Terms of Service
Terms of Use
The Ground Rules
The
membership of the VentureFundingNetwork.com (Venture Funding Network) succeeds
because of the quality of its members and some basic rules that everyone
adheres to. We reserve the right to deny service to any member or prospective
member at any time if they do not play by the rules.
1. No Soliciting. Do not offer to "sell" anything to
a member upon first contact. Focus on introducing yourself and the benefits you
provide, not outwardly hawking a product or service.
2. No Misrepresentation. Please be as honest and forthright about
yourself and your offer as possible. Members are encouraged to report any
communications that they consider to be misleading or any members that appear
to be misrepresenting themselves.
3. No Leeches. A leech is someone who doesn’t respect the interests of the
community and attempts to abuse the system for their own benefit. They take
constantly and offer nothing in return. The Network succeeds because of our
community’s ability to give. Don’t be a leech.
Legal Disclaimer
This
is the Terms or Use of Service agreement for Venture Funding Network. All Venture
Funding Network users must read and accept every aspect of this and any other
agreement or policy provided by Venture Funding Network. If you do not agree to
these terms, you are prohibited from using the Venture Funding Network or any
affiliated services. Moreover, Venture Funding Network reserves the right to
modify this agreement at any time. Your use of the Venture Funding Network and
affiliated services indicates your unconditional acceptance of all changes made
to this agreement at any point.
Securities Solicitation Policy
By
posting on this site Member represents and agrees that nothing contained herein
constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any security,
and that if any offer or sale of securities is deemed to have occurred by
reason of a posting or listing on this Site such offer and sale is made solely
to institutional or accredited investors as those terms are applicable under
state and federal securities laws. Member agrees that Venture Funding Network provides
no services or assistance in connection with any funding request except to
provide an efficient means of identifying the Member to potential funding
sources and for allowing direct contact between a Member and potential funding
sources.
Accredited Investor Affirmation
To
be listed on the Venture Funding Network, each accredited investor
affirmatively represents that he/she/it is subject to and will comply with the
applicable provisions of securities laws and regulations, including any filing
requirement, of each state where registered as accredited.
Trademark Infringement
All
names and logos associated with Venture Funding Network, LLC and VentureFundingNetwork.com
are trademarks of Venture Funding Network, LLC. You may not use any Venture
Funding Network trademark in any manner without Venture Funding Network's written
consent. Furthermore, users may not infringe on any patents, trademarks, or
other copyrights of Venture Funding Network users or any other parties
whatsoever.
The Venture Funding Network
The Venture Funding Network allows professionals to connect with small
businesses, entrepreneurs, investors, customers, vendors, employees and
advisors. The Web site acts as a "virtual portal" that people like
yourself can use at any time to connect with other professionals that can help
your business.
Conditions for Membership
For obvious legal reasons, the Venture Funding Network or any affiliated
services may not be used by persons under the age of 18. This same restriction
applies to any users suspended or removed from the Venture Funding Network or
any affiliated services. Users are prohibited from transferring or profiting
from the transfer of their Venture Funding Network account to another party. If
you do not meet these requirements, you are not eligible to use the Venture
Funding Network.
Terms of Information Use
Venture Funding Network is authorized to use any information that is provided
by Venture Funding Network users or affiliates. This information is used at no
charge from the users and may be used for any purpose associated with Venture
Funding Network, the Venture Funding Network.com website or any affiliates. All
information that a user posts on the Venture Funding Network is completely the
USER's responsibility. Venture Funding Network, LLC is not responsible for any
misrepresentation of facts or other errors in this content. Venture Funding
Network, LLC strives to ensure the integrity of the information on the Venture
Funding Network, but cannot guarantee the truthfulness of the information that
each user provides through the Venture Funding Network. Venture Funding Network reserves the right to
release any user information or other information if required to do so by law.
Venture Funding Network Contact System
Venture Funding Network has created a proprietary messaging system for users to
communicate with one another and for Venture Funding Network to contact these
users. Additionally, Venture Funding Network may communicate with its users via
email or other forms of contact in the normal course of business. All users
must agree not to abuse the Venture Funding Network contact system in manner.
Failure to comply with this requirement may result in account suspension or
termination.
Confidential Information Exchange
All
information submitted to the Venture Funding Network, including messages, will
become property of Venture Funding Network. Any investor, entrepreneur or user of our site contacting any other
investor,r entrepreneur or user of our site, does so at their own risk and is
solely responsible for conducting any legal, accounting, or due diligence
review. Please do not send
any confidential information through Venture Funding Network.com. You're
best off using the system to make contact with other Members and then continue
any confidential information exchange through your own methods.
Use of the Venture Funding Network
Your use of the Venture Funding Network must follow the guidelines set forth in
this agreement. The Venture Funding Network may refuse or revoke service or
other offerings without prior notice to any user or potential user for any
reason. Users must obey all applicable local, national, and international laws
associated with the use of the Venture Funding Network and any affiliated
services.
Users
take complete responsibility for all activities that occur under their Venture
Funding Network account with or without their prior knowledge or consent. In
the event that you discover any unauthorized use of your account, you must
immediately notify the Venture Funding Network so that the proper actions can
be taken.
Types of Business Not Supported
There
are a few businesses that we cannot support without throwing the rest of our
community up in arms. These include Multi Level Marketers, Home Based Business
Services, Gambling Operations and just about anything that has to do with
pornography or adult entertainment. We reserve the right to cancel or suspend
accounts that appear to be related to these types of business.
User Agreement
Users agree with Venture Funding Network NOT to use the Venture Funding Network
or any services provided by Venture Funding Network or its affiliates to:
1. Commit ANY unlawful acts
2. Post or "spam" other users on the
system with unsolicited advertising or other communications
3. Harm the Venture Funding Network or any
related systems and infrastructure in any way through any means
4. Collect or resell data containing other users'
profile or personal information or any other information on the Venture Funding
Network
5. Harass other users or anyone else in any way
6. Misrepresent themselves in any way through
profile postings, messages sent to Venture Funding Network or other users, or
through any other method
7. Commit any actions considered to be unethical
or to abuse the Venture Funding Network system, other associated services, or
users
8. Attempt to deliberately solicit members to
leave the Venture Funding Network in favor of another related or competitive
service
Disciplinary Guidelines
Venture Funding Network has set in place a listing of disciplinary guidelines
for regarding the use of the Venture Funding Network or any affiliated
services. Venture Funding Network may, but is not obligated to, enforce
penalties for breaching these guidelines. Foremost, you agree that the Venture
Funding Network may immediately suspend or terminate your Venture Funding
Network account and all access to the Venture Funding Network and other
services without prior notice. The following will lead to the suspension or
termination by the Venture Funding Network of a user's account 1) violation of
this Terms and Use of Service or the User Agreement within this document 2)
Violation of any applicable laws 3) A user's request to have their own profile
removed 4) Account inactivity.
Account
termination will include, but is NOT limited to the previous items and events
listed. Venture Funding Network account suspension or termination includes the
complete stoppage of all use of the Venture Funding Network and any affiliated
services. All account suspensions or terminations will be made at Venture
Funding Network's discretion and without necessarily consulting any other
parties. Venture Funding Network is not liable for any damages associated with
the suspension or termination of a user's account.
The Venture Funding Network will not issue any refunds
whatsoever to Members who have violated these Terms of Service. Users further
agree to the terms set forth in the Refund Policy.
Extent of Liability
By accepting this Terms of Service agreement, you agree that Venture Funding
Network, LLC and any persons or entities associated or affiliated with Venture
Funding Network.com are not responsible for any damages to any party as a
result of using the services provided or transacting business with Venture
Funding Network or affiliates. Venture Funding Network reserves the right, but
is not obligated, to screen the content that is posted on the Venture Funding
Network for any abusive, false, unreliable or other unacceptable material.
However, we cannot guarantee that users will not find such material on this
site. We rely a great deal on the Venture Funding Network user base to help
protect the standards and integrity of the Network. Please report any such
offenses to Venture Funding Network so that proper action can be taken. We
reserve the right, but are not obligated, to terminate any accounts that are in
violation of this Terms of Service Agreement or any other policies that our
company maintains. We hold no responsibility for ANY damages caused for any
reason to users of our services or to other parties. Furthermore, Venture
Funding Network is not responsible for malfunctioning features or services that
may hinder your use of the Venture Funding Network or its offerings or cause
damages to any party. We will do our best to provide a fully functioning
service with complete integrity at all times, but this cannot in any way be
guaranteed. Venture Funding Network will not be held responsible for the
actions of other users on the Network or outside parties that disrupt the
normal functioning of the network.
Membership
on Venture Funding Network does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation by Venture Funding Network of an offer to buy any investment
interest in the business ventures of members. The actual sale or purchase of an
investment interest shall be a private and independent transaction between the
members without any participation by Venture Funding Network. In no event will Venture
Funding Network be liable for any loss of earnings or any other commercial
damages, losses or expenses arising out of or in correlation with an
independent transaction, agreement, or interaction between site members.
If
you have any questions or would like to report any violations of these Terms of
Service or other policies set forth by Venture Funding Network, please contact
the following:
Attn:
Terms of Service
Venture Funding Network, LLC.
10015 Old Columbia Road, Ste. B215
Columbia, MD 21046 USA
Refund Policy
In a perfect world everyone would love
what they bought and refunds would never be necessary. But the world isn't
quite that perfect, hence the Venture Funding Network, LLC,
VentureFundingNetwork.com refund policy.
Venture Funding Network Refund Policy:
If
we made a mistake somewhere, we'll work with you to quickly resolve the matter.
Venture Funding Network does not offer refunds outside of an internal error.
Under
no circumstances shall the Venture Funding Network be held responsible for
overdraft charges incurred from your financial institution as a result of any
purchases or renewals through or in connection with our websites. It is the
sole responsibility of you as a customer to ensure "overdraft fees,"
"overage fees," or "over limit" or any other fees from your
financial institution do not occur by taking the necessary action to avoid
them. Furthermore, Venture Funding Network is not liable for any fees incurred
due to billing errors.
Subscriptions
Subscriptions
are billed on a monthly, quarterly or semi-annually on a recurring basis. Your
card will be debited the full purchase amount on the date of your purchase. All
subsequent renewals will be billed on thirty day, ninety day, or one hundred
and eighty day increments from your first renewal date until you cancel your
monthly Subscription. We will not refund "un-used" portions of any
Subscription. If you decide to cancel, we simply stop all further billing and
your subscription will expire at the end of your current billing period.
Contacting Venture Funding Network with a
Refund Issue
If
we made a mistake with your billing please contact us through our contact us form.
Privacy Policy
The
privacy of Venture Funding Network users and their information is extremely
important to Venture Funding Network and we take this matter very seriously.
All users of the Venture Funding Network are covered by the following Privacy
Policy. The Venture Funding Network reserves the right to update this Privacy
Policy. If required to do so, or it is in our best interest, Venture Funding
Network may release user information in compliance with law enforcement
agencies.
In
order to secure your personal information, all communications between you and
the Venture Funding Network website are secured. Furthermore, your personal
information cannot be accessed by other users. Therefore, other users will
never be able to see this private information. Moreover, Venture Funding
Network will never share your contact information with another user, unless you
post it on the VentureFundingNetwork.com website or we are requested to do so
by you.
Persons
under the age of 18 are prohibited from using the Venture Funding Network and
any associated services. These individuals are therefore not authorized to
submit any private information to the system and Venture Funding Network
accepts no liability for such actions.
The Venture Funding Network
The
Venture Funding Network is an online service that allows business professionals
to connect and interact with one another. Users are represented on the site
with personal profiles. You choose the information in your profile and
therefore control what can be seen by other users. The Venture Funding Network
must collect certain pieces of information in the normal course of its business
and Venture Funding Network retains the ownership rights to this information.
Primary Information Types
There
are several primary types of information that are collected including Contact,
Profile, and Internet information. In the future, credit card information may
also be accepted for membership fees and other services. Venture Funding
Network is in no way limited to the collection of only this type of information
and may deem it necessary to collect other data. You will be notified if any
changes are made to this policy via a posting on this website.
Contact Information
Upon
registering as a Venture Funding Network user, certain contact information such
as your name, email address, and mailing address may be collected. This serves
as an example and is not intended to be a complete list of information that may
be collected at registration.
Profile
Following
registration, Venture Funding Network users will be prompted to complete a
profile. Current users can also make changes to their own user profile. A user
profile may contain, but is not limited to, your name, a personal statement,
your work experience, goals, and any items contained on a resume. You should
use good judgment about the information that you post in your profile since
this can be viewed by others on the Venture Funding Network. Your personal
contact information CANNOT be viewed unless you release this information. Additionally,
the information in your profile can be edited at your discretion at any time.
Internet
As
part of our efforts to provide better services to Venture Funding Network
users, Venture Funding Network collects certain information related to the
Internet and your computer. In order for us to analyze trends and provide
superior service to our users, Venture Funding Network may retrieve the web
address (URL) of both the website that you visited directly before and directly
after visiting the Venture Funding Network site. We also receive certain other
information about your personal computer such as the unique IP address. Venture
Funding Network also follows a standard practice of using cookies and logs to
analyze website usage. Cookies a extremely small files that are stored on your
computer and help us to provide you with a better experience by automatically
recalling your preferences each time you visit our site. Cookies will not harm
your computer in any way and can be deleted at any time.
User Accounts
You
may make changes to your Venture Funding Network account and any associated
preferences at any time. To make changes, you must log onto your Venture
Funding Network account and make any edits to your personal information or
listed profile. You may also request to terminate your Venture Funding Network
account. To request a removal of your account, please contact us.
System Generated Emails
As
part of the normal functioning of the Venture Funding Network, users may receive
email requests from Venture Funding Network or for contact from other users.
Additionally, Venture Funding Network will send you system generated emails and
promotional materials. These communications may begin during the registration
process and continue while your account remains on the Venture Funding Network.
If you wish to opt out of promotional emails, please contact us and specify your request.
Affiliate and Partner Services
We
do intend to use a third party to verify and process credit card information
for any fees or purchases made on the Venture Funding Network.com website or
with Venture Funding Network, LLC. All third parties are required to use your
information in a secure manner and only for the purpose given to them and
cannot store or release this information. Certain profile information,
including contact information, may be released to our affiliates and partners
for the purpose of marketing and improving our service to you.
If
you have a question about this privacy policy, please contact us or write to us at:
Attn:
Terms of Service
Venture Funding Network, LLC.
10015 Old Columbia Road, Ste. B215
Columbia, MD 21046 USA
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