Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 1, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Startups List ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and discloses information when you use this website (the "Site"). By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

Information you provide directly: when you use the Contact form or Submit a Startup form, we collect the information you enter (such as name, email address, subject, message, and startup details) so we can respond to you or review your submission.

Bookmarks: when you bookmark a startup, the list of bookmarked IDs is stored in your browser's local storage and mirrored to a first-party cookie so the same bookmarks can be shown on server-rendered pages. This data stays on your device / in your browser and is not linked to your identity.

Automatically collected information: like most websites, our server and hosting infrastructure automatically log standard technical data (such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and timestamps) for security, rate-limiting, and diagnostic purposes.

2. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use a small number of first-party cookies for core functionality (such as remembering your bookmarks and language preference, and CSRF/session protection on forms). These are not used to track you across other websites.

3. Advertising and Third-Party Vendors

This Site may display advertisements served by third-party advertising companies, including Google. These vendors may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

  • Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
  • You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
  • You may also opt out of some third-party vendors' uses of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

4. How We Use Information

We use the information we collect to operate and maintain the Site, respond to contact and submission requests, review and publish startup listings, protect against spam and abuse (rate limiting, CAPTCHA), and understand aggregate usage of the Site.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with service providers who help us operate the Site (such as hosting providers) or when required by law. Advertising vendors (see Section 3) may independently collect data under their own privacy policies.

6. Data Retention

Contact and submission messages are retained as long as reasonably necessary to respond to and process them. Bookmark data lives entirely in your own browser and is removed if you clear your browser storage/cookies.

7. Children's Privacy

This Site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

8. Your Choices

You can clear your bookmarks at any time by clearing your browser's local storage/cookies for this Site. You can decline to submit information via the Contact or Submit forms; some features may then be unavailable.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes take effect when posted on this page, with the "Last updated" date revised accordingly.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please reach out via our Contact page.