Privacy Policy
Introduction
She Loves Tech is the world’s largest acceleration platform for women and technology. This Privacy Policy explains what Personal Information She Loves Tech Private Limited and its affiliates (collectively “She Loves Tech,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collect, how we use and disclose that data, and your choices concerning our data practices. She Loves Tech Pte. Ltd has its registered address at 59 Mohamed Sultan Road, Singapore 238999. You can find contact details for our other locations in the contact us section of our website.
This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and forms part of our Terms of Use. This Site provides, among other things, information about our people, organisation and application process, tools for applicants to submit applications and go through the application process, a platform for applying to work for She Loves Tech, our community platform for female entrepreneurs, and profiles of founders and companies that have participated in the She Loves Tech and affiliated partner programs (collectively, the “Services”).
Before using the Services or submitting any Personal Information to She Loves Tech, please review this Privacy Policy carefully and contact us if you have any questions. By using the Services, 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 Services.
This Privacy Policy describes:
What is personal data?
What data do we collect?
How do we collect your data?
How will we use your data?
How do we share information with third parties?
Sharing of data in other circumstances
How do we store your data?
Marketing?
What are your data protection rights?
What are cookies and what is our Cookies Policy?
Privacy policies of other websites
How to contact us?
1. What is ‘personal data’?
PDPA defines ‘personal data’ as meaning any data concerning a person by which they can be identified, for example:
Full name
NRIC or passport number
Photograph or video image of a person
Mobile telephone number
Personal email address
Thumbprint
Residential address
2. What data do we collect?
As a data controller, we collect personal data to deliver our services. This includes:
Personal information: name, gender, date of birth, age, nationality, and professional credentials or background;
Contact information
Employment/business information
Communications and information
Company Financial and screening information
Information about your visit to our website
Preferences and views
Your personal data may be collected by us directly from you or it may be supplied to us by another party. We may also collect personal data from other publicly or commercially available sources. By voluntarily providing us with your personal data, you are consenting to our use of it in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
When you visit our websites, we may use cookies and other technologies to collect personal data. We process all data we obtain from you, other sources, or that we create in accordance with this Privacy Policy and our Cookies Policy.
3. How do we collect your data?
You directly provide She Loves Tech with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:
Apply online for our annual Global Competition and any other programs via the respective application forms on our platform.
Voluntarily complete a survey or provide feedback on any of our community message boards or via email
Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies
At the time of employment or when leaving your position
Join us as a mentor, judge, speaker and complete our onboarding process
Attend our events such as our global conference, demo day, as well as any other online and offline events
She Loves Tech may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:
LinkedIn
Google Analytics
Meta Pixel
4. How will we use your data?
She Loves Tech collects your data so that we can:
Competition and Program Recruitment: We collect personal data and business data of founders and startups that sign up for the Services. This may include names, contact information, and past career experiences. Data is collected through consensually disclosed information (to our team or at events) or publicly available sources such as LinkedIn and similar social media outlets, and may be used for occasional targeted communications. We process this data for use in the Services only. The data is not transferred to third parties.
Data which you have provided or which we have found on LinkedIn and other public sources when looking to expand our female founder pool. We will keep this data for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data is processed. Similar obligations and processes apply for She Loves Tech’s recruitment of potential employees, strategic and community partners, mentors, advisors, venture partners, speakers and investors.
Events: By attending She Loves Tech events, you permit She Loves Tech to make on-site recordings in which you may be included, by any means, such as video recording and photography. The videos and photos may be used in marketing or editorial material, as long as they are related to the article subject. You may request to be exempted from this by informing our team member at the event you attend or emailing data@shelovestech.org.
Websites and email: Our website, www.shelovestech.org, uses cookies in order to understand your preferences and improve your customer experience. We also share information about your use of our site with our advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services. You can learn more about our Cookie Policy below. We also collect anonymised analytics of email readership, which helps us gauge and improve our products and services.
5. How do we share information with third parties?
If you agree, She Loves Tech, will share your data with the authorised third parties referred to herein. We may share personal data with the following third parties:
Third party service providers: We use a range of third party service providers to deliver our services and develop our products. These include: Flodesk, Eventbrite, Mighty Networks, Lark, Fillout Forms, Zoom. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such third party websites, and She Loves Tech is not responsible for the content of such third party websites or the privacy practices of such third parties. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third parties upon disclosing your information to such parties or visiting such third party websites.
Investors, mentors, strategic and community partners: We will seek your consent before sharing personal data with any of these third parties. The investors, mentors, strategic and community partners we potentially share your personal data with are all listed on our website.
6. Sharing of data in other circumstances
There are certain situations in which we may share access to your personal data without your explicit consent; for example, if required by law, to protect the life of an individual, to prevent fraud against She Loves Tech and/or our business partners, or to comply with any valid legal process, government request, rule or regulation.
She Loves Tech’s website is not designed for or directed towards children 13 years of age or under. We do not collect or maintain personal data about anyone 13 years of age or under.
If you do not consent to how we will use your data please contact us by writing to data@shelovestech.org.
7. How do we store your data?
We value the security of your personal data and take appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure it is protected from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Through our infrastructure, policies and internal training, we incorporate measures that:
ensure the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of processing systems and services
restore the availability and access to personal data in a timely manner in event of a physical or technical incident
regularly test, assess and evaluate the effectiveness of technical and organisational measures for ensuring the security of the processing
She Loves Tech will retain your personal data for as long as is necessary or as permitted by other applicable national rules, such as national Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism legislation. Once this time period has expired, we will delete or anonymize your data by removing it from our Microsoft Azure servers, Google Cloud Storage servers, Google Drive as well as any products and services.
8. Marketing
We strive to provide you with choices regarding certain personal data uses, particularly around marketing. We collect limited personal data, such as names and email addresses, in order to communicate with business contacts, build brand awareness, share updates, publicise events, and fulfil other general marketing purposes. We do so through occasional email communications, ensuring minimal privacy impact.
You have the right at any time to stop She Loves Tech from contacting you of any marketing communications or giving your data to other She Loves Tech companies by clicking unsubscribe or emailing data@shelovestech.org.
9. What are your data protection rights?
She Loves Tech would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access - You have the right to request She Loves Tech for copies of your personal data. We may charge you an administrative fee for this service.
The right to rectification - You have the right to request that She Loves Tech correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request She Loves Tech to complete information you believe is incomplete.
The right to data removal - You have the right to request that She Loves Tech erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing - You have the right to request that She Loves Tech restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing - You have the right to object to She Loves Tech’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: data@shelovestech.org or write to us at She Loves Tech Pte. Ltd., 59 Mohamed Sultan Road, Singapore 238999.
10. What are cookies and what is our cookies policy?
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology. These cookies are used for the following purposes:
Authentication, Customization, Security and Other Functional Cookies. Cookies help us verify your Account and device and determine when you’re logged in, so we can make it easier for you to access the Services and provide the appropriate experiences and features. We also use cookies to help prevent fraudulent use of login credentials and to remember choices you’ve made on the Services, such as your language preference.
Performance And Analytics. Cookies help us analyse how the Services are being accessed and used, and enable us to track performance of the Services. For example, we use cookies to determine if you viewed a page or opened an email. This helps us provide you with information that you find interesting.
Third Parties. Third Party Services may use cookies to help you sign into their services from our Services. Any such third party cookie usage is governed by the policy of the third party placing the cookie.
She Loves Tech Ads. We partner with third party publishers, advertising networks and service providers to manage our ads on other sites. Our third party partners may set cookies on your device or browser to gather information about your activities on the Services and other sites you visit, in order to provide you with our ads. For example, if you visit She Loves Tech and also use a social media platform, you may see a She Loves Tech ad in your social media newsfeed or timeline.
Opting Out. You can set your browser to not accept cookies, but this may limit your ability to use the Services. We currently don’t respond to DNT:1 signals from browsers visiting our Services.
11. Privacy policies of other websites
She Loves Tech’s website may contain links to other websites. Our Privacy Policy applies only to our websites, should you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
13. How to contact us?
If you would like further information on the collection, use, disclosure, transfer or processing of your personal information or the exercise of any of the rights listed above, please contact us.
You can do this by writing to us at data@shelovestech.org