Privacy Policy

At FounderForge, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you use our platform and services (collectively, the "Services").

By using our Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, do not use our Services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Services, including:

• Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, billing information, and other information you provide when creating an account or subscribing to our Services.
• Profile Information: Information about your company, job title, interests, and preferences that you choose to provide in your profile.
• Usage Data: Information about how you use our Services, including the features you access, the time spent on the platform, and your interactions with content and other users.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, and other technical information about your devices and internet connection.

2. How We Collect Information

We collect information directly from you when you:

• Register for an account or update your profile
• Subscribe to or purchase our Services
• Contact us or interact with our customer support
• Use our Services

We also collect information automatically when you use our Services through cookies and similar technologies. For more information about our use of cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our Services
• Process transactions and send related information, including confirmations and invoices
• Send service announcements, updates, and security alerts
• Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
• Personalize your experience and deliver content and product recommendations
• Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Services
• Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities

4. How We Share Your Information

We may share your personal information with:

• Service Providers: Third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and customer service.
• Partners: Companies we partner with to offer integrated services or promotions, but only when you have explicitly consented to such sharing.
• Legal Requirements: When required by law or to respond to legal process, to protect our customers, to protect lives, to maintain the security of our Services, and to protect our rights or property.
• Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company, in which case personal information would be among the assets transferred.

5. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The right to access, update, or delete your personal information
• The right to object to processing of your personal information
• The right to restrict processing of your personal information
• The right to data portability
• The right to withdraw consent

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

6. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to help protect your personal information from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no Internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error-free.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will promptly delete that information.

9. International Data Transfers

Your personal information may be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the country in which you reside. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@founderforge.com.