Privacy Policy

FounderTLDR ("we", "us") operates the website foundertldr.com and the related application that monitors YouTube channels and produces AI-generated summaries and a personalized email digest. This policy explains what personal data we process and why. If you have any questions, contact us at hello@foundertldr.com.

• Account data: your email address and, if you sign in with Google, your basic profile (name, profile image) provided by Google OAuth.
• YouTube data: when you connect your Google account, the list of channels you are subscribed to (read-only, via the YouTube Data API), used only to set up the channels you choose to monitor.
• Profile & preferences: the answers you give during the onboarding profile interview, your chosen digest style, and your monitored channels.
• Usage data: the videos analyzed for you, scores, and basic product analytics needed to operate the service.
• Billing data: if you subscribe, your subscription status and a Stripe customer reference. Card details are handled entirely by Stripe — we never see or store them.

We process your data to:

• provide the core service (monitor channels, analyze videos, send your digest);
• personalize summaries and scoring based on your profile;
• manage your account, subscription, and trial;
• communicate service-related messages (e.g. your digest, trial reminders);
• maintain security and improve the product.

The legal bases under the GDPR are the performance of our contract with you, your consent (where required), and our legitimate interest in running and improving the service.

We share the minimum data necessary with the following processors, who act on our behalf:

• Supabase — database, authentication, and storage.
• Vercel — application hosting.
• Anthropic (Claude) — AI analysis of video transcripts and digest generation.
• Resend — delivery of the email digest and transactional emails.
• Stripe — subscription billing and payment processing.
• Google — sign-in and read-only access to your YouTube subscriptions.

We do not sell your personal data.

We keep your data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we delete or anonymize your personal data within a reasonable period, except where we must retain it to comply with legal obligations (e.g. billing records).

If you are in the EU/EEA, you have the right to access, rectify, delete, restrict, and port your personal data, and to object to certain processing. You can exercise these rights — or withdraw consent at any time — by emailing hello@foundertldr.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

We use cookies and similar technologies that are strictly necessary to run the service (for example, to keep you signed in). Where we use any non-essential cookies, we ask for your consent first via the cookie banner. See the banner's options to manage your choice.

We may update this policy from time to time. We will update the "last updated" date above and, for material changes, notify you by email or in the app.