Privacy Policy
A legal disclaimer
Last updated: 20th June 2025
At Quantum Foundation (“we”, “us”, or “our”), we are committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding the personal information you provide when using our website and services, including the Quantum Builders Programme (QBP) application form.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information when you interact with our website:
a) Information You Provide Directly:
QBP Application Form: Contact details, biographical data, company information, project details, and supporting documents.
Contact Forms: Name, email address, message content.
Newsletter Signups: Email address.
b) Automatically Collected Information:
IP address, browser type, device type, and general location.
Website usage data (e.g., pages visited, links clicked).
Cookies and similar technologies (see Section 6).
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
Evaluate applications to the Quantum Builders Programme (QBP).
Respond to enquiries and provide support.
Improve our website’s performance and user experience.
Monitor and safeguard the integrity and security of the site.
Comply with legal obligations or requests from authorities, where applicable.
3. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell your personal data.
We may share your information with:
Internal Foundation teams for processing QBP applications or related operations.
Ecosystem partners or technical reviewers only where required for due diligence and with appropriate confidentiality safeguards.
Legal or regulatory authorities, only if we are legally required to do so.
4. International Data Transfers
As the Quantum Foundation is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, your data may be stored or processed in jurisdictions outside your own. We take appropriate steps to ensure your data is handled securely and in accordance with this policy.
5. How We Protect Your Information
We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or disclosure, including:
Encrypted data transmission via SSL/TLS
Secure storage of QBP applications
Access controls and authentication requirements for internal teams
However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
6. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
Improve site functionality
Analyse visitor behaviour (e.g. via Google Analytics)
Remember user preferences
You may disable cookies via your browser settings, though this may affect website functionality.
7. Data Retention
QBP Applications: Retained for up to 24 months for evaluation, follow-up, or future collaboration, unless otherwise requested.
Contact messages: Retained for up to 12 months.
Analytics and logs: Retained for up to 18 months.
You can request deletion of your data at any time (see Section 9).
8. Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors.
9. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have rights under applicable data protection laws to:
Access, correct, or delete your personal data
Object to or restrict certain uses of your data
Withdraw consent (where processing is based on consent)
Request data portability
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.