Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 17 February 2026
Last Updated: 21 October 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Mothered Founders Club, a community platform operated by Mothered Media (registration number 99944588) ("Mothered Media," "we," "us," or "our").

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and protect personal information when you access Mothered Founders Club through our mobile application, website, and related services (collectively, the "Platform").

This Policy applies to members and visitors in the European Union, European Economic Area, United States, and other locations where our Platform is available.

Data Controller: Mothered Media
Privacy Contact: connect@motheredmedia.com

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use the Platform, we may collect:

Account and identity information

• Name, email address, and account credentials

• Profile photograph

• Country, city, and time zone

• Membership status and account preferences

Professional and business information

• Business name, industry, and website

• Professional experience and founder biography

• Business development stage, interests, and goals

• Skills, areas of expertise, and collaboration preferences

Community and communication information

• Discussion posts, comments, and group participation

• Direct messages and other member communications

• Networking requests and founder matchmaking preferences

• Event registrations and participation

Technical and usage information

• Device type, operating system, and IP address

• Login activity, security events, and app interactions

• Cookie identifiers and similar technologies, where applicable

• Analytics information concerning Platform performance

Payment information

If paid memberships or services are offered, we may collect billing details, transaction records, subscription status, and limited payment-related information.

Payments may be processed by third-party providers. We do not intend to store complete payment card numbers on our own systems.

We ask members not to include sensitive personal information in public profiles, posts, or matchmaking preferences unless necessary. We do not require members to disclose health information, family circumstances, or other sensitive personal details as a condition of membership.

3. How We Use Your Information

We process personal information to:

1. Create and maintain member accounts.

1. Provide member directories, groups, discussions, and networking services.

1. Enable direct messaging and member-to-member connections.

1. Suggest relevant members, communities, and collaboration opportunities.

1. Process payments and administer memberships.

1. Communicate service announcements and account-related information.

1. Send marketing communications where permitted.

1. Moderate community activity and enforce our Terms of Service.

1. Detect fraud, protect members, and maintain Platform security.

1. Improve functionality, accessibility, and user experience.

1. Meet applicable legal and regulatory obligations.

We do not use personal information for unrelated purposes without an appropriate legal basis or additional notice where required.

4. Legal Bases for Processing --- EU/EEA Members

Where the GDPR applies, our processing activities rely on one or more of the following legal bases:

Performance of a contract: Providing accounts, memberships, communications, networking features, and services requested by members.

Legitimate interests: Protecting the Platform, preventing abuse, maintaining security, and improving services, where those interests are not overridden by members' rights and freedoms.

Consent: Sending optional marketing communications or using non-essential tracking technologies where consent is required.

Legal obligations: Maintaining legally required financial records, responding to lawful requests, and complying with applicable regulations.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing performed before withdrawal.

5. Member Profiles and Community Visibility

Mothered Founders Club is designed to facilitate professional connections.

Information included in your member profile may be visible to other members according to the Platform's privacy settings.

Your profile may include your name, photograph, business details, professional interests, and networking preferences.

Content you voluntarily publish in discussion groups may be visible to other members of those groups.

Private messages are intended for their designated recipients and are not publicly displayed. Authorized personnel or service providers may access communications where reasonably necessary for security, moderation, technical support, or legal compliance.

We recommend that members avoid posting confidential business information or sensitive personal information.

6. Founder Matchmaking and Recommendations

The Platform may recommend professional connections based on information such as industry, business stage, interests, skills, location, and collaboration preferences.

These recommendations are intended to facilitate networking and do not guarantee business compatibility, partnerships, funding, or commercial results.

7. Sharing Personal Information

We may share personal information with:

• Other members, based on the information you choose to make visible.

• Hosting, infrastructure, analytics, and technical service providers.

• Payment processors and subscription administrators.

• Communication, email, and customer support providers.

• Professional advisers and regulatory authorities when legally required.

• Successor organizations in connection with a lawful merger, acquisition, or business restructuring.

Service providers are required to process personal information in accordance with applicable contractual and legal obligations.

8. International Data Transfers

Because Mothered Founders Club serves members in Europe and the United States, personal information may be processed in countries outside the country where it was originally collected.

Where required by applicable law, we use appropriate safeguards for international transfers, which may include European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses, applicable adequacy decisions, or other legally recognized mechanisms.

Members may contact us to request additional information about applicable transfer safeguards.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Platform, meet legal obligations, resolve disputes, maintain security, and enforce agreements.

Account information is generally retained while an account remains active.

Following account deletion, information will be deleted or anonymized according to our retention schedule, except where continued retention is legally required or otherwise permitted.

Certain information, such as posts visible in community discussions or messages already delivered to other members, may remain available in limited circumstances.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to:

• Access personal information held about you.

• Request correction of inaccurate information.

• Request deletion of personal information.

• Request a portable copy of eligible information.

• Restrict or object to certain processing activities.

• Withdraw consent.

• Opt out of certain targeted advertising, sales, or sharing of personal information.

• Appeal certain privacy request decisions where applicable.

• Lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority.

You may submit privacy requests by contacting connect@motheredmedia.com or through available account settings.

We may verify your identity before processing certain requests.

We will respond within the time limits required by applicable law.

11. United States Privacy Rights

Residents of certain US states, including California, may have additional privacy rights under applicable state laws.

Where these laws apply to Mothered Media, we will provide required disclosures and methods for exercising those rights, including any applicable right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, targeted advertising, or certain profiling activities.

We will not unlawfully discriminate against individuals for exercising their privacy rights.

12. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website and Platform may use cookies, software development kits, and similar technologies to support authentication, security, functionality, analytics, and other disclosed purposes.

Where required, we will request consent before activating non-essential technologies.

Users may manage applicable preferences through our cookie or privacy settings.

13. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

These may include access controls, encryption, security monitoring, and service-provider safeguards.

No electronic system can be guaranteed completely secure.

14. Children's Privacy

Mothered Founders Club is intended for adults aged 18 and older.

We do not knowingly permit children under 18 to create accounts.

If we discover that a child has registered contrary to this requirement, we will take appropriate steps to remove the account and associated information, subject to applicable legal obligations.

15. Account Deletion

Members may request account deletion in the app under Account → Your data & privacy or by contacting connect@motheredmedia.com.

We will process deletion requests in accordance with applicable law and explain any information that must be retained.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our services, data practices, or legal obligations.

We will publish the updated Policy with a revised effective date and provide additional notice where legally required.

17. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information:

Mothered Media

Legal Entity: Mothered Media
Email: connect@motheredmedia.com
Website: https://motheredmedia.com