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Ventures Thrive is a project funded by the European Commission’s European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), and coordinated by Acceler8 Ltd. The registered office is at 3, PJAZZA SAN KALCIDONJU, FLORIANA, FRN1531, Malta, EU. The web address of the project is https://venturesthrive.eu or (https://venturesthrive.com) and the coordinator’s web address https://www.acceler8.today.
This privacy policy will explain how our organisation uses the personal data we collect from the User.
Among the types of Personal Data that this website collects, by itself or through third parties, there are: Usage Data; first name; last name; email address; various types of Data; Cookies.
Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Website.
Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Register manager.
Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through this Website and confirm that they have the third party's consent to provide the Data.
The Register manager takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorised destruction of the Data.
The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organisational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Register manager, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of this Website (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Register manager. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Register manager at any time.
We are sharing your personal data actively with Ventures Thrive project partners: (1) ANTHOLOGY VENTURES JSC (ANTHOLOGY), established in 37 G. BENKOVSKI STR. 1ST FLOOR OBOR, 1000, SOFIA, BULGARIA, EU and (2) BRIDGE-EAST CAPITAL SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (WOLVES-SUMMIT), established in UL. WYSPA SLODOWA, NR 7, 50-266, WROCLAW, POLAND, EU. Also, the personal data can be shared with the European Commission’s European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), located in Brussels, Belgium, EU.
The Register manager may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:
In any case, the Register manager will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.
The Data is processed at the Register manager's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.
Depending on the User's location, data transfers may involve transferring the User's Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.
Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis of Data transfers to a country outside the European Union or to any international organisation governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Register manager to safeguard their Data.
If any such transfer takes place, Users can find out more by checking the relevant sections of this document or inquire with the Register manager using the information provided in the contact section.
Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for.
Therefore:
The Register manager may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Register manager may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to do so for the performance of a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.
Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right to access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.
The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Register manager to provide its Service, comply with its legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect its rights and interests (or those of its Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as the following: Displaying content from external platforms, Contacting the User, Analytics and Platform services and hosting.
For specific information about the Personal Data used for each purpose, the User may refer to the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data”.
The Personal Data is collected for the following purposes:
We collect the data you enter and keep it stored in our email or CRM application, hosted by third parties. This data is used to collaborate with the User or provide the services the User is requesting.
Personal Data processed: email address; first name; last name; various types of Data.
Category of personal data collected according to California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA): identifiers; internet information.
The services contained in this section enable the Register manager to monitor and analyse web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behaviour.
This website uses Google Analytics. This is operated by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies, which allow an analysis of how the website is used. The information generated by the cookie is usually transmitted to a Google server and stored there. We use Google Analytics to analyse and regularly improve the use of our website. The statistics we acquire allow us to improve our content and make it more interesting for the User.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.
Category of personal data collected according to CCPA: internet information.
This processing constitutes a sale based on the definition under the CCPA. In addition to the information in this clause, the User can find information regarding how to opt out of the sale at https://ccpa-info.com.
This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Website and interact with them.
This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
Google Fonts (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Fonts is a typeface visualisation service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Usage Data; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
Category of personal data collected according to CCPA: internet information.
This processing constitutes a sale based on the definition under the CCPA. In addition to the information in this clause, the User can find information regarding how to opt out of the sale at https://ccpa-info.com.
These services have the purpose of hosting and running key components of this Website, therefore allowing the provision of this Website from within a unified platform. Such platforms provide a wide range of tools to the Register manager – e.g. analytics, user registration, commenting, database management, e-commerce, payment processing – that imply the collection and handling of Personal Data.
Some of these services work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.
Webflow (Webflow, Inc.)
Webflow is a platform provided by Webflow, Inc. that allows the Register manager to build, run and host this Website. Webflow is highly customisable and can host websites from simple blogs to complex e-commerce platforms.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out. Privacy Shield participant.
Category of personal data collected according to CCPA: internet information.
If you have an account on this site, have left comments, or submitted personal information via contact form / chat, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
If you are a resident of a country in the EEA (European Economic Area), you have the right, among others, to:
(1) Access your personal data
(2) Ensure the accuracy of your personal data
(3) Ask us to delete your personal data
(4) Restrict further processing of your personal data
(5) Complain to a supervisory authority in your country of residence in the event that your data is misused
If you believe that our processing of your personal data has infringed data protection laws, you have a legal right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data protection.
Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Register manager through the contact details provided in this document. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by the Register manager as early as possible and always within one month.
Occasionally, it may be necessary for us to change the terms of this Privacy Policy. We will do so by posting updated text on the website, and your continued use constitutes the acceptance of any changes. To ensure you are aware of our current privacy practices, we recommend that you check this page periodically. We will not change how we handle previously collected information without providing notice and an opportunity to choose how we use that information.
More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Register manager at any time. Please see the contact information below.
The Data Protection officer and Register manager is Antti Heikkila: contact@venturesthrive.eu
Ventures Thrive project, No 101073762European Commission, European Innovation Council
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Ventures Thrive, project No 101073762 has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe framework programme, under the European Innovation Council’s StartUpEU initiative.
