Privacy Policy

This Privacy Notice is designed to inform individuals outside of our organisation, including visitors to our website, personnel from service providers, suppliers, and others who interact with us, either via our websites femalefoundry.co, visionaries.femalefoundry.co and femaleinnovationindex.com or through other means (e.g., email or phone), about the categories of personal data that Female Foundry Ltd (“we,” “us,” or “our”) may collect, how we collect it, what we use it for, and with whom we share it.

“Personal data” refers to any information related to you, such as your name and contact details, but excludes data where you are no longer identifiable, such as anonymised or aggregated data.

Female Foundry Ltd will act as a data controller for the personal data collected via our websites or other interactions. A data controller is responsible for determining the purposes and means of processing your personal data. We may process your data ourselves or through third parties acting as data processors on our behalf.

We may provide additional privacy notices on specific occasions when collecting or processing personal data about you, ensuring you are fully informed of how and why your data is being used. These supplemental notices should be read in conjunction with this Privacy Notice.

What Information May We Process About You?

If You Contact Us

When you reach out to us through our website or other means, you may provide us with personal data such as your name, address, business details, email, job title, and your opinions. Additionally, we may generate personal data related to your correspondence, such as records and opinions.

Purpose: To correspond with you, respond to your inquiries, or address matters raised through your communications.
Lawful Basis: Our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiries or communicating with you in the course of our business.

If You Sign Up for Our Investor Portal

Should you register for access to our investor portal, we may collect personal data including your name, email, username, and password.

Purpose: To securely provide information and restrict access to sensitive data.
Lawful Basis: Our legitimate interest in limiting access to authorised individuals and securely sharing confidential information.

If You Subscribe to the Female Foundry Newsletter

When signing up for our newsletter, you will need to provide your email address and name.
Purpose: To raise awareness of our business, portfolio companies, and the industry. This may include direct electronic marketing.
Lawful Basis: Our legitimate interest in promoting our services and expanding our business.

Potential Investment Evaluation

If you are associated with an entity being considered for investment, we may collect personal data such as your name, business details, contact information, job history, and nationality. This information may be gathered directly from you or via third-party sources like public databases or service providers.
Purpose: To assess investment opportunities, maintain records, and monitor investments.
Lawful Basis: Compliance with legal obligations and our legitimate interest in conducting business appropriately.

Annual Survey

When filling in our annual Female Innovation Index survey, you will need to provide your email address and optionally your name.

Purpose: To keep you updated about the progress of the report and its outcomes and deliver other benefits, prizes, and services.

Lawful Basis: Our legitimate interest in promoting and delivering value to your business.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to collect technical data like your IP address and browser details.
Purpose: To manage and improve the website and analyse usage.
Lawful Basis: Our legitimate interest in optimizing website functionality, studying user behavior, and informing marketing strategies.

Other Purposes

We may also process your data to comply with legal obligations or protect our rights.
Any additional data processing will be consistent with the original purpose unless otherwise notified.

Special Categories of Data

We do not intentionally collect sensitive data such as race, political opinions, or health information. However, we may incidentally hold such data if provided by you during your interaction with us.

What If You Do Not Provide the Personal Data?

If you choose not to provide personal data, we may be unable to give you access to certain parts of our website. Additionally, if you're connected with a potential investment, failure to provide certain data may prevent us from fulfilling legal obligations or proceeding with the investment.

Who Will We Share Your Data With?

We may share your data with:

Other entities within our group, professional advisors, partners, regulators or IT service providers.
We may also share your data to comply with legal obligations or judicial proceedings.

Where Will Your Data Be Processed?

Your data may be processed in the UK or internationally by third parties such as MailChimp, which manages our mailing lists. If processed outside the EEA, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.

How Long Will We Retain Your Data?

We will retain your data for as long as necessary for business, legal, or regulatory reasons. After this period, your data will be securely deleted unless anonymised for non-personal use.

Your Rights

If your data falls under the scope of the GDPR, you have rights regarding access, rectification, deletion, restriction, objection, and transfer of your personal data. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details below.

For more information or to exercise your data rights, please contact us at: privacy@femalefoundry.co