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At www.eco-investors.com ("we," "us," or "our"), we respect your privacy and are deeply committed to protecting the personal and proprietary corporate data you share with us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, protect, and disclose your information when you visit our website and use our secure investment portals.
By accessing this Website or submitting a pitch through our portal, you agree to the data practices described in this policy.
1. Information We Collect
To properly evaluate cross-border investment opportunities across industries like Tech, Infrastructure, and Green Energy, we must collect two primary categories of information:
A. Information You Provide Voluntarily
Contact Information: Name, corporate email address, phone number, and job title.
Company & Financial Data: Pitch decks, cap tables, historical financial models, revenue metrics, business plans, and geographic operational footprints submitted via our Secure Pitch Portal.
Identity Verification Data: For compliance and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Know Your Customer (KYC) checks during deeper stages of evaluation.
B. Information Collected Automatically
Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, time zone settings, and location data.
Usage Analytics: Information about how you interact with our website, page response times, and download errors, collected via essential, privacy-compliant cookies.
2. How We Use Your Information
We process your data strictly to execute our core investment services, maintain site security, and fulfill legal requirements. Specifically, we use your data to:
Evaluate your business for potential equity investments, asset-backed lending, or project finance.
Communicate with you regarding the status of your funding application or pitch submission.
Verify corporate identities to comply with international financial regulations, anti-fraud frameworks, and AML policies.
Maintain and optimize the security, speed, and usability of our secure submission portals.
3. Data Protection & Security Controls
Because we handle sensitive financial data and intellectual property, security is our highest priority. We implement robust, enterprise-grade physical, technical, and administrative controls:
Encryption: All data transmitted via our intake portals is encrypted in transit using industry-standard Transport Layer Security (TLS) and encrypted at rest using AES-256 bit encryption.
Access Control: Access to your pitch decks and financial models is strictly restricted to our internal investment committee, relevant sector analysts, and legal compliance officers who have a certified "need-to-know."
Data Minimization: We only request and retain information that is essential to verifying your corporate profile and running our preliminary investment analysis.
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal or corporate data to third-party advertisers. We only share information under the following limited circumstances:
Third-Party Service Providers: We may share data with vetted, secure third-party technology providers who host our data rooms, secure intake systems, or perform regulatory compliance checks (AML/KYC). These providers are bound by strict confidentiality agreements.
Co-Investors and Syndicates: With your explicit permission, during advanced stages of a deal, we may share investment summaries with trusted institutional co-investment partners or syndicates to build your capital stack.
Legal & Regulatory Obligations: We may disclose data if required by law, subpoena, or international financial regulatory authorities (e.g., SEC, FCA) to protect our legal rights or prevent fraudulent activities.
5. Global Data Transfers & Regional Rights
[Eco Investors] operates globally. Information collected through our platform may be stored and processed in [Insert Country, e.g., the United States / the European Union] or any other country where our infrastructure resides.
A. For European Union and UK Citizens (GDPR Compliant)
If you are accessing this site from the EU or UK, you have specific rights regarding your personal data:
The Right to Access: You can request copies of the personal data we hold about you.
The Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
The Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You can request that we delete your data, subject to local financial record retention laws.
B. For California Residents (CCPA Compliant)
You have the right to request a disclosure of what personal information we collect, the right to request deletion of that data, and the right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights.
6. Data Retention
We retain your corporate submissions and personal information only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, evaluate ongoing or future deal pipeline opportunities, or comply with statutory financial data retention laws (which may require us to hold certain compliance logs for up to 5 to 7 years).
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our data operations or shifts in international privacy laws. Any modifications will be posted instantly on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.
Contact Our Data Protection Officer (DPO)
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data privacy rights, or need to request the removal of your submitted files, please reach out to our privacy desk:
Email: privacy@eco-investors.com
Mailing Address: [info@eco-investors.com]