TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY

 

General
Please read the following terms and conditions.  They govern your use of this website.  By using this website, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, which may be updated from time and time and posted on this Terms of Use and Privacy page.  If you use this website after any changes to these terms and conditions have been posted, that means you agree to all of the changes.  As such, we suggest that you review these terms and conditions periodically for changes.

 

Except as otherwise noted in this website, the content on this website—including trademarks, logos, photos, descriptions and other original material—are the property of Brewer Lane Management LLC and its affiliates (the “Firm”) and should not be reproduced without the Firm’s prior written consent.  Without limiting the foregoing, the graphics, icons and overall appearance of this website are the property of the Firm.

 

The Firm is an investment adviser to one or more private venture capital investment funds. This website is intended solely to provide general information about the Firm, its services to entrepreneurs, and its people, and nothing on this website is directed at nor should be relied upon by any investor or prospective investor in any investment vehicle managed by the Firm. The Firm does not intend to solicit or make its investment advisory services available to the general public.

 

Third Party Websites
This website may link to other websites operated, or to content provided, by third parties, and such other websites may link to this website.  The Firm has no control over any such other websites or their contents and will have no liability arising out of or related to such websites or their contents.  The existence of any such links does not constitute an endorsement of such websites, the contents of the websites or the operators of the websites.  The Firm is providing these links to you only as a convenience.

 

Privacy Policy
The Firm takes your privacy seriously.  The Firm may collect and store any personal information that you knowingly provide to the Firm, as well as information that the Firm automatically receives from your browser or device.  The Firm may communicate with you if you’ve provided it with the means to do so, unless you inform the Firm that you do not want to receive such communications.  The Firm does not rent or sell your personal information to anyone.  The Firm may share the personally identifiable information you provide with third parties, but only as necessary to provide any services that you have requested.  In addition, the Firm may share information with third parties on a non-personal or aggregated basis such that any individual would not be able to be identified.

 

You may contact the Firm at info@brewerlane.com to learn about what personal information of yours is being processed by the Firm, to request access to such information, to rectify your inaccurate personal information in the Firm’s possession, and/or to request erasure of some or all of your personal data in the Firm’s systems.  In order to allow the Firm to comply with your request, you may need to provide the Firm with personal data or other information, for example, to verify your identity and the nature of your request.  Please note that the Firm may not always be able to fully comply with your request, for example, if the Firm is required to retain certain information about you in order to comply with applicable laws and regulations.

 

Submissions to the Firm
Due to the large number of business plan ideas and related materials that the Firm reviews, and the similarity of many such plans and materials, the Firm cannot agree to obligations of confidentiality or non-disclosure with regard to information you submit via this website except as the Firm may otherwise specifically agree with you in a written agreement that is validly signed by or on behalf the Firm.  By submitting information or materials to the Firm (whether via this website, via email or otherwise), you and anyone acting on your behalf agree that any such information or materials will not be considered confidential or proprietary.

 

No Warranty
This website and the information contained herein are provided “as is”.  Neither the Firm nor any of its affiliates is providing any warranties and representations regarding this website.  The Firm and its affiliates disclaim all warranties and representations of any kind with regard to this website, including any implied warranties of merchantability, non-infringement of third party rights, freedom from viruses or other harmful code, or fitness for a particular purpose.  The Firm and its affiliates do not warrant the accuracy, adequacy, or completeness of the information and materials contained on this website and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the materials and information.  In particular, nothing in this site constitutes professional and/or financial advice.  Advice from a suitably qualified professional should always be sought in relation to any particular matter or circumstance.

 

Under no circumstances will the Firm or its affiliates be liable for any consequential, incidental, special, punitive, or exemplary damages arising out of any use of or inability to use this website or any portion thereof, regardless of whether the Firm or its affiliates have been apprised of the likelihood of such damages occurring and regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, warranty, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or otherwise.

 

Indemnification; Hold Harmless
To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold the Firm, its affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and partners harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages (actual and consequential), losses and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from or in any way related to any third-party claims relating to (a) your use of this website, and (b) your violation of these terms and conditions.

 

Titles
Although certain individuals may now or in the future be identified on this website as “Partners” or “General Partners,” such titles reflect business usage that is customary within the venture capital and private equity industry and are not intended to indicate that any such individual is actually a partner or general partner of any partnership as those terms are used for legal purposes.

 

Miscellaneous
These terms and conditions are governed by and will be construed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. Any disputes relating to these terms and conditions shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  These terms and conditions are binding on you as well as your successors and permitted assigns.  If any provision of these terms and conditions is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated, to the minimum extent necessary, so that these terms and conditions shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.

 

Contact Information
Any questions, concerns or complaints regarding these Terms including the Statement should be sent to info@brewerlane.com or mailed to the attention of the Office Manager, Brewer Lane, 374 Congress Street, #500, Boston, MA 02110.

 

Effective Date: January 1, 2020