Last updated January 9, 2023

Privacy Policy

California Website Privacy Policy

This California Website Privacy Policy supplements the Website Privacy Policy with respect to specific rights granted under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended (the “CCPA”) to natural person California residents and provides information regarding how such California residents can exercise their rights under the CCPA.  This supplement is only relevant to you if you are a resident of California as determined in accordance with the CCPA.  Information required to be disclosed to California residents under the CCPA regarding the collection of their personal information that is not set forth in this CCPA supplement is otherwise set forth in the Website Privacy Policy.  To the extent there is any conflict with the privacy requirements under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and/or Regulation S-P (“GLB Rights”), GLB Rights shall apply.

What does this Website Privacy Policy apply to?

This California Website Privacy Policy applies solely to your interactions with us through our Website (as defined below).  If you provide personal information to use through another means (e.g., as an investor or an employee seeking employment) you will receive a separate privacy notice and that notice will govern that personal information.

What information do we collect about you?

We collect limited types of personal information through our website and investor reporting portals, as well as through other electronic communications (e.g., emails), as applicable (collectively, the “Website”).  The types of personal information we collect about you depends on the nature of your interaction with us.  The categories of personal information we have collected from individuals on this Website over the last twelve (12) months include the following:

  1. Identifiers
    Name, contact details and address (including physical address, email address and Internet Protocol address), and other identification (including social security number, passport number and driver’s license or state identification card number). Collected.

  2. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e))
    Telephone number, signature, bank account number, other financial information (including accounts and transactions with other institutions and anti-money laundering information), and verification documentation and information regarding investors’ status under various laws and regulations (including social security number, tax status, income and assets). Collected.

  3. Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law
    Date of birth, citizenship and birthplace. Not collected.

  4. Commercial information
    Account data and other information contained in any document provided by investors to authorized service providers (whether directly or indirectly), risk tolerance, transaction history, investment experience and investment activity, information regarding a potential and/or actual investment in the applicable fund(s), including ownership percentage, capital investment, income and losses, source of funds used to make the investment in the applicable fund(s). Not collected.

  5. Biometric information
    Imagery of the iris, retina, fingerprint, face, hand, palm, vein patterns and voice recordings or keystroke patterns or rhythms, gait patterns or rhythms, and sleep, health, or exercise data that contains identifying information. Not collected.

  6. Internet or other similar network activity
    Use of our website, fund data room and investor reporting portal (e.g., cookies, browsing history and/or search history), as well as information you provide to us when you correspond with us in relation to inquiries. Collected.

  7. Geolocation data
    Physical location or movements. Not collected.

  8. Sensory data
    Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information. Not collected.

  9. Professional or employment-related information
    Current or past job history or performance evaluations. Not collected.

  10. Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99))
    Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records. Not collected.

  11. Inferences drawn from other personal information
    Profile reflecting a person's preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. Not collected.

  12. Sensitive Personal Information (see further information on use of sensitive personal information below)
    Social security, driver's license, state identification card, or passport numbers; account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination with any required security or access code, password, or credentials allowing access to an account; precise geolocation; racial or ethnic origin; religious or philosophical beliefs; union membership; genetic data; the contents of a consumer's mail, email, and text messages unless you are the intended recipient of the communication; biometric information for the purpose of uniquely identifying a consumer; and personal information collected and analyzed concerning a consumer's health, sex life, or sexual orientation. YES collected, as to the following types of information: account log-in, financial account in combination with any required security or access code password, or credentials allowing access to an account only.

We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 18.

We do not collect or use sensitive personal information other than:

  • To perform services, or provide goods, as would reasonably be expected by an average consumer who requests those goods or services;

  • As reasonably necessary and proportionate to detect security incidents that compromise the availability, authenticity, integrity, and confidentiality of stored or transmitted personal information;

  • As reasonably necessary and proportionate to resist malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal actions directed at us and to prosecute those responsible for such actions;

  • For short-term, transient use (but not in a manner that discloses such information to another third party or is used to build a profile of you or otherwise alter your experience outside of your current interaction with us);

  • To perform services on behalf of our business;

  • To verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or to improve, upgrade, or enhance such service or device; and

  • To collect or process sensitive personal information where such collection or processing is not for the purpose of inferring characteristics about a consumer.

Some internet browsers have incorporated “Do Not Track” features. Most of these features, when turned on, send a signal or preference (the “DNT Signal”) to websites you visit indicating that you do not wish to be tracked. At this time, we do not currently respond to DNT Signals.

How do we obtain your personal information?

In connection with forming and operating our Website, we collect and maintain your nonpublic personal information from the following sources:[1]

·       Information from your communications with us in connection with this Website, including any update notices provided by you.

·       Information captured on our Website, including registration and account information, information provided through online forms and any information captured via cookies.

We may combine personal information that you provide to us with information that we collect from or about you from publicly available sources. This will include information collected in an online or offline context.

How do we use your personal information?

We will use your personal information for one or more of the following business or commercial purposes:

  • To perform services for you, including but not limited to the administrative processes (and related communication) in connection with an investment.

  • To create, maintain, customize, and secure your account with us.

  • To provide, support, personalize, develop and improve our Website and the products and services that we offer and notify you about changes to our products and services.

  • To provide you with support and to communicate with you, including responding to requests for information submitted by you through our Website.

  • To provide advertising and marketing services.

  • To keep a record of your relationship with us.

  • To evaluate job application.

  • To conduct ongoing operations, administrative, accounting, reporting, account maintenance and other processes.

  • To keep investors informed about the business of the general partner or managing member of the applicable investment vehicle and its affiliates generally, including investor notices and reporting.

  • To audit and verify the quality and effectiveness of our services and compliance.

  • To maintain the safety, security and integrity of our Website, products and services, databases, technology assets and business, including to detect security incidents and to protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity.

  • As needed to comply with U.S., state, local and non-U.S. laws, rules and regulations, including responding to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order or government regulations.

  • To evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by us about our Website users is among the assets transferred.

Additionally, we may use your personal information to keep you informed of our products and services, if you have provided your consent to us doing so, or where we have an existing relationship with you and we wish to contact you about products and services similar to those which we provide you, in which you may be interested. You may opt-in to certain kinds of marketing, or all forms of marketing at any time, by contacting us and you may unsubscribe to receiving emails by clicking on the "opt-out" or "unsubscribe" link provided in all our marketing emails.

We retain the categories of personal information set forth above in “What information do we collect about you?”  section of this California Website Policy only as long as is reasonably necessary for those purposes set forth above in “How do we use your personal information?”, except as may be required under applicable law, court order or government regulations.

Who do we disclose your personal information to?

We do not share (i.e., disclose to a third party for the purpose of cross-context behavioral advertising) or sell (as such terms are defined in the CCPA) any of the personal information we collect about you to third parties.[1]

Within the last twelve (12) months, we have disclosed personal information collected in connection with this Website for a business purpose to the categories of third parties indicated below. We may also disclose your information to other parties as may be required by law or regulation, or in response to regulatory inquiries.

  1. Identifiers
    Administrators, lenders, banks, auditors, law firms, governmental agencies or pursuant to legal process, self-regulatory organizations, consultants and placement agents.

  2. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e))
    Administrators, lenders, banks, auditors, law firms, governmental agencies or pursuant to legal process, self-regulatory organizations, consultants and placement agents.

  3. Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law
    N/A

  4. Commercial information
    N/A

  5. Biometric information
    N/A

  6. Internet or other similar network activity
    Administrators, law firms, governmental agencies or pursuant to legal process, consultants and placement agents.

  7. Geolocation data
    N/A

  8. Sensory data
    N/A

  9. Professional or employment-related information
    N/A

  10. Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99))
    N/A

  11. Inferences drawn from other personal information
    N/A

  12. Sensitive Personal Information
    Administrators, law firms, governmental agencies or pursuant to legal process, consultants and placement agents.

How do we keep your personal information secure?

We consider the protection of personal information to be a sound business practice, and to that end we employ appropriate organizational, physical, technical and procedural safeguards, which seek to protect your personal information in our possession or under our control to the extent possible from unauthorized access and improper use.

Your rights under the CCPA

Deletion Rights: You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we retain, subject to certain exceptions, including, but not limited to, our compliance with U.S., state, local and non-U.S. laws, rules and regulations. We will notify you in writing if we cannot comply with a specific request and provide an explanation of the reasons.

Disclosure and Access Rights: You have the right to request that we disclose to you certain information regarding our collection, use, disclosure and sale of personal information specific to you. Such information includes:

  • the categories of personal information we collected about you;

  • the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected;

  • our business or commercial purpose for collecting such personal information;

  • the categories of third parties with whom we disclose the personal information;

  • the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you; and

  • whether we disclosed your personal information to a third party, and, if so, the categories of personal information that each recipient obtained.

Correction Right: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccuracies in the personal information that we retain, subject to certain statutory exceptions, including, but not limited to, our compliance with U.S., state, local and non-U.S. laws, rules and regulations. We will notify you in writing if we cannot comply with a specific request and provide an explanation of the reasons.

No Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights under the CCPA, including by denying service, suggesting that you will receive, or charging, different rates for services or suggesting that you will receive, or providing, a different level or quality of service to you.

How to Exercise Your Rights: To exercise any of your rights under the CCPA, or to access this notice in an alternative format, please submit a request on your behalf using any of the methods set forth in the Contact us section below.

Contact us

For any requests relating to the exercise of your rights under the CCPA, or questions regarding our processing of your personal information, please submit or have your authorized representative submit a request using any of the methods set forth below.

Email us at the following address: compliance@newcatlystsp.com

 

We will contact you to confirm receipt of your request under the CCPA and request any additional information necessary to verify your request.[4]  We verify requests by matching information provided in connection with your request to information contained in our records. Depending on the sensitivity of the request and the varying levels of risk in responding to such requests (for example, the risk of responding to fraudulent or malicious requests), we may request further information or your investor portal access credentials, if applicable, in order to verify your request. You may designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf, provided that you provide a signed agreement verifying such authorized agent’s authority to make requests on your behalf, and we may verify such authorized person’s identity using the procedures above. If we request you verify your request and we do not receive your response, we will pause processing your request until such verification is received.

Please contact the email address above with any questions or concerns about this California Website Privacy Policy.


Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions constitute a legally binding agreement between New Catalyst Strategic Partners, LLC and its affiliates (together, “New Catalyst,” “our,” “us,” “we” or “company”) and you, the user of www.newcatalystsp.com (the “Site”). By accessing the Site, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions govern your use of the Site. Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully. If you do not agree with any of the terms and conditions contained herein, please do not access the Site.

New Catalyst reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions in its sole discretion. New Catalyst will post any changes to these Terms and Conditions on the Site, and changes are effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use of the Site after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new terms and conditions. You should consult the “Terms and Conditions” bar on the Site each time you visit the Site.

The Site is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older. By using the Site, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with New Catalyst. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use the Site.

PURPOSE OF THE SITE; NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE; NO RECOMMENDATIONS

The information presented on or through the Site is made available solely for informational purposes in relation to New Catalyst and its financing capabilities for prospective portfolio companies. New Catalyst does not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information on the Site. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. New Catalyst disclaims all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Site, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

The Site is not intended to provide legal, business, tax, accounting, investment or other advice. You agree not to construe any of the Content (as defined below) provided in connection with the Site as legal, business, tax, accounting, investment, financial or other advice. You agree that the Content provided in connection with the Site does not, and shall not be deemed to, constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation to any person to buy, any security or similar investment. An offer or solicitation will be made only through a final private placement memorandum, subscription agreement and other related documents with respect to a particular investment opportunity and will be subject to the terms and conditions contained in such documents, including the qualifications necessary to become an investor. You understand that none of the Content constitutes a recommendation that you or any other person purchase, sell or hold any security, company, investment product or similar investment, or that you should pursue any investment strategy, and the Content is not to be relied upon for the purpose of making investment or other decisions. In addition, you understand and agree that all Content provided in connection with the Site is published without consideration of your individual circumstances, financial or otherwise. Accordingly, you agree that you are solely responsible for any investment decisions or other determinations made, including the evaluation of any investment or other risks, with respect to any of the Content provided in connection with the Site. You agree to consult your own professional advisors as to any legal, business, tax, accounting, investment, financial or other advice regarding any Content provided in connection with the Site.

REGULATORY DISCLOSURES

New Catalyst does not solicit or make its services available to the public. The Content provided on or through the Site may include information regarding past and/or present portfolio companies or investments managed by New Catalyst, its affiliates and/or its personnel. It should not be assumed that investments made in the future will be comparable in quality or performance to the investments described herein. Further, references to past and present portfolio companies should not be construed as a recommendation of any particular investment or security. Any current and previous portfolio companies listed on the Site are not to be considered a complete list of all investments historically made by New Catalyst. The portfolio companies listed should not be assumed to have been profitable. Any past performance information on the Site is not necessarily indicative, or a guarantee, of future results.

Certain information contained on the Site constitutes “forward-looking statements.” All forward-looking statements represent only the intent and belief of New Catalyst as of the date such statements were made. None of New Catalyst or any of its affiliates (i) assumes any responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any forward-looking statements or (ii) undertakes any obligation to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained on the Site to reflect any change in their expectation with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Due to various risks and uncertainties, actual events or results may differ materially from those reflected or contemplated in such forward-looking statements.

PRIVACY POLICIES

In addition to these Terms and Conditions, your use of and access to the Site is also subject to our Website Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) and our EU and UK Website Privacy Policy (the “EU and UK Privacy Policy”), which are incorporated by reference herein, as applicable. Our Privacy Policy and our EU and UK Privacy Policy contain additional terms relating to our potential collection, use and disclosure of your personal information, as applicable. You agree that you have read, agreed to and understand our Privacy Policy and our EU and UK Privacy Policy, as applicable.

OWNERSHIP

The trade names, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos and other indicia of source (collectively, “Marks”) found on the Site and any and all information and content available through the Site (including strategies, policies, business plans, research, concepts and other information (collectively, the “Content”)) are proprietary to New Catalyst or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property rights and unfair competition and other laws. You may not use any Mark or Content without the express written permission of the owner (whether New Catalyst or otherwise), and nothing contained in these Terms and Conditions or anywhere on the Site shall be construed as granting any license or right to use any Mark or Content.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS

The trade names, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos and other indicia of source (collectively, “Marks”) found on the Site and any and all information and content available through the Site (including strategies, policies, business plans, research, concepts and other information (collectively, the “Content”)) are proprietary to New Catalyst or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property rights and unfair competition and other laws. You may not use any Mark or Content without the express written permission of the owner (whether New Catalyst or otherwise), and nothing contained in these Terms and Conditions or anywhere on the Site shall be construed as granting any license or right to use any Mark or Content.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS

From time to time, New Catalyst may provide links from the Site to websites operated by third parties. New Catalyst’s decision to do so is in no way an endorsement of these sites. New Catalyst does not monitor, edit or control such third-party sites and is not responsible in any way for the suitability of their content or for the quality of the products or services offered therein. Your choice to follow links to such websites is at your sole risk. When you click on a link to another website you will be leaving the Site. If you have any questions regarding a linked site, please direct them to the administrator of the relevant site. New Catalyst reserves the right to terminate any link at any time.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THE SITE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” AND, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER LAW, ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES, CLAIMS OR REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY NEW CATALYST, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NOR ARE THERE ANY WARRANTIES CREATED BY COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR TRADE USAGE. NEW CATALYST FURTHER DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR CONTENT WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE, ACCESSIBLE, UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR ERROR-FREE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE REMAINS WITH YOU TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER LAW.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

NEW CATALYST DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SITE OR THE CONTENT. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEW CATALYST IS NOT LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY CLAIM OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER BASED ON (1) THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, INCLUDING ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN IN RELIANCE ON THE CONTENT OR ANY FEATURE OF THE SITE, OR (2) YOUR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION OF THESE TERMS OF USE.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL NEW CATALYST BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES (INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, LOST REVENUES, LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF DATA OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR YOUR USE OF ANY SERVICE OR CONTENT, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OF ANY KIND), CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE DAMAGES OR IF THE DAMAGES COULD HAVE BEEN FORESEEN.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

INDEMNITY

You agree that you will be solely responsible for, and that you will defend, indemnify and hold New Catalyst, its parents, subsidiaries and other affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees and representatives harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from your violation of these Terms and Conditions or otherwise resulting from your use of the Site. New Catalyst reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which it is entitled to indemnification, but you must still indemnify New Catalyst for all liabilities, losses or damages. You agree to provide New Catalyst with whatever cooperation it reasonably requests.

LIMITATION ON TIME TO FILE CLAIMS

ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE SITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES, OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED, UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW.

PROHIBITED USES OF OUR SITE AND CONTENT

New Catalyst has the right (but not the obligation) to monitor this Site for any unauthorized or objectionable conduct and to take all appropriate actions in response, without notice to you.

You may not link to this Site or display this Site as “framed” within another website. You may not (and may not encourage others to) violate any law, regulation, rule or the intellectual property, privacy or publicity, or contractual rights of others, or attempt to violate the security of this Site or use or gain access to the identities, information or computers of others, through this Site. You may not: send through this Site any materials or communications that are unlawful or defamatory, indecent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable in our sole discretion; transmit any virus, worm, time bomb or similar system interference or corruptant through this Site; or use this Site to engage in any other unauthorized or unwelcome online conduct.

We reserve the right to change or supplement our policies as to prohibited uses at any time.

TERMINATION

New Catalyst may terminate your access to this Site for any reason, without prior notice.

MISCELLANEOUS

You may not assign or otherwise transfer these Terms and Conditions or your rights or obligations under it without New Catalyst’s prior written consent, and any attempted assignment or other transfer in violation of this provision shall be null and void. New Catalyst may assign these Terms and Conditions or any rights under these Terms and Conditions without your consent and without notice. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions may be used to construe you and New Catalyst as joint venturers, co-employers, partners or agents of each other, and neither you nor New Catalyst has the power to obligate or bind the other in any way whatsoever. Should any term or provision hereof be deemed invalid, void or unenforceable either in its entirety or in a particular application, the remainder of these Terms and Conditions shall nonetheless remain in full force and effect. The failure of New Catalyst at any time or times to require performance of any provision hereof shall in no manner affect its right at a later time to enforce the same unless the same is waived in writing. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflict of law rules. Any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions against or relating to New Catalyst or any indemnified party under these Terms and Conditions will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the County of Los Angeles, California and you irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts. The terms and conditions set forth in these Terms and Conditions and any agreements included or referred to in these Terms and Conditions constitute the final, complete and exclusive agreement with respect to the Site and may not be contradicted, explained or supplemented by evidence of any prior agreement, any contemporaneous oral agreement or any consistent additional terms.

Headings and captions throughout these Terms and Conditions are for convenience only and should not be considered part of these Terms and Conditions. The word “including” means “including without limitation.”

If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms and Conditions or any issues raised in these Terms and Conditions or on the Site, please contact info@newcatalystsp.com.