Last updated: 25 Feb 2025
This document sets out the terms and conditions governing the use of the www.gapminder.vc website (the “Site“). Accessing and using the Site is subject to the terms outlined below. If you do not agree to these terms, please refrain from accessing or using the Site.
The Site is owned and managed by GapMinder VC, a company registered in the Netherlands, with its registered office at Jan van Goyenkade 8, 1075 HP Amsterdam, and listed in the Trade Register of the Chamber of Commerce of the Netherlands under registration number 70463123 (“GapMinder“).
We reserve the right to, at any time and without prior notice, (i) cease the operation of the Site or make any modifications we consider necessary, and (ii) amend or supplement these Terms and Conditions, in whole or in part.
Therefore, each time you visit the Site, we advise you to review these Terms and Conditions to take note of any updates or changes that may have been implemented since your last visit.
Failure to comply with these Terms and Conditions does not constitute a waiver of our rights, including the right to enforce them at a later date.
Should any provision within these Terms and Conditions be deemed unenforceable or invalid, this shall not impact the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions.
General Rules of Use
When using the Site, you must not:
- engage in, carry out or take actions that may encourage, induce or assist any criminal, fraudulent or prohibited activity as provided by under applicable law;
- use the Site for speculative purposes, to create any databases or manuals (by downloading the pages of the Site, its content, by scrapping data off of it etc.) or for any purpose other than your personal use;
- use the content of the Site for anything other than finding out information about us, accessing the provided content, as well as for any other purpose that implicitly result from the content of the Site;
- advertise or promote your own or third parties’ products or services, including by sending unsolicited commercial communications;
- transfer or upload illegal, defamatory, libelous, obscene, threatening, harassing, abusive, racist content, or files containing computer viruses, trojans or other harmful software that could damage this Site, and/or engage in any other activity that could harm this Site, GapMinder, its affiliates and/or its suppliers (e.g. hosting service providers);
- infringe on another individual’s privacy in any way, including by sharing their personal data without consent;
- modify the source code of the Site or other technologies and applications integrated into the Site, to any extent;
- access or attempt to gain unauthorized access to any user accounts linked or associated with this Site, penetrate or attempt to penetrate the security measures of this Site; or
- interfere in any way with other users’ access to or use of the Site.
The Site includes data and information presented in various forms, including texts, documents, illustrations, images, databases, logos etc., all of which are the exclusive property of GapMinder. Any use of the content (whether in whole or in part) is subject to the following conditions:
- If, according to applicable law, our consent is not required, use must still comply with the provisions of Article 35 of Law no. 8/1996 on copyright and any other relevant legal provisions;
- the content may only be used for strictly personal (domestic) purposes as permitted by law, and any commercial exploitation or use of any kind is strictly prohibited unless expressly and specifically authorized in advance by GapMinder;
- articles, texts, documents, illustrations, trademarks and/or any other content elements of the Site must not be altered in any way; and
- use must not extract any content available on the Site from its original context (e.g., illustrations obtained from the Site must be used only in conjunction with the corresponding accompanying text).
All trademarks displayed on this Site are the property of GapMinder and/or its partners, unless expressly stated otherwise or third-party rights may be levied in any other way.
Any unauthorized use, including, but not limited to copying, reproducing, using, transmitting, selling, licensing, distributing or otherwise commercializing in any form, without the prior written consent of GapMinder, the content of this Site, the trademarks displayed or the programming code of any elements of this Site, for purposes other than personal use, is expressly prohibited. Such actions may constitute an infringement of copyright law, trademark law or other industrial or intellectual property rights.
Content Moderation
Given that GapMinder does not allow its users to publish media content (texts, documents, illustrations, pictures, videos, etc.) on the Site, and all content displayed on the Site is the property of GapMinder (being published exclusively by GapMinder), we do not implement procedures, policies or other rules for managing content moderation.
However, if you believe that any texts, images, or other content displayed on the Site infringe upon your rights or are illegal, you may submit a request to this effect to the contact address listed in the Contact Point, Questions and Complaints section. Your request should specify the content in question, the rights allegedly violated, or the reasons for considering the content illegal, along with any supporting arguments, evidence, or additional relevant information.
Limitation of Liability
By accessing the Site, you agree and acknowledge that you do so at your own risk. GapMinder assumes no liability for any direct or indirect incidents, losses, costs, or expenses of any kind that may result from accessing, using, browsing, or downloading data (such as text, images, videos, or audio files) from the Site.
GapMinder is not responsible for any damage caused by viruses, bugs, human errors, system failures, or any other malfunctions that may affect your computer or other devices. This includes but is not limited to delays, errors, or interruptions in transmissions.
All information and materials provided on this Site are offered free of charge and without any warranties or obligations. Under no circumstances shall GapMinder be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or special damages resulting from, or occasioned by, the use or inability to use the Site. Additionally, GapMinder bears no responsibility for any damages arising from errors, omissions, interruptions, operational failures, or transmission delays related to the Site’s performance.
Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their passwords or other access credentials, as applicable, and must not share or transfer them to third parties. Users assume full responsibility for ensuring the security of their login information, as applicable.
Access to and use of the Site are undertaken at the user’s own risk.
Web Content of Third-Party Providers and External Links
This Site may contain embedded content or other elements sourced from third-party providers, as well as external links / references to third-party websites or applications. By including such links, GapMinder makes no warranties or guarantees of any kind regarding the content of third-party websites or embedded third-party elements and does not endorse, approve, or assume any responsibility for such content in any manner.
GapMinder undertakes no responsibility for the availability or content of these third-party websites (including embedded elements of such third-party applications) or liability for damages or injuries resulting from the use of such contents by any means.
GapMinder makes no guarantee that the embedded elements or external web pages to which reference is made through this Site will always contain information of sufficient quality or true information.
Contact Point, Questions and Complaints
If you have any questions, complaints, comments, or requests related to this Site—including matters concerning the Digital Services Act — you may contact us at our designated single point of contact: contact@gapminder.vc.
Any disputes in relation to the use of the Site that cannot be resolved amicably within 30 days of arising shall be referred to the competent courts at GapMinder’s headquarters for resolution.
For communication with relevant authorities regarding the Digital Services Act, GapMinder has designated the following contact point: contact@gapminder.vc.