Terms
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KINDLY READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FULLY BEFORE USING THIS PLATFORM
Terms of use
These terms of use will govern your use of our website www.youcapital.com and our YOU CAPITAL app (“Platforms”), whether as a guest or a registered user. Use of the Platforms includes accessing, browsing, or registering to use any of our Platforms and by using our Platforms you agree to be bound by these terms. We recommend that you print a copy of these terms of use for future reference. We may make changes to these terms of use from time to time and you should regularly review this page.
Other important terms and conditions
In addition to these terms of use, your use of the Platforms will also be subject to our Privacy Policy, which sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us. By using our Platforms, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
Information about us
YOU CAPITAL is a site and app operated by You Capital Ltd ("we” or “us"). We are a company registered in England and Wales (company number 07730975) and our registered address is 4 York House, Langston Road, Loughton, Essex, England, IG10 3TQ. VAT number is 198 2962 49.
YOU CAPITAL is an originator of investment opportunities and not a crowdfunding originator. We do not provide advice or recommendations in respect of any investment opportunities and all investment decisions are made at your own risk. We are not subject to schemes which seek to redress failings in financial services including, without limitation, the Financial Ombudsman or the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Investing in early stage businesses or any size of business involves risks, including illiquidity, lack of dividends, loss of capital and dilution. The risks vary for different types of investment and you should carefully read the explanation of the risks before proceeding with any transaction or communication.
Pricing
If you launch a project that needs investment on our YOU CAPITAL platforms you will not be charged. However this may change in the future if you launch more than one project. Investors can search for projects to potentially invest in and will not be charged. If you use our platforms to make an investment in a project, you are 100% responsible for any losses or gains you incur.
Accessing our platforms
We do not guarantee that our Platforms, or any content on it, will be uninterrupted. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our Platforms without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason our Platforms are unavailable at any time or for any period. You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our Platforms. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our Platforms through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them. You must be at least 18 years old to access the services on our Platforms.
In what territories can you use our Platforms?
Our Platforms are intended for UK residents only. We do not represent that content available on or through our platforms is appropriate, available or otherwise approved for distribution in other locations. We may limit the availability of our Platforms or any service or product described on our platforms to any person or geographic area at any time. If you choose to access our platforms from outside the United Kingdom, you do so at your own risk.
Changes to our Platforms
We may update our platforms from time to time, and may change the content at any time. However, please note that any of the content on our Platforms may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it. We do not guarantee that our Platforms, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.
Your account and password
If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party. We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable
opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use. If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us at info@youcapital.com.
Intellectual property rights
We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Platforms, and in the material published on it. . You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our Platforms for your personal use. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our platforms must always be acknowledged. You must not use any part of the content on our platforms for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so. If you print off, copy or download any part of our platforms in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our Platforms will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.
You must not:
(i) Disassemble or attempt to reverse engineer any software in our platforms,Copy or distribute content from our platforms (save as otherwise permitted by these terms of use) or seek to copy, remove or alter any regulatory notices, trademarks, logos or business names from our Platforms; or
use a program or application to scrape, copy or index the content from our Platforms.
No reliance on information
The content on our Platforms is provided for general information only. It is not intended as advice and you should place no reliance on it. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our Platforms. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our platforms, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our platforms is accurate, complete or up-to-date.
Third party links and resources in our platforms
Our Platforms may contain links to other sites and resources provided by third parties. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and they will be governed by separate terms and conditions. We do not accept responsibility or liability for the content of any third party
website, including (without limitation) whether or not any financial promotion is clear, accurate and not misleading. You should ensure that you understand the regulatory notices, terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third party website which you might be agreeing to.
Limitation of our liability
Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our Platforms or any content on them, whether express or implied. We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise for,
losses that:
(i) were not foreseeable to you and us; or
(ii) that were not caused by any breach on our part; or
(iii) relate to loss of capital or investment opportunity or return;
(iv) relate to business losses; or
(v) arising under or in connection with:
(vi) use of, or inability to use, our Platforms; or
(vii) use of or reliance on any content displayed on our Platforms.
In addition, we have no liability to you for any loss of profit or business interruption. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our Platforms or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it. We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our platforms. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
Viruses
We do not guarantee that our platforms will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programs and platform in order to access our platforms. You should use your own virus protection software. You must not misuse our Platforms by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our platforms, the server on which our platforms is stored or any server, computer or
database connected to our platforms. You must not attack our platforms via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our platforms will cease immediately.
Linking to our platforms
You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link to our platforms in any website that is not owned by you. Our platforms must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our platforms other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. If you wish to make any use of content on our platforms other than that set out above, please contact info@youcapital.com.
Digital content
If we provide you with, or sell to you, any digital content on our platforms you may have certain rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, including a right to cancel an order. You will not be able to cancel an order for digital content once a download has commenced. We will acknowledge orders by email but in certain circumstances we do not have to accept an order. All digital content will only be provided in English. If we are unable to resolve any dispute with you, you may use the online dispute resolution (ODR) platform available on the Your Europe portal. The ODR platform only relates to additional services we may agree to supply and is not applicable to your use of our platforms generally.
Applicable law
These terms of use, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree to that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any proceedings.
Trade marks
YOU CAPITAL is a UK registered trade mark of You Capital Ltd.
Contact us
To contact us, please email: info@youcapital.com.
We hope you enjoy using our Platforms!
Risk Warning: Investing in or lending to early stage businesses involves a high level of risk, including illiquidity (inability to sell assets quickly or without substantial loss in value), lack of dividends, loss of capital and dilution risks and it should be done only as part of a diversified
portfolio. Tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each investor and may be subject to change in the future. Your capital is at risk.