Privacy & GDPR

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 8 June 2026

1. Data Controller

Vendly World, 241 City Rd, London. info@vendly.world. We are registered with the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office).

2. Why We Collect Data

Contractual necessity. To manage your account and bookings.

Legitimate interest. To improve our matching algorithm and prevent fraud.

Consent. For marketing emails, which you can opt out of at any time.

3. AI and Automated Processing

The algorithm. We use Anthropic's Claude AI to match vendors with events (e.g. “AI/ML”, “London”) and to power the Clarity Bot concierge.

The FAQ bot. When you interact with our AI chatbot, it processes your questions and the Organiser's event PDF to provide answers.

Human oversight. You have the right to contest any automated “Match” and can contact us for a human review.

4. Third Parties

We share data with Stripe (payments), Anthropic (AI), Vercel (hosting), and HMRC (if legally required for tax).

Contact

Questions about this policy, or requests to exercise your data rights, can be sent to info@vendly.world.