University of Michigan Wolverine Entrepreneurs Hub
Community Website Terms of Use
Last Updated November 28, 2023
The Community Website Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”) are defining the conditions under which you may access and use the Community Website and all the functionalities provided (hereinafter designated together the “Service”).
By accessing or using the Service or by logging into with the allocated User ID, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. The User undertakes to have legal ability and means required to access and use the Service and acknowledges to have read, understood and accepted without limitation or reservation the Terms of Use, which apply in addition to the Privacy Policy
These Terms of Use are available at entrepreneurs.umich.edu.
Please review these Terms of Use carefully prior to using the Service. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, please do not use the Service.
The Service is provided by the University of Michigan:
University of Michigan, 500 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
E-mail: [email protected]
The Service is hosted by Google Cloud Platform:
Company located at Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, Ireland
Registered in the Dublin Trade and Companies Register under the number: 752925594
Phone number: +353 1 436 1000
Community Website: means the online platform named Wolverine Entrepreneurs Hub, edited by Hivebrite and provided by the University of Michigan, allowing User to benefit from the Service.
Data Protection Law: means to the extent applicable, the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation) and any other federal, state or local law, as such laws may be amended from time-to-time and as may the same may be implemented by regulations, policies, edicts, opinions or practices to protect personal data, to the extent applicable.
User Account: means a dedicated online account opened by any visitor and providing an access to the Service.
Identifiers: means login and password or social login the User used to create the User Account.
Party or Parties: means the User and the University of Michigan designated either individually or collectively.
Service: means the Community Website and all the functionalities provided thereto and described in the Terms of Use.
Service Content: means any data, text, files, information, usernames, images, graphics, photos, profiles, audio and video clips, sounds, works of authorship, applications, links, and other content or materials made available during the Service.
User or Users: means any person authorized by the University of Michigan to access and use of the Service after creation of a User Account.
User Content: any content created, posted, or shared by the User, on or through the Service including any information, data, photos and other content relating to the User.
The Terms of Use will come into effect on first access to the Service for the entire duration of use.
The Service enables Users to connect and network with each other, build communities and potentially grow businesses.
The Service comprises a suite of online services provided by the University of Michigan, allowing the User to:
Connect with alumni and students of the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering and Ross School of Business, groups and businesses the User is interested in using the following features:
Live feed: allows Users to have access to a newsfeed aggregating contents posted via the application and the ability to comment on the posts.
Recommend: allows Users to suggest someone to be invited by the administrator.
Geolocation: allows Users to be located via their device in order to know who is near them.
Mentoring: allows Users to declare themselves mentors in specific domains so they can be contacted by Users wishing to be mentored.
Communicate with others by sharing content such as status, photos, videos, sending private messages, as well as creating events, groups, or projects using the following features:
Directory: provides the contact details of other Users.
Private messages: allows Users to discuss by private messages.
Projects: allows Users to create a project.
Groups: creates groups of Users with all the features of the application.
Event organization: allows Users to create events.
Ensure the safety and integrity of the Community Website with a reporting tool allowing the Users to signal content and other Users that violate the Terms of Use.
Participate in fundraising events organized by the University of Michigan;
Share job offers or apply to job offers published in the Community Website;
Stay up to date with news about the Center for Entrepreneurship (the College of Engineering) and the Zell Lurie Institute (the Ross School of Business) and related activities in the Community Website:
Email campaign: the User can receive emails campaigns from the University of Michigan, the Center for Entrepreneurship (the College of Engineering) and/or the Zell Lurie Institute (the Ross School of Business).
Notification: Users that have agreed can receive notifications sent University of Michigan, the Center for Entrepreneurship (the College of Engineering) and/or the Zell Lurie Institute (the Ross School of Business)
Media center: Users can upload files that are stored in the Community Website.
These Terms of Use govern the use of each component of the Service.
Access to the Service shall be subject to the creation of a User Account.
The Service is available on the website entrepreneurs.umich.edu or the mobile app Wolverine Entrepreneurs Hub that can be downloaded through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store
The User must ensure to have the following to access the Service (the “User’s System”):
The ability and means required to access the Services and to use it;
The appropriate hardware (e.g., computer, smartphone, etc.) and operating software and shall carry out the responsibility of the maintenance and the security;
Internet access from any access provider of the User’s choice;
An adapted configuration of the browser.
Users shall bear all the costs for accessing the Service.
The User shall create a User Account by entering personal identification data through the online registration form accessible at the following address: https://entrepreneurs.umich.edu/signup
The User shall enter user identification data such as name and email and is invited to choose its Identifiers.
The User agrees to provide only accurate and complete information when creating or updating the User Account information.
In order to benefit from the Services, the User must log-in and insert the Identifiers the User used to create the User Account. Identifiers are personal and confidential. Users are responsible for keeping it secret and not disclose it to any third party in any form and for any reason whatsoever.
The User’s login can only be changed at the request of the User or at the initiative of the University of Michigan. The User’s password is modifiable by the User through the User’s Account. The User is solely and entirely responsible for the use of the User’s Identifiers and undertakes to do everything possible to keep it secret and not to disclose them to anyone, in any form whatsoever and for any reason whatsoever. If the User forgets her/his password, the User can generate a new one by clicking on the link “Reset my password” available at https://entrepreneurs.umich.edu/users/password/new.
The User is solely responsible for the activity that occurs on its User Account and will be responsible to keep its Identifiers secure and for the use of his Identifiers by third-parties or for any actions or declarations made through its User Account, whether fraudulent or not, and guarantees the University of Michigan against any request in this respect.
If the User has reason to believe that a person is fraudulently using identification elements or his User Account, she or he must immediately inform the University of Michigan by e-mail at the following address [email protected].
The User is solely responsible for the improper access, damage, disruption, loss or theft and adverse consequences caused by its breach of the confidentiality of the Identifiers. In case of loss, misappropriation or unauthorized use of its password, the User shall immediately notify the University of Michigan.
Users may not use another’s account without permission. A User Account may not be shared, transferred, or sold to other parties, nor are they to be used by or made available to any person or entity except the registered user.
The Service is available for free of charge (excluding any connection costs, whose price depends on the User’s electronic communication service provider).
The Service and the Service Content belong and shall remain the property of the University of Michigan or its licensors as appropriate, and is protected by copyright, patent when applicable, trade secret and other intellectual property laws.
The User shall not acquire any of such rights title and interest (including, without limitation, all intellectual property rights such as copies, modifications, extensions and derivative works thereof) save as otherwise expressly set out in Article 7.2 and the User shall take all necessary measures to this effect. All rights not expressly granted to Users are reserved and retained.
Any reproduction, representation, distribution, modification, adaptation or translation of these various Service Content, in whole or in part, in any form and current or future medium is strictly prohibited, except within the limit of the Terms of Use or with prior express authorization of the University of Michigan. Any use of these Service Content not expressly authorized by the University of Michigan shall constitute a violation of the Terms of Use and a violation of intellectual property rights.
Except as specifically permitted by these Terms of Use, User may not use or register any name, logo, brand or insignia of the University of Michigan or any of its schools or subdivisions for any purpose except with the University of Michigan’s prior written approval and in accordance with any restrictions required by the University of Michigan. These are the property of the University of Michigan and are subject to rights to use, duplicate or represent/communicate to the public that have been granted to such.
The University of Michigan is the producer of databases on the Community Website and the University of Michigan is the owner of any databases made available. The User shall not extract or reuse a substantial qualitative or quantitative portion of the databases, including for private purpose.
The University of Michigan grants the User a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to use the Service for User’s personal, non-commercial purposes. The User may only use the Community Website on devices that User owns or controls and as permitted by the App Store terms of service. User may use the Service and the Service Content only in the manner and for the purposes specified in these Terms of Use. Except as specifically permitted by these Terms of Use, User may not modify, transmit, produce, distribute, display, sell, license, broadcast, or otherwise make available in any form or by any means any part of the Service or the Service Content without the express written permission of the University of Michigan.
In connection with the use of the Services and Service Content or User’s Content, the User is not authorized to, or cannot allow a third party to:
violate any applicable laws, rules or regulations, notably cause damage or injury to any person or property, infringes any rights of third parties including but not limited to any intellectual property rights and privacy rights or perform any other illegal, harmful or fraudulent activities;
probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network;
remove, circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with any security measures of any network, computer or communications system, software application, or network or computing device;
attempts to connect without permission and/or damage, in any way whatsoever, any users, hosts or networks;
disturb, hamper, interfere or interrupt the access to or operation of the Service and Service Content including by transmitting any worms, viruses, spyware, malware or any other code of a destructive or disruptive nature.
The User represents and warrants that she or he retains ownership of all of his intellectual property rights in the User Content or that this User Content is subject to a license granted to the User by a third party holding these rights, under conditions allowing the User to freely use and/or transfer these elements for the purpose of using the Service, under the conditions described in the Terms of Use. The University of Michigan does not claim ownership of the User Content. However, to provide the Service, the User grants a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, and worldwide license to host, use, distribute, modify, run, copy, publicly perform or display, translate, and create derivative works of the User Content (consistent with privacy and application settings) solely for the purposes of providing and improving the Service as described in Article 4 above. This license will end when the User Content is deleted from the system in accordance with Article 11.
The User holds the University of Michigan harmless from all claims or actions brought by third parties on the grounds of an infringement of their rights, including, without limitation, publicity rights, copyrights, trademark and/or other intellectual property rights or privacy rights in the User Content.
By using the Service, the User represents and warrants that she or he has the legal right and capacity to enter into these Terms of Use in the User’s jurisdiction.
User warrants to be at least eighteen years of age or older or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and is fully competent, to use the Service and to enter into and comply with these Terms of Use. If the User is under the age of eighteen, the User must obtain verifiable consent from a parent or legal guardian. The parent or legal guardian shall be able to provide consent to her or his child’s use of the Service and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use in respect to her or his child’s use of the Service.
Persons aged 13 years old or less are not authorized to access the Service.
User may not post content which includes, but is not limited to: (i) sexually explicit materials; (ii) obscene, misleading, libelous, slanderous, violent, hateful and/or unlawful content or profanity; (iii) content that infringes upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other personal or proprietary right, or that is deceptive or fraudulent; (iv) content that promotes the use or sale of illegal or regulated substances, tobacco products, ammunition and/or firearms; and (v) gambling, including without limitation, any online casino, sports books, bingo or poker (“Objectionable Content”) via the Service.
User may not defame, stalk, bully, abuse, harass, threaten, impersonate or intimidate people or entities and must not post private or confidential information via the Service, including, without limitation, the User or any other person's credit card information, social security or alternate national identity numbers, non-public phone numbers or non-public email addresses.
User must not create accounts with the Service through unauthorized means, including but not limited to, by using an automated device, script, bot, spider, crawler or scraper.
User must not attempt to restrict another User from using or enjoying the Service and must not encourage or facilitate violations of these Terms of Service.
User may only make non-commercial uses of the Service and Service Content. Use of Service or the Service Content for any commercial, public or political purpose is strictly prohibited. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to: (1) activities that are illegal or fraudulent; (2) use that inaccurately implies endorsement, approval, or sponsorship by the University of Michigan (or any individual officer or employee of the University of Michigan); (3) use that can be confused with official communications of <customer name> or its officers or employees; and (4) print or electronic mass mailings (sometimes known as "spamming"), solicitations for commercial services.
In order to ensure the Community Website provides the best experience possible for everyone, if a User sees any inappropriate content or content that violates these Terms of Use, she or he must use the “Report as offensive” feature found under each post.
The University of Michigan has no general obligation to monitor User Content nor to investigate whether facts or circumstances are revealing illicit activities. The University of Michigan has set up a reporting tool allowing any User to notify illegal, abusive and harmful content.
The knowledge of such content is deemed effective when the hosting provider is notified of following:
The notification date;
The notifying User identity;
The description of the facts in contention (possibly with screen shots of the content);
As well as the reasons for which the content must be removed.
If a User Content is reported, the University of Michigan reserves the right to withdraw the reported content and/or suspend or terminate the User Account of the User having originally published the reported content in the conditions set forth in Article 11.2.
At any time, the User may delete its User Account by contacting the University of Michigan at the address or email address mentioned in Article 15.
Deletion is effective immediately and all the data collected upon the subscription as well as the content published by the User on the Community Website is deleted after a period of one (1) month.
The University of Michigan retains the right to suspend User’s access to the Service to make all investigations necessary following a report made pursuant to Article 10 or in case of presumed breach of Terms of Use which may be remediated. The User whose User Account is suspended will be informed by the University of Michigan of such a decision by email. The User has the possibility send an email to the University of Michigan to obtain additional information on the reasons for the suspension as well as to provide explanations and/or any element in order to demonstrate that the breach has been remediated. If the violation of Terms of Use is not remedied within one (1) month from suspension notification, the University of Michigan reserves the right to terminate the applicable User’s Account and right to use the Service, in addition to any other rights or remedies available.
The University of Michigan will delete inactive accounts after a continuous period of [two (2) year[s]] the User has not used the Community Website. The User will be informed by email of the deletion of his or her account subject to prior notice of two (2) weeks allowing the User to object to such deletion.
By using the Service, User’s personal data, in the meaning of Data Protection Law, may be collected and processed by the University of Michigan in compliance with the Wolverine Entrepreneurs Hub Privacy Notice (the “Privacy Policy”).
The University of Michigan will treat User Content as confidential information in accordance with these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.
The University of Michigan is not responsible for the User’s device compatibility nor if the User is unable to connect due to any technical problem related to the Internet network or a failure in the User's computer facilities and equipment.
The University of Michigan shall not be responsible for User’s System nor any problems arising from or related to User’s System or caused by the Internet. User is responsible for the security of the User System and the security of its access to and connection with the Services.
Insofar as it has not been reported in the conditions of Article 10, the Service and any document, information, data, or elements available via the Service, including User Content (“Information”) is provided “as is” and without any guarantees, notably that the Information is comprehensive or accurate or that the Service will function without disruptions, delays or imperfections.
The User is solely responsible for the use of the Information and bears all the risks arising from the User’s reliance on this Information. The Information is provided on the condition that the User can determine its interest for a specific purpose before use. Under no circumstances does the University of Michigan accept liability for injury arising from reliance on the said Information, its use or use of a product to which it refers.
The User is solely responsible for all User Content posted, and assumes all risks relating to its use by others and others’ reliance on its accuracy. The User acknowledges that, following the publication of the any content, its information will become accessible to all the Users on the Community Website and that as such, same information will be published, modified, translated, reproduced in any form and accessible, saved and reproduced by other Users and the University of Michigan. The University of Michigan will have no responsibility or liability in connection with the User Content. To the extent permitted by law, the University of Michigan also DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. The University of Michigan does not control or direct what Users do or say, and is not responsible for their actions or conduct (whether online or offline) or any content they share (including offensive, inappropriate, obscene, unlawful, and other objectionable content).
The University of Michigan’s liability shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and under no circumstance will the University of Michigan be liable for any lost profits, revenues, information, or data, or consequential, special, indirect, exemplary, punitive, or incidental damages arising out of or related to these Terms of Use or the Service (however caused and on any theory of liability, including negligence), even if the University of Michigan has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
The University of Michigan expressly excludes and disclaims any liability for events of any kind that may occur during any meeting organized between Users within the use of the Services.
The Community Website may provide links to websites operated by third parties or other internet sources/networks, as well as data/information coming from third-party servers. The University of Michigan does not endorse or accept responsibility for the content or the use of third-party websites and cannot be held liable for any damage following or in relation with use or the fact of having trusted the content/data/results available on such third-party servers, external sources or internet sites.
If a User uses third-party sites or content from third-party servers, User does so solely at User’s own risk. Links do not imply that the Company is affiliated or associated with any linked site.
For any questions regarding the Terms of Use, especially use of the Service or any claim, please email [email protected].
The User can use these contact details for any technical support request.
Governing Law and jurisdiction. These Terms of Use, will be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.
Change of Terms of Use. These Terms of Use are subject to change from time to time. Any changes will be posted to this page. Use of this Service or any Service Content after entering into force the new version of the Terms of Use will constitute the agreement to the modified Terms of Use. If the User disagrees with such modification of the Terms of Use, the User may terminate the Service and delete its User Account under the conditions set forth in Article 11.
Change of the Service. The University of Michigan may further develop or modify the Service or the Service Content only to improve its quality. The User will be informed of such development/modification as soon as it is implemented via notification in the platform or email.
Severability; Entire Agreement. Except in the case of invalidity of an essential clause, if any provision of these Terms of Use is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision, to the extent unenforceable, shall be struck, and shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions. These Terms of Use, including the Privacy Policy, set forth the entire understanding and agreement between the User and the University of Michigan with respect to the subject matter hereof. If the University of Michigan fails to enforce any of these Term of User, it will not be considered a waiver. Any amendment to or waiver of these Terms of Use must be made in writing and signed by the University of Michigan.
Assignability; Third Party Beneficiaries. The User shall not transfer any of its rights or obligations under these Term of Use to anyone else without the University of Michigan’s consent. These Terms of Use do not confer any third-party beneficiary rights.
Convention of proof. Electronic documents exchanged by electronic means between the User and the University of Michigan shall be regarded as writings having the same probative force as writings on paper in the meaning of applicable law. They may constitute faithful and durable copies in accordance with applicable law, so that the User is invited to keep them.
Force majeure. In no case may the University of Michigan be held liable for any breach of its contractual obligations resulting from a force majeure event as defined in applicable law and related jurisprudence.
Last Updated November 27, 2023
This notice applies to our practices for collecting and processing personal information related to the Wolverine Entrepreneurs Hub. The general privacy statement describes activities conducted by the University of Michigan that involve the collection and processing of personal information.
If you don’t have time for the detailed privacy notice below, here is what you need to know:
Our goal is to limit the information we collect to what we need to support your use of Wolverine Entrepreneurs Hub.
We are committed to using your personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected.
We do not sell your personal information and when we share it outside U-M, it is only to enable operations and services on the university’s behalf, meet legal obligations, or protect the safety, property or rights of the university, its community, and guests.
We strive to give you choices about the personal information we collect.
If you have any questions or concerns about your privacy, you can contact us at [email protected].
Wolverine Entrepreneurs Hub collects the following personal information in these ways:
When you directly provide it to us, like when you activate your account and create a user profile or create a post on the platform. Directly collected information may include:
Personal information (name, email, birth date, pronouns, etc.)
Location
Education background & professional experience.
When technology captures your information automatically, such as when a cookie is placed on your device or you login to the platform. Automatically collected information may include:
IP address
The user agent (typically includes type of device, the browser used, operating system)
The referrer URL (if the user didn't configure its browser not to send it)
Date and time of the query
The content accessed
The content of the query performed
The platform accessed
The ID of the visitor (if the visitor is logged in)
The University of Michigan uses information about your interactions with Wolverine Entrepreneurs Hub to:
Facilitate the ability for users to connect with one another based on common interests or backgrounds
Analyze user activity to improve the service and future functionality
We do not sell or rent your personal information collected here. We may, however, share your personal information in limited circumstances, such as with university partners or external service providers that support business activities.
Specifically, we share your information with Kit United SAS, a service provider for Hivebrite, which provides platform processes and data storage.
We require U-M service providers to keep your personal information secure, and do not allow them to use or share your personal information for any purpose other than providing services on our behalf.
We may also share your personal information when required by law, or when we believe sharing will help to protect the safety, property, or rights of the university, members of the university community, and university guests.
You have the option to edit or delete optional information from your profile and can request that data in certain required fields be removed. You can choose the email notification frequency in the settings, including an option to not be notified.
Cookies
Hivebrite uses “cookies” to enhance your user experience with Wolverine Entrepreneurs Hub. Cookies are files that store your preferences and other information about your visit to our website. When you access Wolverine Entrepreneurs Hub, the following cookies may be placed on your computer or device, depending on your web browser settings:
Cookies and trackers that are essential for critical functionality to work on the platform.
Cookie Type |
Purpose |
Opt-out |
remember_backoffice_admin_token |
Allows the admin session to remain active, without asking you to connect again |
Required |
search_path |
Used for the user search in the back office and when you assign user to a role |
Required |
_hivebrite_session |
To identify the user |
Required |
cookie_consent_list_bo |
To record which cookies the user gives consent for |
Required |
LinkedIn last_linkedin_sync. |
For signing in with your LinkedIn account |
Required |
Prisma Cloud pcc_bpc |
To run bot management and security filtering to protect our services |
Required |
Launch Darkly (Tracker) |
Used to control the release of new features |
Required |
Looker (rack.session, session_timeout_data, last_heartbeat, looker.sameSite, looker.session_renewable, looker.browser, looker.expires_at, CSRF-TOKEN) |
Data visualization tool used in the Analytics module. Cookies allow the admin session to remain active & secured for navigating through the module |
Required |
Social Media functional cookies and trackers |
Cookies and trackers that enable functionality linked to third party social network cookies on the platform. Deactivating these cookies may result in some third party features not being available to you, such as displaying X and Facebook feeds/posts. These cookies may interact with your X and/or Facebook account. |
Optional, opt-in would be required |
Analytics cookies and trackers |
Cookies and trackers used to gather analytics on user behavior on the platform in order to make improvements to the user experience. These cookies are used to know how users navigate on the website, where and when they interact with the platform and its content. |
Optional, opt-in would be required |
The University of Michigan recognizes the importance of maintaining the security of the information it collects. We strive to protect information from unauthorized access and damage, and ensure reasonable security measures are in place to keep your personal information secure.
This privacy notice may be updated from time to time. We will post the date our notice was last updated at the top of this privacy notice.
If you have any concerns or questions about how your personal data is used, please contact us at [email protected].