Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Hyperstition Incorporated ("we", "us", or "our") operates the Deep Tech Week platform ("Platform"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our Platform.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the Platform.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

Information you provide voluntarily, which may include the following. The minimum information required to use the Platform is an email address — everything else is optional.

• * Account Information: Name, email address, profile photo
• * Profile Data: Job title, company, bio, role, industry, interests, and networking preferences
• * Social Links: LinkedIn, Twitter, and other social media profiles you choose to connect
• * Event Data: Events you register for, attend, or host

Payment information is collected and processed by Stripe. We do not store your payment details on our servers.

Information Collected Automatically

• * Check-in Data: Time and location of event check-ins

Information from Third Parties

• * Luma Integration: Registration and attendance data from past Luma events

3. How We Use Your Information

• * Platform Operation: To provide, maintain, and improve our services
• * Matchmaking: To match you with relevant events, people, and opportunities based on your profile and preferences — only if you voluntarily opt in to matchmaking features
• * Communication: To send you notifications about events, matches, and Platform updates
• * Recommendations: To calculate match scores and provide personalized event recommendations, for users who have opted in to matchmaking
• * Event Management: To help hosts evaluate applicants and manage their events
• * Analytics: To understand how users interact with our Platform and improve the experience
• * Safety: To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and policy violations
• * Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws and regulations

4. Profile Visibility and Sharing

What Others Can See

• * Public Profile: Only your first name, role (e.g. Founder, Investor), and industry (e.g. Aerospace, Computing) are public by default. Your full name, organization, and specific title can be made public, but default to being visible only to people who attended the same event as you.
• * Co-Attendees: People attending the same event or conference can see your full name, organization, title, headline, photo, role, and industry tags. You can adjust which fields are visible to co-attendees in your Privacy Settings.
• * Event Hosts: When you apply to events, hosts can see your full profile including name, organization, role, industry, interests, what you're looking for, what you're offering, and other relevant profile information.
• * Matched Users: When both users opt in for a match, they can see each other's information that they've chosen to make visible, which may include email and phone number. Users can also choose to only communicate within the Platform.
• * Connections: Your mutual connections can see fields you've set to "Connections" visibility, such as social links and event history.

What Stays Private

• * Internal Scores: Match scores and internal analytics are never shown to other users
• * Email Address: Your email is not visible to other users unless you choose to share it
• * Browsing Activity: Which profiles you view and events you browse is not shared
• * Internal Matching: Your full profile data (including fields set to private) may be used internally by our matching algorithms to calculate compatibility scores and recommendations. However, only fields matching your visibility settings are ever displayed to other users.

Invisible Mode

You can choose to be completely invisible on the platform. When invisible, you will not appear in any matchmaking, social capital, networking, or recommendation results, and these features will be disabled for you. Your profile may still be used internally for platform analytics (for example, aggregate counts of how many people attended an event), but will not be displayed to other users. You can enable or disable invisible mode at any time in your Privacy Settings.

5. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• * With Event Hosts: Your profile information when you apply to or attend their events
• * With Matched Users: When our matching algorithm identifies a potential connection
• * For Legal Reasons: When required by law, subpoena, or to protect our rights

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

6. AI and Matching Technology

We use machine learning and vector embeddings to power our matching features. This means:

• * Your profile information is converted into mathematical representations (embeddings) to find similar or complementary profiles
• * These embeddings are used solely for matching and recommendations within the Platform
• * We do not use your data to train third-party AI models
• * You can request deletion of your embeddings along with your account data

7. Data Retention

• * Active Accounts: We retain your data as long as your account is active
• * Deleted Accounts: Upon account deletion, we delete or anonymize your personal data within 30 days, except as required for legal or business purposes
• * Event History: Aggregated and anonymized event attendance data may be retained for analytics
• * Financial Records: Transaction records are retained for 7 years for tax and legal compliance
• * Shadow Profiles: If you've attended previous events but never created an account, we may have historical data that will be linked to your account when you sign up

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• * Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• * Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
• * Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data
• * Portability: Request your data in a portable format
• * Opt-out: Opt out of marketing communications
• * Restrict Processing: Request limits on how we use your data

To exercise these rights, contact us at deep-tech-week@hyperstition.com.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data, including:

• * Encryption of data in transit and at rest
• * Regular security assessments and audits
• * Access controls and authentication requirements
• * Employee training on data protection

However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• * Keep you logged in to your account
• * Remember your preferences
• * Understand how you use the Platform
• * Improve our services

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may limit some Platform functionality.

11. Children's Privacy

The Platform is not intended for users under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child, we will delete it promptly.

12. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for international transfers, including standard contractual clauses where required.

13. California Privacy Rights

California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• * Right to know what personal information is collected and how it's used
• * Right to delete personal information
• * Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell your data)
• * Right to non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes via email or Platform notification. Your continued use of the Platform after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: