We collect what we need — and nothing more.
Our members are minors, so we keep this deliberately minimal.
What we collect
- Applications: name, email, optional phone, grade, age, school, city, your interests and short written answers, and how you heard about us.
- Event registration: name, email, member status, a parent/guardian contact for safety, and your photo/video consent choice.
- Contact & partnership forms: the details you type in.
Why we collect it
- To review applications and run the membership.
- To organize events and keep members safe at them.
- To send you things you asked for (event invites, replies).
What we don’t do
- We don’t sell your data.
- We don’t share member contact details with partners or sponsors.
- We don’t publish your full name, school, email, phone or social handles publicly without your explicit permission. Public member profiles are opt-in.
- We don’t ask for information we don’t need — no home addresses, no government IDs.
Who can see it
Only the organizing team, and only for the reasons above. Form submissions are handled by our forms provider and stored in our member records.
The member group
Our community runs on a WhatsApp group for accepted members. Like any WhatsApp group, other members can see your phone number and display name. Joining is your choice — you can take part in events without joining the group. The join link is only shared with accepted members; please don’t post it publicly.
Photos and video
We take photos and video at events for social media and recaps. You can opt out when you register or on the day, and you can ask us to remove a specific photo of you afterward.
Your choices
- Ask us what we hold about you, or ask us to correct or delete it, by emailing jack@vancouverfounders.org.
Parents and guardians
If you’re a parent or guardian and have questions about your child’s information, email jack@vancouverfounders.org and we’ll help.