Privacy Policy.

We collect information that identifies, relates to, or could reasonably be linked to you or your enterprise (“Personal Data”). This includes:

• Identity Data: Full name, professional title, and company affiliation.
• Professional Verification Data: LinkedIn profile URL and work email address.
• Operational Intelligence: Estimated monthly cross-border FX volume, primary payment corridors, and identified treasury bottlenecks.
• Technical Data: IP address and browser metadata collected during the application process.

The Council processes your data strictly for the following purposes:

• Membership Vetting: Evaluating applicants against our strictly enforced 12% acceptance criteria to maintain peer-level integrity.
• Anonymized Benchmarking: Aggregating FX spread and latency data to provide members with non-attributable industry insights.
• Chatham House Enforcement: Maintaining a secure directory of verified practitioners to ensure compliance with our non-solicitation protocols.

The Council operates under a Strict Anti-Commercial Mandate.

• No Third-Party Sale: We do not sell, rent, or lease your Personal Data to any third party, including software vendors, financial institutions, or marketing firms.
• Decoupled Analytics: Any data shared within the Council for the purpose of benchmarking is systematically decoupled from your Identity Data. Your company’s specific FX rates are never attributed to your legal name or entity within the peer group.
• Regulatory Disclosure: We only disclose data if required by a court order or legal process, in which case we will make reasonable efforts to notify you in advance, unless legally prohibited.

We implement institutional-grade security measures to protect your information:

• Encryption: All data is encrypted at rest using AES-256 and in transit via TLS 1.3.
• Access Control: Access to un-anonymized application data is strictly limited to the Council’s Moderation Committee.
• WORM Storage: Transactional and benchmarking logs are stored using Write Once, Read Many (WORM) protocols to ensure audit integrity.

• Successful Applicants: We retain your data for the duration of your active membership.
• Unsuccessful/Waitlisted Applicants: Data is retained for 12 months for the purpose of future cohort consideration, after which it is purged.
• Right to Erasure: You may request the permanent deletion of your data at any time by contacting hello@thevelocitycouncil.com.

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that while the Council protects your data externally, you are bound to protect your peers’ data internally. Neither the identity nor the affiliation of any participant may be revealed outside the Council.

As a global network, your data may be processed in jurisdictions that have different data protection laws. We utilize Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to ensure your data remains protected to the highest international standards.