This website (the “Website”) is intended solely to provide general information about MELTDOWN (together with its affiliates, “MELTDOWN,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), its services to entrepreneurs and management teams, and its personnel.

Thank you for visiting a website, mobile application, online or offline service, or any other place where this policy is referenced (collectively, the “Service(s)”) owned or operated by BASED Inc. or one of its business divisions . This Privacy Policy provides information about how we collect, uses, and discloses personal information, including the choices we offer with respect to that information.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

As used in this Privacy Policy, the term “Personal Information” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you. Personal Information does not include information that is publicly available, de-identified, or aggregated.

Generally, we collect the following categories of Personal Information, which we use for the business or commercial purposes shown below. Note that the Personal Information we collect about you may vary depending on the Service and the nature of your interactions with us, and may not include all of the examples listed.

Category of Personal InformationPurposes for Collection

Identifiers, such as name, email address, mailing address, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, and other similar identifiers

Personal records (which includes the information listed in Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)), such as name, signature, address, telephone number, driver’s license or state identification card number, education, employment, credit card number, debit card number, or other financial information

Commercial information, such as products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies

Internet or other electronic network activity information, browsing history, search history, and information regarding your interactions with our websites, applications, or advertisements

Characteristics of protected classifications, such as gender and date of birth, as well as some sensitive Personal Information such as race or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs or union membership)

Audio, visual, or similar information

Inferences drawn from the other Personal Information we collect

To allow you to participate in the features we offer on the Service

To facilitate, manage, personalize, and improve your online experience

To process your registration and/or upload your user-generated content

To transact with you and provide services you request

To communicate with you, including to respond to your comments, questions and requests

For promotions, surveys, contests, sweepstakes, and other offerings

To serve you tailored content and/or advertising, SMS/text messages, or offers

For identity resolution

To determine your location and manage digital content rights (e.g., territory restrictions)

To improve the Service and for other related business purposes

To fulfill other purposes disclosed at the time you provide Personal Information or otherwise where legally required or permitted

To prevent and address fraud, breach of policies or terms, and threats or harm

Geolocation data inferred from your IP address and precise geolocation based on mobile device location

To determine your location and manage digital content rights (e.g., territory restrictions)

For identity resolution

To serve you tailored content and/or advertising, SMS/text messages, or offers

To improve the Service and for other related business purposes

To prevent and address fraud, breach of policies or terms, and threats or harm

Any investments or portfolio companies described or referred to on this Website are not representative of all investments made by funds managed by Based and there can be no assurance that the investments described are, or will be, profitable or that other investments made in the future will have similar character or results.

A. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

Cookies are small files that a website transfers to your device through a web browser that enable the site’s or a third party’s systems to recognize your device and capture and remember certain information. Web beacons (also known as tracking pixels) are tiny graphics embedded invisibly on a webpage or in an email that may be used to deliver or communicate with cookies, to count users who have visited certain pages, and to understand usage patterns. In general, our websites use cookies and other tracking technologies as follows:

  • Where necessary to run our website

  • To optimize the functionality of our website

  • For analytics purposes

  • For purposes of ad targeting and marketing

  • To determine if our email messages have been opened and acted upon

Cookies vary in how long they last. “Session cookies” terminate shortly after you terminate your internet session. “Persistent cookies” are stored on your device until a set expiration date. We use both session cookies and persistent cookies on our websites.

You may adjust your browser settings to make changes to the types of cookies set on your device. Please visit https://cookiepedia.co.uk for more information about cookies.

B. Analytics

We uses analytics services such as, without limitation, Google Analytics. These analytics services may use cookies and other Tracking Technologies to help analyze Service users and how they interact with the Service. Information generated by these services (e.g., your IP address and other usage information) may be transmitted to and stored by analytics providers for purposes such as evaluating your use of the Service, compiling statistical reports on the Service’s activity, and providing other services relating to Service activity and other internet usage.

C. Session Monitoring

Some of the technologies used on our websites allow us and our service providers to monitor and analyze how visitors use our websites in order to better understand user behavior and improve our Services. When you interact with us online, information related to your browsing behavior (such as clicks, cursor movement, and scrolling) may be collected by us and our service providers.

D. Online Advertising

Our Service collects information about you to target advertisements to you when you browse the internet or use social media.