PRIVACY POLICY - YOUR STARTUP ADVISOR

Last updated 10th November 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or interact with the Site (the "Site").

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the installed cookies on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products/services you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as "Device Information."

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

"Cookies" are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include a unique anonymous identifier. See our Cookie Policy below for more details.
"Log files" track actions occurring on the Site and collect data, including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
"Web beacons," "tags," and "pixels" are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

Additionally, when you interact with the Site, we may collect certain information from you, including your name, email address, phone number, and other required details related to you and your organisation. We refer to this information as "Contact Information."

When we refer to "Personal Information" in this Privacy Policy, we are referring to both Device Information and Contact Information.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and understanding how you use our site.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website.

Analytics Cookies We use Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors interact with our site. These cookies help us improve our website by providing information about which pages are visited most often, how users navigate through the site, and session recordings and heatmaps of user behavior.

Functional Cookies These cookies remember your preferences and choices to provide a more personalized experience.

Third-Party Cookies

We use Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity, which may set cookies on your device. You can learn more about their privacy practices at:

Google Analytics: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
Microsoft Clarity: https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement

Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or delete certain cookies.
Opt-out of Google Analytics: You can opt out here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

USING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use the Contact Information that we collect to contact you and understand your organisation. Additionally, we use this Contact Information to:

Communicate with you
Screen the information for potential risk or fraud
Provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services in accordance with your preferences

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address) and, more generally, to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).

Except as described above, we do not share your Personal Information with third parties. We use Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity to help us understand how our customers use the Site. You can read more about how they use your Personal Information here:

Google Analytics: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
Microsoft Clarity: https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement

We may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, respond to legal requests, search warrants or other lawful requests for information we receive, or otherwise protect our rights.

DO NOT TRACK

Please note that we do not alter our Site's data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

YOUR RIGHTS

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us using the information below.

Additionally, if you are a European resident, we note that we are processing your information to fulfill commitments we might have with you (for example, if you book a session through the Site) or pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. We will not transfer your information outside of Europe without appropriate safeguards.

DATA RETENTION

When you contact us through the Site, we will keep your Contact Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete it. Cookies are typically stored for varying periods depending on their purpose, with most being automatically deleted when you close your browser or after a set period.

CHANGES TO THE POLICY

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. When we make changes, we will update the "last updated" date at the top of this policy.

CONTACTING US

If you have questions or would like to make a complaint about our privacy practices, or if you would like to exercise your rights regarding your personal information, please email us at charles@yourstartupadvisor.com.

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