Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

BuildExitReady is a brand and advisory division of 7MILLS Equity Partners B.V., a private limited company registered in the Netherlands (Chamber of Commerce no. 98530828), with its registered office at Ooldselaan 11, 7245PP Laren, The Netherlands.

We are the data controller for personal data collected through this website and our advisory services. Any reference to "we", "us", or "our" in this policy refers to 7MILLS Equity Partners B.V.

2. What data we collect

We collect the following categories of personal data:

• Contact data — name, email address, telephone number, and job title submitted through our contact forms, score assessment, or direct correspondence.
• Business data — company name, industry, revenue range, and other business information you share with us during the advisory process.
• Usage data — pages visited, time on site, referral source, and browser type, collected via analytics tools.
• Communication data — records of emails, calls, and meetings relating to our advisory relationship.

We do not collect or process sensitive personal data (as defined under Article 9 GDPR) unless you voluntarily disclose it.

3. How we use your data

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

• Responding to enquiries and delivering our advisory services
• Sending programme information, reports, and updates you have requested
• Administering the 7 Mills Score assessment and delivering your results
• Improving our website and understanding how visitors engage with our content
• Complying with our legal and contractual obligations
• Sending occasional marketing communications, where you have given consent or we have a legitimate interest to do so

4. Legal basis for processing

We rely on the following legal bases under the GDPR:

• Contract — processing necessary to perform our advisory services
• Legitimate interests — improving our services, responding to enquiries, and communicating with prospective clients
• Consent — for marketing emails and non-essential cookies, where you have opted in
• Legal obligation — where we are required to retain records under Dutch law

5. Data retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described above. In practice:

• Contact and enquiry data is retained for up to 2 years after the last interaction
• Client engagement data is retained for 7 years to comply with Dutch accounting and tax requirements
• Marketing consent records are retained until consent is withdrawn

6. Who we share data with

We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with:

• Service providers — third-party tools we use to deliver our website and communications (e.g. email platforms, analytics providers, CRM software), bound by data processing agreements
• Professional advisers — legal, accounting, or compliance professionals where necessary
• Authorities — where required by applicable law

Where data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (such as Standard Contractual Clauses).

7. Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Erasure — request deletion of your data where we have no legitimate reason to retain it
• Restriction — ask us to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances
• Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests, including direct marketing
• Withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time without affecting prior processing

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch data protection authority: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl).

8. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate and improve our website. These include:

• Strictly necessary cookies — required for the site to function; no consent needed
• Analytics cookies — to understand how visitors use the site; require consent
• Marketing cookies — to measure the effectiveness of campaigns; require consent

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time via your browser settings or our cookie consent banner.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated by updating the date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

10. Contact

For any privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights: