Coming February 21-22-23

Terms of Participation Agreement:

It is our job to provide you with an incredible networking and learning experience. Our intention is that you meet some amazing people that you might start a company with, learn from mentors and learn from your peers. The event is intended to be a collaborative forum for sharing, learning, building, and having fun. As such, by registering as a participant, you acknowledge that any ideas shared by you or anyone else over the course of the event are contributions to the overall experience and community. If you’re very concerned, you can limit your pitch to the rough outline of the idea without giving away key information.As a member of your startup community, you agree to be inclusive of any and all people and their ideas. You agree to act professionally, treat everyone with respect, and treat the event facilities with proper care. You agree that you are responsible in the event of any accidents or damages that you cause. You also agree to not hold Techstars Startup Weekend, your local volunteer team, or any of the event supporters liable for any loss, damage, injury, or any other unforeseeable incident.By participating in the event, you grant Techstars permission to capture photos/videos of the event and use them for marketing purposes, so we can continue to offer amazing Techstars Startup Weekends around the world.

TECHSTARS PRIVACY POLICY
Revised and Effective February 22, 2024

Techstars Central LLC together with its affiliated entities (“Techstars”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, process, and share Personal Data, your Rights and Choices, and other important information about how we handle your Personal Data.This Privacy Policy applies to our “Services” where link to or post this Privacy Policy, including:the websites that we own and operate, e.g. www.techstars.com, www.startupweekend.org, www.startupdigest.com, www.startupnext.co, startupweek.co, www.up.co and all related websites, our applications and/or APIs, and online services (our “Site(s)“);the Techstars Connect member platform (“Platform”); andour other services, offerings, and other interactions (e.g., customer service inquiries, or your participation in user conferences, community events, etc.)If you do not agree with the data practices described in this Privacy Policy, you should not use our Services.This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third party applications or software that integrate with the Services through our Site (“Third Party Services”), or any other third party products, services or businesses.CATEGORIES AND SOURCES OF PERSONAL DATA
The following describes how we process data relating to identified or identifiable individuals and households (“Personal Data”).Categories of Personal Data We Process
The categories of Personal Data we process may include:Audio/Visual Data: Recordings such as audio files and records (e.g., voice mails, call recordings, and the like).Biographical Data: Data relating to professional and employment history, qualifications, and similar biographic information.Contact Data: Identity Data that includes personal and business contact information, such as postal address, email address, telephone number, or other identifiers used for communication.Content: Unstructured or free-form content that you post on our Site or Platform that may include Personal Data (e.g., text, images, photographs, messages, comments, feedback, and correspondence).Commercial Data: Information relating to transactions and purchases, registrations through our Site, and related information (e.g. pricing, ticket quantity, etc.)Device/Network Data: Information regarding your interaction with a website, application, or advertisement (e.g., IP Address, MAC Address, SSIDs, etc.), online user ID, device characteristics (such as browser/OS version), web server logs, application logs, cookie data, web beacons, clear GIFs, pixel tags, and information about how you use our Site and interact with us.Identity Data: Information such as your name; address; email address; telephone number; gender; date of birth, age and/or age range; photo/avatar; account login details (e.g., username and password); and information such as unique IDs and online identifiers.Inference Data: Data such preferences, characteristics, predispositions, behavior, demographics, household characteristics, market segments, likes, favorites and other data (e.g. preferences for marketing communications and details about how you engage with them).Sensitive Data: -Personal Data deemed “sensitive” or “special categories of Personal Data” under GDPR, CCPA, or other laws. We collect the following categories of Sensitive Personal Data:“Government ID Data” Data relating to official government identification, such as driver’s license or passport numbers, including similar Identity Data protected as Sensitive Data under applicable law.“Health” data relating to your health.“Payment Data” Information such as bank account details, payment card information, including similar data protected as Sensitive Data under applicable law, and relevant from a Payment transaction.“Race or Ethnic Origin” data relating to your race, ethnic, or national origin.“Sexual Orientation” data relating to you sexual orientation or identity.“Religion” data relating to your religious or philosophical beliefs.Sources of Personal Data We Process
We collect Personal Data from various sources, which include:Data you provide us: We receive Personal Data when you provide them to us, when you purchase our products or services, complete a transaction via our Services, or when you otherwise use our Services.Data we collect automatically: We collect Personal Data about or generated by any device used to access our Service, e.g. IP addresses and similar Device/Network Data.Service Providers: We receive Personal Data from service providers performing services on our behalf.Event partners: We receive Personal Data from Event partners when you direct them to disclose Personal Data to us, or interact with use through the Event partner.Aggregators and advertisers: We receive Personal Data from ad networks, data brokers, market research, or similar companies who provide us with additional Personal Data, e.g. Inference Data.Social media companies: We receive Personal Data from Social Media sites (e.g. LinkedIn) when you use social media sign on, or interact with that social media company on or in connection with our Services, or link to your social media accounts.Data we create or infer: We, certain partners, social media companies, and third parties operating on our behalf, create and infer Personal Data such as Inference Data or aggregate data based on our observations or analysis of other Personal Data, and we may correlate this data with other data we process about you.DATA PROCESSING CONTEXTS / NOTICE AT COLLECTION
Events, Programs, and our Platform
You may give us Personal Data when you apply for a Techstars program, register for an account on the Platform, or otherwise submit information to use through the Services or other communications with us. For example:We may collect Identity Data, Contact Data, Biographical Data, and Content when you create a profile on our Platform or Site (“Profile Data”).We may collect Commercial Data, Contact Data, Identity Data, and Payment Data when you register for an Event or enter into a commercial transaction (“Transaction Data”).We may collect Identity Data, Contact Data, Biographical Data, Content, Government ID, Protected Class Data, or Sensitive Data when you submit an application to one of our programs (“Application Data”).In certain cases (such as in connection with our Diversity & Inclusion efforts), we may collect and share with parties you authorize, Sensitive Data such as Race or Ethnic Origin, Religion, Health, or Sexual Orientation. Additional information regarding these programs, how your Personal Data will be shared, and the parties that may receive it, are available within program descriptions we provided at the time you agreed to participate in the program.We process this Personal Data to create and maintain your account, to operate our Events and programs, to provide the products and services you request, or to perform or initiate a transaction with you. Our Platform, Events, and programs are designed to connect you with founders, investors, and the broader community, and we will disclose the Personal Data we collect in these contexts (other than Government ID Data or Payment Data) with partners, mentors and user groups with which you interact or direct us to disclose data through our Services. Some posts may be public. Unless posted publicly, we disclose Sensitive Data only with your consent, and allow you to limit use or disclosure as required by law. You may revoke your consent to the processing of Sensitive Data at any time.We also process this data for our Business Purposes. We process Sensitive Data only for the Business Purposes expressly permitted under applicable law. We may process Identity Data, Biographical Data, Contact Data, Content, and Commercial Data for Commercial Purposes. We do not sell or “share” Personal Data collected in this context.Linking to Social Networking Sites
We process Identity Data, Contact Data, Biographical Data, Content, and other Personal Data you agree to share when you connect with social networking service (“SNS”) through our Site or Platform. You may authorize the SNS to provide this information via your settings on that SNS. You can revoke our access to the information you provide in this way at any time by amending the appropriate settings from within your account settings on the applicable SNS.We process this data in order to add information to your account on our Site or Platform, populate your bio for Events, and to build your Profile. We also process this data for our Business Purposes. We may process Identity Data, Biographical Data, and Content for Commercial Purposes. We process Sensitive Data (if any) only for the Business Purposes expressly permitted under applicable law. We do not sell or “share” Personal Data collected in this context.Event Recordings
As part of our Services, we host, coordinate, and operate community events, Startup Weekend competitions, demo days, mentor sessions, and other public or private events (“Events”) where you may engage with Techstars, founders, teams, sponsors, investors, and other community members. We may create audio or visual recordings of these events, take photographs, conduct interviews or surveys, or conduct similar activities at these Events (“Event Recordings”), and we will collect and process, Audio/Visual Data comprising these Event Recordings.We or our event sponsors or participants may use those Event Recordings and related Audio/Visual Data as part of our marketing and promotional activities. Further, we may also publish the Event Records, including Audio/Visual Data or Identity Data, in connection with our documentation of or publicity relating to those Events, for example, on the Techstars website or a relevant Event-specific page. We also process this data for our Business Purposes. We do not sell or “share” Personal Data collected in this context.Releases and Your Rights: We may seek your consent or a release from you in the event the nature of our processing requires such consent or release. However, in certain circumstances, we may process or publish certain video, images, etc. without your consent, such as when we publish on an Event page certain Event Recordings that include images of groups or crowds in attendance at an Event. You may object to the processing of your Personal Data in connection with Event Recordings during the Event by speaking with organizers of the Event, or afterwards, by contacting us using the information below. The processing of Personal Data in connection with Event Recordings may be subject to additional terms and conditions to which you are a party (e.g. a release or consent) that will supersede the nature of processing or individual rights described in this Privacy Policy to the extent in conflict.Use of our Sites and Platform
Generally
We process Device/Network Data, Contact Data, Identity Data, and Inference Data when you access and use our Sites or our Platform. For example, we may log your computer or mobile device operating system name and version, manufacturer and model, browser type, browser language, screen resolution, the website you visited before browsing to our Site, pages you viewed, how long you spent on a page, access times and information about your use of and actions on our Site. In some cases, we may collect Content, e.g. in the form of messages or content that you submit through our Sites and the Platform.We use this Personal Data as necessary to operate our Site/Platform, such as keeping you logged in, delivering pages, etc., for our Business Purposes, and our other legitimate interests, such as:ensuring the security of our websites, mobile applications and other technology systems;analyzing the use of our Services, including navigation patterns, clicks, etc. to help understand and make improvements to the Services; andto deliver messages and Content to partners, mentors and user groups at your request.Except as described in the Cookies and Similar Technology section below, we do not sell or “share” Personal Data collected in this context.Cookies and Similar Technologies
We process Identity Data, Device/Network Data, Contact Data, and Inference Data, in connection with our use of cookies and similar technologies on our Sites. We may collect this data automatically.We and authorized third parties may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:For “Essential” purposes - these cookies and similar technologies are essential to provide you with services available through our Site and to enable you to use some of its features (e.g. to keep you logged in as you navigate between web pages).For “Functional” purposes – these cookies and similar technologies enable certain features or functionality on our Service, such as to enable certain features of our (e.g. to allow a customer to maintain an online shopping cart.)For “Analytics” purposes – these cookies and similar technologies help us operate our Site more efficiently, to gather broad demographic information and to monitor the level of activity on our Site. For example, we use Google Analytics to improve how our Site works, so that we can understand usage patterns on the Site, and similar purposes. You can find out more information about Google Analytics cookies here and about how Google protects your data here. You can prevent the use of Google Analytics relating to your use of our Site by downloading and installing the browser plugin available here. See the “Your Rights and Choices” section below for more information.For “Advertising” purposes - These cookies and similar technologies enable “retargeting” and other forms of Targeted Advertising.For “Social Media” purposes - These cookies and similar technologies allow you to share information using a social media sharing button or “like” button on our Site, link your SNS account to our Services, or engage with our content on or through a SNS such as Facebook or LinkedIn. The SNS may record that you have done this and may collect additional Personal Data about you, or link it to other Personal Data they hold about you, as described further by the SNS. Please see the applicable SNS privacy policy for more detail.Personal Data processed for purposes of Targeted Advertising and Social Media may involve a sale or "sharing" of Personal Data.Marketing Communications
We or our third party partners, mentors, and members of the Techstars network process Identity Data Contact Data, Device/Network Data, Biographical, and Inference Data to send you updates, newsletters, surveys, offers, and other promotional materials. You may receive marketing communications if you request information from us, register on our Site, or participate in our surveys, promotions or events, where allowed by law, or with your consent.We process this Personal Data to contact you about relevant products or services and for our Business Purposes. We may tailor marketing communications based on your Profile, publicly available information, or information obtained through the Techstars network, Events you have attended, or your participation in Techstars Services. You will have the ability to opt out of such communications. We do not sell or “share” Personal Data collected in this context; however, you may receive marketing communications from third parties that received your Personal Data from us at your direction or through your interactions with them through our Services.Contact us; support
We process Identity Data, Contact Data, and Content when you contact us, e.g. through a contact us form, or for support. If you call us via phone, we may collect Audio/Visual data from the call recording (subject to any required consents).We process this Personal Data to respond to your request, and communicate with you, as

Terms of Use
Last Revised: February 22, 2024

Techstars Central LLC, a Delaware limited liability company headquartered in New York, New York (“Techstars”) operates each website that links to these Terms of Use together with our applications, APIs, and online services (collectively, the “Site”), as well as our other services, offerings, and other interactions (e.g., customer service inquiries, user conferences, etc.) you may have with us (together with our Site, collectively referred to as our “Services”). By accessing or using our Services, you are agreeing to these terms and conditions (the “Terms”) and concluding a legally binding contract with Techstars. Do not access or use our Services if you are unwilling or unable to be bound by the Terms.1. DefinitionsA. Parties“You” and “your” refer to you, as a user of our Services. A “user” is someone who accesses, posts, edits, browses, or in any way uses our Services.“We,” “us,” and “our” refer to Techstars.B. Content“Content” means text, images, photos, audio, video and all other forms of data or communication.“Your Content” means Content that you submit or transmit to, through, or in connection with our Services, such as posts, comments, invitations, messages, and information that you publicly display.“User Content” means Content that users submit or transmit to, through, or in connection with our Services.“Techstars Content” means Content that we create and make available in connection with our Services.“Third Party Content” means Content that originates from parties other than Techstars or its users, which is made available in connection with our Services.“Site Content” means all of the Content that is made available in connection with our Services, including Your Content, User Content, Third Party Content, and Techstars Content.2. Changes to Terms of UseWe may modify these Terms from time to time. You understand and agree that your access to or use of our Services is governed by the Terms effective at the time of your access to or use of our Services. If we make material changes to these Terms, we will notify you by email or by posting a revised version of the Terms on our Site. We will also indicate at the top of this page the date that revisions were last made. You should revisit these Terms on a regular basis as revised versions will be binding on you. You understand and agree that your continued access to or use of our Services after the effective date of modifications to the Terms indicates your acceptance of the modifications.3. Using our ServicesA. EligibilityTo access or use our Services, you must be 18 years or older and have the requisite power and authority to enter into these Terms. You may not access or use our Services if we have previously banned you from our Site or closed your account.B. Permission to Use the SiteWe grant you permission to use our Services subject to the restrictions in these Terms. Your use of our Services is at your own risk.C. Site AvailabilityOur Services may be modified, updated, interrupted, suspended or discontinued at any time without notice or liability.D. User AccountsYou must create an account and provide certain information about yourself in order to use some of the features that are offered through our Services. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password. You are also responsible for all activities that occur in connection with your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. We reserve the right to close your account at any time for any or no reason.E. Communications from Techstars and other UsersBy creating an account, you agree to receive certain communications in connection with your use of our Services. For example, you might receive questions or requests from other Users related to information or events you post on using our Services. If you have subscribed to them, you also will receive reading lists and email newsletters about happenings in your area. We provide unsubscribe links in all of our email footers if you no longer wish to receive those communications from us.F. Startup Digest CuratorsIf you have applied and been accepted as a Curator for Startup Digest, you may utilize our Services to post materials, events, announcements and relevant news to your subscriber base in compliance with the Terms and during the period stated in your acceptance. As a Curator, you may use the Techstars trademarks and service marks in connection with your use of our Services so long as you comply with the branding use guidelines we provide to you, as may be amended from time to time. We will provide you with a playbook containing policies and procedures which we have found effective and which are for your recommended use in connection with your use of our Services as a Curator. You acknowledge and agree that how you utilize our Services as a Curator impacts our brand. Accordingly, you agree not to utilize our Services in a manner that diminishes and/or tarnishes our image and/or reputation, and that we may terminate your appointment as a Curator and/or license to use our Services immediately if you do so. You may not receive compensation or favor from third parties in connection with your status as a Curator. In addition, you may not enter into any form of agreement on behalf of Techstars without our written approval.4. ContentA. Content GuidelinesThe purpose of our Services is to promote a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem in local communities throughout the world. They are not intended to be utilized as a forum for self-promotion or for commercial gain by its users (e.g. users are not permitted to promote personal business interests or services through using our Services).B. Responsibility for Your ContentYou alone are responsible for Your Content and assume all risks associated with Your Content. You represent that you own, or have the necessary permissions to use and authorize the use of Your Content as described herein.You may expose yourself to liability if, for example, (i) Your Content contains material that is false, intentionally misleading, or defamatory; (ii) violates any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; (iii) contains material that is unlawful, including illegal hate speech or pornography; (iv) exploits or otherwise harms minors; or (v) violates or advocates the violation of any law or regulation.C. Our Right to Use Your ContentWe may use Your Content in a number of different ways, including publicly displaying it, reformatting it, incorporating it into other works, creating derivative works from it, promoting it, distributing it, and allowing others to do the same in connection with their own websites and media platforms (“Other Media”). As such, you hereby irrevocably grant us world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, assignable, sublicensable, transferable rights to use Your Content for any purpose. Please note that you also irrevocably grant the users of our Services and any Other Media the right to access Your Content in connection with their use of our Services and any Other Media. Finally, you irrevocably waive, and cause to be waived, against Techstars and its users any claims and assertions of moral rights or attribution with respect to Your Content. By “use” we mean use, copy, publicly perform and display, reproduce, distribute, modify, translate, remove, analyze, commercialize, and prepare derivative works of Your Content.D. OwnershipAs between you and Techstars, you own Your Content. We own the Techstars Content, including but not limited to the visual interfaces, interactive features, graphics, design and all other elements and components of our Services excluding Your Content, User Content, and Third Party Content. We also own the copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and other intellectual and proprietary rights throughout the world (“IP Rights”) associated with the Techstars Content and our Services, which are protected by copyright, trade dress, patent, trademark laws and all other applicable intellectual and proprietary rights and laws. As such, you may not modify, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works or adaptations of, publicly display or in any way exploit any of the Techstars Content in whole or in part except as expressly authorized by us. Except as expressly and unambiguously provided herein, we do not grant you any express or implied rights, and all rights in and to our Services and the Techstars Content are retained by us.E. OtherWe reserve the right to remove, screen, edit, or reinstate User Content from time to time at our sole discretion for any reason or no reason, and without notice to you. We have no obligation to retain or provide you with copies of Your Content, nor do we guarantee any confidentiality with respect to Your Content.5. RestrictionsA. You agree not to, and will not assist, encourage, or enable others to use our Services to:Violate our Content or Event Guidelines as set forth in these TermsViolate any third party’s rights, including any breach of confidence, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary rightThreaten, stalk, harm, or harass others, or promote bigotry or discriminationSend bulk emails, surveys, or other mass messaging, whether commercial in nature or notViolate any applicable lawB. You also agree not to, and will not assist, encourage, or enable others to:Violate the TermsModify, adapt, appropriate, reproduce, distribute, translate, create derivative works or adaptations of, publicly display, sell, trade, or in any way exploit our Services or Site Content (other than Your Content), except as expressly authorized by TechstarsReverse engineer any portion of our ServicesRemove or modify any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notice that appears on any portion of our Services or on any materials printed or copied from our ServicesRecord, process, or mine information about other companies and/or usersReformat or frame any portion of our ServicesAttempt to gain unauthorized access to our Services, user accounts, computer systems or networks connected to our Services through hacking, password mining or any other meansUse our Services or any Site Content to transmit any computer viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses or other items of a destructive nature (collectively, “Viruses”)Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of our Services, or otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of our ServicesUse our Services to violate the security of any computer network, crack passwords or security encryption codes; disrupt or interfere with the security of, or otherwise cause harm to, our Services or Site ContentRemove, circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with any security-related features of our Services, features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of Site Content, or features that enforce limitations on the use of our Services6. EventsA. Events and Acceptance of Terms.As used below, the term “TS Event” means an event, gathering, promotion, contest, meet-up or the like that is organized or hosted by Techstars. A “Non-TS Event” means an event, gathering, promotion, contest, meet-up or the like that is organized or hosted by someone other than Techstars, but that may appear or be listed on our Services. In order to participate or attend a TS Event you must agree to the terms in this Section 6. If you find that you cannot or will not agree to such terms, please do not RSVP to or attend any TS Event. If you RSVP to any TS Event or Non-TS Event through our Services, you signal that you have read, understand and agree to these event terms.B. Assumption of risk/release of liability/indemnityAlthough we try to create a safe environment at TS Events, accidents happen. We ask that you do your part to help limit the possibility that you might get injured at a TS Event. You agree to carefully consider the inherent risks in any activities that you choose to take part in and to take reasonable precautions before you choose to attend or participate at a TS Event. For example, you should ensure that you are in good physical health before engaging in any physical activity at a TS Event, and you should always drink responsibly given the risks associated with drunk driving and participating in activities while your judgment is impaired. Second, please note that some of the other TS Event guests may be less responsible than you, and may themselves create additional risks to you despite their best intentions. In summary, you understand that your attendance and participation at TS Events is voluntary, and you agree to assume responsibility for any resulting injuries to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law. By the same token, you agree that Techstars is not responsible for any injuries you might sustain at Non-TS Events listed on our Services.You (for yourself, your heirs, personal representatives, or assigns, and anyone else who might make a claim on your behalf) hereby release, waive, discharge and covenant not to sue, Techstars and its respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, partners, shareholders, members, agents, employees, vendors, sponsors and volunteers from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, damages, losses or expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) which may arise out of, result from, or relate in any way to your attendance at any TS Event or Non-TS Event, except for any gross negligence or willful misconduct on our part.You further agree to indemnify and hold TS, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives harmless, including costs, liabilities and legal fees, from any claim or demand made by any third party due to, related to, or connected with your attendance or conduct at any TS Event or Non-TS Event.C. PhotosTechstars and its sponsors and vendors sometimes take photos and videos at TS Events, and later use them for promotional purposes. By participating or attending any TS Event, you agree that you may appear in some of these photos and videos, and you authorize their use in this fashion. In addition, if you take any photos or videos of attendees at a TS Event and provide them to us, you authorize us to use them in the same fashion, and represent that the attendees that appear in your photos and videos have consented to such use. We do not control Non-TS Events or the people that organize them. It is possible that organizers or attendees of Non-TS Events will take photos or shoot videos in which you appear and then post them online (including, possibly, on our Services). By RSVP’ing to a Non-TS event through our Services, you authorize Techstars’ use of such media for promotion purposes.D. Termination.While we hope not to, we may prohibit your attendance at any TS Event at any time if you fail to abide by the Terms, including this Section 6, or for any or no reason, without notice or liability of any kind. We reserve the right to cancel any TS Event at any time, for any reason, and without liability or prejudice.E. Unofficial EventsFrom time to time, members of the Techstars community organize their own meet-ups and events. Although Techstars representatives sometimes join in the fun, such events are Non-TS Events and are not sponsored or endorsed by Techstars, even when promoted through our Services. All terms and conditions related to Non-TS Events apply equally to such events. If you organize such an event, you agree not to create the impression that it is sponsored or endorsed by Techstars. You agree that you will not represent yourself as an employee, representative, or agent of Techstars (unless, of course, you are actually employed by Techstars, in which case these Terms will govern your participation in any TS Event to the extent such Terms are not inconsistent with Techstars’ standard employment ag