Privacy Policy

The Seed & Foster Foundation, Unit IH-00-01-02-OF-01, Level 2, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is the controller responsible for the processing described in this policy. Full corporate details are set out in our Legal Notice. Requests may be submitted via our contact form.

When you access this website, technically necessary data (including IP address, time of request, page requested, referrer and browser identification) is processed to deliver the site, ensure its stability and protect it against misuse. The lawful basis is our legitimate interest in the secure operation of the website.

If you contact us, apply as a startup or upload a pitch deck, we process the contact and company details you provide solely to evaluate and respond to your submission. The lawful basis is the performance of pre-contractual measures at your request and our legitimate interest in assessing investment opportunities. Providing this information is voluntary, but without it we cannot review your submission.

We use carefully selected providers for hosting, database and file storage services, which process data strictly on our instructions and under appropriate contractual safeguards. Where data is transferred outside your jurisdiction, we rely on recognised transfer mechanisms and comparable contractual protections.

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described above or as required by statutory retention obligations. Submissions that do not lead to a transaction are deleted once the evaluation process is concluded.

This website uses only cookies and local storage that are strictly necessary for its operation. We do not deploy advertising cookies or cross-site tracking. Should optional analytics be introduced, they will be activated only with your prior consent.

Subject to applicable law, you have the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and objection, the right to withdraw consent with effect for the future, and the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.