Blossom Ventures ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect information about you when you use our website at blossom-ventures.com, apply for membership, join our waitlists, or subscribe to our newsletter.
We comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable EU and UK data protection laws.
1. Who We Are
Data Controller: Blossom Ventures
Contact: hello@blossom-ventures.com
Registered activity: Angel syndicate and investment education, Athens, Greece.
2. What Data We Collect
We collect the following categories of personal data:
- Identity data: first name, last name, professional background
- Contact data: email address
- Professional data: company name, role, investment experience, funding stage (for founders)
- Usage data: how you interact with our website, collected through Google Analytics
- Communications: any correspondence you send us
3. How We Collect Your Data
We collect data when you:
- Apply for membership via our Airtable forms
- Submit a founder application via Founders First
- Join the Angel Academy (BVDA) waitlist
- Subscribe to the Blossom Brief newsletter
- Contact us directly by email
- Attend one of our events
4. How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
- To process your membership or programme application
- To send you the Blossom Brief newsletter (with your consent)
- To notify you when Angel Academy (BVDA) enrolment opens
- To communicate deal flow updates and investment opportunities to members
- To understand how the website is used and to improve it
- To comply with legal and regulatory obligations
We will never sell your personal data to third parties.
5. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your data on the following legal bases:
- Consent: for newsletter subscriptions, marketing communications and analytics cookies
- Legitimate interests: for membership applications and programme management
- Contract: where processing is necessary to fulfil our obligations to members
- Legal obligation: where required by applicable law
6. Data Storage and Third Parties
Your data is stored and processed using the following third-party services:
- Airtable — application and waitlist data (US, with EU data transfer safeguards)
- Kit (ConvertKit) — newsletter subscriber management (US, with EU data transfer safeguards)
- Netlify — website hosting (US, with EU data transfer safeguards)
- Google Analytics — website usage analytics (US, with EU data transfer safeguards)
- Circle — member community platform
All third-party providers are required to process your data in accordance with GDPR and applicable data protection legislation.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Specifically:
- Newsletter subscribers: until you unsubscribe
- Membership applications: up to 3 years after your last interaction
- Analytics data: as set by Google Analytics retention settings
- Investment-related data: as required by applicable financial regulations
8. Your Rights
Under GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data
- Erase your data ("right to be forgotten")
- Restrict or object to processing
- Data portability — receive your data in a structured format
- Withdraw consent at any time for consent-based processing
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@blossom-ventures.com. We will respond within 30 days.
9. Cookies and Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics (property ID G-JLQ5E6C8EX) to understand how visitors use our website, which pages they visit and how they arrived. Google Analytics sets cookies on your device for this purpose. We do not use advertising cookies and we do not sell data for advertising purposes.
You can control cookies through your browser settings, and you can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. Google's own privacy information is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify active subscribers of any material changes. The latest version will always be available at blossom-ventures.com/privacy.
For any privacy-related questions or to exercise your data rights, please contact us at hello@blossom-ventures.com. We are committed to resolving any concerns promptly and transparently.