Privacy policy

Effective Date / Date of Last Revision:  May 24, 2022

1. WHO WE ARE
2. HOW TO CONTACT US
3. WHY AND HOW WE COLLECT DATA
4. PROTECTING YOUR PRIVACY GENERALLY
5. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
6. TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT
7. HOW WE USE DATA
8. INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH THIRD PARTIES
9. HOW TO ACCESS & CONTROL YOUR PERSONAL DATA
10. SECURITY
11. LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES
12. DATA RETENTION
13. ACCESSIBILITY
14. NOTICE TO NEVADA RESIDENTS
15. NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

1. WHO WE ARE

HomeFounder (“HomeFounder,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is an innovative startup program designed to save home buyers money when purchasing new construction homes.  HomeFounder brings together qualified homebuyers early in the land acquisition, development and construction phase and allows them to directly invest in their community without outside investors.  HomeFounder has launched a publicly available website at www.homefounder.com (“Site”) where individuals may obtain more information about HomeFounder’s projects and services (“Services”).  

Some of the data HomeFounder collects is considered “personally identifiable information,” “personal information” or “personal data” under applicable law (collectively referred to in this Privacy Policy as “Personal Data”).  Generally, Personal Data is information that can be reasonably connected to an identified or identifiable individual.  It does not include deidentified or anonymized data.

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to disclose to you how we collect, use and share information, and how we attempt to safeguard the data you provide to us.  We are committed to securing data that we collect concerning you (“you”) and complying with applicable data protection and privacy laws.  

2. HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions regarding data protection or your rights, please contact us:

HomeFounder
by Gemini Studio, Inc.
6 Liberty Square, PO Box 266, Boston, MA 02109

team@homefounder.com 

3. WHY AND HOW WE COLLECT DATA

We collect, process and use Personal Data to allow you to utilize the functionality and features we provide on our Site, to provide you with information about our Services, to provide our Services and to communicate with you. The legal basis for our collection of Personal Data is with your consent, for our legitimate business purposes and/or to comply with our legal and contractual obligations.  We obtain Personal Data directly from you, through cookies and other technologies, and from third parties as described in this Policy and any other privacy notices we may provide to you when you interact with us.

1. Information and content you provide.  We collect the content, communications and other information you provide when you use our Site and Services, including when you sign up for notifications about upcoming releases, create an account, create or share content, and message or otherwise communicate with others.    

2. Usage.  We collect data on how you use our Site and Services, such as the content you view or engage with, the features you use, the time, frequency and duration of activities.

3. Information from our service providers and partners.  Sometimes our service providers share information with us.  

4. Information from other Site users. We collect content, communications and information that other users of the Site provide about you or tag you in.

5. Device information.  We collect information from and about the computers, phones, connected TVs and other web-connected devices that you use to access our Site.

4. PROTECTING YOUR PRIVACY GENERALLY.  

1. Industry-Standard Protection. We utilize industry-standard security measures to safeguard the information we collect, maintain and use. These measures include technical and procedural steps to protect your data from misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, loss, alteration or destruction. However, we do not and cannot guarantee the performance or adequacy of such security measures.
2. Limitation on Access.  Access to any Personal Data we collect and store is generally restricted to our employees and/or contractors who require it to perform a job or other contracted function. We require vendors and contractors we work with to use reasonable, industry standard protocols to maintain the confidentiality, security, and integrity of Personal Data.

5. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY.  

We do not intentionally collect any Personal Data from children under the age of eighteen (18) years of age.  We do not sell the Personal Data of children under the age of eighteen (18) years of age.  

6. TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT.  

1. Information we collect from you.  We may collect the following categories of Personal Data:

• Contact information (name, local and permanent address, telephone number, electronic mail address)
• Your employment information and annual salary amount
• Your date of birth, gender and gender identity
• Your country of domicile
• Your social media account names / handles
• Any other information you provide to us  

2. Information We Collect Via Tracking Technology. 

We use cookies and other tracking technologies (such as pixels and web beacons) (collectively, “cookies”) to collect information as you navigate the Site.  Cookies are small files of information that are stored by your web browser software on your computer hard drive, mobile or other devices (e.g., smartphones or tablets).  You may review our Cookie Policy here. 

You can control the use of cookies at the browser level by setting your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies.  If you choose to block all bookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of the Site.  In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising.  If you would like to find out more information on this, please visit the websites: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com.

7. HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA.

We use the Personal Data we collect to:

• Communicate with you;
• Allow you to communicate with others on the Site;
• Provide you with information, newsletters and offers;
• Provide our Services;
• Provide support;
• Improve our Services;
• Maintain, improve and customize our Site and Services;
• Defend our legal rights and the rights of others;
• Efficiently maintain our business; and
• Comply with applicable law.

8. INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH THIRD PARTIES.

We do not sell personal data.  We may share the information that we collect about you in the following limited ways:

1. With other users of the Site.  If you choose to share your information on the Site, other users will be able to see your information and communicate with you.  
2. With service providers.  We may share information with service providers who:

• perform data services on our behalf (e.g., email, hosting, maintenance, backup, analysis, etc.);
• prepare, deploy and analyze advertising content on our behalf;
• provide other services on our behalf, such as accounting services, and other various services; and
• process payment information on our behalf.

3. To Meet Our Legal Requirements or Exercise Our Rights.  We may share information with third parties in the following instances:

• When we are required to do so by law.
• In connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings.
• To establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights, including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention.
• When we reasonably believe it is appropriate to apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that Personal Data where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that Personal data.
• We may share information with other persons or entities as part of our own corporate transactions, such as during financing or any asset sale.

9. HOW TO ACCESS & CONTROL YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We respect your privacy and provide ways for you to choose whether to share your information with us or any third parties.  

You may decline to provide information.  You have the right to decide not to share information with us.

You may request deletion.  You may submit a request to update or delete your personal data by contacting us at us at team@homefounder.com.

PLEASE NOTE, HOWEVER, THAT IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO PROVIDE US WITH CERTAIN INFORMATION OR ASK US TO DELETE YOUR INFORMATION, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME OF OUR SERVICES.  IN ADDITION, IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MODIFY OR DELETE DATA DUE TO OUR OWN OBLIGATIONS.

You may review and request changes to your personal data.  You may use your account to access, correct, or view certain personal data we have collected which is associated with your account.   You may also contact us at team@homefounder.com to request information or changes.  

You may opt out of marketing communications. You can always choose whether you wish to receive communications we send via email, SMS messages, telephone calls and postal mail.  To do so, contact us at team@homefounder.com.

You may control cookie used.  You may opt out of cookies by through your account settings in the Site or as described in Section 6 (b) above.

10. SECURITY

When you register for an account with us, you may be required to choose or will be assigned a password which enables you to access our Site.  You are responsible for keeping this password confidential and for all activity that takes place through your account credentials. Do not share your password with anyone.  If your password is compromised, change  your password within your account.  If you believe your account may have been compromised, please notify us immediately.

We take industry standard security measures to protect your information. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure.  Although we will do our best to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data.  

11. LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES

Our Site may contain links to other websites and companies that may be of interest to you.  If you click on any of those links, you will leave our Site.  We are not responsible for third-party websites.  Therefore, please consult the terms of service and privacy policies of those sites when you visit them.

12. DATA RETENTION

We will store your Personal Data for as long as: (a) you maintain an account with us; (b) you continue using our Site and Services; (c) your Personal Data is stored in our back up servers and/or services; and (d) as long as we are legally required to retain the Personal Data.

13. ACCESSIBILITY  

We are committed to ensuring this Privacy Policy is accessible to individuals with disabilities.  If you wish to access this Privacy Policy in an alternate format, or would like to report an issue you are experiencing on our Site or Services, please email us at team@homefounder.com.  You expressly agree to attempt to resolve any and all issues with accessibility directly with us and in good faith prior to instituting any legal action against us.

14. NOTICE TO NEVADA RESIDENTS

Nevada law allows Nevada residents to opt-out of the sale of certain types of personal information. Subject to a number of exceptions, Nevada law defines “sale” to mean the exchange of certain types of personal information for monetary consideration to a person for the person to license or sell the information to additional persons. We do not currently sell personal information as defined in the Nevada law. However, if you are a Nevada resident, you still may submit a verified request to opt-out of sales and we will record your instructions and incorporate them in the future if our policy changes. Opt-out requests may be sent to team@homefounder.com.         

15. NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) provide certain rights to California residents regarding the collection, use, disclosure, and sale of personal information.  As of the date of last revision of this Privacy Policy, we were not / are not subject to the requirements of the CCPA or CPRA.  If this changes, we will update our Privacy Policy.  In the interim, of you would like to contact us to access and control your Personal Data, please see the options and tools we provide in Section 9 above.  Please also feel free to contact us with any questions.

Shine the Light Law:  If you are a California resident, California Civil Code § 1798.83 permits you to request information regarding the disclosure of your personal information by us to third parties for the third-parties’ direct marketing purposes (as those terms are defined in that statute). HOMEFOUNDER does not sell or disclose information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.