How we use your information.
Who Are These Startups is published by TorontoStarts, an RC Events & Services brand. Contact Craig@TorontoStarts.com about your information, a correction or a deletion request.
Interview applications
We collect the name, email address, startup website and story you submit so authorized podcast editors can review your application and contact you about it. Applications are stored in our existing Supabase project and are not published on the site. Applying does not add you to the newsletter.
Email updates
If you choose to subscribe, your signup enters the TorontoStarts newsletter intake and existing listmonk subscription process. New subscribers confirm by email. Existing unsubscribe and blocklist preferences are preserved. You can unsubscribe using the links in newsletter messages or contact us for help.
Listening and external services
Audio requests pass through OP3 before reaching our existing Amazon S3 podcast storage. OP3 measures podcast downloads using request information such as the player, approximate location and a securely hashed and encrypted IP address. OP3 uses no cookies and does not publish raw IP addresses. Aggregated show and episode download statistics are public. A download does not necessarily mean a completed listen. The website player does not preload audio. See OP3’s privacy policy. Interview scheduling opens on TidyCal, where you choose a time and provide booking details directly. Links to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and other sites take you to services with their own privacy practices. Our forms do not send your application text or email address to an advertising analytics tool.
Website analytics choices
With your permission, Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager measure page visits, website podcast playback, follow and download clicks, and successful form submissions. Analytics cookies stay off until you choose “Allow analytics”; advertising storage stays off. You can change your choice using “Privacy choices”. Global Privacy Control is treated as a rejection. We do not send form contents, names, email addresses or page query strings in our custom events. Google may process device and network information. See Google’s privacy policy. Search Console reports aggregated Google search performance, not player activity. Website playback events are not added to OP3 downloads or treated as total listens across podcast apps.
Guest information doc
Booked guests get their own Google Doc to fill in with their bio, headshot link, logo link, company details and social links. It is stored in our Google Drive and our guest tracker in Google Sheets, and seen only by the TorontoStarts team.
Recording and publishing
Interviews are recorded with StreamYard. We edit recordings, including with AI editing tools, and publish them on this site, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast apps, plus short clips on social media.
TorontoStarts startup list
Information a guest shares in the interview or their guest doc may be used for their company’s entry in the TorontoStarts startup list. Guests can ask for corrections at any time.
Finding guests
We research possible guests using public information such as company websites, news and public social profiles, and contact them by email about being on the show.
How long we keep information
We keep applications, guest details, working recordings and consent records only as long as needed to arrange, produce and manage the show, respond to requests and meet legal obligations. We review what we hold and securely delete or anonymize personal information when it is no longer needed. Published episodes and related promotional material stay online unless we remove them at our discretion or following a request. You can contact us to request access, corrections or removal; we consider requests in light of applicable legal and contractual obligations.
Last updated November 4, 2026.