Introduction

This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to the collection and processing of personal data (“Personal Data”) by Invest2Innovate (i2i), a company duly incorporated under the laws of Pakistan, having its registered office at Daftarkhwan | Alpha Old Airport Rd, Chaklala Cantt., Rawalpindi in connection with our website.

This Privacy Policy will help you understand how we collect and use your Personal Data and what we do with it.

By visiting our website and/or engaging with our services or programs, you agree to i2i handling your Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Personal Data That We Collect

Personal Data includes any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data, e.g., your IP Address).

Information you may provide us through the website includes:

• Contact data: your first and last name, email address, billing address, shipping address and phone number.
• Profile data: username and password that you may set to establish an online account with us.
• Communications: interactions with i2i, including when you contact us with questions or feedback, through the website, email, or social media (including LinkedIn, X (Twitter), WhatsApp, and Instagram).
• Transactional data: information relating to or needed to complete registrations, program applications, or purchases placed through our website including order numbers and transaction history.

How We Use Your Personal Data

We use your Personal Data for the following purposes:

• To provide you with services, programs, and/or products that you request or register for.
• To respond to your questions or requests.
• To improve our operations, services, and community engagement.
• To prevent, detect and manage risk against fraud and illegal activities.
• To comply with our financial, regulatory, and other legal obligations.
• To send relevant updates, newsletters, and marketing communications.
• To improve website content, layout, and user experience.
• To resolve disputes that may arise.

Who Do We Share Your Personal Data With?

To enable us to provide our services, we may share your Personal Data with trusted third parties, such as:

• Financial institutions, payment processors, and verification services, to process payments.
• Courier and logistics service providers, to deliver physical products or event materials.
• Ecosystem partners and program collaborators (e.g., accelerators, incubators, donors, event partners, and community partners) where this is necessary to deliver our programs, events, and services.
• Any third parties you have directly authorized to receive your Personal Data.

We do not sell your Personal Data to third parties.

How We Protect Your Personal Data

We make reasonable efforts to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk associated with the processing of Personal Data. Measures include:

• Organizational, technical, and administrative safeguards.
• Access control measures (both physical and digital).
• Security protocols, policies, and standards in compliance with reasonable industry practices.

We have procedures to deal with any suspected Personal Data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.

How Long Do We Store Your Information?

We will retain your Personal Data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Specifically:

• We retain your information for as long as you are engaged with i2i’s programs, services, or community, and as long as necessary to support our ecosystem-building work.
• We may retain some Personal Data where required by law or to establish or defend legal claims.

Your Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Request access to the Personal Data we hold about you.
• Request correction or deletion of your Personal Data.
• Withdraw your consent where processing is based on consent.
• Object to certain types of processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@invest2innovate.com.

Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and any disputes shall fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Pakistan.