This website privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) applies to www.mdcp.com (the “Website”), which provides information about Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC and its affiliated entities commonly referred to as “MDP”. This Privacy Policy only applies to information MDP may collect from visitors to the Website. If you are a California consumer, for more information about your privacy rights, please see the section of this Privacy Policy called “California Consumer Privacy Statement”.
The Website does not directly collect any of your personal information. You may, however, choose to contact MDP by email, in which case we will collect your name, email address and any other information that you chose to provide to us. Please do not provide personal information that you do not want us to have.
In addition, MDP may gather information about you automatically through your use of the Website, e.g., your IP address and how you navigate our Website. We may also collect information about you by using cookies and other technologies (collectively, “Tools”). We may use this information to better understand, customize and improve the user experience of our Website, services and offerings. For example, we may use web analytics services such as Google Analytics that leverage Tools to help us understand how visitors engage with and navigate our Website. Information on how Google Analytics collects and processes your data is available here: www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.
Your web browser can be set to allow you to control whether you will accept cookies, reject cookies, or to notify you each time a cookie is sent to you. The Help section of your browser may tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting cookies. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage or delete them, you may visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
If you choose to provide information to MDP, for example by email, the information is used for the purpose you provided it to us. For example, if you provide your contact information in an inquiry to MDP, we will use your contact information to process and respond to that inquiry and any related activity that may result from your inquiry.
Currently, MDP does not collect any personal information through the Website. If this changes in the future, we may (without your consent) share your personal information with MDP’s affiliates for the purposes described in this Policy.
MDP may disclose personal information about you (a) if we are required or permitted to do so by law or legal process, for example due to a court order or a request from a law enforcement agency, (b) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss, (c) in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual fraudulent or other illegal activity, and (d) in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a reorganization, dissolution, or liquidation).
The Website may contain links to other web sites. MDP has no control over and is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of such sites. Whenever you link to another website, you may be asked to provide registration or other information. Please note that any information that you provide is going to a third party, and therefore you should familiarize yourself with that party’s privacy policies.
The Website is controlled and operated from the United States and is not intended to be subject to the laws or jurisdiction of any country or territory other than that of the United States.
MDP maintains appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect your personal information against loss or accidental, unlawful or unauthorized, alteration, access, disclosure or use. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please notify us immediately.
Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in their web browsers. When a user turns on DNT, the browser sends a message to websites requesting that they don’t track the user. MDP does not currently change its practices, described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, in response to DNT browser settings or signals. For information about DNT, you may visit www.allaboutdnt.org.
Third parties may collect personal information about your online activities over time and across different websites, including your use of this Website. This Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, the practices of third parties that collect your personal information.
If MDP collects personal information through the Website, the time period for which we keep personal information depends on the purposes for which we collected it. In all cases we keep it for as long as necessary to fulfill those purposes. We will then delete this personal information unless we are required to preserve it in connection with litigation, investigations and proceedings, or if a longer retention period is required or permitted by applicable law.
This Privacy Policy forms part of our Terms of Use (available at https://www.mdcp.com/terms-of-use) and as such shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, as further provided in the Terms of Use.
Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC is the data controller in respect of any personal information that may be collected through the Website.
If we collect your personal information, we process your personal information for the purposes described above on the basis that it is necessary for our legitimate interests in operating, managing and improving the Website.
When transferring personal information from within the EEA or the Cayman Islands to countries outside the EEA or the Cayman Islands, we comply with European Union law by using Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or by adopting other means to ensure that adequate safeguards are applied (including, where relevant, transfers to a recipient with an appropriate Privacy Shield certification or appropriate arrangements in compliance with obligations in the Cayman Islands). If you would like more information on how we comply with transfer requirements please contact legal@mdcp.com.
If you are located in the EEA or the Cayman Islands or if you provide information in relation to one of our Cayman Islands funds, subject to applicable law, you may have the following rights in relation to personal information that we hold about you:
If MDP’s processing of your personal data is subject to these laws and you wish to exercise any of your data protection rights or if you consider that we have processed your personal information in violation of applicable law, please contact us as detailed in the “How to Contact MDP About Privacy Matters” section below.
If you consider that we have processed your personal information in violation of applicable law and failed to remedy such violation to your reasonable satisfaction, you may also lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority in your country.
If you would like to contact MDP for any reason concerning our privacy practices, please email us at legal@mdcp.com
MDP may change or update portions of this Privacy Policy at any time without notice to you. Please check back from time to time so you are aware of any changes or updates to the Privacy Policy. The revision date appearing on the first page of this Privacy Policy underneath the title will identify the date of the last update or revision.
This Privacy Policy applies only to the public sections of the Website. If you are permitted access to private areas, the terms of your subscription agreement will control our use of provided information.