Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Innovators Guild ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the site or use our services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us, including:

• Personal Information: Name, email address, telephone number, and other contact details.
• Profile Information: LinkedIn URL, professional background, and reasons for joining our community.
• Communication Information: Information you provide when you communicate with us, including through our website, email, or social media.
• Technical Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, and other technology identifiers when you visit our website.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our services
• Process and manage your membership application
• Communicate with you about events, updates, and other information
• Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
• Monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends
• Protect against, identify, and prevent fraud and other illegal activity
• Comply with our legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the UK GDPR, we process your personal information based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent to process your personal data for specific purposes.
• Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
• Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided those interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
• Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with our legal obligations.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your personal information with:

• Service Providers: Third-party vendors and service providers who perform services on our behalf and require access to personal information to do that work.
• Business Partners: With your consent, we may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
• Legal Requirements: When required by law or to respond to legal process, to protect our rights, or to protect the safety of others.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

7. Your Rights

Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to be informed about our collection and use of your personal data
• The right to access the personal data we hold about you
• The right to have your personal data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete
• The right to be forgotten (deletion or removal of personal data)
• The right to restrict processing of your personal data
• The right to data portability
• The right to object to our use of your personal data
• Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@innovators.london.

8. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your country where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United Kingdom and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the information to the United Kingdom and process it there.

10. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18, we will delete that information.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: privacy@innovators.london