LEGAL
The Investment Advisor provides certain investment advisory services only to privately offered venture capital funds and does not solicit nor make their services available to the public or other advisory clients.
Use of the term “Platform” herein is intended to refer to wider entities within the wider SSV group and is not intended to refer to the SSV Fund themselves. A list of all group entities are available on request.
Onboarding is in process for certain individuals listed on this website and as a result not all individuals listed are currently formally part of the Investment Advisor. Individuals listed may be employed by the Investment Advisor or other members of the SSV group.
TERMS OF USE
These Terms ofService set forth the terms and conditions governing your use of this website including the content, materials and information available on or through this website (the “Site”) (such terms of use being, the “Agreement“). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be legally bound by this Agreement, as it maybe amended from time to time without notice. If you do not agree with these terms you may not use the Site. Any changes will take effect immediately upon being posted to the Site.
As a condition to your use of the Site, you will not, directly or indirectly: (a) use the Site to infringe the intellectual property rights of others; (b) use the Site or make any attempt to penetrate, modify or manipulate the Site to invade the privacy of any other user of the Site; (c) attempt to modify, erase or damage any information contained on the Site; (d) reverse engineer any portion of theSite; (e) restrict or inhibit others from using the Site; (f) engage in conductor distribute material that is harmful, obscene, otherwise illegal or objectionable, or gives rise to civil liability; (g) spoof or otherwise impersonate any individual or entity; or (h) violate or attempt to violate the security or integrity of the Site.
ACCESS
The Site and the information and materials contained herein are not directed at, or intended for distribution to or use by, any person or entity who is a citizen or resident of, or loathed in any jurisdiction where such distribution, publication, availability or use would contravene applicable law or regulation or which would subject SSV or its affiliates to any registration or other licensing requirements within such jurisdiction.
NO OFFER OR ADVICE
SSV has established the Site to provide information about its operations and investment advisory activities and all content provided on this Site is provided for general informational or educational purposes only. The information and materials provided on the Site, including information on the portfolio investments made by the Funds, is not intended as a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold any security, invitation, inducement or solicitation of interest to purchase or sell any securities, or that you pursue any investment style or strategy.
Under no circumstances is any content or information provided on the Site intended as, nor should you construe it as legal, tax, financial, accounting, investment, consulting or other professional advice from SSV or any affiliate.
Such content and information is not intended to may not be used or relied upon in evaluating the merits of any investment. The past performance of any investment, investment style or strategy is not a guarantee of future results, and it should not be assumed that results for any portfolio companies listed on this Site will be achieved for other investments.
The content on the Site may contain forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from any expectations, projections or predictions made or implicated in such forward-looking statements.
Unless otherwise indicated, the content represented on the Site speaks as of the date indicated and provides a snapshot as at a particular time based on internal data which may not have been independently verified and may change from time to time.
Although reasonable effort is made to ensure that information and content on the Site is accurate and complete, SSV makes no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of the information and content. SSV does not accept any responsibility for any loss which may arise from reliance on any information contained in thisSite nor any liability for errors or omissions. You acknowledge that all content is provided “as is,” and may not be relied upon for any purpose, and is not subject to express or implied warranties of any kind.
SSV accepts no responsibility for viruses, malware or other malicious or damaging software contained in the Site or otherwise and you should ensure that you have comprehensive and up to date security measures in place.
The portfolio companies identified and discussed on this Site may not represent all of the portfolio investments of the Funds. Such companies were selected as representative examples that clarify and typify the Funds’ investment strategy and not as an exhaustive list of the Funds’ investments or based on the return they have provided to the Funds. Subject to relevant confidentiality restrictions, a full list of portfolio companies for a particular Fund is available to prospective investors on request.
Under no circumstances should anything contained on the Site be construed as fund marketing materials by prospective investors considering an investment into anyFund. An offer to invest in a Fund will be made separately and only by means of the confidential offering documents of the specific Fund, and only to those who, among other requirements, meet certain regulatory qualifications under relevant legislation. Any prospective investor should consult with and rely on his, her or its own personal legal counsel, accountant or other advisors as to the legal, tax, and economic implications of any investment opportunity and its suitability for such investor.
Under no circumstances should any statistics, quotations or other content be interpreted as testimonials or endorsement of the investment performance of any Funds by a prospective investor considering an investment into any Fund.
The vision and strategy outlined herein represents the current strategy of SSV as at the date indicated, however, actual strategy or specific investment terms may vary at the discretion of SSV management or the general partner of the relevant Fund depending on the investment mandate of the particular Fund in question.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All logos and trademarks of third parties referenced on this Site are the trademarks and logos of their respective owners. Any inclusion of such trademarks or logos does not imply or constitute any approval, endorsement or sponsorship of SSV by such owners.
The content on this site – including trademarks, logos, photos, descriptions and other original material on the Site are the property of SSV and should not be reproduced without SSV’s prior written consent.
Social media accounts such as linkedin.com/company/smart-society-ventures/ listed on the Site are the property of the Investment Advisor.
THIRD PARTY SITES
The Site may link to third-party sites. These links are provided for your convenience, SSV does not make any express or implied warranties with regard to the information, material, products or services that are contained on or accessible through linked websites and assumes no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any content made available at any third party site. Any privacy policies of any third-party sites are governed by the operator of such site. SSV urges you to read the relevant legal terms and privacy policy (if any) of these third-party sites.
PRIVACY & COOKIES
SSV respects your privacy and personal data and takes such obligations seriously.
SSV may collect anonymised data to help better understand how people interact with the Site and allow us to improve it in the future as well as to help us identify any unusual or malicious activities. SSV will not collect any directly identifiable information regarding users of the Site. The specific information collected may include:the time and date which you accessed the Site, your domain name and host, IP address, name and version of your web browser, the time and date of and the website address of any site from which you linked to the Site.
SSV does not intend to disclose any personal data obtained in relation to use of the Site other than as:
(i) as required or permitted by applicable law; or
(ii) in connection with our legitimate interests in conducting our business in a proper manner.
SSV will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless SSV has your permission or are required by law to do so. You may request details of personal information SSV holds about you under the Data Protection Act 2018(subject to the payment of a fee).
The Site incorporates the use of cookies which are small data text files sent from your computer during your browsing of the Site and which contain certain data about how you use and interact with the Site, for example your IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location. Cookies are stored on your hard drive and are used to track and manage information relative to your interests to allow the Site to be tailored to your interests. You can disable cookies via your browser settings, however, this may limit your ability to interact with the Site in some ways. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visitwww.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
SSV uses cookies to (i) save user preferences (including cookie preferences), and (ii)secure the Site and our services (e.g. to detect malicious brute force attacks); (iii) to observe and analyze relevant metrics and traffic to the Site to improve the use of the Site.
If you choose to submit any business proposals or plans to us via the Site or using any email addresses listed on the Site, you agree that you have all required rights and consents to submit such ideas and that they will not infringe the rights or intellectual property of any third party. In so doing you acknowledge and agree: (i) to grant SSV the right to read, disclose and otherwise process the information submitted including to its investors, affiliates and partners; and (ii) that SSV shall have no liability with respect to any use or disclosure of any information or ideas contained therein unless there is a specific written confidentiality agreement in place.
GOVERNING LAW
This legal notice shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Swiss law. Disputes arising in connection with this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Swiss courts.
If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Agreement to be invalid, the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions, and the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
If you have any questions about this Agreement, or the Site, please contact SSV at hello@smartsocietyventures.com
SSV may make changes to this Agreement in the future. Last updated March 8, 2024.
