Privacy
Last updated: October 19, 2026
What we collect
The email you give us when you join and, if you add it, your name; who invited you or which poster or post brought you; if you tell us, the first thing you'd ask Topels for; and a one-way hashed version of your IP address to prevent abuse. We also count how often each poster QR code is scanned, using the same hashed IP, without knowing who scanned it. If you answer the profile questions after joining, we also keep your first and last name, city, country, what you do, your school, what you're looking for, what you can offer, your interests and whether you want intros. To save you typing, we may suggest your city and country from your internet connection; they're only saved if you keep them.
How we use it
To hold your spot and send your invite. We email you a link to confirm your address, one reminder if you don't, and occasional updates; every update has an unsubscribe link. Your first ask and your profile help your Topel get started. If you ask for intros, we use your profile to find people who could help: someone on our team reviews every suggestion, and no name or email is shared until you both say yes. Nothing else.
Who we share it with
We don't sell or rent your data. It is stored with our infrastructure providers (Supabase and Vercel), emails go out through our email provider (Resend), and only the Topels team can access it. To read profiles and suggest intros we use an AI provider, which processes them on our behalf and doesn't use them to train its models.
Your rights
To see, correct or delete your record, email hello@topels.network. You can also unsubscribe or stop intro emails any time with the link in our emails.