Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Depending on your interaction with IIF, we may collect:

Identity & Contact Information

name; email address; telephone number; nationality/residence where relevant; photograph/profile information; professional title and organisation.

Professional & Institutional Information

company, fund or organisation details; role and professional background; investment mandate; sectors and geographic preferences; fund size, ticket size and investment preferences; fundraising requirements; portfolio and transaction information.

Verification & Compliance Information

Where required, we may collect information necessary for identity verification, KYC, AML, accreditation, institutional verification or compliance processes.

Platform & Technical Information

We may collect: IP address; device and browser information; login information; platform activity; pages visited; interaction data; cookies and similar technologies; security and authentication information.

Transaction & Platform Information

Where applicable, we may record: matches; introductions; IOIs; LOIs; deal-room activity; documents uploaded; communications and transaction milestones; funding confirmations; transaction close information.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may process personal information to: create and manage your IIF membership; verify your identity and eligibility; operate the Platform; match members based on investment or fundraising preferences; facilitate introductions; operate the LIFT Framework; provide deal-room and workflow functionality; coordinate due diligence; communicate with you; maintain transaction records; provide security and prevent fraud; improve our technology and services; comply with legal and regulatory obligations; enforce our Terms; and send relevant Platform, event or membership communications.

3. Lawful Basis

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, IIF may rely on: your consent; performance of a contract or provision of requested services; compliance with legal obligations; legitimate interests; protection of rights, security and prevention of fraud; or another lawful basis recognised by applicable law.

Where consent is the applicable legal basis, you may withdraw consent subject to applicable legal and contractual limitations.

4. Member Matching & Automated Tools

IIF may use technology, including algorithmic or AI-assisted tools, to help identify potential alignment between members, investors, funds, companies and opportunities.

Such tools may consider information including investment mandate, sector, geography, stage, ticket size, financing requirements and other profile information.

Matching results are intended to support discovery and facilitation. They do not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or a guarantee of suitability or transaction completion.

Where applicable law provides rights relating to automated decision-making, you may exercise those rights through the contact details provided below.

5. Sharing of Information

We may share relevant information with: other verified IIF members where necessary to facilitate an authorised connection; counterparties participating in a relevant transaction; technology and cloud-service providers; identity and verification providers; payment and financial infrastructure providers; legal, accounting, compliance and professional advisers; regulators, government authorities or law-enforcement agencies where legally required; and service providers acting on our instructions.

We do not authorise third parties to use your personal information for purposes incompatible with the purpose for which it was provided.

6. Cross-Border Data Transfers

IIF is a global platform and may process or store information in countries other than your country of residence.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, IIF will take reasonable steps to ensure that applicable legal requirements and appropriate safeguards are observed.

This is particularly relevant because IIF may connect members across Africa, the GCC, Europe, North America and other jurisdictions.

7. Confidential Deal Information

Information submitted to a private IIF deal room may be made available to authorised participants in the relevant transaction or opportunity.

Members should not upload information unless they are authorised to disclose it.

IIF may use access controls, permissions, authentication and other reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information.

8. Cookies & Analytics

IIF may use cookies and similar technologies to: operate essential Platform functions; remember preferences; authenticate users; understand Platform usage; improve performance; analyse traffic; and support security.

Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies will be subject to appropriate consent mechanisms.

You may manage cookies through your browser or available Platform settings, although disabling certain cookies may affect functionality.

9. Data Security

IIF uses reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss, destruction or misuse.

No internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Members should therefore use strong passwords, protect login credentials and notify IIF promptly of suspected unauthorised access.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including membership administration, transaction records, legal obligations, dispute resolution, security and legitimate business purposes.

Different categories of information may have different retention periods.

When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to delete, anonymise or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal obligations.

11. Your Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to: know how your information is being processed; request access to your personal information; request correction of inaccurate information; request deletion or erasure; object to certain processing; request restriction of processing; request portability of your information; withdraw consent where consent is the applicable basis; object to certain marketing communications; raise concerns regarding automated decision-making; and lodge a complaint with the relevant data-protection authority.

12. Marketing Communications

You may receive operational communications necessary for your membership or transactions.

Where permitted by law, we may also send information about IIF events, capital activation opportunities, reports, initiatives and related services.

You may unsubscribe from non-essential marketing communications at any time.

13. Third-Party Websites

The IIF Platform may contain links to third-party websites.

This Privacy Policy does not govern those websites. You should review the privacy policy of any third-party service before submitting personal information.

14. Children's Privacy

The IIF Platform is intended for adults and professional participants.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where such collection is prohibited by applicable law.

15. Data Breach

If IIF becomes aware of a personal-data breach, we will assess and respond to the incident in accordance with applicable law, including any applicable notification obligations.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically.

Where appropriate, material changes will be communicated through the Platform, website or email.

The updated version will display a revised "Last Updated" date.

17. Contact & Privacy Requests

For privacy questions, access requests, corrections, deletion requests or complaints, contact:

Intuitive Investors Forum
https://www.theiif.com/
Email: info@theiif.com