Legal
Effective Date: July 2026 • Last Updated: July 2026
Pionyr (“Pionyr,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit https://joinpionyr.com (the “Site”) or interact with our services. This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Terms of Service.
We collect information you provide when you:
This may include your name, email, company details, startup stage, industry, location, and any other information you choose to share.
If you create an account, we may also collect account information such as authentication details, profile information, and preferences.
When you use the Site, we may automatically collect:
We use cookies and similar technologies to support site functionality, analytics, and performance. You can manage cookies through your browser settings. See Section 6 (Cookies) below.
We may receive limited information from third-party platforms (e.g., LinkedIn) if you interact with us through those services, in accordance with your privacy settings on those platforms.
We use your information to:
We do not sell your personal information. We do not make decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects based solely on automated processing.
For individuals located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we process personal information where we have a legal basis to do so, including to perform our contract with you, comply with legal obligations, pursue our legitimate business interests, or where you have provided consent.
We only share your information in limited cases:
As a Pionyr member, certain information you choose to add to your profile may be visible to other members to facilitate connections, collaboration, and founder support. This may include your name, company name, founder bio, industry, interests, and areas where you are seeking or offering support. You control the information you choose to include in your profile. You may update or remove profile information through your account settings or by contacting us.
With your permission, we may share additional relevant details (such as your name, company, what you’re building, and your specific request) with vetted Pionyr members, advisors, or service providers to facilitate introductions, collaboration, or support — including requests made through tools like Technical Advisor.
We use trusted third-party service providers to operate the Site and deliver our services, including:
These providers process personal information only as necessary to provide their services and are subject to their own privacy policies and applicable contractual or legal obligations regarding the protection of personal information.
Payment information is processed by Stripe. Pionyr does not store your full payment card information. Stripe may collect and process personal information in accordance with its own privacy policy. See stripe.com for more information.
We may disclose information if required to:
If Pionyr undergoes a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred. We will notify you if your data becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
Your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States and other countries where our service providers operate. Those countries may have data protection laws that differ from those of your country of residence.
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information transferred internationally through contractual safeguards and other appropriate measures where required by applicable law.
We retain information only as long as necessary to:
When information is no longer required, we will securely delete or anonymize it unless we are legally required to retain it.
You may request deletion of your personal information, subject to applicable law (see Section 6).
Depending on your location, you may have rights under applicable laws (such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) or other U.S. state laws), including:
To make a request, contact us at legal@joinpionyr.com.
You may also have the right to:
Where we rely on your consent to process personal information, you may withdraw that consent at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing before consent was withdrawn.
To exercise these rights, contact us at legal@joinpionyr.com. We will respond in accordance with applicable law.
You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails.
We use the following types of cookies:
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some features may not function properly without them.
We use Google Analytics to better understand how visitors use our Site and to improve its performance. For more information about how Google collects and processes data, please see Google’s Privacy Policy.
Our Site does not currently respond to browser “Do Not Track” signals.
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect your information. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
The Site may link to third-party services (e.g., LinkedIn, YouTube, Calendly). We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review their policies before sharing information.
Pionyr is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect data from individuals under 18. If we become aware of such data, we will delete it promptly.
We may update this policy from time to time. Updates will be reflected in the “Last Updated” date. Continued use of the Site after changes means you accept the updated policy.
Pionyr LLC is responsible for the personal information collected and processed under this Privacy Policy.
If you have questions or requests:
Email: legal@joinpionyr.com
Website: https://joinpionyr.com