Terms and Conditions

Effective Date: July 1, 2024

Welcome to RaiseGate. These Terms and Conditions govern your use of our platform. By accessing or using RaiseGate, you agree to comply with and be bound by these terms. Please read them carefully.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By using RaiseGate, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our platform.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to use RaiseGate. By using our platform, you represent and warrant that you meet this age requirement.

3. Account Registration

* Registration: To access certain features of RaiseGate, you must register for an account. You agree to provide accurate and complete information during the registration process and to update such information as necessary.

* Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

4. Use of the Platform

* License: RaiseGate grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use our platform in accordance with these terms.

* Prohibited Conduct: You agree not to:

* Use the platform for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law.

* Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.

* Interfere with or disrupt the operation of the platform or the servers or networks used to make the platform available.

* Engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the platform.

5. Data and Content

* Your Data: You retain ownership of any data, text, images, or other content you provide on the platform. By submitting content, you grant RaiseGate a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, and display the content solely for the purpose of operating and providing our services.

* Public Data: Information tagged as "public" may be viewed by all users of RaiseGate. You agree that you will not submit any content that you do not have the right to make available.

6. Confidentiality

* Private Data: RaiseGate will maintain the confidentiality of private data submitted by startups and will only share such data with VCs upon the startup's explicit approval.

* Security: We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

7. Termination

RaiseGate may suspend or terminate your access to the platform at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. You may also terminate your account at any time by contacting us at support@raisegate.com.

8. Disclaimers

RaiseGate is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not warrant that the platform will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. We disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, non-infringement, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, RaiseGate shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (a) your use or inability to use the platform; (b) any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein.

10. Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which RaiseGate is headquartered, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

11. Changes to Terms and Conditions

We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Terms and Conditions on our platform and updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this document. Your continued use of RaiseGate after such changes will constitute your acceptance of the new terms.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at support@raisegate.com.

Effective Date: July 1, 2024