1. Introduction
Startup409a.com (“we”, “our”, “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal, professional, and business information shared with us. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, store, disclose, and safeguard information when you visit our website or engage with our valuation and related services.
By using this website, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the website.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect information you provide voluntarily, such as your name, work email, phone number, company name, role/designation, jurisdiction, valuation purpose, and any documents or inputs required for valuation services (including capitalization details, ESOP details, financial statements, and related business information).
We may also collect technical information automatically, such as IP address, device and browser information, pages visited, time spent, referral sources, and interactions through cookies and similar technologies.
3. How We Use Information
We use collected information only for legitimate business and professional purposes, including providing 409A valuation and related advisory services, responding to inquiries, preparing valuation deliverables, internal quality checks, security, fraud prevention, and legal/regulatory compliance.
We do not sell or rent personal or business information to third parties for marketing.
4. Confidentiality of Financial & Valuation Data
We understand valuation data is sensitive. Financial, cap table, ESOP, and strategic information is treated as confidential and used solely to deliver professional services. Access is limited to authorized team members and service providers who require it to perform the engagement.
5. Cookies & Analytics
We may use cookies, pixels, and analytics tools to understand website performance and improve user experience. You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect site functionality.
6. Third-Party Services
We may use trusted third-party providers for hosting, analytics, customer communication, CRM, payment processing, or marketing tools. These providers are required to protect information and process it only as needed to deliver their services to us.
Our website may contain links to third-party sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites.
7. Data Retention
We retain information only as long as needed to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, including legal, regulatory, professional, and dispute-resolution requirements. Some information may be securely archived if required by law or professional standards.
8. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect information. However, no internet transmission or storage method can be guaranteed 100% secure, and absolute security cannot be guaranteed.
9. Your Rights
Depending on applicable laws, you may request access, correction, or deletion of your personal information, or request restrictions on processing. We may retain certain data where required for compliance or professional obligations.
10. Children’s Privacy
This website is not intended for individuals under 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.
11. International Processing
Because we may serve clients globally, information may be processed and stored in different jurisdictions, subject to reasonable safeguards.
12. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions or requests regarding this policy, contact us at:
Email: info@startup409a.com