Privacy Policy

We respect Your privacy and are committed to protect Your personal data and processing in compliance with applicable laws including but not limited to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) – the "GDPR".

This Privacy Policy will inform You as to how we look after Your personal data when You visit our Website https://funders.vc/ and tell You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

The Data Controller of Your Personal Data is Funders VC ("We," "Us," "Our"). The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform You of how We collect, process, use, store and protect Your Personal Data as well as Your rights with respect to the processing of Your Personal Data.

By visiting Our Website, You hereby acknowledge reading and fully accepting the terms set out in this Privacy Policy and You confirm being eligible to use Services in accordance with Your country residence's law or any applicable.

Definitions

Capitalized terms in this Policy shall have the meaning assigned to them under the GDPR and shall be construed accordingly. Furthermore, the following definitions shall apply:

• Customer means any person who visits, accesses, or browses the Website, including ('You', 'Your');
• Services means the services provided by Us via the Website.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of information:

a. Information You Provide Directly:

• Contacting Information: Data provided when creating an inquiry: such as information on Your project email address, telegram, LinkedIn, Project's Presentation data and phone number.
• Communications: Records of Your communications with us, including support tickets, inquiry tickets, feedback and messages' content.

b. Information Collected Automatically:

• Device and Technical Information: IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, language settings, and unique device identifiers.
• Usage Data: Information about Your interactions on Our Website, such as results from our session length, and features used.
• Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Services and hold certain information to improve functionality and Customer experience.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• In order to communicate updates, events, and other relevant information about our activities;
• In order to conduct due diligence and evaluate potential startups;
• In order to comply with legal and regulatory obligations;
• In order to enhance our internal processes and decision-making through data insights;
• In order to connect with potential startups (projects).

Sharing of Your Information

We may share Your information in the following situations:

• With Your Consent: We may share Your information when You direct us to do so.
• For Legal Reasons: We may disclose information if we believe it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect our rights, protect Your safety or the safety of others, or investigate fraud.

Your Rights and Choices

Depending on Your location, You may have certain rights regarding Your personal information, such as:

• Access and Portability: The right to access and receive a copy of Your personal information.
• Correction: The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Deletion: The right to request the deletion of Your personal information.
• Opt-Out of Marketing: You can opt-out of receiving promotional communications from us by using the unsubscribe link in those emails.

Any requests relevant to this Section must be addressed in writing to projects@funders.vc

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect the security of Your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

In the event that We are required by a court or other administrative authority, pursuant to an investigation relating to unlawful activities such as money laundering and in any other case that We are legally bound to disclose information required by special authorities, We may transfer Your Personal Data to public authorities to the extent specified by applicable law.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the country in which You are resident. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of Your country. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect Your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We will not disclose Your Personal Data with any third parties outside of the European Union. However, in the event that such a data transfer occurs, We will take all reasonable steps possible to ensure that Your data is treated as securely as it is within the European Union and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable legislation. Additionally, We will update this Privacy Policy to reflect the cross-border data transfer and the relevant safeguards for Your privacy.

Retention of Information

We retain Your Personal Data for as long as is necessary to fulfill the relevant purposes of processing explained in this Policy.

Furthermore, Funders VC may retain Your Personal Data after the expiration of the relevant processing purposes in the following limited cases:

• In case that there is a legal obligation under a relevant statutory provision.
• In case of any claims against Us, for as long as necessary to defend Our rights and legitimate interests before any competent court and any other public authority.
• After the period of retention, Your Personal Data is erased from Our databases and systems.