Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 15 May 2025

1. Introduction

Foundway AI Ltd. (“Foundway”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit our websites or use our Services.

2. Who We Are

Foundway AI Ltd. is a company incorporated in Ireland with its registered office at 77 Sir John Rogerson's Quay and company number. For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR), we are the data controller of your personal data. Our EU representative pursuant to is our Director, Mariana Bontempo.

3. The Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

Identity Data – name, username, or similar identifier;
Contact Data – postal address, e‑mail address, telephone number;
Account Data – login credentials, preferences, and settings;
Financial Data – payment card details (processed by our payment processor);
Transaction Data – details about payments to and from you;
Technical Data – IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers;
Usage Data – information about how you use our website and Services;
Marketing and Communications Data – your preferences in receiving marketing from us.

4. How We Collect Your Data

We collect personal data:

directly from you when you register, fill in forms, upload content, or correspond with us;
automatically through cookies and similar technologies when you interact with our Services; and
from third parties such as analytics providers, payment processors, and publicly available sources.

5. Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing

We process your personal data for the following purposes and legal bases:

Purpose	Legal Basis
To register you as a user and provide the Services	Performance of a contract (Article 6(1)(b))
To process payments and manage subscriptions	Performance of a contract; Legitimate interests
To administer and protect our platform (troubleshooting, testing, fraud prevention)	Legitimate interests (running our business, network security)
To improve and develop the Services (analytics, research)	Legitimate interests (to keep our Services relevant and up to date)
To send marketing communications	Consent (Article 6(1)(a)) or Legitimate interests, as applicable
To comply with legal obligations	Compliance with a legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c))

6. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your personal data with:

service providers who act as processors and provide infrastructure, payment, analytics, or marketing services;
professional advisers (lawyers, bankers, auditors, insurers);
regulators and authorities where required by law;
prospective buyers if we sell or transfer all or part of our business.

7. International Transfers

If we transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area, we shall ensure that an adequate level of protection is provided, for example, by using the European Commission–approved Standard Contractual Clauses.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including satisfying legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. In determining retention periods, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the data, the risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure, and applicable legal requirements.

9. Your Rights

Subject to certain conditions and exceptions, you have the right to:

request access to your personal data;
request rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data;
request erasure of your data (right to be forgotten);
object to or restrict processing of your data;
request portability of your data;
withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent; and
lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) or another supervisory authority.

10. Automated Decision‑Making

We do not engage in automated decision‑making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects without human involvement.

11. Cookies

We use necessary, functional, and analytical cookies to operate and improve our Services. For more details, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

12. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard your personal data from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

13. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not directed to children under 18 and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any material changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date".

15. Contact Us

For any questions or to exercise your rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer at legal@foundwayai.com or write to our registered address.