Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

At Startup Mate ("we," "our," or "us"), we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services.

We understand that privacy is especially important when it comes to your startup ideas and business concepts. We're committed to protecting your intellectual property and ensuring that all communications and data shared with us remain confidential.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you provide to us, including:

• Name and contact information
• Email address
• Company information

Note: Payment processing is handled securely by Stripe. We do not collect or store your payment information. Stripe maintains its own privacy policy regarding the processing of your payment data.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

We do not automatically collect, store, or track any of the following:

• Device information
• IP addresses
• Usage patterns
• Browser type

We respect your privacy and only collect the minimal amount of information necessary to provide our services.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for:

• Communicating with you about your startup validation needs
• Ensuring security and preventing fraud

Important: We never use your startup ideas for purposes other than providing our validation services to you. Your concepts and business plans remain your intellectual property and will not be repurposed, shared, or used in any way without your explicit consent.

4. Information Sharing

We do not share your information with any third parties. This includes:

• We do not share your data with service providers or partners
• We do not share your data with business partners
• We do not share your data with legal authorities unless legally compelled to do so

All data about your startup ideas, validation queries, and business concepts is treated with the highest level of confidentiality. This information is protected with end-to-end encryption and remains completely private between you and our service.

5. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your personal information
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Opt-out of marketing communications
• Data portability

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the Contact section below.

6. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. All data transmissions are encrypted using industry-standard protocols, and we employ robust security measures to protect stored data.

Your startup ideas and business concepts are protected using end-to-end encryption, ensuring that this sensitive information remains private and secure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this 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 at the top of this page.

For significant changes, we will make reasonable efforts to provide more prominent notice, which may include an email notification to the email address associated with your account.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

We are committed to addressing any questions or concerns you may have about our privacy practices promptly and respectfully.