The privacy of your personal data is extremely important to us and this Privacy Notice (the "Notice") sets out important information about how Optio Investment Partners AB (including its subsidiaries and affiliates from time to time, "Optio", "we" or "us") collect, handle and use your personal data in connection with cookies used on our website, interaction with investors and recruitment processes. We're committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data.

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Please note the "controller" of your personal data is Optio; this means we are responsible for the processing of your personal data. We are committed to protecting your privacy and processing your personal data fairly and lawfully in compliance with all applicable data protection and privacy laws, including but not limited to, the GDPR, the UK GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 ("Data Protection Laws").

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By "processing", we mean the collection, recording, storage, use, disclosure and any other form of operations or dealings we have with your personal data.

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This Notice was last updated on 18 August 2025. We may update this Notice at any time but if we do so, we will keep you informed of such updates where appropriate.

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What personal data we collect about you

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We process the following types of personal data about you:

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(a) Contact information: your name, job title, postal address (including home address where provided), business address, telephone number, mobile phone number, fax number, email address, IP addresses and device IDs.

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(b) Business information necessarily processed in a project or contractual relationship with us or voluntarily provided by you.

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(c) In connection with job applications and recruitment processes:

• Contact information (as above)

• Educational and competence information: education, name of school or university, grades, profession and professional history, references and recommendations

• Performance and personality test results (if applicable)

• Potential claims/preferences (e.g., salary claims or benefits)

• Notes from interviews

• Recruiter’s evaluation

• Recruitment history from reference persons you have provided

• Information from social media relevant for employment (e.g., LinkedIn)

• Other information you choose to provide

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The processing may potentially cover additional categories of personal data depending on what you choose to submit as part of the application process.

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(d) Cookies: information about your use of our website, IP address, operating system and browser type, for statistical purposes or system administration.

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This information generally does not allow individual identification. Personal data you submit will only be used for the purposes specified in the relevant part of our website.

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How we collect your personal data

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We may collect personal data about you in the following ways:

(a) Directly from you (e.g., job application, contacting investor relations)
(b) When you or your organisation browse, make an enquiry or otherwise interact with our website
(c) When you or your organisation offer to provide or provide services to us
(d) From third parties in connection with recruitment processes (e.g., reference persons)

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How we use your personal data

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We only process personal data for the purposes described in this Notice. Data Protection Laws require a lawful basis to process personal data. For Optio, the lawful bases include:

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• Compliance with legal obligations

• Performance of a contract with you

• Legitimate business interests (subject to balancing test)

• Consent (in limited circumstances)

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We process your personal data for purposes such as:

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• Administering and providing our website

• Developing and improving our website, services and events

• Marketing our products and services

• Communicating about Optio’s business activities

• Preventing and investigating misuse of our website and services

• Managing recruitment and assessing suitability for roles

• Contacting you for future recruitment (with consent)

• Conducting background checks (for certain roles)

• Defending against legal claims

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Some purposes may rely on more than one lawful basis.

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Who we share and transfer your personal data with

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We share personal data:

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• With Optio affiliates, where operationally required

• With third parties for legal reasons (including public authorities)

• With third-party service providers (e.g., IT, document management)

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If we transfer data outside the EEA/UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards such as EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the UK’s International Data Transfer Agreement.

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Your data subject rights in the EEA/UK

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You have the right to:

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• Request access to/copy of your personal data

• Request correction or erasure of your personal data

• Object to processing in certain circumstances

• Request restriction of processing

• Request data portability

• Request information on safeguards for data transfers outside the EEA/UK

• Withdraw consent (where applicable)

• Lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority

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Contact details for authorities:

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• Sweden: Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten, Box 8114, 104 20 Stockholm, +46 (0)8 657 61 00, imy@imy.se

• UK: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, 0303 123 1113

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You can exercise your rights by emailing privacy@optioinvest.com.

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Cookie Policy

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We use cookies to improve your browsing experience. A cookie is a text file stored on your device. 

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Data security

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We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data from destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access.

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Data retention

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We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Notice and to comply with legal/regulatory requirements.

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Updates to this Notice

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We may update this Notice from time to time to maintain compliance with laws or reflect internal practice changes. We will provide updated copies where appropriate.

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Contact

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For questions, corrections, access requests, or complaints, email info@optioinvest.com or contact the CEO at Optio Investment Partners.