Privacy Policy

Last Updated April 12th, 2021

Welcome to the website (the “Site”) of Blockchange Ventures LLC. (“Blockchange,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). Blockchange is a leading private investment firm focused on blockchain investments (collectively, including the Site, the “Service”). This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use and share that information, and your choices concerning our information practices.

Before using the Service or submitting any personal information to Blockchange, please review this Privacy Policy carefully and contact us if you have any questions. By using the Service, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site or otherwise use the Service.

1. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Personal Information You Provide: We collect the following categories of personal information from you when you sign up as a prospective or existing investor:

Investment Information: If you submit an application to Blockchange in order to participate in a potential investment, we may collect certain information in connection with your subscriber agreement, including your name, email address, phone number, mailing/billing addresses, social security number, financial information necessary to process your wire payments, and other similar identification information.
Communication Information: We may collect information when you contact us with questions or concerns and when you voluntarily respond to questionnaires, surveys or requests for market research seeking your opinion and feedback. Providing communication information is optional to you.

Internet Activity Information: When you visit, use, and interact with the Service, we may receive certain information about your visit, use, or interactions. For example, we may monitor the number of people that visit the Service, peak hours of visits, which page(s) are visited, the domains our visitors come from (e.g., google.com, yahoo.com, etc.), and which browsers people use to access the Service (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, etc.), broad geographical information, and navigation pattern. In particular, the following information is created and automatically logged in our systems:

Log Information: Information that your browser automatically sends whenever you visit the Site. Log Information includes your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type and settings, the date and time of your request, and how you interacted with the Site.
Cookies Information: Please see the “Cookies” section below to learn more about how we use cookies.
Device Information: Includes name of the device, operating system, and browser you are using. Information collected may depend on the type of device you use and its settings.
Usage Information: We collect information about how you use our Service, such as the types of content that you view or engage with, the features you use, the actions you take, and the time, frequency, and duration of your activities.

Personal Information We Process on Behalf of Our Business Clients: In order to provide the Service, we collect personal information described above through our sign-up form about individuals who work on behalf of our fund and other investor group clients (our “Business Clients”). We process that information pursuant to our subscriber agreements and other agreements with our Business clients. We operate as a processor with respect to such personal information and process such information on behalf of our business clients with the individuals whose personal information we process on behalf of our Business Clients. If you are such an individual and would like to access, correct, or request deletion of your information, please contact the Business Client that you interact with directly.

Cookies: We use cookies to operate and administer our Site, gather usage data on our Site, and improve your experience on it. A “cookie” is a piece of information sent to your browser by a website you visit. Cookies can be stored on your computer for different periods of time. Some cookies expire after a certain amount of time, or upon logging out (session cookies), others survive after your browser is closed until a defined expiration date set in the cookie (as determined by the third party placing it), and help recognize your computer when you open your browser and browse the Internet again (persistent cookies). For more details on cookies please visit All About Cookies.

On most web browsers, you will find a “help” section on the toolbar. Please refer to this section for information on how to receive a notification when you are receiving a new cookie and how to turn cookies off.

Please note that if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may be unable to access certain parts of the Site and you may not be able to benefit from the full functionality of the Site.

Advertising networks may use cookies to collect personal information. Most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s online resources and follow the opt-out instructions there.

If you access the Site on your mobile device, you may not be able to control tracking technologies through the settings.

Analytics: We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use the Site and enhance your experience when you use the Site. For more information on how Google uses this information, click here.

2. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may use personal information for the following purposes:

To provide you with the Service, including allowing you to participate in potential blockchain related investment opportunities;
To respond to your inquiries, comments, feedback, or questions;
To send administrative information to you, for example, information regarding the Service and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies;
To analyze how you interact with our Service;
To maintain and improve the Service;
To develop new products and services;
To prevent fraud, criminal activity, or misuses of our Service, and to ensure the security of our IT systems, architecture, and networks; and
To comply with legal obligations and legal process and to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you, or other third parties.

Aggregated Information: We may aggregate personal information and use the aggregated information to analyze the effectiveness of our Service, to improve and add features to our Service, and for other similar purposes. In addition, from time to time, we may analyze the general behavior and characteristics of users of our Service and share aggregated information like general user statistics with prospective business partners. We may collect aggregated information through the Service, through cookies, and through other means described in this Privacy Policy.

3. SHARING AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Blockchange does not sell your personal information. In certain circumstances we may share the categories of personal information described above without further notice to you, unless required by the law, with the following categories of third parties:

Vendors and Service Providers: To assist us in meeting business operations needs and to perform certain services and functions, we may share personal information with vendors and service providers, including providers of hosting services, cloud services, and other information technology services providers, email communication software and email newsletter services, advertising and marketing services, payment processors, client relationship management and client support services, and analytics services. Pursuant to our instructions, these parties will access, process, or store personal information in the course of performing their duties to us.
Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, dissolution, sale of all or a portion of our assets, or transition of service to another provider (collectively a “Transaction”), your personal information and other information may be shared in the diligence process with counterparties and others assisting with the Transaction and transferred to a successor or affiliate as part of or following that Transaction along with other assets.
Legal Requirements: If required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (i) comply with a legal obligation, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements, (ii) protect and defend our rights or property, (iii) prevent fraud, (iv) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Service, or the public, or (v) protect against legal liability.
Affiliates: We may share personal information with our current and future affiliates, meaning an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Blockchange. Our affiliates may use the personal information we share in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.

4. CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS DISCLOSURES

Where provided for by law and subject to any applicable exceptions (such as if certain personal information you have provided to us is protected under the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act), California residents may have the right:

To know the categories of personal information that Blockchange has collected about you, the business purpose for collecting your personal information, and the categories of sources from which the personal information was collected;
To access the specific pieces of personal information that Blockchange has collected about you;
To know whether Blockchange has disclosed your personal information for business purposes, the categories of personal information so disclosed, and the categories of third parties to whom we have disclosed your personal information;
To have Blockchange, under certain circumstances, delete your personal information;
To instruct businesses that sell personal information to stop doing so – Blockchange, however, does not sell personal information; and
To be free from discrimination related to the exercise of these rights.

If you would like to exercise any or all of these rights, you may do so by contacting us. After we receive your request, we may request additional information from you to verify your identity. Your authorized agent may submit requests in the same manner, although we may require the agent to present signed written permission to act on your behalf, and you may also be required to independently verify your identity with us and confirm that you have provided the agent permission to submit the request.

Please contact us with questions or to request access to an alternative format of this Privacy Policy.

5. CHILDREN

Our Service is not directed to individuals who are under the age of 18. Blockchange does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 18. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 16 has provided personal information to Blockchange through the Service please contact us and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.

6. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

The Service may contain links to other websites not operated or controlled by Blockchange, including social media services (“Third Party Sites”). The information that you share with Third Party Sites will be governed by the specific privacy policies and terms of service of the Third Party Sites and not by this Privacy Policy. By providing these links we do not imply that we endorse or have reviewed these sites. Please contact the Third Party Sites directly for information on their privacy practices and policies.

7. SECURITY

You use the Service at your own risk. We implement commercially reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational measures to protect personal information both online and offline from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no Internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error free. In particular, email sent to or from us may not be secure. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us via the Service or email. Please keep this in mind when disclosing any personal information to Blockchange via the Internet. In addition, we are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Service, or third party websites.

8. INTERNATIONAL USERS

The Service is controlled and operated by Blockchange in the United States. Blockchange makes no representations regarding privacy and data protection laws and regulations of jurisdictions outside of the United States. By using our Service, you understand and acknowledge that your personal information will be transferred from your location to our facilities and servers in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

9. YOUR CHOICES

In certain circumstances providing personal information is optional. However, if you choose not to provide personal information that is needed to use some features of our Service, you may be unable to use those features. You can also contact us to request updates or corrections to your personal information.

10. CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

The Service and our business may change from time to time. As a result we may change this Privacy Policy at any time. When we do we will post an updated version on this page, unless another type of notice is required by the applicable law. By continuing to use our Service or providing us with personal information after we have posted an updated Privacy Policy, or notified you by other means if applicable, you consent to the revised Privacy Policy and practices described in it.

11. CONTACT US

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or information practices, please feel free to contact us at our designated request address: [email protected].

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Notice:

The following notice applies to you if you are a natural person who uses the Services:

FACTS	WHAT DOES BLOCKCHANGE VENTURES LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES ("BLOCKCHANGE") DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Why?	Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
What?	The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include: Name, email, address, phone number and other similar personal information Social Security number and identifying information Bank account information When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
How?	All financial companies need to share customers' personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers' personal information; the reasons Blockchange chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

Why?

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

Name, email, address, phone number and other similar personal information
Social Security number and identifying information
Bank account information

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

How?

All financial companies need to share customers' personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers' personal information; the reasons Blockchange chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

Reasons we can share your personal information	Does Blockchange share?	Can you limit this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes — such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus	Yes	No
For our marketing purposes — to offer our products and services to you	Yes	No
For joint marketing with other ﬁnancial companies	Yes	No
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes — information about your transactions and experiences	No	We don't share
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness	No	We don't share
For our afﬁliates to market to you	No	We don't share
For nonafﬁliates to market to you	No	We don't share

Questions?	Contact us at [email protected]

Who we are
Who is providing this notice?	This notice is being provided on behalf of Blockchange Ventures LLC and its affiliated companies listed below.
What we do
How does Blockchange protect my personal information?	To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured ﬁles and buildings.
How does Blockchange protect my personal information?	We collect your personal information, for example, when you Provide your information to us in order to become a subscriber Otherwise give us your contact information or bank account information We may also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.
Why can't I limit all sharing?	Federal law gives you the right to limit only sharing for affiliates' everyday business purposes—information about your creditworthiness afﬁliates from using your information to market to you sharing for nonafﬁliates to market to you State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. See below for more on your rights under state law.
Definitions
Affiliates	Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be ﬁnancial and nonﬁnancial companies. Our affiliates include Blockchange Ventures I GP LLC, Blockchange Ventures II GP LLC, Blockchange Ventures I, LP, Blockchange Ventures II, LP, and Blockchange Ventures III, LP.
Nonaffiliates	Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be ﬁnancial and nonﬁnancial companies.
Joint marketing	A formal agreement between nonafﬁliated ﬁnancial companies that together market ﬁnancial products or services to you.
Other important information
Vermont Residents Only: We will not share information we collect about you with nonaffiliated third parties, except as permitted by law, including, for example, with your consent or to service your account, or for joint marketing. We will not share information about your creditworthiness with our affiliates or for joint marketing other than as permitted by Vermont law, unless you authorize us to make those disclosures. California Residents Only: Under California law, we will not share information we collect about you with nonaffiliates unless the law allows. For example, we may share information with your consent, to service your accounts. We will limit sharing among our affiliates to the extent required by California law.