Privacy Notice

Edinburgh Innovations Limited (otherwise known as EI) is committed to protecting your privacy and keeping you informed of how your information is used. We will only record your personal details in the manner and for the purposes set out in this privacy statement. Data will be kept secure from unauthorised access, use or disclosure; and not sell, rent, trade or otherwise knowingly share or provide your personal information to any third party, except insofar as legally obliged to do so or as specified below.


What information is collected

Information we collect includes:

• • Any contact with EI via our website will request contact information (such as your name, organisation, postal address, telephone and email address) which you provide by registering with us, submitting an enquiry via the website or submitting a request via our online forms.

• • Your responses to surveys which we ask you to complete for research purposes

• • How you use the website unless you have opted out of cookie consent

• • Any other information you post, email or otherwise send to us

• • If you use our Click-Thru Licensing System, you will be required to register with us by providing contact information and payment details

• • Enterprise Development advisors will track information about mentors, start-ups and spin-outs. This information will include; contact details, contract details if applicable, trading start dates; employee numbers and details; capital raised; revenue; incubator detail; awards, competitions and programmes

• • Enterprise Development will collect visa application client details including revenue and employment status

• • Enterprise Development will take an individual photograph for identification purposes

• • Event registrations details are collected which can include: name, address, email, contact number, dietary requirements, business information, job title, institution details, institution title, areas of expertise, nationality and gender

How we use your information

Edinburgh Innovations will process the personal data of academics, researchers, students, graduates, business clients and other stakeholders, in order to deliver and improve the opportunities and services we provide in a personalised manner, to ensure each individual receives relevant information and to ensure we use resources in the most efficient and effective way.

Information about you will only be used:

• • If you have provided us with your consent

• • If processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take the steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract

• • If it is in the legitimate interest of Edinburgh Innovations to process information about you as you are part of the University of Edinburgh community. Thus, we would very much like to stay in touch with you and keep you informed of our events, technologies, news and services

• • For Human Resource recruitment and selection purposes

Google reCAPTCHA

We use reCAPTCHA on this website to protect against automated abuse and spam. The reCAPTCHA service is provided by Google LLC and is subject to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

To provide this protection, reCAPTCHA collects personal information from users to determine if they are human or bot. The collected information includes IP addresses, user agent details, and other data that reCAPTCHA deems necessary for its service. This data is subject to Google’s privacy practices.

By using this website, you acknowledge and agree to the use of reCAPTCHA and the processing of your information by Google in accordance with their privacy policy and terms of service.

For more information about reCAPTCHA and how it works, please visit the reCAPTCHA page.