TERMS OF SERVICE

Effective Date: January 2026

Welcome to the Female Founder Collective (“FFC,” “we,” “our,” “us”). These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of our website www.femalefoundercollective.com (the “Website”)  and all related programs, memberships, platforms, databases, and certification marks (collectively, the “Services”).

By accessing or using the Services, you agree to these Terms. Please read them carefully. If you do not agree, you may not access or use our Services

1. Acceptance

By using our Services, you agree to these Terms, which form a binding agreement between you and Female Founder Collective Holdings, LLC. You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction) to use our Services. If you are using our Services on behalf of a business or organization, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that entity.

2. Updates to these Terms

We may revise these Terms at any time. Updated versions will be posted on this page, and the “Effective Date” will be updated accordingly. Your continued use of the Services after any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

3. Privacy

The Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference into these Terms of Service, and your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Service means the Privacy Policy also binds you.

4. Use of Services

Some areas of the Services require registration or membership. By registering, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity conducted under your account.

FFC may verify your identity or eligibility at any time and reserves the right to suspend or terminate access if information provided is false, incomplete, misleading, or used inappropriately.

5. Copyright

All content available through the Services—including text, graphics, logos, videos, databases, and code—is the property of FFC or its licensors and is protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

You may not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, publish, transmit, or create derivative works from any portion of the Services without prior written permission from FFC.

6. Trademarks and Certification Mark

1. FEMALE FOUNDER COLLECTIVE is a registered trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. FFC’s name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans, whether registered or unregistered, are trademarks of FFC or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of FFC. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on the Services are the trademarks of their respective owners.

2. A certification mark is a type of trademark that is used to show consumers that particular goods and/or services, or their providers, have met certain standards. FFC allows authorized users to use the Certification Mark to identify goods and services which emanate from (1) a female-founded company; (2) a majority female-owned and operated company; or (3) a company that had a female founder who sold a majority of her company but maintains a controlling board seat. FFC has the sole right to authorize usage of the Certification Mark and may do so in its sole discretion. Permitted uses of the Certification Mark are outlined in our Brand Guidelines.

7. Limited License; Permitted Use

FFC grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Services for lawful purposes consistent with these Terms. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by FFC.

8. Restrictions and Prohibitions on Use

You agree not to:

• Copy, distribute, sell, license, or modify any content from the Services;

• Interfere with, damage, disrupt, or impair the operation of the Services;

• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any systems, accounts, or data;

• Use the Services for unlawful, deceptive, or fraudulent purposes; or

• Misuse the Certification Mark or any FFC intellectual property.

9. Accuracy and Availability 

While we strive for accuracy, we do not guarantee that all content on the Services is complete, current, or error-free. FFC reserves the right to update, modify, correct, suspend, or remove content or features at any time without notice.

10. Third-Party Content

The Services may include links to third-party websites or services. FFC does not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for third-party content, policies, or practices. Your use of third-party sites is at your own risk.

11. Unlawful Activity

We reserve the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of these Terms of Service and to take any action we deem appropriate, including but not limited to reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties and disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to your profile, email addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP addresses and traffic information.

12. Nontransferable

Your right to use the Services, and if authorized, the Certification Mark, is not transferable or assignable. Any password or right given to you to obtain information is not transferable or assignable.

13. Disclaimer

The information and Content from or through the Services are provided “as-is,” “as available,” with “all faults”, and warranties, express or implied, are disclaimed (including but not limited to the disclaimer of any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose). The information and services may contain bugs, errors, problems or other limitations. We and our Affiliated Parties have no liability whatsoever for your use of any information or services, except as provided in Section 15(b). No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from us through the Services or otherwise shall create any warranty, representation or guarantee not expressly stated in these Terms of Service.

14. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless FFC, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and contractors from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses arising from your use of the Services or violation of these Terms.

15. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, FFC and its affiliates will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of the Services.

FFC’s total liability for any claim arising from or related to the Services will not exceed $100.

16. Use of Information

We reserve the right, and you authorize us, to use and share, in any manner consistent with our Privacy Policy, all information regarding your use of the Services.  All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, or other information communicated by you to us (collectively, a “Submission”) will forever be our property. We will not be required to treat any Submission as confidential and will not be liable for the use of any ideas provided by you (including, without limitation, product, service or advertising ideas). We will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in our future products, services, or operations. Without limitation, we will have exclusive ownership of all present and future existing rights to the Submission of every kind and nature. We will be entitled to use the Submission for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever, without compensation to you or any other person sending the Submission. You acknowledge that you are responsible for whatever material you submit, and you, not us, have full responsibility for the message, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright.

17. Copyright Complaints

1. We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask you to do the same.  If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with the following information:

2. An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;

3. A description of the copyright work that you claim has been infringed;

4. A description of where the infringing material is located on the Services;

5. Your address, telephone number, and email address;

6. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the alleged infringing use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and

7. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

8. You can reach us directly by emailing us at FFC@femalefoundercollective.com with the subject “Copyright Infringement.” Please note that we may request additional information before removing any allegedly infringing material.

18. Severable and Survival

If any provision of these Terms of Service is found invalid or unenforceable pursuant to judicial decision, the remainder of these Terms of Service will remain valid and enforceable according to its terms. All terms that logically ought to survive the termination of these Terms of Service shall survive.

19. Legal Compliance

You agree to comply with all applicable domestic and international laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your use of the Services and the Content provided therein.

20. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Service shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts or choice of law rules or principles. Any action to enforce these Terms of Service shall be filed in the State or Federal Courts located in New York, New York, only.

21. Force Majeure

FFC will not be liable for any delay or failure to perform any obligation herein if the delay or failure is due to unforeseen events that are beyond FFC’s reasonable control, such as strikes, blockade, war, terrorism, riots, natural disasters, epidemic, or governmental action, in so far as such an event prevents or delays FFC in fulfilling its obligations hereunder.

22. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms of Service, please email us at FFC@femalefoundercollective.com