Terms of Use

1. Agreement to these Terms

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are a legal agreement between you and StartupWorker concerning the StartupWorker website and related services (the “Service”). “StartupWorker,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the operator of the Service.

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and acknowledge our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering a binding agreement to create an account or contribute content. If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

3. Accounts and account security

You are responsible for providing accurate information, maintaining the security of your sign-in methods and connected accounts, and all activity under your account. Do not share a sign-in link or attempt to use another person’s account. Tell us promptly at security@startupworker.com if you believe your account or the Service has been compromised.

4. The Service

StartupWorker provides a discovery catalog and community features for tools, AI skills, agents, courses, people, and Playbooks. A Save is a private bookmark. A Follow expresses public interest in a person or catalog item when the member’s profile is published, while inclusion in a public Playbook supplies separate contextual evidence for that Playbook. These signals do not amount to verification by StartupWorker. Catalog descriptions, recommendations, pricing references, links, and availability may become outdated or contain errors. StartupWorker does not own or control third-party resources and does not guarantee that any resource is accurate, available, secure, lawful, suitable, or effective for your needs.

Content on the Service is for general informational purposes. It is not legal, financial, medical, employment, security, or other professional advice. You are responsible for evaluating resources and for how you use them, including reviewing a provider’s terms, privacy practices, output, licensing, and security.

5. Your content

“Your Content” means profile information, avatars, Playbook titles and descriptions, Recipes, notes, submissions, corrections, links, and other material you provide to the Service. You retain any ownership rights you have in Your Content.

You grant StartupWorker a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, format, adapt for display and accessibility, publish, and distribute Your Content solely as reasonably necessary to operate, secure, improve, and promote the Service. This license allows us, for example, to display a public profile or Playbook you choose to publish, show eligible professional signals and contributor attribution, create previews, and maintain backups. It ends when Your Content is deleted from our live systems, except to the extent copies remain in backups for a limited period, were shared by you with others, or must be retained for legal or security reasons.

New Follows are public by default when your profile is published. Existing Follows created under the earlier private policy are not made public without separate consent. You may unfollow at any time or make your profile private; public counts may include older relationships whose identities remain hidden. See the Privacy Policy for details.

You represent that you have the rights and permissions needed to provide Your Content and grant this license; Your Content is accurate to the best of your knowledge; and Your Content does not violate law, another person’s rights, or these Terms. Do not upload confidential information or personal information about someone else without authorization.

6. Acceptable use

You may not use the Service to:

• break the law, infringe intellectual-property, privacy, publicity, or other rights, or encourage others to do so;
• harass, threaten, impersonate, defraud, exploit, or mislead anyone;
• publish malware, malicious instructions, spam, fabricated endorsements, deceptive links, or content designed to compromise systems or people;
• probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Service except as expressly authorized in writing; bypass access controls or rate limits; access nonpublic areas or data; or interfere with the Service;
• scrape, harvest, or use automated means to access the Service in a manner that burdens the Service, evades technical controls, or violates robots instructions or applicable law;
• use information from the Service to make eligibility decisions about employment, credit, housing, insurance, or another legally protected opportunity; or
• misrepresent an affiliation with StartupWorker or suggest that we endorse you, your content, or a third-party resource when we do not.

7. Moderation and editorial decisions

We may review, edit for style or clarity, label, merge, decline, unpublish, archive, or remove submissions or other content, and may suspend or terminate access when we reasonably believe content or conduct violates these Terms or creates risk. We do not promise to publish any submission or to retain any listing. Our Editorial Methodology and Moderation Policy describe our intended approach but do not limit our ability to act to protect the Service or others.

8. StartupWorker content and intellectual property

The Service, including its design, software, branding, and original editorial content, is owned by StartupWorker or its licensors and is protected by applicable law. Subject to these Terms, we give you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Service for its intended purposes. No other rights are granted.

If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright or another intellectual-property right, email legal@startupworker.com with your contact information, the work or right at issue, the content you want reviewed and its URL, the basis for your claim, and a statement that your report is accurate and authorized. This is a general reporting process and is not a representation that StartupWorker has designated a DMCA agent.

9. Third-party services

The Service contains links to and information about third-party products and services. Your dealings with third parties are between you and them and may be governed by separate terms. We are not responsible for third-party content, products, availability, acts, omissions, or policies. See our Commercial Disclosures for our current approach to paid relationships.

10. Changes, suspension, and termination

We may add, change, suspend, or discontinue features. You may stop using the Service at any time and may request account deletion through Profile settings. We may restrict or terminate your access if you materially or repeatedly violate these Terms, create legal or security risk, or misuse the Service. Where practical, we will provide notice and an opportunity to address the issue, but urgent action may be necessary.

11. Disclaimers

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Service is provided “as is” and “as available.” StartupWorker disclaims implied warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service or any listed resource will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, accurate, or suitable for your needs.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty disclaimers, so some of this section may not apply to you. Nothing in these Terms excludes a warranty or consumer right that cannot lawfully be excluded.

12. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, StartupWorker and its operators, officers, employees, contractors, and agents will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, revenues, data, goodwill, or opportunities, arising from or related to the Service or third-party resources.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, StartupWorker’s total liability for all claims arising from or related to the Service will not exceed the greater of $100 or the amount you paid StartupWorker for the Service during the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim.

These limits do not apply where prohibited by law and do not limit liability that cannot legally be limited.

13. Governing law and disputes

Massachusetts law governs these Terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where another jurisdiction’s law must apply. Any dispute that is not eligible for small-claims court will be brought in a state or federal court located in Massachusetts, and you and StartupWorker consent to personal jurisdiction there. This section does not prevent either party from seeking urgent injunctive relief or exercising rights that cannot be waived under applicable consumer law.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms as the Service or law changes. We will post the revised Terms and update the date above. If changes materially affect existing users, we will provide additional notice where required. Continued use after revised Terms take effect means you accept them, to the extent permitted by law.

15. General terms

If a provision is unenforceable, it will be modified only as much as necessary and the remaining provisions will remain in effect. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not transfer these Terms without our consent; we may transfer them in connection with a reorganization, financing, merger, acquisition, or sale of assets. These Terms, together with policies expressly incorporated into them, are the entire agreement about the Service.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms may be sent to legal@startupworker.com.