Dataize

1. Purpose

This Privacy Policy describes how ICV Agency Ltd collects, uses, stores, secures, and shares personal data processed in connection with:

from visiting the dataize.agency website;
submission of an eligibility form;
managing requests for access to DatAIze;
the provision of the DatAIze service;
business interactions related to service, demonstrations, diagnostics, exports, and contractual relationships.

These provisions, together with the DatAIze Terms of Service and the general terms and conditions published on valuation.capital, constitute a coherent contractual and operational framework applicable to any access to, use of, submission of forms, receipt of output, interaction with, or use of the DatAIze service.

2. Data Controller

Unless otherwise specified in a specific contract, ICV Agency Ltd acts as the data controller for data collected through the website, the Eligibility page, incoming inquiries, the pre-contractual relationship, and the contractual relationship related to DatAIze.

If certain processing activities are carried out on behalf of a client under a separate arrangement, the respective roles of the parties may be specified in a contract or a data protection addendum.

3. Data Processed

Depending on the circumstances, ICV Agency Ltd may process the following categories of data:

first and last name;
work email;
company, position, country, website;
information provided in a form, an email, a request for a demonstration, or a business communication;
IP address, technical logs, security information, date, time, and access logs;
account settings, access history, generated exports, validation reports, configuration settings, and communications with support;
certain publicly available business data regarding companies, roles, decision-makers, or activity indicators, for the purposes of B2B qualification, contextualization, prioritization, and manual verification.

ICV Agency Ltd does not intend to collect or process special categories of personal data, data relating to minors, or data that is manifestly excessive in relation to the intended purpose.

4. Purposes and Legal Basis

ICV Agency Ltd processes personal data for the following purposes:

management of eligibility and access requests;
manual validation;
service delivery, support, security, traceability, and abuse prevention;
B2B business relationship;
legal compliance, preservation of evidence, and protection of rights;
voluntary disclosures where regulations permit or require them.

The main legal bases are, depending on the circumstances:

the performance of pre-contractual measures at your request;
performance of the contract;
the legitimate interests of ICV Agency Ltd;
consent, when required;
compliance with a legal obligation.

5. Public data and third-party data

Depending on the use case, DatAIze may rely on the analysis of business data from open or publicly available sources.

In this context, ICV Agency Ltd strives to adhere to the following principles:

data minimization;
relevance to the B2B objective;
human journal;
the absence of a purely automated decision that has legal consequences for the individual;
the right to object where permitted by applicable law;
limiting use to the legitimate and proportionate needs of the service.

6. Recipients and Transfers

Data may be disclosed, to the extent strictly necessary:

to authorized internal teams at ICV Agency Ltd;
to technical service providers offering hosting, email, security, maintenance, or infrastructure services;
to advisors, auditors, or service providers bound by a duty of confidentiality;
to the relevant authorities, courts, or authorized bodies when required by law or when necessary to protect the rights of ICV Agency Ltd;
to purchasers, investors, successors, or counterparties in connection with a transaction involving the company or its assets, subject to appropriate warranties.

Your data may be processed in the United Kingdom, within the European Economic Area, or, where applicable, in other countries when necessary for the operation of the service.

When an international transfer is made outside a framework that provides a level of protection recognized as adequate, ICV Agency Ltd undertakes to implement the appropriate safeguards required.

7. Retention periods

Unless required by law or for specific evidentiary purposes, ICV Agency Ltd applies the following retention policies:

Eligibility request denied or not acted upon: up to 6 months from the last exchange;
accepted request or pre-contractual relationship: up to 3 years from the last relevant contact;
contractual relationship: for the duration of the contract and thereafter for as long as necessary for post-contractual administration, the collection of evidence, the defense of rights, and compliance with legal obligations;
technical and security logs: for a period commensurate with the purposes of security, maintenance, and evidence;
Data retained for legal or litigation purposes: for as long as necessary to establish, exercise, or defend a legal claim.

8. Your rights

Subject to the terms and limitations set forth in applicable regulations, you have the following rights:

right of access;
right to rectification;
right to erasure;
right to restriction of processing;
right to object;
the right to data portability, where applicable;
the right to withdraw your consent at any time when the processing is based on consent.

You also have the right to file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority, such as the one in your place of residence or, where applicable, with the relevant authority in the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area, depending on your circumstances.

9. Security, Cookies, and Updates

ICV Agency Ltd implements appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect data against destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized access, or any unlawful processing.

The website may use cookies and trackers that are strictly necessary for its operation, security, and technical administration. Any additional use must be handled in accordance with applicable regulations.

This Privacy Policy may be amended at any time to reflect changes in laws, regulations, technology, or operations. The most recent version takes effect upon its publication on the website.

10. Contact

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please use the contact address officially published by ICV Agency Ltd.