Legal

Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026  ·  Effective from: April 2026

1. Who we are

Podium Venture Studio Limited (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates the VeeCats platform at veecats.com. We are the data controller for personal data collected through this website.

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at [email protected].

2. What data we collect

Data you provide directly

• Name and email address when you join the waitlist
• Your role (founder, investor, or adviser) when you join the waitlist
• Any information you submit through contact forms or correspondence with us

Data collected automatically

• IP address and approximate location
• Browser type and version
• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Referring website
• Device type and operating system

We only collect analytics data if you have consented to analytics cookies. See our Cookie Policy for full details.

3. How we use your data

Waitlist management

We use your name, email and role to manage our pre-launch waitlist, send you updates about VeeCats, and contact you when we are ready to onboard your segment. The legal basis for this processing is your consent, given when you submitted the waitlist form.

Platform communications

Once the platform launches, we may use your email to send you service-related communications. The legal basis is legitimate interests or, where required, consent.

Analytics and improvement

If you have consented to analytics cookies, we use anonymised data to understand how visitors use our website and to improve it. The legal basis is consent.

4. Who we share your data with

We do not sell your personal data to any third party.

We may share your data with:

• Formspree — our form processing provider, used to receive waitlist submissions. Formspree processes data in accordance with their own privacy policy.
• Email service providers — used to send waitlist and platform communications.
• Analytics providers — only if you have consented to analytics cookies.
• Legal or regulatory authorities — where required by law.

5. How long we keep your data

Waitlist data is retained until you request deletion or until 24 months after your last interaction with us, whichever is sooner. Once the platform launches, your account data is retained for as long as your account is active, plus a reasonable period thereafter for legal and operational purposes.

6. Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Request deletion of your data (the “right to be forgotten”)
• Restrict or object to certain processing
• Data portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format
• Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

7. Data security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. Our website is served over HTTPS. We review our security practices regularly.

8. Transfers outside the UK

Some of our third-party service providers are based outside the UK. Where we transfer data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the ICO.

9. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies on this website. For full details of the cookies we use and how to manage your preferences, see our Cookie Policy.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will always show the date it was last updated at the top of this page. Where changes are significant, we will notify you by email if we hold your address.

11. Contact us

Podium Venture Studio Limited
[email protected]