Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how GTM Unbound ("GTM Unbound," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you interact with us through our website, events, community channels, or any other touchpoint.
GTM Unbound is a founder-first ecosystem operating partner focused on AI and SaaS companies. We help growth-stage technology companies navigate market entry and expansion across the United States, India, Singapore, and the UAE through strategic partnerships, ecosystem evangelism, and event-led go-to-market initiatives. We also work with venture capital firms and accelerators to help them discover portfolio-ready founders, build presence and deal flow, and access high-signal ecosystem events and networks across these corridors.
GTM Unbound is a legally incorporated entity operating in the United States. This Policy is governed by and construed in accordance with applicable U.S. federal and state privacy laws.
By using our website, registering for our events, or engaging with GTM Unbound in any capacity, you agree to the collection and use of your information as described in this Policy.
Definitions
You refers to the individual accessing our website, attending our events, joining our community, or otherwise engaging with GTM Unbound.
Personal Data means any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Event means any summit, dinner, roundtable, mixer, walk, happy hour, virtual session, or other programming hosted or co-hosted by GTM Unbound.
Community means the network of founders, investors, operators, and ecosystem partners who engage with GTM Unbound through its events, communications, or platforms.
Client means any company, fund, or organization that has engaged GTM Unbound for go-to-market advisory, ecosystem evangelism, partnership development, or related services.
Sponsor means any company or individual that has provided financial or in-kind support for a GTM Unbound event or initiative.
Partner means any organization that co-hosts, co-promotes, or collaborates with GTM Unbound on events, community programming, or business initiatives.
Service refers to the GTM Unbound website, accessible at
www.gtmunbound.com.
Cookies are small files placed on your device by a website, containing details of your browsing activity.
Personal Data We Collect
Information you provide directly:
- Full name, professional title, and company name
- Email address, phone number, and mailing address
- LinkedIn profile and other professional social media handles
- Professional background, industry, funding stage, and areas of interest
- Information submitted through event registration forms, contact forms, or surveys
- Business cards or contact details shared with GTM Unbound team members in person or at third-party events
- Communications you send to us via email, messaging platforms, or in person
Information collected through event participation:
- Registration and attendance records
- Photographs, video recordings, and audio recordings captured at events
- Notes from sessions, panels, or roundtables where you participate as a speaker or attendee
- Information shared during networking sessions, dinners, walks, or mixers hosted or co-hosted by GTM Unbound
Information collected through our website:
- IP address, device type, browser type, and operating system
- Pages visited, time spent on pages, and navigation patterns
- Referring URLs and search terms
- Cookie identifiers and similar tracking data
Information received from third parties:
- Event co-hosts, sponsors, or partners who share attendee information in connection with a jointly organized event
- Professional platforms such as LinkedIn
- Third-party event registration platforms
- Publicly available professional information
Information we create:
- Records of your interactions with GTM Unbound, including event history and communication logs
- Community membership and preference records
- Notes maintained for the purpose of facilitating introductions and follow-up
How We Use Your Personal Data
We use your Personal Data for the following purposes:
To operate and deliver our events and programming
Legal basis: Contractual necessity / Legitimate interest
To send event confirmations, reminders, and logistics communications
Legal basis: Contractual necessity / Consent
To add you to the GTM Unbound community and send updates, newsletters, and announcements
Legal basis: Consent (with opt-out right at any time)
To share your information with event sponsors, co-hosts, clients, and partners
Legal basis: Consent / Legitimate interest
To facilitate introductions between founders, investors, operators, and partners within our network
Legal basis: Legitimate interest / Consent
To use photographs, video recordings, and audio recordings for marketing and promotional purposes
Legal basis: Consent
To maintain records of our community, partner, and attendee relationships
Legal basis: Legitimate interest
To respond to your inquiries
Legal basis: Legitimate interest
To improve our website, events, and community programming
Legal basis: Legitimate interest
To comply with applicable laws and legal obligations
Legal basis: Legal obligation
To detect and prevent fraud or misuse
Legal basis: Legitimate interest / Legal obligation
Sharing Your Personal Data
We do not sell your Personal Data. We may share it in the following circumstances:
With event sponsors and co-hosts:
When you register for or attend a GTM Unbound event co-hosted or sponsored by a third party, we may share your name, title, company, and contact information with that event's sponsors and co-hosts. Sponsors and co-hosts are identified, where practicable, on the relevant event page or invitation. Each sponsor and co-host is responsible for its own use of your information under its own privacy practices.
With GTM Unbound clients and partners:
We work with a curated set of clients and partners across the U.S., India, Singapore, and UAE corridors. We may share your professional details with these clients and partners where we determine, in our reasonable judgment, that doing so is relevant to your professional interests or the context in which you engaged with us.
Within the GTM Unbound community:
By attending an event or registering through any GTM Unbound channel, you may be added to our community, which may include email lists, WhatsApp groups, Slack workspaces, or curated directories. Your name, company, and professional role may be visible to other community members within these channels.
With service providers:
We engage third-party service providers for email marketing, event registration, CRM, website hosting, and analytics. These providers process your information on our behalf and are bound by contractual obligations to use it only as directed by us.
With legal and regulatory authorities:
We may disclose Personal Data to law enforcement, regulators, courts, or government authorities where required by applicable law or legal process.
In the event of a business transfer:
If GTM Unbound undergoes a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, or dissolution, your information may be transferred to a successor entity under equivalent privacy protections.
Event Participation, Photography, and Media Consent
By registering for or attending any GTM Unbound event, whether in person or virtual, you acknowledge and agree to the following:
Photography and recording:
GTM Unbound and its authorized co-hosts, sponsors, and media partners may photograph, video record, and audio record events. By attending, you grant GTM Unbound and its authorized partners a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, edit, publish, and distribute any photographs, video recordings, and audio recordings in which you appear or your voice is captured. These materials may be used for marketing, promotional content, social media, editorial content, case studies, press releases, and archival purposes.
If you do not wish to be photographed or recorded, please notify a GTM Unbound team member before or at the start of the event. We will make reasonable efforts to accommodate such requests but cannot guarantee exclusion from all recordings given the nature of group event coverage.
Community membership:
By registering for a GTM Unbound event or submitting your information through any GTM Unbound form or channel, you consent to being added to the GTM Unbound community mailing list and, at our discretion, to one or more community channels including email newsletters, WhatsApp groups, Slack workspaces, or curated directories. You may opt out of email communications at any time using the unsubscribe link in any email. To request removal from other community channels, write to us at team@gtmunbound.com.
Data sharing:
By attending a GTM Unbound event, you consent to your name, title, company, and contact information being shared with that event's sponsors, co-hosts, and, where relevant, GTM Unbound clients and partners as described in this Policy.
Professional introductions:
GTM Unbound's core purpose is to facilitate high-trust connections between founders, investors, and operators. By engaging with GTM Unbound in any capacity, you acknowledge that we may, at our discretion, share your professional information to facilitate introductions and collaborations within our network.
Retention of Your Personal Data
We retain your Personal Data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, maintain community and relationship records, and comply with applicable legal obligations. This means we retain your information for the duration of your engagement with GTM Unbound and for a reasonable period thereafter, consistent with applicable statutes of limitations and standard business record-keeping practices.
You may submit a request to delete or update your Personal Data by writing to us at team@gtmunbound.com. We will review and respond to such requests in good faith and in accordance with applicable law. The outcome of any request will depend on the nature of the information, the purpose for which it was collected, and any overriding legal or operational considerations at the time.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on our website and store certain information. These include:
Strictly necessary cookies: Required for the website to function. These cannot be disabled.
Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our website. Data is used in aggregate and anonymized form.
Marketing cookies: Used to deliver relevant content and measure the effectiveness of our communications.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being sent. If you do not accept cookies, some parts of our website may not function correctly.
Security of Your Personal Data
The security of your Personal Data is important to us. We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
No method of transmission over the internet and no method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially appropriate means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Minors
GTM Unbound's website, events, and community are directed exclusively at professionals. We do not knowingly or intentionally collect Personal Data from individuals under the age of 18, and our programming is not designed for or marketed to minors.
If Personal Data of a minor is inadvertently submitted to us, for example through a registration form where an individual has misrepresented their age, we will treat such information with the highest degree of sensitivity and discretion and will take such steps as are reasonable and practicable in the circumstances.
If you believe GTM Unbound may have received Personal Data relating to a minor, please contact us at team@gtmunbound.com.
International Participants
GTM Unbound operates across the United States, India, Singapore, and the UAE. If you are located outside the United States and provide Personal Data to us, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country of residence.
By engaging with GTM Unbound, you acknowledge that your information may be processed in the United States in accordance with this Policy. Where required by applicable law, we will endeavor to implement appropriate measures in connection with such transfers.
Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your Personal Data:
- The right to request access to the Personal Data we hold about you
- The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- The right to submit a request relating to deletion or restriction of your Personal Data, which we will review in good faith in accordance with applicable law
- The right to opt out of marketing communications at any time
- The right to lodge a complaint with a relevant data protection or consumer protection authority
For U.S. residents, including California residents: Under the CCPA and CPRA, you have the right to know what Personal Data is collected and shared, the right to request deletion, the right to correct inaccurate information, and the right to opt out of the sharing of your Personal Data for cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not sell your Personal Data.
To exercise any of these rights, write to us at team@gtmunbound.com.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the updated Policy and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top. Where changes are material, we will provide additional notice where required by applicable law. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically.
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