Privacy Policy

Terms & Conditions

Date Last Updated: November 1, 2023

The following policy outlines how Atlas Venture collects and uses information about visitors to this website, and by using this website you acknowledge that you consent to these practices.

This policy is updated from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page and notated by the date last updated above. The modified terms will become effective at the point that they are published here. We strongly recommend that you review this policy from time to time if you are a frequent user of this site.

If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us using the information at the end of this document.

What data we gather

We collect website usage data to better understand how visitors use our website. This may include information about the volume of usage, the types of information sought, and other particulars of how this website is used and accessed. We will use this information for managing the website, examining ways of improving the website or other similar objectives.

We may leverage Google Analytics, or other 3rd party tracking solutions to gather and analyze data related to how visitors find and access our site. This information is used only to manage and improve our site.

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

  • “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
  • “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
  • “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
  • Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

If you choose to communicate with us through this website, we may collect personally identifiable information. This could include name, email address, physical address, phone number, etc. We may collect such information to help facilitate communications with you. We will use this information for our own internal records and to contact you in response to a specific inquiry.

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us using the contact information at the end of this document

Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.

California Consumer Privacy Act Notice
  • Pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), we may collect the following categories of Personal Information:
  • Identifiers, such as name and government-issued identifier
  • Personal information, as defined in the California safeguards law, such as contact and financial information
  • Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law, such as age, gender, medical conditions, and marital status  
  • Commercial information, such as transaction information and purchase history
  • Internet or network activity information, such as browsing history and interactions with our websites
  • Geolocation data, such as device location
  • Audio, electronic, visual and similar information, such as call and video recordings
  • Professional or employment-related information, such as work history and prior employer

 

We may collect this Personal Information directly from California residents themselves, public databases, providers of demographic data, publications, professional organizations, social media platforms, people with whom you are connected on social media platforms, caregivers, companies and other third parties that help us screen and onboard individuals for hiring purposes, and other third parties. For more information on our social media practices, please see here. 

We may use this Personal Information for legitimate business purposes to operate, manage, and maintain our business, to provide our products and services, for our employment purposes, and to otherwise accomplish our business purposes and objectives. Our business purposes and objectives include, for example, developing, improving, repairing, and maintaining our products and services; personalizing, advertising, and marketing our products and services; conducting research, analytics, and data analysis; maintaining our facilities and infrastructure; undertaking quality and safety assurance measures; conducting risk and security controls and monitoring; detecting and preventing fraud; performing identity verification; performing accounting, audit, and other internal functions, such as internal investigations; complying with law, legal process, and internal policies; maintaining records; and exercising and defending legal claims.

We may disclose the following Personal Information to our affiliates and third parties, such as our service providers, for the operation of our legitimate business purposes:

  • Identifiers, such as name and government-issued identifier
  • Personal information, as defined in the California safeguards law, such as contact and financial information   
  • Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law, such as age, gender, medical conditions, and marital status
  • Commercial information, such as transaction information and purchase history
  • Internet or network activity information, such as browsing history and interactions with our websites
  • Geolocation data, such as device location
  • Audio, electronic, visual and similar information, such as call and video recordings
  • Professional or employment-related information, such as work history and prior employer
  • Inferences drawn from any of the Personal Information listed above to create a profile or summary about, for example, an individual’s preferences and characteristics

We have not “sold” Personal Information for purposes of the CCPA. For purposes of this CCPA Notice, “sold” or “sale” means the disclosure of Personal Information for monetary or other valuable consideration but does not include, for example, the transfer of Personal Information as an asset that is part of a merger, bankruptcy, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business.

If you are a California resident, you may request that we:

  • Disclose to you the following information covering the 12 months preceding your request:
  • The categories of Personal Information we collected about you and the categories of sources from which we collected such Personal Information
  • The specific pieces of Personal Information we collected about you
  • The business or commercial purpose for collecting Personal Information about you
  • The categories of Personal Information about you that we otherwise shared or disclosed and the categories of third parties with whom we shared or to whom we disclosed such Personal Information
  • Delete Personal Information we collected from you
  • Correct any inaccurate Personal Information that we have collected

 

To make a request for the disclosures, deletion, or correction described above, please contact us at atlasventure@atlasventure.com. In some instances, we may decline to honor your request where an exception applies, such as where the disclosure of Personal Information would adversely affect the rights and freedoms of another California resident.

You have the right to be free from unlawful discrimination for exercising your rights under the CCPA

Cookies and how we use them
What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small file placed on your computer’s hard drive. It enables our website to identify your computer as you view different pages on our website.

Cookies allow websites and applications to store your preferences in order to present content, options or functions that are specific to you. They also may allow site administrators to see information like how many people use the website and what pages they tend to visit.

Please note that in some countries we are not permitted to use cookies without your expressed consent.  The language in this section assumes that you have provided such expressed consent or that such consent is not required in your location.

How we use cookies
We may use cookies to:
  • Analyze our web traffic using an analytics package. Aggregated usage data helps us improve the website structure, design, content and functions as described above.
  • Identify whether you are signed in to our website. A cookie allows us to check whether you are signed in to the site.
  • Test content on our website. For example, 50% of our users might see one piece of content, the other 50% a different piece of content.
  • Store information about your preferences. The website can then present you with information you will find more relevant and interesting.
  • To recognize when you return to our website. We may show you relevant content, or provide functionality you used previously.

Cookies do not provide us with access to your computer or any information about you, other than that which you choose to share with us.

Controlling cookies

You can use your web browser’s cookie settings to determine how our website uses cookies. If you do not want our website to store cookies on your computer or device, you should set your web browser to refuse cookies. However, please note that doing this may affect how our website functions. Some pages and services may become unavailable to you.

Unless you have changed your browser to refuse cookies, our website may issue cookies when you visit it.

Security

We will always hold your information securely.

We have implemented strong physical and electronic security safeguards to prevent unauthorized disclosure or access to any information collected through our website.

Links from our website

Our website may contain links to other third party websites. Please note that we have no control of websites outside of our domain. If you provide information to a website to which we link, we are not responsible for its protection or privacy. It is our recommendation that you review such website’s terms and privacy policy before providing any personal information to such third party website.

Contact us

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us as soon as possible.

300 Technology Square, 8th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139

atlasventure@atlasventure.com