Effective Date: May 21, 2026 · Operated by Founder Social LLC ("FSC", "we", "us", "our") · Sponsored by Descript, Inc.
What we collect
Account info: name, email address, avatar photo
Profile info: startup name, industry, tagline, social media handles
Challenge activity: submissions (URLs to your public posts), check-ins, votes, comments
Usage data: page views, feature usage, timestamps
Referral data: who referred whom (tracked by referral code)
Descript signup confirmation (whether you created a Descript account)
What we do NOT collect
Payment information (no purchases on this platform)
Private messages between users
Content from your social media accounts (we only store the public URL you submit)
Location data beyond what your browser provides
Your Descript account credentials or usage data (Descript handles that separately)
How we use your data
Display your public profile, submissions, and scores on the leaderboard
Calculate your challenge score and streak
Send you notifications about the challenge (in-app only)
Attribute referrals to the correct participant
Improve the platform experience
Share aggregate, anonymized statistics with our sponsor (Descript, Inc.) — never individual data without your consent
Third-party services
Lovable Cloud — database and authentication (your data is stored here)
Cloudflare — hosting and CDN
Descript, Inc. — sponsor. During onboarding you create a Descript account via an affiliate link. Your Descript account and usage is governed entirely by Descript's own privacy policy and terms of service. Founder Social LLC does not access, store, or control your Descript account data.
Google — OAuth authentication if you sign in with Google
What's public
Your name, handle, avatar, team/crew, submission URLs, vote counts, streak, badges, and leaderboard rank are publicly visible to other participants and visitors
Your email address is NEVER publicly visible
Your check-in notes (wins/blockers) are visible only to you, admins, and judges
Data retention
Your data is retained for the duration of the challenge and 12 months after
You can request deletion of your account and all associated data at any time by contacting us
If an admin deletes your account, all data is permanently removed
Your rights
Access: you can view all your data in your profile and dashboard
Correction: you can edit your profile at any time
Deletion: email hello@foundersocialclub.com to request full deletion
Portability: we can export your data on request
Contact
hello@foundersocialclub.com
Changes
We may update this policy at any time. Continued use of the platform after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.