Privacy Policy

Eden Technologies Inc. ("Eden Tech," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal data when you visit our website or interact with our services.

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1. Scope

This policy applies to all personal data collected through:

• Our website at edentechinc.com (the "Site")
• Contact forms and inquiry submissions
• Investor materials and pitch deck requests
• Communications initiated by you via email or phone

This policy does not cover third-party websites linked from our Site, including social media platforms. We encourage you to review their privacy policies separately.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• Contact form submissions: Name, company name, email address, phone number, and message content.
• Investor inquiries: Name, email address, company or fund name, and any information you include when requesting our pitch deck or investor materials.
• Email and phone communications: Content of messages you send to us directly.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device type and operating system
• Pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URL
• General geographic location (derived from IP address)

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our Site is hosted on Webflow, which may set strictly necessary cookies for site functionality. We do not use advertising cookies or cross-site tracking technologies. If we add analytics or tracking tools in the future, we will update this policy and implement appropriate consent mechanisms.

For details on Webflow's data practices, see Webflow's Privacy Policy.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• Responding to inquiries: To reply to messages submitted through our contact form or sent via email.
• Providing investor materials: To fulfill requests for pitch decks, financial summaries, or other investor-related documents.
• Follow-up communications: To contact you regarding your inquiry, partnership discussions, or investment interest. We will not add you to marketing lists without your explicit consent.
• Site operations and security: To maintain, improve, and secure our website and detect or prevent fraud.
• Legal compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
• Analytics and improvement: To understand how visitors use our Site so we can improve functionality and content.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Your consent: When you submit a contact form or request materials, you consent to our processing of the data you provide.
• Legitimate interest: To operate and improve our website, communicate with business contacts, and ensure site security.
• Legal obligation: To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• Contractual necessity: To respond to inquiries and fulfill requests related to potential business relationships.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at operations@edentechinc.com. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing performed prior to withdrawal.

5. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal data. We do not share your personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising.

We may share your information with the following categories of third parties, solely as necessary to operate our business:

• Website hosting: Webflow Inc. hosts our Site and processes data as a service provider on our behalf.
• Cloud infrastructure: Vercel Inc. hosts our serverless API functions.
• Email and communications tools: Service providers we use to receive and respond to form submissions and emails.
• Professional advisors: Legal, financial, or accounting advisors, as needed for business operations.
• Legal and regulatory authorities: When required by law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or government request.

We require all third-party service providers to protect your data and use it only for the purposes we specify.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy:

• Contact form submissions: Retained for up to 24 months after your last interaction with us, then deleted.
• Investor inquiry data: Retained for up to 36 months or for the duration of an active investor relationship, whichever is longer.
• Automatically collected data: Server logs and analytics data are retained for up to 12 months.

When data is no longer needed, we delete or anonymize it. You may request earlier deletion at any time (see Section 8).

7. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal data, including:

• Encryption in transit via HTTPS/TLS
• Access controls limiting data access to authorized personnel
• Hosting on platforms (Webflow, Vercel) that maintain industry-standard security certifications

No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security. In the event of a data breach affecting your personal data, we will notify you and applicable authorities as required by law.

8. Your Privacy Rights

All Visitors

You have the right to:

• Know what personal data we collect about you
• Request deletion of your personal data
• Opt out of the sale of personal data (we do not sell your data, but you may exercise this right at any time)

Texas Residents (TDPSA)

Under the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, you have the right to:

• Confirm whether we are processing your personal data
• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccuracies in your personal data
• Delete your personal data
• Obtain a copy of your data in a portable format
• Opt out of targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, and profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects

To exercise your rights: Email operations@edentechinc.com with the subject line "Texas Privacy Rights Request." We will respond within 45 days. If we need additional time, we will notify you of an extension (up to 45 additional days).

To appeal a denied request: Email operations@edentechinc.com with the subject line "Privacy Rights Appeal." We will respond within 60 days. If you are unsatisfied with our appeal response, you may contact the Texas Attorney General at texasattorneygeneral.gov.

California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have the right to:

• Know the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate personal information
• Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information
• Limit use of sensitive personal information
• Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise your rights: Email operations@edentechinc.com or call +1 (435) 773-7286. We will verify your identity before processing your request and respond within 45 days.

Residents of Other US States

If you reside in a state with a comprehensive privacy law (including but not limited to Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Oregon, Montana, Indiana, Kentucky, and others), you may have similar rights to those listed above. We will honor valid privacy rights requests regardless of your state of residence. Contact us at operations@edentechinc.com.

International Visitors (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Rectify inaccurate data
• Request erasure of your data
• Restrict processing of your data
• Data portability
• Object to processing based on legitimate interest
• Withdraw consent at any time
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

9. Global Privacy Control

We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals sent by your browser. When we detect a GPC signal (Sec-GPC: 1), we treat it as a valid opt-out request for the sale or sharing of personal data and for targeted advertising, as required by the TDPSA, CCPA, and other applicable laws.

To enable GPC in your browser, visit globalprivacycontrol.org.

10. Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting. There is no universally accepted standard for how to respond to DNT signals. We honor GPC signals (see Section 9) as the legally recognized universal opt-out mechanism.

11. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we learn that we have collected data from a child, we will delete it promptly. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us at operations@edentechinc.com.

12. Investor-Specific Disclosures

When you request our pitch deck or other investor materials:

• We collect only the information you provide (typically name, email, and company/fund name).
• We use this information solely to deliver the requested materials and to follow up on your expressed interest.
• We do not share your investor inquiry data with third parties except as described in Section 5.
• Investor data is retained for 36 months or for the duration of an active relationship (see Section 6).

13. Third-Party Links

Our Site contains links to third-party websites and services, including LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing them with your information.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and post the revised policy on our Site. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, contact us at:

Eden Technologies Inc.Attn: Privacy1309 Westwood Rd.Lockhart, TX 78644

Email: operations@edentechinc.com
Phone: +1 (435) 773-7286

We aim to respond to all inquiries within 45 days.