Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

The Council of Innovation ("COI", "we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy and security of the information entrusted to us by our members, partners, and the global innovation community.

This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and protection of data through our website, verification platforms, and digital services. We operate in compliance with major global privacy frameworks, including the GDPR (Europe), CCPA (California), and PDPA (Singapore).

2. Information We Collect

To provide our verification and scoring services, we collect the following types of information:

A. Submission Data (Diligence)

When you submit an innovation, startup, or event for verification, we collect entity information including financial metrics, TRL specifications, and IP details. This data is confidential.

B. Account Data

To manage membership, we collect professional contact details (Name, Title, Organization Email) and authentication credentials.

3. How We Use Data

Verification & Scoring: To validate claims, calculate the COI Score™, and generate reports.
Ecosystem Matching: To match verified innovations with specific enterprise opportunities (Opt-in only).
Compliance: To ensure all listed entities meet our ethical and regulatory standards.

5. Security Measures

We utilize AES-256 encryption for data at rest and TLS 1.3 for data in transit. Our infrastructure is hosted on ISO 27001 certified data centers. Access to diligence data is restricted to authorized Council members using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

6. Your Rights

Regardless of your location, COI extends GDPR-level rights to all members, including the Right to Access, Right to Correction, and Right to Erasure.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions about this policy, please contact our Data Protection Officer:

Email: privacy@councilofinnovation.com
Address: 1 Canada Square, London, UK