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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 26.4.2025

At OFAP (Open Funding Alliance & Platform), we are committed to protecting your personal data and ensuring your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, process, store, and protect your personal information, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other relevant privacy laws.

1. Personal Data Collected

We collect the following types of personal data:

  • Individuals:
    • Names, titles, work phone numbers, and email addresses
    • Industry, company size (revenue or employee count), and other publicly available information
    • Any other data that company representatives decide to share or is necessary to provide our services.
  • Companies:
    • Company names, addresses, business IDs, and relevant contact details

This data is used for providing and managing services, communication, and processing payments.

2. Purpose of Data Collection

We collect personal data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and manage services related to your OFAP membership (Platform or Alliance)
  • To send newsletters and updates relevant to your membership
  • To process payments for membership fees and services
  • To inform you about EU funding opportunities, services, and resources
  • To communicate with you about events, programs, and partnerships
  • For marketing and partner-related communications (partners’ information will only be shared if explicitly agreed upon)

3. Data Sharing

By default, we do not share your personal data with third parties. However, personal data may be shared with:

  • Payment Processors: We use third-party payment processors to manage payments securely.
  • Partners: We may share relevant information with our partners for the benefit of members (such as details about upcoming opportunities), but we do not give your personal data to our partners unless explicitly mentioned.

4. Data Storage and Retention

We store personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. This includes providing you with updates and communications about relevant services and membership benefits. Personal data will be retained as long as we are required to provide such services or until it is no longer needed for those purposes.

Data is stored on secure servers located within the EU, including HubSpot EU servers.

5. User Rights

  • Access, Correction, and Deletion:
    You have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal data. For instance, you can unsubscribe from newsletters directly or request deletion by contacting us via email.
  • Withdrawal of Consent:
    You can withdraw your consent for data processing at any time, either by unsubscribing from newsletters or by informing us directly.

6. Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. Cookies are used for:

  • Tracking and Analytics: To monitor and analyze website traffic and user behavior, allowing us to offer relevant services and information.
  • Session Management: To manage user sessions and provide a personalized experience.

For more detailed information, please refer to our cookie settings.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of your personal data. This includes:

  • Secure servers
  • Encryption where applicable or required by law

These measures help prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of your personal data.

8. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about how we handle your personal data, or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us:

Responsible Person: Tomi Räsänen
Email: ofap@shapingdiamonds.com
Address: Vogelgsbergstrasse 13A, 64546 Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany

9. International Data Transfers

We do not transfer personal data outside of the EU by default. However, if personal data is transferred outside the EU (e.g., for tracking purposes like Google Analytics), this will be clearly communicated in our cookie settings. We use HubSpot which stores data in EU-based servers, ensuring GDPR compliance.