Commercial Use: Except as expressly permitted herein or on the Site, you agree not to display, distribute, license, perform, publish, reproduce, duplicate, copy, create derivative works from, modify, sell, resell, exploit, exploit any portion of the Site, use or access the Site, or download for any commercial purpose. The purchase, exchange, sale and/or promotion (commercial or otherwise) of upvotes, comments, submissions, accounts (or any aspect of your account or any other account), karma and/or content is strictly prohibited, constitutes a material breach of these Terms of Use and may give rise to legal liability. In early 2010, Harj Taggar joined the team as a consultant. In September 2010, Alexis Ohanian joined the team. [44] In November 2010, Paul Buchheit and Harj Taggar were appointed partners. [45] Taggar left YC in 2015. [46] We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change or modify any part of these Terms of Use at any time. If we do, we will post the changes on this page and indicate at the top of this page the date these Terms were last revised. We will also notify you, either through the Site`s user interface, in an email notification, or by other reasonable means. Such changes will take effect no earlier than fourteen (14) days after they are posted, except that changes affecting new features of the Site or changes made for legal reasons will take effect immediately. Your continued use of the Site after the effective date of such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Use.
To comply with legal obligations and legal process and to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property and/or that of our affiliates, you or other third parties. User Content Transmitted Through the Site: With respect to Content or other materials that you upload through the Site or share with other users or recipients (collectively, “User Content”), you represent and warrant that you own all right, title and interest in and to such User Content, including, but without limitation, all copyrights and rights of publicity contained therein. By uploading User Content, you hereby grant and grant to Y Combinator and its affiliates a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to copy, display, download, perform, distribute, store, modify and otherwise use your User Content for any purpose related to Y Combinator in any form, support or technology that is currently available. is known or will be developed in the future. However, please read the www.ycombinator.com/apply/privacy App Privacy Policy for more information on how we handle information contained in requests submitted to us. Communication Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter or communicate with us, we may collect your name, contact information and the content of the messages you send (“Communication Information”). Device Information: Contains the name of the device, operating system, and browser you are using. The information collected may depend on the type of device you are using and its settings. Exercising Your Rights: California residents may exercise the above privacy rights by emailing us at: yclegal@ycombinator.com or calling us at (888) 726-0118. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Y Combinator and govern your use of the Website and supersede all prior agreements between you and Y Combinator with respect to the Website. These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
With respect to any dispute or claim that is not subject to arbitration, you and Y Combinator agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in San Francisco County, California. Y Combinator`s failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall 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 shall endeavor to implement the parties` intentions as expressed in the provision, and the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect. You agree that, notwithstanding any law or statute to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or relating to the use of the Site or these Terms of Use shall be commenced or permanently barred within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose. A printed version of this Agreement and any communication in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based on or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and under the same conditions as other business documents and records originally created and maintained in printed form. You may not assign these Terms of Use without the prior written consent of Y Combinator, but Y Combinator may assign or transfer these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, without restriction. The section headings in these Terms of Use are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Notices to you may be sent by e-mail or mail. The Site may also notify you of changes to these Terms of Use or other matters by posting notices or links to general communications on the Site. User Conduct: In addition to any applicable policies or guidelines that may govern certain components of the Site, you agree to comply with the following terms and conditions when using the Site. You are solely responsible for any code, video, image, information, data, text, software, music, sound, photograph, graphic, message or other material (“Content”) that you upload, post, post or display (“upload”) or send by email or otherwise transmit via the Website.
Below are examples of the type of content and/or use that is illegal or prohibited by Y Combinator. Y Combinator reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action against any person who, in Y Combinator`s sole discretion, violates this provision, including, but not limited to, removing objectionable content from the Site, suspending or terminating the account of such violations, and reporting to law enforcement. You agree not to use the Site to: The Y Combinator name and logos are trademarks of Y Combinator (collectively, the “Y Combinator Marks”). Other trademarks used and displayed on the Site may or may not be trademarks of their respective owners, which endorse Y Combinator or may or may not be affiliated with Y Combinator. Nothing in these Terms of Use or on the Site shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use the Y Combinator Marks displayed on the Site without our prior written permission in each event. Any goodwill generated by the use of Y Combinator`s trademarks is solely for our benefit.
