We are committed to handling personal information with due care and in compliance with applicable data protection regulations. In this privacy statement, “we” refers to Sparkmind Capital, our subsidiaries, and the limited partnership Funds we manage.

The privacy statement explains the purposes of handling personal information and specifies the recipients of such information. In addition, it explains what rights you have regarding your own personal information and provides contact information for any additional questions.

What personal information we handle and for what purposes

We collect and handle our customers’ personal information to manage and develop our business and to fulfil our contractual and legal obligations. The customers consist of investors, portfolio companies of the Funds we manage, and other potential investors or investee companies. This privacy statement concerns the natural persons representing or working for the aforementioned.

In addition, employee information and employee candidate information are handled.

Recipients of personal information

Our policy is to disclose personal information to third parties only if it is necessary, either due to legislation or authorities.

In addition, if personal information is disclosed to third parties, we establish agreements with the service providers allowing them to process personal data on our behalf, and to ensure that the information is properly and safely handled.

Data processing in third countries

We do not transfer personal information to third countries.

Data protection and information storage period

We use both technical and organizational methods and protective means to ensure data security. The access to the information is restricted to individuals for whom the access is necessary.

Personal information is retained only for the duration necessary for business operations and as mandated by applicable legislation. The length of the storage period varies depending on the type of information.

Cookies

Our website uses functional cookies which track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services. These session cookies are temporarily stored on your device during your site visit and are automatically removed once you close your browser.

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Your rights concerning your personal information

As a customer, you possess the privilege to request access to a copy of the personal information we retain about you, including details on any information disclosed to third-party service providers. For the request we might ask you to confirm your identity.

You are permitted to inform us if you believe that retaining certain information is irrelevant to our operations or if any of the information is incorrect.

You have the right to object to the processing of your information at any time. If it seems that there are no legitimate reasons for processing your personal data, we will cease processing your information accordingly.

You have the right to receive your personal data from us in a structured and commonly used format and to independently transmit those data to a third party.

You have the right to request us to remove your personal information when it is no longer required for us to fulfil contractual, legal, or other obligations. If such a case arises, the information will be promptly removed.

You can withdraw or restrict your consent to marketing or the processing of your personal information completely or partially, where it is no longer required.

Please do not hesitate to complain if you believe we have mishandled your information or violated your rights as outlined in the data protection law.

Contact information

In case of any questions regarding the Privacy statement or handling of personal data or to exercise your rights, please contact us by one of the following means:

Email: marko@sparkmind.capital
Post: EduImpact Venture Capital Oy, Mikonkatu 9, 00100 Helsinki, Finland.

Additionally, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority. In Finland, this authority is The Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman (https://tietosuoja.fi/en)

This Privacy Statement was last updated on Feb 6th, 2025, and may be updated again at any time by publishing an updated version here. The latest version will apply from that revision date.