REGISTRATION AGREEMENT
MICROFUNDING LIMITED (microFunding, Company) - REGISTRATIONYou hereby confirm that your registration with the Company
(Registration) for the purpose of posting and or seeking
business ideas on the microFunding website www.microfunding.co.uk (Website) shall be subject to the terms
set out in this agreement.
1 In consideration of the Company authorising the Registration
(together with your payment of the prevailing registration fee)
and allowing you access to other permitted users of the
microFunding website you hereby agree as follows:
1.1 for the period of six months from the date of this agreement
(the Exclusivity Period), you undertake that you shall not,
other than as permitted by the Company and in accordance with
the terms and direction specified by the Company, either
directly or indirectly (whether or not in conjunction with any
third party):
(i) enter into or continue, facilitate or encourage, any
discussions or negotiations with any party other than parties
authorised by microFunding Limited (Permitted Parties) relating
to any business idea, concept, invention, technology or anything
else you post to the Website (Idea(s)); or
(ii) enter into any agreement or arrangement with any party
other than Permitted Parties relating to the exploitation of the
Idea(s) for commercial purposes; or
(iii) make available any information relating to the Idea(s)
other than to Permitted Parties; or
(iv) withdraw the Idea(s) from the Website; or
(v) do or omit to do anything which frustrates the ability or
affects the willingness of any Permitted Party to exploit the
Idea(s) for commercial purposes;
1.2 You confirm you have represented to microFunding that you
are not now, directly or indirectly, in discussions or
negotiations relating to the Idea(s) with any person other than
microFunding and you acknowledge that microFunding may incur
costs and expenses in connection with
discussions or negotiations with other Parties in relation to
the commercial exploitation of the Idea(s) in reliance on this
representation and the other representations and agreements set
out in this agreement.
1.3 You confirm that you have read and understood the Terms and
Conditions posted on this site and that you will be required to
enter into a binding agreement subject to these Terms and
Conditions in the event that the business idea you post to the
website is taken up by a permitted party.
2 The obligations (save any arising out of any accrued breach)
contained in paragraph 1.1 of this agreement shall cease to have
effect on the expiry of the Exclusivity Period, or, if earlier,
upon the Company notifying you in writing that the Company
wishes to withdraw the Idea(s) from the Website.
3 Without prejudice to any other rights microFunding may have,
in the event of a breach of any of your obligations contained in
this agreement you shall forthwith on demand reimburse to
microFunding all its costs and expenses incurred in relation to
the Idea(s) and all associated and connected matters;
4 You acknowledge that reimbursement of costs and expenses under
3 above would alone not provide adequate remedy for any breach
by you of the provisions of this agreement and accordingly,
without prejudice to any and all other rights or remedies
microFunding may have, microFunding shall be entitled without
proof of special damage to the remedies of injunction and other
equitable relief for any threatened or actual breach of the
provisions of this agreement.
5 Any dispute, controversy, proceedings, or claim of whatever
nature arising out of or relating to this agreement or breach of
its terms shall be governed by, and this agreement shall be
construed in accordance with, English law and you hereby
irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the High
Court of Justice in London for the purpose of hearing and
determining any dispute arising out of this agreement.
6 The terms of this agreement shall not be construed so as to
affect or prejudice any other right or remedy available to
microFunding, above and beyond that contained in this agreement,
in the event of a breach of this agreement by you.
7 No neglect, delay or indulgence on our part in enforcing the
terms of this agreement shall be construed as a waiver thereof.
8 You agree that any notice, demand or other communication:
8.1 to be served under this agreement may be served upon
microFunding only by posting by first class post (air mail if
abroad) or delivering the same by hand at the address set out on
the website www.microFunding.co.uk, or at such other address as
microFunding may from time to time notify in writing to you; and
8.2 if served by hand shall be deemed to have been served at the
time of delivery of it or if served by first class post shall be
deemed duly served 48 hours (or ten business days in the case of
post sent from outside the United Kingdom to an address in the
United Kingdom or from the United Kingdom to an address outside
the United Kingdom) after the envelope containing the same was
put into the post and in proving service of the same it will be
sufficient to prove, in the case of a agreement, that such
agreement was properly stamped or franked first class (air mail
if abroad), addressed and placed in the post.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
You may not enter into a microFunding arrangement without
accepting these terms and conditions. Please read in order to
understand what will be required of you.
The terms and conditions are not negotiable. The sums raised in
microFunding are, in Venture Capital terms, very modest and do
not allow for variations. All parties are protected.
1 Definitions
1.1 Concept The definition in specific measurable terms of the
idea of a product or service created by the Inventor which is
believed to be original protectable and commercial
1.2 Inventor the individual, individuals or body who creates the
Concept
1.3 Investor the individual individuals or body who provides
money to the Project
1.4 Manager the individual, individuals or body who identifies
the Concept as having commercial potential and develops the
Project for microFunding
1.5 microFunding The process to assist identify and exploit a
Concept for commercial gain with specific predetermined
methodology and structure
1.6 microFunding Ltd The company that created the microFunding
process and coordinates and administers the microFunding
Projects
1.7 Project The exercise to determine by enquiry and experiment
whether or not the commercialisation of the Concept is viable;
1.8 Project Manager The individual, individuals or body who
scopes defines and carries out the microFunding Project
1.9 Proof The successful determination by the Project that the
Concept has commercial potential
2 microFunding Structure: Inventor – Manager
2.1 If the Concept fails to attract a Manager to take it
forward, then the Inventor retains all rights to the Concept
2.2 If the Concept attracts a Manager then both Inventor and
Manager irrevocably commit to the whole microFunding process and
structure
2.3 The Manager agrees that his CV can be sent to
Inventors and Investors in whose project he has expressed
interest or who have expressed an interest in his project
2.4 microFunding Ltd will provide professional services to the
Project and will charge a reasonable fee for this provision, the
fee and any VAT and taxes to be included in the project costings.
3 microFunding Structure: Project - Investor
3.1 If the Project fails to attracts an Investor then the
Inventor retains all rights to the Concept
3.2 If the Project attracts sufficient funding to complete it
then:
3.2.1 A new company is incorporated to provide the
commercialisation vehicle for the Concept
3.2.2 All Intellectual Property associated with the Concept is
assigned to the new company
3.2.3 All future Intellectual Property associated with the
Concept is the property of the new company
3.2.4 The share capital of the new company is authorised as
ordinary voting shares
3.2.5 The Inventor receives 30% of the share capital
3.2.6 70% of the share capital is held in a nominee account by
the Solicitors
3.2.7 The Investor has a right to subscribe to 30% of the share
capital if the Project determines that the Concept does have
viable commercial potential
3.2.7.1 microFunding Ltd has the right to agree to the allocation
of no more than 7.5% of the share capital to any party only in
circumstances where failure to do so would prejudice the
Project. If this 7.5% is not allocated, the shares are not issued
and are returned to the company
3.2.8 The Investor irrevocably commits to the whole process and
structure
4 microFunding Structure: Project Termination
4.1 If the project determines at any stage that the Concept does
not have a viable commercial potential
4.1.1 The project is stopped and any remaining funds after
outstanding commitments have been met are returned to the
Investor
4.1.2 The 70% shares held in the nominee account are assigned to
the Inventor
4.1.3 The auditor will produce a report to confirm proper
accountability of the funds spent and certificates the
investment loss to the Investor
4.2 If the Project determines that the Concept does have a
viable commercial potential then
4.2.1 The auditor will produce a report to confirm proper
accountability of the funds spent
4.2.2 The Manager will produce a full report of the project
including a proposed Business Plan for the commercialisation of
the Concept
4.2.3 The Investor is invited to subscribe the required funds
4.2.3.1 If the investor fails to provide the required funds he
has the right to sell his entitlement to subscribe for the
shares to a third party on condition that the third party is
then bound by these terms and conditions
4.2.4 Irrespective of the value now placed upon the new company
the Investor receives 30% of the share capital
4.2.5 microFunding Ltd receives 2.5% of the capital of the new
company
4.2.6 If there has been an allocation of the 7.5% of the share
capital by microFunding Ltd this is issued to the appropriate
party
4.2.7 An option over 30% of the share capital is granted to the
Project Manager to distribute to the management team as he
thinks fit in his absolute discretion. The terms of the Option
agreement will include that the options are exercisable only at
a profitable liquidity event.
4.2.8 The auditor will apply for Enterprise Investment Relief
status for the subscription for the shares if appropriate and
required
5 Liability
5.1 microFunding Ltd does not accept any liability whatsoever
for the success or failure of any Project, disclosure of any
intellectual property associated with any Concept or any damages
to any party arising from participation in microFunding
howsoever caused
5.2 Notwithstanding the above microFunding and its associates
and collaborators will use all reasonable endeavours to ensure
that all monies spent are spent properly in the pursuance of the
Project and are fully accounted for and that:
5.3 All Projects will be carried out and will be seen to have
been carried out to the highest possible standard
6 Confidentiality
6.1 Any information concerning a Concept Project or new company
is commercially sensitive and all parties agree to keep such
information strictly confidential
7 Exclusivity
7.1 As soon as a Manager has responded to an Inventor to express
his interest in taking the Project forward the Inventor agrees
to grant exclusive rights to microFunding for the
commercialisation of the Concept for the Period of three months
WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE
ATTENTION: This legal notice applies to the entire contents of
the Website under the domain name microFunding.co.uk and to any
correspondence by e-mail between microFunding and you. Please
read these terms carefully before using the Website. Using the
Website indicates that you accept these terms regardless of
whether or not you choose to register with us. If you do not
accept these terms, do not use the Website. This notice is
issued by microFunding Ltd (Company).
1 Introduction
1.1 You may access most areas of the Website without registering
your details with us. Certain areas of the Website are only open
to you if you register.
1.2 By accessing any part of the Website, you shall be deemed to
have accepted this legal notice in full. If you do not accept
this legal notice in full, you must leave the Website
immediately.
1.3 The Company may revise this legal notice at any time by
updating this posting. You should check the Website from time to
time to review the then current legal notice, because it is
binding on you. Certain provisions of this legal notice may be
superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms
located on particular pages at the Website.
2 Licence
2.1 You are permitted to print and download extracts from the
Website on the following basis:
2.1.1 no documents or related graphics on the Website are
modified in any way;
2.1.2 no graphics on the Website are used separately from the
corresponding text; and
2.1.3 the Company's copyright and trade mark notices and this
permission notice appear in all copies.
2.2 Unless otherwise stated, the copyright and other
intellectual property rights in all material on the Website
(including without limitation photographs and graphical images)
are owned by the Company or its licensors. For the purposes of
this legal notice, any use of extracts from the Website other
than in accordance with clause 2.1 for any purpose is
prohibited. If you breach any of the terms in this legal notice,
your permission to use the Website automatically terminates and
you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed extracts
from the Website.
2.3 Subject to clause 2.1, no part of the Website may be
reproduced or stored in any other website or included in any
public or private electronic retrieval system or service without
the Company's prior written permission.
2.4 Any rights not expressly granted in these terms are
reserved.
3 Service access
3.1 While the Company endeavours to ensure that the Website is
normally available 24 hours a day, the Company shall not be
liable if for any reason the Website is unavailable at any time
or for any period.
3.2 Access to the Website may be suspended temporarily and
without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or
repair or for reasons beyond the Company's control.
4 Visitor material and conduct
4.1 Other than personally identifiable information, which is
covered under our Privacy Policy, any material you transmit or
post to the Website shall be considered non-confidential and
non-proprietary. The Company shall have no obligations with
respect to such material. The Company and its designees shall be
free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise
use such material and all data, images, sounds, text and other
things embodied therein for any and all commercial or
non-commercial purposes.
4.2 You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from
the Website any material:
4.2.1 that is threatening, defamatory, obscene, indecent,
seditious, offensive, pornographic, abusive, liable to incite
racial hatred, discriminatory, menacing, scandalous,
inflammatory, blasphemous, in breach of confidence, in breach of
privacy or which may cause annoyance or inconvenience; or
4.2.2 for which you have not obtained all necessary licences
and/or approvals; or
4.2.3 which constitutes or encourages conduct that would be
considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or
otherwise be contrary to the law of or infringe the rights of
any third party, in any country in the world; or
4.2.4 which is technically harmful (including, without
limitation, computer viruses, logic bombs, Trojan horses, worms,
harmful components, corrupted data or other malicious software
or harmful data).
4.3 You may not misuse the Website (including, without
limitation, by hacking).
4.4 The Company shall fully co-operate with any law enforcement
authorities or court order requesting or directing the Company
to disclose the identity or locate anyone posting any material
in breach of clause 4.2 or clause 4.3.
5 Links to and from other websites
5.1 Links to third party websites on the Website are provided
solely for your convenience. If you use these links, you leave
the Website. The Company has not reviewed all of these third
party websites and does not control and is not responsible for
these websites or their content or availability. The Company
therefore does not endorse or make any representations about
them, or any material found there, or any results that may be
obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the
third party websites linked to the Website, you do so entirely
at your own risk.
5.2 If you would like to link to the Website, you may only do so
on the basis that you link to, but do not replicate, the home
page of the Website, and subject to the following conditions:
5.2.1 You do not remove, distort or otherwise alter the size or
appearance of the microFunding logo;
5.2.2 You do not create a frame or any other browser or border
environment around the Website;
5.2.3 You do not in any way imply that the Company is endorsing
any products or services other than its own;
5.2.4 You do not misrepresent your relationship with the Company
nor present any other false information about the Company;
5.2.5 You do not otherwise use any microFunding trade marks
displayed on the Website without express written permission from
the Company;
5.2.6 You do not link from a website that is not owned by you;
and
5.2.7 Your website does not contain content that is distasteful,
offensive or controversial, infringes any intellectual property
rights or other rights of any other person or otherwise does not
comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
5.3 The Company expressly reserves the right to revoke the right
granted in clause 5.2 for breach of these terms and to take any
action it deems appropriate.
5.4 You shall fully indemnify the Company for any loss or damage
suffered by the Company or any of its group companies for breach
of clause 5.2
6 Registration
6.1 Each registration is for a single user only. The Company
does not permit you to share your user name and password with
any other person nor with multiple users on a network.
6.2 Responsibility for the security of any passwords issued
rests with you.
7 Disclaimer
7.1 While the Company endeavours to ensure that the information
on the Website is correct, the Company does not warrant the
accuracy and completeness of the material on the Website. The
Company may make changes to the material on the Website, or to
the products and prices described in it, at any time without
notice. The material on the Website may be out of date, and the
Company makes no commitment to update such material.
7.2 The material on the Website is provided "as is", without any
conditions, warranties or other terms of any kind. Accordingly,
to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company provides you
with the Website on the basis that the Company excludes all
representations, warranties, conditions and other terms
(including, without limitation, the conditions implied by law of
[satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and the use of
reasonable care and skill) which, but for this legal notice,
might have effect in relation to the Website.
8 Liability
8.1 The Company, any other party (whether or not involved in
creating, producing, maintaining or delivering the Website), and
any of the Company's group companies and the officers,
directors, employees, shareholders or agents of any of them,
exclude all liability and responsibility for any amount or kind
of loss or damage that may result to you or a third party
(including without limitation, any direct, indirect, punitive or
consequential loss or damages, or any loss of income, profits,
goodwill, data, contracts, use of money, or loss or damages
arising from or connected in any way to business interruption,
and whether in tort (including without limitation negligence),
contract or otherwise) in connection with the Website in any way
or in connection with the use, inability to use or the results
of use of the Website, any websites linked to the Website or the
material on such websites, including but not limited to loss or
damage due to viruses that may infect your computer equipment,
software, data or other property on account of your access to,
use of, or browsing the Website or your downloading of any
material from the Website or any websites linked to the Website.
8.2 Nothing in this legal notice shall exclude or limit the
Company's liability for:
8.2.1 death or personal injury caused by negligence (as such
term is defined by the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977); or
8.2.2 fraud; or
8.2.3 misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter; or
8.2.4 any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under
applicable law.
8.3 If your use of material on the Website results in the need
for servicing, repair or correction of equipment, software or
data, you assume all costs thereof.
9 Governing law and jurisdiction
This legal notice shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with English law. Disputes arising in connection with
this legal notice shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the English courts.
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
1. Prior to viewing on the microFunding website or receiving
further information in respect of any and all opportunities
described on the microFunding website you hereby agree that any
accounts, vouchers, documents, papers, information, know-how,
property rights or other detail revealed or supplied to you in
the course of negotiations, or howsoever otherwise relating to
an enquiry regarding any such opportunity, its financial or business
arrangements and the provision of services (other than any such
matters as are in the public domain) shall be treated by you as
secret and confidential. The information will be used solely for
the purpose of deciding whether to proceed with discussions or
negotiations.
2. Neither you nor any associated company or business nor any
of your respective partners, directors or other officers or
employees as may be appropriate, nor your professional advisors, will at any time:
(a) disclose to any third party information pertaining to any
and all such opportunities
(b) disclose the existence of any negotiations relating any and
all such opportunities
(c) use the information otherwise that for the purpose of
considering a financial or commercial agreement with any such
opportunity
(d) disclose or use any of the information contained in the
information memorandum, accounts, brochures, or any other
documentation which may be supplied to you in the course of the
negotiations, otherwise than for the purpose of considering
whether to proceed with discussions or negotiations with any
such opportunity
3. On request, you shall forthwith return to any such
opportunities any accounts, Business Plan, brochures or any
other information which may have been provided.
4. These provisions shall not apply to:
(a) information which you can show to the reasonable
satisfaction of microFunding Ltd was within your possession prior
to its receipt hereunder;
(b) information which you receive from a third party (other than
a third party acting at the request of any and all such
opportunities in connection with the matter) with good legal
title thereto and without restrictions on disclosure or use.
5. This agreement is given by you in consideration for
microFunding allowing access to and or providing the aforesaid
information, and it is to be clearly understood that this shall
constitute sufficient consideration for your being legally bound
in respect of this undertaking, which may be enforced by way of
a claim for an injunction for damages as appropriate against you
should you breach this undertaking.
6. you further confirm that you know of no conflict of interest
which exists with your reviewing and dealing with this matter.
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