Create an Account or Sign in Email Password Name Last Name Nickname I agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Terms of Service Introduction: These terms of service (the “Terms”) govern the use of the startupcircle platform (the “Service”). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. Account creation and eligibility: In order to use the Service, you must create an account. You must be at least 18 years of age and have the capacity to enter into a binding agreement to be eligible to use the Service. User conduct: You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of the Service by, any other person. Proprietary rights: The Service and its content are protected by copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights. You acknowledge and agree that these rights are valid and enforceable. Disclaimer of warranties: The Service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. Limitation of liability: To the maximum extent permitted by law, startupcircle shall not be liable for any damages arising out of or in connection with the use of the Service. Changes to the Terms: startupcircle reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time, and will notify you of any such changes through the Service. Termination: startupcircle may terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. Governing law: These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the country in which startupcircle is headquartered. Dispute resolution: Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be resolved through arbitration. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you have read and understand these Terms, and that you agree to be bound by them. × Privacy Policy Who we are Our website address is: https://startupcircle.org. Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment. Media If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website. Cookies If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year. If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day. Embedded content from other websites Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. Who we share your data with If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. How long we retain your data If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information. What rights you have over your data If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. Where your data is sent Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. ×