Overview

This Privacy Policy explains how The Founding Edge collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website or engage with our consulting and coaching services.

Information Collection

We collect information you voluntarily provide through contact forms, email communications, booking systems, or during coaching or consultancy sessions. This may include:

• Name and contact details

• Professional information

• Anything personal that you add into the contact form

• Session notes and progress information

• Names and contact details of employees that you wish for me to work with

• Confidential business information shared during sessions

• Marketing data

How We Use Your Information

Your information is used to:

• Provide consulting and coaching services

• Communicate with you about meetings and services

• Improve our services

• Send invoices and contracts

Legal Basis for Processing

The Founding Edge processes your personal data on the following legal grounds:

• Contract fulfilment: Processing necessary to deliver our coaching and consulting services

• Legitimate interests: Improving our services and providing relevant content

• Consent: When you explicitly agree to specific uses of your information

• Legal obligation: When required to comply with applicable laws and regulations

We will only process your personal information when we have a valid legal basis to do so, and we will always inform you of the legal basis we rely on for each processing activity.

Cookie Policy

The Founding Edge website may use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience. These include:

• Essential cookies: Required for website functionality and cannot be disabled

• Preference cookies: Remember your settings and preferences

• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website

• Marketing cookies: Track your activity across websites to deliver personalised advertising

You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality. By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

Data Protection

The Founding Edge is committed to protecting your personal information through:

• Secure storage systems

• Limited access to your information

• Never selling your data to third parties without your permission

• Retaining information only as long as necessary

Third-Party Services

Our website may use third-party services (such as payment processors or scheduling tools) that have their own privacy policies. We only work with reputable providers who maintain appropriate security standards but we are not responsible for the privacy policys of any third-party services so we encourage you to read them carefully when you navigate away from this site.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your personal information

• Request corrections to inaccurate information

• Request deletion of your information

• Opt out of communications

Contact Information

If you have questions about this privacy policy or your personal data, please contact us at privacy@thefoundingedge.com.

Policy Updates

This policy may be updated occasionally. Significant changes will be communicated via our website or email.

Last updated: March 14, 2025