Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 3, 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how Real Big Deal, a product of Startedby LLC (“Real Big Deal,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), collects, uses, and protects your information when you use our platform and related services. By accessing Real Big Deal or any related properties, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

- **Account Information**: When you sign up, we collect your name, email address, and any optional details you provide (e.g., profile photo, company name).

- **Entity Information**: If you create or manage a company profile or article, we may collect business-related data such as logos, descriptions, website links, and social media handles.

- **Social Media Connections**: If you connect your social account (e.g., X), we store access tokens to enable posting and analytics. We do not access your private messages or contacts.

- **Referral Information**: When you refer someone, we store the invitee’s email and associate it with your name for the purpose of sending the referral invitation.

- **Usage Data**: We collect anonymized metrics such as page views, actions taken, and referral sources to improve the platform.

- **Third-Party Services**: We may receive payment or analytics information from providers like Stripe, Google, or MailerSend.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your data to:

- Create and publish AI-generated articles and profiles based on your submitted information.

- Power features like cross-linked entity and user pages (e.g., rbd.bio).

- Allow article sharing, social media posting, and content scheduling.

- Send transactional messages, confirmations, and referrals.

- Improve product performance, analytics, and feature development.

- Power the A-List and RBD Network programs, including publisher payouts and creator tracking.

3. Public Visibility & AI Generation

Real Big Deal is a publishing platform. Content you generate may appear:

- On public media destinations and search engines.

- In profile pages (RBD.bio) associated with you and/or your company.

- In editorial feeds or directories managed by Real Big Deal or third-party publishers.

You acknowledge that content you submit may be processed by AI and published under your name or your company’s name unless specified otherwise.

4. Sharing & Disclosure

We may share limited information with:

- **Publishers**: If you select a publisher to distribute your article, we share relevant content and attribution details.

- **Influencers**: A-List creators may receive public links or snippets of your article for reposting.

- **Service Providers**: Third parties helping us with hosting, email, analytics, and payments.

- **Legal Compliance**: As required by law or to enforce our Terms of Service.

We do **not** sell your personal data.

5. Your Rights

You may:

- Access or update your profile and entity info at any time.

- Disconnect social accounts.

- Request deletion of your account and associated data.

- Opt out of marketing emails via the unsubscribe link.

To exercise your rights, email: support@realbigdeal.co

6. Data Security

We use standard encryption and data protection practices, including HTTPS, secure hosting, and token-based authentication. However, no system can be guaranteed 100% secure.

7. Children’s Privacy

Real Big Deal is not intended for users under 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available at realbigdeal.co/privacy

9. Contact Us

If you have questions, contact:

Startedby LLC

Charlottesville, VA

support@realbigdeal.co