Hectofy — Master Terms of Service
Effective Date: August 12, 2026
Last Updated: August 2026
1. Acceptance of Terms
These Master Terms of Service ("Agreement") constitute a legally binding agreement between Hectofy Inc. ("Hectofy", "Company", "we", "us") and the entity or individual subscribing to or accessing the Hectofy platform ("Customer", "Subscriber", "General Partner", or "You"). By accessing or using our platform at hectofy.com or associated APIs, you agree to be bound by these Terms.
2. Platform Description & Scope
Hectofy provides an autonomous portfolio intelligence and deal flow tracking platform designed for Venture Capital General Partners, Angel Syndicates, and Emerging Manager funds. The platform pulls public signals (headcount growth, web traffic, developer commit velocity) and permissioned private API ledgers (Plaid, Gusto, QuickBooks Online) to generate real-time metrics and LP executive summaries.
3. Account Security & Responsibilities
- Authorized Personnel: Access is restricted strictly to investment management professionals, fund partners, and authorized fund personnel aged 18 or older.
- Credential Security: You are responsible for safeguarding your authentication credentials, API keys, and VIP passcodes. You must notify Hectofy immediately of any unauthorized account access.
- Data Provenance: Customer represents that it has appropriate authority and permission to monitor portfolio companies linked within its fund account.
4. Proprietary Rights & Customer Data Ownership
- Hectofy IP: Hectofy retains all rights, title, and interest in and to the platform, UI, algorithms, scraping infrastructure, and underlying software code.
- Customer Data Ownership: Customer retains 100% ownership of all financial ledgers, fund metadata, and confidential LP reports uploaded or generated on the platform. Hectofy claims zero ownership over Customer Data.
- Aggregated & Anonymized Benchmarks: Hectofy may process aggregated, non-personally identifiable, anonymized statistical benchmarks across market sectors (e.g., average seed-stage headcount growth rate) provided no individual fund or startup identity can be deduced.
5. Billing, Subscriptions & Taxes
- Payment Terms: Fees are billed in US Dollars ($USD) upfront according to the selected subscription plan (Monthly or Annual).
- Payment Processors: Payments may be processed via authorized payment gateways or Merchant of Record partners (e.g., Stripe, Paddle).
- Taxes: Subscription fees exclude applicable sales, use, or VAT taxes, which shall be calculated and added where legally required.
6. Limitation of Liability & Warranty Disclaimer
- "AS IS" Basis: Hectofy is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. While we maintain 99.5%+ uptime, we do not warrant that public third-party APIs (e.g. GitHub REST API or SimilarWeb) will remain uninterrupted or error-free.
- Liability Cap: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE US LAW, HECTOFY'S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE TOTAL FEES PAID BY CUSTOMER TO HECTOFY IN THE ONE (1) MONTH PRECEDING THE CLAIM (OR $100 IF ON A FREE EVALUATION PILOT).
- No Investment Advice: Hectofy is an analytical software tool and does not provide formal legal, tax, accounting, or regulated financial investment advice.
7. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with standard commercial principles, without regard to conflict of law rules. Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination, or invalidity thereof, shall be settled and finally resolved through binding international commercial arbitration conducted by a mutually agreed independent arbitrator in accordance with standard commercial arbitration rules.
8. Lifetime 50% Price Lock Promotion Terms
For Customers subscribing under the "50% Lifetime Price Lock Guarantee" Design Partner promotion:
- Permanent 50% Discount: Subscriber receives a permanent 50% discount off the prevailing standard base subscription price for their selected tier, including any future standard price increases or decreases announced by Hectofy.
- Continuous Active Account: The 50% discount remains valid only for continuous, uninterrupted active accounts. If an account lapses, cancels, or is terminated for non-payment, any subsequent re-subscription will be at then-current standard non-discounted rates.
- Exclusions: The 50% discount applies strictly to base software subscription tiers and does not apply to separate custom add-ons, third-party API usage overage fees, or bespoke enterprise development.
9. Contact & Registered Entity
For legal inquiries: legal@hectofy.com | Hectofy (Registered entity address details will be updated upon final incorporation).