Terms of Service

By accessing and using StartupFound ("the Service"), you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provision of this agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the above, please do not use this service.

StartupFound is a platform that allows users to discover, submit, and vote on startup companies. The Service includes:

• Startup discovery and browsing
• Startup submission and listing
• Voting and rating system
• User profiles and interactions
• Email notifications and updates

To access certain features of the Service, you must create an account. You agree to:

• Provide accurate and complete information
• Maintain the security of your account credentials
• Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use
• Accept responsibility for all activities under your account
• Be at least 13 years old to create an account

You agree not to use the Service to:

• Submit false, misleading, or fraudulent information
• Violate any applicable laws or regulations
• Infringe on intellectual property rights
• Harass, abuse, or harm other users
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service
• Use automated systems to access the Service
• Interfere with the proper functioning of the Service

When submitting startups to the Service, you:

• Must have the right to submit the information
• Grant us a license to display and distribute the content
• Are responsible for the accuracy of submitted information
• Must not submit duplicate or spam submissions
• Agree that we may moderate or remove submissions at our discretion

The Service and its original content, features, and functionality are owned by StartupFound and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

You retain ownership of content you submit, but grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute your content in connection with the Service.

Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your use of the Service, to understand our practices.

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind. We disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to:

• Warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose
• Warranties that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free
• Warranties regarding the accuracy of information
• Warranties that defects will be corrected

In no event shall StartupFound be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from your use of the Service.

We may terminate or suspend your account and access to the Service immediately, without prior notice, for any reason, including breach of these Terms of Service. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will cease immediately.

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. We will notify users of any material changes by posting the new Terms of Service on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which StartupFound operates, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.