Privacy Policy
Last Updated: January 1, 2025
At Cofoundesy, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our co-founder matching platform.
Table of Contents
1. Information We Collect
Personal Information
When you create an account and use our platform, we may collect the following types of personal information:
- Name, email address, and contact information
- Professional background, skills, and experience
- Educational history and qualifications
- Profile photos and other content you choose to upload
- Communication preferences and language settings
- Payment information when you subscribe to premium services
Usage Information
We also collect information about how you interact with our platform:
- Log data (IP address, browser type, pages visited, access times)
- Device information (hardware model, operating system, unique device identifiers)
- Co-founder preferences and matching criteria
- Communication with other users
- Feature usage patterns and engagement metrics
- User-generated content such as messages, proposals, and feedback
Information from Third Parties
With your permission, we may collect information from third-party services such as:
- LinkedIn, GitHub, or other professional profiles
- Authentication providers if you choose to sign in through a third-party service
- Publicly available professional information
- References or recommendations provided by other users
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
Core Platform Functionality
- Matching you with compatible co-founders based on your criteria
- Facilitating communication between potential co-founders
- Processing transactions and managing subscription services
- Providing customer support and addressing inquiries
Improvement and Development
- Analyzing usage patterns to enhance platform features
- Conducting research to improve our matching algorithms
- Developing new features and services
- Troubleshooting issues and maintaining platform security
Communication
- Sending important updates about your account or the platform
- Providing information about new features or services
- Delivering match notifications and recommendations
- Marketing communications (with your consent)
We process your information based on legitimate interests in providing and improving our services, contractual necessity to perform our agreement with you, your consent where applicable, and legal obligations.
4. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our security practices include:
- Encryption of sensitive data in transit and at rest
- Regular security assessments and penetration testing
- Access controls and authentication procedures
- Monitoring for suspicious activity
- Employee training on data protection
While we strive to protect your information, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but continuously work to improve our safeguards.
In the event of a data breach that affects your personal information, we will notify you in accordance with applicable laws.
5. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
Access and Portability
You can access and download a copy of your personal information from your account settings.
Correction
You can update and correct inaccurate information through your profile settings.
Deletion
You can request deletion of your account and associated data through your account settings.
Marketing Preferences
You can opt out of marketing communications through your notification settings or by clicking "unsubscribe" in emails.
If you are located in certain regions such as the European Economic Area, you may have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the right to object to processing and the right to restrict processing.
To exercise your rights that are not available through your account settings, please contact us at privacy@cofoundesy.com.
7. Children's Privacy
Our platform is designed for individuals who are at least 18 years old. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we discover that we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will promptly delete that information.
If you believe we might have information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at privacy@cofoundesy.com.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or other reasons. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you by:
- Posting the updated policy on our platform with a new "Last Updated" date
- Sending an email to the address associated with your account
- Displaying a prominent notice when you access our platform
Your continued use of our platform after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to the updated terms.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
For data protection inquiries specific to the European Union, you can contact our EU representative at eu-privacy@cofoundesy.com.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.