Privacy policy

1. Data controller

The data controller is [Company name], with its registered office at [Address], Dubai, United Arab Emirates (“FundFound”, “we”, “us”). We process personal data in accordance with the United Arab Emirates law on the protection of personal data (Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021) and, for users in the European Union, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

2. Data we collect

• Contact data: first name, last name, email, role.
• Software house data: company name, website, country, team size.
• Project data: description, sector, stage, budget, pitch deck and video.
• Browsing data: technical data required for the site to function and, only with your consent, anonymous statistical data.

3. Purposes and legal bases

• Reviewing your application and communicating the decision (pre-contractual measures).
• Disbursing and managing the funding (performance of a contract).
• Responding to requests submitted through our forms (legitimate interest).
• Complying with legal obligations, including anti-money laundering checks (legal obligation).
• Site usage statistics (consent).

4. Retention

We retain data from applications that are not approved for [24 months], and data from funded projects for the duration of the relationship and for the periods required by law.

5. Recipients

Data may be processed by service providers that support us (hosting, database, email), appointed as data processors. With your consent, we may share your project with partners in our network. We do not sell personal data.

6. International transfers

Data may be processed in the United Arab Emirates and the European Union. For transfers, we apply the safeguards required by law, such as standard contractual clauses.

7. Your rights

You may request access to, rectification, erasure, restriction or portability of your data, object to processing and withdraw your consent at any time. You may also lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

8. Contact

To exercise your rights, write to privacy@fundfound.io.