THE FINE PRINT, KEPT SHORT
About FounderFloor
A walkable 2D expo floor for startups. You walk in, read the signs, talk to founders, and connect with the ones worth remembering. This page covers what the site is, what it stores, and what it does with it — because a site that asks for your trust should say so in plain words.
What this is (and isn't)
FounderFloor is an early, self-hosted project run by one person. It is not an investment platform, a marketplace, or a source of advice of any kind. Conversations here are conversations — do your own diligence on anyone you meet, the same as at a physical expo.
Revenue ranks are labeled “verified” on the floor; in this build verification is simulated — founders type a number and the badge follows. Every page that shows a rank says so. Live Stripe-based verification is the plan, not the present.
What gets stored, and where
In your browser (localStorage): your display name, avatar, booth, quests, badges, notes on connections, and — if you create an account — a session token. Clearing site data removes it from that device.
Progress sync: the same profile data (booth, badges, quests, streaks, membership tier) is also saved to the floor server under your identity, so signing in on another device brings it with you. It expires after 180 days of inactivity, and a deletion request removes it.
On the floor server: what other people need to see or that has to survive your absence — your stand (up to 7 days idle), guestbook entries, the activity ticker, connection requests and mutual connections, direct messages with your connections (latest 100 per thread), and abuse reports. Floor chat and floor DMs are relayed live and not stored.
Accounts are optional. If you make one, the server stores your account name and a salted scrypt hash of your password — never the password itself. Sessions expire after 30 days of disuse. Guests get a browser-held secret that stops anyone else from claiming their identity; no email, no tracking pixels, no analytics, no third-party anything.
Moderation
Every player card has a Report option. Reports go to the operator and are reviewed by hand. Mute is instant and local. The operator can remove stands, guestbook entries, and accounts that abuse the floor. Be the kind of person you’d want at the booth next to yours.
Beta feedback
This is a beta — the fastest way to shape what gets built next is to say something.
Contact
Questions, deletion requests, or something on the floor that shouldn’t be there: use the Report option in-game, or reach the operator through the repository this build ships from. Deletion requests are honored — everything above is either in your browser (yours to clear) or in one server file (ours to edit).