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Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 11, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how FounderAtlas collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our website and related services.

1. Data Controller

The data controller for FounderAtlas is:
Romania, SZABÓ Z. ÁKOS PERSOANĂ FIZICĂ AUTORIZATĂ
VAT Number: RO51946845

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of information:

  • Account information (such as name, email address, and profile details).
  • Authentication data when you sign in with supported providers.
  • Content data you publish, draft, or submit (posts, comments, profile content).
  • Newsletter subscription information (email address and subscription status).
  • Technical and usage data (IP address, user agent, pages visited, timestamps, and related logs).
  • Cookies and similar technologies used for session handling, preferences, and analytics/security purposes.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Provide and maintain the platform and user accounts.
  • Authenticate users and protect account security.
  • Publish and manage editorial content and community features.
  • Send newsletters and service-related communications.
  • Detect abuse, spam, and unauthorized activity.
  • Improve platform performance, reliability, and user experience.

4. Legal Bases (GDPR)

Where applicable, we process personal data under one or more of these legal bases:

  • Your consent (for example, newsletter subscription).
  • Performance of a contract (for account and service delivery).
  • Legitimate interests (such as platform security, moderation, and service improvement).
  • Compliance with legal obligations.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with trusted service providers who help us operate the service, such as hosting, database, authentication, infrastructure, and email-related providers, subject to appropriate contractual safeguards.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law or needed to resolve disputes, enforce agreements, or protect legal rights.

7. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data. However, no internet-based service is fully secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to:

  • Access your personal data.
  • Correct inaccurate data.
  • Request deletion of your data.
  • Restrict or object to certain processing.
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
  • Request data portability.
  • Lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority.

9. International Transfers

Your information may be processed in countries other than your own. Where required, we apply safeguards for international data transfers.

10. Children's Privacy

FounderAtlas is not directed to children under 13 (or a higher age where required by local law), and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children without appropriate legal basis.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version on this page and revise the "Last updated" date.

12. Contact

For privacy questions or requests, please contact us via the contact channel published on FounderAtlas.