Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

IQF Ventures Limited ("we", "us", "our"), is the data controller for personal data collected through this website (iqf.ventures) and our application process. Our contact email is [email protected].

2. What Data We Collect

We may collect the following personal data:

• Contact information: name, email address, phone number
• Company information: company name, registration number, role, website
• Application data: information you submit through our application forms, including business stage, product details, and fundraising status
• Website usage data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, time on site (collected via cookies and analytics tools)
• Communication data: records of emails and messages exchanged with us

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for:

• Processing and evaluating your application to the IQF Ventures program
• Communicating with you about our services
• Managing our contractual relationship with you
• Improving our website and services
• Complying with legal obligations

Legal bases (UK GDPR Article 6):

• Legitimate interest: evaluating applications, improving our services, marketing our program to relevant audiences
• Contract: processing data necessary to enter into or perform a contract with you
• Legal obligation: where required by law

4. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with:

• Service providers: hosting, analytics, email, and CRM providers who process data on our behalf
• Professional advisers: lawyers and accountants as necessary
• Investors and partners: only with your explicit consent, such as when making introductions on your behalf during the program

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes set out above. Specifically:

• Unsuccessful applications: deleted within 12 months of the decision unless you consent to remaining in our pipeline
• Active engagements and portfolio companies: retained for the duration of the commercial relationship and for 6 years afterwards (in line with UK limitation periods)
• Website analytics data: retained for 26 months

6. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Rectify inaccurate data
• Erase your data (in certain circumstances)
• Restrict processing
• Data portability
• Object to processing based on legitimate interest
• Withdraw consent (where consent is the legal basis)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one calendar month.

7. Cookies

This website uses essential cookies required for the site to function and analytics cookies to understand how visitors use the site. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.

8. International Transfers

Where your data is transferred outside the UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with UK GDPR, including standard contractual clauses or adequacy decisions.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or destruction.

10. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page with the date of the last update.