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(Version 3.2. Updated 11 June 2022)
D Risk IT Limited (“D Risk IT”, “we” or “us”) has produced these Terms of Service & Conditions of Use for accessing the following D RISK IT products:
and any other existing or future product created by D RISK IT and to which you (the "User", "you", "your") are provided access (the "Products").
Please read these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use carefully before accessing or using the Products. We recommend that you print a copy for future reference.
Please note that D RISK IT's invitation to download and use our Products is subject to your review and agreement with these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use and D RISK IT's Privacy Policy, collectively, the "D RISK IT Terms". By accessing the Products, you are agreeing to be bound by the D RISK IT Terms, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you use the Products, you will be deemed to have accepted the D RISK IT Terms and entered into a legally binding contract with D RISK IT.
Outside of your relationship as a user to D Risk IT and its Products, we licence our software and data processes to certain business customers (“Customers”). That software includes information gathering forms, reports, supportive business development guidance notes, plus business and finance algorithms. Through such licenced Customers you may have accessed these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use – through software embedded in one of our Partner’s sites. Please be aware that notwithstanding you may have accessed these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use or our Products through a Partner ALL the Terms of Service and Conditions of Use and the wider range of D Risk IT Terms apply to you.
1. Eligibility to Use the Service
By using the Products, You represent that: a) you have the legal power and authority to do so on behalf of your represented entity b) Your use of the Products does not violate any applicable law or regulation; c) all required information that You submit in order to use the Products is accurate and You will maintain the accuracy of the information at all times. If D RISK IT is informed or has reason to believe that You are not eligible to use the Products or that You become ineligible, your use may be suspended or terminated without notice and Your account may be suspended, blocked and/or deleted, at D RISK IT’s sole discretion.
2. Account Management
2.1 If you have been issued an account by D RISK IT in connection with your use of the Products, you are responsible for safeguarding your password and any other credentials used to access that account. You are responsible for any activity occurring in your account, whether you authorised that activity. If you become aware of any unauthorised access to your account, you should notify D RISK IT immediately.
2.2 D RISK IT occasionally sends notices to the email address registered with your account. You must keep your email address and where applicable, your contact details and payment details associated with your account current and accurate.
2.3 You are responsible for maintaining, protecting, and making backups of your data. D RISK IT will not be liable for any failure to store, or for loss or corruption of your data.
2.4 D RISK IT may terminate your account and delete, and data contained in it if there is no account activity (such as a log in event or payment) for over 6 months. However, where appropriate, we will attempt to warn you by email before terminating your account to provide you with an opportunity to log into your account so that it remains active.
3. Use Restrictions:
When you use the Products in any way (or use any component part of them) you do not have a software licence under the terms of the Software Directive (2009/24/EC) or any successor legislation. You are a user of the Products bound by the D Risk IT Terms.
You shall not at any time:
Your rights to use the Products shall automatically and immediately terminate if you violate any of these restrictions or any other obligations within the D Risk IT Terms. You must at our option return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made using our Products.
D RISK IT reserves the right to withdraw the use of the Products at any time from its users without reason or notice but will endeavour to communicate the reasons for withdrawal in advance of taking action where possible.
4. Your Data
4.1 You grant D RISK IT a worldwide, royalty free license to use, reproduce, distribute, modify, adapt, creative derivative works, make publicly available, and otherwise analyse your data, but only for the limited purpose of providing and improving the Products and as permitted by D RISK IT’s Privacy Policy. The license for such limited purposed continues even after you stop using our Products, with respect to aggregate and de-identified data and any residual backup copies of your data made in the ordinary course of D RISK IT’s business (subject to our retention policies). This license also extends to any trusted third parties we work with to the extent necessary to provide and improve the Products.
4.2 You represent and warrant that: (a) you own or control the appropriate rights in and to your data, including any intellectual property owned by third parties; and (b) you will not submit, upload, or otherwise make available via the Services any data or materials that are in breach of this agreement.
4.3 You acknowledge that, to ensure compliance with legal obligations, D RISK IT and/or our Customers may be required to review certain of your data submitted to the Products to determine whether it is illegal or whether it violates these Terms. We may also modify, prevent access to, delete, or refuse to display your data that we believe violates the law or these Terms. However, D RISK IT otherwise has no obligation to monitor or review any content submitted to the Services.
4.4 You agree that following termination of your use of the Products, D RISK IT will have no obligation to retain your data and will thereafter, unless legally prohibited, be entitled to delete all your data in our systems.
5. Intellectual Property:
5.1 The materials, content, design, creative work and know-how contained in the Products are protected by all applicable intellectual property laws including copyright and trademark protection.
5.2 Neither these Terms nor your use of the Products grants you ownership in the Products or any of the derivate work products you access through the Products. All content, codes and/or other work products generated through, produced by or otherwise related to or associated with the use of the Products, including without limitation, any scripts, codes, formulas, reports, notes, records, charts, analyses, lists and any other documents, material or work products (in any media whatsoever), shall be the sole property of D RISK IT.
5.3 These Terms do not grant you any right to use D RISK IT’s trademarks or other brand elements.
5.4 If you submit any feedback or suggestions to us regarding our Products, we may use and share them for any purpose without any compensation or obligation to you.
6. Changes to D RISK IT Terms and Products:
D RISK IT reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of the D RISK IT Terms. When D RISK IT makes any material change to the D RISK IT Terms, we will provide you with prominent notice as appropriate in the circumstances. Your continued use of or access to the Products following the posting of any changes to the D RISK IT Terms constitutes acceptance of those changes. D RISK IT may also in the future, offer new services and/or features, either through existing Products or future products (including the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall be subject to the D RISK IT Terms unless otherwise advised.
7. Third Party Websites:
If you create an account directly on a third-party website (such as a Partner Microsite or offer or link) or via a third-party application, any information that you enter on that website or application (and not directly on a D RISK IT Product or site) will be shared with the owner of the third-party website or application and D RISK IT. These sites are governed by their own terms and conditions, and you are encouraged to review these terms before using their sites. D RISK IT is not responsible for the content or information practices of such third parties. We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked to D Risk IT or its Products. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites.
8. Disclaimer:
8.1 D RISK IT provides our Products using reasonable skill and care. If we don’t meet the quality level described in this warranty, the Licensee agrees to tell us and we will work with them to try and resolve the issue.
8.2 The only commitments D RISK IT makes about our Products (including the content in the Products, the specific functions of our Products, or their reliability, availability, or ability to meet your needs) are provided in clause 21.2 and applicable laws that can’t be limited by these terms.
8.3 In particular, D Risk IT makes special reference to the reports generated from using the Products. These reports will from time to time contain factual information and analysis about particular startups or early-stage companies. The information provided in such reports is not advice, and should not be relied upon as an alternative to legal, financial, tax, corporate finance or accounting advice from a qualified professional. D RISK IT excludes all representations, warranties, undertakings and guarantees relating to such reports. For the avoidance of doubt, D RISK IT does not represent, warrant, undertake or guarantee that the information in such reports is correct, accurate, complete or capable of a singular, non-misleading interpretation and that the use of the content in the report will lead to any particular outcome or result financial or otherwise. With particular reference to the startups and early-stage companies themselves, D Risk IT does not represent, warrant, undertake or guarantee that by using any information in such reports as guidance those companies or persons will secure satisfactory investment.
8.4 Our Products are directed to commercial business users and is not intended for consumers or for private or domestic use. We may limit the availability of any site, application, API, or any related service or Product to any person or geographic area at any time.
8.5 D RISK IT disclaims any responsibility for the deletion, failure to transfer, store, creating back-ups, mis-delivery, or untimely delivery of any information or content or material.
9. Limitation of Liability
We will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our Products or any content related to the Products whether express or implied.
D RISK IT reserves the right to withdraw the use of the Products at any time from its users without reason or notice but will endeavour to communicate the reasons for withdrawal in advance of taking action where possible.
Intellectual Property:
The materials, content, design, creative work and know-how contained in the Products are protected by all applicable intellectual property laws including copyright and trademark protection.
D RISK IT's total liability, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise and whether in connection with this licence or any collateral contract, shall not exceed the sum of £1000.00.
This does not exclude or limit in any way D RISK IT's liability for death or personal injury caused by D RISK IT's negligence or that or our employees (if acting within the course of their employment), agents or suppliers (if carrying out the work which they were contracted to do); or any matter for which it would be illegal for us to exclude, or attempt to exclude, our liability such as any instance of fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law.
Where part of the Products you are accessing are provided by a third-party partner or supplier, such as a broker or angel network, that supplier's individual liability will be set out in their own terms and conditions. You may request from the supplier directly copies of any relevant terms and conditions.
10. Compatibility:
D RISK IT makes no warranties about the compatibility or interoperability of the Products with any device on which you may access the Products and you acknowledge and agree that D RISK IT and its affiliates, partners, suppliers or licensors shall have no liability for any losses suffered resulting in connection with the compatibility or interoperability of the Products or any loss or corruption of data on your devices.
11. Indemnity:
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless D RISK IT, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including legal fees, arising out of your use of the Products, including but not limited to your violation of the D RISK IT Terms.
12. Use of Personal Information:
D RISK IT shall only use your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and in adherence to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the "GDPR"). For details, please see our Privacy Policy, which can be accessed via a number of the Products, specifically by going to the D Risk IT website or the D Risk IT Partner microsite website and the D RISK IT mobile application.
13. Waiver
The failure of D RISK IT to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the D RISK IT Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver of any provision of the D RISK IT Terms will be effective only if in writing and signed by D RISK IT.
14. Law & Jurisdiction
The D RISK IT Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England & Wales, and the courts of England & Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute in which these terms are relevant to the matters in issue.
15. Severance
If any provision of the D RISK IT Terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from the D RISK IT Terms and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
16. Third Party Rights
A person who is not a party to the D RISK IT Terms shall not have any rights under or in connection with them under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
17. Assignment
You may not assign these Terms without D RISK IT’s prior written consent, which may be withheld in D RISK IT’s sole discretion. D RISK IT may assign these Terms at any time without notice to you.
18. Headings
The heading references herein are for convenience purposes only, do not constitute a part of the D RISK IT Terms, and will not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
19. Information About Us
D Risk IT Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company number 09483748 and with its registered office at Castle House, Castle Street, Guildford, Surrey, England, GU1 3UW. You can contact us at this email address: info@drisk.it
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