Privacy Policy

DK Goldengate Ventures LLC ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our contact form and chatbot. This policy applies to all visitors regardless of geographic location, and is designed to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and other applicable data protection laws.

We collect the following categories of personal data:

• Contact information: name, email address, phone number, and message content submitted through our contact form or chatbot;
• Communications data: records of your correspondence with us, including email and phone interactions;
• Technical data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and referral URLs, collected via analytics tools;
• Cookie and tracking data: information collected through cookies and similar technologies, as described below.

We do not collect sensitive personal data such as race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, or biometric data through this website.

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To respond to your inquiries, including contact form submissions and chatbot conversations;
• To evaluate potential lending opportunities and conduct due diligence;
• To send you information about our services when you have requested it;
• To analyze website usage and improve our Site, content, and user experience;
• To comply with legal obligations and protect against fraudulent activity.

For visitors in the European Economic Area, we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: when you submit the contact form or accept cookies, you consent to the processing of your data for the stated purposes;
• Legitimate interests: to respond to your inquiries and operate our business;
• Legal obligation: where we are required to retain or disclose data by law.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at dellyinvests@dkgoldengate.com.

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site, analyze traffic, and improve user experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use the following categories:

• Essential cookies: required for the Site to function properly; these cannot be disabled;
• Analytics cookies: Google Analytics via Google Tag Manager, used to understand how visitors interact with the Site;
• Advertising cookies: used to deliver relevant advertising, where applicable.

When you first visit our Site, a cookie consent banner appears. You may accept or decline non-essential cookies. Your choice is stored locally and can be changed by clearing your browser data. We use Google Consent Mode v2, which means analytics and advertising tags only activate after you grant consent.

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with:

• Service providers: third parties that help us operate the Site, such as analytics and hosting providers, under appropriate data protection agreements;
• Legal authorities: where required by law, court order, or to protect our legal rights;
• Business partners: in connection with a potential or actual lending relationship, subject to confidentiality obligations.

Our analytics and tag management tools may transfer data to the United States. By using the Site and accepting cookies, you consent to such transfers in accordance with applicable data protection frameworks.

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Contact form submissions are retained for the duration of any active inquiry or lending relationship, and thereafter for a reasonable period to meet record-keeping requirements.

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you;
• Rectification: request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
• Erasure: request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten");
• Restriction: request that we limit processing of your data;
• Portability: receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format;
• Objection: object to processing based on legitimate interests;
• Withdrawal of consent: withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at dellyinvests@dkgoldengate.com. We will respond within 30 days. If you believe we have not addressed your request adequately, you may file a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Our Site is not directed to individuals under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can promptly delete it.

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes take effect upon posting on the Site. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your data.

If you have any questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:

DK Goldengate Ventures LLC
Email: dellyinvests@dkgoldengate.com
Phone: (925) 683-9794