Privacy Policy
Last updated: December 2, 2025
Our Commitment to Privacy
CoBuilt respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our platform.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide
We collect information you provide directly to us, including:
- Account information (name, email address, username, password)
- Profile information (bio, profile picture, social links)
- Idea submissions (titles, descriptions, categories, tags)
- Pledge information (commitment amounts, preferences)
- Communications (messages, comments, updates)
- Payment information (processed securely through our payment providers)
1.2 Automatically Collected Information
When you use the Platform, we automatically collect certain information, including:
- Device information (type, operating system, browser type)
- Usage data (pages viewed, features used, time spent)
- IP address and approximate location
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve the Platform
- Process your pledges and manage founding crew memberships
- Send you notifications, updates, and communications about ideas you support
- Respond to your comments, questions, and support requests
- Detect, prevent, and address fraud, security issues, and technical problems
- Analyze usage patterns to improve user experience
- Send you marketing communications (with your consent, where required)
- Comply with legal obligations
3. Information Sharing and Disclosure
3.1 Public Information
Certain information is publicly visible on the Platform, including your username, profile information, ideas you've submitted, and your participation in founding crews (if you choose to make this visible). You can control some of these privacy settings in your account preferences.
3.2 With Idea Creators
When you pledge to support an idea, we share your contact information with the idea creator so they can communicate with you about the product's development.
3.3 Service Providers
We share information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, including:
- Payment processors (Stripe, etc.)
- Email service providers
- Analytics services
- Hosting and infrastructure providers
- Customer support tools
3.4 Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required by law or if we believe disclosure is necessary to:
- Comply with legal process or government requests
- Enforce our Terms of Service
- Protect the rights, property, or safety of CoBuilt, our users, or the public
- Prevent fraud or security issues
4. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide the Platform services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information, except where we are required to retain it by law.
6. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate information
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
- Portability: Request a copy of your data in a portable format
- Opt-out: Opt out of marketing communications at any time
- Object: Object to processing of your information in certain circumstances
To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@cobuilt.com
7. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities. You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of the Platform.
We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies: Required for the Platform to function
- Analytics cookies: Help us understand how users interact with the Platform
- Preference cookies: Remember your settings and preferences
8. Third-Party Links
The Platform may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any information.
9. Children's Privacy
The Platform is not intended for use by children under 13 years of age. 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 immediately.
10. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. These countries may have different data protection laws. By using the Platform, you consent to the transfer of your information to these countries.
11. California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete personal information, and the right to opt-out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell your personal information.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on the Platform and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@cobuilt.com
For legal inquiries: legal@cobuilt.com
By using CoBuilt, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.