Terms & Conditions

Evalyze Inc. Master Terms of Service & Public-Data Policy

Last Updated: May 2025

1. Overview of Services

Evalyze Inc. (“Evalyze,” “we,” “our,” “us”) is a federally incorporated Canadian company that provides AI-driven fundraising and evaluation tools. These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern all access to and use of Evalyze websites, dashboards, APIs, and related products (collectively, the “Platform”). By creating an account, connecting via API, or otherwise using the Platform, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms.

Important: Evalyze is not a registered broker-dealer, funding portal, or investment adviser. All insights are informational only and do not constitute investment advice.

2. Key Definitions

  • Public Data – Information lawfully obtained from sources that are publicly accessible without login or payment, such as government filings, press releases, news articles, demo-day decks, corporate websites, and open-data portals.
  • Marks – Trademarks, service marks, trade names, and logos owned by third parties.
  • Content – Any data, text, images, or files you upload or transmit to the Platform.
  • Services – All features we make available, including Investor Readiness Scores™, investor-matching recommendations, document analysis, automated outreach tools, dashboards, and APIs.

3. Services Overview

  • For founders: Upload pitch materials, receive scoring and feedback, and obtain curated investor lists.
  • For investors and accelerators: Access automated due-diligence reports and portfolio-tracking analytics.
  • AI processing: Proprietary models trained on Public Data and user-provided documents to generate recommendations.

4. Account Terms

4.1 Eligibility

  • Must be at least 16 years old
  • Must have legal authority to bind your organization
  • Must provide accurate and complete registration information

4.2 Account Security

  • You are responsible for maintaining credential confidentiality
  • Notify us immediately of any unauthorized access
  • One account per user unless explicitly authorized

4.3 Account Suspension/Termination

We may suspend or terminate accounts for:

  • Violation of these Terms
  • Extended inactivity (6+ months)
  • Non-payment of fees
  • Fraudulent or illegal activities

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

  • Share or sell login credentials outside your organization.

  • Upload malware or attempt to disrupt or probe our systems.

  • Scrape, harvest, or bulk-download data except through our documented APIs within stated rate limits.

  • Violate intellectual-property rights or any applicable law.

  • Use the Platform for deceptive, fraudulent, or other illegal purposes.

Violation may result in immediate suspension, termination, and potential legal action.

6. Intellectual Property Rights

6.1 Platform Ownership

  • We own all software, models, designs, and content we create
  • Users receive a limited, revocable, non-exclusive licence to use the Platform while your subscription remains

6.2 User Content

  • You retain ownership of your uploaded content
  • You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive license to use, store, and process your content
  • We may use anonymized data to improve our services

6.3 Derivative Insights

  • Metrics, scores, rankings, and analytics output by our models are Evalyze intellectual property.

6.4 Restrictions

You may not:

  • Copy, modify, or reverse engineer our platform
  • Remove any copyright or proprietary notices
  • Use our intellectual property without written permission

7. Public-Data & Trademark Policy

  • Source of data – We ingest Public Data or data licensed from the rightful owner. We do not knowingly scrape pay-walled or confidential sources without permission.

  • Ownership of Marks – All Marks remain the property of their respective owners. Our use is nominative and descriptive only and does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation.

  • Fair-use display – Logos, names, or excerpts appear solely to reference the original Public Data.

  • Removal requests – Rights-holders may email support[@]Evalyze.ai with a takedown request. We will investigate and, where appropriate, remove or modify the material within ten (10) business days.

  • Data accuracy – Public Data may be incomplete or outdated. The Platform and its content are provided “as is,” without warranty.

  • Redistribution – You may not resell or widely redistribute raw Public Data obtained from the Platform without the original owner’s consent.

8. Privacy & Personal Data

  • Compliance – Evalyze processes personal data in accordance with Canadian PIPEDA, EU GDPR, California CCPA, and other applicable privacy laws.

  • Lawful bases – We rely on contractual necessity, legitimate interest, and, where required, user consent.

  • Data-subject rights – You may request access, correction, deletion, or portability of your personal data by emailing support[@]Evalyze.ai.

  • Security measures – Data are encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256). SOC 2 compliance is in progress.

  • International transfers – Data may be processed in Canada, the United States, or other jurisdictions with appropriate safeguards.

  • Cookies – Our Cookie Notice explains analytics, session, and preference cookies.

9. Subscription & Payment

9.1 Subscription Plans

  • Plans and pricing detailed at Evalyze Pricing
  • All fees are in Canadian dollars unless specified otherwise, and are exclusive of applicable taxes.
  • Enterprise pricing available upon request

9.2 Billing

  • Recurring billing on monthly/annual basis
  • Subscriptions renew automatically (monthly or annually) unless cancelled at least twenty-four (24) hours before renewal
  • 30-day notice required for plan changes

9.3 Refunds

  • Annual subscriptions may be refunded pro rata within thirty (30) days of cancellation
  • Monthly subscriptions are non-refundable.
  • Service credits may be issued at our discretion

10. Third-Party Services

10.1 Integration

  • Evalyze integrates with services such as AWS, OpenAI, and SendGrid
  • Your use of those services through our Platform is subject to each provider’s terms and quotas
  • Evalyze is not liable for outages or data loss caused by third-party providers

10.2 Data Sharing

  • Third-party privacy policies apply to shared data
  • Users responsible for reviewing third-party terms

11. Confidentiality

Each party must keep the other’s non-public information confidential and use it only to fulfil these Terms. This obligation survives termination for three years (or indefinitely for trade secrets).

12. Security Commitments

We maintain industry-standard security controls, conduct regular vulnerability scanning, and restrict internal access on a need-to-know basis. No online service is 100 % secure; you acknowledge and accept the inherent risk of transmitting information over the Internet.

13. Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability

  • The Platform and Services are provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, express or implied.

  • Evalyze disclaims any responsibility for decisions made or losses incurred based on our insights or data.

  • Our total liability to you for any claim is limited to the greater of CAD 100 or the fees you paid in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim, except for fraud or wilful misconduct.

  • We are not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages.

14. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Evalyze, its officers, directors, and employees harmless from any claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of:

  • Content you upload or share
  • Violations of these Terms
  • Infringement of third-party rights

15. Term and Termination

These Terms begin when you create an account and continue until terminated. Either party may terminate with thirty (30) days’ written notice. We may suspend or terminate immediately for material breach. After termination, user data remain available for export for up to thirty (30) days and are then deleted or anonymised.

15.1 Term

  • Begins upon account creation
  • Continues until terminated by either party

15.2 Termination Procedures

  • 30-day written notice required for voluntary termination
  • Immediate termination available for Terms violations
  • Data available for export for 30 days post-termination

15.3 Post-Termination

  • Access revoked immediately
  • Confidentiality obligations survive termination
  • Payment obligations remain for current billing cycle

16. Force Majeure

Neither party is liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond reasonable control (including natural disaster, war, terrorism, civil unrest, governmental action, labour dispute, or Internet/power outage).

The affected party will notify the other within seventy-two (72) hours of becoming aware of such an event.

17. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada.

Any dispute not resolved informally will be settled by binding arbitration in Waterloo, Ontario, under the Arbitration Act, 1991 (Ontario), conducted in English.

Proceedings must be on an individual basis; class or representative actions are waived. Either party may pursue a qualifying claim in small-claims court in Ontario.

18. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be posted or emailed at least thirty (30) days before taking effect. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance. If you disagree, you may cancel your subscription before the change becomes effective.

Contact Us

For questions about these Terms, privacy, security, or takedown requests, email support[@]Evalyze.ai.

Email: info[@]evalyze.ai

Address: 42 Carden St, Guelph, ON, Canada

Funding data derived solely from publicly available sources; all trademarks remain the property of their respective owners and do not imply endorsement.