Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 15, 2024

Introduction

QuantumScape Battery, Inc. (“Company,” “we,” “our,” and /or “us” ) respect the privacy of individuals who use our website (www.quantumscape.com, careers.quantumscape.com, and ir.quantumscape.com) and related services (collectively, our “Website”).  This Website Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the Website and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information (“Practices”). 

Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By using this Website, you agree to these Practices. This policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.

Children Under the Age of 16

Our Website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. No one under age 16 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are under 16, do not use or provide any information on this Website or through any of its features, or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at Info@quantumscape.com.

California residents under 16 years of age may have additional rights regarding the collection and sale of their personal information. Please see Your State Privacy Rights section for more information.

Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:

• by which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, email address, telephone number, or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline (“personal information”);
• that is about you but individually does not identify you; and/or
• about your internet connection, the hardware and software you use to access our Website, and usage details.

We collect this information:

• directly from you when you provide it to us.
• automatically as you navigate through the site, which may include usage details, and information collected through cookies.

Information You Provide to Us

The information we collect from the information you provide on our Website may include:

• Newsletter Sign Up. We ask you to provide your email address to sign up for our newsletter.
• Communications. If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you. For example, when you email us, we will receive your email address, the contents of a message or attachments that you may send to us, and other information you choose to provide.
• Careers. If you decide that you wish to apply for a job with us, you may submit your contact information and your resume through our website. We will collect the information you choose to provide on your resume, such as your education and employment history.

Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies 

As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:

• Device Information. We receive information about the device and software you use to access our Website, including internet protocol (IP) address (which may tell us your general geographic location), web browser type, operating system version, phone carrier and manufacturer, application installations, and device identifiers.
• Usage Information. We receive information about your interactions with our Website, like the pages or other content you view, any content you email, and the dates and times of your visits.
• Information from Cookies and Similar Technologies. We and third-party partners collect information using cookies, pixel tags, or similar technologies. Our third-party partners, such as analytics partners, may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across different services. Cookies are small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to our Website.

The information we collect automatically is only statistical data and does not include personal information. It helps us to improve our Website and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:

• Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
• Store information about your preferences, allowing us to recognize you when you return to our Website and potentially customize our Website according to your individual interests.

How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:

• To present, maintain, and improve our Website and its contents to you.
• To understand and analyze how you use our Website and develop new services, features, and functionality;
• To communicate with you, provide you with updates and other information relating to our products, respond to questions that you submit, and provide any other information that you request;
• To evaluate and process your job application, if you choose to apply for a job with us;
• In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
• For any other purpose with your consent.

How We Share Your Information

We may disclose aggregated information about our users without restriction.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:

• Subsidiaries and Affiliates. We may share any information we receive with our corporate subsidiaries and affiliates for any of the purposes described in this Policy.
• Contractors and Service Providers. We share information we receive with vendors and service providers retained in connection with the provision of our Website. We also use analytics services to collect and process certain analytics data. These services may also collect information about your use of other websites, apps, and online resources. We may use Google Analytics as an analytics provider. You can learn about Google’s practices by going to https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/, and opt-out of them by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
• As Required By Law and Similar Disclosures. We may access, preserve, and disclose your information if we believe doing so is required or appropriate to: (a) comply with law enforcement requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; (b) respond to your requests; or (c) protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety.
• Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers. We may disclose and transfer your information to service providers, advisors, potential transactional partners, or other third parties in connection with the consideration, negotiation, or completion of a corporate transaction in which we are acquired by or merged with another company or we sell, liquidate, or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by the Company about our Website users is among the assets transferred. The use of your information following any of these events will be governed by the provisions of this Policy in effect at the time the applicable information was collected.
• To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
• For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
• With your consent.

Third Parties

Our Website may contain links to other websites, products, or services that we do not own or operate. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. Please be aware that this Policy does not apply to your activities on these third party services or any information you disclose to these third parties. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any information to them.

Security

We make reasonable efforts to protect your information by using physical and electronic safeguards designed to improve the security of the information we maintain. However, as our Website is hosted electronically, we can make no guarantees as to the security or privacy of your information.

International Visitors

Our Website is hosted in the United States and intended for visitors located within the United States. If you choose to use the Website from the European Union or other regions of the world with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, then please note that you are transferring your personal information outside of those regions to the United States for storage and processing. Also, we may transfer your data from the U.S. to other countries or regions in connection with storage and processing of data, fulfilling your requests, and operating the Website. By providing any information, including personal information, on or to the Website, you consent to such transfer, storage, and processing.

Questions

If you have questions about your privacy on the Website or this Policy, please contact us at Info@quantumscape.com.

Accessing and Correcting Your Information

You may send us an email at Info@quantumscape.com to request access to, correct or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.

Residents of certain states, such as California, Nevada, Colorado, Virginia, and Utah may have additional personal information rights and choices. Please see Your State Privacy Rights section for more information.

Your State Privacy Rights

State consumer privacy laws may provide their residents with additional rights regarding our use of their personal information. To learn more about California residents’ privacy rights, visit https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you through a notice on this page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.

Contact Information

QuantumScape Battery, Inc. is responsible for processing your information. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about our processing activities, please email us at Info@quantumscape.com or write to us at QuantumScape Battery, Inc., 1730 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95110.