CrowdHarbor Privacy Policy
Effective date: 25 October 2025
Last updated: 25 October 2025
Controller: CrowdHarbor — Ahmad Ali (Founder)
Address: Stuttgart, Germany
General email: ahmad.ali@crowdharbor.com
Privacy / DPO contact: contact@crowdharbor.com
Phone: +49 176 6728 7601
Website: https://www.crowdharbor.com
1. Introduction
CrowdHarbor respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal data you provide to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard personal data when you visit our website (crowdharbor.com), contact us, submit an intake, or use our matchmaking services that introduce startups to crowdfunding platforms and campaign managers.
2. Scope and Purpose
CrowdHarbor provides matchmaking services that identify, evaluate, and introduce startups to equity crowdfunding platforms and their campaign managers. We do not run crowdfunding campaigns, accept investments, hold investor funds, or provide legal or financial advice.
3. Personal Data We Collect
We collect personal, technical, and third-party data including contact info, company details, fundraising data, cookies, analytics, and referral data necessary to operate our services.
4. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR)
We rely on Consent, Contractual Necessity, Legitimate Interests, and Legal Obligations for processing data under the EU GDPR.
5. How We Use Your Personal Data
To operate our services, evaluate startups, introduce them to crowdfunding platforms, send newsletters, improve analytics, and comply with legal obligations.
6. Disclosure, Recipients & Platform Sharing
We do not sell personal data. We may share data with service providers, crowdfunding platforms (with consent), professional advisors, or authorities when legally required.
6.1 Consent & Agreement for Matchmaking Submissions
By submitting an intake, you consent to CrowdHarbor using and sharing your details for scouting, matchmaking, and introduction purposes. You can withdraw consent anytime by contacting privacy@crowdharbor.com.
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use strictly necessary, functional, analytics, and marketing cookies to improve the site. You can manage or disable them via your browser.
8. International Transfers
We may transfer data outside the EEA with appropriate safeguards like Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions.
9. Data Retention
Personal data is retained only as long as necessary to provide our services or meet legal obligations. After that, it’s deleted or anonymized.
10. Security
We use encryption, secure hosting, and access controls to protect your data. However, no system is 100% secure.
11. Your Rights (EU/GDPR)
You may access, rectify, delete, restrict, or object to data processing, and file complaints with data protection authorities.
12. Automated Decision-Making & Profiling
CrowdHarbor does not use automated decision-making that has legal or significant effects on individuals.
13. Children
Our services are not intended for persons under 18, and we do not knowingly collect their data.
14. Disclaimer & Limitation of Liability
CrowdHarbor’s role is limited to matchmaking and introductions. We do not guarantee fundraising outcomes or control third-party actions. Liability is limited to proven direct damages as permitted by law.
15. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Policy occasionally. Continued use of the site indicates acceptance of the updated version.
16. Contact Us
For privacy queries or to exercise your rights, contact:
Email: privacy@crowdharbor.com
General Email: ahmad.ali@crowdharbor.com
Phone: +49 176 6728 7601
Address: Stuttgart, Germany
Thank you for trusting CrowdHarbor. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy.