1. Who We Are
Deep Bench ("we", "us", or "our") operates getdeepbench.com. We provide an infrastructure platform matching early-stage UK startups with growth-driven, equity-aligned fractional C-suite executives.
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact our data lead at:
Email: admin@getdeepbench.com
Website: getdeepbench.com
2. Personal Data We Collect
During our pre-launch phase, we collect personal data directly from you when you submit a waitlist inquiry, apply for our Founding Partner cohort, or communicate with us. This includes:
- Identity & Contact Data: Your name, email address, and LinkedIn profile URL (if provided).
- Role & Affiliation: Whether you are a startup founder, an executive seeking fractional roles, or an investor.
- Business & Operational Information: Company name, stage (pre-seed, seed, Series A), leadership gaps, or executive functional expertise.
- Communications: Any additional notes, inquiries, or feedback submitted through our waitlist forms.
- Technical Data: Anonymised analytics (such as page performance and aggregated visit stats) collected via privacy-preserving telemetry.
3. Lawful Basis for Processing
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, we rely on the following lawful bases to process your information:
- Consent: When you voluntarily submit your details to join our waitlist, apply for the founding cohort, or request updates.
- Legitimate Interests: To evaluate network compatibility, assess executive portfolios, prevent abuse, and communicate pre-launch operational milestones.
4. How We Use Your Data
We process your personal data solely to:
- Manage and verify waitlist applications for early access.
- Evaluate executive candidates for the Q4 Founding Partner cohort.
- Send onboarding invitations and important product launch notifications.
- Improve the matching engine and platform experience.
We do not sell, rent, or monetize your personal data to any third parties.
5. Data Storage and Third-Party Processors
Your information is stored securely using industry-standard encryption and managed through trusted service providers:
- Vercel: Platform hosting and edge serverless infrastructure.
- Resend: Transactional email delivery and waitlist confirmation dispatch.
Where data is processed outside the United Kingdom, we ensure appropriate safeguards (such as UK International Data Transfer Agreements or Standard Contractual Clauses) are in place.
6. Data Retention
We retain waitlist and applicant data only for as long as necessary to fulfil our pre-launch validation and cohort recruitment objectives. If you decide to leave our waitlist or request deletion of your information, we will promptly and securely erase your details.
7. Your UK GDPR Rights
Under UK data protection law, you have rights including:
- Right of access: You can ask for copies of your personal information.
- Right to rectification: You can ask us to rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data.
- Right to restriction of processing: You can ask us to restrict the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
- Right to object: You have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please email admin@getdeepbench.com.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe your data has been handled unlawfully.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our product evolves and public launch approaches. Any updates will be published on this page with a revised date.