additional information that relates to your previous search.

Interactions on and off Venture Backed Capital properties

We use cookies and similar technologies to enable Venture Backed Capital interactions both on and off the Venture Backed Capital sites.

For example the “Apply” button may be found on Venture Backed Capital properties or third-party sites, such as the sites of our customers and partners. Our buttons use cookies and other technologies to provide analytics and recognize you on Venture Backed Capital properties and third-party sites. If you interact with a button (for instance, by clicking “Apply”), the button will use cookies to identify you and initiate your request to apply.

Advertising

Cookies and similar technologies help us show relevant advertising to you more effectively, both on and off our Services and to measure the performance of such ads. We use these technologies to learn whether content has been shown to you or whether someone who was presented with an ad later came back and took an action (e.g., downloaded a white paper or made a purchase) on another site. Similarly, our partners or service providers may use these technologies to determine whether we’ve shown an ad or a post and how it performed or provide us with information about how you interact with ads.

We may also work with our customers and partners to show you an ad on or off Venture Backed Capital properties, such as after you’ve visited a customers or partners site or application. These technologies help us provide aggregated information to our customers and partners.

For further information regarding the use of cookies for advertising purposes, please see Sections 1.4and2.4of the Privacy Policy.

As noted in Section 1.4of our Privacy Policy, outside Designated Countries, we also collect (or rely on others who collect) information about your device where you have not engaged with our Services (e.g., ad ID, IP address, operating system and browser information) so we can provide our Members with relevant ads and better understand their effectiveness.

For further information, please see Section 1.4 of the Privacy Policy.

Analytics and research

Cookies and similar technologies help us learn more about how well our Services and plugins perform in different locations.

We or our service providers use these technologies to understand, improve, and research products, features and services, including as you navigate through our sites or when you access Venture Backed Capital properties from other sites, applications or devices. We or our service providers, use these technologies to determine and measure the performance of ads or posts on and off Venture Backed Capital properties and to learn whether you have interacted with our websites, content or emails and provide analytics based on those interactions.

We also use these technologies to provide aggregated information to our customers and partners as part of our Services.

If you are a Venture Backed member but logged out of your account on a browser, Venture Backed Capital may still continue to log your interaction with our Services on that browser until the expiration of the cookie in order to generate usage analytics for our Services. We may share these analytics in aggregate form with our customers.

What third parties use these technologies in connection with our Services?

Third parties such as our customers, partners and service providers may use cookies in connection with our Services.

For example, third parties may use cookies in their Venture Backed platform pages, job posts and their advertisements on and off Venture Backed for their own marketing purposes.

Third parties may also use cookies in connection with our off-site Services, such as Venture Backed ad services. Third parties may use cookies to help us to provide our Services. We may also work with third parties for our own marketing purposes and to enable us to analyze and research our Services.

Your Choices

You have choices on how Venture Backed uses cookies and similar technologies. Please note that if you limit the ability of Venture Backed to set cookies and similar technologies, you may worsen your overall user experience, since it may no longer be personalized to you. It may also stop you from saving customized settings like login information.

Opt out of targeted advertising

As described in Section 2.4 of the Privacy Policy, you have choices regarding the personalized ads you may see.

Some mobile device operating systems such as Android provide the ability to control the use of mobile advertising IDs for ads personalization. You can learn how to use these controls by visiting the manufacturers website. We do not use iOS mobile advertising IDs for targeted advertising.

Browser Controls

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings, which may be adapted to reflect your consent to the use of cookies. Further, most browsers also enable you to review and erase cookies, including Venture Backed cookies. To learn more about browser controls, please consult the documentation that your browser manufacturer provides.

What is Do Not Track (DNT)?

DNT is a concept that has been promoted by regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), for the Internet industry to develop and implement a mechanism for allowing Internet users to control the tracking of their online activities across websites by using browser settings. As such, Venture Backed Capital and Venture Backed do not generally respond to do not track signals.