Privacy Notice

Who should read this notice?

This notice is for you, the user seeking any service offered through our platform, or any individual or legal entity that provides us with personal data.

Who is responsible for using and protecting your data?

STARTUPLINKS, with its address at Cerrada de Xotepingo 45-3, Coyoacán, Mexico City 04100, is responsible for processing your personal data.

All operations involving your personal information are subject to the principles set out in applicable Mexican law: lawfulness, consent, information, quality, purpose, loyalty, proportionality, and accountability.

What information do we collect?

To register and use the services offered by STARTUPLINKS you must provide your first and last name, date of birth, address, email address, and phone number or other contact information on our website. If applicable, you may also provide tax and banking information so you can make payments and receive deposits through our platform, such as your bank and CLABE account number, as well as information needed to properly invoice our services, such as your RFC, name or company name, and address.

You must provide us with complete, current, and accurate information, and update it whenever it changes.

STARTUPLINKS does not request sensitive personal information. Please do not include information that we have not requested and that could be considered sensitive.

Why do we collect it?

The personal data we collect will be used for the following purposes:

• To provide information about STARTUPLINKS events and promotions
• To give you access to our platform's features and services, such as enrollment in support programs with investment funds and startup accelerators
• To identify you as a user of STARTUPLINKS and/or as a participant in the programs offered there
• To enable payment and invoicing for services that STARTUPLINKS may charge for
• To fulfill the obligations set out in our platform's Terms and Conditions

How do we collect it?

We may collect information in the following ways:

• Directly: through the information you enter on our website
• Indirectly: through the use of various technologies while you browse the website. This information helps us monitor your behavior as a user of our site's services and content. We may also obtain information about you from our clients or through other means permitted by law

Additionally, for the STARTUPLINKS website to function properly, your browser must accept cookies. When you visit our website for the first time, a cookie will be stored on your computer. Cookies allow us to identify your browser and access information such as the pages it has visited, the date, time, and duration of the visit, and the referring website, if applicable, among other things (collectively, “browsing information”).

Who do we share your data with?

STARTUPLINKS will share information related to your personal data with third parties only as provided for by Mexican law, and with our partners, investment funds, and startup accelerators, to enroll you in the programs you choose to apply to.

By this notice, you agree that STARTUPLINKS may transfer your personal data in cases provided for and authorized by law.

Additionally, STARTUPLINKS may transfer your personal data to its affiliated or subsidiary companies for the same purposes described in this Privacy Notice. Third parties to whom STARTUPLINKS provides information must keep it confidential and may use it only for the purposes for which it was shared.

Likewise, STARTUPLINKS may share certain personal data and browsing information with specific technology service providers in order to analyze user behavior and improve the user experience and service delivery, or for marketing purposes, both for STARTUPLINKS and for the third parties that provide us with support services.

Can you limit the use or disclosure of your data?

You can limit the use and disclosure of your personal information in the following ways by emailing STARTUPLINKS:

• To stop receiving promotional messages from STARTUPLINKS
• To find out how STARTUPLINKS uses your information

ARCO Rights: What are they and how can I exercise them?

Under Mexican law, you have the right to know what information we hold about you, how we use it, and the conditions under which we use it (Access). You also have the right to request that your personal information be corrected if it is incomplete, inaccurate, unsuitable, or excessive (Rectification); that we delete it from our records or databases if you believe its processing violates the law or it is no longer necessary for the stated purpose or purposes (Cancellation); and to object to the use of your personal information (Opposition). These rights are known as ARCO rights.

If you wish to exercise your right of Access, Rectification, Cancellation, or Opposition to the processing of your personal data, you must send your request to STARTUPLINKS at the following email address:

info@startuplinks.world

If you have questions about the procedure for exercising your ARCO rights, you can contact us at the email address above.

Exercising these rights is free of charge, except if you make additional requests concerning the same data, in which case STARTUPLINKS may charge a fee. The data subject will bear this cost if they request reproduction of the personal data.

STARTUPLINKS will have a maximum of 20 (twenty) business days to respond to you.

Can I prohibit STARTUPLINKS from using my data?

You may revoke the consent you may have given to the processing of your personal data by sending an email to:

info@startuplinks.world

It is important to note that we may not be able to fulfill your request in every case, as we may need to continue processing your data to comply with a legal obligation.

How will I know if the privacy policy changes?

STARTUPLINKS may update, renew, change and/or modify the content of this Privacy Notice from time to time. Such updates will be published on the STARTUPLINKS website.

Date of the last update to this Privacy Notice: November 28, 2024.