Terms and Conditions for use of TheHub Platform
Last Updated: May, 2018
Welcome to TheHub platform (the “Platform”). TheHub and the Platform is powered and owned by Danske Bank A/S (“Danske Bank”). By accessing, browsing or using this Platform, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (the “Terms”) as well as the Privacy Notice which sets out the way we manage your personal data (the “Privacy Notice”). If you do not agree to these Terms and the Privacy Notice, you should not use or access this Platform. TheHub reserves the right to revise these Terms at any time by updating this posting. You are encouraged to review these Terms frequently because your use of the Platform after the posting of changes will constitute your acceptance of the changes. When changes are done to the Terms or the Privacy Notice we will send a notice to you of this at your next login to the platform. We grant you a personal, limited, non-transferable non-exclusive, license to access and use the Platform. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion and without notice to you, to revise the products and services available on the Platform and to change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Platform and we will not be liable to you or to any third party for doing so. We may also impose rules for and limits on use of the Platform or restrict your access to part, or all, of the Platform without notice or penalty if you in our opinion in any way misuse the Platform or we change the focus of the platform. Your continued use of the Platform will constitute your acceptance of any such changes.
“The Hub” and/or “TheHub” as mentioned below refers to www.thehub.dk, www.thehub.se, www.thehub.fi, www.hub.no and www.thehub.io.
SPECIFIC TERMS APPLICABLE FOR EACH OF THE SERVICES OFFERED ON THE PLATFORM
For the time being TheHub offers the below services (the “Services”) on the Platform:
Funding Overview for Startups
No advice or offer for funding but an overview and guidance
The contents of the funding overview have been created by Rainmaking, Rainmaking Innovation ApS, CVR 37288241, c/o Rainmaking Loft, Danneskiold-Samsøes Allé 41,1434 Copenhagen K, Denmark (“Rainmaking”) and Startup Maria Oy, Org. no. 2760866-5, Lapinlahdenkatu 16 C, 00180 Helsinki, Finland ("Maria 01") and Northern Ireland Science Park Holdings Limited, NI039294, Unit 10, Innovation Centre, Queens’s Road, BT3 9DT Belfast, Northern Ireland (“Catalyst Inc”) on behalf of Danske Bank for information and guidance purposes only in order to create an overview of available funding opportunities and give guidance. It has been prepared independently, from publicly available information believed to be reliable as well as from best practices and experience from Rainmaking and does not necessarily reflect the views of others. The information and overview given on this site are entirely those of TheHub and reflecting their view on the topic. It does not constitute, or form part of, any offer of funding, nor should it or any part of it form the basis of, or be relied on in any connection with any contract or commitment whatsoever. The contents of this site may not be construed in any way to be binding advice to be strictly followed. Whilst reasonable care has been taken to ensure that its contents are not untrue or misleading, no representation is made as to its accuracy, completeness or correctness of the information and opinions contained on this site and no liability is accepted for any loss arising from your reliance on it. Neither Rainmaking nor SingularityU Nordic nor Nordic Impact nor Maria 01 nor Catalyst Inc nor Danske Bank has independently verified the contents of this site. Hence, users should not solely rely on the provided information but should seek independent advice wherever necessary. The information and views given on this site are subject to change without notice. This site is protected by copyright and is being supplied to you solely for your information and may not be reproduced or further distributed to any other person or published (in whole or in part) without permission from TheHub.
Linked sites: TheHub has not reviewed and is not responsible for the content of off-site pages or any other sites linked to this site.
No warranty: TheHub accepts no responsibility for, and makes no warranty that functions contained at this site will be uninterrupted or error-free. TheHub does not accept any liability for any direct or consequential loss arising from any use of this site or its contents, including any harm or defect caused to your computer as a result of access and use of the server that makes this site available.
The Job Matching Service
Terms for Prospective Employees
TheHub offers an online service that connects prospective employees with employers through a simple and non-binding interview request process. As a prospective employee, you have an opportunity to find a position with an employer using this service. Additionally, your use of TheHub is free, and the interview request process does not create any contractual obligations between the employer and you as a prospective employee. The Platform only acts as a tool for prospective employees to explore opportunities without obligations.
The use of the Platform is free for prospective employees. When you use the Job Matching Service, we may require you to provide us information such as your name, phone number and e-mail address at some stage. We may also require information from your LinkedIn profile. We will review the information that you provide to us during the registration process and we may review any other information about you that is publicly available. By applying for a position you agrees to that we will store your name, phone number, e-mail address and url-link to your linkedIn profile and that we will share this with the company that you are applying for a position with. You also agree to that we (TheHub) and the company (where you have applied for a positon) may store your information for two years, and that the company may contact you for similar positions in this time period. You can get your information deleted within the two year period by both the Hub and the prospective employer by contacting the Hub and the prospective employer.
Importing information from your LinkedIn profile does not represent any affiliation between TheHub/Danske Bank or the Platform and LinkedIn. TheHub does not store your login username and password from LinkedIn or of any other third party service. Specifically, TheHub does not store your LinkedIn username and password if you entered them into the LinkedIn web login page within the TheHub Platform on its servers; it only stores the information you enter in to your application; name, e-mail address, phone number and url-link to LinkedIn profile. You may have the ability to import data from other third-party entities into the Platform, and through your use of the Platform, you confirm that you voluntarily provide your information to the Platform by your own free choice. Please note that each third party web-Platform linked from the Platform has its own terms and conditions which will apply to you and are separate from these Terms. TheHub/Danske Bank will not share any of this information with any other 3rd party without your express consent or request.
For Employers
As an employer, you have the opportunity to advertise for qualified talent and reduce the costs involved with hiring and retaining talent using the service. You may arrange interviews with any prospective employees that have shown interest in the job add on TheHub and which you feel may be a fit for your company. However, these requests are non-binding and do not create a binding employment contract. You may store information about prospective employees for two years and you may contact the prospective employees for similar positions in this time period. You agree to delete the information about the prospective employee two years after receiving the application from the prospective employee or when the prospective employee asks you to delete it.
TheHub only provides you with information provided by the prospective employees including reference to the prospective employees’ LinkedIn profiles.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT TheHub DOES NOT INQUIRE INTO THE BACKGROUNDS OF ITS USERS OR ATTEMPT TO VERIFY THE STATEMENTS OF ITS USERS (ALTHOUGH IT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT ANY BACKGROUND CHECK OR OTHER SCREENINGS AT ANY TIME USING AVAILABLE PUBLIC RECORDS), AND THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR (1) CONDUCTING ANY BACKGROUND CHECKS, REFERENCE CHECKS, OR OTHER DUE DILIGENCE THAT YOU MAY REQUIRE BEFORE MAKING AN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT TO A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE, AND (2) COMPLYING WITH ALL LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE INTENDED EMPLOYMENT OF ANY PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE.
Except for any log-in data which we may require from time to time, the use of which is regulated below, we do not keep any other of your personal data.
Jobs published on TheHub may be reposted on third party sites e.g. Jobindex.
You agree that TheHub/Danske Bank may contact you from time to time with proposals for new financial products or of joint marketing.
Tools Overview for Startups
The tools, information and templates presented in the tools section is only to be used for guiding purposes if not stated otherwise. Neither Danske Bank nor Rainmaking nor SingularityU Nordic nor Nordic Impact nor Maria 01 nor Catalyst Inc takes any responsibility for decisions made based on the usage of the tools, information or templates.
GENERAL TERMS FOR USE OF THE PLATFORM
You are responsible for your own communications, including the transmission, uploading or posting of information and are responsible for the consequences of such communications to the Platform.
We require all Members to agree not to use the Platform, and specifically prohibit any use of the Platform, for any of the following purposes:
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password.
You agree to notify us promptly in the event of any unauthorized use of your account or other breach of security.
2. Registration
If registration for use of a Service on the Platform is required, you agree to (1) provide true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Services’ registration form (“Registration Data”), and (2) maintain and promptly update the registration data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to accept or reject your registration to use our Platform. If your registration is accepted, you may use the Platform. You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account. If you provide any content that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, or TheHub has reasonable grounds to suspect that such content is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, TheHub has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Platform. You agree not to create an account using a false identity or information, or on behalf of someone other than yourself. You agree that you shall not have more than one account. You agree not to create an account or use the Platform if TheHub has closed your account previously, or if we have previously expelled you from the Platform or Services.
In order to use TheHub as an employer you must also register. Registration is free. When registering we may ask you for additional information related to your company and the types of Prospective Employees you are looking for. We may also allow you to use a third party service such as an Angellist to register. We will review the information that you provided to us during the registration process and any other information that is publicly available. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to accept or reject your registration to use our Platform. If your registration is accepted, you may engage with prospective employees that have expressed an interest in your company or job ad on TheHub. It is your responsibility to abide by all applicable law when using the Platform, including data protection regulation.
We reserve the right to reject or terminate your registration if your business does not live up to internationally recognized norms and standards for human rights, arms, working conditions, the environment and anti-corruption.
3. Use of data
We refer to our Privacy Notice for you to know how we use data https://thehub.dk/site/policy
4. Additional Terms and Conditions
You agree that additional terms and conditions may apply to specific products, services, or your use of certain portions of the Platform (“Additional Terms”), which Additional Terms form part of these Terms by reference. If there is a conflict between these Terms and the Additional Terms, the Additional Terms shall prevail.
5. Product and Services Information; Limitations on Access
Excluding any contents submitted by users from time to time, we strive to ensure that the information on the Platform is complete and reliable. Certain information may contain errors, including pricing errors, typographical errors and other errors or inaccuracies, which we may correct without liability. We also reserve the right to limit access to portions of the Platform for Members and to revise, suspend, or terminate an event or promotion at any time without notice. We do not guarantee that all products or services described on our Platform will be available.
6. Proprietary Rights
TheHub/Danske Bank is responsible for material published on the Platform. Danske Bank and its licensors reserve all rights to ownership, copyright, trademarks and all other intellectual property rights relating to the TheHub and the Platform and to products and Services mentioned or on the Platform, except as specifically set out in these Terms.
As a user of this Platform, you may view and print the contents mentioned above for personal, non-commercial use only. You may not otherwise copy, save or otherwise reproduce, adapt, modify, transfer, assign, use or exploit the contents or parts thereof without our prior written consent.
TheHub/Danske Bank does not claim ownership of any materials you make available through the Platform. With respect to any materials you submit or make available for inclusion on the Platform, you grant TheHub/Danske Bank a perpetual, irrevocable, non-terminable, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license to use, copy, distribute, publicly display, modify and create derivative works of such materials or any part of such materials for use on and in connection with The Hub in the Nordic countries. You hereby represent that you hold good and proper rights to any materials (including, but not limited to, text, images, music or video) which you provide to theHub and the Platform. You further represent that any materials you provide will not contain libellous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material. TheHub will be entitled to use any content submitted by you without incurring obligations of confidentiality, attribution or compensation to you.
7. Disclaimers
You assume all responsibility and risk with respect to your use of the Platform.
THE PLATFORM, AND ALL CONTENTS, AND OTHER INFORMATION ON OR ACCESSIBLE FROM OR THROUGH THIS PLATFORM OR A “LINKED” PLATFORM ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, SECURITY OR ACCURACY. SPECIFICALLY, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, TheHub/DANSKE BANK DOES NOT WARRANT THAT: (1) THE INFORMATION ON THIS PLATFORM IS CORRECT, ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; (2) THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED ON THIS PLATFORM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; OR (3) DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS PLATFORM OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
TheHub/Danske Bank makes no warranties of any kind regarding any non-TheHub platforms to which you may be directed or hyperlinked from this Platform. Hyperlinks are included solely for your convenience, and TheHub makes no representations or warranties with regard to the accuracy, availability, suitability or safety of information provided in such non-TheHub platforms. TheHub does not endorse, warrant or guarantee any products or services offered or provided by or on behalf of third parties on the Platform.
8. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend TheHub/Danske Bank, their parents, subsidiaries, divisions, and affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses of defence, including attorneys’ fees, in any way arising from or related to your use of the Platform, your violation of these Terms or the Privacy Policy, content posted to the Platform by you, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
9. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL TheHub/DANSKE BANK, THEIR AFFLIATES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS, SUBSIDIARIES, SUPPLIERS, AFFILIATES, OR THIRD PARTIES PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THIS PLATFORM BE LIABLE TO ANY USER OF THE PLATFORM OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, OR LOSS OF USE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PLATFORM, WHETHER BASED UPON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THEHUB HAS BEEN ADVISED OF OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF TheHub/DANSKE BANK, THEIR AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS, SUBSIDIARIES, SUPPLIERS, AFFILIATES OR THIRD PARTIES PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THIS PLATFORM TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THIS PLATFORM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO THEHUB IN CONNECTION WITH THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.
You hereby acknowledge that the preceding paragraph shall apply to all content, merchandise and services made available through the Platform.
10. International Use
TheHub is controlled and operated from Denmark. We make no representation that materials on the Platform are appropriate or available for use outside of Denmark, Sweden, Norway or Finland or the United Kingdom. If you choose to access this Platform from outside Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland or the United Kingdom you do so at your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
11. 3rd Party applications
Within the Platform, there may be links to third party web-platforms, services, or other activities that are not controlled or owned by TheHub/Danske Bank. Links to third party Platforms are included as a convenience to users.
12. Intellectual Property Rights Infringements; Notice and Take Down Procedures
TheHub specifically prohibits the posting of any content that violates or infringes the copyright rights and/or other intellectual property rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of any person or entity. If you believe that any material contained on this Platform infringes your copyright or other intellectual property rights, you should notify us of your copyright infringement claim. Notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to the following address:
Rainmaking Loft
Att.: TheHub
Danneskiold Samsøes Allé 41
1434 Copenhagen K
info@thehub.dk
To contact us with any questions or concerns in connection with these Terms or the Platform, or to provide any notice under these Terms, please contact us at info@thehub.dk.
13. Platform Security
Although we believe the Platform to be free from viruses, malware and other errors that might affect your IT systems, you access and use the Platform at your own risk. TheHub assumes no responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of the Platform. Furthermore, the TheHub accepts no responsibility for the availability of the Platform.
Neither the Danske Bank Group nor any of its officers and employees accept any liability for any damage or direct, indirect or consequential loss arising from the availability or use of the Platform, including any harm or defect caused to your computer as a result of accessing and using the IT systems that makes the Platform available.
14. Choice of Law and Jurisdiction
The laws of the local Hub webpage you sign up to shall govern these terms, without giving effect to any principles that provide for the application of the law of another jurisdiction and any disputes that may occur shall be settled in the courts of the jurisdiction you sign up to. If you sign up to thehub.dk, Danish law and jurisdiction will apply. If you sign up to thehub.se, Swedish law and jurisdiction will apply. If you sign up to hub.no, Norwegian law and jurisdiction will apply. If you sign up to thehub.fi, Finish law and jurisdiction will apply. If you sign up to thehub.io, Northern Irish law will apply.