Last Updated: 9/27/2025
Welcome to startupsunion.com (“we”, “us”, “our”, “Startups Union”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect information when you visit or use our website and services.
By accessing or using startupsunion.com, you accept and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
1.1. Information You Provide Voluntarily
- Name
- Email address
- Any other data you submit while contacting us, filling forms, subscribing to newsletter, posting comments, or participating in surveys
- Content you share (e.g. in comments, feedback)
1.2. Automatically Collected Information
- IP address
- Pages of our site that you visit
- Time and date of your visit
- Time spent on those pages
1.3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We may use “cookies” and similar tracking tools (e.g. local storage, web beacons) to enhance your experience, analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movements, and collect demographic information. You can control or disable cookies via your browser settings.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information for various legitimate purposes, including:
- To operate, maintain, and improve our website and services
- To personalize your experience (e.g. content recommendation)
- To send you newsletters, updates, announcements, promotions (if you opt in)
- To respond to your queries, comments, or feedback
- To monitor site usage, trends, and performance analytics
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, security threats, abuse, or illegal activities
- To comply with legal obligations
3. Data Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or lease your personal data to third parties.
4. Data Retention
We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
5. Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the personal data we collect and maintain. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure — we cannot guarantee absolute security. Please take precautions (e.g. safe passwords, limiting access) when interacting with our site.
6. Your Rights (Depending on Jurisdiction)
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights (subject to applicable law):
- The right to access your personal data
- The right to correct or update inaccurate or incomplete data
- The right to erase or delete your data (under certain conditions)
- The right to restrict or object to processing
- The right to port your data (data portability)
- The right to opt out of marketing communications
- The right to withdraw consent (where processing is based on consent)
To exercise any of these rights, or for any privacy-related inquiries, please contact us using the information below.
7. Third-Party Links & Embedded Content
Our site may contain links to third-party websites, services, or embedded content (e.g. social media, videos, ads). We do not control their privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those third-party sites before providing any personal information.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of [13 / 16 / your applicable age]. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you become aware that a child has provided us personal data, please contact us; we will take steps to delete such data.
9. International Transfers
If you are accessing our services from outside India, please note that your data may be transferred to, stored, and processed in India or other jurisdictions. By using our services, you consent to such transfers, storage, and processing.
10. Changes to Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. When we do, we will post the revised version on this page and update the “Last Updated” date above. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, you may contact us at:
Email: official@startupsunion.com