Privacy Policy
Effective Date: April 24, 2026
At Francisco Ventures®, privacy and security are foundational to how we operate.
Built on cybersecurity, trusted systems, and cryptographic assurance, we apply a disciplined approach to the collection, use, storage, and protection of personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and safeguard personal information when you visit our website, contact us, or otherwise interact with us online.
1. Scope
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through our website, email communications, contact forms, and related digital interactions.
It does not apply to third-party websites, platforms, or services that may be linked from our website but are operated independently from us.
2. Data Controller
Francisco Ventures® is the controller of the personal information described in this Privacy Policy.
3. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following categories of personal information.
Information You Provide Directly
This may include:
- your name,
- business email address,
- company name,
- job title or professional role,
- the contents of your messages, requests, or inquiries, and
- any other information you choose to provide.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, including:
- IP address,
- browser type and version,
- device type and operating system,
- referring URLs,
- access times and dates,
- pages viewed and interactions on the site,
- approximate geolocation inferred from IP address, and
- cookie and similar technology data, where used.
Business and Professional Information
If you engage with us regarding partnerships, technology, investor relations, suppliers, or other business matters, we may collect additional professional information relevant to those discussions.
We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information through our website unless you voluntarily provide it.
4. Sources of Information
We collect personal information from:
- you directly,
- your browser or device when you use our website,
- service providers supporting hosting, analytics, communications, and security, and
- publicly available professional sources, where relevant to legitimate business communications.
5. How We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information to:
- respond to your inquiries and communicate with you,
- evaluate and manage partnership, technology, investor, supplier, or other business discussions,
- operate, maintain, secure, and improve our website and infrastructure,
- detect, prevent, investigate, and respond to fraud, abuse, security incidents, or other malicious activity,
- comply with legal, regulatory, contractual, and governance obligations,
- maintain internal business records, and
- enforce our legal terms and protect our rights, personnel, systems, and operations.
6. Legal Bases for Processing
Where required by applicable law, including the GDPR, we process personal data on one or more of the following legal bases:
- your consent,
- our legitimate interests,
- the performance of a contract or steps taken at your request before entering into a contract, and
- compliance with legal obligations.
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before that withdrawal.
7. How We Share Personal Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may disclose personal information:
- to service providers and contractors that help us operate our website, communications, analytics, hosting, and security functions;
- to professional advisors, such as legal, compliance, audit, and insurance providers;
- to regulators, courts, law enforcement, or other authorities where required or permitted by law;
- in connection with an actual or proposed financing, merger, acquisition, restructuring, or similar transaction; or
- with your direction or consent.
We do not knowingly share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
8. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We may use cookies, pixels, log files, and similar technologies to operate our website, improve performance, understand usage, and support security.
Where required by law, we will request your consent before using non-essential cookies or similar technologies.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to:
- respond to your inquiry,
- maintain business and security records,
- comply with legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory obligations, and
- resolve disputes and enforce agreements.
Where a fixed retention period cannot be stated, we determine retention based on the nature of the information, the reason it was collected, operational requirements, and applicable legal obligations.
10. International Transfers
Your personal information may be transferred to, stored in, or accessed from countries outside your jurisdiction, including countries that may not provide the same level of legal protection as your home country.
Where required by law, we take appropriate measures to safeguard such transfers.
11. Data Security
Security is foundational to Francisco Ventures®.
We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration, or disclosure. Our security practices are informed by principles commonly applied in high-assurance computing and critical infrastructure environments.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of storage is completely secure, and absolute security cannot be guaranteed.
12. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and the laws that apply to you, you may have the right to:
- access the personal information we hold about you,
- correct inaccurate information,
- request deletion of your information,
- restrict certain processing,
- object to certain processing,
- request data portability,
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, and
- lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority or regulator.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising applicable privacy rights.
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
13. California Privacy Notice
If you are a California resident, and to the extent applicable law applies to us, the following additional disclosures apply.
During the preceding 12 months, we may have collected the following categories of personal information:
- identifiers, such as name, email address, IP address, and online identifiers;
- internet or other network activity information, such as website usage and interactions;
- professional or employment-related information, such as company name, role, and business contact details; and
- limited inferences derived from website interactions for security, analytics, or service improvement purposes, where applicable.
We collect this information from you directly, from your browser or device, from service providers, and from publicly available professional sources.
We use and disclose this information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
We do not sell personal information.
We do not knowingly share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
California residents may have the right to know, access, correct, delete, and limit certain uses of personal information, subject to legal exceptions. Authorized agents may submit requests on your behalf where permitted by law.
14. Automated Decision-Making
We do not use personal information collected through our website to make solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects on individuals.
15. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the website.
If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child in violation of applicable law, we will take appropriate steps to delete it.
16. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy, security, or content practices of those third parties.
We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the Effective Date shown above.
Any changes become effective when posted, unless stated otherwise.
18. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at:
FRANCISCO VENTURES®
General Privacy Inquiries: info@francisco.ventures
Investor Relations: investors@francisco.ventures
Partnerships & Technology: office@francisco.ventures