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Privacy Policy
Effective: August 13, 2026 | Version 1.01
Executive Data Council® is operated by Verivent LLC. Executive Data Council® is a registered trademark of Verivent LLC.
Verivent LLC ("Verivent," "we," "us," or "our") operates Executive Data Council® ("EDC"). This Privacy Policy applies to EDC websites, applications, Councils, roundtables, events, research, EDC Circle, enterprise training, EDC Connect, partner/provider programs and related communications.
Identity and professional information: name, work email, phone number, employer, title, professional profile, biography and business contact information.
Application and program information: role responsibilities, interests, eligibility information, attendance, participation status, notes needed to administer a program, event preferences and communications with EDC.
Research and Council inputs: survey responses, polling, interview notes, operating perspectives, validation responses, comments and other information voluntarily contributed to EDC research or protected programs.
Partner/provider information: company, product/service information, target functions, commercial objectives, budget ranges, claims, evidence, references, implementation information, security/compliance information and proposed commercial terms.
EDC Connect information: strategic needs, constraints, timing, prior approaches, desired outcomes, provider capabilities, evidence and information necessary to facilitate a permission-based introduction.
Media and profile information: photographs, video, audio, quotations, biography, title and employer information where an applicable permission or release allows EDC to collect or use it.
Website and communications data: IP address, browser/device data, approximate location derived from IP, referring pages, pages or links viewed, form activity, cookie/device identifiers, and email delivery/open/click information where enabled.
Transaction and administrative data: invoices, payment status, contract records and related business records. Payment-card data is generally handled by payment processors and should not be stored by EDC unless specifically required.
Security and compliance data: access logs, consent records, privacy requests, incident records and information reasonably necessary to protect EDC, participants and systems.
We collect information directly from you; from nominators, referrers or colleagues; from public and professional sources such as employer websites and professional profiles; from service providers acting for EDC; from event or program partners where permitted; and from your interactions with our website and communications.
Review applications, determine eligibility and curate Councils, roundtables and other private programs.
Administer registrations, invitations, attendance, member/advisor relationships, training, research and program communications.
Operate EDC Connect and, only through the applicable permission process, facilitate relevant introductions.
Conduct research, validate patterns, develop EDC Insights, benchmarks, briefs, frameworks and decision tools in accordance with the Attribution and Publication Standard.
Manage partner and provider relationships, proposals, deliverables, invoices and business development.
Communicate about EDC programs, insights and opportunities, subject to applicable marketing preferences and law.
Operate, secure, troubleshoot, measure and improve the website and EDC systems.
Prevent fraud, misuse, unauthorized recording, scraping, security incidents and violations of EDC standards.
Comply with law, enforce agreements and protect the rights, safety and integrity of EDC and its participants.
Protected EDC discussions are governed by the Participant Confidentiality Standard. The default EDC research-use level is anonymized and non-attributable unless information is designated Internal Only or a different level is expressly approved. EDC does not publish a participant's name, employer attribution, identifiable quotation or identifiable substantive contribution without the approval required by the Attribution and Publication Standard.
EDC personnel may use approved enterprise AI or analytical tools to assist with administrative, research or synthesis work only when EDC has determined that appropriate confidentiality, security and no-training/data-use controls apply. EDC policy is not to place identifiable protected-session information into public or consumer AI services for model training or unrestricted provider use.
Service providers and processors that host, secure, support, communicate, analyze, contract, invoice or otherwise process information for EDC under appropriate restrictions.
Other confirmed participants when limited identity/contact information is reasonably necessary to operate a specific program and the applicable format permits it.
Partners or providers only for disclosed program purposes and subject to the applicable EDC permission, confidentiality and data-use limits. EDC does not sell or resell attendee lists.
A prospective provider or enterprise buyer in EDC Connect only when the applicable introduction/identity permission has been obtained.
Professional advisors, insurers, auditors and counsel where reasonably necessary.
Government, regulatory, law-enforcement or other parties when required by law or reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, security or prevent fraud.
A successor or transaction counterparty in connection with a merger, financing, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy or sale of all or part of the business, subject to customary confidentiality protections.
EDC's policy is not to sell personal data for monetary consideration or to sell attendee lists. EDC does not use participant information for cross-context behavioral advertising. If EDC materially changes these practices, it will update this Policy and deploy any legally required notice, consent and opt-out controls before the change.
EDC may use cookies and similar technologies to operate and secure the website, remember preferences, understand aggregate or relationship-level engagement, measure communications and improve programs. Where permitted by law, digital activity may be associated with information EDC already lawfully holds about a person or organization for relationship management. See the Cookie & Tracking Notice for details and available choices.
You may opt out of marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe mechanism in the message or by contacting us. We may retain limited suppression information so that we can honor an opt-out. Transactional, legal, security and program-administration communications are not marketing and may continue where necessary.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, including program administration, research integrity, relationship management, contractual/legal requirements, dispute prevention, security and consent/attribution records. Retention periods vary by record type. EDC may retain de-identified or aggregated information that no longer identifies an individual.
EDC maintains administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect personal and protected information in light of its nature, volume and sensitivity. Safeguards include access controls, authentication, vendor oversight, secure disposal, incident-response procedures and other measures reasonably appropriate to EDC's systems. No security measure can guarantee absolute security.
To submit a privacy request, contact privacy@datacouncil.org or use the website privacy-request form. We may need to verify your identity or authority. Depending on applicable law and context, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, a portable copy, or information about certain disclosures; to opt out of certain sales, targeted advertising or qualifying profiling; to withdraw consent; and to appeal a denial. EDC may also honor reasonable requests voluntarily even where a specific statutory right does not apply.
For New Jersey residents acting in an individual or household context, the New Jersey Data Privacy Act may provide rights if EDC meets the law's applicability thresholds. Those rights include confirmation/access, correction, deletion, portability, and opt-out rights for targeted advertising, sale of personal data and certain profiling, together with an appeal process. The Act generally excludes individuals acting in a commercial or employment context from the definition of consumer.
EDC protects New York residents' personal information in accordance with applicable New York data-security, breach-notification and consumer-protection requirements. EDC also seeks to make website privacy choices truthful and operationally effective.
EDC does not ask participants to provide sensitive personal information unless it is reasonably necessary for a stated purpose. Where applicable law requires consent before processing sensitive data, EDC will obtain that consent. Participants should not submit material non-public information, credentials, privileged information or other restricted information through ordinary website forms.
EDC is a professional executive network and is not directed to children or minors. We do not knowingly solicit personal information from individuals under 18 through EDC participation programs. If we learn that we collected personal information from a minor in a context requiring deletion or parental consent, we will take appropriate action.
EDC is operated from the United States. Information may be processed and stored in the United States and other locations where service providers operate. If a law outside the United States applies to a particular activity, EDC will provide any additional notice or rights required for that activity.
We may update this Policy to reflect legal, operational or technology changes. We will post the updated version with a new effective date and provide additional notice where required for material changes.
Privacy contact: privacy@datacouncil.org Mail: Verivent LLC, 246 Fifth Avenue, FL3, New York, NY 10001
