Privacy & Cookie Policy


Introduction
Welcome to 20 Ventures. This Privacy & Cookie Policy outlines how 20 Ventures ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, processes, and protects the personal data of visitors to our website and individuals who contact us, including founders submitting pitches and potential investors.Our data processing activities are governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner.

Data Controller: TWENTY INVESTMENTS HOLDING SRL 
Contact Email for Data Protection: privacy@20V.it  

1. What Data We Collect and Why
We collect and process personal data for specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes. The types of data we collect depend on your interaction with us:

Data You Provide Directly: When you contact us, submit a pitch, or inquire about investing: 
We may collect your name, email address, phone number, company information, and any personal data contained within documents you voluntarily provide (such as pitch decks or CVs).
Purpose: To communicate with you, evaluate business proposals and investment opportunities, and manage our professional relationships.
Legal Basis: Legitimate Interest (to assess opportunities and respond to inquiries), and for the performance of a contract (or pre-contractual steps).

2. Data We Collect Automatically (Usage Data):
When you browse our website: We may collect technical information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and browsing behavior (pages visited, time spent).
Purpose: To ensure the security and functionality of our website, to analyze user traffic, and to improve the user experience.
Legal Basis: Legitimate Interest (for essential security and functionality) and Consent (for non-essential analytics and other cookies).

3. How We Use Your Data
Your personal data is used exclusively for the following purposes:
To Assess Opportunities: To review and evaluate the pitch decks, business plans, and other information submitted by founders.
To Manage Investor Relations: To communicate with and provide information to our current and prospective partners.
To Respond to Inquiries: To reply to messages sent through our contact forms or directly to our email addresses.
To Improve Our Website: To understand how visitors use our site and to optimize its performance and content.
To Comply with Legal Obligations: To fulfill our legal, regulatory, and tax obligations.

4. Data Sharing and DisclosureWe do not sell your personal data. We only share it in the following limited circumstances:With Service Providers: We may share data with trusted third-party vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as cloud hosting, IT support, and analytics services. These providers are contractually bound to protect your data and may only use it for the purposes we specify.
For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
With Your Consent: We may share your data with other third parties with your explicit consent.

5. International Data TransfersSome of our service providers may be located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). In such cases, we ensure that the transfer of your personal data is carried out in accordance with GDPR, using appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

6. Your Rights Under GDPRAs a data subject, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:Right to Access: You can request a copy of the data we hold about you.

Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You can request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain legal limitations.
Right to Restrict Processing: You can ask us to limit the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
Right to Data Portability: You can request to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your data when it is based on our legitimate interests.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we process data based on your consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@20V.it

7. Cookie Policy
What are cookies? Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
How we use cookies: Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users, which helps us to provide you with a good experience and also allows us to improve our site. 
We use the following types of cookies:
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the operation of our website. They enable you to navigate the site and use its features.
Performance / Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance, which pages are visited most often. This data helps us improve how our website works. We will only use these cookies with your consent.
Functional Cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our website, enabling us to remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language). We will only use these cookies with your consent.
Managing Cookies: Upon your first visit to our site, you will be asked to provide consent for the use of non-essential cookies via a cookie banner. You can change your cookie preferences at any time. Most web browsers also allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings.

8. Data Security and RetentionWe implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access.We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable laws and regulations.9. Changes to This PolicyWe may update this Privacy & Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.