Well, having internet explorer open gave no results, but I am however, able to name a star just fine, using the same credentials that I tried claiming the founder's benefits with.
So back in late January, I bought the Founders Elite Edition from the stardock store (obviously, as there was no other way to get it at that time. :p), I just saw on steam that the alpha had recently been released, so I went to my account page and grabbed my key, downloaded the game, and launched it. I was greeted with the "Claim Founder's Benefits" window, similar to SoaSEs bind-gamekey-to-account page. That's all fine and dandy, but when I enter in my credentials, I get the error: "