Privacy Policy

Vangwe is a boutique consulting and software development company specialized in fintech and payments, headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay, with a distributed team and presence in London, San Francisco, and New York. For the purposes of this policy, Vangwe is the data controller responsible for the personal information described here.

If you have any question about this policy or how we handle your information, you can reach us at hello@vangwe.com.

This policy applies to personal information we collect when you visit vangwe.com, contact us, subscribe to our updates, apply for a role, or otherwise engage with us in a business context. It does not apply to third-party websites we link to, or to data we process on behalf of a client as part of a service engagement, which is covered by the relevant client contract.

We only collect what we need. Depending on how you interact with us, that can include:

• Contact and identity details, such as your name, email address, phone number, company, and role, when you fill in a form, email us, or book a call.
• The content of your messages, including anything you choose to share about your project or inquiry.
• Recruiting information, such as your CV, work history, and any details you include when you apply for a position.

• Log and device data, such as your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring pages, the pages you view, and the date and time of your visit.
• Usage data gathered through cookies and similar technologies (see section 07).

We collect personal information directly from you, automatically through your use of our website, and, in limited cases, from third parties such as analytics providers, our business tools, publicly available professional sources (for example, LinkedIn), and referrals.

We use personal information to:

• Respond to your inquiries and communicate with you about a potential or existing engagement.
• Operate, maintain, secure, and improve our website and understand how it is used.
• Send you updates, content, or marketing where you have asked for them or where we are otherwise permitted to.
• Review job applications and manage our recruiting process.
• Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights, our team, and our users.

We do not sell your personal information.

We use cookies and similar technologies to run the site, remember your preferences, and understand how the site performs. We group them into four categories:

• Strictly necessary, required for the site to work.
• Analytics, which help us measure traffic and improve the experience, using tools such as Google Analytics.
• Functional, which remember choices you make.
• Advertising, which may be used to measure the reach of our campaigns.

Where the law requires it, we ask for your consent before setting non-essential cookies. You can also control cookies through your browser settings.

We share personal information only when there is a clear reason to, and with appropriate safeguards in place. That can include:

• Service providers, such as website hosting, analytics, email, scheduling, and customer-relationship tools, who process data on our instructions.
• Professional advisors, such as legal, accounting, and security partners, where needed.
• Authorities or other parties, where we are legally required to, or to protect our rights, safety, and property.
• In a business transfer, such as a merger or acquisition, in which case we will keep your information protected under this policy.

If we send you marketing, you can opt out at any time using the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us at hello@vangwe.com. Even if you opt out of marketing, we may still send you necessary messages about an active engagement.

If you apply for a role with us, we use the information you provide to assess your application and manage the hiring process. We keep this information only as long as needed for the process, and, where you agree, to consider you for future opportunities.

We do not ask for sensitive personal information (such as health data, government identifiers, or financial account numbers) through our website, and we ask that you do not send it to us unless we specifically request it for a legitimate reason.

We keep personal information only for as long as we need it for the purposes described in this policy, to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When we no longer need it, we delete or anonymize it.

We apply technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against loss, misuse, and unauthorized access. No system is perfectly secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security, but we work to keep our safeguards aligned with the sensitivity of the data we handle. If a breach affects your personal information, we will notify the relevant authorities and affected individuals as required by applicable law.

We operate globally, so your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own, including Uruguay, the United States, and countries in Europe. When we transfer personal information across borders, we rely on safeguards such as adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses, or your consent, as permitted under applicable law. Details of the safeguards we use are available on request.

Depending on where you live, you have rights over your personal information. In most cases these include:

To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@vangwe.com. We will respond within the timeframes set by applicable law. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.

Because we are based in Uruguay, our processing is governed by Uruguay's Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 18,331) and its implementing regulations. If you are covered by this law, you have the rights of access, rectification, updating, inclusion, and deletion of your personal information, and you may object to certain processing. Requests are handled within the timeframes established by Law No. 18,331. You may also contact Uruguay's Regulatory and Control Unit for Personal Data (URCDP).

If you are a resident of California or another U.S. state with a comprehensive privacy law, you may have additional rights, including the right to know what personal information we collect and how we use it, the right to access and delete it, the right to correct it, and the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information and of certain targeted advertising. We do not sell your personal information. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. To make a request, email us at hello@vangwe.com.

Our website may link to sites and services we do not operate. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, and we encourage you to review their policies before sharing your information with them.

Our website and services are intended for a business audience and are not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can remove it.

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or the law. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date above, and, where appropriate, let you know through our website or by other means. We encourage you to review this page periodically.