Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

TERMS OF USE

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING OR PURCHASING PRODUCTS FROM STARTUPHEARTUP.COM OR ASSOCIATED SITES.

By using the or accessing the startupheartup.com Website, Start Up Heart Up Contract Templates, Start Up Heart Up Products, and/or associated sites or materials, you signify your consent to these Terms of Use. 

Your access to and use of the Materials, as well as all related websites or materials provided by Kae Gruner (collectively the “Materials”) is subject to the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”) and all applicable laws. By accessing and browsing the Materials, you accept, without limitation or qualification, the Terms of Use and acknowledge that any other agreements between you and the parties named above are superseded and of no force or effect:

  1. You agree that the Materials, as well as all content, videos, training materials, products, services and/or other information, made available on the associated websites or sent to you for download, as well as the look and feel of all of the foregoing, (collectively referred to as the “Content”) are maintained for your personal use and information by Start Up Heart Up, LLC and/or Kae Gruner (the “Owners”) and are the property of the Owners and/or its third party providers. You agree that such Owners’ Content shall include all proprietary videos, coding, graphics, voice, and sound recordings, artwork, photos, documents, and text as well as all other materials included in the Materials, excluding only the materials you provide. Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use, the Owners hereby grant you a limited license, which is non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable, to access, view, and use the Materials solely for your personal purposes. None of the Owners’ Content may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, distributed, used for public or commercial purposes, or downloaded in any way unless written permission is expressly granted by the Company; notwithstanding, however, that the influencer contract template may be reproduced for use in your own business, but may not be sold or provided to third parties for use in their businesses (unless you are providing the contract for a negotiation with such third party). Modification of the Content or use of the Content for any other purpose is a violation of the copyright and other proprietary rights of the Owners, as well as other authors who created the materials, and may be subject to monetary damages and penalties. You may not distribute, modify, transmit or use the content of the Materials or any Content, including any and all software, tools, graphics and/or sound files, for public or commercial purposes without the express written permission of the Owners.

  2. DISCLAIMER: The documents and information contained in the Materials do not constitute legal advice or a substitute for an attorney. We cannot provide any kind of counsel, opinion, or recommendation about your possible legal rights, remedies, defenses, selection of forms, or strategies. The Materials are designed for general information purposes. See your attorney about your specific situation.

  3. All Content, such as text, data, graphics files, videos and sound files, and other materials contained in the Materials, are copyrighted unless otherwise noted and are the property of the Owners. No such materials may be used except as provided in these Terms of Use.

  4. All trade names, trademarks, and images and biographical information of people used in the Owners’ Content and contained in the Site, are either the property of, or used with permission by, the Owners. The use of Content by you is strictly prohibited unless specifically permitted by these Terms of Use. Any unauthorized use of Content may violate the copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights of the Owners and/or third parties, as well as the laws of privacy and publicity, and other regulations and statutes. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in the Materials shall be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark or other proprietary information without the express written consent of the Owners or third party owner. The Owners respect the copyright, trademark and all other intellectual property rights of others. The Owners have the right, but have no obligation, to remove content and accounts containing materials that it deems, in its sole discretion, to be unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Use. If you believe that your intellectual property rights are being violated and/or that any work belonging to you has been reproduced on the Materials or in any Content in any way, you may notify the Owners at hello@startupheartup.com. Please provide your name and contact information, the nature of your work and how it is being violated, all relevant copyright and/or trademark registration information, the location/URL of the violation, and any other information you believe is relevant.

  5. While the Owners use reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information in the Materials, the Owners make no warranties or representations as to its accuracy. The Owners assume no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the Materials. 

  6. When you register or sign up to receive the Materials, you expressly consent to receive any notices, announcements, agreements, disclosures, reports, documents, communications concerning new products or services, or other records or correspondence from the Company. You consent to receive notices electronically by way of transmitting the notice to you by email.

  7. If you send comments or suggestions about the Materials to the Owners, including, but not limited to, notes, text, drawings, images, designs or computer programs, such submissions shall become, and shall remain, the sole property of the Owners. No submission shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of the Owners. The Owners shall exclusively own all rights to (including intellectual property rights thereto), and shall be entitled to unrestricted use, publication, and dissemination as to all such submissions for any purpose, commercial or otherwise without any acknowledgment or compensation to you.

  8. The Owners shall use commercially reasonable efforts to restrict unauthorized access to our data and files. However no system whether or not password protected can be entirely impenetrable. You acknowledge that it may be possible for an unauthorized third party to access, view, copy, modify, or distribute the data and files you store using the Materials. Use of the Materials is completely at your own risk.

  9. The Owners will not intentionally disclose any personally identifying information about you to third parties, except where the Owners, in good faith, believe such disclosure is necessary to comply with the law or enforce these Terms of Use.

  10. NEITHER THE OWNERS NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR MAINTAINING THE SITE AND/OR ANY CONTENT ON THE SITE SHALL BE LIABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ALL CONTENT ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE OWNERS DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THE SITE, THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF SUCH MATERIALS, THE SUITABILITY OF SUCH MATERIALS FOR ANY USER’S NEEDS OR THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THEIR USE WILL MEET ANY USER’S EXPECTATIONS, OR THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR CORRECTION. THE OWNERS LIKEWISE DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR GUARANTEES THAT YOU WILL EARN ANY MONEY USING THE SITE OR THE OWNERS’ TECHNOLOGY OR SERVICES. YOU ACCEPT ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVALUATING YOUR OWN EARNING POTENTIAL AS WELL AS EXECUTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS AND SERVICES. YOUR EARNING POTENTIAL IS ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON YOUR OWN PRODUCTS, IDEAS, TECHNIQUES; YOUR EXECUTION OF YOUR BUSINESS PLAN; THE TIME YOU DEVOTE TO THE PROGRAM, IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES OFFERED AND UTILIZED; AS WELL AS YOUR FINANCES, YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND YOUR SKILL. SINCE THESE FACTORS DIFFER AMONG ALL INDIVIDUALS, THE OWNERS CANNOT AND DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR GUARANTEES REGARDING YOUR SUCCESS OR INCOME LEVEL. THE OWNERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT USE OF THE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE, THE CONTENT, AND/OR THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE ARE FREE FROM BUGS OR VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS. THE OWNERS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PERFORMANCE OR SERVICE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY ANY THIRD PARTY WEBSITE OR THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER. ANY SUCH PROBLEM SHALL BE GOVERNED SOLELY BY THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND THAT PROVIDER. Please note that the applicable jurisdiction may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties. Some of the above exclusions may thus not apply to you.

  11. THE OWNERS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PERFORMANCE OR SERVICE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY ANY THIRD PARTY WEBSITE OR THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER (including, for example, your web service provider service, Stripe payment services, your software and/or any updates or upgrades to that software). ANY SUCH PROBLEM SHALL BE GOVERNED SOLELY BY THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND THAT PROVIDER. 

  12. THE OWNERS ALSO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO LIMIT YOUR USE OF THE MATERIALS AND/OR THE CONTENT OR TO TERMINATE YOUR LICENSE SHOULD THE OWNERS DETERMINE THAT YOU HAVE VIOLATED THESE TERMS OF USE. THE OWNERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ACCESS TO THE MATERIALS AND/OR THE CONTENT, PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES TO ANYONE IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION. 

  13. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE DIGITAL PRODUCT, THERE ARE NO REFUNDS OFFERED.

  14. Prices for products offered by the Owners may change at any time, and the Owners do not provide price protection or refunds in the event of a price reduction or promotional offering. If a product becomes unavailable following a transaction but prior to download, your sole remedy is a refund. If technical problems prevent or unreasonably delay delivery of your product, your exclusive and sole remedy is either replacement or refund of the price paid, as determined by the Owners.

  15. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OWNERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, RELIANCE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR NOT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGE OR LOSS OF PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, INFORMATION OR DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE OR GOODWILL, COST OF CAPITAL, COST OF REPLACEMENT SERVICES, OR CLAIMS FOR SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, OCCASIONED BY ANY DEFECT IN THE SITE, THE CONTENT, AND/OR RELATED MATERIALS, THE INABILITY TO USE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER OR ANY OTHER CAUSE WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT THERETO, REGARDLESS OF THEORY OF LIABILITY. THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY EVEN IF THE OWNERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OR IS AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

  16. If your purchase includes calls with the OWNERS, you are responsible for scheduling them. All bookings are non-refundable. If you have to cancel your call, please email hello@startupheartup.com with the subject "CALL CANCELLATION- [date & time of your call]" no less than 48 hours before your call. If you do not show up to your call or reschedule within 48 hours, you forfeit your call.

  17. You agree to indemnify and hold the Owners and each of its directors, officers employees, and agents, harmless from any and all liabilities, claims, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising out of or relating to (i) your breach of this Agreement, (ii) any violation by you of law or the rights of any third party, (iii) any materials, information, works and/or other content of whatever nature or media that you post or share on or through the Materials, (iv) your use of the Materials or any services that the Owners may provide via the Materials, and (v) your conduct in connection with the Materials or the services or with other users of the Materials or the services. The Owners reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense of any claim for which we are entitled to indemnification under this Section. In such an event, you shall provide the Owners with such cooperation as is reasonably requested.

  18. The provisions of these Terms of Use are for the benefit of the Owners, its subsidiaries, affiliates and its third party content providers and licensors, and each shall have the right to assert and enforce such provisions directly or on its own behalf.

  19. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. You further submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in such state. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

  20. These Terms of Use may be revised from time to time by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the current Terms

Privacy Policy

This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Your IP address

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal links

  • Pages visited

  • Scrolling

  • Searches

  • Timestamps

We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

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When you buy something on this website, we collect personal information from you to fulfill the order. We may collect information like your:

  • Billing and shipping address

  • Details relating to your purchase (for example, your shirt size)

  • Email address

  • Name

  • Phone number

We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.

Our payment processor PayPal will also collect payment information from you. You can read their privacy policy at https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-full.

As you go through checkout, this site may auto-complete your shipping and billing address by sharing what you type with the Google Places API and returning suggestions to you to improve your checkout experience.

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When you submit information to this website via webform, we collect the data requested in the webform in order to track and respond to your submissions. We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.

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When you subscribe and purchase a membership on this website, we collect personal information from you to enable your member sites access. We may collect information like your:

  • Billing and shipping address

  • Details relating to your subscription

  • Email address

  • Name

  • Phone number

We share this information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so that they can provide exclusive member site hosting services to us.

As you go through checkout, this site may auto-complete your shipping and billing address by sharing what you type with the Google Places API and returning suggestions to you to improve your checkout experience.

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This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:

  • Information about your browser, network and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Web pages you view while on this website

  • Your IP address

Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.

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This website includes share buttons which enable you to share pages or other content from this site to third party services. If you click a share button, these third parties may receive your personal data, including:

  • Information about your browser, network and device

  • Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share

  • Your IP address

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If you create a customer account on this website, we collect personal information to improve our checkout experience and customer service.

This information may include your:

  • Billing and shipping address(es)

  • Details about your orders (for example, your shirt size)

  • Email address

  • Name

  • Phone number

We share this information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can provide website services to us.

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You’ll receive an automated email within 24 hours after you abandon your shopping cart, if all of the following occur:

  1. You enter your email address at checkout, or are logged into your customer account.

  2. You add a product which is in stock to your shopping cart.

  3. You close your browser or leave this website without completing your purchase.

You can unsubscribe from these messages at the bottom of the email.

The email will link back to this website, where you can pick up where you left off and complete your purchase.

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We may send you marketing emails, which you can unsubscribe from by clicking the link at the bottom of the email. We share your contact information with Squarespace, our email marketing provider, so they can send these emails on our behalf.

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We may email you with messages about your order or account activity. For example, we may email you to tell you that:

  • You’ve created a customer account

  • Your customer account password has been reset or updated

  • You’ve made a purchase

  • Your order has shipped

It’s not possible to unsubscribe from these messages.

We share your contact information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can send these emails to you on our behalf.

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When you make a purchase from us on this website, we use Squarespace Payments as our payment solution. Squarespace Payments is a fully integrated, native payment solution provided to us by our online store service provider Squarespace. Squarespace Payments makes use of the following third party service providers which will also receive your personal information and process it in accordance with their privacy policies:

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Questions or Concerns? Contact hello@startupheartup.com