Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how MGChufa LLC (“Mesh,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), a Wyoming limited liability company, collects, uses, shares, and protects information about you when you use the Mesh website (gomesh.app), mobile applications, and related services (collectively, the “Service”).

Mesh is a curated platform that helps entrepreneurs find co-founders, connect with other members, attend member-hosted events, discover vendors, and participate in our referral program. Because the Service is built around connecting people with one another, please read this Policy carefully so you understand what is shared with other members versus what we keep private.

By using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

1. Who We Are and How to Contact Us

The data controller responsible for your information is:

MGChufa LLC
30 N Gould St, Ste R, Sheridan, WY 82801, USA

Privacy inquiries: privacy@gomesh.app
General and support inquiries: support@gomesh.app

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide to Us

• Account and registration data: name, email address, phone number, password, and (where required) date of birth to confirm you are at least 18.
• Profile information: your professional background, industry, skills, company or venture details, the type of co-founder or connection you are seeking, location/city, photos, links (e.g., LinkedIn, company website), and any other content you choose to add.
• Identity verification data: information and documents you submit to obtain a verification badge, processed through Stripe Identity (see Section 4).
• Payment information: billing details for subscriptions, processed through our payment provider (Stripe). We do not store full card numbers ourselves.
• Referral data: referral codes you create or enter, the identity of members you refer or who referred you, and the subscription/payment status used to determine whether a referral reward is earned (see Section 4).
• Content and communications: messages you send to other members, posts, event listings you create or RSVP to, vendor inquiries, and information you provide when you contact support, submit a refund request, or report another user.
• Survey and waitlist data: information you submit when joining a waitlist, completing a survey, or participating in early-access programs.

2.2 Information We Collect Automatically

• Usage data: features you use, matches and connections you make, events you view or attend, search activity, referral activity, and interaction patterns.
• Device and technical data: IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, app version, identifiers, and crash/diagnostic data. (We also use IP-based location to enforce the geographic restrictions in Section 1.)
• Location data: approximate location from your IP address, and — only with your permission — more precise location from your device, used mainly for local-first matching and nearby events. You can disable precise location in your device settings.
• Cookies and similar technologies: see Section 7.

2.3 Information From Third Parties

• Social or single sign-on logins (e.g., Google, Apple, LinkedIn): basic profile details that platform shares with us.
• Stripe Identity: identity verification results.
• Stripe (payments): confirmation of transactions and limited billing metadata.
• Analytics partners: aggregated or device-level data about how you reach and use the Service.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to: create and manage your account and profile; power co-founder matching, member discovery, and local-first recommendations; enable member-hosted events and vendor matching; verify members and issue badges; administer the referral program and determine and pay rewards; detect and prevent referral and other fraud; process payments, subscriptions, renewals, and refund requests; enable member-to-member messaging; keep the Service safe; provide support; send service-related and (where permitted) marketing communications you can opt out of; analyze and improve the Service; enforce our Terms; and comply with legal, tax, and regulatory obligations.

4. Identity Verification, Badges, and the Referral Program

Identity verification. We use Stripe Identity to verify member identities and issue verification badges. When you verify, your identity documents and related data are collected and processed by Stripe under its own privacy practices (https://stripe.com/privacy). A verification badge confirms only that a specific, limited check was completed. It is not a guarantee of any member's identity, character, trustworthiness, qualifications, or intentions, and it is not an endorsement. You remain responsible for your own diligence before entering any business, financial, or personal relationship with another member.

Referral program. The referral program is available only to paying members. We process your referral code, the identities of members connected through it, and the subscription and payment status needed to determine whether a reward is earned, to calculate reward tiers, and to prevent abuse. Reward payouts may require sharing limited information with our payment provider and, where required by law, collecting tax information (e.g., a W-9 or W-8). Program rules are in our Terms of Service.

5. Legal Bases (Where Data-Protection Law Requires)

Where a comprehensive data-protection law applies to your use of the Service, we rely on these bases: contract (to provide the Service, subscriptions, and the referral program); consent (for precise location and certain marketing, withdrawable at any time); legitimate interests (to operate, secure, and improve the Service and prevent fraud); and legal obligation (including tax and anti-fraud requirements).

6. How We Share Information

• With other members: your profile, photos, and chosen content are visible to other members per your settings; messages, posts, event listings, and vendor inquiries are seen by the members you interact with. Anything you share with another member is outside our control once shared.
• Event hosts: your name and RSVP details when you attend their event.
• Stripe: for identity verification, payments, and referral payouts.
• Service providers: vendors who host, support, analyze, secure, or operate the Service on our behalf, under confidentiality and data-protection obligations.
• Legal and safety: to comply with law, respond to lawful requests, enforce our Terms, or protect Mesh, our members, or the public.
• Business transfers: in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets.

We do not sell your personal information for money. However, we do “share” certain personal information (such as identifiers, device data, and usage activity) with advertising and analytics partners for cross-context behavioral advertising— meaning targeted advertising based on your activity across different sites and services. Under California law (CCPA/CPRA) and similar US state laws, this kind of “sharing” gives you the right to opt out. You can opt out at any time by using the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link in the Service or by contacting privacy@gomesh.app, and we honor recognized opt-out preference signals (such as Global Privacy Control) where required.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Service, remember preferences, keep you signed in, track referral attribution, and analyze usage. We also use non-essential cookies and similar technologies — including analytics and advertising cookies that support the cross-context behavioral advertising described in Section 6. Where required by law, we request your consent before setting non-essential cookies through a consent banner, and you can change your choices at any time. You can also manage cookies through your browser or device settings; blocking some cookies may affect how the Service works.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live (including under California's CCPA/CPRA and other US state privacy laws), you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or port your information; to opt out of marketing and of any “sale”/“sharing” or cross-context behavioral advertising (see the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” option described in Section 6); and to withdraw consent. To exercise a right, contact privacy@gomesh.app. We will verify and respond within the time the law requires, and you will not be discriminated against for exercising your rights.

9. Data Retention

We keep your information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this Policy, then delete or anonymize it. Specifically:

• Account and profile data, messages, and other content: kept while your account is active and deleted or anonymized within 90 days after you close your account, except where we must retain it longer for a reason below.
• Identity verification data (Stripe Identity): retained while your account is active and deleted within 90 days after account closure, unless we need it longer to investigate fraud, abuse, or a legal claim.
• Payment, transaction, referral-payout, and tax records: retained for 2,555 days (7 years) to meet accounting, tax, and audit obligations that apply in most jurisdictions; some jurisdictions may require a longer period, in which case we follow the longer requirement.
• Safety, fraud, and legal-hold records: retained for as long as needed to resolve the matter, comply with law, or establish, exercise, or defend legal claims, and then deleted.
• Backups: residual copies in routine backups are overwritten on our normal backup cycle, generally within 90 days.

Where information is retained beyond an active account, we limit access to it and use it only for the purpose that requires the retention.

10. Security

We use technical and organizational measures designed to protect your information. No system is perfectly secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. Use a strong password and keep your credentials confidential.

11. International Data Transfers

Mesh is operated from the United States, and your information is processed in the United States and by our service providers (such as Stripe), which may be located in other countries. If you access the Service from outside the United States, you understand that your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States and other countries that may have different data-protection laws than your own. Where required for transfers from the EEA, the UK, or other regions with cross-border transfer rules, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (and the UK Addendum).

12. Children

The Service is intended only for individuals 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18 and will delete it if we learn we have.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy. If we make material changes, we will notify you through the Service or by other reasonable means and update the “Last Updated” date. Continued use after changes take effect means you accept the updated Policy.

14. Contact Us

Privacy questions: privacy@gomesh.app. General questions: support@gomesh.app. Mailing address: MGChufa LLC, 30 N Gould St, Ste R, Sheridan, WY 82801, USA.