Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

We may collect information you voluntarily provide through an inquiry form, meeting request, email, telephone call, or other communication, including:

• First and last name
• Business email address
• Telephone number, if provided
• Company or organization name
• Job title or professional role
• Capital services or solutions of interest
• Information about your organization, project, opportunity, or capital needs
• Meeting preferences and scheduling information
• Communications, questions, and supporting information you choose to provide

Please do not submit Social Security numbers, bank account details, payment-card information, government identification numbers, passwords, medical information, or other highly sensitive information through the general website inquiry form.

Information Collected Automatically

When you use the website, we and our service providers may automatically collect limited technical information, such as Internet Protocol address, browser and device type, operating system, referring and exit pages, pages viewed, website interactions, access date and time, approximate location, cookie identifiers, and similar technical information.

We may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, prevent fraud and spam, understand website performance, and measure engagement.

2. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information to:

• Receive, review, and respond to inquiries
• Evaluate potential alignment with AKYI’s capital services and solutions
• Communicate about requested services, meetings, and next steps
• Create and maintain contact and company records
• Schedule and conduct introductory or follow-up meetings
• Perform preliminary business, eligibility, risk, and opportunity assessments
• Provide requested information and service-related communications
• Send marketing communications when you have consented or when otherwise legally permitted
• Manage business relationships and maintain internal records
• Improve the website, services, communications, and user experience
• Protect the security and integrity of our systems
• Detect spam, fraud, abuse, and other unauthorized activity
• Comply with applicable legal, regulatory, accounting, and reporting obligations
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

Submitting an inquiry does not constitute an application for credit, an offer of financing, an approval, or a commitment by AKYI Capital.

3. HubSpot and Customer Relationship Management

AKYI Capital uses HubSpot to receive and manage form submissions, maintain contact records, send follow-up communications, support meeting scheduling, and administer business relationships.

When you submit an AKYI Capital form, the information you provide may be transmitted to and processed within HubSpot’s systems on our behalf. HubSpot may also use cookies or similar technologies when its forms, tracking tools, meeting tools, or communications are used.

AKYI Capital determines the business purposes for which inquiry information is collected and used. HubSpot processes the information as a service provider under its applicable contractual terms and privacy practices.

4. Spam Prevention and reCAPTCHA

The website may use Google reCAPTCHA or similar security technology to distinguish legitimate visitors from automated or abusive activity. These technologies may collect device, browser, interaction, and technical information necessary to assess whether a submission is authentic.

Use of reCAPTCHA is subject to Google’s applicable Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

5. Communications and Consent

We may send communications that are necessary to respond to your inquiry, schedule a requested meeting, provide information you requested, or manage an existing business relationship.

If you separately consent to receive marketing communications, we may send information about AKYI Capital services, opportunities, insights, or related offerings. You may withdraw marketing consent at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in an applicable email, updating your communication preferences when available, or contacting us using the information below.

Withdrawing marketing consent does not prevent us from sending non-promotional communications needed to respond to an active inquiry, administer a requested service, satisfy legal obligations, or manage an existing transaction or business relationship.

6. How We Disclose Information

We may disclose personal information to:

• Technology, website-hosting, CRM, email, scheduling, security, analytics, and professional-service providers that support our operations
• Attorneys, accountants, auditors, consultants, and other professional advisers
• Affiliates or authorized personnel when access is necessary for legitimate business purposes
• Financing, investment, diligence, or transaction participants when authorized, appropriate, and subject to applicable confidentiality requirements
• Government agencies, regulators, courts, law-enforcement authorities, or other parties when required by law
• Parties involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, transfer of assets, or similar business transaction
• Other parties with your direction or consent

Service providers are authorized to process information only for the services they provide to us or as otherwise permitted by their agreements and applicable law.

AKYI Capital does not sell personal information for monetary consideration. AKYI Capital does not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

7. Cookies and Tracking Choices

Some cookies are necessary for website functionality, security, form submission, and spam prevention. Other cookies may support analytics, personalization, or communication tracking.

Where required, we will provide a cookie-consent mechanism that allows visitors to accept or reject nonessential cookies. You may also control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect the operation of website forms, scheduling tools, or other features.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to and manage an inquiry; evaluate a potential business relationship; maintain appropriate business and transaction records; provide services or administer an existing relationship; comply with legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, and reporting obligations; resolve disputes and enforce agreements; and protect against fraud, abuse, and security threats.

Retention periods may vary according to the nature of the information, the status of the inquiry or relationship, applicable legal requirements, and legitimate business needs. Information that is no longer required will be deleted, anonymized, or securely disposed of when reasonably practicable.

9. Information Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

No website, internet transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should therefore avoid submitting confidential financial credentials or highly sensitive personal information through the general inquiry form.

If additional sensitive information is required during due diligence or transaction review, AKYI Capital will provide instructions concerning an appropriate submission method.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Request access to personal information we maintain about you
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Request deletion of certain personal information
• Request restriction of or object to certain processing
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Request a portable copy of certain information
• Opt out of certain targeted advertising, sale, or sharing activities
• Appeal a decision concerning a privacy request
• Submit a complaint to an applicable data-protection authority

These rights may be subject to legal exceptions, verification requirements, and limitations. We will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising an applicable privacy right.

To submit a privacy request, contact us using the information in Section 15. We may request information necessary to verify your identity and authority to make the request.

11. International Visitors

AKYI Capital is based in the United States. If you access the website from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States or other jurisdictions where AKYI or its service providers operate.

Where required by applicable law, appropriate safeguards will be used for international transfers of personal information.

12. Children’s Privacy

The AKYI Capital website and its capital services are intended for business representatives and adults. They are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the website.

If we learn that a child submitted personal information without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

13. Third-Party Websites and Services

The website may contain links to third-party websites, scheduling platforms, social-media services, or other external resources. Their privacy and security practices are governed by their own policies, not this Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party service before providing personal information.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our services, technologies, data practices, or legal obligations.

When we make changes, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Material changes may also be communicated through the website or another appropriate method.

15. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise an applicable privacy right, contact:

Please include “Privacy Request” in the subject line and describe the nature of your request.