Privacy Policy

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Who We Are

Thim Ventures Ltd is a UK-based angel investment club that connects high-net-worth individual investors with early-stage technology companies. We are the data controller for the personal information you provide to us.

Data enquiries contact: shosh@thimvc.com

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What Data We Collect

We collect personal data only when you voluntarily submit it to us through our website, contact forms, or investor application forms. This may include:

• Your full name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Investment preferences and experience (for investor enquiries)
• Company name and funding stage (for founder applications)
• Any message or information you provide in a contact or application form

We do not collect payment information, national insurance numbers, or any special category data (such as health or biometric data).

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How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To respond to your enquiries and contact form submissions
• To assess investor or founder applications and determine suitability for our network
• To send our monthly newsletter and updates about Thim Ventures events and deal flow (only where you have subscribed or consented)
• To invite you to investor meetings, networking events, or pitch sessions
• To fulfil our legitimate business interests as an angel investment club

We will not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.

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Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following lawful bases to process your data:

• Consent — for newsletter subscriptions and marketing communications. You may withdraw consent at any time.
• Legitimate interests — for responding to investor and founder enquiries and managing our network.
• Contractual necessity — where processing is necessary to take steps at your request prior to entering an arrangement with us.

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Data Storage & Security

Your data is stored securely on systems located within the UK and European Economic Area. We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary. Contact enquiries are typically retained for 24 months. Investor and founder records may be retained for longer where there is an ongoing business relationship.

While we take data security seriously, no transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Please contact us immediately at shosh@thimvc.com if you have any concerns about the security of your data.

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Third-Party Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We do not share your information with third parties without your explicit consent, except in the following limited circumstances:

• Where required by law or a regulatory authority
• To trusted service providers acting as data processors on our behalf (such as email or CRM platforms), who are bound by data processing agreements and may not use your data for their own purposes

Any third-party tools we use are selected carefully and are required to comply with UK GDPR.

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Cookies

Our website uses basic, essential cookies to ensure it functions correctly. We may also use anonymised analytics cookies (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use our site. These do not identify you personally.

We do not use advertising, tracking, or behavioural profiling cookies. You can control cookie settings through your browser at any time. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.

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Your Rights Under UK GDPR

As a UK data subject, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — you may ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Right to erasure — you may request that we delete your data where there is no longer a lawful basis to hold it
• Right to restrict processing — you may ask us to pause processing of your data in certain circumstances
• Right to data portability — you may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to object — you may object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing
• Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at shosh@thimvc.com. We will respond within 30 days. If you are unsatisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

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Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our website after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

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Contact Us

For any questions, requests, or concerns relating to this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact: