Last Updated: June 10, 2024
Welcome to StartupFinder.io ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our service.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you provide to us, including:
- Name, email address, and other contact information
- Account credentials (excluding passwords, which are handled securely by our authentication provider)
- Professional information (such as job title, company, industry)
- Profile information you choose to provide
- Information about startups and companies you submit or interact with
1.2 Usage Data
We automatically collect certain information when you use our service, including:
- IP address and device information
- Browser type and version
- Pages of our service that you visit
- Time and date of your visit
- Time spent on those pages
- Other diagnostic data
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our service
- Notify you about changes to our service
- Allow you to participate in interactive features when you choose to do so
- Provide customer support
- Gather analysis or valuable information to improve our service
- Monitor the usage of our service
- Detect, prevent, and address technical issues
3. Sharing Your Information
We may share your information with:
- Service Providers: Third-party companies and individuals who provide services on our behalf (such as hosting, data analysis, payment processing)
- Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition
- With Your Consent: In other ways described at the time of collection
- Legal Requirements: If required by law or to protect our rights
4. Data Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
5. Third-Party Services
Our service may contain links to other websites or services that are not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
6. Google API Services User Data Policy
When you sign in with Google or use Google-related features within our application, we adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, which includes:
- Limiting our use of Google user data for the purposes clearly disclosed to you
- Not selling Google user data or using it for advertising purposes
- Providing clear and accurate information about what data we collect and how we use it
- Using industry-standard security measures to protect your data
- Only requesting access to the specific Google API scopes that are necessary for our app's functionality
We access Google API data only to provide you with the features you've explicitly requested, and we retain this data only as long as necessary for those purposes.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
- Right to access and receive a copy of your personal information
- Right to correct inaccurate information
- Right to delete your information
- Right to restrict processing
- Right to data portability
- Right to object to processing
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
8. Children's Privacy
Our service is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13.
9. Changes to This Privacy 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.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: