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THE STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES TERMS AND CONDITIONS
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY, AS THEY APPLY TO YOUR APPLICATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE STARTUP BASECAMP SERVICES (AS DEFINED BELOW). BY OBTAINING YOUR MEMBERSHIP (AS DEFINED BELOW), YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM.
https://startupbasecamp.org/ (the “Site”) is a website of Startup Basecamp INC established under the laws of California, United States (together, “STARTUP BASECAMP INC ”, “we,” “us,” etc.).
We are organizing a series of services and activities under a membership structure such as but not limited to: Forums, Groups Discussion, Contest, startup showcase, business networking, student entrepreneurship education, mentor / investor hour, corporate innovation education and entrepreneurship workshop to support the career development and entrepreneurial aspirations of young people through the STARTUP BASECAMP INC ecosystem.
1. Definitions
Capitalised terms used in these Terms shall have the following meanings:
“Contestant”
means a business that has been accepted and registered by STARTUP BASECAMP INC for participation in THE STARTUP BASECAMP SERVICES organised under the membership in order to access to members services according your level of membership;
“Membership”
means the access to a series of services and activities according to the level of membership as defined in the site https://startupbasecamp.org/membership/ that are organised by STARTUP BASECAMP INC,
“Program”
means a series of Startup related events, visits, meetings and Pitch opportunities taking place during the year organized by STARTUP BASECAMP INC and his partners.
“IP Rights”
means any trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names, corporate names, Internet domain names, patents, registered designs, copyrights, design rights, database rights, rights in designs, inventions, semiconductor topography rights, know-how, trade secrets or any similar right exercisable anywhere in the world, and all applications or rights to apply for the same (where such applications can be made), whether presently existing or created in the future, and whether registered or not, and all benefits, privileges, or rights to sue, recover damages and obtain relief for any past, current or future infringement, misappropriation or violation of any of the foregoing rights;
“Judges”
means the individuals selected by STARTUP BASECAMP INC and his affiliates to consider the business pitches presented by the Contestants, and who will determine which Contestants shall win the relevant Event in which they are judging;
“Site Content”
means any data, material or information, in any format whatsoever, including (without limitation) any marketing materials, adverts, promotional materials, posters, text, software, images, graphics, photos, videos, sound recordings, audio and video recordings, directories, databases or listings, that are in relation to the site Service(s), activities and were created by or on behalf of STARTUP BASECAMP INC, or which are made available on or through the Website;
“Membership services”
means a series of services and activities organized by STARTUP BASECAMP INC under a membership structure such as but not limited to: Forums, Groups Discussion, Contest, startup showcase, business networking, student entrepreneurship education, mentor / investor hour, corporate innovation education and entrepreneurship workshop to support the career development and entrepreneurial aspirations of young people through the STARTUP BASECAMP INC ecosystem.
“PICS”
means the personal information collection statement provided to you at the time you obtaint Your membership or any amended versions to which you subsequently consent;
“Third Party Materials”
means any materials, information and/or content (in any format whatsoever) provided, uploaded, transmitted, submitted or posted by or sourced from any third party;
“Website”
means the website to which the domain name STARTUP BASECAMP. ORG resolves;
“You” or “Your”
means you, the person who is using the Website and/or register for the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES;
“Your MEMBERSHIP”
means the membership form submitted by you via the Website, for taking part of the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES as a Member;
“Your Content”
has the meaning given in Clause 9.
2. The FUTURE OF FINTECH Events
- The STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES are organized and hosted by STARTUP BASECAMP INC and affiliates. By registering to obtain Your membership and/or participating in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, you agree to be bound by and accept these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, then you must not register to obtain Your membership or participate in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES.
- STARTUP BASECAMP INC shall specify the rules and procedures in relation to the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES and how they shall be conducted. The current rules and procedures can be found at https://startupbasecamp.org/membership/. STARTUP BASECAMP INC has the right to amend, modify and/or add to such rules and procedures at any time, in its sole discretion, with no liability to you. Any amendments shall be posted on the Website. Your continued participation in theSTARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES and/or failure to withdraw Your membership after the amended rules and procedures are posted on the Website constitutes your acceptance of such amendments. If you do not agree to any amendments to the rules or procedures, your sole remedy is to withdraw Your membership and to cease participating in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES pursuant to Clause 6.1.
- You understand and agree that STARTUP BASECAMP INC does not provide any guarantees, undertakings or warranties in relation to your chances of succeeding with your company or project your are launching.
- STARTUP BASECAMP INC shall have the absolute discretion to make any decisions in relation to the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, and its decisions shall be final and binding.
- You acknowledge and agree that STARTUP BASECAMP INC, at its sole discretion, shall have the right to record the activities/ events taking part in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES (in any format), and broadcast, stream or transmit the activities/ events in whatsoever manner (including, without limitation, as a live-stream), as well as allow the public to attend, view, and/or watch any broadcast or recording of the activities/ events, either for free or in return for compensation. You shall not have any right to edit, object to, or request the takedown of, and shall not have any rights, title or interest in such recordings or broadcasts (in any format whatsoever), and all IP Rights in such recordings or broadcasts are owned by STARTUP BASECAMP INC as STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Content, pursuant to Clause 11. You shall not be entitled to any part of the compensation received by STARTUP BASECAMP INC from the public, or any distribution, broadcasting or licensing revenue received by STARTUP BASECAMP INC.
- All costs and expenses incurred by you in relation to Your membership and/or your participation in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES shall be borne solely by you.
3. Registration
- You understand and agree that not all membership registration for participation as a members in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES are accepted by STARTUP BASECAMP INC. STARTUP BASECAMP INC retains its sole discretion in deciding whether to accept your membership.
- You acknowledge and agree that you can only participate in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES as a Member if:
- you register Your membership, and Your membership is accepted by STARTUP BASECAMP INC to participate in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES ;
- you are a business that falls within the scope of one of the categories of the Tech industry as GreenTech, EduTech, HealthTech, FoodTech, FinTech;
- you are seeking to create positive #impact Fight Climate Change, Create a Cleaner & Healthier world, Improve human development via education and access to finance, and more
- You Use & Develop Scalable Tech solutions in the following fields: AI, Machine learning & Big Data, IoT, Blockchain, Security, AR & VR, Robotics, Alternative energy development & Storage, And more
- You Collaborate and Give back to other members to succeed together on solving meaningful problems.
- you share, create, promote, and report content and opinions that respect all race, color, gender, age, origins, or purchase power, of other members and upcoming members. No exception will be allowed and will result in the irrevocable exclusion of the member.
- If you wish to participate in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES as a Member, then you must register Your membership via the relevant registration page on the Website, and any supporting documents requested by STARTUP BASECAMP INC from time to time.
- STARTUP BASECAMP INC has the sole discretion to determine whether or not to accept or reject Your membership, for any reason whatsoever, with no liability to you.
- You represent and warrant that all information and materials submitted by you in relation to Your membership and any supporting documents shall be complete, up-to-date, and accurate, and shall not infringe the rights of any third parties. Upon becoming aware that nay information or materials provided by you to STARTUP BASECAMP INC are no longer complete, up-to-date or accurate, you shall promptly notify STARTUP BASECAMP INC in writing at [email protected].
4. Cancellation By You
In the event of any cancellation by you or us, the Disclaimers and these Terms and Conditions, as applicable, will continue in full force and effect.
5. Event Program And Cancellation By Us
The STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES are subject to change. We may change or cancel the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES at any time and may deny, limit or cancel membership at any time. Without prejudice to the foregoing, we shall not be liable to you in any way for any loss, damages, costs or expenses suffered or incurred (directly or indirectly) by you in relation to the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, or any changes to or cancellations of the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES (in whole or in part).
6. Code Of Conduct
You agree to behave in such a way as to create a safe, supportive environment while taking part of STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES and any related activities or event(s). You agree not to engage in disruptive speech or behavior or otherwise interfere with the Event/activities or other individuals’ participation in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES. You will comply with all applicable laws and agree not to engage in any form of harassing, offensive, discriminatory or threatening speech or behavior, including relating to race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or disability. We require members engaging or threatening to engage in such behavior to be revoked accesses to the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES or related event/activities immediately. If you witness such behavior, please promptly contact our staff member so direct action can be taken.
Specifically, you agree that you shall:
- not contravene or infringe any third party’s rights;
- not engage in any activity that interferes with, disrupts or adversely affects the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES or other members’ participation in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES;
- not engage in any harassing, disruptive, offensive, abusive, threatening, indecent, defamatory, obscene, dishonest, discriminatory, immoral or menacing behavior;
- not make any statements, comments or issue any materials that are derogatory, defamatory or adverse to the reputation of any member of the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Committee or the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES;
- comply at all times with any requirements or restrictions related to your access to the site and all rules and procedures issued by the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Committee in relation to the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES;
- not copy, modify, reproduce, download, re-publish, sell, distribute or create derivative works from any STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Content (in whole or in part);
- not install, upload or transmit (or allow the installation, uploading or transmission of) any viruses or instructions, codes, techniques or devices capable of disrupting, disabling, damaging, shutting down, monitoring or gaining unauthorized access to the Website;
- not take any action or allow any third party to take any action that would enable you, or any third party, to gain unauthorized access to, monitor or to tamper with or use any computer systems or networks of the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Committee or any third parties; and
- use the Website and any STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Content only for purposes that are expressly permitted by these Terms.
7. Information About You
Your contact details and other information will be handled in accordance with the information handling practices described in the Privacy Policy. You consent to the collection, use and disclosure of the information you enter when registering for the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES by us and our affiliates in accordance with that Privacy Policy. If you opt in to receive promotional materials from us, we will use your contact information to send details and announcements to you related to the membership and communicate with you about any of our other offers, Events or Services. You can unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by contacting us at [email protected].
8. License To Use Items
In consideration of the opportunity to participate in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, you grant STARTUP BASECAMP INC a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable license to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, publish, create derivative works from, incorporate into any STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Content, translate, transmit and disseminate the following (“Your Content”):
- any data, material, information, trademarks, trade names or logos, provided, uploaded, submitted or presented by you (in any format whatsoever) to STARTUP BASECAMP INC or its service providers, or via the Website or any social media platform in relation to the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, and or otherwise in connection with or during the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES activities and event(s); and
- any photographs, images, videos, audio and/or sound recordings, that STARTUP BASECAMP INC or its service providers make, create, live stream, broadcast or record of you, your employees and/or representatives in connection with the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES,
in any form, media or technology whatsoever, for the purposes of administering, organizing, providing, hosting, fulfilling, promoting, marketing, advertising and/or showcasing theSTARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, and as otherwise permitted under these Terms.
You warrant and undertake that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the license described in this Clause. You agree that you are responsible for protecting and enforcing your own IP Rights and STARTUP BASECAMP INC have no obligation to do so on your behalf.
You agree that you waive, and have obtained all waivers from your employees and representatives of, any and all moral rights in Your Content.
STARTUP BASECAMP INC reserve the right (but shall have no obligation) to remove, pre-screen, review, flag, filter, modify or refuse any of Your Content, at its sole discretion.
9. Confidentiality
- You understand and agree that Your Content is not confidential and may be disseminated and disclosed by STARTUP BASECAMP INC and its sub-licences pursuant to Clause 8.1, and may become known to the public (including, without limitation, when members of the public attend the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Activities and Event(s) or view any promotional or marketing materials).
- STARTUP BASECAMP INC shall not be responsible for and assumes no liability to you to maintain the confidentiality of any of Your Content. It is your obligation to ensure that no proprietary or confidential information or materials are provided to STARTUP BASECAMP INC, as this will be subject to Clause 8.
- For the avoidance of doubt, this Clause 9 is without prejudice to the PICS.
10. Fund’s IP Rights
- You acknowledge and agree that as between you and STARTUP BASECAMP INC, all rights, title, interest and IP Rights in relation to the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Content and the Website are owned by STARTUP BASECAMP INC or its third party licensors.
- You have no rights, title or interest in relation to the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, the Website or the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Content (excluding Your Content).
- You shall not use any trade mark, service mark, trade name, logo or any other IP Rights of any member of STARTUP BASECAMP INC, and nothing in these Terms shall be construed as granting you any rights to such trade marks, service marks trade names, logos or IP Rights. You shall not use any trade mark, service mark, trade name, logo, image or content of any third party without that third party’s prior authorisation. You shall not use any trade mark, service mark, trade name, logo, image or content in a way that is likely or intended to cause confusion about the owner or authorized user of such marks, names, logos, images or content.
11. Third Party Materials
- You acknowledge and agree that STARTUP BASECAMP INC shall not be obligated to (but reserves the right at its sole discretion to) actively monitor or exercise any control whatsoever over any Third Party Materials. STARTUP BASECAMP INC does not endorse, verify or otherwise certify any Third Party Material, including any that may be incorporated in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Content.
- The Website may include hyperlinks to other websites, content or resources, which are hosted, offered or provided by third parties unrelated to STARTUP BASECAMP INC. You understand and agree that:
- STARTUP BASECAMP INC has no control over, does not monitor and does not endorse such third party websites, content, or resources; and
- STARTUP BASECAMP INC makes no guarantee or warranty, and is not responsible for any such external sites, content or resources (or any products, goods or services promoted, referred to or offered on such external sits or resources).
12. Assumption of Risk
You acknowledge and agree that your attendance and participation in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES is voluntary and at your sole risk, and STARTUP BASECAMP INC disclaims any and all liability in relation to your attendance and participation in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES activities and Event(s) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
13. Disclaimers
- The STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Content are for your general reference only, and are not intended to amount to any advice on which you should rely.
- YOUR PARTICIPATION IN STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES AND YOUR USE OF STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES CONTENT AND THE WEBSITE, ARE AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND SUCH IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”.
- TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES COMMITTEE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND IN RESPECT OF STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, THE WEBSITE AND ANY STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES CONTENT, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, COMPATIBILITY, SECURITY, COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY.
- WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF CLAUSE 13.3 ABOVE, STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES COMMITTEE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES:
- AS TO THE ACCURACY, QUALITY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, ADEQUACY, RELIABILITY OR VALIDITY OF STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES CONTENT;
- THAT STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES CONTENT, THE WEBSITE, OR STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR ARE FREE OF DEFECT, ERROR, OMISSION OR VIRUS;
- THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES CONTENT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE; OR
- THAT DEFECTS, DEFICIENCIES OR ERRORS IN THE WEBSITE, STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES CONTENT OR STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES WILL BE CORRECTED.
14. Liability
- Nothing in these Terms, shall exclude or restrict any warranty or liability for death or personal injury caused by STARTUP BASECAMP INC’s negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation or that may not be lawfully excluded or limited by applicable law. Only the limitations and/or exclusions that are lawful under the applicable law will apply, and STARTUP BASECAMP INC’s liability will be limited to the maximum extent permitted by the applicable law.
- THE STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES COMMITTEE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF STATUTORY DUTY OR OTHERWISE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGES, COSTS OR EXPENSES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WHETHER GENERAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, DIRECT, NOMINAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL), INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFIT; LOSS OF REVENUE; LOSS OF TIME; LOSS OF ANTICIPATED SAVINGS; LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY; LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA; LOSS OF USE; LOSS OF BUSINESS; WASTED EXPENDITURE; LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO PHYSICAL PROPERTY; BUSINESS INTERRUPTION; LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO GOODWILL, WHICH MAY ARISE IN RELATION TO THESE TERMS, STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, THE WEBSITE, STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES CONTENT OR THE PREMISES, WHETHER OR NOT STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES COMMITTEE WERE ADVISED IN ADVANCE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS.
- WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO CLAUSE 13 OR THE GENERALITY OF CLAUSE 14.2, THE FUTURE OF FINTECH COMMITTEE SHALL NOT:
- BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES SUFFERED BY YOU (HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) AS A RESULT OF NEGLIGENCE) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS, STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, THE WEBSITE, STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES CONTENT OR THE PREMISES; OR
- BE LIABLE FOR ANY CHANGES OR AMENDMENTS TO OR CANCELLATION OF STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES (IN WHOLE OR IN PART)
- WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO CLAUSE 14.2 AND CLAUSE 14.3, SOLELY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION ISSUES A DECISION THAT CLAUSE 14.2 AND CLAUSE 14.3 ARE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE, THEN STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES COMMITTEE’S MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS, STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, THE WEBSITE OR STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES CONTENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, SHALL IN NO CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEED USD 100.
16. Governing Law
These Terms (including its interpretation and any disputes relating to it) shall be governed by the laws of California and are subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of California.
17. Severability
If any of these Terms are held invalid, illegal or unenforceable by any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction, it will be severed and the remaining terms will continue in full force and effect as if these Terms had been made without the invalid, illegal or unenforceable terms.
18. Entire Agreement
These Terms contain the entire agreement between you and STARTUP BASECAMP INC in respect of its subject matter.
19. Waiver
A failure or delay by STARTUP BASECAMP INC to exercise any right or to act upon a breach under these Terms will not be a waiver of that right or breach. Any waiver by STARTUP BASECAMP INC of any of its rights or of a breach of these Terms must be in writing, and such waiver is limited to the particular right or breach stated therein.
20. Assignment
You may not transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms without the prior written consent of STARTUP BASECAMP INC. STARTUP BASECAMP INC may transfer its rights or obligations to any third party without your consent.
21. Assumption Of Risk
You acknowledge and agree that your attendance and participation in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES is voluntary. You agree to assume the risks associated with attending and participating in the STARTUP BASECAMP MEMBERSHIP SERVICES activities and Event(s) to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law.
22. Changes To These Terms
We may revise these from time to time to reflect changes in our Services or Events, in accordance with customer feedback or for any other purposes. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically to be informed of any latest changes. Where we consider any changes to these Terms reasonably material, we will notify you prior to such changes becoming effective (via email or any other means). You agree that by participating in the Event, without or without notice from us, you consent to the changes to these Terms.
23. English Version Prevails
In the event of any discrepancy between the English version and the Chinese version of these Terms, the English version shall prevail.
24. Contact Us
You may write to us at [email protected] for any privacy concerns and requests relating to these Terms, Disclaimers, the Privacy Policy, or our Site and Services.
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Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY
https://startupbasecamp.org/ (the “Site”) is a website of Startup Basecamp INC established under the laws of California, United States (together, “STARTUP BASECAMP INC ”, “we,” “us,” etc.).
We are organizing a series of services and activities under a membership structure such as but not limited to: Forums, Groups Discussion, Contest, startup showcase, business networking, student entrepreneurship education, mentor / investor hour, corporate innovation education and entrepreneurship workshop to support the career development and entrepreneurial aspirations of young people through the STARTUP BASECAMP INC ecosystem.
This Privacy Policy only applies to the information collected, stored, and used from our Services by us, and does not apply to information collected through any third party services that you may access through our Services.
We recognizes the importance of privacy as well as the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of personal information. This Privacy Policy applies to all products and services provided by us and sets out how we collect, use and disclose information in relation to users of the Site. This Privacy Policy also applies to use of the Site via a mobile device, either through mobile applications or mobile-optimized websites.
1. Collection Of Information
Your privacy is important to us and we have taken steps to ensure that we do not collect more information from you than is necessary for us to provide you with our services and to protect your account:
When you obtain a membership to participate in any of the site services, you may provide us information such as your name, address, phone number, email, school, company name, marital status, nationality, gender, date and/or year of birth. When you submit an inquiry or application to our programs, you may also provide us content such as your proposal, resume, and comments (“User Generated Content”). If you participate in any site Events, in addition to the information mentioned above, we may also collect your live stream videos, your social media account names and profile photos, and posts or comments made by the Site’s members. Certain data we collect may be defined as personal data under applicable data protection law (“Personal Data”).
If you contact us, we may record your conversation with us and collect additional information to verify your identity.
2. Use Of Personal Data
We shall use your personal data in accordance with the personal information collection statement provided by us to you on or before the time of collection of your personal data. Such use may include: we may use your information we collect to pursue our mission and operations and to engage in the activity and related activities for which we collect it. Specifically, we collect and use your Personal Data for the following purposes:
- processing your registration as a user,and maintaining and managing your registration;
- responding to your queries, feedback, claims or disputes;
- assessing account security, detecting and preventing fraud and other security incidents
- fulfill our obligations to you and to respond to any questions or requests from you; to contact you about material changes in our Site, terms or policies; to comply with the applicable law(s) or in good faith belief that such action is necessary to conform with the requirements of applicable law(s) or to comply with legal process served on us;
- provide to third parties as a result of any reorganization process; and
- if you apply for the site services, we will use your Personal Data and User Generated Content you provide to find out about you and share it with service providers and other third parties we view as relevant to the program for which you are applying.
Cookies or other similar technologies may be used to provide you with advertising based upon your browsing activities and interests (see section 5. COOKIES below). Where we are required by applicable law, we will seek your consent prior to sending you communications for marketing purposes.
We may also use your Personal Data for other purposes that are not incompatible with the purposes we have disclosed to you (such as archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes, or statistical purposes) if and where this is permitted by applicable data protection laws.
3. Disclosure Of Personal Data
We may disclose and transfer (whether within or outside the jurisdiction of the STARTUP BASECAMP INC entity that is the controller) your Personal Data to our partners and to service providers engaged by us to assist us to provide services to you or who otherwise process Personal Data for purposes described in this Privacy Policy or notified to you when we collect your Personal Data.
These service providers must abide by our data privacy and security requirements and are only permitted to use your Personal Data in connection with the purposes specified above, and not for their own purposes.
For the purposes specified above, we may share your Personal Data with affiliated companies STARTUP BASECAMP INC and/or their designated service providers, which comprises a group of companies operating leading online and mobile marketplaces in consumer and business-to-business commerce, as well as cloud computing and other services.
When we believe it is necessary to comply with applicable laws or to exercise, establish or defend our legal rights or protect your vital interests or those of any other person, we may also disclose and transfer your Personal Data to our professional advisers, law enforcement agencies, insurers, government and regulatory and other organizations.
We may also disclose your Personal Data to any other person with your consent to the disclosure.
We retain your Personal Data as long as we have an ongoing legitimate business need to do so for example to provide services or products to you, or as required or permitted by applicable laws, such as tax and accounting laws.
Information you submit to the Site for publication may be made publicly available on the Site and therefore accessible by any internet user. You should exercise caution when deciding what information you submit to us for publication.
We may provide aggregated or anonymized data to third parties, but when we do so, the information we share is in a de-identified format that does not personally identify you.
4. Rights Regarding Personal Data
Under the applicable laws, you may have the rights of access to Personal Data held by us and other rights.
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or if you wish to access or correct your Personal Data as a user of the Site, you may send your request to [email protected].
If and to the extent permitted by applicable law, we may charge you a fee for the processing of any request you make regarding your Personal Data.
5. Cookies
We use “cookies” to store specific information about you and track your visits to the Site, either through a compute or via a mobile device. It is not uncommon for websites to use cookies to enhance identification of their visitors.
A “cookie” is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser and stored on your computer’s or mobile device’s hard drive. If you do not de-activate or erase the cookies, each time you use the same browser or mobile device to access the Site, our web servers will be notified of your visit to the Site and in turn we may have knowledge of your visit and the pattern of your usage. The cookies will enable us to remember your information so you do not have to re-enter it every time you use the Site.
In addition, we use cookies to manage the security of our Site, to gather information about usage by users; to research visiting patterns and conduct interest-based advertising; to assist our partners to track user visits to the Site and process orders; and to track progress and participation in site services.
For these additional purposes identified above, you can determine if and how a cookie will be accepted by configuring the privacy setting of the browser you are using to access the Site or the privacy setting of your mobile device. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information. If you adjust the privacy setting in the browser, your mobile device will continue collecting data unless you adjust the privacy setting of the device, and vice versa.
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. If you choose to set your web browser controls to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted.
In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com
Certain features of the Site depend on cookies. Please be aware that if you choose to block cookies, you may not be able to sign in or use those features, and preferences that are dependent on cookies may be lost.
We use two types of cookies: session cookies (which are erased once you close the browser or shut down the device) and persistent cookies (which remain even after closing the browser or shutting down the device/application and which are activated each time you visit the Site). The session cookies use encrypted data to unambiguously authenticate you. The persistent cookies do not store account numbers or passwords.
We use both first party cookies (cookies that are set by us and serve mainly to enable basic functionality on our Site, including web analytics cookies that help us understand how users use our web pages and how we can improve their use) and third party cookies (these cookies are not set by us, but by our selected partners).
In addition, we also use social media cookies. Some pages on our Site allow you to “share” content through social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Sometimes we embed videos from websites like YouTube. These websites set their own cookies on which we have no influence. To refuse their cookies, please follow the instructions on their websites. In addition, these websites have their own privacy policy, which you can find on the respective websites.
Our Site uses Google Analytics, an internet analytics service provided by Google, Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, California, 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files that are stored on your computer and used to analyze the use of the Site. For example, Google’s cookies allow us to tell us which pages our users are viewing, which ones are most popular, what time of day our Site are visited, if users have previously visited our Site, from which website users are redirected to our Site were and the like. The data generated by the cookies about your use of the Site will be transmitted to Google and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
Google uses the data on behalf of the website operator to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for the website operators and for other website activity and internet usage services. Google may disclose this information to third parties under the terms of the law or for further processing by third parties on behalf of Google.
For more information about Google Analytics cookies, visit the Google Help pages and Privacy Policy:
Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Analytics Help Center: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookies-usage
The IP address that your browser will pass on to Google Analytics will not be associated with any other data stored by Google. Through your browser settings, you can block cookies; however, this can lead to problems with the use of some functionalities of our website. Through the add-on “Google Analytics Opt-out” you can through your current web browser opt-out to the use of Google Analytics from then on: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
More information can be found here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.
6. Minors
The Site and their contents are not targeted to minors (those under the age of 18). Minors should only provide Personal Data with parental or guardian consent. If a minor has provided us with Personal Data without parental or guardian consent, the parent or guardian should contact [email protected] to remove the information. Specifically, we do not intend to collect Personal Data from children under the ages of thirteen (13). Please contact us if you believe that we may have Personal Data from children under the ages of thirteen (13), and we will investigate promptly and remove such information upon confirmation.
7. Security Measures
We employ commercially reasonable security methods to prevent unauthorized access to the Site, to maintain data accuracy and to ensure the correct use of the information we hold.
No data transmission over the internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be perfectly secure. As a result, while we try to protect the information we hold for you, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.
8. Your Right To Opt Out
You understand that we may use the information you provide to us to send emails and newsletters to you. If you no longer wish to receive these communications, you can do so by following the instructions to unsubscribe set forth in or contact us.
9. The Information We Do Not Intend To Collect
Some Personal Data such as your mental health condition, sexual orientation, medical history, or criminal record is considered “sensitive” in some jurisdictions, and is subject to heightened regulation than the other types of Personal Data. We do not intend to collect such sensitive Personal Data from you and any such sharing of sensitive Personal Data is entirely at your own sole discretion and risk.
Do not supply Personal Data about others unless you are authorized or required to do so by applicable law or contract and you consent to the Disclaimers and this Privacy Policy on behalf of yourself and the person(s) about whom you supply Personal Data (“Data Subject”). Before supplying Personal Data about others (except as otherwise allowed by law or contract), you must make available for the Data Subject’s review, and obtain their written consent to, said Disclaimers and Privacy Policy. By submitting any Personal Data about others, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so and that you did all of the foregoing before submitting the information. If applicable law allows you to supply the information without doing the foregoing, you represent and warrant that you have abided by such applicable law and that it allows us to receive and disclose the information under this Policy without any further action on our part. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us harmless against any failure by you to comply with this paragraph.
10. Your Particular Consent
You are giving us the following particular express, voluntary, and informed consent to a few activities relating to your Personal Data that is disclosed in furtherance of our mission and operations, or for a purpose directly related to such purpose:
- Consent to International Transfer and Disclosure of Personal Data. We are involved in programs and activities in a variety of countries. You agree that STARTUP BASECAMP INC and those with whom we share your Personal Data (“Recipients”) may disclose and transfer your Personal Data worldwide to our affiliates, sponsors and partners, and any other third party service providers for any purpose to further our mission and operations.
- Consent to Electronic Notice If There is a Security Breach: We will safeguard your Personal Data and prevent such information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or use. If we or a Recipient is required to provide notice of unauthorized access to or other invasion of certain security systems, you agree that we (or they) may do so when required (or voluntarily) by posting notice on our Site or sending notice to any email address we have for you, in our (or their) good faith discretion. You agree that notice to you will count as notice to others for whom you are acting, and agree to pass the notice on to them.
- Media Consent: You provide the following consent to STARTUP BASECAMP INC, its affiliates and sub-licensees to take photos, digital images, audio and/or video footages of you, and to use your Image (defined below) in any form of media for the purpose of promoting STARTUP BASECAMP INC,and/or site services. The term “Image” refers to the full set of attributes of your personality, including but not limited to your image, voice, family name and forenames, signature and business name / logo. You grant STARTUP BASECAMP INC an exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, unrestricted, royalty-free, assignable, transferable and fully sub-licensable license to all present and future rights, title and interest in all intellectual property (including, without limitation, any trademark, copyright, publicity, and database rights, and the right to prepare derivative works) you have in your Image, to store use, reuse, edit, modify adapt, reproduce, display, host, publish, circulate, or distribute your Image as STARTUP BASECAMP INC deems appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion. You represent and warrant that you have all rights to grant such licenses to us without infringement or violation of any third party rights. STARTUP BASECAMP INC is not obligated to submit any promotional and other materials to you, or your organization for approval, or to produce, distribute or utilize any of the rights granted herein. You irrevocably and unconditionally waive any and all moral and similar rights vesting in your Image to the extent legally permissible.
11. Retention Period
We keep Personal Data for as long as we think is necessary or advisable and we reserve the right to retain it to the full extent not prohibited by law. We may discard Personal Data in our discretion, so you should retain your own records, and not rely upon our storage of any Personal Data, content, or other data.
Subject to applicable laws and regulations, you may have the right to inquire and request for a review of, request a copy of, make supplements or corrections to, discontinue collection, processing or use of, or request to delete some or all of your Personal Data at our possession. Please contact us if you have any inquiries as to what information we have concerning you, and submit your new information if your Personal Data has changed.
12. English Version Prevails
In the event of any discrepancy between the English version and any other translated version of these Disclaimers, the English version shall prevail.
13. Changes To This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in response to changing legal, technical or business developments. When we update our Privacy Policy, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make. We will obtain your consent to any material Privacy Policy changes if and where this is required by applicable data protection laws. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be communicated by us posting an amended Privacy Policy on the Site. Once posted on the Site, the new Privacy Policy will be effective immediately. You can see when this Privacy Notice was last updated by checking the “last updated” date displayed at the top of this Privacy Notice.
14. Contact Us
You may write to us at [email protected] for any privacy concerns and requests relating to these Disclaimers, this Privacy Policy, or our Site and Services.