PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: March 30, 2025

Global Accelerator Network, LLC, on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, "Global Venture Network," "us," "we," or "our") has prepared this Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") to describe to you, or if you represent an entity or other organization, that entity or organization (in either case, "you," or "your") our practices regarding the personal information that Global Venture Network collects, uses, and shares in connection with our website at www.globalventurenetwork.com and any other websites operated by Global Venture Network that link to this Privacy Policy (each, a "Site"), our marketing and email communications, and our related products and services (we refer to all these, including the Site and the Services, as the "Services" for purpose of this Privacy Policy).

GVN reserves the right, at any time, to modify this Privacy Policy. If we make revisions that change the way we collect, use, or share personal information, we will post those changes in this Privacy Policy. You should review this Privacy Policy periodically so that you keep up to date on our most current policies and practices. We will note the effective date of the latest version of our Privacy Policy at the beginning of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Services following posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

1. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

1.1 Personal Information You Provide

We may collect the following personal information that you provide through our Services or otherwise:

• Contact information, such as name, email address, mailing address, phone number, title, company name, and location.

• Professional information, such as your area of expertise or business interests.

• Account information, such as the username and password you create when registering for an account and other registration data.

• Preferences, such as your marketing or communication preferences.

• Communications, including information associated with your inquiries to us and any feedback you provide when you communicate with us or on the Services.

• Payment information, such as credit card or banking information when you make purchases through our Services.

• Other information that you choose to provide but is not specifically listed here, which we will use as described in this Privacy Policy or as otherwise disclosed at the time of collection.

1.2 Personal Information Collected Automatically

We, our service providers, and our business partners may automatically log information about you, your computer or mobile device and your activity over time on our Service and other sites and online services, such as:

• Online activity information, such as the website you visited before browsing to the Site or Platform, pages or screens you viewed, how long you spent on a page or screen, navigation paths between pages or screens, information about your activity on a page or screen, access times, and duration of access.

• Device information, such as your computer or mobile device operating system type and version number, wireless carrier, manufacturer and model, browser type, screen resolution, IP address, unique identifiers, and general location information such as city, state or geographic area.

1.3 Cookies and Similar Technologies

Like many online services, we use cookies and similar technologies to facilitate some of our automatic data collection, including:

• Cookies, which are text files that websites store on a visitor's device to uniquely identify the visitor's browser or to store information or settings in the browser for the purpose of helping you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, enabling functionality, helping us understand user activity and patterns, and facilitating online advertising.

• Web beacons, also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs, which are typically used to demonstrate that a webpage or email was accessed or opened, or that certain content was viewed or clicked, typically to compile statistics about usage of websites and the success of marketing campaigns.

For example, we use Google Analytics to help us understand user activity and patterns on the Services. You can learn more about Google Analytics cookies here and about how Google protects your data here.

Cookie Categories

We use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our Services. They enable basic functions like page navigation, security, and access to secure areas of the website.

• Functional Cookies: These cookies allow us to remember choices you make and provide enhanced functionality and personalization.

• Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Services by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

• Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to track your browsing habits and activity to deliver relevant advertising to you.

1.4 Personal Information Received from Business Partners

We may also receive personal information about you from our business partners, including:

• Members: We may receive personal information about you from our accelerators, studios, corporate partners, and other clients. For example, your employer might provide us with your contact information for inclusion in our mentor database.

• Third Party Sources: We may receive personal information about you from other sources and services, such as companies that help provide our Services, data providers, joint marketing partners, and publicly-available sources, such as social media platforms. If you connect to the Services using a third party platform, such as Google, the third party platform may also provide us with your personal information. We may combine the personal information we receive from third party sources with information we have already collected about you.

1.5 Social Media Integration

When you interact with our content on or through social media platforms or third-party services, or when you connect your social media accounts to our Services, we may collect information about these interactions. The information we collect depends on your privacy settings on these platforms and may include:

• Profile information from connected social media accounts

• Content you post or share through these platforms regarding our Services

• Your interactions with our content on these platforms

We encourage you to review the privacy policies and settings of social media platforms you use to understand their data practices.

1.6 Referrals

Users of the Services may have the opportunity to refer colleagues or other contacts to us and share their contact information. Please do not provide us with someone's contact information unless you have their permission to do so.

1.7 Sensitive Personal Information

Unless we specifically request it, we ask that you not provide us with any sensitive personal information (e.g., information related to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or other beliefs, health, biometrics or genetic characteristics, criminal background or trade union membership) on or through the Services, or otherwise to us.

2. USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use your personal information for the following purposes and as otherwise described either in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection.

2.1 To Provide the Services

We may use your personal information to:

• provide and operate the Services and our business;

• monitor and improve your experience on the Services;

• create and maintain your account;

• review your requests and facilitate connections between customers, mentors, and partners;

• maintain our database of connections;

• communicate with you about the Services and other related communications;

• respond to your inquiries or support tickets;

• provide products and services you request;

• process your payments and orders; and

• enable security features of the Services, such as by sending you security codes via email or SMS, and remembering devices from which you have previously logged in.

2.2 Research and Development

We may use your information for research and development purposes, including to improve the Services, understand and analyze the usage trends and preferences of our users, and develop new features, functionality, and services. As part of these activities, we may create aggregated, de-identified, or other anonymous data from personal information we collect. We make personal information into anonymous data by removing information that makes the data personally identifiable to you. We may use this anonymous data and share it with third parties for our lawful business purposes, including to analyze and improve the Services and promote our business.

2.3 Direct Marketing

We may send you Global Venture Network-related or other direct marketing communications as permitted by law. You may opt-out of our marketing communications as described in the "Your Choices" section below.

2.4 Interest-Based Advertising

We may also contract with third-party advertising companies and social media companies to help us advertise our business and to display ads on our Services and other sites. These companies may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about you (including the device data and online activity data described above) over time across our Services and other sites and services or your interaction with our emails, and use that information to serve ads that they think will interest you. You can learn more about your choices for limiting interest-based advertising in the "Your Choices" section below.

2.5 To Comply with Laws and Regulations

We will use your personal information as we believe necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable laws, lawful requests, and legal process, such as to respond to subpoenas or requests from government authorities.

2.6 For Compliance, Fraud Prevention, and Safety

We may use your personal data and disclose it to law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties as we believe necessary or appropriate to: (a) maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our Services, products and services, business, databases and other technology assets; (b) protect our, your or others' rights, privacy, safety or property (including by making and defending legal claims); (c) audit our internal processes for compliance with legal and contractual requirements and internal policies; (d) enforce the terms and conditions that govern the Services; and (e) prevent, identify, investigate and deter fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity, including cyberattacks and identity theft.

2.7 Automated Decision-Making and Profiling

We may use automated decision-making and/or profiling in relation to your personal information for some Services. This means we may use technology that analyzes your personal information and activity to make automated decisions about you, such as whether to display certain content to you or suggest particular connections. Where we make a decision about you solely by automated means without any human involvement, and the decision produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you, you may have the right to contest that decision, express your point of view, and request human intervention.

2.8 With Your Consent

In some cases we may specifically ask you for your consent to collect, use, or share your personal information, such as when required by law.

3. SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your personal information with the entities and individuals listed below or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or at the point of collection.

3.1 Related Companies

We may share information collected about you with any member of our group of companies, including subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries. For example, we will share your personal information with our related companies to provide our products and services to you, where other companies within our group perform components of the full service offering.

3.2 Network Members, Investors, and Partners

We may share personal information about you with our accelerators, studios, corporate partners, and other clients as part of the Services. For example, we will share contact information among members to facilitate connections within our network or with our corporate partners when users select any perks they offer via the Services.

3.3 Mentors

We may share personal information with our mentors as part of the Services, including for communications, advice, and other purposes.

3.4 Service Providers

We share personal information with third parties and individuals who perform functions on our behalf and help us run our business. For example, service providers help us perform website hosting, maintenance services, database management, web analytics, billing, payment processing, marketing, and other purposes.

3.5 Advertising Partners

We may also share personal information collected about you with third parties who we partner with for advertising campaigns, contests, special offers or other events or activities in connection with our Services, or that collect information about your activity on the Services and other online services to help us advertise our products and service, and/or use hashed customer lists that we share with them to deliver ads to you and to similar users on their platforms.

3.6 Business Transferees and Investors

We may disclose personal information collected about you with third parties in connection with any business transaction (or potential transaction) involving a merger, sale of company shares or assets, financing, acquisition, consolidation, reorganization, divestiture, or dissolution of all or a portion of our business (including in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceedings).

3.7 Authorities, Law Enforcement, and Others

We may also disclose information collected about you to law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties, if disclosure is necessary to comply with any applicable law or regulation, in response to a subpoena, court order, governmental inquiry, or other legal process, or as we believe necessary for the compliance and protection purposes described in section titled "Use of Personal Information" above.

3.8 Professional Advisors

We may share your personal information with our professional advisors, such as lawyers, auditors, and insurers, where necessary in the course of the professional services that they render to us.

4. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

GVN is headquartered in the United States and has service providers in other countries, and your personal information may be collected, used, and stored in the United States or other locations outside of your home country. Privacy laws in the locations where we handle your personal information may not be as protective as the privacy laws in your home country. By providing your personal information, where applicable law permits, you hereby specifically and expressly consent to such transfer and processing and the collection, use, and disclosure set forth herein or in any applicable terms of service.

5. DATA SECURITY

No method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage, is fully secure. While we use reasonable efforts to protect your personal information from the risks presented by unauthorized access or acquisition, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information.

5.1 Data Breach Response

In the event of a data breach involving your personal information, we will comply with applicable law regarding notification obligations. Where required by law, we will notify affected individuals without undue delay. Our notification will include information about the breach, its potential impact on you, and measures we are taking to address the situation.

6. DATA RETENTION

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements, to establish and defend legal claims, for fraud prevention purposes, or as long as required to meet our legal obligations. When determining appropriate retention periods, we consider:

• The amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information

• The potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure

• The purposes for which we process the personal information

• Whether we can achieve those purposes through other means

• Applicable legal, regulatory, or contractual requirements

7. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our Services are not directed to children under 16 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us at [privacy@globalventurenetwork.com]. If we discover that a child under 16 has provided us with personal information, we will promptly delete such information from our systems.

8. OTHER WEBSITES AND SERVICES

The Services may contain links to other websites and online services operated by third parties. These links are not an endorsement of, or representation that we are affiliated with, any third party. In addition, our content may be included on web pages or online services that are not associated with us. We do not control third party websites or online services, and we are not responsible for their actions. Other websites and services follow different rules regarding the collection, use and sharing of your personal information. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of the other websites and online services you use.

9. YOUR CHOICES

In this section, we describe the rights and choices available to all users.

9.1 Accessing and Correcting Your Personal Information

You may access or make changes to certain personal information by logging into your account and updating or correcting your profile and registration information. You may also request to change your personal information by contacting us as described below.

9.2 Promotional Emails

You may opt out of marketing-related emails by following the opt-out or unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of the email, or by contacting us as described below. You may continue to receive service-related and other non-marketing emails.

9.3 Cookies

Most browsers let you remove and/or stop accepting cookies from the websites you visit. To do this, follow the instructions in your browser's settings. Many browsers accept cookies by default until you change your settings. If you do not accept cookies, however, you may not be able to use all functionality of the Services and our Site and Platform may not work properly. For more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your browser and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

We use Google Analytics cookies to help us analyze how the Services are being accessed and used and to get insights regarding users and Services performance. You can prevent the use of Google Analytics relating to your use of our Services by downloading and installing a browser plugin available here.

9.4 Advertising Choices

You can limit the use of your information for interest-based advertising by blocking third-party cookies in your browser settings, using browser plug-ins/extensions, and/or using your mobile device settings to limit the use of the advertising ID associated with your mobile device. You can also opt out of interest-based ads from companies participating in the following industry opt-out programs by visiting the linked websites: the Network Advertising Initiative (http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp), the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (for European users -- http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/), and the Digital Advertising Alliance (optout.aboutads.info). The opt-out preferences described here must be set on each device and/or browser for which you want them to apply. Please note that we also may work with companies that offer their own opt-out mechanisms or do not participate in the opt-out mechanisms described above, so even after opting-out, you may still receive some cookies and interest-based ads from other companies. If you opt-out of interest-based advertisements, you will still see advertisements online but they may be less relevant to you.

9.5 Do Not Track

Some browsers may be configured to send "Do Not Track" signals to the online services that you visit. We currently do not respond to "Do Not Track" or similar signals. To find out more about "Do Not Track," please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.

9.6 Declining to Provide Information

We need to collect personal information to provide certain services. If you do not provide the information requested, we may not be able to provide those services.

10. YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

Depending on your location, you may have certain legal rights regarding your personal information. We will honor these rights to the extent required by applicable law.

10.1 Notice to California Residents

Under California law, California residents have specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes those rights and how to exercise them.

California Shine the Light Law

Under California Civil Code sections 1798.83-1798.84, California's "Shine the Light" law, California residents who have an established business relationship with GVN are entitled to ask us for a notice describing what categories of personal information we share with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. This notice will identify the categories of information shared with and will include a list of the third parties with which it is shared, along with their names and addresses. If you are a California resident and would like a copy of this notice, please submit your request to the address listed below. Please be sure to include "Shine the Light" in the subject line of your request.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), provides California residents with the following rights:

• Right to Know what personal information we have collected, used, disclosed, and sold about you.

• Right to Delete personal information we have collected from you.

• Right to Correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.

• Right to Opt-Out of the sale or sharing of your personal information.

• Right to Limit Use of sensitive personal information for certain purposes.

• Right to Non-Discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights.

To exercise these rights, you can contact us at [privacy@globalventurenetwork.com]. We will respond to your request within 45 days, unless we need additional time, in which case we will let you know.

10.2 Notice to Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah Residents

If you are a resident of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, or Utah, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to Access your personal information.

• Right to Correct inaccuracies in your personal information.

• Right to Delete personal information we have collected from you.

• Right to Data Portability to obtain a copy of your personal information in a readily usable format.

• Right to Opt-Out of targeted advertising, the sale of personal information, or profiling for certain decisions.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [privacy@globalventurenetwork.com].

10.3 Notice to European Users

The information provided in this section applies only to individuals in the European Union, the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom (collectively, "Europe").

Personal Information: Except as otherwise specified, references to "personal information" in this Privacy Policy are equivalent to "personal data" governed by European data protection legislation.

Controller: The controller of your personal information covered by this Privacy Policy for purposes of European data protection legislation is Global Accelerator Network, LLC, 1900 Grant Street, Suite 510, Denver, CO 80203, United States.

Legal Bases for Processing: The legal bases of our processing of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy will depend on the type of personal information and the specific context in which we process it. However, the legal bases we typically rely on are set out in the table below. We rely on our legitimate interests as our legal basis only where those interests are not overridden by the impact on you (unless we have your consent or our processing is otherwise required or permitted by law). If you have questions about the legal basis of how we process your personal information, contact us at [privacy@globalventurenetwork.com].

Use for New Purposes: We may use your personal information for reasons not described in this Privacy Policy where permitted by law and the reason is compatible with the purpose for which we collected it. If we need to use your personal information for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and explain the applicable legal basis.

Your Rights: European data protection laws give you certain rights regarding your personal information. You may ask us to take the following actions in relation to your personal information that we hold:

• Access: Provide you with information about our processing of your personal information and give you access to your personal information.

• Correct: Update or correct inaccuracies in your personal information.

• Delete: Delete your personal information.

• Transfer: Transfer a machine-readable copy of your personal information to you or a third party of your choice.

• Restrict: Restrict the processing of your personal information.

• Object: Object to our reliance on our legitimate interests as the basis of our processing of your personal information that impacts your rights.

You may submit these requests by contacting us at [privacy@globalventurenetwork.com] or at the mailing address listed below. We may request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and process your request. Applicable law may require or permit us to decline your request. If we decline your request, we will tell you why, subject to legal restrictions. If you would like to submit a complaint about our use of your personal information or our response to your requests regarding your personal information, you may contact us or submit a complaint to the data protection regulator in your jurisdiction. You can find your data protection regulator here.

Response Timeframe: We will respond to your request within 30 days. If we need more time, we will inform you of the reason for the delay and the extension period (up to an additional 60 days).

Cross-Border Data Transfer: If we transfer your personal information to a country outside of Europe such that we are required to apply additional safeguards to your personal information under European data protection laws, we will do so. Please contact us at [privacy@globalventurenetwork.com] for further information about any such transfers or the specific safeguards applied.

11. CONTACTING US

If you have questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or any other privacy or security issue, please email us at [privacy@globalventurenetwork.com] or write to us at the address below:

Global Accelerator Network, LLC
Attn: Legal
1900 Grant Street, Suite 510
Denver, CO 80203
United States

12. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Effective Date" at the beginning of this Privacy Policy. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by email or by means of a notice on our Services prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.