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iHLS Terms of Use and Privacy Notice

Recently updated: March 2019

Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your relationship with iHLS. (“iHLS”, or “we”) and set forth the terms under which iHLS makes available its website (“Website”), and/or the services available through the Website or otherwise provided by us (“Services”), to each person (“you” or “User(s)”) accessing or using the Website and/or the Services.

By using the Website and/or the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms as may be amended from time to time. Please read these Terms carefully and visit this page regularly for updates and changes. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms, you should discontinue the use of the Services and the Website. As long as you do not cease using the Services or the Website, you will be conclusively deemed to have accepted these Terms.

Our Website

The content of the Website, including without limitation, any text, audio, video, photographs, illustrations, graphics and other visuals, is for informational purposes only.

We offer certain options to contact us through our Website, including “submit your idea” and “join our residency program”. It is hereby clarified that these options are meant only to provide us with your contact information, and if you choose so, information regarding your entrepreneurial idea. Upon your submission of such information, iHLS will not be obliged to contact you and/or confirm your application to our residency program and/or be subject to confidentially obligations towards you with respect to the information provided by you. By submitting information to us you acknowledge and confirm that submitting any ideas to us does not create any obligations of iHLS to engage with you or to refrain from engaging with any other person of third party entity in connection with ideas, products or services similar or competitive to your submission. By submitting information to us you confirm that we may use and share such information as required in order to review your application.   

Ownership of IP

Certain content and information provided on and through the Website and/or Services, including, without limitation, our logos, trademarks, graphics, designs, information, texts, images, software, code, technology, inventions, data and other material displayed, available or present on the Website and/or Services (the “Content”), are the copyrighted and/or trademarked work of iHLS and/or its affiliates and/or licensors.

iHLS retains all rights, including any intellectual property rights, in the Content. Except as expressly permitted in these Terms, you have no right to modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter, enhance or in any way exploit any of the Content in any manner.

Restricted Uses

In connection with your use of the Website and/or the Services, and without limiting any other obligations under these Terms or applicable law, User shall not, and shall not permit others to:

Provide us with any information which may infringe any third party’s rights, or any information which you are not authorized to disclose.

Modify the Website and/or Services, or decompile, reverse-engineer, disassemble, or otherwise attempt, directly or indirectly, to disrupt the Website, Content and/or Services, servers or networks connected to the Website or the Services, deny service to, hack, crack, reverse engineer, or otherwise interfere with the Website and/or the Services in any manner, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Website or the Services;

Sell, distribute, copy, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce all or any part of the Website, Content and/or Services;

Attempt to circumvent or overcome any technological protection measures intended to restrict access to any portion of the Website, Content, Services, technology or any software thereto;

Create a database by systematically downloading and storing all or any content from the Website or the Services;

Use the Website and/or Services for any illegal, immoral or unauthorized purpose, encourage criminal behavior or conduct that would constitute a criminal offense under any law, or could give rise to civil liability or other lawsuit;

Use the Website and/or Services in a manner which infringes another person’s rights in any way, including privacy rights, any manner which is harassing, or otherwise offensive.

Use the Website and/or Services in a way that infringes or violates these Terms, or any applicable law.

Warranty Disclaimers

Despite our efforts, the information contained in the Website may not be accurate, comprehensive, complete, updated or applicable in all respects at all times. iHLS shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions in the Website, and/or Services and any decisions you make based on information contained in this Website are your sole responsibility, and made at your sole risk.

USER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE WEBSITE, CONTENT AND THE SERVICES, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, “AS AVAILABLE”, AND “WITH ALL FAULTS”, AND ARE USED ONLY AT USER’S SOLE RISK, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW.

iHLS disclaims all warranties, express or implied, of any kind, regarding the Website, Content or the Services (including any content, information, software, and links), including any implied warranties as to fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, title, non-infringement, results, accuracy, completeness, accessibility, compatibility, suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, quality, or lack of viruses. If applicable law does not allow the exclusion of some or all of the above implied warranties to apply to you, the above exclusions will apply to User to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

Limitations On Liability And Remedies

The User assumes full, exclusive and sole responsibility for the use of and reliance on the Website and Services, and acknowledge that any use of or reliance on the Services is made entirely at the User’s own risk.

iHLS’S ENTIRE LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE WITH iHLS IS TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES AND THE WEBSITE. iHLS AND ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SHAREHOLDERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, SERVANTS OR AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGE (EVEN IF SUCH DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN REASONABLY FORESEEN) ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND/OR SERVICES. THESE EXCLUSIONS FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS OR OPPORTUNITIES, LOST DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF iHLS HAD BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF AND REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY UPON WHICH THE CLAIM IS BASED. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, iHLS’S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. USER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT WITHOUT THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, iHLS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES.

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Privacy Notice

This privacy notice (“Privacy Notice”) governs the use, processing and transfer of your Personal Data (as defined below) collected via the Website and/or the Services.

If you choose to use the Services, interact with the Website, or otherwise provide data to us, you explicitly agree to the use of such data in accordance with this Privacy Notice. You may not use the Services or the Website or submit any data through them if you do not agree to any of the terms hereunder.

Please note, that the Website may contain links to other websites, products or services offered by third parties, which are not governed by this Privacy Notice. This Privacy Notice does not apply to the practices of entities which are not controlled by iHLS.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

You are not required by law to provide us with any Personal Data. Sharing Personal Data with us is entirely voluntary.

You may be entitled to request to review, amend, erase or restrict the processing of your Personal Data. Please note that in case you request to erase or restrict the processing of your Personal Data, your use of the Services may be restricted or disabled.

We do not sell, trade, or rent Users’ Personal Data to third parties. We only share Personal Data with third parties in connection with the provision of the Website and/or Services to our Users, or other limited circumstances as specified herein.

If you have any questions or requests regarding the processing of your Personal Data, or would otherwise like to contact us in connection with this Privacy Notice, please send us an email to: [Insert email address].

What is Personal Data, and what data is collected about me by iHLS?

“Personal Data”, means any information which identifies or can be used to identify a natural person, including, but not limited to, first and last name, phone number, email address, IP address, etc.

Non-Personal Data we collect non-personal data regarding Users concerning their use of the Website and/or Services, such as the scope, frequency, latency, pages accessed, what and when a User views or interacts with content and materials displayed through our Website and/or Services, device identifiers, and other technical information regarding the device used to access the Website and/or Services, such as model, operating system, etc.

Personal Data

We collect Personal Data you submit to us actively via the Website. For example when you choose the “submit your idea” or “join our residency program” features on our Website, you will be requested to provide certain Personal Data, such as full name and e-mail address.

We log Users Internet protocol (IP) address. iHLS also collects certain data regarding your use of the Website, such as the frequency and the extent of your use.

What will iHLS do with my data?

Non-Personal Data. Non-Personal Data is used mainly for click stream analysis in order to constantly improve and maintain our Website and/or Services, including among others, in order to measure and understand the level of engagement with our Website and/or Services, for general business analytics and in order to provide a more personalized experience and tailored content, for ensuring the technical functioning of our network, to help prevent fraudulent use of our Website and/or Services and for developing new services and features.

Personal Data. Personal Data is used only for the following limited purposes:

To review your application to join our residency program and to contact the Users who provided us information through the “submit your idea” feature.

To prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities, fraud, misappropriation, infringements, identity thefts and any other misuse of the Website or the Service and to enforce our Terms of Use.

To protect the security or integrity of our databases and the Services, and to take precautions against legal liability.

To improve the Services, the Website and to develop new features, products and services.

To provide updates with respect to material changes to this Privacy Notice or our Terms of Use.

Does iHLS use cookies?  

Yes, we use cookies (small text files stored in a User’s device) and other similar technologies to gather non-Personal Data. You may at any time program your device to block cookies, but please be aware that such blocking may prevent us from providing some or all of the Services to you. These technologies help us track how Users use the Website and our Services. These cookies provide us only with aggregate data, which is used to assist us in improving your experience of using the Services through our Website.

How can I control my Personal Data?

Reviewing and amending your Personal Data. You may send us a request in connection with reviewing your Personal Data to: [Insert email address]. In the event any Personal Data is incorrect or outdated, you may update and correct such data by providing us with appropriate notification or correcting the data directly on the Website, or request the deletion of any inaccurate data, if applicable to you.

Retention of Data. We reserve the right to retain any Personal Data for as long as reasonably necessary in order to: (i) fulfill the purposes described herein; (ii) in the defense or assertion of legal claims and liability; (iii) for the analysis and development of the Services; and (iv) to comply with applicable law. Non-Personal Data and statistical anonymized data may be retained by us without limitation.

Will iHLS share my Personal Data with others?

WE DO NOT SELL OR RENT ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA TO NON-AFFILIATED THIRD PARTIES FOR THEIR MARKETING PURPOSES.

Non-Personal Data, aggregate and statistical or otherwise anonymized data may be shared without limitation with third parties at our discretion. This information does not contain Personal Data and is used to develop content and services for our Users and clients.

We share Personal Data only under the following limited circumstances:

With trusted partners and third parties who assist us in operating the Website and/or Services and conducting our business, marketing and technology services.

For personalizing your experience of the Website and/or Services.

As necessary to help detect and prevent potentially illegal acts and fraud.

To comply with a legal requirement, for the administration of justice, to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of others, to protect the security or integrity of our databases, Website and Services, to take precautions against legal liability, or in the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event.

Other third parties with your consent or direction to do so.

Persons under 18

Our Website and/or Services are not directed to persons under 18 years old. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personal Data without their consent, he or she should contact us immediately. We do not knowingly collect or solicit Personal Data from people under 18 years old. If we become aware that a person under 18 years old has provided us with Personal Data, we will delete such data from our databases.

Will I receive promotional materials from iHLS? [please confirm]

We currently do not send Users any commercial or promotion information via direct mailing such as emails messaging. We will not send any User such promotional mailing without obtaining the User’s explicit prior consent.

Questions or concerns regarding privacy

If you have any questions or concerns regarding privacy issues, please send us a detailed message to: [Insert email address] and we will make every effort to resolve your concerns without delay. iHLS may, at any time and from time to time, modify this Privacy Notice. Modifications to this Privacy Notice will be posted on the Website, and shall be effective as of the date in which they are posted on the Website.

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Miscellaneous

iHLS reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, without being obligated to provide prior notice, to modify, suspend, or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Services or any part thereof, or User’s access thereto, and to modify, suspend or terminate the Website or any part thereof, at its sole discretion. You will have no claim, complaint or demand against iHLS for applying such changes or for failures incidental to such changes.

Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, then such provision will be modified to reflect the parties’ intention. All remaining provisions of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect.

Assignment. iHLS may assign these Terms at any time to the successor in interest in connection with a merger, consolidation or other corporate reorganization.

Choice of Law. The Website, Services, Terms and the Privacy Notice bellow, and any dispute arising in connection therewith shall be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel. You agree that all such disputes shall be brought exclusively in the appropriate courts of Tel Aviv, Israel.