Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Perpetua Foundry operates the website at https://perpetuafoundry.ai. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information about you when you visit our site, contact us, or register interest in our products and services.

• The Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles.
• The EU General Data Protection Regulation for visitors from the European Economic Area.
• The UK GDPR for visitors from the United Kingdom.
• Other applicable privacy laws for general global visitors.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information you provide directly

When you submit a contact form or early access enquiry, we may collect your full name, job title, organisation name and size, email address, your message, and your stated interest in our products or services.

2.2 Information collected automatically

When you visit the site, we may automatically collect technical information such as your IP address, approximate geographic location, browser type and version, device type and operating system, pages visited, time spent on the site, and referring website or source.

2.3 Information we do not collect

We do not collect sensitive personal information such as health information, financial account details, government identifiers, or biometric data through this site.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To respond to enquiries and contact form submissions.
• To process and manage early access or waitlist registrations.
• To send information you have requested about our products and services.
• To improve the site, understand visitor behaviour, and enhance user experience.
• To comply with legal obligations and protect site integrity.

3.1 Legal basis for processing (GDPR for EU and UK visitors)

• Consent, where you have given us explicit consent.
• Legitimate interests, where processing is necessary for our business interests and those interests are not overridden by your rights.
• Legal obligation, where processing is required by applicable law.

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell personal information to third parties. We may share information with trusted service providers who assist us in operating the site, when required by law, or as part of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets. Third parties are required to protect the information they process on our behalf and may only use it for the purposes we specify.

5. International Data Transfers

Perpetua Foundry is based in Australia. If you are located outside Australia, your personal information may be transferred to and processed in Australia. Where personal data is transferred from the EEA or UK, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as adequacy decisions, approved contractual clauses, or equivalent protections.

6. Data Retention

• Contact form submissions are retained for up to 24 months unless deletion is requested earlier.
• Early access registrations are retained until product launch and for a reasonable period thereafter, or until consent is withdrawn.
• Website analytics data may be retained for up to 26 months in aggregate anonymised form.

7. Cookies

Our site uses cookies and similar technologies to improve user experience, understand site usage, and support marketing activities.

7.1 Types of cookies we use

• Essential cookies required for core site functionality.
• Analytics cookies that help us understand site usage, only set with consent.
• Preference cookies that remember your choices and settings.

7.2 Managing cookies

When you first visit the site, a cookie consent banner should request consent for non-essential cookies. You may also change your preferences by clearing your browser cookie settings, although disabling certain cookies may affect functionality.

8. Your Rights

8.1 All visitors

• The right to access personal information we hold about you.
• The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
• The right to make a complaint about how your information has been handled.

8.2 EU and UK visitors

• Erasure, or the right to be forgotten.
• Restriction of processing in certain circumstances.
• Portability of your data in a structured machine-readable format.
• Objection to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
• Withdrawal of consent where processing is based on consent.

8.3 How to exercise your rights

To exercise any of these rights, contact hello@perpetuafoundry.ai. We aim to respond within 30 days, although this may be extended in complex cases.

• Australia: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
• European Union: Your national data protection authority.
• United Kingdom: Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include SSL or TLS encryption for data transmitted through the site, access controls, and regular security reviews. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

10. Children's Privacy

The site is not directed at children under 16 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe information has been collected from a child inadvertently, contact us so we can take appropriate deletion steps.

11. Third-Party Links

The site may contain links to third-party websites such as LinkedIn. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those external sites. Review the privacy policies of any third-party services you visit.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the last updated date and take reasonable steps to notify users where material changes apply.

13. Contact Us

Perpetua Foundry

Email: hello@perpetuafoundry.ai

Website: https://perpetuafoundry.ai

Address: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia