Privacy Policy
How ScaleX Ventures collects, uses, and protects personal data on this website
Last updated: September 2026
1. Introduction
ScaleX Ventures ("ScaleX", "we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal data of visitors to our website (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and the choices and rights available to you.
This Policy is intended to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and the Dutch GDPR Implementation Act (Uitvoeringswet AVG), as ScaleX Ventures is legally established in the Netherlands. Where applicable to visitors located outside the European Economic Area, we also take into account other relevant data protection laws.
2. Who We Are
Data Controller: ScaleX Ventures ManCo II B.V.
Registered address: Keizersgracht 620, 1017 ER Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Chamber of Commerce (KVK) number: 96955171
Contact for privacy matters: contact@scalexventures.com
3. Personal Data We Collect
We collect personal data in the following ways:
3.1 Information You Provide Directly
- Contact form: name, email address, company or fund name, and the content of your message, when you reach out to us.
- Newsletter sign-up: your email address, and optionally your name, when you subscribe to receive updates from ScaleX Ventures.
- Pitch or deal-flow submissions, if you choose to share information about your company with us through the Site.
3.2 Information Collected Automatically
- Usage data: pages visited, time spent on the Site, referring URLs, and general navigation patterns, collected through analytics tools.
- Device and technical data: IP address, browser type, device type, and operating system.
- Cookies and similar technologies, as described in Section 6 below.
4. How We Use Your Data
We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes:
- To respond to inquiries submitted through our contact form.
- To send newsletter updates to subscribers who have opted in, and to allow subscribers to unsubscribe at any time.
- To evaluate deal-flow or pitch submissions shared with us voluntarily.
- To operate, maintain, and improve the Site, including understanding how visitors use it.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or misuse of the Site.
- To comply with applicable legal obligations.
5. Legal Basis for Processing
Where the GDPR applies, we rely on the following legal bases:
- Consent — for newsletter sign-ups and non-essential cookies.
- Legitimate interests — for responding to inquiries, operating the Site, and basic analytics.
- Legal obligation — where processing is required to comply with the law.
These legal bases are set out in Article 6 of the GDPR.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site and to understand how it is used. These may include:
- Strictly necessary cookies, required for the Site to function.
- Analytics cookies, which help us understand visitor behavior in aggregate.
You can manage or disable cookies at any time through your browser settings, or through the cookie preference tool available on the Site.
7. Sharing of Personal Data
We do not sell personal data. We may share personal data with:
- Service providers who support our website operations (for example, hosting and email/newsletter delivery providers), acting under our instructions.
- Professional advisors, where necessary for legal, accounting, or compliance purposes.
- Authorities, where required by applicable law or legal process.
A current list of our service providers is available on request by contacting us using the details in Section 14.
8. International Data Transfers
Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, we take steps to ensure an adequate level of protection, such as relying on the European Commission's adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses, consistent with GDPR requirements.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Policy, or as required by applicable law. Contact form submissions and newsletter subscriptions are retained until you request deletion or unsubscribe, or until they are no longer needed for the purpose collected.
10. Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- To learn whether we process your personal data and to request information about that processing.
- To request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data.
- To object to processing carried out on the basis of legitimate interests.
- To withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent (for example, unsubscribing from our newsletter).
- To lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens), or with the supervisory authority in your own EEA member state.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@scalexventures.com.
12. Children's Privacy
The Site is not directed at individuals under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be communicated through the Site.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at contact@scalexventures.com or Keizersgracht 620, 1017 ER Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
