Last updated: March 1, 2025
Lucidean Capital LLC ("Lucidean Capital," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at luicdean-inc.com (the "Site"), contact us, or otherwise interact with us in connection with our investment management and related activities. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using the Site or otherwise providing us with your personal information, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you interact with our Site or our firm. This includes:
Contact and Inquiry Information. When you use our contact form, send us an email, or otherwise reach out to us, we collect your name, email address, telephone number, company or organization name, job title, and any other information you include in your message. If you are a founder seeking investment or a potential limited partner inquiring about our fund, we may collect additional business and financial information you choose to share with us.
Professional Information. If you apply for employment or other opportunities with Lucidean Capital, we collect resume and curriculum vitae information, professional history, educational background, references, and other information relevant to your application.
Investor and Portfolio Company Information. As part of our investment management activities, we collect and process personal and financial information from individuals associated with our limited partners, portfolio companies, and other entities we work with. This includes identity verification information, financial information, tax identification information, and other information required by applicable law or regulation.
Communications. We retain records of our communications with you, including emails, meeting notes, and other correspondence.
When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain technical information about your visit. This includes:
Log Data. Our servers automatically record information that your browser sends when you visit the Site, including your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies. We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and to hold certain information. Cookies are small data files that are placed on your device. You may instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent; however, if you do not accept cookies, some portions of our Site may not function properly. For more information about our use of cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.
Analytics Data. We use analytics services, which may include Google Analytics or similar services, to collect information about how visitors use our Site. These services collect information such as how often users visit the Site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our Site. We use this information solely to improve our Site and the experience of our visitors.
We may receive information about you from third-party sources, including professional networking platforms (such as LinkedIn), public databases, and our service providers. We may combine this information with the information we have collected about you through other means.
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To Provide and Manage Our Services. We use your information to manage our investment activities, communicate with founders, limited partners, and portfolio companies, and fulfill our obligations under applicable investment management agreements and regulatory requirements.
To Respond to Your Inquiries. When you contact us through the Site or by other means, we use your information to respond to your questions and fulfill your requests.
To Improve Our Site and Communications. We use analytics data to understand how our Site is used and to make improvements to its content, functionality, and user experience. We may use your contact information to send you information about our firm, investment themes, and insights, where you have consented to receive such communications.
To Comply with Legal Obligations. As a registered investment manager, we are subject to various regulatory requirements that necessitate the collection and retention of certain personal information. We process personal information as required to comply with applicable securities laws, anti-money laundering regulations, know-your-customer requirements, and other legal and regulatory obligations.
For Security and Fraud Prevention. We use your information to protect the security and integrity of our Site, to detect and prevent fraud, and to respond to security incidents.
For Business Operations. We use your information for internal business purposes including record-keeping, accounting, auditing, and administrative functions.
If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we process your personal information under the following legal bases:
Contractual Necessity. Processing necessary to perform our obligations to you under a contract, or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.
Legitimate Interests. Processing necessary for our legitimate business interests, including operating and improving our Site, managing our investment activities, and communicating with founders and investors, where these interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
Legal Obligation. Processing necessary to comply with our legal obligations under applicable law, including securities regulations and anti-money laundering requirements.
Consent. Where we rely on your consent to process your personal information, you may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at the details provided below.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes. We may share your information in the following circumstances:
Service Providers. We share information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, including website hosting, data analytics, email delivery, customer relationship management, legal and accounting services, and other business functions. These service providers are contractually required to protect your information and to use it only for the purposes for which it was shared.
Regulatory and Legal Compliance. We may disclose your information to government authorities, regulators, or other third parties when required by applicable law, court order, or regulation, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, the rights of third parties, or the safety of any person.
Business Transfers. If Lucidean Capital is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will provide notice before your information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
Professional Advisors. We may share your information with our attorneys, accountants, auditors, and other professional advisors where reasonably necessary for the conduct of our business or the protection of our interests.
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including any legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting requirements. Our retention practices are influenced by applicable securities laws and investment management regulations, which may require us to retain certain records for periods of up to seven years or longer.
When we no longer need personal information for the purpose it was collected, we will securely delete or anonymize it in accordance with our data retention policies and applicable law.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption of data in transit, access controls, regular security assessments, and staff training on data protection practices.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights with respect to your personal information. These may include:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in Section 11 below. We will respond to your request within the timeframe required by applicable law.
Lucidean Capital is based in the United States and processes data in the United States. If you are located outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or other countries where data protection laws may differ from those in your country of residence. By using our Site or providing us with your information, you acknowledge this transfer.
Where we transfer personal information from the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom to countries not recognized as providing an adequate level of data protection, we implement appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or equivalent mechanisms.
Our Site is not directed to individuals under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under the age of 18, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites, including the websites of portfolio companies, limited partners, and other entities we reference. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party sites, and this Privacy Policy does not apply to them. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, or if you wish to exercise any of your rights with respect to your personal information, please contact us at:
Lucidean Capital LLC
Attn: Privacy Officer
Seattle, WA, United States
Email: privacy@luicdean-inc.com
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, provide you with additional notice. Your continued use of our Site after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.