Privacy Policy

Aback Launch ("we," "us," or "our") operates the abacklaunch.com website (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services.

By using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this policy. If you do not agree, please do not access or use the Service.

We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service.

Personal Data: When you register or authenticate with our platform, we may collect:

• Name and display name
• Email address
• Profile picture (provided by OAuth providers such as Google or GitHub)
• OAuth provider identifiers

Startup Submission Data: When you submit a startup to our platform, we collect:

• Startup name, tagline, and description
• Website URL and social media links
• Logo and cover images
• Category and tags
• Selected launch plan

Usage Data: We automatically collect certain information when you access the Service, including:

• IP address and browser type
• Pages visited
• Referring website addresses
• Device and operating system information

If you take part in the referral programme we store your referral code, the launches you referred, the credits awarded and reversed, and the referral credits balance shown on your profile. We use it to attribute a referral to you, to credit you, and to reverse a credit when a referral does not stand up.

A referral code is shared by you and the people you refer, so it is not private information. We do not share referral balances or referral histories with third parties.

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

1. To provide, operate, and maintain the Service
2. To create and manage your account
3. To process and display startup submissions
4. To send you administrative notifications and updates
5. To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
6. To monitor usage patterns and improve the Service
7. To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or abuse
8. To comply with legal obligations

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

• With your consent or at your direction
• To comply with legal obligations, court orders, or government requests
• To protect the rights, property, or safety of Aback Launch, our users, or the public
• With service providers who assist us in operating the platform (e.g., hosting, analytics) under strict data protection agreements
• In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, with appropriate notice

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information, including encrypted data transmission (TLS/SSL), secure authentication via OAuth, and access controls on our databases.

However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy. Startup listings remain on the platform as long as they are active and comply with our guidelines. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us, and you can also delete it yourself from your account settings. The request is completed immediately and it cannot be undone.

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to access the personal data we hold about you
• Right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Right to delete your personal data
• Right to restrict or object to processing of your data
• Right to data portability
• Right to withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

Our Service integrates with third-party authentication providers (Google and GitHub) for sign-in. These providers have their own privacy policies governing the data they collect. We encourage you to review their policies before using these services to authenticate on our platform.

We use the following processors to run the Service. Each one receives only the data it needs to perform its part, and each is bound by its own privacy terms:

• Cloudflare (hosting, database, object storage, content delivery, transactional email and traffic analytics): hosts the Service, stores its data, delivers uploaded images, sends the emails we send on your behalf, and counts page visits with its cookieless Web Analytics, which sets no cookies and does not track you across sites.
• Dodo Payments (payment processing): acts as our merchant of record for paid launch plans and advertisements, so it receives your checkout details and the billing information required to process a payment. We do not see or store your full card number.
• Google and GitHub (authentication): provide your name, email address, profile picture and OAuth identifiers when you sign in with them.
• Google (analytics): receives the page views and interactions our Google Analytics tag records, so we can understand where readers come from and how they use the site. Google Signals and ad personalisation are switched off, and a browser that sends Do Not Track is not tracked at all: the tag is never loaded and nothing is sent to Google. In the European Union, the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland we ask before the tag is loaded at all, and nothing is sent to Google until you allow it. See our Cookie Policy for how to change that answer.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to maintain your session, remember your preferences, and analyze usage patterns. For detailed information about the cookies we use, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

Our Service is not directed at individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal data, we will delete it promptly.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the updated policy on this page and updating the effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us: