Terms of use

The short version

Arete introduces people. Be honest, be decent, and only use what you learn here to talk about building something together. Anything you agree with a co-founder or startup is between you and them.

Who can use Arete

• Current students at Imperial, UCL, LSE, King’s, LBS and Queen Mary, signing in with their own university email.
• Startups we have invited, signing in with the email we invited.

One account per person. Keep access to your email safe: anyone who can open your sign-in links can use your account.

What you agree not to do

• Pretend to be someone else, or give false information about yourself or your company.
• Harass, threaten or discriminate against anyone.
• Send spam, sell things, or recruit people for anything other than the startup or role you described.
• Copy, scrape or share other people's profiles or contact details outside Arete, or use them for anything other than talking about working together.
• Try to get into accounts or data that aren't yours, or interfere with how Arete works.

We can suspend or delete accounts that break these rules. You can report a startup from its request in Connections.

Your content

You own what you post. You let us show it on Arete to the people described in our privacy policy, only for as long as it is on your account.

Startups

Startups may only use students' details to discuss the role in their brief, must not pass them on, and must delete them if the student asks. Students are not employees or contractors of Arete, and Arete is not a recruitment agency.

No guarantees

Matches and fit scores are suggestions from your answers, not advice. We don't check the people or startups you meet. Agree equity, roles and money in writing, and get proper advice before you do. We may change or pause Arete, and we provide it free and “as is”.

We aren't responsible for what other users do, or for losses that come from relationships or deals you make through Arete, as far as the law allows. Nothing here limits liability that can't legally be limited, such as for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.

Leaving

Delete your account any time from My profile. Your data goes with it, as our privacy policy describes.

Changes and law

We'll tell you before important changes to these terms apply. These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales. Questions: hello@aretefounders.com.