Terms and Conditions

Last reviewed on: March 16, 2021

Introduction

The Bravo Family Foundation (“BFF”, “we” or “us”) is a nonprofit organization committed to reaching underserved communities, individuals and groups in Puerto Rico who face limited access to high-quality learning opportunities, know-how and financial support. The BFF partners directly with entrepreneurs, nonprofit organizations, universities, and grassroots groups to identify and support selected cohorts of young people to participate in our programs. The BFF’s programs include 1) the Rising Entrepreneurs Program which provides entrepreneurs with knowledge, access, and capital as a means to create a more inclusive and sustainable ecosystem for tech companies in Puerto Rico; and 2) the Exceptional Community Leaders Program, which provides support to marginalized communities in Puerto Rico by providing access to specialized facilitators; and any other program that BFF may offer in the future, (collectively referred to as, the “Services”). As part of the Services, the BFF also provides exclusive content to members of these programs, as further discussed below. 

Through the BFF’s website (the “Website”), which you can find here: https://www.bravofamilyfoundation.org/, you, the user (“You”), can find more information about the Services.

Your use of the Website is subject to, and governed by, the terms and conditions set forth below.  

Your Account

You may be required to register with us in order to access certain services or areas of the Website. In particular, users who become members (“Members”) of a BFF program will have access to exclusive content by creating an account and logging into the Bravo Academy platform (the “BA Platform”), which is an online platform that provides Members with access to the BFF’s exclusive network of resources, such as educational sessions with affiliates that form part of the BFF network and other exclusive content (the “BFF Content”).   

Our Privacy Notice, which You can find here, and is incorporated herein by reference, explains how we protect and use your information. If You create an account, your username and password are for your personal use only and You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information (including your password) and for restricting access to your account. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. In addition to all other rights available, We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate your account, if you fail to comply with these terms of use.

Acceptance of Terms of Use

These terms of use are entered into by and between You and the BFF. The following terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, these “Terms of Use”), govern your access to and use of this Website, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through the Website.

Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website, You accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Notice. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Notice, You must not access or use the Website.

This Website is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older and reside in the United States of America or any of its territories; and particularly to Puerto Rico. By using this Website, You represent and warrant that You are of legal age to form a binding contract with the BFF and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If You do not meet all of these requirements, You must not access or use the Website.  

Changes to the Terms of Use

We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter.

Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that You accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this section of the page each time You access this Website so You are aware of any changes, as they are binding on You.

Accessing the Website and Account Security

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users, including registered users or Members. You are responsible for:

  • Making all arrangements necessary for You to have access to the Website.
  • Ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and comply with them.

It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information You provide on the Website is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with this Website or otherwise, including but not limited to through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Notice, and You consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Notice.

Intellectual Property Rights

The Website and its entire contents (including the BFF Content), features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by the BFF, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

These Terms of Use permit You to use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:

  • Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
  • You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
  • If we provide desktop, mobile, or other applications for download, You may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you agree to be bound by our end user license agreement for such applications.
  • If we provide social media features with certain content, You may take such actions as are enabled by such features.

You must not:

  • Modify copies of any materials from this site.
  • Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from the accompanying text.
  • Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site.
  • Reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, print, store, or transmit the BFF Content.

You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website.

If You wish to make any use of material on the Website other than that set out in this section, please address your request to the email address set forth on the first page on this webpage.

If You print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Website will stop immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to You, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the BFF. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. 

Confidentiality and Use of the BA Platform and BFF Content

By accessing the BA Platform or BF Content, You will have access to, directly or indirectly, to confidential information. You acknowledge and agree that the BFF may furnish or disclose confidential information. As used in the BA Platform or BF Content, “Confidential Information” shall mean all nonpublic confidential or other proprietary information that is disclosed by the BFF to You regarding the BFF and the BA Platform or BF Content, whether oral or written, tangible or intangible, identifying or not the information as confidential; or information that should be expected to be confidential; and in whatever form or medium provided.

Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to: any and all documents, drawings, illustrations and verbally discussed information;information and content of unpublished works, strategies, operations, service processes, designs, notebook entries, procedures, methods of operation, formulas, data flow analyses, drawings, sketches, product specifications, strategies, prices, schematics, discoveries, inventions, research and development, improvements, source code and object code, concepts, ideas, processes, know-how, documentation, patterns, parts lists, blueprints, circuit diagrams, devices, trade secrets, prototypes and models, technical data, software, inventions, techniques, marketing strategies, sales strategies, product lists, industry contacts, suppliers, business strategies, developments, algorithms, and engineering information, and information relating to the BFF or the BA Platform or BF Content such as operations, business, financial plans or strategies, including, but not limited to, customers, customer lists, markets, financial statements, projections, contracts, agreements, proposals, work orders, quotes, pricing, marketing, financial and other strategic business plans or information, directly or indirectly disclosed by the BFF or the BA Platform or through BF Content and any of its owners, affiliates, directors, managers, officers, employees, or agents to You whether in writing, through electronic transmission, orally, visually or through any other means.

You agree to not use or disclose any Confidential Information to which You are exposed or have access to in the course of your relationship with the BFF, whether such Confidential Information belongs to the BFF or to third parties, through the BA Platform or BF Content, during Your relationship with the BFF and for as long afterwards as the Confidential Information remains confidential, whether or not it is in written or tangible form. For the avoidance of doubt, Your obligation to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information shall survive the termination of Your relationship with the BFF for as long as the information remains confidential for the BFF, but in no event shall such term be less than one (1) year after the effective date of termination of your relationship with the BFF.

At the request of the BFF or at the time of termination of Your relationship with the BFF, You will return all records, materials and other physical objects that pertain to the BFF’s business or to third parties, through the BA Platform or BF Content, including but not limited to all memoranda, notes, records, drawings, manuals, documents, papers, computer software and passwords or other identification materials (including all copies thereof). The foregoing obligation applies to all materials relating to the affairs of the BFF or to third parties, through the BA Platform or BF Content or to any of its customers, clients, vendors or agents which may be in Your possession or control.

Trademarks

The BFF name and/or logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the BFF or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of the BFF. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website, if any, are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Prohibited Uses

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website:

  • In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).
  • For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise.
  • To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail”, “chain letter”, “spam”, or any other similar solicitation.
  • To impersonate or attempt to impersonate the BFF, a BFF employee, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses associated with any of the foregoing).
  • To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm the BFF or users of the Website or expose them to liability.

Additionally, you agree not to:

  • Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Website.
  • Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website.
  • Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent.
  • Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website.
  • Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website.
  • Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
  • Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.

User Content

The Website may allow You to submit, provide, or send content and data such as comments and inquiries. Such content must be consistent with these Term of Use and content standards (“Content Standards”). The content You supply or provide to the Website may be related to comments or questions You may send us with respect to the Services, the BFF programs; or any other service offered though the Website (“Your Content”).

By using the Website You represent and warrant that Your Content does not and shall not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party.

You retain ownership of any intellectual property rights that you hold in that Your Content. Notwithstanding, You hereby grant the BFF a fully paid, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, adapt, alter, translate, improve, create derivative works of, practice, publicly perform, publicly display, and digitally perform and display Your Content; in any media currently known or hereafter known.

Content Standards

The following Content Standards apply to Your Content on the Website. Particularly, Your Content must comply with all applicable federal, state or local laws/regulations and, without limiting the foregoing, must not:

  • Contain any material which is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable.
  • Promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
  • Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person.
  • Violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Publisher Terms of Use and/or our Privacy Notice.
  • Be likely to deceive any person.
  • Promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act.
  • Cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person.
  • Impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization.
  • Involve commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes and other sales promotions, barter, or advertising.
  • Give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by us or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.

Monitoring and Enforcement; Termination

We have the right to:

  • Take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Website.
  • Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms of Use.

Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to cooperate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Website. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE BFF AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY THE BFF/ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING, OR TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF, INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER THE BFF/SUCH PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

We assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications, or content provided by any user or third party. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.

Reliance on Information Posted

This Website may include content (including the BFF Content) that includes information provided by third parties and/or BFF affiliates. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by You or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by the BFF, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the BFF. We are not responsible, or liable to You or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.

Changes to the Website

We may update the content on this Website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

Information About You and Your Visits to the Website

All information we collect on this Website is subject to our Privacy Notice. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Notice.

Linking to the Website and Social Media Features

You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part without our express written consent.

You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to stop. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

Links from the Website

If the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If You decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.

Geographic Restrictions

We provide this Website for use only by persons located in the United States of America and its territories. We make no claims that the Website or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States of America or its territories. Access to the Website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If You access the Website from outside the United States of America or its territories, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.  

Disclaimer of Warranties

You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our Website for any reconstruction of any lost data. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT (INCLUDIG THE BFF CONTENT), AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE BFF NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE BFF MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE BFF NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BFF REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, THE BFF HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Limitation on Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE BFF, ITS AFFILIATES, BUSINESS PARTNERS, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for damages. Accordingly, some of the above limitations and disclaimers may not apply to You. To the extent we may not, as a matter of applicable law, disclaim any warranty or limit our liability, the scope and duration of such warranty and the extent of our liability will be the minimum permitted under such law.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the BFF, its affiliates, business partners, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, Your Content, any use of the Website’s content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use or your use of any information obtained from the Website.

Furthermore, You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the BFF, its affiliates, business partners, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to the actual or alleged infringement or misappropriation of any third party intellectual property rights by Your Content.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any other jurisdiction).

Waiver and Severability

No waiver by the BFF of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the BFF to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement

The Terms of Use and our Privacy Notice constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and the BFF regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website.

Your Comments and Concerns

All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Website should be directed to the email address provided on the first page this webpage.