Privacy Policy

The Founder Series, Inc. ("Series," "we," "us," or "our") respects the privacy of its Users ("User," "your," or "you"). This Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy") explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use Series Platform (the "Platform") through Series' website at https://series.so/ (the "Website") or Series' mobile application (the "App"). Series is an artificial intelligence social media platform that operates via iMessage to connect Users to other Users via group chats based on similar interests.

Series is committed to protecting the privacy of its Users whose information is collected and stored while using Series' Platform through our Website or App. This Privacy Policy is applicable to our Website, Platform and all applications offered for sale to the public.

The capitalized terms have the same meaning as ascribed in our Terms of Use or Terms of Service as applicable, unless otherwise noted here.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL AT PRIVACY@SERIES.SO

When you register to use our Website, App, or Platform, we collect personal information (also referred to as personally identifiable information or "PII") which may include your first and last name, online contact information such as your email address or username, phone number, education information (degrees, majors, schools, professional or employment-related information (medical associations, bar associations, engineering societies, employer, business title, business address, etc.), photographs, video or audio file containing an image or voice for the purpose of creating your profile on the Platform, and other personal information. The information so collected will be stored on our servers. You are able to change your personal information via email by contacting us at privacy@series.so or through your profile or account settings on our Website, App, or Platform.

We collect personal information from you in the following ways:

• At registration on our Website, App, or Platform;
• In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and our Website, App, or Platform;
• Through mobile and desktop applications your downloads from our Website, App, or Platform, which provides dedicated non-browser based interaction between you and our Website, App, or Platform;
• From forms filled out by you;
• From records or copies of correspondences (including email addresses) if you contact us;
• From search queries on our Website, App, or Platform; and
• When you post information to be published or displayed on our Website, App, or Platform.
• From third parties including Posthog as well as the Google Calendar API through the calendar.readonly scope to analyze your meeting patterns, attendee data, and event frequency from the past 12 months and upcoming month to identify your closest professional contacts.

We collect information from you automatically when you navigate through our Website, App, or Platform in the following ways:

• Usage details;
• IP addresses;
• Information obtained through browser cookies;
• Web beacons on our Website; and
• Other tracking technologies.

We use the information that you provide to:

• Personalize your experience in using our Platform;
• Provide you with information or services requested from us; and as a social media Platform, other Users are able to view your username and associated PII, and information you upload in the group chat features of the Platform
• Present our Website, App, and Platform and their contents to you;
• Provide you with notices about account and/or subscription, including expiration and renewal notices;
• Carry out obligations and enforce rights arising from contracts entered into between you and us, including billing and collection;
• Notify you about changes to our Website, App, and Platform and any products or services;
• Improve the Website, App, and Platform;
• Improve our customer service;
• Contact you for other purposes such as User interviews with your consent;
• Enable the display of advertisements to our advertisers' target audiences, although personal information is not shared with advertisers without your consent; and
• Send you periodic emails, in accordance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 as detailed in Section 16, via the email address provided by you to (i) send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions; (ii) process orders and send information and updates pertaining to such orders; (iii) send additional information related to your product and/or service; and (iv) market to our mailing list or continue to send email to you after the original transaction has occurred.
• Analyze Google Calendar data to identify your top 100 closest contacts based on meeting frequency, duration, and co-attendance patterns to facilitate meaningful professional connections and networking opportunities.

Cookies are small pieces of text used to store information on web browsers. Cookies are used to store and receive identifiers and other information on computers, phones, and other devices. Other technologies, including data we store on your web browser or device, identifiers associated with your device, and other software, are used for similar purposes. In this Privacy Policy, we refer to all of these technologies as "Cookies."

We use Cookies on our Website and App to (a) understand and save your preferences for future visits, (b) compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future, and (c) allow trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser Cookies, but it may affect your user experience. We honor Do Not Track signals and, if one is in place, we will not track, plant cookies, or use advertising.

We allow third party behavioral tracking and links to third-party web pages. Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our Website, App, or Platform. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We, therefore, have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our Website, App, or Platform and welcome any feedback at about these sites. Please contact us at privacy@series.so.

Our Website and App receive regular security scans and penetration tests. Our Website and App also receive regular malware scans. In addition, our Website and App use an SSL certificate as an added security measure. We require username and passwords for our employees who can access your personal information that we store and/or process on our Platform and servers. In addition, we actively prevent third parties from getting access to your personal information that we store and/or process on our Platform and servers. We will accept payment by credit card through a third party credit card processor on our behalf, when required. We will implement reasonable security measures every time you (a) enter, submit, or access your information, (c) register, or (d) access our Platform, on our Website and App.

There are times when we may share Personal Information that you have shared with us may be shared by Series with others to enable us to provide you over Services, including contractors, service providers, and third parties ("Partners"). This section discusses only how Series may share such information with Partners. We will ensure that our Partners protect your Personal Information. The following describe how and with whom we may share your Personal Information:

We collect Google Calendar data through the calendar.readonly scope for the specific purpose of identifying your closest professional network. Here's how we protect this sensitive data:

We retain personal data and PII only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to comply with legal, regulatory, or operational requirements, enforce our Terms of Service, or protect the safety and integrity of our Platform.

User information associated with inactive or deleted accounts may be retained for a limited period (typically no more than 90 days) for purposes such as account recovery, fraud prevention, or dispute resolution, after which it is securely deleted or anonymized in accordance with applicable laws and our internal data handling practices.

We do not knowingly retain personal information of users under the age of 18. If we become aware that such data has been collected, it will be promptly deleted.

This Section supplements the information contained in our Privacy Policy above and applies solely to all visitors, users, and others to our Website, App, or Platform, who reside in Canada ("consumers" or "you"). We ensure with the Personal Information Protection and Electronics Document Act of 2000 ("PIPEDA") and any terms defined in the PIPEDA have the same meaning when used in this Section.

Series does not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside third parties your "Personal Information" as the term is defined under the California Civil Code Section § 1798.82(h). Additionally, California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 permits Users of our Website, App, or Platform that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of their Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make a request for such disclosure, or identification and/or deletion of Personal Information in all our systems that we store on you, please send an email to privacy@series.so or write us at The Founder Series, Inc. 31 Hudson Yards, NY, New York 10001.

Note that (i) if we delete your Personal Information as requested, we will no longer be able to provide our services to you and (ii) we may need to keep such Personal Information for a while during the shutting down and billing process. If you would like to discuss our Personal Information storage and processing process with us, please send us an email at privacy@series.so or write us at The Founder Series, Inc. 31 Hudson Yards, NY, New York 10001

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") is a federal legislation that applies to entities that collect and store "Personal Information," as the term is defined under COPPA, from children under the age of 13. Our Website, App, and Platform are available for use and download only for Users over the age of 18, and is NOT meant for use by children under the age of 13. Our Website, App, and Platform do not target children under the age of 13 or Users between 13 - 17, and we have implemented a self-certification for age on the Platform at onboarding. We do not knowingly retain personal information of users under the age of 18. If we become aware that such data has been collected, it will be promptly deleted. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child under 18 has provided us with personal information, please contact us at privacy@series.so. If you would like to know more about our practices, please email us at privacy@series.so.

We will fully comply with the letter and the spirit of the New York Shield Act (the "Act'), to the fullest extent that it is applicable to us. We have adopted reasonable safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of your private information, as defined in the Act ("Private Information"). We will securely protect any personal information, as defined in the Act ("Personal Information"), and/or Private Information in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Act. We will notify you of any unauthorized access to or disclosure of your Personal Information or your Private Information in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

Company is committed to the protection of users' data and privacy and complies with all applicable US State laws to the fullest extent that it is applicable to us. Company does its best to identify and monitor the changes in the laws as and when amended, to update this Policy. Please send us an email at privacy@series.so for more information on your rights under laws that are applicable in your State.

We are headquartered in the United States and our operations are located in the United States. Your Personal Information, which you give to us during registration or use of our Website, App or Platform, may be accessed by or transferred to us in the United States. If you are visiting our Website or registering for our services from outside the United States, be aware that your Personal Information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States. Our servers or our third-party hosting services partners are located in the United States. By using our Website, App or Platform, you consent to any transfer of your Personal Information out of Europe, UK, or Switzerland for processing in the US or other countries.

• • If you are a resident of or a visitor to Europe, you have certain rights with respect to the processing of your Personal Data, as defined in the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR").
• • Please note that in some circumstances, we may ask you to provide us with additional information in connection with your request, which may be Personal Data, for example, if we need to verify your identity or the nature of your request.
• • In such situations, however, we will still respond to let you know of our decision.
• • As used herein, "Personal Data" means any information that identifies you as an individual, such as name, address, email address, IP address, phone number, business address, business title, business email address, company, etc.

The CAN-SPAM Act establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have businesses stop emailing them, and spells out penalties for violations. Per the CAN-SPAM Act, we will:

• not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses;
• identify the email message as an advertisement in some reasonable way;
• include the physical address of The Founder Series, Inc. 31 Hudson Yards, NY, New York 10001;
• monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used;
• honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly; and
• give an "opt-out" or "unsubscribe" option.

If you wish to opt out of email marketing, follow the instructions at the bottom of each email or contact us at privacy@series.so and we will promptly remove you from all future marketing correspondences.

Series reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. In the event we modify this Privacy Policy, such modifications shall be binding on you only upon your acceptance of the modified Privacy Policy. We will inform you about the modifications on our Privacy Policy page via email, on our Website, App, or Platform by posting a modified version of the Privacy Policy page, or by a comparable means within a reasonable time period. Your continued use of our Website, App, or Platform shall constitute your consent to such changes. Series may change, modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Website, App, or Platform at any time without notice or liability.

Series uses the following third-party service providers for the provision of services as detailed under the Terms of Use or Terms of Service, as applicable

Additionally, if you have any questions or concerns about our third-party service providers, please email us at privacy@series.so

If you believe that any content on our Website, App, or Platform violates your copyright, and you wish to have the allegedly infringing material removed, the following information in the form of a written notification (pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA Takedown Notice")) must be provided to our designated Copyright Agent.

• Your physical or electronic signature;
• Identification of the copyrighted work(s) that you claim to have been infringed;
• Identification of the material on our Website, App, or Platform that you claim is infringing and that you request us to remove;
• Sufficient information to permit us to locate such material;
• Your address, telephone number, and email address;
• A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the objectionable material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or under the law; and
• A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are either the owner of the copyright that has allegedly been infringed or that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Series' Copyright Agent to receive DMCA Takedown Notices is DMCA Agent, at dmca@series.so and at The Founder Series, Inc. Attn: DMCA Notice, 31 Hudson Yards, NY, New York 10001. You acknowledge that for us to be authorized to take down any content, your DMCA Takedown Notice must comply with all the requirements of this Section. Please note that, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any misrepresentation of material fact (falsities) in a written notification automatically subjects the complaining party to liability for any damages, costs and attorney's fees incurred by Series in connection with the written notification and allegation of copyright infringement.

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