Send a SAFE Privacy Policy

Last updated June 26, 2026
Send a SAFE is a service operated by Y Combinator Management, LLC and its affiliates (collectively “Y Combinator”, “we”, “us” and/or “our”). This Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) serves to inform you of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of the information we receive when you access and use the Send a SAFE website (the “Send a SAFE Site”). The Send a SAFE Site provides, among other things, tools to create and electronically sign simple agreements for future equity (“SAFEs”) and certain side letter agreements, as well as to view the status of such agreements (collectively, the “Services”). This Privacy Policy explains what Personal Information and certain other data we collect, how we use and disclose that data, and your choices concerning our data practices. The data we receive is described below.
This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and forms part of our Terms of Use available at www.ycombinator.com/safe-terms-of-use.html .
By using the Services, you hereby represent that you have read, understand and agree to this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use and that you are over 18 years of age. PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SEND A SAFE SITE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
For deletion requests and other data-subject requests, please contact us at privacy@ycombinator.com.
For California residents (defined below), see the California Privacy Rights section below for additional disclosures, our “Notice at Collection and Use of Personal Information”, and a description of your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (with any implementing regulations, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), and as may be amended from time to time, “CCPA”).
We collect information that alone or in combination with other information in our possession could be used to identify you (“Personal Information”).
If you use the Services, you will be asked to provide your email address, which is used for magic-link authentication and account-level communications. You may also be asked to provide the following categories of information that may include or constitute Personal Information:
Information you provide may include Personal Information relating to other individuals (for example, investors in your company). You represent that you have the necessary rights and permissions to provide such information to us for processing in connection with the Services.
Certain data we receive (such as derived analytical outputs or metadata) does not inherently identify you but may be considered Personal Information to the extent it is associated with your account or otherwise reasonably linkable to you.
When you visit, use, and interact with the Services, we may receive certain information about you, your visit, use, or interactions, including the following:
Analytics: Among other service providers, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use the Send a SAFE Site and enhance your experience when you use the Send a SAFE Site. For more information on how Google uses this data, go to www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ . We also use New Relic, Amplitude, and PostHog.
Online Tracking and Do Not Track Signals: We do not use cross-site tracking technologies. Our Send a SAFE Site does not serve advertisements or allow third-party ad networks to track you. Our Send a SAFE Site currently does not respond to “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) signals and operates as described in this Privacy Policy whether or not a DNT signal is received. If we do respond to DNT signals in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy to describe how we do so.
On most web browsers, you will find a “help” section on the toolbar. Please refer to this section for information on how to receive a notification when you are receiving a new cookie and how to turn cookies off. Please see the links below for guidance on how to modify your web browser’s settings on the most popular browsers:
Please note that if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may be unable to access certain parts of the Send a SAFE Site and you may not be able to benefit from the full functionality of the Send a SAFE Site.
Advertising networks may use cookies to collect Personal Information. Most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s online resources at http://www.networkadvertising.org and follow the opt-out instructions there.
If you access the Send a SAFE Site on your mobile device, you may not be able to control tracking technologies through the settings.
We may use Personal Information for the following purposes:
We may aggregate Personal Information and use the aggregated information to analyze the effectiveness of our Services, to improve and add features to our Services, and for other similar purposes. In addition, from time to time, we may analyze the general behavior and characteristics of users of our Services and share aggregated information like general user statistics with prospective business partners. We may collect aggregated information through the Services, through cookies, and through other means described in this Privacy Policy.
In certain circumstances we may share your Personal Information with third parties without further notice to you, unless required by law, as set forth below:
Please note that for purposes of this section, “sharing” does not include “sharing” as defined under the CCPA. For additional disclosures and information on our CCPA practices, please review California Privacy Rights below.
If you choose not to provide Personal Information that is needed to use features of our Services, you may be unable to use such features. You can contact us at privacy@ycombinator.com to request to update, correct, or delete your Person