Terms of Use
Thank you for visiting StartupBay. Your use of this website and our mobile application is governed by the terms and conditions mentioned in this document. The management reserves the right to change, modify, include or delete any of the terms. StartupBay is a private platform for startups to crate their profiles, which is accessible to multiple investors, mentors , accelerators, incubators, consultants, individual contributors and members of StartupBay Community. On a selective basis, StartupBay may create a story, scorecard , product representations and other parameters of performance metrics for the startups based on the inputs provided by them . For this, the StartupBay team may suitably curate the inputs provided by the startups or call or meet the startup to get additional information as and when necessary. The details given by the startup will be a subjective perspective of the StartupBay team, and the startup may or may not agree with the representation. If a startup shares a story , performance chart or any other relevant details, it will be available for registered investors, mentors , accelerators, incubators , consultants or members of the StartupBay community to review, even if the startup does not agree with representation. The startup however has the option of reaching out to the StartupBay team , and if the entrepreneur or startup chooses to change , the profile will be modified accordingly , however within the framework of StartupBay norms and regulations. Users of this website may register and choose their ask or contribution to the community as startups, investors, mentors, consultants , advisors , consumers, cofounders , individuals , or community members . 1. Startups are entrepreneurs seeking to apply for assistance, funding, mentorship, consulting , sharing of their stories , seeking cofounders or promote, buy / sell their products , services or entire or part business to individuals in the community 2. All startups that create profiles on this website are responsible for presenting honest and accurate information StartupBay will not be held accountable for any false representations made by startup owners. 3. Investors, accelerators, incubators, mentors , consultants, advisors, cofounders or community members are individuals or organisations seeking to provide support or investment to startups registered on this site or to buy products , services offered by the startups. 4. All investors, accelerators, incubators, mentors , consultants, advisors, cofounders or community members are responsible for presenting honest and accurate information and are required to fill in the StartupBay registration form . StartupBay will not be held accountable for any false representations made by any of these individuals or organisations. 5. Based on the seekers ask and the enablers contribution there will be certain actions which will require approvals by the StartupBay administrators and any such updations will only be done post approvals done by the StartupBay administrators. StartupBay has the sole right to approve or reject any application or content within the profile or application. Use of StartupBay does not in any way promise assurance of any type of investment, mentorship, services , product deliveries, consulting , mergers , acquisitions or acceptance into accelerator or incubator programs of any nature. StartupBay is not obligated to introduce startups to any investors, accelerators, incubators, or mentors and can decide the introductions only and only on the basis of merit and judgement of StartupBay team and management . StartupBay is not responsible for doing diligence on the parties users meet through StartupBay the users are. StartupBay is not responsible for verifying that that any potential investor is accredited or otherwise authorized or appropriate to invest in startups the startups are. StartupBay is not responsible for verifying the authenticity of the products promoted by the startups and the terms and conditions of the sale , purchase of these products and their deliveries and payment terms the startups , sellers and buyers are. StartupBay is not responsible for verifying the authenticity of the mentors , consultants , cofounders , startups , entrepreneurs and other individual contributors on the platform and is also not responsible for the quality of goods , services , support provided by them - the startups and the users or enablers are The StartupBay presented story and details of the startups is a subjective independent understanding and representation of the strength of a startups business case, as perceived by the StartupBay team. StartupBay is an independent actor and may not make any investments in any of the startups registered on the site. This story and other represented details are merely our take on the business based on the information presented by the startups. StartupBay is not accountable for any false information provided in the startup profiles, and profiles of other users of the platform or for any issues pertaining to or resulting from investments , buying or selling of startups , buying or selling of products and or providing support services like consulting , mentoring etc. Any investments resulting from the StartupBay platform are made at the sole discretion of the investor and startup and we recommend that both parties seek independent advice and research before making decisions. Any user buying products from the startups or sellers do so at their discretion and StartupBay is not responsible for the quality and any assurance of the product and delivery of the products. Users can review their experience on the site as an independent review subject to norms on the quality of the content in reviews as set by StartupBay. In event of a successful investment made , both parties agree to the terms and conditions on the engagement and success fees or any other commercial terms as defined by StartupBay. Neither parties , startups or the investors shall circumvent and that any such circumvention may be termed as defaulting on commercial and other terms by the parties . On successful fulfilment of products delivered to the buyers , the buyers agree to abide by the terms and conditions as specified by the sellers and the sellers agree to the commercial terms specified with both buyers and StartupBay. StartupBay does not promise to maintain the confidentiality of information users disclose to other users on our site. All parties acknowledge that StartupBay is a private platform and information contained within is directly available only to registered users, in its required format and fields. Information confidentiality , security and sharing conditions will be subject to our privacy policy. Startups acknowledge that the information presented in their profiles will be accessible by all investors, accelerators, incubators, mentors and other users registered on StartupBay upto the fields and parameters as defined and as per access granted by StartupBay. Likewise, investors, accelerators, incubators, and mentors acknowledge that their profiles will be visible to all registered users upto the fields and parameters as defined and as per access granted by StartupBay StartupBay works on best effort basis and in no way responsible or accountable or responsible for guaranteeing success in the purpose for which users come to this platform. By using this website and App all users agree to the terms listed herein. For any questions or comments on terms and conditions, please mail us at - info@startupbay.tech
Privacy Policy
StartupBay (“Company”, “we” or “us”) provides the user and/or viewer (“you”) with access to information through this website (the “Site”) and our mobile applications (the “App”) and provides certain products and services in conjunction with this Site / App (the “Services”). This privacy policy describes our information collection and use practices in connection with the Site and the Services, as well as circumstances under which we disclose information collected from you. Information “Personal Information” means data that allows someone to identify or contact you (e.g. your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit/debit numbers, expiration date and other billing information; people to whom purchases have been shipped, including addresses and phone number). “Non-Personal Information” means data that is not associated with or linked to your Personal Information but may be linked to your business or profession or outside of your business or profession. How Information is Obtained Information You provide to Us In common with other websites, log files are stored on our web server saving details such as the visitor’s Internet Protocol (IP) address (a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet, which may vary from session to session) address, browser type, referring page and time of visit. Such information is not associated with any online account or registration information. We receive and store information that you enter on the Site or give us in any other way (e.g., by telephone , email ). This may include information you provide when you register as a member (“Registered Member”), engage in transactions, search, contact customer service, or participate in contests, promotions, surveys, forums, content submissions, chats, bulletin boards, discussion groups, requests for suggestions or other aspects or services offered by us. As a result, you may supply us with such Personal Information. Each Registered Member may be provided a unique username and password that enable access to the Service. We may track the use of those usernames and passwords in order to collect and maintain records of individual transactions conducted through the Services by Registered Members, and those records may be associated with each Registered Member’s individual account profile within the Company system. By submitting Personal Information through the Site or the Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and you expressly consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. The Site has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and unauthorized alteration of Personal Information in Company’s possession and control. Although we endeavor to provide security for information in our possession and control, no security system can prevent against all potential security breaches, and we bear no liability for uses or disclosures of Personal Information or Non-Personal Information arising in connection with the theft thereof. The information is stored in the cloud servers and storage leased or belonging to the company. We try to use the best available cloud servers and storage , however the company does not take the liability in case of any loss or damage to information. Likewise, Registered Members are responsible for safeguarding the confidentiality of passwords to the Services, and we bear no liability for access to, or use or disclosure of, Personal Information, if such access, use or disclosure arises in connection with the theft or disclosure (whether intentional or negligent) of a password. How the Information is used We use information collected from our Site and the Services in several ways. For example, we use Personal Information as needed to provide the Site and the Services, to create accounts, and to communicate with Registered Members. We may send E-mails to you regarding news of the Services or offers by us or our affiliates. We also use both Personal Information and Non-Personal Information when evaluating ways to improve the Site and the Services. As further described below, in limited circumstances we may disclose collected information, including Personal Information, to certain third parties in connection with providing the Services or as required by law. We use Non-Personal Information in a variety of ways, including, by way of example, to evaluate the performance of the Site and Services and the general preferences of users, or to generate anonymous statistics for our benefit or for our business partners. Because Non- Personal Information is entirely anonymous, and therefore can never be used by us to identify you, this policy does not limit our ability to use or disclose Non-Personal Information. We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you enter and win a contest or other promotion, you expressly consent to us (a) providing your Personal Information (e.g., your name and address) to the third party providing the prize for the contest or other promotion, solely to provide you such prize and (b) publicly disclosing your name and the fact that you won the contest or promotion. Information Shared with Third Parties In addition, as a necessary part of providing the Services, we may disclose information collected from you to certain third parties. For example, we may disclose certain Personal Information about you to our third-party service providers (e.g., our third party payment processors, investors, mentors, community members) so long as they are only using the Personal Information to provide services to us. If another company acquires our company, business, or our assets, that company will possess the Personal Information collected by it and us and will assume the rights and obligations regarding your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy. Under certain limited circumstances, we may cooperate with legal investigations and/or we may be subject to legal requirements to disclose information collected through the Site or the Services, such as, by way of example, to a court or a governmental agency, and our policy is to provide such cooperation and comply fully with all such legal requirements. We may also disclose Personal Information to protect or defend the rights or property of Company or users of the Services and/or to investigate any violation or potential violation of the law, this Privacy Policy, or the Terms and Conditions. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. The disclosures contemplated by this paragraph (“Necessary Disclosures”) are necessary if you wish to use the Services. As mentioned above, Company may use and disclose Non-Personal Information without restriction. If you do not want us to make such Necessary Disclosures, or to use Non-Personal Information without restriction, you must not use the Services. Visitor Options Cookies If you have subscribed to one or more of our Services, you may unsubscribe by following the instructions sent to you or visit the website and edit your requests / profile. Cookies are small digital signature files that are stored by your web browser that allow your preferences to be recorded when visiting the Site. They may also be used to track your return visits to the Site. When using the Services, we may create “cookies” on your computer for purposes of facilitating and maintaining your current user session, and may collect Personal Information using those cookies in order to enable Company to identify you in connection with the Services and to track use of the Services for purposes consistent with this policy. To make our Site and Services more useful to you, our servers (which may be hosted by a third party service provider) collect information from you, including your browser type, operating system, IP, which may vary from session to session), domain name, and/or a date/time stamp for your visit. Third party advertising companies may also use cookies for tracking purposes. You may be able to block cookies via your browser settings, but this may prevent you from access to certain features of the website. Minors You must be of age 18 or older to become a member and place orders with Company. Changes to Privacy Policy If we change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on the Site so that users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we will disclose it. These changes will be effective immediately. In any event, changes to this Privacy Policy may affect our use of Personal Information that you provided us prior to our notification to you of the changes. Your continued access to and/or use of the Site or the Services following notice of such changes constitutes your assent to, and acceptance of, this policy, including all posted changes for which we have provided notice as described herein. Questions For any questions or comments on our privacy policy please mail us at - info@startupbay.tech