We understand that you care about your privacy and the protection of your personal data. We take your concerns seriously and want you to feel safe when you visit this TASMU Accelerator website.

Our Privacy Notice together with our Cookie Policy is designed to inform you about the types of personal data we collect; and how we use, maintain, protect and share this information when you come to this website to learn more about the Accelerator program and/or use it to contact us, interact with us as a start-up candidate or as an investor or program partner. Please read this Notice carefully so you understand how we process your personal data in compliance with Qatar’s legal framework and the options available to help you keep your data up to date, safe and secure.

By using this website, you acknowledge your acceptance of this Privacy Notice.

Topics
1. Collection and use of personal data
2. Sharing and disclosing personal data
3. Keeping children safe
4. Security and unauthorized access
5. Updating and correcting your personal data
6. Our data retention policy
7. Contact us
8. Changes to this Notice
9. Notice to Residents of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) and the UK

1. The personal data we collect and how we use it

We collect and use personal data through this website for the purposes identified below. Without this information, we may not be able to offer and maintain the Accelerator website, process applicants for the Accelerator start-up program, improve your user experience or meet our legal obligations.

• Applying to the TASMU Accelerator start-up program: If you apply to the Accelerator start-up program, we will collect personal data, including your name, address, your mobile number, your passport information, and your company incorporation and authorization documents where relevant. We will use this information to verify your identity and comply with any applicable laws and regulations.
• Subscribe to our Newsletter: If you subscribe to our Newsletter, we will collect your
email address to provide you with up to date information and insights about the
Accelerator program.
• Contact Us: When you use our Contact Form on this website to contact us with a
comment, question or complaint, we will ask you for information that identifies you
such as your name, address and mobile number along with additional information we need to help us promptly answer your question or respond to your comment. We may retain this information to assist you in the future and to improve our customer services.
• Automatic information: We automatically collect and store certain types of information about your use of this website, including your time and frequency of use, your geolocation and information about your interaction with the TASMU Accelerator website. Like many websites, we use “cookies" and other unique identifiers such as your IP address and device identifiers when your browser or device accesses this website and any related websites that you may visit. We use this information to assess user preferences, the performance of the website, ensure quality control and improve the functionality of the website.
• Marketing and promotions: We may use personal data that you provide to us through your interactions with this website for outreach and scouting and to send you promotional messages that we think may be of interest to you. We will also collect personal data if you enter a contest or participate in a special promotion or prize draw or respond to a voluntary survey. This information is used to contact you in the event that you win a prize, to help us understand our candidates as well as to attract new candidates, to enhance your experience on this website, to improve the Accelerator program and as otherwise described at the time of the survey.

2. Sharing and disclosing personal data

We do not sell, share or disclose your personal data with third parties without your consent except as described below. We will ask for your explicit consent before sharing any of your personal data with third parties for their own marketing and advertising purposes. You may also opt out of any direct marketing activities for

which you have previously given consent at any time by contacting us at privacy@tasmuplatform.qa.
Partners: We will share your personal data with our investors, partners and mentors that we identify to support your start-up at the pre-seed/seed stages in the event that your application for the Accelerator program is successful.
Researchers: We may provide data that is aggregated and does not identify you personally to third parties for research purposes. This research supports the development of the TASMU Accelerator program and helps us keep track of our targets that measure the success of the program.
Service Providers: Your personal data may be shared with third parties that provide services on our behalf. We use service providers to provide services such as administering our surveys, hosting this website, and for marketing/outreach purposes.
Applicable Law: We may be required to make disclosures of your personal data to government authorities because of legal obligations pursuant to relevant laws and regulations.

3. Keeping children safe

We do not intentionally collect, use or disclose personal data about children on this Accelerator website. Parents and guardians should be vigilant in protecting the safety and privacy of children online. If you allow a child to use your device to access this website, you should be aware that information about them may be collected as described in this Notice.

4. Security and unauthorized access

We have developed technical, administrative and physical safeguards to help protect against unauthorized access to, use or disclosure of the personal data that we
collect from users and visitors of this website. We use encryption to keep your personal data private while in transit. Our employees are trained on the importance of protecting personal data and on the proper access to, use and disclosure of such information. We also maintain security and incident response plans to handle incidents involving unauthorized access to the data we collect or store. We will contact you and the relevant authorities in cases where a breach occurs that may cause serious damage to your personal data or privacy.

5. Updating and correcting your personal data

You may request to access, update and or correct any inaccuracies in the personal data that you have submitted as part of your application for the Accelerator program or as part of a complaint that you have lodged via this website at any time by emailing us at privacy@tasmuplatform.qa. We may request certain personal information for the purpose of verifying your identity in this regard to safeguard access to such personal data.

6. Data retention policy

We have a record retention process designed to retain personal data for no longer than is necessary for the purposes set out herein or as otherwise required to meet legal or Accelerator program requirements. In case you decide that you want to terminate any agreement you have made with Accelerator program via this website, please contact us and we will work with you to provide you with a copy of any personal data that we have collected about you for these purposes.

7. Contact us

If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions related to this Privacy Notice or your rights in relation to your personal data, you may contact us by email at privacy@tasmuplatform.qa

8. Changes to this Notice

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Notice from time to time to comply with law or to meet our changing TASMU Accelerator requirements and program activities. We will notify you when we do so. We also encourage you to check this website from time to time to keep up to date with the latest version.

9. Notice to Residents of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) and the UK

The TASMU Accelerator start-up program does not offer products or services to individuals in the EEA or the UK. Nor do we monitor the behavior of such individuals where such behavior takes place in the EEA or UK. The TASMU Accelerator start-up program also does not knowingly accept applications from individuals in the EEA or

the UK, and by applying to this program you represent and warrant that you are not located in the EEA or the UK.

Effective date. 7 December 2021