71–75 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9JQ, England, United Kingdom
Email: info@realcorpcapital.co.uk
1. Introduction
RealCorp Capital ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information about you when you visit realcorpcapital.co.uk (the "Site") or interact with our services.
We comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information you provide directly
- Investor Applications: Full name, email address, phone number (optional), country of residence, investor type, investment experience, and any message you choose to provide.
- Pitch Submissions: Company name, founder name, email address, country of incorporation, funding stage, sector, raise amount, deck URL (optional), and pitch description.
- Newsletter Subscriptions: Email address.
2.2 Information collected automatically
- Usage data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, time and date of visit — collected via Google Analytics 4 (with your consent).
- Server logs: API access logs containing IP address, timestamp, and endpoint accessed, retained for 30 days for security purposes.
3. How We Use Your Information
| Purpose | Lawful Basis |
|---|---|
| Reviewing and responding to investor applications | Legitimate interest |
| Reviewing founder pitch submissions | Legitimate interest |
| Sending newsletter and investment insights | Consent |
| Website analytics and improvement | Consent |
| Security monitoring and fraud prevention | Legitimate interest |
4. Data Retention
- Investor applications: Retained for 3 years from date of submission, or until you request deletion.
- Pitch submissions: Retained for 2 years from date of submission.
- Newsletter subscriptions: Retained until you unsubscribe.
- Analytics data: Retained for 14 months per Google Analytics default settings.
- Server logs: Retained for 30 days.
5. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with:
- Namecheap Inc. — our web hosting provider (data processed within their secure infrastructure).
- Google LLC — analytics services (Google Analytics 4), only with your consent.
- Substack Inc. — newsletter platform, if you subscribe via Substack directly.
- Legal and regulatory authorities — where required by law or regulation.
6. Your Rights Under UK GDPR
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access — request a copy of the data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification — request correction of inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure — request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
- Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to restrict processing — request that we limit how we use your data.
- Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please email info@realcorpcapital.co.uk. We will respond within 30 days.
7. Complaints
If you have concerns about how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK's supervisory authority:
Website: ico.org.uk
Helpline: 0303 123 1113
8. Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies on this site. Here is a summary:
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| rc_cookie_consent | Remembers your cookie preference (Essential) | Persistent (localStorage) |
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 — website usage analytics (Analytics, consent required) | 2 years |
You can withdraw your consent to analytics cookies at any time by clearing your browser's localStorage for this site, or by using the cookie preferences link in our site footer.
9. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data, including HTTPS encryption, access controls, and server-side input validation. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure; however, we take commercially reasonable steps to protect your information.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify significant changes by updating the "last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
11. Contact Us
For any privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights, please contact us at: