Privacy Policy

Effective Date: November 6, 2026 • Last Updated: November 6, 2026

1. Overview & Scope

Fundamental AI (“Fundamental AI,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is an artificial intelligence research company based in California. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information in connection with our public informational website at https://fundamental.ai (the “Site”) and our internal operational communications.

No Consumer or End-User Products: Fundamental AI does not currently offer public consumer-facing software, end-user accounts, or paid subscriptions through the Site. Visitors can browse the Site without creating an account or submitting personal information.

2. Information We Collect

  • Voluntary Correspondence: If you contact us by email (for example, at inquiries@fundamental.ai or hiring@fundamental.ai), we receive your email address, name, resume/CV, and any other information you choose to include in your message.
  • Standard Hosting & Technical Logs: Like most websites, our static hosting provider (GitHub Pages) automatically logs basic technical request metadata when your browser requests a page, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, and request timestamp. We do not use behavioral advertising cookies or cross-site tracking pixels on the Site.
  • Internal Operational Contact Information: For authorized Fundamental AI engineers, employees, and contractors, we maintain internal contact details (including email addresses and mobile phone numbers voluntarily registered in our internal configuration) strictly for system administration, security, and automated infrastructure alerting.

3. How We Use Information

We use the limited information described above solely to:

  • Respond to research, partnership, or general inquiries you send us;
  • Review and process job applications submitted to hiring@fundamental.ai;
  • Maintain the security, availability, and integrity of the Site and our research infrastructure;
  • Deliver automated internal infrastructure and operational alerts (such as cloud compute queue or service status alerts) to authorized Fundamental AI personnel; and
  • Comply with applicable legal obligations.

4. SMS & Text Messaging Privacy

No Sharing or Sale of Mobile Information: We do not sell, rent, loan, trade, lease, or otherwise transfer for profit any phone numbers or personal information collected through our SMS/text messaging notifications to any third party. Mobile information and SMS opt-in data and consent will never be shared with any third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.

Phone numbers provided by authorized Fundamental AI personnel for internal DevOps and infrastructure monitoring alerts are used exclusively to transmit transactional operational alerts (via cloud messaging providers such as Amazon Web Services Simple Notification Service) and are never used for marketing or shared with external marketers. Recipients may opt out of SMS alerts at any time by replying STOP to any message or by updating their internal on-call preferences.

5. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share limited information only with:

  • Service Providers: Infrastructure and hosting providers (such as GitHub Pages, Google Workspace, and Amazon Web Services) that process data on our behalf strictly to host our Site, deliver email, or transmit internal operational alerts under confidentiality obligations;
  • Legal & Safety Requirements: Governmental authorities or other parties when required by law, subpoena, or legal process, or when necessary to protect the rights, security, and safety of Fundamental AI, our personnel, or the public.

6. California Privacy Notice (CCPA / CPRA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CCPA”), California residents have specific rights regarding their personal information:

  • No Sale or Sharing: Fundamental AI does not “sell” or “share” (for cross-context behavioral advertising) personal information as defined under the CCPA, and we have not done so in the preceding 12 months.
  • Your Rights: Subject to statutory exceptions, California residents have the right to request to know what personal information we have collected about them, request deletion or correction of their personal information, and not be discriminated against for exercising these rights.
  • Exercising Your Rights: To submit a privacy request, please email us at inquiries@fundamental.ai with “California Privacy Request” in the subject line.

7. Data Retention & Security

We retain email correspondence and job application materials only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purpose for which they were provided or to comply with legal requirements. We implement reasonable administrative and technical safeguards designed to protect information in our possession.

8. External Links

Our Site (including our Reading List and Team pages) contains links to external third-party websites such as arXiv, Wikipedia, and LinkedIn. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party sites, which are governed by their own privacy policies.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting the revised version on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date above.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Fundamental AI
Email: inquiries@fundamental.ai