Every Alder you interact with ("Alder", "we", "our" or "us") protects personal privacy. We therefore always strive to protect personal data appropriately and to comply with all applicable data protection laws and regulations. Through this privacy policy, we want to inform you about how personal data is processed by Alder in its role as data controller. If you have any questions about which legal entity is the controller of your data, please contact us at
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PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED BY ALDER

Alder collects and processes personal data provided to us in connection with your business relationship with Alder or transactions involving any of Alder's funds.

Personal data may also be collected from other sources, such as publicly available websites. Examples of categories of data collected and processed by Alder include name, professional contact details, and information about your position and the company or organization you represent

HOW ALDER USES YOUR PERSONAL DATA

Business contacts:
Personal data is processed for the purpose of conducting Alder's business, in contact and cooperation with investors, portfolio companies, advisors and suppliers. The data may be used to send quarterly reports, invitations to meetings and presentations and requests for advisory assignments. The processing is based on legitimate interest, as Alder has a strong interest in maintaining business contacts with other companies and organizations. We only process professional contact information in your role as a representative or contact person for a company or organization.

KYC and AML (Know Your Customer and Money Laundering):
In connection with investments or other transactions carried out by Alder's funds, personal data of directors, management, beneficial owners and representatives of target companies, sellers and remaining shareholders are processed. The purpose is to carry out the necessary KYC and AML checks. The data processed may include: name, contact details (e.g. address), position, date of birth, nationality, country of birth, passport copy, country of residence, proof of address, relationship with the company or beneficial owner and results of these checks. The processing is based on a legal obligation.

Alder retains personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose of the processing. For purposes under point (1), data is stored throughout the business relationship with the company or organization you represent. For purposes under point (2), data is retained for as long as required by law, regulation or government decision.

CATEGORIES OF RECIPIENTS WE MAY SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA WITH

We have taken appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access. Only persons who need to process data for the specified purposes have access to it. In some cases, it may be necessary to transfer data to third parties. We always take great care in such transfers and they are only made in accordance with applicable law and this policy.

Your personal data may be transferred to the following categories of recipients:

Service providers and business partners:
We may share data with suppliers and partners who perform services for us, such as KYC and AML checks. These actors will only have access to data to the extent necessary to perform their tasks and may not use or share the data for other purposes.

Authorities:
We may be required by law to share data with certain authorities.

TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA OUTSIDE THE EU/EEA

Alder may transfer personal data to relevant authorities, to other companies within Alder, to business partners or to suppliers providing services for the above purposes. If a recipient is located in a country outside the EU/EEA that does not have an equivalent level of protection for personal data, Alder will take appropriate safeguards - for example, by entering into European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). You can request more information about such transfers and obtain a copy of the safeguards applied at any time by contactingalder

YOUR RIGHTS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

You have the right to request information about what personal data Alder processes about you and how it is used. You can request rectification if the data is incorrect. Under applicable law, you may also have the right to request erasure of your data, restriction of processing, to object to processing or to have the data transmitted in electronic format.

If you have any questions about Alder's processing of personal data, you can contact us in the first instance atalder If you have a complaint, you can also contact the Data Protection Authority (IMY).