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IAAL. It’s odd that Orrick doesnt mention how the data submitted will be handled. It’s not addressed in the Terms of Use, and there doesn’t seem to be any privacy policy. Also, the fact that you side-stepped a very straightforward question (“What will you do with my data?”) by citing the bona fides of your lawyers is a red flag. Just saying...

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I mean, Orrick's name is generally enough for me. They're our lawyers, and talking with any of their partners is like talking with the best engineer you've ever worked with. They just pull apart whatever they're working with.

I mean, who knows, but their reputation is worth so much more than a privacy policy that it's actually enough for me.

As a former BigLaw lawyer, I find this attitude very misguided and mildly depressing. I’ve worked with good lawyers and bad at firms with big brand names. As firms consolidate further into thousands of lawyers under one name, the variable quality of their advice only increases.

Anyway, even a junior attorney should know that answering the question “what will we do with your data?” is table stakes for putting a form online, especially one that is soliciting your private business information.

(Edited to clarify that even where privacy policy is not required, you still should tell people what you’re going to do with their submissions.)

Thanks, we like Orrick too! They're very founder-friendly. Talking about engineering, see my other comment about how no IPO readiness assessment input data is sent to our servers.

Fair point. Here's exactly what happens to your data - all your IPO readiness assessment input is stored locally on your computer, and not transmitted to our servers. You can verify this by looking at the app's network activities. Optionally, you can share your assessment with us for additional help. Happy to chat more - ray at ltse.com.

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