Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Ankona Management, LLC (“Ankona,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares personal information in connection with our website at www.ankona.com (the “Site”) and our related communications with you.

This Privacy Policy applies to the Site only. It does not apply to information we collect from investors in funds we manage in connection with their investment (which is governed by the applicable fund documents and any separate privacy notices), and it does not apply to the practices of our portfolio companies or any other third parties.

Personal Information We Collect

Information you provide to us. We collect personal information that you choose to provide, including:

• Contact data, such as your name, email address, phone number, company or organization, and title, when you email us, request information, or otherwise communicate with us.
• Business and investment materials, such as pitch decks, business plans, financial and operating metrics, and other information you submit to us if you are seeking investment or introducing a company to us.
• Investor and prospective investor data, such as contact details and related information, if you inquire about or express interest in a fund managed by Ankona.
• Recruiting data, such as your resume and work history, if you contact us about working with Ankona.
• Communications, including the contents of your correspondence with us.

Information collected automatically. When you visit the Site, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain information, including:

• Device and usage data, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, the pages you view, the website you came from, and the dates and times of your visits.
• Cookies and similar technologies. We and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies to operate the Site, remember preferences, and understand how visitors use the Site, including through third-party analytics services. Third-party analytics providers may collect information about your online activities over time when you use the Site.
• Site analytics. We use Vercel Web Analytics, a privacy-focused analytics service provided by our website host, to understand aggregate Site usage — such as page views, referring pages, browser and device type, and country. This service does not use cookies and does not create persistent identifiers; visits are counted using a temporary, anonymized hash that is not used to identify or track individual visitors over time.

Information from other sources. We may supplement the information described above with information from publicly available sources (such as company websites, news outlets, and professional networking sites like LinkedIn), data providers, references you provide, event organizers, and other third parties, in connection with evaluating investment opportunities and managing our business relationships.

How We Use Personal Information

We use personal information to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve the Site;
• Respond to your inquiries and communicate with you;
• Evaluate companies and investment opportunities, including materials submitted to us;
• Manage relationships with founders, investors, prospective investors, and other business contacts;
• Evaluate candidates for employment or other roles;
• Protect the security and integrity of the Site and our business, and prevent fraud and other unauthorized or illegal activity;
• Comply with applicable law, respond to legal process, and enforce the terms that govern the Site; and
• Send you communications about Ankona that we believe may interest you, which you may opt out of at any time as described below.

How We Share Personal Information

We do not sell personal information, and we do not share personal information with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising. We may share personal information with:

• Service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, information technology, analytics, email and communications, customer relationship management, and professional services, for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
• Affiliates, including entities under common control with Ankona, such as the general partners of funds we manage, consistent with this Privacy Policy.
• Transaction participants and advisors. If you submit materials in connection with a potential investment, we may share information with others involved in evaluating or pursuing the opportunity, such as co-investors, and with our and their professional advisors, consistent with customary practices in our industry.
• Professional advisors, such as lawyers, accountants, auditors, and insurers, where necessary in the course of the professional services they provide to us.
• Government authorities and others, where required to comply with applicable law or legal process, or to protect our or others’ rights, safety, or property.
• Business transferees, in connection with an actual or contemplated business transaction such as a financing, reorganization, merger, or sale of all or part of our business, in which case personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

Your Choices

Marketing communications. You may opt out of marketing-related emails by following the unsubscribe instructions in the email or by contacting us at info@ankona.com. We may continue to send you non-marketing communications, such as responses to your inquiries.

Cookies. Most browsers let you remove or reject cookies through their settings. Doing so may affect the functionality of the Site. For more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage or delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Do Not Track. Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. We currently do not respond to “Do Not Track” signals.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights under applicable law regarding your personal information, such as the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we hold about you. You may submit a request by emailing info@ankona.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding, and we will honor requests as required by applicable law. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any privacy rights you may have.

Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to maintain business records, comply with legal and regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

Other Sites and Services

The Site may contain links to websites and services operated by third parties, including portfolio company websites and social media platforms such as LinkedIn. We do not control third-party websites or services and are not responsible for their privacy practices. Your interactions with those websites and services are governed by their own privacy policies and terms.

Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of personal information.

Processing in the United States

Ankona is headquartered in the United States, and the Site is intended for use in the United States. Personal information we collect will be processed in the United States, where privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your state, province, or country.

Children

The Site is not intended for, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from, anyone under 18 years of age.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will post the updated policy on the Site and revise the Effective Date above. Your continued use of the Site after any update indicates your acceptance of the revised policy.

How to Contact Us

Ankona Management, LLC
800 Newport Center Drive, Suite 100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
info@ankona.com