Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

SearchFundMarket (“we”, “our”, or “us”) operates the searchfundmarket.com website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our platform.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly when creating an account or using our services:

• Account information: name, email address, role (searcher, investor, or seller), and profile details.
• Listing data: business information including financials, sector, country, and description.
• Communications: messages sent through the platform, inquiries, and connection requests.
• Usage data: pages viewed, features used, and technical information such as browser type and IP address.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To provide, maintain, and improve our platform.
• To facilitate connections between searchers, investors, and sellers.
• To send you service-related emails (account verification, notifications, inquiries).
• To detect and prevent fraud or abuse.
• To comply with legal obligations.

4. Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share information in the following circumstances:

• Profile visibility: your public profile (name, role, bio, and professional details) is visible to other registered users.
• Service providers: we use third-party services for email delivery, hosting, and analytics. These providers process data on our behalf under strict contractual obligations.
• Legal requirements: we may disclose information if required by law or in response to valid legal requests.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data, including encryption in transit (TLS), secure authentication, and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

6. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide our services. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of your data.
• Object to or restrict processing of your data.
• Request portability of your data.
• Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@searchfundmarket.com.

8. Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: required to keep you signed in and to ensure the platform functions correctly. These cannot be disabled.
• Analytics cookies: we use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors interact with our platform (pages visited, session duration, general location). Google Analytics uses cookies such as _ga and _ga_*. This data is aggregated and anonymous.

When you first visit our site, a cookie consent banner lets you choose which cookies to accept. You can change your preference at any time by clearing your browser’s local storage for this site. Analytics cookies are only loaded after you give explicit consent. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting a notice on the platform or sending you an email.

10. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@searchfundmarket.com.