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This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you, as a visitor, subscriber, reader, or otherwise engaged party, of the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data and other information that we collect in connection with your use of this website and any related services, communications, or digital touchpoints associated therewith. By accessing or using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the terms set out in this document and consent to the data practices described herein to the extent permitted and required by applicable law.
This Policy applies to all individuals who interact with our digital properties, including but not limited to casual visitors browsing our editorial content, individuals who elect to subscribe to our newsletter communications, and those who engage with advertising content displayed across our platform. The scope of this Policy encompasses all personal data and non-personal information collected through automated means, direct submission, or otherwise in the course of your engagement with our services.
We reserve the right to amend, update, or otherwise revise this Privacy Policy at any time and at our sole discretion. Any such revisions will be reflected on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage all users to review this Policy periodically to remain informed of any changes. Your continued use of our website following the posting of any revisions constitutes your acceptance of such changes.
Who Operates This Website
Founder News is an independent digital media publication dedicated to startup and business news from Europe and beyond. The website is operated and maintained by a private limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, hereinafter referred to collectively as “we”, “us”, “our”, or “the Operator”. For the purposes of applicable data protection legislation, including but not limited to the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation as retained in domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and as amended by the Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the Operator acts as the data controller in respect of personal data collected through this website. The entity responsible for the processing of your data is Osolvo Ltd, a company registered in the United Kingdom. For any enquiries of a data protection nature, you may direct your correspondence to our designated contact address as listed at the conclusion of this Policy.
Information We Collect and How We Collect It
In the ordinary course of operating a modern digital publication, we collect various categories of information relating to individuals who interact with our platform. This information is collected through a combination of direct submission by the individual concerned and through automated technical means deployed in the course of delivering and improving our services. The categories of information we collect and the circumstances in which such collection occurs are described in greater detail throughout this Policy.
When you elect to subscribe to our newsletter service, you are required to submit certain personally identifiable information, principally your electronic mail address, and optionally your name or other identifying details as may be requested at the point of subscription. This information is collected for the express purpose of facilitating the delivery of our newsletter communications and is processed on the lawful basis of your consent, freely given at the time of subscription. We do not use this information for any purpose incompatible with the purpose for which it was originally collected without first seeking your renewed and explicit consent.
In addition to information you actively provide, we also collect certain technical and behavioural data through automated means when you visit our website. This automated collection occurs through the deployment of cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, log files, and other similar tracking and data collection technologies embedded within our web infrastructure. The information collected through these automated means may include, without limitation, your internet protocol address, the type and version of the web browser you are using, the operating system installed on your device, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the duration of time spent on individual pages, the hyperlinks you interact with, and the internet address of any website from which you arrived at our site. This technical information is collected for a variety of operational and analytical purposes as described in greater detail in the sections that follow.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website makes use of cookies and other tracking technologies as is standard practice among modern digital publications. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work more efficiently, to provide certain functionality, and to provide information to the owners of the website. Our use of cookies falls into several broad categories, each serving a distinct operational or commercial purpose.
Certain cookies are strictly necessary for the proper technical functioning of our website and cannot be disabled without adversely affecting your experience. These essential cookies do not collect personal information in a manner that could be used to identify you and are deployed solely for the purpose of ensuring the basic operational integrity of the site. Beyond these essential cookies, we also deploy cookies of an analytical nature, which enable us to understand how visitors interact with our website in aggregate, to identify which content is most frequently accessed, to understand the journeys users take through our site, and to diagnose and resolve technical issues that may arise from time to time.
Our analytical capabilities are provided through the use of third-party analytics services, most notably Google Analytics, a web analytics service operated by Google LLC, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., headquartered in the United States of America. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect and process certain data about your interaction with our website and transmits this data to Google servers where it is stored and processed in accordance with Google’s own privacy practices. The information generated by Google Analytics about your use of our website is used by us to compile reports on website activity and to inform editorial and operational decisions. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. By using our website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out in this Policy.
In addition to analytics cookies, our website also makes use of advertising-related cookies and tracking technologies deployed in connection with the display of commercial advertising content to our visitors. These advertising technologies are operated by third-party advertising networks and technology providers who may collect information about your visits to our website and other websites over time in order to serve you advertisements that are more relevant to your inferred interests and browsing behaviour. This practice is sometimes referred to as interest-based advertising or behavioural advertising, and it involves the collection and use of data about your online activities across multiple websites and over extended periods of time. We do not have direct control over the data collected by these third-party advertising partners and encourage you to review their respective privacy policies for further information about their data practices.
How We Use the Information We Collect
The information we collect through the various means described in this Policy is used for a range of purposes all of which are connected to the legitimate operation of our digital publication and the provision of services to our readers and subscribers. Personal data submitted directly by you in the course of subscribing to our newsletter is used exclusively for the purpose of delivering that service, namely the periodic transmission of editorial content, news updates, and related communications to your nominated electronic mail address. We will not use your contact details for any commercial marketing purposes unrelated to our own editorial content without first obtaining your express consent.
Technical and behavioural data collected through automated means is used primarily to understand and improve the performance of our website, to diagnose and resolve technical difficulties, to understand the preferences and interests of our readership in aggregate, and to support the commercial operation of our platform through the delivery of relevant advertising content. We may also use this information to conduct internal research and analysis, to develop new features or content offerings, and to ensure the security and integrity of our digital infrastructure.
Sharing of Information with Third Parties
We do not sell, rent, or otherwise commercially transfer your personal data to unaffiliated third parties for their own independent marketing or commercial purposes. However, in the ordinary course of operating our platform, we do share certain information with carefully selected third-party service providers who assist us in delivering and improving our services. These service providers are engaged on a contractual basis and are required to process your data only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with applicable data protection legislation.
Our third-party service providers include, without limitation, providers of email delivery infrastructure who facilitate the distribution of our newsletter communications, providers of web hosting and content delivery services who ensure the technical availability and performance of our website, providers of analytics services who assist us in understanding how our website is used, and providers of advertising technology who facilitate the delivery of commercial advertising content across our platform. Each of these providers operates in accordance with its own privacy policy and data protection practices, and we encourage you to review those policies where relevant.
In certain circumstances, we may also be required to disclose your personal data to regulatory authorities, law enforcement agencies, or other public bodies where we are legally compelled to do so, or where such disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of our organisation, our users, or others. We will endeavour to notify you of any such disclosure to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Data Retention
We retain personal data collected through our website for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, taking into account any applicable legal, regulatory, or operational requirements that may necessitate its retention for a longer period. Newsletter subscriber data is retained for as long as you remain an active subscriber and is deleted or anonymised upon the processing of an unsubscribe request within a reasonable operational timeframe. Technical and analytical data collected through automated means is retained in accordance with the default retention periods established by the relevant third-party service providers through whom such data is processed, subject to any overriding legal requirements that may apply.
Your Rights Under Applicable Data Protection Law
To the extent that we process your personal data in our capacity as data controller, you may be entitled to exercise certain rights in relation to that data under applicable data protection legislation. These rights may include the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you, the right to request that inaccurate or incomplete data be corrected, the right to request the erasure of your personal data in certain circumstances, the right to request that the processing of your data be restricted in certain circumstances, the right to receive your personal data in a structured and machine-readable format, the right to object to processing carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests, and the right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on your consent. The exercise of these rights is subject to certain conditions and exceptions as set out in applicable law, and we will respond to any valid request within the timeframes required by law.
If you wish to exercise any of the rights described above, or if you have any concerns or complaints about the way in which we handle your personal data, please contact us using the contact details provided at the end of this Policy. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority in your jurisdiction. In the United Kingdom, the relevant supervisory authority is the Information Commissioner’s Office, which can be contacted through its website at ico.org.uk. If you are located in the European Union, you may also contact your local data protection authority.
Security of Your Information
We take the security of your personal data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect your information against unauthorised access, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. These measures are reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis in light of evolving threats and technological developments. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or stored on our systems. You transmit information to us at your own risk, and we encourage you to take appropriate precautions to protect your own personal data when using the internet.
International Data Transfers
As a consequence of our use of third-party service providers including analytics and advertising technology companies, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area, including the United States of America. Where such transfers occur, we take steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection law. These safeguards may include the use of standard contractual clauses approved by the relevant regulatory authorities, reliance on adequacy decisions where applicable, or other lawful transfer mechanisms as may be available and appropriate in the circumstances.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the manner in which we process your personal data, you are welcome to contact us at any time using the details provided below. We will endeavour to respond to all legitimate enquiries within a reasonable timeframe and in any event within the periods required by applicable law.
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