Privacy Policy
Last updated: 10 October 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to theFEMfounders. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, register for membership, or use our global community app.
By accessing or using our platform, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. While our operating entity is based in Luxembourg, our platform serves a global community, and we strive to align our data practices with international privacy standards, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where applicable.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, or can be linked to you. This includes:
Account & Profile Data: When you apply for membership or create an account, we collect your name, email address, professional title, business details, bio, and profile photo.
Content and Communications: Stories, spotlights, interviews, messages sent within the app, and correspondence submitted via our contact forms or community spaces.
Event & Activity Data: Records of your registration and attendance at our internal masterclasses, cohorts, roundtables, and networking sessions managed through our app.
Usage & Technical Data: Automatically collected data when you use our website or app, including your device type, operating system, IP address, browser type, access times, and app navigation activity.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the data we collect for various business and community purposes, including:
Providing and Managing Services: Processing membership applications, operating our global app, and managing your access to community features
Communication: Sending you operational updates, membership announcements, newsletters , and responses to your inquiries.
Community Programming: Organizing internal events, masterclasses, and networking opportunities tailored to our members.
Platform Security & Improvement: Monitoring and analyzing usage trends, preventing fraud, maintaining app security, and enhancing user experience.
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:
Within the Community: Certain profile details and shared content are visible to other approved members within our internal app to facilitate networking and collaboration.
Service Providers: Trusted third-party vendors who assist us in operating our website, hosting our app, managing emails, or analyzing platform performance (bound by confidentiality obligations).
Legal Compliance: When required by law, subpoena, or legal process, or to protect the safety, rights, or property of theFEMfounders, our members, or others.
5. International Data Transfers
Because theFEMfounders operates globally while based in Luxembourg, your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers, servers, or cloud infrastructure located outside of your state, province, or country where data protection laws may differ. By using our platform, you consent to such cross-border transfers.
6. Data Retention and Security
Security: We implement administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.
Retention: We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, maintain your membership, or comply with legal obligations. You may request account deletion at any time.
7. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location (including rights available under EU GDPR), you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:
Access & Portability: The right to request copies of your personal data.
Correction: The right to request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
Deletion: The right to request the deletion of your account and personal data.
Restriction or Objection: The right to object to or restrict certain processing of your data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our official website contact form.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify active members of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the platform after changes take effect constitutes your acknowledgment of the revised policy.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please reach out to us through our official website contact form.