Diaspora Investments, Inc. (“Diaspora investments™”) operates a website at Diasporainvestments.net (“ www.diasporainvestments.net”). By using the Site, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Any historical returns, expected returns, or probability projections may not reflect actual future performance. All securities involve risk and may result in partial or total loss. Neither Diaspora investments nor any of its affiliates provides tax advice or investment recommendations and do not represent in any manner that the outcomes described herein or on the Site will result in any particular investment or tax consequence. Prospective investors should confer with their personal tax advisors regarding the tax consequences based on their particular circumstances. Neither Diaspora investments nor any of its affiliates assume responsibility for the tax consequences for any investor of any investments. This message is not a proposal to sell or the solicitation of interest in any security, which can only be made through official documents such as a private placement memorandum or a prospectus.
Terms of Service
By accessing or using our website at www.Diasporainvestments.net, including any subdomain you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the terms and all terms incorporated herein by reference, regardless of whether you are a registered member or investor of the service, as they may be amended from time to time in the future.
All Users: Consent to Electronic Transactions and Disclosures
The decision to do business with Diaspora investments™ and our affiliates electronically is yours. This document informs you of your rights concerning Disclosures. Because Diaspora investments™ operates only on the Internet, it is necessary for you to consent to transact business with us online and electronically.
As part of doing business with Diaspora investments™ and our affiliates, you must also consent to our giving you certain disclosures electronically, either via our Site or to the e-mail address you provide to us.
By agreeing to the Terms of Service, you agree to receive electronically all documents, communications, notices, contracts, and agreements, (including any IRS Forms, IRS Form 1099, Form K-1) or other tax forms, schedules or information statements, arising from or relating to your registration as an investor or member on our Site, any investments you may make, your use of this service, and the servicing of any investment and any notes you have purchased (each, a “Disclosure”), as either an investor or member of Diaspora investments, whether we are acting in the capacity as trustee or otherwise, or our affiliates.
An “IRS Form 1099” refers to any Form 1099 or other Form, Schedule or information statement, including corrections of such documents, required to be provided pursuant to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service rules and regulations and that may be provided electronically (each, an “IRS Form 1099”).
Electronic Communications
Any disclosures will be provided to you electronically through Diaspora investments™ either on our Site or via electronic mail to the verified email address you provided. If you require paper copies of such Disclosures, you may write to us at the mailing address provided below and a paper copy will be sent to you at a cost of up to $30.00. A request for a paper copy of any Disclosure will not be considered a withdrawal of your consent to receive Disclosures electronically. Any IRS 1099 Forms provided electronically will remain accessible through at least October 20 of the year in which such IRS Form 1099 is made available; after that time the IRS Form 1099 may no longer be accessible electronically. We may discontinue electronic provision of Disclosures at any time in our sole discretion.
Scope of Consent
Your consent to receive disclosures and transact business electronically, and our agreements to do so, applies to any transactions to which such disclosures relate, whether between you and Diaspora investments™ or between you and our affiliates. Your consent will remain in effect for so long as you are a user and, if you are no longer a user, will continue until such a time as all disclosures relevant to transactions that occurred while you were a user have been made.
Consenting to Do Business Electronically
Because Diaspora investments™ operates largely on the Internet, it is necessary for you to consent to transact business with us online and electronically. Before you decide to do business electronically with Diaspora investments™ or our affiliates, you must satisfy the following computer hardware and software requirements: access to the Internet; an email account and related software capable of receiving email through the Internet; a web browser which is SSL-compliant and supports secure sessions (Chrome version 32.0 or above, Firefox version 26.0 or above, Internet Explorer version 8.0 or above, or Safari version 7.0 or above, or the equivalent software); and hardware capable of running this software.
TCPA Consent
You also expressly consent to receive calls and messages, including auto-dialed and pre-recorded message calls, and SMS messages (including text messages) from us, our affiliates, marketing partners, agents and others calling at their request or on their behalf, at any telephone numbers that you have provided or may provide in the future (including any cellular telephone numbers) and acknowledge that charges may apply by your phone company. You may receive text messages regarding system notifications, investment opportunity updates, and special offers and promotions, and can manage your opt-in status in your user profile.
Payments
Diaspora investments™ generally receives all payments, and makes all disbursements, through electronic funds transfers (ACH transfers) using the bank (or other financial institution) account information you provide to us. You authorize such bank or other financial account to pay any amounts described herein, and authorize Diaspora investments™ to make any and all investment disbursements, to such account. You agree to provide Diaspora investments™ updated information regarding your bank or other account upon Diaspora investments™ request and at any time that the information earlier provided is no longer valid.
Withdrawing Consent
You may not withdraw such consent as long as you have outstanding any investments made through the Site. If you have no outstanding investments made through the site and wish to withdraw consent to doing business electronically, we will terminate your registered user account with us.
Additional Mobile Technology Requirements
If you are accessing our Site and the disclosures electronically via a mobile device (such as a smart phone, tablet, and the like), in addition to the above requirements you must make sure that you have software on your mobile device that allows you to print and save the disclosures presented to you during the application process. These applications can be found for most mobile devices in the device’s respective “app store.” If you do not have these capabilities on your mobile device, please access our site through a device that provides these capabilities.
Personal Data
Investor or member registration will require you to provide basic personal data. Such information typically includes your name, email address, home address and phone number, date of birth, social security number and/or tax identification number. Diaspora Investments™ uses this data to: (i) enable you to log in to the Site; (ii) establish your ability to view offering materials and to make investments through the Site (iii) verify that you are at least 18 years of age; (iv) guard against potential fraud; (v) contact you if there is a problem with your account; and (vi) maintain regular communications with you as may be necessary to inform you of upcoming investment opportunities and other company updates.
Diaspora Investments™ will also gather the names and email addresses of users who contact us through the Site with questions about our company. We collect this information for the sole purpose of responding to such inquiries and do not store the contact information unless requested to do so, as in the case of job applicants who submit resumes.
Notifications and Communications from Our Site
Diaspora Investments™ will send you email notifications from time to time. Some notifications are required elements of your transactions on our platform, such as confirmations of particular actions you have taken. These mandatory notices are sent typically to notify you of a change in status. For example, you will receive a notice when you are confirmed as an investor.
We also send out notices that are required for legal or security purposes. For example, certain notifications are sent for your own protection to ensure that another person cannot make a change to your account without your knowledge. In other cases, these notifications involve changes to various legal agreements or Site policies. Generally, you may not opt out of such service-related emails.
When you register as an investor, you will receive emails that confirm specific actions you requested. These will include emails to which you must respond to complete your registration and notifications confirming your registration. Thereafter, you will receive emails when a new investment opportunity is offered, as well as updates concerning the progress of the funding of such offering and/or other relevant information. If you make an investment through the Site Diaspora Investments™ will also send you confirmations of the investment as well as occasional updates as to the status of that investment and the timing of distributions relating to that investment.
We may also send you responses to emails you send us, if appropriate. From time to time, we will also send user surveys, requests for user feedback regarding user experience and Site operations, or marketing offers from us or from us on behalf of our marketing partners. Completing these surveys, answering requests for feedback, or accepting any offer is strictly voluntary. If you do not wish to receive these surveys, user feedback emails, and/or marketing offers, please opt out in any offer email you receive from us.
Information Updates
You must keep us informed of any change in your e-mail address, your home mailing address, or your telephone number so that we can maintain communications with you about your authorization as a registered User and so that you can continue to receive all Disclosures in a timely fashion. You can contact us by e-mail at support@DiasporaInvestments.net or by calling us at (718) 303-9023. You may also reach us in writing to us at the following address: 300 Cadman Plaza West, 12th Fl PMB # 267 Brooklyn. New York, 11201
Links to Other Sites
If you follow any links that direct you away from the Site, this privacy policy will not apply to your activity on the other websites you visit. We do not control the privacy policies or the privacy practices of any third parties.
User Access and Choice
If the personal information on file for you changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct or update it by making the change on our site or by emailing Diaspora Investments™ support team.
We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal and/or regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
If you wish to subscribe to our newsletter(s), we will use your name and email address to send the newsletter to you. Out of respect for your privacy, you may choose to stop receiving our newsletter or marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in these emails, accessing the email preferences in your account settings page or you can contact us at the information below.
Cookies | Tracking Technologies
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies on the Site. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on the Site. We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser’s “help” directory. If you reject cookies, you may still use the Site, but your ability to use some areas of the Site, such as contests or surveys, may be limited.
The use of cookies by our partners, affiliates, tracking utility company, and/or service providers is not covered by our Privacy Policy. We do not have access or control over these cookies. Our partners, affiliates, tracking utility company, and/or service providers use session ID cookies to make it easier for you to navigate the Site.
Security
We follow generally accepted standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. If you have any questions about security on the Site, please contact us.
International Users
The Site may be accessed by users located outside the United States. If you choose to use the service from the European Union or other regions of the world with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from the United States law, then please note that you are transferring your personal information outside of those regions to the United States, and that by providing your personal information on or through the Site then you consent to that transfer.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any material changes we will notify you by email or by means of a notice on this Site prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Trademark Information
You herein acknowledge, understand and agree that all of the Diaspora Investments™ trademarks, copyright, trade name, service marks, and other Diaspora Investments™ logos and any brand features, and/or product and service names are trademarks and as such, are and shall remain the property of Diaspora Investments™ You herein agree not to display and/or use in any manner the Diaspora Investments™ logo or marks.
Entire Agreement
This Terms of Use constitutes the entire agreement between you and Diaspora Investments™ shall govern the use of our Services, superseding any prior version of this Terms of Use between you and us with respect to Diaspora Investments™ Services. You may also be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use or purchase certain other Services of Diaspora Investments, affiliate Services, third-party content or third-party software.
Choice of Law and Forum
It is at the mutual agreement of both you and Diaspora Investments™ with regard to the Terms of Use that the relationship between the parties shall be governed by the laws of the state of New York and New Jersey without regard to its conflict of law provisions and that any and all claims, causes of action and/or disputes, arising out of or relating to the Terms of Use, or the relationship between you and Diaspora Investments™ shall be filed within the courts having jurisdiction within the County of Kings County, New York or the U.S. District Court located in said state. You and Diaspora Investments agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts as previously mentioned, and agree to waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over the parties by such courts and to venue in such courts.
Waiver and Severability of Terms
At any time, should Diaspora Investments™ fail to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Use, such failure shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of this Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms of Use remain in full force and effect.
No Right of Survivorship Non-Transferability
You acknowledge, understand and agree that your account is non-transferable and any rights to your ID and/or contents within your account shall terminate upon your death. Upon receipt of a copy of a death certificate, your account may be terminated and all contents therein permanently deleted.
Statute of Limitations
You acknowledge, understand and agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or action arising out of or related to the use of our Services or the Terms of Use must be filed within year(s) after said claim or cause of action arose or shall be forever barred.
Violations
Please report any and all violations of this Terms of Use to Diaspora Investments™ as follows:
Diaspora Investments™
Attn: Copyright Agent
Mailing Address: 300 Cadman Plaza West, 12th Fl PMB # 267 – Brooklyn. New York, 11201
Support@diasporainvestments.net – P: (718) 303-9023
