Legal
Last Updated: January 2025
Pangea Firm Inc., operating as StartupFuel, a corporation registered in the Province of Ontario, Canada, headquartered in Toronto, Canada ("StartupFuel") operates each website that links to these Terms of Use together with our applications, APIs, and online services (collectively, the "Site"), as well as our other services, offerings, and other interactions (e.g., customer service inquiries etc.) you may have with us (together with our Site, collectively referred to as our "Services"). By accessing or using our Services, you are agreeing to these terms and conditions (the "Terms") and concluding a legally binding contract with StartupFuel. Do not access or use our Services if you are unwilling or unable to be bound by the Terms.
"You" and "your" refer to you, as a user of our Services. A "user" is someone who accesses, posts, edits, browses, or in any way uses our Services. "We," "us," and "our" refer to StartupFuel.
"Content" means text, images, photos, audio, video, documents and all other forms of data or communication. "Your Content" means Content that you submit or transmit to, through, or in connection with our Services. "User Content" means Content that users submit or transmit to, through, or in connection with our Services. "StartupFuel Content" means Content that we create and make available in connection with our Services. "Third Party Content" means Content that originates from parties other than StartupFuel or its users. "Site Content" means all of the Content that is made available in connection with our Services.
We may modify these Terms from time to time. You understand and agree that your access to or use of our Services is governed by the Terms effective at the time of your access to or use of our Services. If we make material changes to these Terms, we will notify you by email or by posting a revised version of the Terms on our Site. You should revisit these Terms on a regular basis as revised versions will be binding on you.
To access or use our Services, you must be 18 years or older and have the requisite power and authority to enter into these Terms. You may not access or use our Services if we have previously banned you from our Site or closed your account.
We grant you permission to use our Services subject to the restrictions in these Terms. Your use of our Services is at your own risk.
Our Services may be modified, updated, interrupted, suspended or discontinued at any time without notice or liability.
You must create an account and provide certain information about yourself in order to use some of the features offered through our Services. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password. You are also responsible for all activities that occur in connection with your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.
You alone are responsible for Your Content and assume all risks associated with Your Content. You represent that you own, or have the necessary permissions to use and authorize the use of Your Content as described herein.
We may use Your Content in a number of different ways, including publicly displaying it, reformatting it, incorporating it into other works, creating derivative works from it, promoting it, and distributing it. As such, you hereby irrevocably grant us world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, assignable, sublicensable, transferable rights to use Your Content for any purpose.
As between you and StartupFuel, you own Your Content. We own the StartupFuel Content, including but not limited to the visual interfaces, interactive features, graphics, design and all other elements and components of our Services. We also own the copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and other intellectual and proprietary rights throughout the world associated with the StartupFuel Content and our Services.
You agree not to, and will not assist, encourage, or enable others to use our Services to: violate any third party's rights; threaten, stalk, harm, or harass others; send bulk emails or other mass messaging; or violate any applicable law. You also agree not to reverse engineer any portion of our Services, remove or modify any copyright notices, record or mine information about other users, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to our Services.
Your use of our Services is subject to StartupFuel's Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to remove, screen, edit, or reinstate User Content from time to time at our sole discretion for any reason or no reason, and without notice to you.
If you believe that your copyright or trademark is being infringed through our Services, please send us a written notice to: StartupFuel, 413 Brimorton Road, Toronto, ON, M1H 2E4 or terms@startupfuel.com. Include identification of the copyrighted or trademarked work, identification of the allegedly infringing content, a good faith belief statement, and your physical or electronic signature with contact information.
You understand and agree that you are personally responsible for your behaviour on our Services. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold StartupFuel, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, any related companies, suppliers, licensors and partners, and the officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives of each of them harmless, including costs, liabilities and legal fees, from any claim or demand made by any third party arising out of or relating to your access to or use of our Services.
OUR SERVICES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU ON AN "AS IS", "WITH ALL FAULTS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. THE STARTUPFUEL ENTITIES MAKE NO CLAIMS OR PROMISES ABOUT THE QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR RELIABILITY OF OUR SERVICES. THE STARTUPFUEL ENTITIES' MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES THAT YOU SUFFER IN CONNECTION WITH OUR SERVICES OR THESE TERMS IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (i) THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO THE STARTUPFUEL ENTITIES IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, OR (ii) $100. THE STARTUPFUEL ENTITIES DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts located in the Province of Ontario in any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement.
You may terminate the Terms at any time by closing your account, discontinuing your use of our Services, and providing StartupFuel with a written notice of termination to terms@startupfuel.com. We may close your account, suspend your ability to use certain portions of our Services, and/or ban you altogether from our Services for any or no reason, and without notice or liability of any kind.
We reserve the right to modify, update, or discontinue our Services at our sole discretion, at any time, for any or no reason, and without notice or liability. The Terms contain the entire agreement between you and us regarding the use of our Services, and supersede any prior agreement between you and us on such subject matter. If any provision of the Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, then only that provision shall be modified or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.
Questions? Contact us at terms@startupfuel.com or write to us at 413 Brimorton Road, Toronto, ON, M1H 2E4.