Privacy Policy

Last updated: 5 May 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to IPInvest. We are committed to protecting your personal data and your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you visit our website or interact with our services.

IPInvest is responsible for the processing of personal data described in this Privacy Policy.

Controller: IPInvest
Legal entity: Coöperatieve Hollandse Investering Samenwerking voor Digitale IP & Software UA
KvK 42037408
Address: Zeesluisweg 115b, 2583 DP The Hague
Email: mail@ipinvest.nl
Website: www.ipinvest.nl

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or about how we handle your personal data, you can contact us at the email address above.

2. Data Collection

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you:

Personal and business contact details, such as your name, work email address, company name and role in company
Information submitted through our contact form, such as request type and message content
Technical information, such as IP address, browser type, pages visited and website usage data
Cookies and similar technologies, where applicable

3. Use of Data

IPInvest uses the collected data for various purposes:

To respond to enquiries
To assess buyer/seller fit
To manage NDA processes, controlled access and transaction preparation
To provide support and communicate with you
To improve our website and services
To comply with legal, administrative or contractual obligations

4. IP Rights and Asset Sales

Our core business involves the purchase, sale and commercial assessment of software IP. In that context, we may process technical, business and identifying information related to asset sale participants, such as buyer briefs, asset descriptions, company details, representative details and due diligence correspondence.

This information is handled under strict confidentiality and, where appropriate, non-disclosure procedures.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data only when we have a valid legal basis to do so under applicable data protection laws, including the GDPR. Depending on the situation, we may rely on one or more of the following legal bases:

Legitimate interests: for example, to respond to business enquiries, assess potential commercial opportunities, evaluate buyer or seller fit, protect our business interests, maintain records of communication and keep our services secure.
Pre-contractual steps or performance of a contract: where processing is necessary to prepare, negotiate or perform an agreement with you or the organisation you represent.
Legal obligation: where we are required to retain or disclose certain information by law, for example for administrative, tax, accounting or compliance purposes.
Consent: where we specifically ask for your consent, for example for certain non-essential cookies or marketing communications.

Where we rely on legitimate interests, we balance those interests against your privacy rights and freedoms.

6. Data Retention

We retain Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Contact enquiries are normally retained for up to 24 months after the last meaningful contact, unless a longer retention period is necessary for legal, contractual, accounting or dispute-related purposes.

We may retain and use Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations.

7. Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to and maintained on systems located outside the European Economic Area only where appropriate safeguards are in place, such as an adequacy decision, standard contractual clauses or other safeguards required under applicable data protection law.

8. Disclosure of Data

We may share Personal Data where necessary with service providers, advisers, potential transaction parties, authorities or other parties involved in the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

We may also disclose Personal Data where required by law, regulation, court order or a valid request from a competent authority.

We do not sell personal data.

9. Security of Data

We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect Personal Data. Where relevant, these measures may include controlled access, confidentiality procedures, NDA workflows and secure document handling.

The security of your data is important to us. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to use appropriate means to protect Personal Data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Your Rights (GDPR)

If the GDPR applies to the processing of your personal data, you have several rights.

Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:

request access to the personal data we hold about you;
request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
request deletion of your personal data;
request restriction of the processing of your personal data;
object to processing based on our legitimate interests;
request the transfer of your personal data to you or another party, where applicable;
withdraw your consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact details provided in this Privacy Policy. We may need to verify your identity before handling your request.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. IPInvest is established in the Netherlands, so the relevant authority is the Dutch Data Protection Authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.

11. Service Providers

We may use third-party service providers to operate our website, provide communication tools, host data, analyse website usage, manage customer relationships, support secure file sharing or provide IT support.

These service providers may process Personal Data only where necessary for the services they provide to us and, where required, under appropriate contractual safeguards.

12. Links to Other Sites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s website.

We are not responsible for the content, privacy policies or practices of third-party websites. We advise you to review the privacy policy of every website you visit.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email: mail@ipinvest.nl
By visiting our contact page on our website.