Effective date: January 20, 2024
Welcome to https://www.sprkr.it/ (the 'Site'), owned and operated by SPRKR ('SPRKR,' 'we,' or 'us'). By using this Site, you agree to this privacy policy and terms and conditions of use (the 'Terms'); if you do not agree, you may not use the Site. SPRKR may modify the Site and/or these Terms from time to time without notice to you, except that if SPRKR makes material changes to these Terms, we will post the revised Terms and the revised effective date on this Site and/or provide notice by some other means. By using the Sitefollowing any modifications to the Terms, you agree to be bound by the modified Terms.
Use of the Site. You must be at least 18 years old to use our Site. You will comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with your use of the Site. You will not violate or attempt to violate the security of the Site or SPRKR's systems or network security, including, without limitation by (i) accessing data not intended for users of the Site or gaining unauthorized access to an account, server or any other computer system; (ii) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures; (iii) attempting to interfere with the function of the Site, host or network. You may not 'crawl,' 'scrape,' or 'spider' any portion of the Site (through use of manual or automated means).
Information Not Confidential; Not an Offer to Invest. If you choose to contact any SPRKR personnel using the contact information you find on the Site, you understand any information and/or materials you provide to such personnel will not be treated as confidential or proprietary. SPRKR undertakes no obligation to review information submitted by you, or to return such information to you. SPRKR may receive information that is similar to information you submit, or may have already received information containing ideas and plans that are the same as or similar to ideas and plans contained in information you submit to SPRKR. Nothing you submit to SPRKR will cause it or its affiliated funds to be limited or restricted from the pursuit of any opportunities, either alone or with third parties.
Your use of the Site or communication with any SPRKR personnel is not an indication that SPRKR or its affiliated funds will invest in any business you are associated with, nor is it an invitation to invest in any SPRKR entity or affiliated fund. You understand SPRKR is not in any way obligated to invest, offer the opportunity to invest, or to consider an investmentor opportunity to invest.
Proprietary Rights. The Site, including all of its contents (including, text, images, audio, and the HTML used to generate the pages) ('Content'), are the property of SPRKR or that of our suppliers or licensors and are protected trademark, copyright, and/or other intellectual property laws. You may not download, copy, print, display, perform, reproduce, publish, modify, prepare derivative works from, license, transmit, or distribute any Content from this Site in whole or in part, for any public or commercial purpose without prior written consent from SPRKR. SPRKR grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access the Site, and to use the Content, solely for personal, internal and non-commercial purposes. SPRKR (on behalf of itself and its suppliers and licensors) reserves all rights not expressly granted herein
Without limiting the foregoing, as between you and SPRKR (or other companies whose marks appear on the Site), SPRKR (or the respective company) is the owner and/or authorized user of any trademark, registered trademark, logo, and/or service mark appearing on the Site (the 'Marks'). Nothing on the Site should be construed to grant any license or right to use any SPRKR Mark. You may not use or exploit any Marks without prior written consent from SPRKR.
Privacy; Your Rights under PIPEDA This Privacy Policy covers our treatment of information (which may include personally identifiable information) that we gather when you use or access the Site. It does not apply to information obtained or disclosed in offline correspondence, through other personal contacts with SPRKR representatives or through the practices of companies we don't own or control, or people that we don't manage. For clarity, this policy explicitly does not cover the privacy practices of any entity with whom SPRKR (or any of our affiliated funds) has an investment relationship, even if you are able to access such entity's website or service through a link on the Site
The Site may contain a feature that permits you to provide us with your email address or send us an email message. The contents of any such message will be treated in accordance with Section 2, but we will only use your email address to send you messages regarding SPRKR, its affiliated funds, their portfolio companies, and any of its and/or their businesses and/or industries; if you do not want to receive further emails from us, please click the 'unsubscribe' link in any such message. SPRKR will also collect information during your visit to the Site through automatic data collection tools, including cookies, such as your IP address, browser type and/or device you are using to access the Site, geolocation data, device identification and clickstream behavior. You may be able to change the preferences on your browser or device to prevent or limit your device's acceptance of cookies, but this may prevent you from taking advantage of some of our features.
In accordance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ('PIPEDA'), you have the right to access and rectify information held about you. You may exercise this right by contacting us at Hello@sprkr.it We will make every effort torespond to your requests for access or modification in a timely manner. SPRKR may freely use the foregoing information for its business purposes, and may disclose such information internally and to our affiliated funds and service providers, separatelyor in combination with pre-existing information, for the following business purposes: provide any requested information or services; troubleshoot problems with the Site; customize your experience on the Site; analyze how you and others use the Site; enforce our Terms and other agreements; contact you with more information about SPRKR; comply with law, court order or other legal process; or protect the rights, property, or safety of SPRKR and its affiliates, our employees, our users, or others.
We do not sell or otherwise disclose your information to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration. Please note that while we endeavor to protect the privacy of your personal information we collect, we cannot guarantee complete security. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors, may compromise the security of user information at any time.
Links from and to the Site. The Site may contain links to third party websites ('Third Party Sites'). Third Party Sites are not reviewed, controlled or examined by SPRKR in any way and SPRKR is not responsible for any content contained therein. These links do not imply SPRKR's endorsement of or association with any Third Party Site. SPRKR is not liable, directly or indirectly, to anyone for any loss or damage arising from or in connection with use of the Third Party Sites. If you click on a link to a third-party website or service, a third partymay also transmit cookies to you. These Terms do not cover the use of cookies by any third parties, and we aren't responsible for their privacy policies and practices.
Disclaimer of Warranties
Both parties agree that these Terms are the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding of the parties and supersede and cancel all previous written and oral agreements, communications and other understandings relating to the subject matter of these Terms
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns regarding these Terms or the Site, please contact us at: Hello@sprkr.it