Privacy Policy

First Time Founders ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website at firsttimefounders.co (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our Site.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

When you use our subscribe form, we collect your email address. This is the only personal information we collect directly.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain technical information through Google Analytics (implemented via Google Tag Manager), including:

• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Referring website or source
• Browser type and version
• Device type and screen resolution
• General geographic location (city/country level, not precise location)
• Interactions with site elements (button clicks, form submissions, scroll depth)

This information is collected using cookies and similar technologies. Google Analytics anonymizes your IP address before it is stored.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Community access: When you submit your email, we send you an invitation to join our community on Skool, a third-party community platform.
• Newsletter subscription: When you submit your email, we subscribe you to our newsletter hosted on Substack, a third-party publishing platform.
• Site analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our Site so we can improve the experience.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

Third-Party Services

We share your email address with the following services solely to provide the functionality described above:

Each of these services operates under its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review them.

Cookies

Our Site uses cookies solely for analytics purposes through Google Analytics. These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Site. We do not use advertising, retargeting, or tracking cookies.

You can disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies will not affect your ability to use the subscribe form.

Data Retention

We do not store your email address on our own servers. When you submit your email, it is transmitted directly to Skool and Substack, which become the systems of record. To manage or delete your information, you may:

• Skool: Leave the community or contact Skool support
• Substack: Unsubscribe from the newsletter using the link in any email, or contact Substack support

Google Analytics data is retained according to Google's standard retention settings.

Your Rights

For Residents of the European Economic Area (GDPR)

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct any inaccurate personal data
• Delete your personal data
• Restrict the processing of your personal data
• Port your personal data to another service
• Object to the processing of your personal data

For Residents of California (CCPA)

You have the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect and how we use it
• Delete your personal information
• Opt out of the sale of your personal information (we do not sell personal information)
• Non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

For All Users

You may unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the unsubscribe link in any email. You may leave the Skool community at any time through the platform.

Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will take steps to delete that information.

Security

We use commercially reasonable measures to protect the information transmitted through our Site, including HTTPS encryption for all data in transit. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, contact us at:

First Time Founders
30 N. Gould St. Ste R
Sheridan, WY 82801
United States

Email: privacy@firsttimefounders.co