Effective Date: 1/16/2026
Last Updated: 1/16/2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Gateway ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal information in accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other applicable privacy laws.

‍1. Categories of Personal Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal information:

‍Identifiers: Name, first name, last name, email address, phone number, address, country, state, and other similar identifiers.
‍Professional and Educational Information: Job title, employer, employment history, industry, skills, university attended, degree, major, years attended, graduation year, and education details.
‍Demographic Information: Gender and birth date.
‍Geolocation Data: Current location, state, and country.
‍Internet and Electronic Network Activity: Social profiles and social profile details.
‍Other Personal Information: Hobbies, title, and other personal details you provide to us.

‍2. Sources of Personal Information

We collect personal information from the following sources:

‍Directly from You: Information you voluntarily provide through our social media application, website, or other interactions with our services.
‍Third-Party Data Providers: We obtain information from commercial data providers and integration partners.
‍Public Sources: We collect information available through public APIs, websites, social media platforms, and other publicly accessible sources on the internet.

‍3. Purposes for Collecting Personal Information

We collect and use personal information for the following business and commercial purposes:

- To provide and maintain our data intelligence services
- To aggregate and organize contact and professional information
- To enable universities and educational institutions to access and reconnect with their alumni
- To improve and develop our products and services To communicate with you about our services
- To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights To detect, prevent, and address fraud, security issues, or technical problems

‍4. Sharing and Disclosure of Personal Information

We may share personal information with the following categories of third parties:

‍Service Providers: We may share information with vendors and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, customer service, and technical support.

‍Business Partners: We may share information with universities, educational institutions, and other business partners who use our platform to access alumni contact information for legitimate purposes such as alumni relations, fundraising, and marketing.

‍Legal and Safety Purposes: We may disclose information when required by law, legal process, litigation, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our company, our users, or others.

‍5. Sale and Sharing of Personal Information Current Practices: We do not currently sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes. Future Practices: We may sell or share personal information in the future as part of our business model. Universities and educational institutions may purchase access to contact databases through our platform. If we begin selling or sharing personal information, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide opt-out mechanisms as required by law.

‍6. Your CCPA Rights

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the CCPA:

‍Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose:
-The categories of personal information we have collected about you
-The categories of sources from which we collected your personal information
-The business or commercial purposes for collecting your personal information
-The categories of third parties with whom we share your personal information
-The specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you

‍Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.

‍Right to Correct: You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.

‍Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: If we sell or share your personal information in the future, you will have the right to opt-out of such sale or sharing.

‍Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: You have the right to limit our use and disclosure of sensitive personal information, if applicable.

‍Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your CCPA rights.

‍7. How to Exercise Your Rights

You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information by Gateway by visiting our Opt-Out page. To exercise the right to access, correct, and all other CCPA rights listed above, you may contact us at:

‍Email: privacy@gatewaydata.io  
Online Form: Contact Us

We will verify your identity before processing your request. You may designate an authorized agent to submit requests on your behalf, provided the agent has written authorization or power of attorney. We will respond to verified requests within 45 days, with the possibility of a 45-day extension if necessary.

‍8. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Retention periods vary based on: The nature of the information collected The purposes for which it was collected Legal, regulatory, or operational requirements Whether you have requested deletion of your information Generally, we retain contact and professional information while you maintain an active relationship with us or our platform and for a reasonable period thereafter to maintain our database accuracy and business operations.

‍9. Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure.

‍10. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child, we will take steps to delete such information.

‍11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of our services after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

‍12. Contact Information If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Gateway Data
15051 N. Kierland Blvd, STE 300
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
privacy@gatewaydata.io