Privacy Policy for Adjacent

Effective as of October 24, 2025

Welcome to Adjacent ("Adjacent," "we," "us," or "our"). At Adjacent, we are steadfast in our commitment to safeguarding your privacy and handling your personal information with the utmost care. This Privacy Policy describes our practices concerning the collection, use, disclosure, retention, and protection of your information when you access or use Adjacent products, applications, and services (collectively, the "Services"). By accessing or using the Services, you expressly acknowledge and consent to the data practices described herein.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information
We may collect and process “Personal Information” that you voluntarily provide to us, which may include, but is not limited to:

• Your full name, email address, phone number, and contact details.

• Account login credentials and identification codes.

• Profile information such as biography, skills, project involvements, and interests.

• Payment information such as credit card numbers and billing information, if you subscribe to or purchase any Services.
  
  

  1.2 Community and Content Data
  We may collect information related to your participation in and contributions to our community, including:

  • Any content, communications, files, documents, project ideas, research proposals, and law drafts you upload or discuss on the Services.

  • Feedback, responses to surveys, and communications with Adjacent support or community managers.

  1.3 Usage and Technical Data
  To improve our Services, we may automatically collect:

  • Technical information about your device, browser, operating system, and IP address.

  • Cookies, pixels, and other tracking technologies to analyze traffic, monitor session duration, and assess how features are used.

  • Log information regarding your interactions with the Services, such as pages viewed, time spent, search queries, and referring/exit URLs.
    
    Use of Your Information

  We may use the information collected from you or about you for the following business and operational purposes:

  • To create and maintain your Adjacent account and profile.

  • To provide, operate, enhance, and personalize the Services, including facilitating networking, collaborations, and project matching between users.

  • To process transactions, manage subscriptions, and deliver customer support.

  • To notify you about product updates, new features, changes to our policies, security alerts, and marketing communications (subject to your consent, where required by law).

  • To analyze, monitor, and improve the performance and security of the Services.

  • To enforce our Terms of Service, protect against fraud and abuse, and comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.

  • Any other purpose for which you expressly provide consent at the time of data collection.
    
    Sharing and Disclosure of Your Information

  Your privacy is of paramount importance to us. Accordingly, we do not sell your personal information to third parties. However, we may disclose your information in the following circumstances:

  • To Community Members: With your consent or through platform functionality (e.g., when you join a project, post in the community, or make your profile visible), your information may be shared with other users for the purpose of facilitating collaboration and connection.

  • To Service Providers and Partners: We engage trusted third parties to perform functions on our behalf, such as payment processing, hosting, analytics, customer support, and email delivery. Such third parties are granted access only to the information necessary to perform their contracted tasks and are contractually obligated to maintain its confidentiality and security.

  • Legal and Regulatory Requirements: We may disclose your information as required to comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; enforce our agreements or policies; protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of our users or others.

  • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity. You will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our Services of any change in ownership or use of your Personal Information.

Data Security

We implement and maintain commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your information. These measures may include encryption, firewalls, secure socket layer technology, access controls, and employee training. Notwithstanding these safeguards, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. Accordingly, while we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Adjacent uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect usage data, recognize you upon revisiting, and customize your experience. You may configure your browser settings to refuse some or all cookies. Please note, however, that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain aspects of the Services.

Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights with respect to your personal information, including:

• Access: The right to request access to and obtain a copy of your personal information held by Adjacent.

• Rectification: The right to correct or update inaccurate or incomplete information.

• Erasure: The right to request the deletion of your information, subject to our legal obligations.

• Restriction and Objection: The right to restrict or object to our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

• Portability: The right to receive your information in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.

• Marketing Preferences: The right to opt out from receiving certain marketing or promotional communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions or contacting us directly.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [Your Privacy Email Address]. Requests are subject to verification to protect your privacy.

Third-Party Sites and Integrations

Our Services may contain links to external websites or offer third-party integrations for convenience or functionality. Adjacent does not control and is not responsible for the privacy practices of such third parties. We recommend reviewing their respective privacy policies prior to engaging with their services.

8. Children’s Privacy

The Services are not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Should we discover that we have inadvertently acquired such information, we will take prompt action to delete it.

9. Updates to this Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any amendments will be posted to this page with an updated effective date. Material changes will be communicated through the Services or via email. Your continued use of the Services following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

Contact Information

If you have questions, concerns, or wish to exercise your rights with respect to your information, please contact our Privacy Team at: aliana.jaffe@gmail.com