Privacy Policy — UA Tech London

Last updated: 31 October 2026

Who we are

UA Tech London (“we”, “us”) is an invite-only community of Ukrainians working in technology in London, founded by Uliana Avtonomova and Margo Sivakova. For questions about this policy or your data, contact uliana@uatech.london.

The information we collect

Information you give us — such as your name, email address, professional details (role, company, LinkedIn) and anything you include when you’re referred, enquire, or register for an event.
Information from referrals — when a member introduces you, we receive the details they share to review your membership.
Event information — attendance and RSVPs, including through our events platform (Luma).
Communications — messages you send us by email or in community channels.

The website itself has no forms — it offers email links you choose to use. With your consent, it also uses Google Analytics (see “Cookies & analytics” below).

How and why we use it

To review referrals and run our reputation checks
To run the community — organising meetups, talks, dinners and trips
To make introductions, including monthly 1-1 coffee matchmaking
To keep members informed about events and opportunities
To keep the community safe and uphold our Code of Conduct

Our legal bases

Under UK GDPR we rely on: your consent (for example, to contact you about events); our legitimate interests in running and protecting a curated community; and, where relevant, performing a contract with you (such as membership).

Who we share it with

We do not sell your data. We share it only:

With other members, where membership involves a shared directory or introductions
With trusted service providers who help us operate — for example our email provider (Google Workspace), events platform (Luma) and website host — who process data on our instructions
Where we’re required to by law

International transfers

Some of our providers process data outside the UK. Where they do, we rely on appropriate safeguards (such as the UK’s International Data Transfer Agreement or equivalent) to protect it.

How long we keep it

We keep personal data only for as long as needed for the purposes above — typically for the duration of your membership and a reasonable period afterwards — then delete or anonymise it.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you have the right to access your data, correct it, have it deleted, restrict or object to how we use it, and ask for a copy in a portable format. To exercise any of these, email uliana@uatech.london.

You also have the right to complain to the UK regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), at ico.org.uk.

Cookies & analytics

With your consent, we use Google Analytics to understand how people use the site — such as which pages are viewed and where visitors come from. It sets cookies in your browser and processes usage data (with your IP address shortened). No analytics run until you accept via our cookie banner, and you can decline at any time — or change your mind later by clearing the site’s stored choice in your browser.

You can also opt out of Google Analytics across all websites using Google’s opt-out browser add-on. Links out to third parties — such as Instagram, LinkedIn and our Luma calendar — are governed by those services’ own privacy policies.

Children

UA Tech London is for adults in the tech community. It is not directed at anyone under 18, and we don’t knowingly collect their data.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date above always shows the current version.

Questions about your data? Write to uliana@uatech.london.

Your data, handled with care.