These Terms of Use apply to the Brinc Limited website (including all subdomains, related websites or platforms, the “Site”), which is operated by Brinc Limited and its affiliates (collectively, “Brinc”, “we”, “us” and/or “our”).
This Site provides, among other things, information about our people, organization and application process, tools for applicants to submit various applications and access other useful services offered by Brinc, discussions about topics relevant to startups, and profiles of founders and companies who have participated in our accelerator programs (“Services”). Unless otherwise stated, these Terms of Use will apply to other tools and services made available by Brinc and linked to this Site. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not access this Site, or any pages thereof. In return for allowing you access to this Site, we impose and require you to accept these Terms and if you continue to use this Site you will be regarded as having accepted these Terms. If you are not prepared to agree to these Terms then you must immediately leave this Site and you may not use or access our Services.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change or modify portions of these Terms of Use at any time. Your continued use of the Site after the date any such changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Use.
In addition, when using certain components of the Site, you will be subject to any additional terms, policies, rules or guidelines applicable to the Site or such components of the Site that may be posted on the Site from time to time, including, without limitation, the Privacy Statement located here and the Applications Privacy Policy located here. All such terms are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use. We may also refer to these Terms of Use in other terms and conditions governing your use of Services made available to you by us through this Site.
Brinc Website Assistant Chatbot is an AI chatbot trained on the data contained in this Site and will answer questions based on the information presented here. Co-Founder is an AI-powered Google Chrome extension that will answer entrepreneurship-focused questions based on Brinc’s knowledge from supporting hundreds of startups. Both Brinc Website Assistant Chatbot and Co-Founder (referred to as “Tools”) are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis and are provided subject to these Terms of Use. These Tools are new to us, are still being tested, and rely on information which we are continuously updating. Brinc disclaims all responsibility and liability for the availability, timeliness, security or reliability of the Tools and does not guarantee the accuracy of responses. We may modify, suspend or discontinue the Tools with or without notice at any time and without any liability to anyone. Use of the Tools does not trigger any sort of legal relationship. Answers provided by the Tools are intended for informational purposes only and do not constitute and shall not be relied on as professional or legal advice.
Your Registration Obligations: You may be required to register with Brinc in order to access and use certain features of the Site or our Services. Where you are prompted to register and if you choose to register, you agree to provide and maintain true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the relevant registration form. Registration data and certain other information about you are governed by our Privacy Statement. If you are under 18 years of age, we will not accept your registration.
Where Applicable: Member Account, Password and Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account, if any, and are fully responsible for any and all activities that occur under your password or account. You agree to (a) notify Brinc of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security within a reasonable time period, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. Brinc will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this Section.
Modifications to Site: Brinc reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Site (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that Brinc will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Site.
General Practices Regarding Use and Storage: You acknowledge that Brinc may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Site, including without limitation the maximum period of time that data or other content will be retained by Brinc. You agree that Brinc has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any data or other content maintained or uploaded by you. You acknowledge that Brinc reserves the right to terminate accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time.
User Conduct: You are solely responsible for all images, information, data, text, photographs, graphics or other materials (“content”) that you upload, post, publish or display (hereinafter, “upload”) or email or otherwise transmit to Brinc. The following are examples of the kind of content and/or use that is illegal or prohibited by Brinc. Brinc reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in Brinc’s sole discretion, violates this provision, including without limitation, removing the offending content, suspending or terminating the account of such violators and reporting you to the law enforcement authorities.
You agree to not use the Site (or any application made available to you through the Site) to:
Commercial Use: You agree not to display, distribute, license, perform, publish, reproduce, duplicate, copy, create derivative works from, modify, sell, resell, exploit, transfer or upload for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Site, use of the Site, or access to the Site. The buying, exchanging, selling and/or promotion (commercial or otherwise) of content is strictly prohibited, constitutes a material breach of these Terms of Use, and could result in legal liability.
You acknowledge and agree that the Site may contain content or features (“Site Content”) that are protected by copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by Brinc, you agree not to modify, copy, frame, scrape, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Site or the Site Content, in whole or in part, except that the foregoing does not apply to your own User Content (as defined below) that you legally upload when applying to an accelerator program or to participate in a competition or otherwise registering through the Site. In connection with your use of the Site (or your use of any applications made available to you through the Site) you will not engage in or use any data mining, robots, scraping or similar data gathering or extraction methods.
If you are blocked by Brinc from accessing the Site (including by blocking your IP address), you agree not to implement any measures to circumvent such blocking (e.g., by masking your IP address or using a proxy IP address).
Any use of the Site, the Site Content, or applications made available to you through the Site, other than as specifically authorized herein is strictly prohibited. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Brinc.
The Brinc name and logos are trademarks of Brinc (collectively the “Brinc Trademarks”). Other trademarks used and displayed on the Site may be trademarks of their respective owners. Nothing in this Terms of Use should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any of Brinc Trademarks displayed on the Site, without our prior written permission in each instance. All goodwill generated from the use of Brinc Trademarks will inure to our exclusive benefit.
Under no circumstances will Brinc be liable in any way for any content or materials of any third parties (including founders, investors or other users), including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any such content. Without limiting the foregoing, Brinc and its designees will have the right to remove any content that violates these Terms of Use or is deemed by Brinc, in its sole discretion, to be otherwise objectionable.
You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content.
With respect to the content or other materials you upload through the Site (collectively, “User Content”), you represent and warrant that you own all right, title and interest in and to such User Content, including, without limitation, all copyrights and rights of publicity contained therein. By uploading any User Content you hereby grant and will grant Brinc and its affiliated companies a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty free, fully paid up, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to copy, display, upload, perform, distribute, store, modify and otherwise use your User Content for any Brinc-related purpose in any form, medium or technology now known or later developed. However, please review the Applications Privacy Policy located at Applications Privacy Policy Link, for more information on how we treat information included in accelerator program applications submitted to us.
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other information about the Site (“Submissions”) provided by you to Brinc are non-confidential and Brinc will be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any purpose, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
Without limiting the foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that Brinc may preserve content and may also disclose content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process, applicable laws or government requests; (b) enforce these Terms of Use; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Brinc, its users and the public. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Site, including your content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
Brinc respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, you should notify Brinc of your infringement claim in accordance with the procedure set forth below.
Brinc will process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under applicable intellectual property laws with respect to any alleged or actual infringement. A written notification of claimed copyright infringement should be emailed to legal@brinc.io for the attention of the General Counsel.
To be effective, the notification must be in email form and contain the following information:
If you believe that your User Content that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or pursuant to the law, to upload and use the content in your User Content, you may send a written counter-notice containing the following information to legal@brinc.io:
If a counter-notice is received by the General Counsel, Brinc will send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace the removed content or cease disabling it in 15 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member or user, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at our sole discretion.
By the applicable law, Brinc has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at Brinc’s sole discretion, users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. Brinc may also at its sole discretion limit access to the Site and/or terminate the registrations of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.
The Site may provide, or third parties may provide, links or other access to other sites and resources on the Internet or to third party applications. These third party applications may include applications that process payments on Brinc’s behalf. Brinc has no control over such sites, resources or applications and Brinc is not responsible for and does not endorse such sites, resources or applications. You further acknowledge and agree that Brinc will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any content, events, goods or services available on or through any such sites, resources or applications. Any dealings you have with third parties found while using the Site are between you and the third party, and you agree that Brinc is not liable for any loss or claim that you may have against any such third party.
You agree to release, indemnify and hold Brinc and its affiliates and their officers, employees, directors and agents harmless from any from any and all losses, damages, expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, rights, claims, actions of any kind and injury arising out of or relating to your use of the Site or any related information, any application made available to you through the Site, any User Content, your application(s) to Brinc or the results thereof, your violation of these Terms of Use or your violation of any rights of another.
Your use of the Site (and of any applications made available to you through the Site) at your sole risk. The Site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Brinc expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.
Brinc makes no warranty that (i) the Site will meet your requirements, (ii) the Site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, or (iii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the Site will be accurate or reliable.
You are solely responsible for obtaining independent legal advice prior to making any financial decisions or legal decisions, this includes the decision to apply for an accelerator program or a competition, participate in an accelerator program or competition, and accept investments from our investment partners. Nothing on this Site should be taken as a guarantee that in applying or participating in an accelerator program or competition will result in investment by our investment partners, or follow-on investment thereafter.
Nothing on this Site is intended to be taken as financial planning or investment, tax, accountancy, or law advice. Further, nothing in this Site constitutes an offer or solicitation to offer or recommendation to invest.
You expressly understand and agree that Brinc will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary damages, or damages for loss of profits including but not limited to, damages for loss of goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if Brinc has been advised of the possibility of such damages), whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, resulting from: (i) the use of inability to use the Site or any related information; (ii) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; (iii) statements or conduct of any third party (including users) on the Site; or (iv) any other matter relating to the Site. In no event will Brinc’s total liability to you for all damages, losses or causes of action exceed US$100.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages. Accordingly, some of the above limitations set forth may not apply to you. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the Site or with these Terms of Use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue use of this Site.
Brinc is always interested in resolving disputes amicably and efficiently, and most user concerns can be resolved quickly and to the user’s satisfaction by emailing us at legal@brinc.io. If such efforts prove unsuccessful, disputes will be resolved through the courts of Hong Kong.
You agree that Brinc, in its sole discretion, may suspend or terminate your use of the Site (or any application made available to you through the Site) and remove and discard any content within the Site, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if Brinc believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms of Use. Any suspected fraudulent, abusive or illegal activity that may be grounds for termination of your use of the Site, may be referred to appropriate law enforcement authorities. Brinc may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the Site, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Site under any provision of this Terms of Use may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that Brinc may (but has no obligation to) immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or the Site. Termination of your account or access to any component of the Site will not terminate Brinc’s rights to your User Content. Further, you agree that Brinc will not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Site.
You agree that you are solely responsible for your interactions with any other user in connection with the Site and Brinc will have no liability or responsibility with respect thereto. Brinc reserves the right, but has no obligation, to become involved in any way with disputes between you and any other user of the Site.
These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Brinc and govern your use of the Site and of any applications made available to you through the site, superseding any prior agreements between you and Brinc. These Terms of Use will be governed by the laws of Hong Kong without regard to its conflict of law provisions. The failure of Brinc to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms of Use remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any regulation or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Site or these Terms of Use must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form will be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. You may not assign these Terms of Use without the prior written consent of Brinc but Brinc may assign or transfer these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, without restriction. The section titles in these Terms of Use are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The Site may also provide notices to you of changes to these Terms of Use or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices generally on the Site.
At Brinc, we respect the privacy of our users. For details please see our Privacy Statement and Application Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you consent to our collection and use of personal data as outlined therein.
Please contact us at legal@brinc.io to report any violations of these Terms of Use or to pose any questions regarding these Terms of Use.
The Site may provide, or third parties may provide, links or other access to other sites and resources on the Internet or to third party applications. Brinc has no control over such sites, resources or applications and Brinc is not responsible for and does not endorse such sites, resources or applications. You further acknowledge and agree that Brinc will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any content, events, goods or services available on or through any such sites, resources or applications. Any dealings you have with third parties found while using the Site are between you and the third party, and you agree that Brinc is not liable for any loss or claim that you may have against any such third party.
You agree to release, indemnify and hold Brinc and its affiliates and their officers, employees, directors and agents harmless from any from any and all losses, damages, expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, rights, claims, actions of any kind and injury arising out of or relating to your use of the Site or any related information, any application made available to you through the Site, any User Content, your application(s) to Brinc or the results thereof, your violation of these Terms of Use or your violation of any rights of another.
Your use of the Site (and of any applications made available to you through the Site) at your sole risk. The Site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Brinc expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.
Brinc makes no warranty that (i) the Site will meet your requirements, (ii) the Site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, or (iii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the Site will be accurate or reliable.
You are solely responsible for obtaining independent legal advice prior to making any financial decisions or legal decisions, this includes the decision to apply for an accelerator program or a competition, participate in an accelerator program or competition, and accept investments from our investment partners. Nothing on this Site should be taken as a guarantee that in applying or participating in an accelerator program will result in investment by our investment partners, or follow-on investment thereafter.
Nothing on this Site is intended to be taken as financial planning or investment, tax, accountancy, or law advice. Further, nothing in this Site constitutes an offer or solicitation to offer or recommendation to invest.
You expressly understand and agree that Brinc will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary damages, or damages for loss of profits including but not limited to, damages for loss of goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if Brinc has been advised of the possibility of such damages), whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, resulting from: (i) the use of inability to use the Site or any related information; (ii) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; (iii) statements or conduct of any third party (including users) on the Site; or (iv) any other matter relating to the Site. In no event will Brinc’s total liability to you for all damages, losses or causes of action exceed US$100.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages. Accordingly, some of the above limitations set forth may not apply to you. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the Site or with these Terms of Use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue use of this Site.
Brinc is always interested in resolving disputes amicably and efficiently, and most user concerns can be resolved quickly and to the user’s satisfaction by emailing us at legal@brinc.io. If such efforts prove unsuccessful, disputes will be resolved through the courts of Hong Kong.
You agree that Brinc, in its sole discretion, may suspend or terminate your use of the Site (or any application made available to you through the Site) and remove and discard any content within the Site, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if Brinc believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms of Use. Any suspected fraudulent, abusive or illegal activity that may be grounds for termination of your use of the Site, may be referred to appropriate law enforcement authorities. Brinc may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the Site, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Site under any provision of this Terms of Use may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that Brinc may (but has obligation to) immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or the Site. Termination of your account or access to any component of the Site will not terminate Brinc’s rights to your User Content. Further, you agree that Brinc will not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Site.
You agree that you are solely responsible for your interactions with any other user in connection with the Site and Brinc will have no liability or responsibility with respect thereto. Brinc reserves the right, but has no obligation, to become involved in any way with disputes between you and any other user of the Site.
These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Brinc and govern your use of the Site and of any applications made available to you through the site, superseding any prior agreements between you and Brinc. These Terms of Use will be governed by the laws of Hong Kong without regard to its conflict of law provisions. The failure of Brinc to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms of Use remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any regulation or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Site or these Terms of Use must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form will be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. You may not assign these Terms of Use without the prior written consent of Brinc but Brinc may assign or transfer these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, without restriction. The section titles in these Terms of Use are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The Site may also provide notices to you of changes to these Terms of Use or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices generally on the Site.
At Brinc, we respect the privacy of our users. For details please see our Application Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you consent to our collection and use of personal data as outlined therein.
Please contact us at legal@brinc.io to report any violations of these Terms of Use or to pose any questions regarding these Terms of Use.
This privacy statement (“Privacy Statement”) will explain how Brinc Limited (“Brinc”, “we”, “our”, “us”) handles your personal data. “Personal Data,” as used in this Privacy Statement, is information that identifies or can reasonably be linked directly or indirectly to an identifiable person. The privacy practices and standards detailed in this Privacy Statement apply to all data subjects globally, unless specifically noted otherwise.
This Privacy Statement applies to this Brinc website and other websites or platforms provided or made available by Brinc through this website (“Site”) and the services we provide (“Services”).
The categories of Personal Data collected by Brinc change depending on the Services you use. We have described below which Services correlate with the processing in each Personal Data category.
Information you provide directly
We collect the Personal Data you provide to us, for example:
We may collect certain Personal Data automatically through your use of the Services, for example:
We may collect Personal Data from other parties in the following ways:
When you are asked to provide personal data, you may decline. And you may use web browser or operating system controls to prevent certain types of automatic data collection. But if you choose not to provide or allow information that is necessary for certain products or features, those products or features may not be available or function correctly.
Brinc does not intentionally collect sensitive Personal Data, such as genetic data, health information, or religious information. Brinc does, however, collect information about your gender and race and ethnicity. We collect this information to promote equity and diversity initiatives within our organization but, if you prefer not to provide this information, you do not have to and may register a profile, still make use of our Services, and access the Site.
If you are under the age of 18, you may not register either to an accelerator program or otherwise through our Site. Brinc does not knowingly collect information from, or direct any of our Services to, persons under 18. If we learn or have reason to suspect that a user is under the age of 18, we will close that registered profile.
Brinc uses your Personal Data for the following purposes:
When our processing is subject to international laws, including but not limited to the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) that governs individuals located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), we collect and process your Personal Data using one or more of the following legal bases set out by applicable law:
We may share each of the categories of Personal Data we collect with the types of third-parties described below, for the following business purposes:
Our Services are hosted in Hong Kong and information we collect will be stored and processed in Hong Kong. Our employees, contractors, affiliated organizations, service providers, and sub-processors that process Personal Data may be located in Hong Kong or other countries outside of your home country. If you reside in the EEA, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, and we transfer information about you to a jurisdiction that has not been found by the European Commission to have adequate data protections, we will use available safeguards and legal mechanisms to help ensure your rights and protections, including using Standard Contractual Clauses or obtaining your consent.
We work hard to protect your Personal Data. We employ administrative, technical, and physical security controls where appropriate, to protect your information.
In order to protect your Personal Data, Brinc will only retain your Personal Data for as long as your registered profile is active or as needed to perform our contractual obligations or as may be required by applicable law, provide you the Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, preserve legal rights, or enforce our agreements. Brinc reserves the right to delete inactive profiles and associated content. Brinc may deem a profile inactive based on various criteria, including, but not limited to, the profile creation date and the date of the last contribution or information submission. If we plan to delete your profile, we will provide advance notice by sending a message to the email address registered to your profile.
You have the right to access, correct, restrict or delete your Personal Data. While these rights may vary by jurisdiction, Brinc provides you with the same rights and choices, no matter where you live. We provide these rights free of charge unless your requests are manifestly unfounded and excessive.
You may exercise your choices and rights as follows:
If you are a California resident, specific privacy rights apply to you:
Pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), Brinc or our service providers may have collected, in the preceding twelve months, the following categories of Personal Information for business or commercial purposes: Identifiers (such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, account name, or other similar identifiers); internet or other electronic network activity information, including browsing history and search history; geolocation data; professional or employment-related information; and inferences about preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities and aptitudes.
Brinc collects personal data for the following business or commercial purposes: auditing interactions with consumers, detecting security incidents, debugging, contextual customization of ads shown during consumer interactions, internal research, maintaining quality and safety, providing our Services, maintaining or servicing registered profiles, verifying registered information and communicating with registered profiles.
You are entitled to certain rights as a California resident, such as disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of Personal Information that we have collected from you in the preceding 12 months, details about our processing of your Personal Information,and the right to delete your Personal Information. You also have the right to non-discrimination of service or price if you exercise your privacy rights, and Brinc will not deny providing you with the Services or charge you different prices if you exercise your rights.
You have the right to know whether your Personal Information is sold and to opt-out of the sale of your Personal Information. While we do not believe we sell your Personal Information, the CCPA and the forthcoming CPRA could interpret a sale of Personal Information to be the transmission of cookie identifiers and browsing behaviors to third-parties for interest-based advertising. Subject to certain uses of the Services, we may share such Personal Information with third-parties, which may be considered a sale. You may exercise CCPA rights as described in the “Rights and choices” section above.
You may designate, in writing or through a power of attorney, an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf to exercise your rights under the CCPA. Before accepting such a request from an agent, we will require the agent to provide proof you have authorized it to act on your behalf, and we may need you to verify your identity directly with us. To provide or delete specific pieces of Personal Information we will need to verify your identity to the degree of certainty required by law. Please email legal@brinc.io.
Brinc may change its Privacy Statement from time to time. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this Statement. If we decide to make a significant change to our Privacy Statement, we will post a notice of the update on the homepage of our Site. We may also provide notification via email of any material changes to our Privacy Statement.
Your information is controlled by Brinc Limited. If you have questions or concerns about the way we are handling your Personal Data, please email us with the subject line “Privacy Concern” at legal@brinc.io.
These Terms of Use apply to the Brinc Limited website (including all subdomains, related websites or platforms, the “Site”), which is operated by Brinc Limited and its affiliates (collectively, “Brinc”, “we”, “us” and/or “our”).
This Site provides, among other things, information about our people, organization and application process, tools for applicants to submit various applications and access other useful services offered by Brinc, discussions about topics relevant to startups, and profiles of founders and companies who have participated in our accelerator programs (“Services”). Unless otherwise stated, these Terms of Use will apply to other tools and services made available by Brinc and linked to this Site. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not access this Site, or any pages thereof. In return for allowing you access to this Site, we impose and require you to accept these Terms and if you continue to use this Site you will be regarded as having accepted these Terms. If you are not prepared to agree to these Terms then you must immediately leave this Site and you may not use or access our Services.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change or modify portions of these Terms of Use at any time. Your continued use of the Site after the date any such changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Use.
In addition, when using certain components of the Site, you will be subject to any additional terms, policies, rules or guidelines applicable to the Site or such components of the Site that may be posted on the Site from time to time, including, without limitation, the Privacy Statement located here and the Applications Privacy Policy located here. All such terms are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use. We may also refer to these Terms of Use in other terms and conditions governing your use of Services made available to you by us through this Site.
Brinc Website Assistant Chatbot is an AI chatbot trained on the data contained in this Site and will answer questions based on the information presented here. Co-Founder is an AI-powered Google Chrome extension that will answer entrepreneurship-focused questions based on Brinc’s knowledge from supporting hundreds of startups. Both Brinc Website Assistant Chatbot and Co-Founder (referred to as “Tools”) are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis and are provided subject to these Terms of Use. These Tools are new to us, are still being tested, and rely on information which we are continuously updating. Brinc disclaims all responsibility and liability for the availability, timeliness, security or reliability of the Tools and does not guarantee the accuracy of responses. We may modify, suspend or discontinue the Tools with or without notice at any time and without any liability to anyone. Use of the Tools does not trigger any sort of legal relationship. Answers provided by the Tools are intended for informational purposes only and do not constitute and shall not be relied on as professional or legal advice.
Your Registration Obligations: You may be required to register with Brinc in order to access and use certain features of the Site or our Services. Where you are prompted to register and if you choose to register, you agree to provide and maintain true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the relevant registration form. Registration data and certain other information about you are governed by our Privacy Statement. If you are under 18 years of age, we will not accept your registration.
Where Applicable: Member Account, Password and Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account, if any, and are fully responsible for any and all activities that occur under your password or account. You agree to (a) notify Brinc of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security within a reasonable time period, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. Brinc will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this Section.
Modifications to Site: Brinc reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Site (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that Brinc will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Site.
General Practices Regarding Use and Storage: You acknowledge that Brinc may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Site, including without limitation the maximum period of time that data or other content will be retained by Brinc. You agree that Brinc has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any data or other content maintained or uploaded by you. You acknowledge that Brinc reserves the right to terminate accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time.
User Conduct: You are solely responsible for all images, information, data, text, photographs, graphics or other materials (“content”) that you upload, post, publish or display (hereinafter, “upload”) or email or otherwise transmit to Brinc. The following are examples of the kind of content and/or use that is illegal or prohibited by Brinc. Brinc reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in Brinc’s sole discretion, violates this provision, including without limitation, removing the offending content, suspending or terminating the account of such violators and reporting you to the law enforcement authorities.
You agree to not use the Site (or any application made available to you through the Site) to:
Commercial Use: You agree not to display, distribute, license, perform, publish, reproduce, duplicate, copy, create derivative works from, modify, sell, resell, exploit, transfer or upload for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Site, use of the Site, or access to the Site. The buying, exchanging, selling and/or promotion (commercial or otherwise) of content is strictly prohibited, constitutes a material breach of these Terms of Use, and could result in legal liability.
You acknowledge and agree that the Site may contain content or features (“Site Content”) that are protected by copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by Brinc, you agree not to modify, copy, frame, scrape, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Site or the Site Content, in whole or in part, except that the foregoing does not apply to your own User Content (as defined below) that you legally upload when applying to an accelerator program or to participate in a competition or otherwise registering through the Site. In connection with your use of the Site (or your use of any applications made available to you through the Site) you will not engage in or use any data mining, robots, scraping or similar data gathering or extraction methods.
If you are blocked by Brinc from accessing the Site (including by blocking your IP address), you agree not to implement any measures to circumvent such blocking (e.g., by masking your IP address or using a proxy IP address).
Any use of the Site, the Site Content, or applications made available to you through the Site, other than as specifically authorized herein is strictly prohibited. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Brinc.
The Brinc name and logos are trademarks of Brinc (collectively the “Brinc Trademarks”). Other trademarks used and displayed on the Site may be trademarks of their respective owners. Nothing in this Terms of Use should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any of Brinc Trademarks displayed on the Site, without our prior written permission in each instance. All goodwill generated from the use of Brinc Trademarks will inure to our exclusive benefit.
Under no circumstances will Brinc be liable in any way for any content or materials of any third parties (including founders, investors or other users), including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any such content. Without limiting the foregoing, Brinc and its designees will have the right to remove any content that violates these Terms of Use or is deemed by Brinc, in its sole discretion, to be otherwise objectionable.
You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content.
With respect to the content or other materials you upload through the Site (collectively, “User Content”), you represent and warrant that you own all right, title and interest in and to such User Content, including, without limitation, all copyrights and rights of publicity contained therein. By uploading any User Content you hereby grant and will grant Brinc and its affiliated companies a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty free, fully paid up, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to copy, display, upload, perform, distribute, store, modify and otherwise use your User Content for any Brinc-related purpose in any form, medium or technology now known or later developed. However, please review the Applications Privacy Policy located at Applications Privacy Policy Link, for more information on how we treat information included in accelerator program applications submitted to us.
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other information about the Site (“Submissions”) provided by you to Brinc are non-confidential and Brinc will be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any purpose, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
Without limiting the foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that Brinc may preserve content and may also disclose content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process, applicable laws or government requests; (b) enforce these Terms of Use; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Brinc, its users and the public. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Site, including your content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
Brinc respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, you should notify Brinc of your infringement claim in accordance with the procedure set forth below.
Brinc will process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under applicable intellectual property laws with respect to any alleged or actual infringement. A written notification of claimed copyright infringement should be emailed to legal@brinc.io for the attention of the General Counsel.
To be effective, the notification must be in email form and contain the following information:
If you believe that your User Content that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or pursuant to the law, to upload and use the content in your User Content, you may send a written counter-notice containing the following information to legal@brinc.io:
If a counter-notice is received by the General Counsel, Brinc will send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace the removed content or cease disabling it in 15 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member or user, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at our sole discretion.
By the applicable law, Brinc has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at Brinc’s sole discretion, users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. Brinc may also at its sole discretion limit access to the Site and/or terminate the registrations of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.
The Site may provide, or third parties may provide, links or other access to other sites and resources on the Internet or to third party applications. These third party applications may include applications that process payments on Brinc’s behalf. Brinc has no control over such sites, resources or applications and Brinc is not responsible for and does not endorse such sites, resources or applications. You further acknowledge and agree that Brinc will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any content, events, goods or services available on or through any such sites, resources or applications. Any dealings you have with third parties found while using the Site are between you and the third party, and you agree that Brinc is not liable for any loss or claim that you may have against any such third party.
You agree to release, indemnify and hold Brinc and its affiliates and their officers, employees, directors and agents harmless from any from any and all losses, damages, expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, rights, claims, actions of any kind and injury arising out of or relating to your use of the Site or any related information, any application made available to you through the Site, any User Content, your application(s) to Brinc or the results thereof, your violation of these Terms of Use or your violation of any rights of another.
Your use of the Site (and of any applications made available to you through the Site) at your sole risk. The Site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Brinc expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.
Brinc makes no warranty that (i) the Site will meet your requirements, (ii) the Site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, or (iii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the Site will be accurate or reliable.
You are solely responsible for obtaining independent legal advice prior to making any financial decisions or legal decisions, this includes the decision to apply for an accelerator program or a competition, participate in an accelerator program or competition, and accept investments from our investment partners. Nothing on this Site should be taken as a guarantee that in applying or participating in an accelerator program or competition will result in investment by our investment partners, or follow-on investment thereafter.
Nothing on this Site is intended to be taken as financial planning or investment, tax, accountancy, or law advice. Further, nothing in this Site constitutes an offer or solicitation to offer or recommendation to invest.
You expressly understand and agree that Brinc will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary damages, or damages for loss of profits including but not limited to, damages for loss of goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if Brinc has been advised of the possibility of such damages), whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, resulting from: (i) the use of inability to use the Site or any related information; (ii) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; (iii) statements or conduct of any third party (including users) on the Site; or (iv) any other matter relating to the Site. In no event will Brinc’s total liability to you for all damages, losses or causes of action exceed US$100.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages. Accordingly, some of the above limitations set forth may not apply to you. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the Site or with these Terms of Use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue use of this Site.
Brinc is always interested in resolving disputes amicably and efficiently, and most user concerns can be resolved quickly and to the user’s satisfaction by emailing us at legal@brinc.io. If such efforts prove unsuccessful, disputes will be resolved through the courts of Hong Kong.
You agree that Brinc, in its sole discretion, may suspend or terminate your use of the Site (or any application made available to you through the Site) and remove and discard any content within the Site, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if Brinc believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms of Use. Any suspected fraudulent, abusive or illegal activity that may be grounds for termination of your use of the Site, may be referred to appropriate law enforcement authorities. Brinc may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the Site, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Site under any provision of this Terms of Use may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that Brinc may (but has no obligation to) immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or the Site. Termination of your account or access to any component of the Site will not terminate Brinc’s rights to your User Content. Further, you agree that Brinc will not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Site.
You agree that you are solely responsible for your interactions with any other user in connection with the Site and Brinc will have no liability or responsibility with respect thereto. Brinc reserves the right, but has no obligation, to become involved in any way with disputes between you and any other user of the Site.
These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Brinc and govern your use of the Site and of any applications made available to you through the site, superseding any prior agreements between you and Brinc. These Terms of Use will be governed by the laws of Hong Kong without regard to its conflict of law provisions. The failure of Brinc to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms of Use remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any regulation or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Site or these Terms of Use must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form will be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. You may not assign these Terms of Use without the prior written consent of Brinc but Brinc may assign or transfer these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, without restriction. The section titles in these Terms of Use are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The Site may also provide notices to you of changes to these Terms of Use or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices generally on the Site.
At Brinc, we respect the privacy of our users. For details please see our Privacy Statement and Application Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you consent to our collection and use of personal data as outlined therein.
Please contact us at legal@brinc.io to report any violations of these Terms of Use or to pose any questions regarding these Terms of Use.
The Site may provide, or third parties may provide, links or other access to other sites and resources on the Internet or to third party applications. Brinc has no control over such sites, resources or applications and Brinc is not responsible for and does not endorse such sites, resources or applications. You further acknowledge and agree that Brinc will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any content, events, goods or services available on or through any such sites, resources or applications. Any dealings you have with third parties found while using the Site are between you and the third party, and you agree that Brinc is not liable for any loss or claim that you may have against any such third party.
You agree to release, indemnify and hold Brinc and its affiliates and their officers, employees, directors and agents harmless from any from any and all losses, damages, expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, rights, claims, actions of any kind and injury arising out of or relating to your use of the Site or any related information, any application made available to you through the Site, any User Content, your application(s) to Brinc or the results thereof, your violation of these Terms of Use or your violation of any rights of another.
Your use of the Site (and of any applications made available to you through the Site) at your sole risk. The Site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Brinc expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.
Brinc makes no warranty that (i) the Site will meet your requirements, (ii) the Site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, or (iii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the Site will be accurate or reliable.
You are solely responsible for obtaining independent legal advice prior to making any financial decisions or legal decisions, this includes the decision to apply for an accelerator program or a competition, participate in an accelerator program or competition, and accept investments from our investment partners. Nothing on this Site should be taken as a guarantee that in applying or participating in an accelerator program will result in investment by our investment partners, or follow-on investment thereafter.
Nothing on this Site is intended to be taken as financial planning or investment, tax, accountancy, or law advice. Further, nothing in this Site constitutes an offer or solicitation to offer or recommendation to invest.
You expressly understand and agree that Brinc will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary damages, or damages for loss of profits including but not limited to, damages for loss of goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if Brinc has been advised of the possibility of such damages), whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, resulting from: (i) the use of inability to use the Site or any related information; (ii) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; (iii) statements or conduct of any third party (including users) on the Site; or (iv) any other matter relating to the Site. In no event will Brinc’s total liability to you for all damages, losses or causes of action exceed US$100.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages. Accordingly, some of the above limitations set forth may not apply to you. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the Site or with these Terms of Use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue use of this Site.
Brinc is always interested in resolving disputes amicably and efficiently, and most user concerns can be resolved quickly and to the user’s satisfaction by emailing us at legal@brinc.io. If such efforts prove unsuccessful, disputes will be resolved through the courts of Hong Kong.
You agree that Brinc, in its sole discretion, may suspend or terminate your use of the Site (or any application made available to you through the Site) and remove and discard any content within the Site, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if Brinc believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms of Use. Any suspected fraudulent, abusive or illegal activity that may be grounds for termination of your use of the Site, may be referred to appropriate law enforcement authorities. Brinc may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the Site, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Site under any provision of this Terms of Use may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that Brinc may (but has obligation to) immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or the Site. Termination of your account or access to any component of the Site will not terminate Brinc’s rights to your User Content. Further, you agree that Brinc will not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Site.
You agree that you are solely responsible for your interactions with any other user in connection with the Site and Brinc will have no liability or responsibility with respect thereto. Brinc reserves the right, but has no obligation, to become involved in any way with disputes between you and any other user of the Site.
These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Brinc and govern your use of the Site and of any applications made available to you through the site, superseding any prior agreements between you and Brinc. These Terms of Use will be governed by the laws of Hong Kong without regard to its conflict of law provisions. The failure of Brinc to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms of Use remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any regulation or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Site or these Terms of Use must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form will be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. You may not assign these Terms of Use without the prior written consent of Brinc but Brinc may assign or transfer these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, without restriction. The section titles in these Terms of Use are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The Site may also provide notices to you of changes to these Terms of Use or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices generally on the Site.
At Brinc, we respect the privacy of our users. For details please see our Application Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you consent to our collection and use of personal data as outlined therein.
Please contact us at legal@brinc.io to report any violations of these Terms of Use or to pose any questions regarding these Terms of Use.
This privacy statement (“Privacy Statement”) will explain how Brinc Limited (“Brinc”, “we”, “our”, “us”) handles your personal data. “Personal Data,” as used in this Privacy Statement, is information that identifies or can reasonably be linked directly or indirectly to an identifiable person. The privacy practices and standards detailed in this Privacy Statement apply to all data subjects globally, unless specifically noted otherwise.
This Privacy Statement applies to this Brinc website and other websites or platforms provided or made available by Brinc through this website (“Site”) and the services we provide (“Services”).
The categories of Personal Data collected by Brinc change depending on the Services you use. We have described below which Services correlate with the processing in each Personal Data category.
Information you provide directly
We collect the Personal Data you provide to us, for example:
We may collect certain Personal Data automatically through your use of the Services, for example:
We may collect Personal Data from other parties in the following ways:
When you are asked to provide personal data, you may decline. And you may use web browser or operating system controls to prevent certain types of automatic data collection. But if you choose not to provide or allow information that is necessary for certain products or features, those products or features may not be available or function correctly.
Brinc does not intentionally collect sensitive Personal Data, such as genetic data, health information, or religious information. Brinc does, however, collect information about your gender and race and ethnicity. We collect this information to promote equity and diversity initiatives within our organization but, if you prefer not to provide this information, you do not have to and may register a profile, still make use of our Services, and access the Site.
If you are under the age of 18, you may not register either to an accelerator program or otherwise through our Site. Brinc does not knowingly collect information from, or direct any of our Services to, persons under 18. If we learn or have reason to suspect that a user is under the age of 18, we will close that registered profile.
Brinc uses your Personal Data for the following purposes:
When our processing is subject to international laws, including but not limited to the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) that governs individuals located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), we collect and process your Personal Data using one or more of the following legal bases set out by applicable law:
We may share each of the categories of Personal Data we collect with the types of third-parties described below, for the following business purposes:
Our Services are hosted in Hong Kong and information we collect will be stored and processed in Hong Kong. Our employees, contractors, affiliated organizations, service providers, and sub-processors that process Personal Data may be located in Hong Kong or other countries outside of your home country. If you reside in the EEA, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, and we transfer information about you to a jurisdiction that has not been found by the European Commission to have adequate data protections, we will use available safeguards and legal mechanisms to help ensure your rights and protections, including using Standard Contractual Clauses or obtaining your consent.
We work hard to protect your Personal Data. We employ administrative, technical, and physical security controls where appropriate, to protect your information.
In order to protect your Personal Data, Brinc will only retain your Personal Data for as long as your registered profile is active or as needed to perform our contractual obligations or as may be required by applicable law, provide you the Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, preserve legal rights, or enforce our agreements. Brinc reserves the right to delete inactive profiles and associated content. Brinc may deem a profile inactive based on various criteria, including, but not limited to, the profile creation date and the date of the last contribution or information submission. If we plan to delete your profile, we will provide advance notice by sending a message to the email address registered to your profile.
You have the right to access, correct, restrict or delete your Personal Data. While these rights may vary by jurisdiction, Brinc provides you with the same rights and choices, no matter where you live. We provide these rights free of charge unless your requests are manifestly unfounded and excessive.
You may exercise your choices and rights as follows:
If you are a California resident, specific privacy rights apply to you:
Pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), Brinc or our service providers may have collected, in the preceding twelve months, the following categories of Personal Information for business or commercial purposes: Identifiers (such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, account name, or other similar identifiers); internet or other electronic network activity information, including browsing history and search history; geolocation data; professional or employment-related information; and inferences about preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities and aptitudes.
Brinc collects personal data for the following business or commercial purposes: auditing interactions with consumers, detecting security incidents, debugging, contextual customization of ads shown during consumer interactions, internal research, maintaining quality and safety, providing our Services, maintaining or servicing registered profiles, verifying registered information and communicating with registered profiles.
You are entitled to certain rights as a California resident, such as disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of Personal Information that we have collected from you in the preceding 12 months, details about our processing of your Personal Information,and the right to delete your Personal Information. You also have the right to non-discrimination of service or price if you exercise your privacy rights, and Brinc will not deny providing you with the Services or charge you different prices if you exercise your rights.
You have the right to know whether your Personal Information is sold and to opt-out of the sale of your Personal Information. While we do not believe we sell your Personal Information, the CCPA and the forthcoming CPRA could interpret a sale of Personal Information to be the transmission of cookie identifiers and browsing behaviors to third-parties for interest-based advertising. Subject to certain uses of the Services, we may share such Personal Information with third-parties, which may be considered a sale. You may exercise CCPA rights as described in the “Rights and choices” section above.
You may designate, in writing or through a power of attorney, an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf to exercise your rights under the CCPA. Before accepting such a request from an agent, we will require the agent to provide proof you have authorized it to act on your behalf, and we may need you to verify your identity directly with us. To provide or delete specific pieces of Personal Information we will need to verify your identity to the degree of certainty required by law. Please email legal@brinc.io.
Brinc may change its Privacy Statement from time to time. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this Statement. If we decide to make a significant change to our Privacy Statement, we will post a notice of the update on the homepage of our Site. We may also provide notification via email of any material changes to our Privacy Statement.
Your information is controlled by Brinc Limited. If you have questions or concerns about the way we are handling your Personal Data, please email us with the subject line “Privacy Concern” at legal@brinc.io.
