Latest update: 26 August 2025
This Application collects some Personal Data from its Users. Users may be subject to different protection standards, and broader standards may therefore apply to some. Users can contact the Owner to learn more about such standards. This document contains a section dedicated to Users in the European Union and their privacy rights. This document can be printed for reference by using the print command in the browser's settings.
At Foundermatcha, we care deeply about your privacy. Any personal details you provide, such as your email address, phone number, CV, or LinkedIn profile, will be used solely for validation and matchmaking purposes. We never sell or share this information with third parties. Your data is handled securely, stored only as long as necessary, and used exclusively to improve your experience on the platform. In short: your personal information stays private, safe, and under your control.
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Foundermatcha Ltd
44 Shroton Street
NW1 6UG, London, UK
Email: hello@foundermatcha.com
Among the types of Personal Data that this Application collects, either directly or through third parties, there are: Usage Data; first name; last name; email address; username; city; device information; session statistics; browser information; and payment information.
Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection. Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Application. Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by this Application is mandatory, and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for this Application to provide its services. In cases where this Application specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service. Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner. Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools — by this Application or by the owners of third-party services used by this Application serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy. Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through this Application.
The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorised destruction of the Data. Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT-enabled tools, following organisational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of this Application (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.
The Data is processed at the Owner's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.
Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose for which they have been collected.
The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its Service, comply with its legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect its rights and interests (or those of its Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as the following: Analytics, Hosting and backend infrastructure, Registration and authentication, and Handling payments.
For specific information about the Personal Data used for each purpose, the User may refer to the section "Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data".
Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:
The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyse web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behaviour.
Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) (Google LLC)
Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC ("Google"). Google utilises the Data collected to track and examine usage, to prepare reports on its activities, and share them with other Google services. Google may use the Data collected to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network. To understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data processed: Tracker; Usage Data.
Payments for subscriptions or in-app purchases are handled through RevenueCat. This payment service integrates with the app stores (Apple App Store and Google Play Store) to securely process transactions.
Personal Data processed: email address (if provided), purchase history, subscription status, and other data strictly necessary for managing and verifying payments. Foundermatcha itself does not store or process raw credit card or banking information; all such information is handled directly by the app stores and RevenueCat.
This type of service is designed to host data and files that enable the Application to run and be distributed, as well as to provide a ready-made infrastructure for running specific features or parts of the Application. Some services listed below, if any, may utilise geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data is stored.
Firebase Cloud Firestore (Google LLC)
Firebase Cloud Firestore is a hosting and backend service provided by Google LLC.
Personal Data processed: Usage Data; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Firebase Cloud Functions (Google LLC)
Firebase Cloud Functions is a hosting and backend service provided by Google LLC.
Personal Data processed: Usage Data; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Firebase Hosting (Google LLC)
Firebase Hosting is a hosting service provided by Google LLC.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
By registering or authenticating, Users allow this Application to identify them and give them access to dedicated services. Depending on what is described below, third parties may provide registration and authentication services. In this case, the Application will be able to access data stored by these third-party services for registration or identification purposes. Some of the services listed below may also collect Personal Data for targeting and profiling purposes; to find out more, please refer to the description of each service.
Firebase Authentication (Google LLC)
Firebase Authentication is a registration and authentication service provided by Google LLC. To simplify the registration and authentication process, Firebase Authentication can utilise third-party identity providers and store the information on its platform.
Personal Data processed: email address; first name; last name; username.
Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy.
In addition to any opt-out feature provided by the services listed in this document, Users may learn more about how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising in the dedicated section of the Cookie Policy.
This Website does not use Trackers. For future reference, this policy includes it. To learn more, Users may consult the Cookie Policy.
This section applies to all Users in the European Union, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR"), and supersedes any other potentially divergent or conflicting information contained in the privacy policy for such users. Further details regarding the categories of Data processed, the purposes of processing, the categories of recipients of the Personal Data, if any, and additional information about Personal Data can be found in the section titled "Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data" within this document.
The Owner may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:
In any case, the Owner will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular, whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.
Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose for which they have been collected. Therefore:
The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for an extended period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain Personal Data for an extended period whenever required to fulfil a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.
Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the rights of access, erasure, rectification, and data portability cannot be enforced after the expiration of the retention period.
Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner. In particular, Users have the right to do the following, to the extent permitted by law:
Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis for data transfers to a country outside the European Union or to any international organisation governed by public international law or established by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Owner to safeguard their Data.
If any such transfer takes place, Users can find out more by checking the relevant sections of this document or enquiring with the Owner using the information provided in the contact section.
Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner or for the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection. Users must be aware that, if their Personal Data is processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time, free of charge and without providing any justification. Where the User objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, the Personal Data will no longer be processed for such purposes. To learn whether the Owner is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.
Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner through the contact details provided in this document. Such requests are free of charge and will be answered by the Owner as early as possible and always within one month, providing Users with the information required by law. Any rectification or erasure of Personal Data or restriction of processing will be communicated by the Owner to each recipient, if any, to whom the Personal Data has been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. At the Users' request, the Owner will inform them about those recipients.
The User's Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Application or the related Services. The User declares that they are aware that the Owner may be required to disclose personal data upon request by public authorities.
In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Application may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.
For operation and maintenance purposes, this Application and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with this Application (System logs) or use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.
More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please refer to the contact information provided at the beginning of this document.
The Owner reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and/or, to the extent technically and legally feasible, by sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.
Should the changes affect processing activities performed based on the User's consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.
Personal Data (or Data)
Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.
Usage Data
Information collected automatically through this Application (or third-party services employed in this Application), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilised by the Users who use this Application, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilised to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilised by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment.
User
The individual using this Application, who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.
Data Subject
The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.
Data Processor (or Processor)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.
Data Controller (or Owner)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this Application. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this Application.
This Application
The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.
Service
The service provided by this Application, as described in the relevant terms (if available) and on this site/application.
European Union (or EU)
Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area.
Cookie
Cookies are Trackers consisting of small sets of data stored in the User's browser.
Tracker
A tracker refers to any technology, such as cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags, and fingerprinting, that enables the tracking of Users, for example, by accessing or storing information on the user's device.
Legal Information
This privacy statement has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of multiple legislations. This privacy policy relates solely to this Website, unless otherwise stated within this document.