Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

FunkyPollen ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website funkypollen.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services.

2. Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect your email address and a password that you choose. We use this information to authenticate you and provide access to our services.

Usage Data

We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates and times of your visits. This helps us understand how users interact with our platform and improve the experience.

User-Generated Content

When you vote on ideas, create collections, submit bounties, or use the Strike Team validation feature, we store that activity as part of your account to provide personalized features such as your dashboard, leaderboard ranking, and email digests.

3. How We Use Your Information

• Provide, operate, and maintain our services
• Authenticate your account and manage your subscription tier
• Send you email digests and notifications (if opted in)
• Analyze usage trends to improve our platform and content quality
• Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or security incidents
• Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to maintain your session, remember your preferences, and understand how you use our site. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

We may also use analytics tools to collect anonymized usage data. These tools may set their own cookies to track interactions across sessions.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect information about you:

• Stripe — for payment processing. Stripe collects payment information directly and is governed by their own privacy policy.
• Google AdSense — for displaying advertisements. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your browsing history. You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings.
• AI Services — we use AI models to generate, score, and validate startup ideas. The ideas displayed on our platform are synthesized from publicly available sources and do not contain personal user data.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information only in the following circumstances: to comply with legal obligations, to protect our rights and safety, with service providers who assist in operating our platform (under strict confidentiality agreements), or with your consent.

7. Data Retention

We retain your account information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. You may request deletion of your account and associated data by contacting us. We will delete your data within 30 days of a verified request, except where retention is required by law.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access and receive a copy of your personal data
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Request deletion of your personal data
• Object to or restrict certain processing of your data
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Passwords are stored using industry-standard hashing algorithms. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us so we can delete it.

11. 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 policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at your-email@example.com.