Privacy Policy

This Website collects some Personal Data from its Users. This document can be printed for reference by using the print command in the settings of any browser.

Owner and Data Controller

Founderscope UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Peterssteinweg 14-16
04107 Leipzig
Germany

Owner contact email: privacy@founderscope.co

Types of Data collected

Among the types of Personal Data that this Website collects, by itself or through third parties, there are: Trackers; Usage Data; first name; last name; city; email address; phone number; username; gender; physical address; country; date of birth; profession; company name; purchase history; Current City; IP address; device information; language; number of sessions; session duration; clicks; referral URL; browsing history; search history; page views; User ID; Data communicated while using the service; answers to questions; user content; contents of the email or message; fax number; industry; job title; ZIP/Postal code; time the message was received; prefix ; state; website; payment info; billing address; VAT Number; county; various types of Data; Tax ID; field of activity; number of employees; password; picture; profile picture; workplace; budget; academic background; Twitter handle; house number.

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 Website.
Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by this Website is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for this Website to provide its services. In cases where this Website 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 Website or by the owners of third-party services used by this Website 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 Website.

Mode and place of processing the Data

Methods of processing

The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.
The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational 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 Website (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.

Place

The Data is processed at the Owner's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.

Depending on the User's location, data transfers may involve transferring the User's Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.

Retention time

Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on the Users’ consent.

The purposes of processing

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: User database management, Interaction with live chat platforms, Managing contacts and sending messages, Platform services and hosting, Handling payments, Traffic optimization and distribution, Analytics, Contacting the User, Registration and authentication provided directly by this Website and Advertising.

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”.

Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data

Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

• Advertising
  This type of service allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes. These communications are displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on this Website, possibly based on User interests.
  This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below.
  Some of the services listed below may use Trackers to identify Users or they may use the behavioral retargeting technique, i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User’s interests and behavior, including those detected outside this Website. For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.
  Services of this kind usually offer the possibility to opt out of such tracking. In addition to any opt-out feature offered by any of the services below, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section "How to opt-out of interest-based advertising" in this document.
  Cavai (Cavai AS & UK )
  Cavai is an advertising service provided by Cavai AS & UK .
  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
  Place of processing: Norway – Privacy Policy.
  Avalanche (Velocity Made Good LLC)
  Avalanche is an advertising service provided by Velocity Made Good LLC.
  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
  Havas Media (Havas Media (Artemis Alliance S.L.U.))
  Havas Media is an advertising service provided by Havas Media (Artemis Alliance S.L.U.).
  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
  Place of processing: European Union – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
  
  
• Analytics
  The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.
  Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel)
  Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) is an analytics service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. or by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, that connects data from the Meta Audience Network with actions performed on this Website. The Meta pixel tracks conversions that can be attributed to ads on Facebook, Instagram and Meta Audience Network.
  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out; Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
  Matomo (self-hosted) (this Website)
  Matomo is an analytics software used by this Website to analyze data directly without the help of third parties.
  Personal Data processed: IP address; Trackers; Usage Data.
  Meta Events Manager
  Meta Events Manager is an analytics service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited or by Meta Platforms, Inc., depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing. By integrating the Meta pixel, Meta Events Manager can give the Owner insights into the traffic and interactions on this Website.
  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
  Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out; United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
  LinkedIn conversion tracking (LinkedIn Insight Tag) (LinkedIn Corporation)
  LinkedIn conversion tracking (LinkedIn Insight Tag) is an analytics and behavioral targeting service provided by LinkedIn Corporation that connects data from the LinkedIn advertising network with actions performed on this Website. The LinkedIn Insight Tag tracks conversions that can be attributed to LinkedIn ads and enables to target groups of Users on the base of their past use of this Website. Users may opt out of behavioral targeting features through their device settings, their LinkedIn account settings or by visiting the AdChoices opt-out page.
  Personal Data processed: device information; Trackers; Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
  Fathom Analytics (Conva Ventures Inc.)
  Fathom Analytics is an anonymized analytics service provided by Conva Ventures Inc. that gives the Owner insight into the use of this Website by Users without needing to identify them. Data collected is anonymized by making use of hashing techniques. Further information may be found here and within the service's privacy policy.
  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
  Place of processing: Canada – Privacy Policy.
  
  
• Contacting the User
  Contact form (this Website)
  By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User authorizes this Website to use these details to reply to requests for information, quotes or any other kind of request as indicated by the form’s header.
  Personal Data processed: city; company name; country; county; date of birth; email address; fax number; field of activity; first name; gender; last name; number of employees; phone number; physical address; profession; state; Tax ID; Trackers; Usage Data; User ID; various types of Data; VAT Number; website; ZIP/Postal code.
  Mailing list or newsletter (this Website)
  By registering on the mailing list or for the newsletter, the User’s email address will be added to the contact list of those who may receive email messages containing information of commercial or promotional nature concerning this Website. Your email address might also be added to this list as a result of signing up to this Website or after making a purchase.
  Personal Data processed: city; company name; country; county; date of birth; email address; first name; gender; last name; phone number; physical address; profession; state; Trackers; Usage Data; website; ZIP/Postal code.
  
  
• Handling payments
  Unless otherwise specified, this Website processes any payments by credit card, bank transfer or other means via external payment service providers. In general and unless where otherwise stated, Users are requested to provide their payment details and personal information directly to such payment service providers. This Website isn't involved in the collection and processing of such information: instead, it will only receive a notification by the relevant payment service provider as to whether payment has been successfully completed.
  Stripe (Stripe Payments Europe, Limited)
  Stripe is a payment service provided by Stripe Payments Europe, Limited.
  Personal Data processed: billing address; email address; first name; last name; payment info; purchase history; Trackers; Usage Data; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
  Place of processing: European Union – Privacy Policy.
  
  
• Interaction with live chat platforms
  This type of service allows Users to interact with third-party live chat platforms directly from the pages of this Website, in order to contact and be contacted by this Website‘s support service.
  If one of these services is installed, it may collect browsing and Usage Data in the pages where it is installed, even if the Users do not actively use the service. Moreover, live chat conversations may be logged.
  HubSpot Chat (HubSpot, Inc.)
  HubSpot Chat is a service for interacting with the HubSpot live chat platform provided by HubSpot, Inc.
  Personal Data processed: answers to questions; browsing history; city; clicks; company name; contents of the email or message; country; Data communicated while using the service; device information; email address; fax number; first name; industry; IP address; job title; language; last name; number of sessions; page views; phone number; physical address; prefix ; referral URL; search history; session duration; state; time the message was received; Trackers; Usage Data; user content; User ID; website; ZIP/Postal code.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Germany – Privacy Policy.
  
  
• Managing contacts and sending messages
  This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.
  These services may also collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the User, as well as when the User interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message.
  HubSpot Email (HubSpot, Inc.)
  HubSpot Email is an email address management and message sending service provided by HubSpot, Inc.
  Personal Data processed: email address; Trackers; Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Germany – Privacy Policy.
  
  
• Platform services and hosting
  These services have the purpose of hosting and running key components of this Website, therefore allowing the provision of this Website from within a unified platform. Such platforms provide a wide range of tools to the Owner – e.g. analytics, user registration, commenting, database management, e-commerce, payment processing – that imply the collection and handling of Personal Data.
  Some of these services work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.
  Webflow (Webflow, Inc.)
  Webflow is a platform provided by Webflow, Inc. that allows the Owner to build, run and host this Website. Webflow is highly customizable and can host websites from simple blogs to complex e-commerce platforms.
  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
  
  
• Registration and authentication provided directly by this Website
  By registering or authenticating, Users allow this Website to identify them and give them access to dedicated services. The Personal Data is collected and stored for registration or identification purposes only. The Data collected are only those necessary for the provision of the service requested by the Users.
  Direct registration (this Website)
  The User registers by filling out the registration form and providing the Personal Data directly to this Website.
  Personal Data processed: academic background; billing address; budget; city; company name; country; county; date of birth; email address; fax number; field of activity; first name; gender; house number; language; last name; number of employees; password; phone number; physical address; picture; prefix ; profession; profile picture; state; Tax ID; Trackers; Twitter handle; Usage Data; User ID; username; various types of Data; VAT Number; website; workplace; ZIP/Postal code.
  
  
• Traffic optimization and distribution
  This type of service allows this Website to distribute their content using servers located across different countries and to optimize their performance.
  Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and the way these services are implemented. Their function is to filter communications between this Website and the User's browser.
  Considering the widespread distribution of this system, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the contents that may contain Personal Information of the User are transferred.
  Cloudflare (Cloudflare, Inc.)
  Cloudflare is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Cloudflare Inc. The way Cloudflare is integrated means that it filters all the traffic through this Website, i.e., communication between this Website and the User's browser, while also allowing analytical data from this Website to be collected.
  Personal Data processed: Trackers; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
  
  

• User database management
  This type of service allows the Owner to build user profiles by starting from an email address, a personal name, or other information that the User provides to this Website, as well as to track User activities through analytics features. This Personal Data may also be matched with publicly available information about the User (such as social networks' profiles) and used to build private profiles that the Owner can display and use for improving this Website.
  Some of these services may also enable the sending of timed messages to the User, such as emails based on specific actions performed on this Website.
  HubSpot Lead Management (HubSpot, Inc.)
  HubSpot Lead Management is a User database management service provided by HubSpot, Inc.
  Personal Data processed: city; company name; country; date of birth; email address; first name; gender; last name; phone number; physical address; profession; purchase history; Trackers; Usage Data; username; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Germany – Privacy Policy.
  HubSpot CRM (HubSpot, Inc.)
  HubSpot CRM is a User database management service provided by HubSpot, Inc.
  Personal Data processed: company name; country; Current City; email address; first name; gender; last name; phone number; physical address; profession; purchase history; Trackers; Usage Data; username; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Germany – Privacy Policy.
  
  

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Information on opting out of interest-based advertising

In addition to any opt-out feature provided by any of the services listed in this document, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section of the Cookie Policy.

Cookie Policy

This Website uses Trackers. To learn more, Users may consult the Cookie Policy.

Further Information for Users

Legal basis of processing

The Owner may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:

• Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes.
• provision of Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
• processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;
• processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner;
• processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by a third party.

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.

Further information about retention time

Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on the Users’ consent.

Therefore:

• Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Owner and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
• Personal Data collected for the purposes of the Owner’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner.

The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer 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 a longer 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 right of access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.

The rights of Users based on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

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:

• Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their Personal Data.
• Object to processing of their Data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent.
• Access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.
• Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
• Restrict the processing of their Data. Users have the right to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Owner will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.
• Have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Owner.
• Receive their Data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance.
• Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.

Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis for Data transfers abroad including to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Owner to safeguard their Data.

Details about the right to object to processing

Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner or for the purposes of 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 know that, however, should their Personal Data be 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.

How to exercise these rights

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.

Additional information about Data collection and processing

Legal action

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 Website or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

Additional information about User's Personal Data

In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Website may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.

System logs and maintenance

For operation and maintenance purposes, this Website and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with this Website (System logs) or use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.

Information not contained in this policy

More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.

Changes to this privacy policy

The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within this Website and/or - as far as technically and legally feasible - 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 on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.

Definitions and legal references

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 Website (or third-party services employed in this Website), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this Website, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized 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 utilized 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 Website 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 Website. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this Website.

This Website (or this Application)

The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.

Service

The service provided by this Website as described in the relative 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 to 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

Tracker indicates any technology - e.g 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.

Current City

Provides access to the User's current location.

Legal information

This privacy policy relates solely to this Website, if not stated otherwise within this document.

Latest update: August 21, 2023