Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Founderplug. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you:

Identity Data

• First name, last name, username
• Profile picture (from OAuth providers)
• Bio and other profile information you provide

Contact Data

• Email address
• Social media handles (Twitter/X)

Technical Data

• Internet protocol (IP) address
• Browser type and version
• Time zone setting and location
• Operating system and platform

Usage Data

• Information about how you use our website and services
• Products you've launched or voted on
• Authentication methods used

3. How We Collect Your Data

We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:

• Direct interactions: You provide Identity and Contact Data by filling in forms or corresponding with us
• Automated technologies: As you interact with our website, we automatically collect Technical Data
• Third parties: We receive personal data about you from OAuth providers (Google, X/Twitter)

4. How We Use Your Information

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data to:

• Register you as a new user and manage your account
• Enable you to launch products and participate in the community
• Send you notifications about your launches and community activity
• Improve our website and services
• Comply with legal obligations

5. OAuth and Third-Party Authentication

When you sign in using Google or X (Twitter):

• We only access basic profile information (name, email, profile picture)
• We do not post on your behalf without explicit permission
• We do not access your contacts or private messages
• You can revoke access anytime through your Google/X account settings

6. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. We use industry-standard encryption and security practices including:

• SSL/TLS encryption for data in transit
• Encrypted storage for sensitive data
• Regular security audits and updates
• Limited access to personal data on a need-to-know basis

7. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for. When determining data retention periods, we consider:

• The length of time you have an account with us
• Legal obligations to retain data
• Whether retention is advisable for legal position protection

8. Your Legal Rights

Under data protection laws, you have rights including:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Correction: Request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
• Restriction: Request restriction of processing
• Portability: Request transfer of your data
• Withdraw consent: Where we rely on consent for processing

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@founderplug.com

9. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are used to:

• Keep you signed in
• Remember your preferences
• Understand how you use our website
• Improve our services

10. Third-Party Links

Our website may include links to third-party websites. Clicking on those links may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.

11. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email: privacy@founderplug.com
Address: [Your Company Address]