1. Who this policy applies to
This policy applies to visitors and users of this website operated by Merge & Acquire, a brand of Strydom Capital LLC (the "firm", "we", "us"), including buyers, sellers, subscribers, workshop registrants, and prospective clients. It does not apply to third-party sites we link to. The contracting entity for a specific engagement is identified in that engagement's documentation.
2. Information we collect
- Contact details you submit (name, email, phone, company).
- Buyer or seller criteria, deal preferences, and intake responses.
- Newsletter and workshop registration data.
- Account information for signed-in users, including authentication identifiers.
- Technical data (IP address, user agent, referrer) collected via server and cookies.
3. How we use it
- To respond to enquiries, service requests, and information requests on opportunities.
- To send confidential deal information subject to eligibility and NDA controls.
- To operate, secure, and improve the site.
- To comply with legal, regulatory, and audit obligations.
4. Legal bases
Depending on your location, we rely on consent, contract performance, our legitimate interests, and legal obligation. We have not published a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction analysis of legal bases; if you need the basis applicable to you, contact us and we will confirm it in writing.
5. Sharing
We share personal information with vetted service providers (hosting, email, analytics, CRM, e-signature), with professional advisors and collaborators involved in your matter, and where required by law. We do not sell personal information.
6. International transfers
Our service providers may process data outside your country. Where that occurs we use providers that offer contractual data-protection commitments. We have not published a per-provider transfer analysis; contact us for the current position.
7. Retention
We keep enquiry and account records for as long as needed to respond, to run the engagement, and to meet legal and record-keeping obligations, then delete or archive them. We have not published fixed retention periods per data category; contact us for the current position or to request deletion.
8. Your rights
Depending on your jurisdiction you may have rights of access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, and objection. Contact privacy@mergenacquire.com to exercise them. Deal Radar and other marketing emails can be stopped at any time using the unsubscribe instructions in every message.
9. Security
This site uses transport encryption, authenticated access to private areas, and database row-level security so that private records are restricted to the accounts entitled to see them. No system is perfectly secure and we cannot guarantee absolute protection.
10. Cookies
See our Cookie Policy.
11. Changes
We will update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be notified on this page.
12. Contact
Privacy contact: privacy@mergenacquire.com. Applicable contracting entity, governing law, licensing, and fee details are supplied in the signed engagement or listing documentation for each matter.