Terms of Use

[Last updated: October 17, 2022]

General

You are about to enter the website (www.hashedem.com) (“Website”, including its sub-domains, sub-directories, and related third-party web service providers) owned and operated by TKN Advisors Private Limited, acting on behalf of Hashed Emergent Fund VCC (collectively referred to as “Hashed Emergent” “HEM” or “we”, “us”, “our”, including our subsidiaries, assignees, successors, licensors, licensees and/or other agents). It is important that “you”, the user of our Website, read this page before continuing. If you continue to browse and use this Website, you acknowledge that you have understood and accept the following terms, if you do not agree to the Terms (defined below) you should exit this Website now. Hashed Emergent may refuse access to and usage of the Website to anyone at any time, in its sole discretion.

This Website is owned and operated by Hashed Emergent. All rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved by Hashed Emergent. Please read the following terms and conditions, including the Privacy Policy (collectively referred to as the “Terms”). They govern your use of this Website and its associated offerings, including information, email newsletters, associated content distribution platforms, research reports and the public Hashed Emergent online social media accounts (collectively, “the “Content”). By using the Content, you agree to be bound by these Terms. We may update these Terms from time to time and any modifications will be effective immediately upon posting, unless we indicate otherwise. If you use the Website and Contentafter any changes to the Terms have been posted, that means you agree to all of the changes. We suggest that you review these Terms periodically for changes.

The Website and Content is intended solely to provide general information about HEM, its activities and support to entrepreneurs, and its stakeholders. Nothing in the Website and Content is directed at nor should be relied upon by any investors or prospective investors in any vehicle managed by HEM.

This Website and its Terms have been drafted in accordance with the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2001 (and its rules, amended from time to time), as applicable. By entering this Website, you agree: (i) you have read and understood the Terms, (ii) represent that you are 13 years or above, (iii) you accept the Terms hereunder, and agree that you are legally bound by it and the Privacy Policy referenced hereunder.

Intellectual Property

You may use the materials on this Website and the Content solely for personal, informational and non-commercial purposes, including sharing the Content on other social media platforms on an as-is basis. Except as otherwise specified oi the Website and Content, all copyright, content and material available on the Content and/or the Website— including information, photos, podcasts, blog posts, videos, graphics/charts, icons, code, design, and overall appearance — are the property of Hashed Emergent (or its authorized licensors) and should not be used, modified, reproduced, sold, distributed, duplicated or have derivative works created by you without our prior written consent. All trademarks, trade names, and logos displayed in the Website and Content are the property of Hashed Emergent, its affiliates, or their respective third-party owners, and we grant you no license to use them in any manner. The “Hashed Emergent'' brand, logo and wordmark cannot be used without the prior written permission of Hashed Emergent. You acknowledge and agree that will not violate our intellectual property rights in any manner and all the Content on this Website are protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws, including but not limited to, copyright protection.

General Risk Factors

Informational use

This Website and the Content therein is for informational purposes only and is not designed to meet any specific investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any person. Hashed Emergent does not intend to solicit or make its investment advisory services available to the general public. Under no circumstances should any information provided in the Content be considered as an offer soliciting the purchase or sale of any security or interest in any pooled investment vehicle sponsored, discussed, or mentioned by HEM nor should it be construed as an offer to provide investment advisory services. Such offers or solicitations will be made separately and only by means of the confidential offering documents of the specific pooled investment vehicles which should be read in their entirety, and only to those who, among other requirements, meet certain qualifications under applicable securities laws. Such investors, generally defined as ‘accredited investors’ and ‘qualified purchasers’, are generally deemed capable of evaluating the merits and risks of prospective investments and financial matters.

Any opinions expressed in the Content reflect Hashed Emergent’s views or those of individual posters, and are subject to change. Certain information contained in the Content has been obtained from third-party sources, including from portfolio companies of funds managed by HEM. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, HEM has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation in the Content.

Titles

Although certain individuals are identified in the Content as “Partners” or “General Partners” or “Venture Partners” such titles are not intended to indicate that any such individual is actually a partner or general partner of any partnership as those terms are used for legal purposes. Such titles should not be construed to indicate that an individual has any ownership interest in Hashed Emergent or a Hashed Emergent affiliate nor should such titles be construed to indicate that an individual has any particular decision-making authority, ownership, controlling right or responsibility

Investment disclaimers

Any investments or portfolio companies described or referred to in the Website and Content are not representative of all investments in vehicles managed by HEM and there can be no assurance that the investments described are, or will be, profitable or that other investments made in the future will have similar character or results. A list of investments made by funds managed by HEM is available here on the Website: [__]. Excluded from this list are investments for which the issuer has not provided permission for Hashed Emergent to disclose publicly or which we have not disclosed at our sole discretion. Past results of Hashed Emergent’s pooled investment vehicles, investments, or investment strategies are not necessarily indicative of future results. There can be no assurances that HEM’s investment objectives will be achieved or investment strategies will be successful. Any investment in a vehicle managed by HEM involves a high degree of risk including the risk that the entire amount invested is lost. This Website and the Content herein is in no way intended or deemed to be a solicitation for investment and exists purely for informational purposes.

The discussions and opinions expressed herein are not intended to provide investment, accounting, tax, or legal advice. Nothing in the Content and Website is a recommendation that you purchase, sell or hold any security or other investment, or that you pursue any investment style or strategy. The Content and Website are presented on an ‘as is’ basis with absolutely no warranties, express or implied, of any kind with respect to the Content. Charts and other diagrammatic information provided in the Content are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision.

Certain statements that individual personnel from Hashed Emergent make in the Content or Website may constitute ‘forward-looking statements’. To the extent any information in the Website or Content constitutes forward-looking statements (which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipation,” “upside,” “potential,” “project,” “estimate,” “intend,” “forecast,” “target” or “believe” or comparable terminology), please note that, due to various risks and uncertainties, actual events, results, or performance may differ materially from those reflected or contemplated in such statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of any kind and involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that you may not be aware. Hashed Emergent expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement in the event it later turns out to be inaccurate — whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others.

Website Use

As a best practice and condition to access our Website and Content, you acknowledge and agree to the Terms herein and to strictly observe the following:

Do's:
  • comply with all applicable laws and regulatory requirements;

  • review and comply with the Terms (including the Privacy Policy); and

  • review and comply with notices under these Terms.

You must not nor try to, without our explicit written consent:

Don'ts:

  • duplicate, license, sub-license, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, display, sell, rebrand, or otherwise transfer or commercially exploit our Website;

  • make mass, automated, systematic extractions from our Website or use it within, or to create, another site, service or database, or try to re-sell it or re-distribute it;

  • decompile, reverse-engineer, disassemble, decipher, capture screenshots or otherwise attempt to derive the source-code of our Website or any underlying intellectual property;

  • use any deep-link, page-scrap, spider-bots, crawlers, indexers, internet agent or automatic device, program, algorithm, or any similar or equivalent methodology to use, access, acquire information, generate impressions, input information, store information, search, generate searches or monitor any portion of our Website;

  • use automated methods to add contracts or send messages, engaging in ‘framing’ or ‘mirroring’ or otherwise simulating the appears of the Website or the Content;

  • engage in any action that interferes with the proper working of or places an unreasonable load on our Website infrastructure, including but not limited to unsolicited and unreasonable communication attempts, attempts to gain unauthorized access or transmission or activation of any malware or viruses;

  • use any information obtained from the Website and/or Content to harass, abuse or harm any other person;

  • if applicable, host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, update or share any information that is grossly harmful, harassing, blasphemous, defamatory, obscene, libelous, invasive of privacy, hateful or racially, ethnically objectionable, disparaging or otherwise unlawful in any manner

Third-Party Websites

The Website and Content may link to or integrate with other websites operated or content provided by third parties, and such other websites may link to this Website. Hashed Emergent has no control over any such other websites or their content and will have no liability arising out of or related to such websites or their content. The existence of any such link does not constitute an endorsement of such websites, the content of the websites, or the operators of such websites. HEM is providing these links to you only as a convenience. You release and hold HEM harmless from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website or service.

Submissions to Hashed Emergent

Due to the large number of business plan ideas and related materials that Hashed Emergent reviews, and the similarity of many such plans and materials, we cannot agree to obligations of confidentiality, non-use, or non-disclosure with regard to any information or materials submitted or provided to or otherwise shared with us. By submitting information or materials to Hashed Emergent, you (or anyone acting on your behalf) agree that any such information or materials will not be considered confidential or proprietary, and that Hashed Emergent is free to use it without condition. In no event will Hashed Emergent be limited in, or restricted from, the pursuit of any opportunities, either alone or with third parties.

Limitations

THE WEBSITE AND CONTENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” NEITHER HASHED EMERGENT NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES IS PROVIDING ANY WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE WEBSITE AND CONTENT. HASHED EMERGENT AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THE WEBSITE AND CONTENT, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS, FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. HASHED EMERGENT AND ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE AND CONTENT AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION.

To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, under no circumstances and regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, warranty, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or otherwise, will Hashed Emergent or its affiliates be liable to you or any other person for (i) any amount in excess of $100, or (ii) any consequential, incidental, special, punitive, or exemplary damages, regardless of whether Hashed Emergent or its affiliates have been apprised of the likelihood of such damages occurring.

You are responsible for all information, content, and materials you contribute, disclose, or share in any manner on or through the Content and you represent and warrant you have all rights necessary to do so. You are responsible for all your activity in connection with the Content.

Nothing on the Content constitutes professional or financial advice of any kind (including business, employment, investment advisory, accounting, tax, and/or legal advice). Advice from a suitably qualified professional should always be sought in relation to any particular matter or circumstance. Nothing on the Content constitutes or forms a part of any offer for sale or subscription of, or any invitation to offer to buy or subscribe for, any securities, nor should it or any part of it form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract or commitment whatsoever.

You acknowledge and agree that neither Hashed Emergent nor any other person (including, without limitation, any affiliate of Hashed Emergent) is in any way obligated to invest in any business you are associated with or offer you to invest in any Hashed Emergent entity or affiliate. Further, Hashed Emergent makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee that any use of its Website or Content will result in your employment or engagement as a consultant or receiving career development services of any kind.

Indemnification

To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold Hashed Emergent, its affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and partners harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages (actual and consequential), losses and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from or in any way related to any third-party claims relating to (a) your use of the Content(including any actions taken by a third-party using your account), and (b) your violation of these Terms.

Governing Law

You and Hashed Emergent agree that these Terms are the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding between you and Hashed Emergent and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter. These Terms are governed by and will be construed under the laws of India, without giving effect to choice of law principles, without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. Any disputes relating to these Terms shall be resolved exclusively in India as per the following section. These Terms are binding on you as well as your successors and permitted assigns. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated, to the minimum extent necessary, so that these Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.

Dispute Resolution

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES YOU TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES AND CLAIMS RELATING TO THIS WEBSITE WITH HEM AND LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM US.

In the event of any disputes or disagreements arising between you or us, from or related to these Terms (“Disputes”), such Disputes shall be resolved solely by way of arbitration as per the Indian Arbitration Act, 1996 (as amended from time to time) (“Arbitration Rules”), and the decision of the arbiter shall be final and binding. Each Dispute shall be referred to arbitration under the Arbitration Rules, arbitrated by a sole arbiter, the seat and venue of such arbitration shall be Bangalore, India, the proceedings in English and unless otherwise determined by the arbitrator, each party in such arbitration will bear its own arbitration costs.

Privacy

The Website’s privacy policy [hyperlink to privacy policy] (“Privacy Policy”), shall be incorporated into, subject to, be read harmoniously with, and in conjunction with the Terms. The Privacy Policy describes how and why Hashed Emergent handles your personal and non-personal data, which you provide when you access the Website. You understand that through your access to the Website, you consent to abide by the Privacy Policy, specifically the collection and use of your data, including the transfer of this information to other entities for storage, processing and use by Hashed Emergent and its affiliates.

Miscellaneous

These Terms along with the Privacy Policy constitutes the entire agreement between you and Hashed Emergent and supersedes any prior agreements with respect to the Website. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right will not constitute a waiver of such right or remedy. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to the use of the Website must be filed with one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred from a claim.

Legal Notices

If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions regarding Terms, please reach out to us using the contact details below. If you have any grievance or complaint, you may send us a notice to [email protected] .