Terms of Service

1. About Nineyards

Nineyards is a venture studio that builds and partners with companies alongside founders. The Services provide information about our work, portfolio companies, process, and ways to contact or apply to work with us. Unless we enter a separate written agreement with you, the Services do not create an investment, advisory, employment, joint venture, or partnership relationship.

Contact: Nineyards, 1 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA 94104. Email: hello@nineyards.vc.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and able to form a binding contract to use the Services. If you use the Services on behalf of a company or other entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity, and “you” includes that entity.

3. Using the Services

You agree to use the Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:

• Interfere with or disrupt the Services, servers, or networks.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any systems, data, or accounts.
• Scrape, crawl, or harvest content or data except through ordinary browser use or with our prior written permission.
• Upload or transmit malware, spam, or other harmful code or content.
• Misrepresent your identity, affiliation, or the origin of any materials you submit.
• Use the Services to infringe intellectual property, privacy, or other rights.
• Use the Services in any way that is fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful.

4. Applications and submissions

If you submit an application, pitch, inquiry, resume, deck, product idea, feedback, or other materials through the Services or related channels (“Submissions”), you represent that you have the right to share them and that they are accurate to the best of your knowledge.

Submissions are not confidential unless we expressly agree otherwise in a signed writing. Do not send information you want kept secret through public forms. We may evaluate Submissions for potential relationships, decline them for any reason or no reason, and retain records as needed for our business and legal purposes.

You grant Nineyards a worldwide, nonexclusive, royalty free license to use, reproduce, and share Submissions as needed to review them, operate the Services, communicate with you, and pursue a potential relationship. This license does not transfer ownership of your underlying intellectual property. Any future collaboration, build engagement, investment, or equity arrangement will be governed by a separate written agreement.

5. No offer or advice

Nothing on the Services is an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security, investment, or financial product. Content on the Services is for general information only and is not legal, tax, accounting, investment, or other professional advice. You should obtain advice from qualified professionals before making decisions.

Past company examples, outcomes, or testimonials do not guarantee future results. Markets, products, and company outcomes vary widely.

6. Intellectual property

The Services and all content we provide, including text, graphics, logos, trademarks, layout, and software, are owned by Nineyards or our licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws. You may view and use the Services for your personal or internal business information purposes only. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or create derivative works from our content without our prior written consent, except as allowed by law.

Company names and logos shown on the Services may belong to their respective owners. Their appearance does not imply endorsement unless we say so.

7. Third party links and services

The Services may link to third party websites, products, or services. We do not control and are not responsible for those third parties. Your use of third party services is at your own risk and subject to their terms and privacy policies.

8. Privacy

Our collection and use of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy. By using the Services, you acknowledge that policy.

9. Disclaimers

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NINEYARDS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT CONTENT WILL BE ACCURATE OR COMPLETE.

10. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NINEYARDS AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND AFFILIATES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR THESE TERMS, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICES OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED US DOLLARS (USD 100). SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS, SO PARTS OF THIS SECTION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

11. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Nineyards and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to your use of the Services, your Submissions, or your violation of these Terms or applicable law.

12. Suspension and termination

We may suspend or terminate access to the Services at any time, with or without notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms, if we discontinue the Services, or if we need to do so for security, legal, or operational reasons. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including ownership, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnity, and dispute terms.

13. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law rules. Except where prohibited by law, you and Nineyards agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco County, California, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there.

Before filing a claim, you agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by emailing hello@nineyards.vc with a brief description of the issue. If we cannot resolve it within thirty (30) days, either party may proceed with a formal claim.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above. Continued use of the Services after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree, stop using the Services.

15. General

These Terms are the entire agreement between you and Nineyards regarding the Services and supersede prior or contemporaneous understandings on that subject. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our consent. We may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of assets. Headings are for convenience only.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms: hello@nineyards.vc
Nineyards, 1 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA 94104