Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 15, 2026

Last Updated: September 15, 2026

AI Founder Playbook is operated by Byte & Chord Inc. (“AI Founder Playbook,” “Byte & Chord,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit aifounderplaybook.com, register for or participate in our programs, events, workshops, cohorts, communities, or other services, communicate with us, or otherwise interact with AI Founder Playbook.

By using our website or services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:

Information You Provide

This may include:

Your name
Email address
Phone number
Company, organization, school, or employer
Job title or professional role
Location
LinkedIn profile or other professional profile information
Event, workshop, or cohort registration information
Applications, surveys, assessments, intake forms, and feedback
Information about your business, product, project, team, or professional goals
Communications you send to us
Testimonials or other content you voluntarily provide
Billing and transaction information when you purchase a service

Payment card information may be processed directly by third-party payment processors rather than stored by us.

Information Collected Automatically

When you use our website or digital services, we and our service providers may automatically collect information such as:

IP address
Browser and device information
Operating system
Pages viewed
Referring and exit pages
Dates and times of visits
Links or buttons clicked
General geographic information derived from your IP address
Cookie, analytics, and similar technology data

We may use analytics tools to understand how people discover and use AI Founder Playbook and to improve our website, programs, and marketing.

2. Information From Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third parties, including:

Event and registration platforms
Community platforms
Payment providers
Business partners and sponsors
Referral partners
Social media and professional networking platforms
Educational institutions, accelerators, employers, or organizations sponsoring your participation
Analytics and marketing providers

If another organization purchases or sponsors your participation in a program, we may receive information needed to administer that program.

3. How We Use Information

We may use personal information to:

Operate and improve AI Founder Playbook
Register you for events, workshops, cohorts, courses, or programs
Deliver educational content and services
Communicate with you about programs you have joined or requested
Respond to questions and support requests
Personalize program experiences
Review applications and program intake information
Analyze participation, engagement, and program outcomes
Improve our curriculum, products, events, and services
Send newsletters, program announcements, invitations, and other marketing communications
Manage partnerships, sponsorships, and institutional programs
Process transactions
Prevent fraud, misuse, and security incidents
Maintain business records
Comply with legal obligations
Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

Where required by law, we rely on an appropriate legal basis for processing, such as your consent, performance of a contract, compliance with legal obligations, or our legitimate business interests.

4. AI-Enabled Tools

AI Founder Playbook teaches and uses artificial intelligence tools as part of certain programs and business operations.

Information you voluntarily provide during a workshop, program, assessment, demonstration, or exercise may be processed using AI-enabled software or other third-party technology when appropriate to provide the service.

You should not submit passwords, private keys, API keys, confidential customer data, regulated personal information, health information, financial account credentials, or other highly sensitive information into AI tools unless you have independently determined that doing so is appropriate and authorized.

We may also use AI-assisted tools internally to help organize information, generate drafts, analyze program feedback, automate workflows, or improve services.

We do not represent that third-party AI platforms are governed by this Privacy Policy. Their own privacy policies and terms apply to information processed directly by them.

5. Cookies and Analytics

We may use cookies, pixels, analytics technologies, and similar tools to:

Operate the website
Remember preferences
Understand site traffic and usage
Measure marketing effectiveness
Determine how visitors discover our website
Improve website performance and content

Some technologies may be provided by third parties.

Where required by applicable law, we will obtain consent before using non-essential cookies or similar tracking technologies.

You may also be able to control cookies through your browser settings.

6. Marketing Communications

If you subscribe to our mailing list, register for certain programs, or otherwise request information from us, we may send communications about AI Founder Playbook programs, events, resources, and related services.

You can unsubscribe from marketing email at any time using the unsubscribe link included in the message.

You may still receive transactional or administrative communications relating to a program or service you have registered for.

7. How We Share Information

We may share information with service providers that help us operate our business, such as providers of:

Website hosting
Email and communications
Event registration
Community management
Payment processing
Analytics
Customer relationship management
Forms and surveys
Cloud storage
Automation
AI-enabled software
Video conferencing
Marketing
Professional services

These providers may process information on our behalf according to their agreements with us and their own applicable legal obligations.

We may also disclose information:

To an organization sponsoring or administering a program in which you participate, where appropriate
With partners when necessary to deliver a jointly operated event or program
With your consent or at your direction
When required by law
To protect our rights, users, property, or safety
In connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar business transaction

We do not sell personal information for money.

If we engage in activity that legally constitutes “selling” or “sharing” personal information under an applicable privacy law, we will provide any legally required notices and opt-out mechanisms.

8. Sponsors and Partners

Some AI Founder Playbook events or programs may be supported by sponsors, partners, educational institutions, employers, accelerators, or other organizations.

We will not automatically give a sponsor your contact information merely because it sponsored an event unless:

You have consented to the disclosure;
The disclosure has been clearly communicated as part of registration; or
Another lawful basis permits the disclosure.

If you choose to interact directly with a sponsor or partner, the information you provide to that organization is governed by its own privacy practices.

9. Photos, Video, and Event Recordings

Some events may be photographed or recorded.

Where applicable, we will provide notice that photography or recording may occur.

Photos, video, audio, screenshots, or recordings may be used for educational, archival, promotional, or marketing purposes, subject to applicable law and any additional release terms communicated for that event.

If an event has specific recording or media terms, those terms will supplement this Privacy Policy.

10. International Data Processing

AI Founder Playbook operates and works with participants, partners, and service providers in multiple countries.

Your information may therefore be processed or stored outside the country or region where you live, including in the United States or Canada.

Privacy and data protection laws in those jurisdictions may differ from those in your location, and information may be accessible to courts, law enforcement, or governmental authorities where permitted by law.

Where required, we take reasonable measures designed to ensure appropriate protection for international transfers of personal information.

11. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including providing services, maintaining business and tax records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, measuring program outcomes, and satisfying legal obligations.

Different categories of information may have different retention periods.

When information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete, anonymize, or aggregate it.

12. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information.

However, no website, network, storage system, transmission method, or electronic service can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are responsible for using appropriate security practices when interacting with third-party platforms or tools used during AI Founder Playbook programs.

13. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including rights to:

Request access to personal information we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of certain information
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Object to or restrict certain processing
Request information about how your data is used or disclosed
Request a portable copy of certain information
Opt out of certain marketing
Opt out of certain forms of data sale, sharing, or targeted advertising where applicable
Lodge a complaint with an applicable privacy regulator

These rights are subject to exceptions and limitations under applicable law.

To exercise a privacy right, contact us at jeni@aifounderplaybook.com.

We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights available to you under applicable law.

14. California Residents

If applicable California privacy law applies to our processing of your information, California residents may have additional rights relating to access, correction, deletion, disclosure, and certain uses or disclosures of personal information.

Where legally required, we will provide mechanisms for exercising those rights and honor qualifying browser-based opt-out preference signals.

AI Founder Playbook does not knowingly sell personal information for monetary compensation.

15. Canadian Residents

Where Canadian privacy law applies, we process personal information in accordance with applicable Canadian privacy requirements, including principles relating to accountability, consent, identifying purposes, limiting collection, safeguards, openness, access, and appropriate retention.

You may request information regarding our personal information practices or submit a privacy complaint using the contact details below.

16. European Economic Area and United Kingdom

Where applicable European or UK data protection law applies, you may have additional rights concerning your personal data.

Depending on the processing activity, our legal basis may include:

Your consent
Performance of a contract with you
Compliance with a legal obligation
Our legitimate interests, where those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms

Where consent is our legal basis, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting processing that occurred before the withdrawal.

17. Children's Privacy

AI Founder Playbook is primarily intended for adults, founders, professionals, entrepreneurs, students in professional or higher-education contexts, and organizations.

Our website and services are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 without legally required authorization.

If you believe a child has provided us with personal information improperly, contact us so that we can evaluate and address the situation.

18. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website and programs may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, software, AI tools, event services, or other resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy, security, availability, content, or practices of third-party services.

You should review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date above. If required by law, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent before materially changing how previously collected personal information is used.

20. Contact Us

Questions, privacy requests, or complaints may be directed to:

Byte & Chord Inc. / AI Founder Playbook

Privacy Contact: Counsel & Privacy Officer

Email: jeni@aifounderplaybook.com

Mailing Address: New York, New York, United States

Website: aifounderplaybook.com