Privacy Policy
Vorsprung L.L.C. | Raremind.ai — Last Revised: April 2025
This Privacy Notice for Vorsprung L.L.C. ("we," "us," or "our") describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your personal information when you use our services ("Services"), including when you:
Visit our website at raremind.ai or any website of ours that links to this Privacy Notice
Use Raremind Panel to validate startup ideas through AI-powered multi-specialist reviews
Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events
Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at privacy@raremind.ai.
Geographic Scope — Please Read Before Using
Our Services are intended for use by residents of the United States, the United Kingdom, and other non-EEA jurisdictions only. We do not offer, market, or direct our Services to individuals located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. If you are accessing our Services from the EEA or Switzerland, please do not use them.
For UK users, we apply applicable UK data protection standards, including the UK GDPR where relevant.
Summary of Key Points
This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice. You can find more details by reading the full sections below.
What personal information do we process? We may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the features you use.
Do we process sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal information.
Do we collect information from third parties? We may collect information from public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms (Google for authentication), and other outside sources.
How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law.
With whom do we share personal information? We may share information with specific third parties, including our AI service providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini) to generate your validation reports.
How do we keep your information safe? We have appropriate organizational and technical processes in place. However, no electronic transmission over the internet can be guaranteed 100% secure.
What are your rights? Depending on where you are located, applicable law may give you certain rights regarding your personal information.
How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way is by contacting us at privacy@raremind.ai.
Table of Contents
What Information Do We Collect?
How Do We Process Your Information?
What Legal Bases Do We Rely On?
When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?
Do We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?
Do We Offer Artificial Intelligence-Based Products?
How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?
Do We Collect Information From Minors?
What Are Your Privacy Rights?
Controls for Do-Not-Track Features
Do United States Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?
Do UK Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?
Do We Make Updates to This Notice?
How Can You Contact Us?
How Can You Review, Update, or Delete Your Data?
1. What Information Do We Collect?
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us, and some information automatically.
Information You Provide
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you register, express interest in our products or Services, participate in activities on the Services, or contact us. The personal information we collect may include:
Email addresses (via Google account authentication)
Names (via Google account profile)
Google account identifiers
Business data and situation descriptions you submit for analysis
Chat conversations with AI panelists after analysis
Payment information (processed securely by Stripe; we do not store full payment details)
Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive personal information.
Payment Data. We use Stripe as our payment processor. We do not store or collect your payment card details. Stripe's use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy.
Social Media Login Data. We provide you with the option to register using your Google account. We will collect certain profile information from Google as permitted by your account settings, including your name, email address, and profile picture.
Information Automatically Collected
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information.
Log and Usage Data: Service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services.
Device Data: Information about your device such as IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
2. How Do We Process Your Information?
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law.
We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:
To facilitate account creation and authentication via Google Firebase Authentication
To deliver services to the user, including generating AI-powered startup idea validation reports
To respond to user inquiries and offer support
To send administrative information, such as changes to our terms, conditions, and policies
To fulfill and manage your orders, including processing payments through Stripe
To request feedback about your experience with our Services
To protect our Services, including monitoring for fraud and unauthorized access
To analyze and improve our Services, using Firebase Analytics, Google Analytics, and Twipla
To comply with our legal obligations
3. What Legal Bases Do We Rely On to Process Your Information?
In Short: We only process your personal information when we have a valid legal reason to do so under applicable law.
UK Users (UK GDPR)
For UK users, we may rely on the following legal bases:
Consent: We may process your information if you have given us permission for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time. We rely on consent for analytics and tracking technologies (Firebase Analytics, Google Analytics, Twipla) where required under applicable law.
Performance of a Contract: We may process your personal information when necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, including providing our Services.
Legitimate Interests: We may process your information when reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests, provided those interests do not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights.
Legal Obligations: We may process your information where necessary for compliance with our legal obligations.
US Users
For US-based users, we process your personal information based on our business purposes and applicable state law requirements as further described in Section 12.
4. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?
In Short: We may share information in specific situations and with the following third parties.
Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.
AI Service Providers: We share your idea descriptions and chat conversations with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini (via Vercel AI SDK) to generate your validation reports. See Section 6 for details.
Authentication, Hosting, and Data Storage: We use Google Firebase for user authentication, application hosting, and database storage. Firebase acts as a data processor on our behalf.
Payment Processing: We use Stripe to process payments. Your payment information is transmitted directly to Stripe and is subject to their Privacy Policy.
Analytics Providers: We share usage data with Firebase Analytics, Google Analytics, and Twipla to analyze how users interact with our Services.
Customer Support (Intercom)
We use Intercom to manage customer support inquiries, onboarding assistance, and service-related communications. Intercom acts as a data processor on our behalf. Categories of personal data processed may include:
User identifiers and account references
Email address (if provided)
Message content and attachments
IP address, device information, and timestamps
Interaction metadata related to support conversations
Intercom may process personal data outside the UK, including in the United States. In such cases, transfers are safeguarded using Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or equivalent legal mechanisms. Support-related data is retained for the duration of the customer relationship and deleted or anonymized once no longer required.
5. Do We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?
In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to gather information when you interact with our Services. Some tracking technologies help us maintain the security of our Services, prevent crashes, fix bugs, save your preferences, and assist with basic site functions.
We also permit third parties and service providers to use tracking technologies on our Services for analytics purposes. For UK users, analytics tools are only activated after consent has been provided via our cookie consent mechanism.
Google Analytics. We may share your information with Google Analytics to track and analyze the use of the Services. For UK users, Google Analytics is only activated after consent has been provided. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across the Services, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
6. Do We Offer Artificial Intelligence-Based Products?
In Short: We offer products, features, or tools powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning.
As part of our Services, we offer products, features, or tools powered by artificial intelligence, machine learning, or similar technologies (collectively, "AI Products"). These tools are designed to enhance your experience and provide you with innovative solutions.
Use of AI Technologies
We provide the AI Products through third-party service providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, and the Vercel AI SDK. Your input, output, and personal information will be shared with and processed by these AI Service Providers to enable your use of our AI Products. You must not use the AI Products in any way that violates the terms or policies of any AI Service Provider.
Our AI Products
Startup idea validation: Multi-agent AI panels (3–5 specialist advisors) analyze your business concept and provide structured feedback
Market research synthesis: Live web research pulls competitor data, pricing information, and customer sentiment from public sources
Decision memo generation: AI-generated reports containing verdict, confidence score, top risks, and recommended next tests
Interactive advisor chat: Follow-up conversations with AI panelists to explore specific aspects of your validation report
How We Process Your Data Using AI
Your idea submissions and chat conversations are sent to our AI Service Providers to generate your validation reports. We do not use your data to train AI models. Our agreements with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google require that your data is not retained by them for model training purposes.
How to Opt Out
Stop using the AI-powered validation features
Delete your account and request deletion of your data by contacting us at privacy@raremind.ai
7. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).
When you cancel your account, we will retain your personal information for six (6) months after cancellation. After this period, we will delete or anonymize your information. If deletion is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
8. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through organizational and technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.
9. Do We Collect Information From Minors?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.
We do not knowingly collect, solicit data from, or market to children under 18 years of age, nor do we knowingly sell such personal information. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent's use of the Services. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at privacy@raremind.ai.
10. What Are Your Privacy Rights?
In Short: Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.
Depending on where you are located (including the United Kingdom and certain US states), you may have rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right to:
Request access to and obtain a copy of your personal information
Request rectification or erasure of your personal information
Restrict the processing of your personal information
Data portability (where applicable)
Object to the processing of your personal information
Not be subject to automated decision-making
You can make such a request by contacting us using the contact details provided in Section 15 below.
Withdrawing Your Consent
If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us using the details provided in Section 15. Please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal.
Opting Out of Marketing
You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in emails we send, or by contacting us using the details in Section 15. You will then be removed from the marketing lists. However, we may still communicate with you for service-related purposes.
Account Information
If you would like to review, change, or terminate your account, please contact us using the contact information provided. Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with investigations, enforce our legal terms, and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.
11. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy Notice.
California law requires us to let you know how we respond to web browser DNT signals. Because there currently is not an industry or legal standard for recognizing or honoring DNT signals, we do not respond to them at this time.
12. Do United States Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?
In Short: If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, or Virginia, you may have specific privacy rights.
You may have the right to request access to and receive details about the personal information we maintain about you, correct inaccuracies, obtain a copy, or request deletion of your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law.
Categories of Personal Information We Collect
We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve (12) months:
A. Identifiers (email address, name, Google account identifier) — Collected
B. Personal information as defined in the California Customer Records statute (name, contact information) — Collected
C. Protected classification characteristics (gender, age, race, national origin) — Not collected
D. Commercial information (transaction information, purchase history via Stripe) — Collected
E. Biometric information (fingerprints and voiceprints) — Not collected
F. Internet or other similar network activity (browsing history, interactions with our Services) — Collected
G. Geolocation data (device location) — Not collected
H. Audio, electronic, sensory information (images, audio, video recordings) — Not collected
I. Professional or employment-related information (business contact details, job title) — Not collected
J. Education information (student records) — Not collected
K. Inferences drawn from personal information (preferences and characteristics) — Not collected
L. Sensitive personal information — Not collected
M. User-generated content (startup idea descriptions, chat conversations with AI panelists) — Collected
Will Your Information Be Shared With Anyone Else?
We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered to be "selling" of your personal information.
We have not sold or shared any personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months. We have disclosed the following categories of personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months:
Category A: Identifiers (to Google Firebase, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini)
Category D: Commercial information (to Stripe)
Category F: Internet activity (to Google Analytics, Twipla)
Category M: User-generated content (to OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini for AI processing)
Your Rights
These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law. They include:
Right to know whether or not we are processing your personal data
Right to access your personal data
Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
Right to request the deletion of your personal data
Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights
Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling
How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise these rights, you can contact us by emailing us at info@raremind.ai or privacy@raremind.ai.
Under certain US state data protection laws, you can designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with applicable laws.
Request Verification
Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are the same person about whom we have the information in our system. We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or authority to make the request.
Appeals
Under certain US state data protection laws, if we decline to take action regarding your request, you may appeal our decision by emailing us at privacy@raremind.ai. We will inform you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decisions. If your appeal is denied, you may submit a complaint to your state attorney general.
California "Shine The Light" Law
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact details provided in Section 15.
13. Do UK Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?
In Short: UK residents have rights under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
If you are located in the United Kingdom, you have rights under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. These include the right to:
Request access to your personal data
Request rectification or erasure of your personal data
Object to or restrict the processing of your personal data
Data portability (where processing is based on consent or contract and carried out by automated means)
Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at https://ico.org.uk
We process personal data about UK residents on the following legal bases under the UK GDPR:
Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): For analytics and tracking technologies, where consent is required
Performance of a contract (Article 6(1)(b)): To provide our Services
Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)): For fraud prevention and service improvement, where those interests are not overridden by your rights
Legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c)): Where required by law
International Data Transfers (UK Users)
For UK users, we primarily process and store personal data within the United Kingdom and/or the United States. Where personal data is transferred to countries outside the UK, we rely on appropriate safeguards, including the UK International Data Transfer Addendum (UK IDTA) or Standard Contractual Clauses as approved for use under UK law.
How to Exercise Your UK Rights
To exercise your rights as a UK resident, please contact us at privacy@raremind.ai. You may also lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/ if you believe we have not handled your personal data in accordance with applicable law.
14. Do We Make Updates to This Notice?
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date at the top of this Privacy Notice. If we make material changes to this Privacy Notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this Privacy Notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
15. How Can You Contact Us?
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at dpo@raremind.ai or contact us by post at:
Vorsprung L.L.C.
131 Continental Dr, Suite 305
Newark, Delaware 19713
United States
16. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete Your Data?
Based on the applicable laws of your country or state of residence, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, details about how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law.
To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please email us at privacy@raremind.ai.