Privacy Policy

The necessary terms and conditions of service.

Startup Virtue - this website, www.startupvirtue.com - is operated by Startup Virtue LLC, a Rhode Island LLC ("Startup Virtue", "our," "us," "me," "I", or "we"). This Privacy Policy describes information we collect when you visit this site (the "website", "this site") and/or other services offered via our website (collectively, the "services"), why we collect it, and how it is used. The terms of use for this website is here. 

We collect limited personal information including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, which websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. This information can be deleted or edited by you at anytime, except for anonymized information that is impossible for us to delete. We work hard to keep your information private, however, because the Internet can never be completely secure, you give me your info at your own risk. When you put your private information on the Internet, it can be collected and used for others, and we are not responsible for keeping that information private or secure. If I have a security breach, I will email you within 72 hours of identification of a breach.

Your rights to the data I collect about you:

• We abide by the terms of California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and apply the principles of transparency about how I collect and use data, and the right to access and delete your data, to all users.

• You can request access to and deletion of your personal information by emailing Roger [at] startupvirtue.com. If you request your information under the right to access, it will be provided within 30 days, and will include the categories of data, sources, the purpose of collecting said data, and the specific pieces of data collected over the past 12 months.

• You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a 12 month period. The verifiable consumer request must provide sufficient information to allow us to reasonably verify you are the person whom we collected personal information, or an authorized representative, and describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.

• You will not be discriminated against if you exercise your rights to access and/or delete your data.

• I do not sell any personal information to any parties.

• I engage third parties to perform functions and provide services to me, including hosting, email, product downloads and website analytics. I may share data with those services, but only to the extent necessary to perform those functions and services, and require those third parties to maintain the privacy and security of your personal information.

Here's how this site collects and uses data:

• Purchases and Downloads. We use Gumroad to process purchases, downloads, and transactions, including taking payment for the products sold through this site. All transactions are processed through Gumroad, and no payment details are stored by us. All of your payment information is tokenized and encrypted in a PCI compliant ecosystem through Gumroad, and you can learn more here. We also use Gumroad to send emails, including your receipts and invoices, and updates on your product. Gumroad stores our customer lists, and our records of who has downloaded or purchased which products. Any information Gumroad collects when you visit my site is not available to me, and you can contact Gumroad to view or delete any information that they have. You can contact me to request details of the information I have available to me about you on Gumroad, which is limited to the information you provided at download or purchase. You are not required to create an account to purchase. I am able to delete records of free transactions. I am required to store records of your paid transactions to be able to offer you ongoing downloads of the products you purchase.

• Mailing list. We currently use Gumroad for our mailing list and email newsletters, and if you submit your email address on this site, it will be added to my list to send you emails from time to time. You may unsubscribe from emails sent through Gumroad by clicking on the unsubscribe link in any email or editing your settings on Gumroad. You can also contact me anytime.

• Analytics. I use Google Analytics to understand the usage of this website. This data is collected in a GDPR-compliant way and I cannot access or use this information in any personally-identifiable way.

I use the following services to manage this site and its services:

• Gumroad (Gumroad Inc.). Gumroad is an ecommerce service, and personal data includes email address and any information captured by Gumroad for the operations of their service. Place of processing is the US, and here is their Privacy Policy.

• Loom (Loom, Inc.). Loom is a video recording and hosting services and is used by this site to embed videos. Place of processing is the US, and here is their Privacy Policy.

• Calendly (Calendly LLC). Calendly is a calendar booking service, and is used by this website to schedule meetings. Place of processing is the US, and here is their Privacy Policy.

• YouTube (Google Inc.). YouTube is a video distribution website, and is used by this site only to embed videos. Place of processing is the US, and here is their Privacy Policy.

If you get to this site through another site or click to another site from this site, they might collect your personal info. We are not responsible for those privacy policies.

This policy was last updated March 26, 2024.

If you have questions, you can contact us:

Roger [at] StartupVirtue.com

Startup Virtue, LLC
Attn: Roger Young
596 Charles St # 21 Providence, RI 02904