Terms of Service

Effective Date: May 13, 2024.

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the website www.startstudentventures.com ("Website"), and any related services ("Services") provided by StudentVentures ("we", "us" or "our"). Please read these Terms carefully before using our Website and Services.

1. About Us and our Services

We are StudentVentures, a company operating the web platform www.startstudentventures.com to connect students with project opportunities and enable them to share ideas and venture concepts.

2. Acceptance

By accessing or using our Website and Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you may not use our Website or Services.

3. User Accounts

You may be required to create an account to access certain features of our Website and Services. You agree to provide accurate and complete information when creating an account and to keep your account credentials confidential.

4. User Content

4.1 User Content Ownership

Our Website allows users to post projects, updates, ideas and other content ("User Content"). You retain ownership of your User Content, but by posting it on our platform, you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, copy, modify, create derivative works, display, and distribute your User Content in connection with operating our Website and Services.

4.2 Responsibility

You are solely responsible for your User Content. We are not obligated to back up, monitor, vet or protect any User Content, including business/venture ideas that users share on our platform.

4.3 Prohibited Content

You agree not to post any User Content that is unlawful, defamatory, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, vulgar, obscene, invasive of another's privacy, or otherwise objectionable.

5. Intellectual Property

5.1 Ownership

Our Website and Services, including all text, graphics, images, software and other content, are owned by us or our licensors and protected by intellectual property laws.

5.2 Respect for Rights

We respect intellectual property rights. However, we cannot monitor all User Content, and we are not responsible for protecting any ideas, concepts or intellectual property shared as User Content on our platform.

6. Third-Party Links

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content or practices of those third-party sites.

7. Subscriptions & Fees

7.1 Free Services

Our Website and basic Services are currently free to use. However, we may introduce paid subscription plans or premium features in the future.

7.2 Paid Plans

If paid plans are introduced, we will provide advance notice of any fees, and you will have the choice whether to upgrade to those paid plans.

8. Termination

8.1 Right to Suspend or Terminate

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to our Website and Services at any time, with or without cause.

8.2 Account Deactivation

You may stop using our Services at any time by deactivating your account.

9. Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability

9.1 Disclaimer of Warranties

Our Website and Services are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind.

9.2 Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all liability for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of or relating to your use of our Website and Services.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us harmless from any claims, losses, liabilities and expenses arising from your use of our Website and Services, violation of these Terms, or violation of any rights of another party.

11. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Serbia. Any disputes shall be resolved in the courts of Novi Sad, Serbia.

12. Changes

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Your continued use of our Website and Services following any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

13. Contact

If you have any questions about these Terms or our Services, please contact us at privacy@startstudentventures.com.