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PLEASE BE AWARE THAT SECTION 19 OF THESE TERMS OF USE, BELOW, CONTAINS PROVISIONS THAT GOVERN HOW CLAIMS THAT YOU AND ULU HAVE AGAINST EACH OTHER ARE RESOLVED. IN PARTICULAR, IT CONTAINS AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT WHICH WILL, WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, REQUIRE YOU TO SUBMIT CLAIMS THAT YOU HAVE AGAINST ULU TO BINDING AND FINAL ARBITRATION. YOU WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO PURSUE CLAIMS AND SEEK RELIEF AGAINST ULU ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO SEEK RELIEF IN A COURT OF LAW AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL ON YOUR CLAIMS.

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If the Site contains information about the performance of investments, this information may not have been audited or verified by an independent party. Opinions, projections, prospects, and investments are subject to change without notice and may be different than conventional wisdom or the opinions of others. Any investments described are not representative of all of the investments. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Future investments may not achieve the same or similar levels of returns as previous investments. Current investments may not continue to perform in the same manner. Forward-looking statements involve assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, and are not guarantees. Assumptions may prove incorrect. Ulu expressly disclaims any obligation to update its forward-looking statements or other content in the future, including but not limited to if it is later inaccurate.
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The job listings available at https://jobs.uluventures.com/ are provided by third-parties and are hosted by a third-party technology platform (collectively, the “Portfolio Jobs”). THE PORTFOLIO JOBS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ULU SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE PORTFOLIO JOBS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO (A) THE CONTENT OF THE JOB POSTING; (B) THE APPLICATION PROCESS; AND (C) ANY PART OF THE HIRING PROCESS AND/OR EMPLOYMENT DECISION.
Users of the Site may post comments, reviews, and other content and submit suggestions, ideas, or other information, provided the content does not contain any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, or hateful content or content which is racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable, or content which infringes upon the rights of any third party. The user agrees not to impersonate any person and/or other entity or communicate under a false name or a name the user is not entitled or authorized to use. Ulu has the right (but not the obligation) to remove, prohibit, edit or discontinue any content on the Site, including content that has been posted by users.
As we review many business plan ideas and related materials, and due to the similarity of many plans and materials, Ulu is not responsible for protecting against misuse or disclosure of any information contained therein, in the absence of an express written agreement to the contrary.
By submitting information through our submission intake form, you acknowledge that the information you provide, including personal identifiable information (PII) and any company presentations, will be used solely for the purpose of evaluating a potential investment opportunity with Ulu Ventures. Ulu Ventures does not claim ownership or rights to the information and materials you submit. We will store the information securely and use it exclusively to assess whether to proceed with further discussions or pass on the investment. Your submission does not grant Ulu Ventures or its affiliates any rights to reproduce, distribute, or use your information beyond this specific purpose. Please ensure that the materials you submit are your own or that you have the necessary permissions to share them. Ulu Ventures will not use, sell, repurpose, or transfer any of the submitted information to third parties for any purpose other than evaluating the potential investment unless required by law.
The Site may contain areas in which additional terms and conditions apply. For purposes of the use of such areas, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of such other areas and these Terms of Use, the terms and conditions of the other area shall prevail. Ulu may at any time revise these Terms of Use by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the current Terms of Use to which you are bound. Any other change, amendment or modification of these Terms of Use is required to be in writing signed by both parties.
You shall not transmit to Ulu or upload to this Site any Harmful Code or use or misappropriate the data on this Site for your own commercial gain. “Harmful Code” shall mean any software (sometimes referred to as “viruses,” “worms,” “trojan horses,” “time bombs,” “time locks,” “drop dead devices,” “traps,” “access codes,” “cancelbots” or “trap door devices”) that: (a) is intentionally designed to damage, disrupt, disable, harm, impair, interfere with, intercept, expropriate or otherwise impede in any manner, any data, storage media, program, system, equipment or communication, based on any event, including for example but not limited to (i) exceeding a number of copies, (ii) exceeding a number of users, (iii) passage of a period of time, (iv) advancement to a particular date or other numeral, or (v) use of a certain feature; or (b) would enable an unauthorized person to cause such result; or (c) would enable an unauthorized person to access another person’s information without such other person’s knowledge and permission.
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UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL ULU OR ITS THIRD PARTY LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF DATA OR PROFIT, ARISING OUT OF THE USE, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE, EVEN IF ULU OR A ULU AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOUR USE OF MATERIALS FROM THIS SITE RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION OF EQUIPMENT OR DATA, YOU ASSUME ANY COSTS THEREOF. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OR THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SET FORTH ABOVE IS HELD INAPPLICABLE OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, ULU’S MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY TYPE OF DAMAGES SHALL BE LIMITED TO $50.
All disputes, controversies and claims from or relating to these terms of use, including any subsequent updates, shall be submitted to arbitration before the AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (“AAA”) in accordance with the AAA COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES. The place of arbitration shall be the jurisdiction of the headquarters of Ulu and the proceedings shall be English. The arbitrator may award any form of individual or equitable and injunctive relief. Any award will be final and conclusive to the parties and may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. In connection with such disputes, YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO GO TO COURT to assert or defend any claims between you and Ulu. The parties may also plead to any court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or other interim relief, without breach of this paragraph and without reducing the scope of the powers of the arbitrator. You agree to the entry of injunctive relief to stop any lawsuit or to remove you as a participant in such a suit. BY AGREEING TO THIS PROVISION, YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO BRING, JOIN, OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RELATED TO THESE TERMS OF USE; however, you do not waive your rights or remedies to pursue an individual claim in binding arbitration. The preceding provision is an independent covenant, which you may opt out of by providing written notice of your decision within thirty (30) days of the date that you first use the Site.