Terms of Use 

Last updated: 21 januari 2020 

These Terms of Use contained herein on this webpage, shall govern your use of www.finanity.com, including all pages within this Website (collectively referred to herein below as this “Website”). These terms apply in full force and effect to your use of this Website and by using this Website you expressly accept all terms and conditions in full. 

Please read the terms of use and privacy policy carefully before you start to use this Website. If you do not agree to these terms of use or with our privacy policy, you must not access or use this Website. 

The Finanity privacy policy can be found at www.finanity.com/privacy-policy. 

Who May Use the Website

This Website is offered and available to users who are 16 years of age or older for personal use only and not for commercial use. This Website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you are 16 years of age or older, are not barred to use this Website under any applicable law, and are using this Website only for your own personal use. If you do not meet these requirements, you must not access or use this Website. 

Changes to the Terms of Use

We may revise and update these terms of use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them. Your continued use of this Website following the posting of revised terms of use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page frequently so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you. 

Accessing the Website and Account Security

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on this Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We do not guarantee that this Website or any content on it will always be available or be interrupted. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of this Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of this Website, or this entire Website. 

To users, you are responsible for: 

● Making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to this Website. 
● Ensuring that all persons who access this Website through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and comply with them. 

To access this Website or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of this Website that all the information you provide on this Website is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register using this Website or otherwise, including, but not limited to, using any interactive features on this Website, is governed by our privacy policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our privacy policy. You should use particular caution when filling out personal details on to this Website on a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your personal information. 

Intellectual Property Rights 

This Website and its entire contents, features and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the design, selection and arrangement thereof), are owned by Finanity, its licensors or other providers of such material and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. 

You must not: 

● Republish material from this Website.
● Sell, rent or sub-license material from this Website.
● Reproduce, or otherwise exploit material from this Website for a commercial purpose.
● Redistribute material from this Website except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution.
● Not to modify material from this Website such as by defacing or removing our copyright notice from printouts. 

If you wish to make any use of materials on this Website, please address your request to info@finanity.com. If you print, copy, modify, download or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of this Website in conflict of the terms of use and our privacy policy, your right to use this Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. 

Trademarks 

The name Finanity, the terms Finanity, the Finanity logo and all related names, logos, icons, products and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Finanity or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of Finanity. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners. 

Prohibited Uses 

You may use this Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these terms of use. 

You agree not to use this Website:
● In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local or international law, or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).
● For the purpose of exploiting, harming or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise.
● To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use, or re-use any material, which does not comply with these terms of use.
● To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any “junk mail”, “chain letter” or “spam” or any other similar solicitation.
● To impersonate or attempt to impersonate Finanity, a Finanity employee, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using e-mail addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing).
● To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of www.finanity.com, or which, as determined by us, may harm Finanity or users of www.finanity.com or expose them to liability.
● Use the www.finanity.com in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair this Website or interfere with any other party’s use of this Website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through this Website.
● Use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access this Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on this Website.
● Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on this Website or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent.
● Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of this Website.
● Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful.
● Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of this Website, the server on which this Website is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to this Website.
● Attack this Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
● Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of this Website. 

Reliance on Information Posted 

The information presented on or through this Website is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to this Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents. 

This Website includes content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, bloggers and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators and/or reporting services. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by Finanity, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Finanity. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties. 

Changes to this Website 

We may update the content on www.finanity.com from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on this Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material. 

Links 

You may create a link to this Website subject to any such link not being misleading, such as implying that the material is yours. Your link text should make it clear you are linking to our material and where possible should include the name of our organization. You must not frame the content of this Website or in any way imply that we endorse your website. You agree to delete any links to this Website that are within your control, should we request you to do so. 

If you decide to access any third party websites linked to by site, you do so entirely at your own risk. We provide these links merely as a convenience and their inclusion does not imply that we endorse or accept any responsibility for the content or use of such websites. 

Disclaimer of Warranties 

This Website contains useful information using our opinions and ideas. Whilst we try to ensure that the information on this Website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy. The material on this Website is intended for information purposes, and does not constitute advice for the matters it discusses. Therefore, please do not use this Website unless you agree that any action you take in reliance on the information here given is entirely at your own risk. We expressly disclaim any and all warranties, express or implied as to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained from this Website or its contents, and you agree to use this Website and its contents at your own risk. 

In particular, we cannot guarantee that documents or files downloaded from this Website will be free from viruses or malware and do not accept any responsibility for damage or loss caused by any such virus or malware. For your own protection you must use virus checking software when using this Website, and we ask that you virus check any document or file which you intend to post or provide to us via this Website. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of this Website or any services or items obtained through this Website or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it. 

Your use of this Website, its content and any services or items obtained through this Website is at your own risk. This Website, its content and any services or items obtained through this Website are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Neither Finanity nor any person associated with Finanity makes any warranty or representation with respect to the completeness, security, reliability, quality, accuracy or availability of this Website. Without limiting the foregoing, neither Finanity nor anyone associated with Finanity represents or warrants that this Website, its content or any services or items obtained through this Website will be accurate, reliable, error-free or uninterrupted, that defects will be corrected, that our site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components or that this Website or any services or items obtained through this Website will otherwise meet your needs or expectations. 

Finanity hereby disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, statutory or otherwise, including but not limited to any warranties of merchantability, non-infringement and fitness for particular purpose. 

Some jurisdictions do not allow exclusion of warranties or limitations on the duration of implied warranties, so the above disclaimer may not apply to you in their entireties, but will apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. 

Limitation on liability 

In no event will Finanity, its affiliates or their licensors, service providers, employees, agents, officers or directors be liable for damages of any kind, under any legal theory, arising out of or in connection with your use, or inability to use, www.finanity.com, any websites linked to it, any content on the www.finanity.com or such other websites or any services or items obtained through this website or such other websites, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, including but not limited to, personal injury, pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of revenue, loss of profits, loss of business or anticipated savings, loss of use, loss of goodwill, loss of data, and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable. The foregoing does not affect any liability, which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, which may include fraud. 

Indemnification 

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Finanity, its affiliates, licensors and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these terms of use or your use of www.finanity.com, including, but not limited to, any use of this Website’s content, services and products other than as expressly authorized in these terms of use or your use of any information obtained from this Website. 

Waiver and Severability 

No waiver of Finanity of any term or condition set forth in these terms of use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms of use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision If any provision of these terms of use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the terms of Use will continue in full force and effect. 

Disputes 

All matters relating to this Website and these terms of use and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by Dutch law and you submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Dutch courts for the purposes of any such dispute. 

Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these terms of use or finanity.com shall be instituted exclusively in the Netherlands, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action or proceeding against you for breach of these terms of use in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts. 

Your Comments and Concerns 

Finanity is operating this Website. All feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to this Website should be directed to: info@finanity.com.

 

 

Contact Finanity

At Finanity, we know the importance of listening and understanding our clients, so please feel free to send us an email or use the form to make an enquiry or request further information how Finanity can be at value to your business.

Privacy Policy:

Finanity takes your privacy very seriously. This privacy policy has been prepared in line with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which takes effect on 25 May 2018. The GDPR promotes fairness and transparency for all individuals in respect of their personal data. This privacy policy applies to all data we process, and by using Finanity you consent to our collection and use of such data. If you would like to get in touch about anything in this policy or about your personal data then please contact us at info@finanity.com.

Contents:

  1. What personal data do we share with third parties and who are they?
  2. Why do we share data outside of the EU
  3. How do we keep your personal data secure?
  4. Changes to our privacy policy and control
  5. Your rights
  6. About us

1. Data we collect

As a data controller, we collect a variety of data in order to deliver our services. Whenever we collect Personal Information from you we are open and transparent about its use, and you can access the following precise information from us:

  • data we have collected from you
  • the basis on which we are holding it (e.g. because you gave us consent)
  • what we will do with it
  • how long we will hold it for
  • where it is stored
  • who it might be shared with
  • your rights in relation to the data, and
  • information on how you can access and manage this data.

We have provided further detail below about the specific types of data we collect and our reasons for doing so.

1.1. What data do we ask you to provide to us, and why?

When we scout startups we may collect the following personal data: first and last name, email, Twitter handle, company, role, phone number, LinkedIn profile URL.

  • We use this data to Scout and identify relevant startups, format, analyze and provide application data to our programs and analyze and aggregate data to get industry and internal insight.
  • We collect this data using the lawful basis: Legitimate Interest.

When you sign-up for one of our newsletters we collect the following data: email, role.

  • We use this data to: send you newsletters updating you on all things about Finanity.
  • We collect this data using the lawful basis: Consent.

When we distribute surveys, we use the following data: name, email.

  • We use this data to distribute surveys to you from time to time.
  • To capture pre, mid, post-program feedback to be later passed to our accelerators.
  • We collect this data using the lawful basis: Legitimate Interest.

Startups who engage in our services may also provide us with further personal information in order to ensure their participation in one of our services. This is a contractual relationship.

2. Which third parties do we share data with?

When necessary to run our programs, we share personal data with the following third parties:

  • Our global program community. Some of them reside outside of the EU and we ensure that all international transfers are in line with regulation
  • Eventbrite – Data is transferred outside of the European Economic Area to the United States under the protection of EU/US Privacy Shield.
  • Google – Data is transferred outside of the European Economic Area to the United States under the protection of EU/US Privacy Shield.

There are certain situations in which we may share access to your personal data without your explicit consent; for example, if required by law, to protect the life of an individual, or to comply with any valid legal process, government request, rule, or regulation.

3. Why do we share data outside of the EU

We may transfer personal data to a country outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), for example to one of our non-EEA accelerator programs. If this is the case we will ensure that the transfer is legal and your data is secure by following the EU’s guidelines.

4. How do we keep your personal data secure?

We keep your data secure in a number of ways, including:

  • by following internal policies of best practice and training for staff
  • by using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology when information is submitted to us online

In the unlikely event of a breach of our security, we will inform the relevant regulatory body within 72 hours and, if your personal data was involved in the breach, we shall also inform you.

5. Changes to our privacy policy and control

We may change this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will add notices to our website. By continuing to access or use our services after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised privacy policy.

6. Your rights

Your personal data is yours and you have rights over it, including but not limited to:

  • the right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal data
  • the right of access to your personal data and any supplementary information
  • the right to have any errors in your personal data rectified
  • the right to have your personal data erased
  • the right to block or suppressing the processing of your personal data
  • the right to move, copy or transfer your personal data from one IT environment to another
  • the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, and
  • rights related to automated decision-making (i.e. where no humans are involved) and profiling (i.e. where certain personal data is processed to evaluate an individual).

To manage your data you can contact us via email with any requests that you may have.

While we do not hold personal data any longer than we need to, the duration will depend on your relationship with us.

7. About us

We are Finanity. You can contact us at info@finanity.com.