Privacy Policy

For all California residents, please review the Mission Cultivate Privacy Policy for California Residents for compliance with CCPA.

Mission Cultivate provides defense and national security professionals, organizations, and businesses with a social networking platform to connect, establish communities, and create opportunities for partnerships, productivity, and business success. We are committed to transparency regarding the data we collect, how we use it, and with whom it is shared.

This Privacy Policy applies when you use the Mission Cultivate online social media platform. It also explains your choices regarding the data we collect, use, and share.

Privacy at a Glance

• What we collect: Information you provide (e.g., name, email, profile details, and content you post) plus basic device and usage data to help the platform run smoothly. Certain features may require additional information.
• How we use it: To operate and improve our services, connect you with others, recommend content, and keep the platform safe.
• When we share it: Only with trusted partners who help us operate, provide advertising services, comply with legal obligations, or when you choose to share.
• Your control: You can change privacy settings, request for Mission Cultivate to download your data and send the data to you, or deactivate your account at any time.
• No selling of personal information: We do not sell your personal data.
• Cookies: Used to keep you logged in, remember preferences, and understand usage (can be disabled in your browser).
• Age restrictions: The service is not available to individuals under 18.
• Security: We use encryption, access controls, and monitoring, though no system is entirely risk-free.
• Policy updates: We will notify you of significant changes by email or in-app notification.

Questions? Contact us at support@missioncultivate.com.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

• Account Information: Name, username, email address, phone number, password.
• Profile Details: Profile picture, biography, address (geolocation calculated from address), education, work experience, photos, social media handles, and professional verifications (e.g., birthdate, government ID, workplace). Business accounts must provide business identification, including but not limited to EIN, UEID, and Cage, and may also share investment, financial, or partnership details.
• Content You Share: Posts, comments, messages, photos, social media handles/identification, videos, and other uploaded materials.
• Payment Information: Collected for purchases or subscriptions and processed by secure third-party providers.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Device & Usage Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers.
• Activity Data: Pages visited, features used, time spent, and interactions.
• Cookies & Tracking: For authentication, analytics, personalization, location services, and security.

1.3 Information from Third Parties

• To the extent applicable, linked account data (e.g., Google, Apple, LinkedIn, Facebook).
• Publicly available information from other platforms.
• Data from government databases or purchased sources.

2. How We Use Your Information

• Provide, maintain, and improve our services.
• Personalize content, recommendations, and ads.
• Suggest localized content and events using location data.
• Detect and prevent fraud, spam, and abuse.
• Ensure security and compliance with laws.
• Send service-related updates and notifications.

3. How We Share Your Information

• With other users: According to your privacy settings.
• With service providers: Hosting, analytics, authentication, targeted advertising, payment processing, and support.
• For legal compliance: If required by law, court order, or government subpoena.
• Business transfers: In mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales.
• With consent: When you explicitly agree to share data.

4. Your Privacy Controls & Rights

• Access, correct, or delete your profile or personal data.
• Limit or object to certain processing activities.
• Withdraw consent at any time.
• Request a portable copy of your data.

5. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

• Keep you logged in.
• Remember preferences.
• Analyze site traffic and usage.
• Deliver relevant advertisements and localized content.

6. Data Retention

• Active accounts: Data is retained until account deletion.
• Legal or security purposes: Retained as required by law.
• After retention periods: Data is securely deleted or anonymized.

7. Security

• We use encryption, access controls, and regular security reviews.
• No method is completely secure; we cannot guarantee absolute protection.
• Data requiring IL4+, FedRAMP Moderate or higher, or classified as FOUO, CUI, CI, or Secret should not be stored on our platform.

8. Children’s Privacy

• Children and individuals under the age of 18 are not allowed to create an account or use the platform. If you are located outside of the United States, you are required to be over the age required by the laws of your country to create an account or use the platform.
• We do not knowingly collect children’s data.
• If discovered, children’s data will be deleted promptly.

9. International Data Transfers

• Data may be stored or processed outside your country.
• We use safeguards to protect data during international transfers.

10. Changes to This Policy

• Updates will be reflected in the “Last Updated” date.
• Significant changes will be communicated via email or in-app notification.

11. Contact Us

Email: support@missioncultivate.com