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You are advised that, although certain individuals are identified on this Website, or in content linked from this Website, as “Partners,” such titles reflect business usage that is customary within the venture capital and private equity industry and are not intended to indicate that any such individual is actually a partner of any specific partnership, as those terms are used for legal purposes.
This Website is maintained and operated by Lightspeed. In accordance with business usage customary within the venture capital and private equity industry, this Website occasionally uses terminology that may be interpreted to suggest that the firm is a single entity; however, there is no such single entity and the entities that are referenced on this website (including indirectly through the featuring of either office locations or individual team members in distinct geographies) have their own separate legal existence. Lightspeed and each of Lightspeed India Partners (“LSIP”), Lightspeed China Partners (“LCP”) and Lightspeed Faction are separate firms that operate independently of each other. LSIP, LCP and Lightspeed Faction each manage separate funds from Lightspeed and each other. Notwithstanding the common use of the “Lightspeed” name, LSIP, LCP and Lightspeed Faction each has its own management company and general partnerships.
Faction Ventures, LLC (“Faction”) is a registered investment adviser under the United States Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Faction advises its own funds and does not advise any funds managed by Lightspeed, and Lightspeed does not advise Faction or any of its or its funds’ clients. Lightspeed and Faction are parties to an agreement pursuant to which Lightspeed holds certain interests in Faction and the funds Faction manages.
LIGHTSPEED, LIGHTSPEED VENTURE PARTNERS, the LIGHTSPEED L Logo, and the names of Lightspeed’s services are trademarks and/or service marks of Lightspeed in the United States and/or other countries. Other product or service names and company names and logos mentioned on this Website may be the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. This Website grants no license to any trademarks or service marks and you are not permitted to use the trademarks or service marks contained on this Website without the prior written consent of the respective owners.
This Website may contain links to third-party sites. Access to and use of such sites may be subject to terms of use different from those applicable to the Website. Access to any other Internet site linked to this Website is at your own risk, and Lightspeed is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice, statements or other content on these sites. Lightspeed provides these links merely as a convenience and the inclusion of such links does not imply any endorsement.
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Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California users of this Website are entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice. This Website is provided to you by Lightspeed, which may be contacted regarding complaints or concerns at 2200 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California, 94025, (650) 234-8300. The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 400 R Street, Suite 1080, Sacramento, California 95814, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210.
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By submitting your contact information and any other personal information through this Website, you hereby authorize Lightspeed to use and disclose this information, including for the purposes of sending periodic mailings to you about Lightspeed products, services, and news.
Although Lightspeed strives to provide information that is useful and accurate, a possibility exists that the Site Content could include inaccuracies or errors. LIGHTSPEED MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE COMPLETENESS OR CORRECTNESS OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SITE CONTENT. THE WEBSITE AND SITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” FOR USE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, ARE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, AND QUIET ENJOYMENT. LIGHTSPEED ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE WEBSITE OR SITE CONTENT. THE WEBSITE AND SITE CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT AT THE MOMENT YOU VISIT THIS WEBSITE AND MAY CONTAIN ERRORS. LIGHTSPEED ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR VIRUSES, MALWARE OR OTHER MALICIOUS OR DAMAGING SOFTWARE CONTAINED IN THE SITE CONTENT OR OTHERWISE.
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IN NO EVENT SHALL LIGHTSPEED BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA OR USE, INCURRED BY YOU WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT OR TORT, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THE WEBSITE OR SITE CONTENT, WHETHER OR NOT LIGHTSPEED HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCURING.
LIGHTSPEED’S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OF USE, THIS WEBSITE, OR THE SITE CONTENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL NOT EXCEED FIFTY DOLLARS ($50). SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY. ACCORDINGLY, WITH REGARD TO THESE JURISDICTIONS, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU AND LIGHTSPEED’S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
Lightspeed may, at any time, revise these Terms of Use by updating this posting. By using this Website, you agree to be bound by any such revisions and, therefore, you should periodically visit this page of this Website to examine the then-current Terms of Use. Certain provisions of these Terms of Use may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms located on particular pages of this Website.
These Terms of Use set forth the entire agreement between you and Lightspeed with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements related to such subject matter. These Terms of Use are binding on you as well as your successors and permitted assigns. If any provision of these Terms of Use is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of these Terms of Use will be unimpaired and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that it is valid and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law. These Terms of Use and any action related thereto will be governed, controlled, interpreted, and defined by and under the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any conflicts of laws principles that require the application of the law of a different state. By using this Website, you hereby expressly consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts for the county in which Lightspeed’s principal place of business is located for any lawsuit filed there against you by Lightspeed arising from or related to these Terms of Use.
Effective: July 10, 2023