Terms & Conditions (UK)

2.1 Eligibility

You must be 18 years or older, and have the legal capacity to enter into binding agreements.

By registering, you confirm that the information you provide is accurate, complete, and kept up to date.

2.2 User Roles & Access

The Platform supports multiple user roles, including but not limited to:

• Founders / Co-Founders
• Startups
• Talent
• Mentors & Advisors
• Ecosystem Operators & Institutions
• Investors (where enabled)

Your access, features, and data visibility depend on your declared role and granted permissions.

2.3 Account Responsibility

You are responsible for:

• safeguarding your login credentials,
• all activity conducted under your account,
• promptly notifying us of unauthorised access.

3.1 Permitted Use

You may use the Platform only for lawful purposes consistent with its intended role as an ecosystem enablement and intelligence platform.

3.2 Prohibited Use

You must not:

• misrepresent your identity, role, or intent;
• harvest, scrape, or extract data without authorisation;
• attempt to infer individual-level data from aggregated insights;
• use intelligence outputs to rank, exclude, or discriminate against individuals;
• reverse engineer algorithms, psychometrics, or analytics logic;
• interfere with platform integrity, security, or governance.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access for breaches.

4.1 No Guarantees

The CoFoundery does not guarantee:

• co-founder compatibility,
• startup success or survival,
• funding outcomes,
• mentorship effectiveness,
• participation in programs or opportunities.

All outcomes depend on user decisions and external factors.

4.2 No Professional Advice

Nothing on the Platform constitutes legal advice, financial or investment advice, employment advice, or professional consultancy.

Users remain fully responsible for their decisions.

5.1 Purpose & Nature

Psychometric assessments and learning content are provided to:

• support self-awareness and reflection,
• improve team design and collaboration,
• contribute to aggregated ecosystem-level intelligence.

They are not medical or psychological diagnostics, recruitment screening tools, or evaluative judgments by The CoFoundery.

5.2 Visibility & Access Controls

Individual psychometric results are visible only to the user.

Institutions receive aggregated, anonymised insights only.

No automated decisions with legal or significant effects are made using psychometric data (UK GDPR Article 22).

5.3 Lawful Basis (UK GDPR)

Psychometric and learning data are processed under:

• Explicit consent (Article 6(1)(a), Article 9(2)(a)), and
• Legitimate interest for aggregated intelligence (Article 6(1)(f)), subject to safeguards.

Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

6.1 Applicable Law

We process personal data in accordance with UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and ICO guidance and best practices.

Full details are provided in our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms.

6.2 Data Categories

We process:

• Personal data (e.g. profiles, contact details)
• Behavioural and interaction data (e.g. searches, matches)
• Aggregated and anonymised intelligence data

6.3 Aggregation & Anonymisation

Individual-level data is never shared with institutions without explicit consent.

Aggregation thresholds are applied to prevent re-identification.

Intelligence outputs are designed to describe patterns, not people.

6.4 Your Rights (UK GDPR)

You have the right to:

• access your data,
• rectify inaccuracies,
• request erasure ("right to be forgotten"),
• restrict processing,
• data portability,
• object to processing based on legitimate interests.

Requests can be made via email to support@thecofoundery.com.

7.1 Nature of Intelligence Outputs

Platform analytics and dashboards are descriptive and exploratory, support decision-making, and do not replace human judgment.

7.2 Prohibited Uses of Intelligence

You must not use intelligence outputs to:

• rank or score individuals publicly,
• make automated decisions with significant effects,
• justify exclusion or discrimination.

Misuse may result in termination of access.

9.1 Platform IP

All platform components, including:

• psychometric frameworks,
• matching logic,
• analytics models,
• dashboards,
• UX designs,
• are owned by The CoFoundery or its licensors.

You may not copy, modify, distribute, or exploit them without permission.

9.2 User Content Licence

You grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable licence to use your content solely for platform operation and improvement, subject to privacy safeguards.