The Diverse Startup Consultant Network (DSCN) exists to get founders real help. To do that well, we ask you for real information. Here is exactly what we collect, how we use it, and the promises we make about it. Plain language, no fine print.
When you use the diagnostic, we collect what you give us: your name and company, your role, the links you share (your website, LinkedIn, a deck), your one-line pitch, your self-scores, anything you upload like a lean canvas or business plan, your email, and any additional business or personal information provided. If you buy the paid diagnostic or a consultation, payment is handled by Stripe, and we never see or store your card details.
We also do our own light research on the public links you give us, so your report is grounded in more than a self-assessment.
We use your information for one thing: to help you. That means scoring your readiness, producing your report, routing you to the right kind of support, and, only when you ask us to, making warm introductions to the consultant or consultants matched to your gaps.
That is the whole list. We do not do anything else with it.
We do not sell your information. Ever. Not to consultants, not to advertisers, not to anyone.
We do not share your information outside the consultant or consultants actually working with you, and even then, only what they need to help you. A consultant you are matched with sees your diagnostic so they can do their job. They do not get to keep it, reuse it, share it, or contact you about anything other than the work you came for. Every consultant in the network is bound to that.
Your uploads stay yours. A canvas or business plan you send us is used to produce your diagnostic and nothing else. It does not get circulated, and it does not go to a consultant unless that consultant is the one working with you.
Your email is only for what you opted into. If you asked us to keep you posted on DSCN, that is the only reason we will email you, and you can stop anytime.
You can ask us what we hold on you, and you can ask us to delete it. Reach us at [email protected] and we will take care of it.
This is DSCN's plain-language privacy commitment. DSCN is operated by KA Robinson Services LLC. Effective October 7, 2026.