Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 1, 2025

At Founded by Few (“we,” “our,” or “us”), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you interact with our online and in-person community, attend our events, and engage with our advertising and marketing activities.

This policy complies with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and other applicable privacy laws.

1. Information We Collect

a. Information You Provide to Us:

• Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address
• Business name, job title, and industry
• Event registrations and RSVPs
• Payment and billing information (for paid services or events)
• Community profiles, comments, and shared content
• Survey responses, support inquiries, and other communications

b. Information We Collect Automatically:

• IP address and geolocation data
• Device type, browser, and operating system
• Website usage data and browsing behavior through cookies and analytics tools
• Ad engagement and interaction data

c. Information from Third Parties:

• Social media platforms when you engage with our content
• Advertising partners and analytics services
• Event registration platforms

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Operate and improve our community and services
• Manage event registrations and community profiles
• Personalize your experience and provide relevant recommendations
• Communicate with you about events, updates, and promotions
• Deliver and optimize advertising campaigns, including retargeting ads
• Analyze website and event performance
• Comply with legal obligations and protect our legal interests

3. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR)

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your information based on:

• Your consent (e.g., for marketing communications)
• Contractual necessity (to provide services or events you’ve registered for)
• Legal obligations
• Our legitimate interests in improving our services and promoting our community

4. Advertising & Analytics

We use advertising and analytics platforms, including Google Ads, Meta Ads, Google Analytics, and others, to serve targeted ads and measure their effectiveness. These partners may use cookies and tracking technologies.

You can manage your advertising preferences via your browser settings or these tools:

• Google Ad Settings
• Meta Ad Preferences

We do not sell your personal information, but we may share data with advertising partners for retargeting and measurement purposes, as permitted under applicable law.

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your data to third parties.

We may share your data with:

• Service providers (e.g., payment processors, CRM platforms, marketing tools)
• Advertising and analytics partners
• Event partners (for partner-hosted sessions you register for)
• Legal authorities as required by law

We require these partners to protect your personal data.

6. Your Rights

Under the CCPA (California Residents):

You may request to:

• Know what personal information we collect and use
• Access your personal information
• Request deletion of your personal information (with some exceptions)
• Opt out of the sale of personal information (note: we do not sell your data)
• Not face discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To submit a request, email support@foundedbyfew.com.

Under the GDPR (EU/EEA Residents):

You may request to:

• Access, correct, or delete your personal data
• Restrict or object to how we process your data
• Receive a copy of your data in a portable format
• Withdraw consent at any time (where applicable)
• File a complaint with your local data protection authority

7. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies to analyze website usage and run ads.

You can control cookies via your browser settings. At this time, we do not consistently use a cookie consent banner, but we will update this policy if that changes.

8. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information. While no system is completely secure, we work to safeguard your personal data from unauthorized access and misuse.

9. International Data Transfers

If you are located outside the United States, please be aware your data may be transferred to and processed in the U.S., where our servers and many of our service providers are located. We follow applicable data transfer standards under the GDPR.

10. Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide our services, support your community involvement, and meet legal obligations. If you request deletion, we will remove your information unless we are legally required to retain it.

11. Children’s Privacy

Founded by Few is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any updates on our website and update the “Effective Date” above. Significant changes will be communicated through our usual channels.

13. Contact Us

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

Founded by Few

1353 Holicong Rd, New Hope, PA 18938

Email: support@foundedbyfew.com

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