Who we are
We are Startup Portugal, an association incorporated under the laws of Portugal with registration number 514107405 and registered office at Rua de Salazares, 842, no Porto. Startup Portugal provides access to the Startups & Investment Matching “SIM” event, that allows users to access talks, discussions and networking opportunities taking place between 02/05/2024 – 04/05/2024 (hereinafter “SIM” or “SIM Event”).
These Terms govern your use of our service and access to the SIM Event. As used in these Terms (the “Services”) means the service provided by Startup Portugal networking & matching via the SIM Event, including features and functionalities, the Website, Platforms, as well as all content and software associated with our Services.
Structure of terms
The agreement is between us and the person who completes the SIM registration form upon purchasing a Ticket (or having a Ticket Purchased for them) (“Attendee,” “you” or “your”). Your agreement with us consists of:
Collectively, the above mentioned documents are referred to as the “Terms”.
Your agreement with us
You should read this document carefully. These Terms govern your online and in-person registration, online and in-person attendance at and/or participation in the SIM Event. By registering for the SIM Event, you agree that you have read and accepted these Terms and agree to be legally bound by them. If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms, please do not register, attend, or participate in the SIM Event.
Registering on behalf of another
If you are registering on behalf of another person, it is your obligation to make sure that the person attending is aware of these Terms and accepts them. By completing and submitting the registration form you are representing and guaranteeing that you have made the person attending aware of these Terms and that they have accepted these Terms.
Changes to this policy
These Terms apply to you from the date of publishing until these Terms are superseded by a new version. We may update these Terms at any time for legal or regulatory reasons or to reflect changes in our Services or business practices. Any amended Terms will be posted on here and/or notified to you, at our own discretion.
Contact us
We have done our best to explain things clearly for you in this document but if you have any questions, please let us know.
We, in our discretion, and without any liability or obligation to refund, reserve the right to refuse participation to or to remove access to the SIM Event anyone that we determine:
We try to make sure that the SIM Event programmes, speakers, topics, platform, format and dates are correct at the time of publishing. Circumstances beyond our control may cause the need for substitutions, alterations, postponements, or cancellations to the content, format, themes, name, performers, hosts, moderators, venue, timing, platform or dates of the SIM Event. We reserve the right to do so at any time and will not be liable to you for any cost incurred by you as a result.
We will endeavor to notify you as soon as reasonably practicable of any substitutions, postponements, or changes by posting the updated information on the Website.
IF THE SIM EVENT IS POSTPONED, WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH ACCESS TO THE SIM EVENT AT A LATER DATE. NO REFUNDS WILL BE PROVIDED IF THE SIM EVENT IS POSTPONED.
In the unlikely event of cancellation of the SIM Event, our total aggregate liability to you is limited to the refund of paid fees that remain after credit card and payment processing fees have been incurred and deducted, and we will not be liable to you for any expenditure, damage or loss incurred by you as a result of the cancellation, as permitted by applicable law.
You are responsible for advising us at the time of making your booking regarding any special access requirements you require at the SIM Event.
The SIM Event or the Services may contain links to third parties and to contributions uploaded by participants, including videos, images, descriptions, links and other content. We are not responsible for or liable to these third party sites, and you should review any terms and conditions when entering those sites or viewing their content.
The Services and the SIM Event are for your personal use only and may not be shared with individuals beyond your household. For the duration of the SIM Event we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access the Services and view the SIM Event. Except for this, no right, title, or interest shall be transferred to you.
Access to the SIM Event and use of the Services requires compatible devices, and certain software (including third party software) may be required or may need updating, and your use of the Services and SIM Event may be affected by the performance of these elements.
You must have a high-speed internet connection in order to access the SIM Event and Services. When accessing the SIM Event or Services through a mobile network, your network or roaming network may apply fees for data usage.
If you choose to complete a SIM Event App profile, your profile will be discoverable and visible in the app to other SIM Event users. By using the SIM Event App you agree with the website terms and conditions and with our privacy policy.
We may terminate or restrict your use of our Services if you violate these Terms or are engaged in illegal or fraudulent use of the Service.
Messages
We may permit you to send messages and other communications to us or to other users via the App and/or Website (“Messages”). You are solely responsible for your Messages and the consequences of sending them and expressly release us and agree to hold us harmless from all and any liability arising from your Messages. You grant us (and we accept) a global right to use, store, and reproduce your Messages for the limited purpose of facilitating sending them to your chosen recipients (and we may also use third party service providers to facilitate the sending of your Messages). You represent and warrant that your Messages will not infringe any third party right of others. You acknowledge and agree that the provisions of our Content Guidelines and Anti-Harassment policy shall also apply to Messages that you send.
Your Contribution
We may permit your sharing and publishing of Your content to the SIM Event subject to these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy (“Your Contribution”) and you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual right to use Your Contribution on in relation to the Services. You understand that you are responsible for Your Contribution and it may be publicly available and You agree to waive any moral rights in Your Contribution. We have discretion whether to publish Your Contribution and we reserve the right without further notice to you, to monitor, censor, edit, remove, and/or delete any and all of Your Contribution at any time which we believe to be in violation of these Terms of Use, our Content Guidelines and our Anti-Harassment policy. We reserve the right to access, read, preserve and disclose any Your Contribution or any other information that we obtain in connection with the Services as we reasonably believe is necessary to: (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, subpoena or governmental request; (ii) enforce this Agreement, including investigation of potential violations of it; (iii) detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; (iv) respond to your user support requests; or (v) protect the rights, property or safety of us, our users or the public.
You are not permitted to engage in or attempt to engage in any activity in breach of the Terms of Use. This includes:
To the extent permitted by the applicable law, we disclaim all warranties or conditions, either express or implied, or any part of them in respect of any aspect of the SIM Event or any related materials. You acknowledge and agree that in accepting these Terms you have not relied on any representation or warranty that is not expressly included in these Terms and you agree that you shall have no remedy in respect of any misrepresentation which has not become a part of these Terms.
The SIM Event (including but not limited to videos, transcripts, audio etc.) is made available AS IS and Startup Portugal does not offer any warranty of any kind, or represent that the SIM Event will be accurate, complete, or error-free. We are not liable for the usage of, implementation of, impact from, or communication of the ideas presented in any element of the SIM Event.
You acknowledge and agree that views expressed by speakers at or in connection with the SIM Event are their own and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for any advice given or views expressed during or in connection with the SIM Event.
Materials shared or distributed at or in connection with the SIM Event are intended for information purposes only and should not be relied upon by you or others. We and our related companies do not provide any guarantees, conditions or warranties that the materials are complete or accurate and do not accept any responsibility or liability for reliance by you or any person on any aspect of the SIM Event and/or any information provided at the SIM Event.
To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law:
(a) we and our related companies shall not be liable to you whether in contract, tort (including for negligence), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise for any loss of profits; loss of sales or business; loss of agreements or contracts; loss of anticipated savings; loss of income; loss of opportunity; loss of or damage to goodwill; loss of use or corruption of software, data or information; and/or similar losses or pure economic loss, or for any indirect or consequential loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses however arising under or in connection with the performance or contemplated performance of the Terms, even if we had been advised of the possibility of same in advance; and (b) subject to paragraph (c) (below), our total aggregate liability in contract, tort (including negligence), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise, arising under or in connection with the performance or contemplated performance of the Terms is limited to the total amount paid by you to us for your ticket to participate and access the SIM Event, after the payment of any processing fees or bank charges applicable.
(c) Nothing in these Terms purports to exclude or limit liability for any fraudulent statement or act or in respect of any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us, our related companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, joint ventures, third-party service providers, and our respective employees, contractors, agents, officers, and directors harmless from all claims, liability, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including legal fees, that arise out of or are related to any breach of the Terms by you or any other liabilities incurred by us arising out of your attendance or participation or access to the SIM Event.
The clauses of these Terms which by their nature should survive if the Agreement between you and Startup Portugal is terminated, shall survive such termination. If any provision or provisions of these Terms shall be held to be unenforceable, invalid or illegal, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall remain in effect and full force.
It is possible that the SIM Event and/or some of the Services may not be available may not be available at any given time due to (a) power or server outages or issues (b) update or maintenance periods (c) as a result of a war, acts of God, flood, drought, earthquake or other natural disaster; (d) epidemic or pandemic; (e) terrorist attack, civil war, civil commotion or riots, war, threat of or preparation for war, armed conflict, imposition of sanctions, embargo, or breaking off of diplomatic relations; (f) nuclear, chemical or biological contamination or sonic boom; (g) any law or any action taken by a government or public authority; (h) collapse of buildings, fire, explosion or accident; (i) any labour or trade dispute, strikes, industrial action or lockouts; (j) non-performance by suppliers or subcontractors; (k) interruption or failure of utility service and/or (l) electronic or communications failure. We will take reasonable efforts to provide you with notice of interruption of the Services or of the SIM Event. Where the Services are unavailable for reasons beyond the control of Startup Portugal, we shall have no liability to you.
We are not liable if the SIM Event is, in whole or in part, canceled, rescheduled or postponed, or for any failure or delay to perform our obligations under these Terms, if such event results from anything beyond our reasonable control (for example (a) power or server outages or issues (b) update or maintenance periods (c) as a result of a war, acts of God, flood, drought, earthquake or other natural disaster; (d) epidemic or pandemic; (e) terrorist attack, civil war, civil commotion or riots, war, threat of or preparation for war, armed conflict, imposition of sanctions, embargo, or breaking off of diplomatic relations; (f) nuclear, chemical or biological contamination or sonic boom; (g) any law or any action taken by a government or public authority; (h) collapse of buildings, fire, explosion or accident; (i) any labor or trade dispute, strikes, industrial action or lockouts; (j) non-performance by suppliers or subcontractors; and (k) interruption or failure of utility service , (l) electronic or communications failure y) or anything else that renders performance of the SIM Event, in whole or in part, impracticable, illegal or impossible.
This interpretation, formation and operation of the Terms and all non-contractual obligations arising from or connected with them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, and all disputes between the parties arising out of or in any way relating to the Terms or any disputes between the parties in any way connected with the subject matter of these Terms (whether contractual or non-contractual) shall be governed by, the laws of Portugal.
Each of the parties submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Portuguese courts.
We do not offer Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), including through the European Commission’s Online Dispute Resolution Service. If you have a complaint, please contact us at Email.
Nothing contained in the Terms shall limit our right to bring enforcement proceedings in another jurisdiction or to seek interim, protective or provisional relief in the courts of another jurisdiction.
These Terms (including our privacy and cookies policies) contain the entire agreement and understanding between us in respect of all matters which are referred to herein and supersede any prior, written or oral agreement between us relating to such matters. You confirm that in agreeing to accept these Terms you have not relied on any representation that is not expressly included herein and you agree that you shall have no remedy in respect of any misrepresentation which has not become a part of these Terms. However, nothing in these Terms purports to exclude liability for any fraudulent statement or act.
If a court with jurisdiction over these Terms finds that any part of these Terms is wholly or partly unenforceable, you and us agree that where possible, the court should modify the terms to make that part enforceable while still achieving its intent. If the court cannot do that, you and us agree that the court should not have regard to that unenforceable part but still enforce the rest of these Terms.
If we fail to insist that you perform any of your obligations under these Terms or we do not act or delay in acting to in exercise a right or remedy provided by these Terms that does not mean we have waived our rights or remedies against you and will not mean that you do not have to comply with your obligations.
These Terms are personal to you. You agree not to assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms to anyone else without receiving our prior written consent. We may assign or transfer these Terms without your consent by providing you with notice.
You and we agree that no agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of these Terms and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind us in any respect.
You agree that the only way you can provide us with a legal notice is at the address(s) set out in Part A above (our Registered Address). We will send all information related to the SIM Event and Services in electronic form only such as the email address you have provided us on registration. To the extent allowed by law, the English language version of the Terms is binding and any translations are for convenience only.
You agree that the SIM Event is intended for informational, entertainment and networking purposes only. The Services or the SIM Event do not constitute legal, financial, professional, medical or tax advice and cannot be used for such purposes. You acknowledge that all information and content accessed by you using the Services and the SIM Event is at your own risk. We do not endorse or recommend any Party participating in the SIM Event. We expressly disclaim any liability or responsibility for usage of, implementation of, impact from, or communications of the ideas or discussions presented by any Attendee, speaker or other participant at the SIM Event.
In these Terms:
Tickets and pricing
You will find details of attendee ticket pricing and fees for the SIM Event here. Ticket prices for the SIM Event are correct at the time of publication.
We reserve the right to change the ticket prices at any time but any changes will not affect tickets that have already been purchased.
A valid ticket entitles you to access the SIM Event as an Attendee.
Discounts
We are not obligated to offer any discounts for the SIM Event and reserve the right to change or withdraw a discount offer at any time in our sole discretion.
Ticket name changes
Ticket name changes are permitted.
Refund and cancellation
Your ticket remains our property and is a personal revocable license, which may be withdrawn, and access to the SIM Event may be refused at any time upon a refund of the printed registration price.
If you are eligible under applicable law to avail of a right to cancel your purchase of a ticket within 14 days without giving any reason and to receive a reimbursement of payments, you need to notify us in writing of your decision to cancel your SIM Event ticket within 14 days of the day the contract for distance selling was concluded. The refund will be made in the same form as the original payment was received (for example, a credit card payment will refund to the same credit card account number). However, you acknowledge that when you purchased a ticket to the SIM Event you agreed to the immediate download of digital content and that if you access the SIM Event, the Services or any digital content you lose your right to withdraw.
All purchases of in-person and digital passes are non-refundable in their entirety after the end of this 14 day ‘cooling off’ period or immediately following your access of the SIM Event, Services or any digital content. You acknowledge that all refunds are subject to a deduction of € 50 or as otherwise advised (depending on the currency of your original transaction).
Our free and subsidized ticket promotions sometimes include a processing fee. This processing fee is non-refundable in its entirety.
No reselling
The tickets you purchase are for your own personal use and may not be resold under any circumstances, including but not limited to use as part of any promotion or competition. This includes subsidized tickets.
Reselling or otherwise transferring your ticket, not in accordance with the Terms, will void the ticket and the ticket holder will not gain access to the SIM Event. Where there has been any resale or attempted resale of any tickets (or any other breach of this term), we reserve the right to cancel the relevant tickets with immediate effect.
We reserve the right to cancel any ticket purchase made by any person or body whom we reasonably believe to be associated with any ticket reselling or ticket broker.
Age limitation
You must be 18 years of age to use the Services. Minors may only use the Services under the supervision of an adult and must send us a disclosure authorization statement and personal data processing, subscribed by the legal representative.