Terms of Service

Effective Date: June 11, 2025

Connectogen.com (hereinafter the "Site") consists of web pages operated by Connectogen LLC (hereinafter "Connectogen"). The Site is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance, without modification, of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (collectively, the "Terms"). By using the Site, you agree to the Terms. Please read them carefully, as these Terms govern your access to and use of the Site and any services, tools, materials, or information available through, or used in connection with, the Site. If you do not agree with these Terms, you are not granted permission to access or use the Site and must exit the Site immediately.

The Site is a networking platform that allows professionals in academia to connect with projects, mentorships, and collaborators. It also allows management of their CV, keeping their CV up to date, and using this CV to share their scholarly activity with their approved Network admin (departments, organizations, institutions, etc).

Privacy

Your use of the Site is subject to Connectogen's Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs the Site and informs users of our data collection practices.

Electronic Communications

Visiting the Site or sending emails to Connectogen constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically, via email, phone, and on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

Minimum User Requirements

The minimum required configurations you must have to access the services include: 1) Internet connection with adequate bandwidth; 2) Internet Browser; and 3) A computer with one of the following operating systems: i. Windows 7 (or newer), or ii. Mac OS X Snow Leopard (or newer).

Your Account

In using this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities and communications that occur under your account or password. You may not transfer your account to any other person or entity. You acknowledge that Connectogen is not responsible for third party access to your account that results from theft or misappropriation of your account. Connectogen and all its associates reserve the right to refuse or cancel service, terminate accounts, or remove or edit content in our sole discretion.

User Security Responsibilities: You are responsible for maintaining the security of your devices, browsers, and credentials, and for safeguarding any confidential information you upload to the platform. This includes using strong passwords, keeping your devices and browsers updated, and not sharing your login credentials with others. Connectogen implements security measures to protect your data, but you acknowledge that no internet-based service can guarantee 100% security.

Information Sharing and Liability Disclaimer

Age Requirements

You must be at least 13 years old and capable of entering into legally binding contracts to use this Service. This age requirement aligns with our professional platform focus and ensures all users have the legal capacity to enter into binding agreements. By using the site, you affirm that you are over the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of 13, you must have the permission of your parent or guardian to use the site.

Free Tier vs Paid Subscription Plans

Connectogen offers both a free tier and paid subscription plans to accommodate different user needs. Some features, templates, and functionality are exclusively available to paid subscribers. Free tier users may upgrade to a paid plan at any time to access these premium features.

Free Tier Limitations: Connectogen reserves the right to modify, limit, or discontinue free tier features, impose storage caps, feature restrictions, or other limitations without prior notice. Free tier access is provided at Connectogen's sole discretion and may be subject to change.

Payment Processing and Subscription Terms

All payments through the site for paid subscription plans are processed securely through Stripe, our third-party payment processor. By subscribing to a paid plan, you agree to Stripe's terms of service and privacy policy in addition to these Terms.

Billing and Payment

• Billing Cycles: Subscriptions are available on monthly or annual billing cycles, as selected during signup
• Payment Method: You must provide a valid payment method (credit card, debit card) for subscription billing
• Auto-Renewal: Subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period unless cancelled before the renewal date
• Currency and Taxes: Prices are displayed in USD and may be subject to applicable taxes based on your location. You are responsible for paying all applicable taxes, including sales, use, and other taxes, associated with your subscription.

Cancellation and Refunds

• Cancellation: You may cancel your subscription at any time through your account settings or by contacting support
• Cancellation Effect: Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing period
• Continued Access: You retain access to paid features until the end of your current billing period after cancellation
• No Refunds: We do not provide refunds for payments already processed, regardless of usage or cancellation timing

Price Changes

We reserve the right to modify subscription pricing. Price changes will not affect your current billing period and will only apply to subsequent renewals.

Links to Third Party Sites & Third Party Services

The Site may contain links to other websites (hereinafter "Linked Sites"). Linked Sites are not under the control of Connectogen and Connectogen is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including, without limitation, any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Connectogen provides these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Connectogen of the site or any association with its operators.

Certain services made available via the Site may be delivered by third party sites and organizations. By using any product, service, or functionality originating from the Site and the connectogen.com domain, you hereby acknowledge and consent that Connectogen may share such information and data with any third party with whom Connectogen has a contractual relationship to provide the requested product, service, or functionality on behalf of the Site's users and customers.

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use & Intellectual Property

You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Site strictly in accordance with these Terms for personal or professional use only. By using the Site, you warrant to Connectogen that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms.

Prohibited Uses

You may not:

• Use the site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Site
• Obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site
• Build Competing Products: Use the Service, its features, design, or functionality to develop, create, or operate a competing CV building, networking, or professional platform service
• Unauthorized Access: Access or attempt to access the Service through any means other than the official web interface we provide, including but not limited to automated scripts, bots, or reverse engineering
• Commercial Restrictions: Use the Service for any commercial purpose beyond your personal or professional CV and networking needs without explicit written permission
• Copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of the Service or its content
• Reverse engineer or attempt to extract source code from the Service
• Data Scraping and Extraction: Scrape, crawl, or use automated tools to extract data from the platform, including user profiles, content, or network information
• Data Resale: Collect, aggregate, or resell any data obtained from the platform, including user information, content, or network data

All content included as a part of the Service, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used on the Site, is property of Connectogen or its Customers and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends, or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any change thereto.

You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Site. Connectogen content is not for resale. Your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use, and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of Connectogen and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of Connectogen or our Customers except as expressly authorized by these Terms.

Use of Communication Services

The Site may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, professional web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (collectively, "Communication Services"). You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send, and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service.

By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not: defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others; publish, post, upload, distribute, or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information; upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy and publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents; upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer; advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages; conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters; download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner; falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded; restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services; violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service; harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email-addresses and personal information, without their consent; violate any applicable laws or regulations.

Connectogen has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, Connectogen reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. Connectogen reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

Connectogen reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials in whole or in part, in Connectogen's sole discretion.

Connectogen does not control or endorse the content, messages, or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, Connectogen specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service.

Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you upload the materials.

Materials Provided to the Site or Posted on Any Connectogen Web Page

Connectogen does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to the Site, including but not limited to project ideas, research data, CV content, feedback, and suggestions, or any content you post, upload, input or submit to any Connectogen Site or our associated services (collectively, "Submissions"). You retain full ownership of all your original content, project ideas, and data.

However, by posting, uploading, inputting, or submitting your Submission you are granting Connectogen, our affiliated companies, necessary sublicenses, and Customers a worldwide, royalty-free, revocable, non-exclusive license to use your Submission solely for the purpose of operating, improving, and marketing the platform. This license is limited to the operation of the platform and does not grant us ownership rights to your intellectual property or project ideas. The license terminates when you delete your account or remove the content, except where retention is required for legal compliance or to maintain platform functionality.

Important Data Sharing Disclaimer: By using our networking and collaboration features, you acknowledge that project ideas, research data, CV information, and other materials you choose to share or make accessible through the platform may be viewed, accessed, or used by other users in your network. You are solely responsible for determining what information to share and with whom. Connectogen cannot control how other users may use, store, or further share information you make available to them through the platform.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. Connectogen is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time in Connectogen's sole discretion.

By posting, uploading, inputting, providing, or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input, or submit the Submissions.

AI-Generated Content and Professional Use Disclaimers

AI Content Accuracy: Our Service may utilize artificial intelligence to assist with CV creation, content suggestions, and other platform features. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of any AI-generated content. All AI-generated suggestions, templates, and content should be reviewed, edited, and verified by you before use.

Professional Outcomes: While our platform is designed to assist with professional networking and CV creation, we provide no guarantees regarding job placement, career advancement, professional success, or any specific outcomes from using our Service. Success in professional endeavors depends on numerous factors beyond the scope of our platform.

Job Application Suitability: Although our tools are designed to help create professional CVs and networking profiles, you are solely responsible for ensuring that any content generated or created through our platform meets the specific requirements and standards of potential employers, institutions, or other entities where you may submit your materials. We recommend thoroughly reviewing and customizing all generated content before professional use.

No Professional Advice: The Service does not provide professional career counseling, legal advice, or personalized professional guidance. Any suggestions or recommendations provided by the platform should not be considered professional advice and should be evaluated independently.

AI Data Processing: When you use AI-powered features on our platform, your data (including CV content, project descriptions, and other information you provide) may be sent to third-party AI service providers, including OpenAI, Inc., for processing to generate AI-assisted content and recommendations. This data transmission is necessary for the AI functionality to work properly. By using our AI features, you consent to this data processing and acknowledge that such data will be handled in accordance with the third-party provider's privacy policy and our data protection standards.

Third Party Accounts

You may be able to connect your Connectogen account to certain third party accounts. By connecting your Connectogen account to your third party account, you acknowledge and agree that you are consenting to the continuous release of information about you to others (in accordance with your privacy settings on those third party sites). If you do not want information about you to be shared in this manner, do not use this feature.

International Users

The service on the Site is controlled, operated, and administered by Connectogen from our offices within the USA. If accessing the Site from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. By using the Site, you agree that you will not use content on the Site in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions or regulations.

International Legal Compliance: These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, USA. However, if you are located in the European Union, United Kingdom, or other jurisdictions with mandatory consumer protection laws, certain provisions of these Terms may not apply to you to the extent they conflict with your local mandatory consumer rights. In such cases, the applicable local law will take precedence over conflicting provisions in these Terms.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Connectogen, its officers, directors, managers, members, employees and agents, for any losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Site or services, any user posting made by you, your violation of the Terms and Connectogen's Privacy Policy, your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. Connectogen reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with Connectogen in asserting any available defenses.

Arbitration

In the event the parties are not able to resolve any dispute between them arising out of or concerning these Terms, or any provisions thereof, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise at law or in equity for damages or any other relief, then such dispute shall be resolved only by final and binding arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, conducted by a single neutral arbitrator and administered by the American Arbitration Association, or a similar arbitration service selected by the parties, in a location mutually agreed upon by the parties. The arbitrator's award shall be final, and judgment may be entered upon it in any court having jurisdiction. In the event that any legal or equitable action, proceeding, or arbitration arises out of or concerns these Terms, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs and reasonable attorney's fees. The parties agree to arbitrate all disputes and claims in regards to these Terms or any disputes arising as a result of these Terms, whether directly or indirectly, including Tort claims that are a result of these Terms. The parties agree that the Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this provision. The entire dispute, including the scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision shall be determined by the arbitrator. This arbitration provision shall survive in the termination of these Terms.

Class Action Waiver

Any arbitration under these Terms will take place on an individual basis; class arbitrations and class/representative/collective actions are not permitted. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT A PARTY MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN EACH'S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PUTATIVE CLASS, COLLECTIVE AND/OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, SUCH AS IN THE FORM OF A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION AGAINST THE OTHER. Further, unless both you and Connectogen agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.

Liability Disclaimer

CONNECTOGEN LLC AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO AI-GENERATED CONTENT, CV SUGGESTIONS, NETWORKING RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ANY OTHER AUTOMATED OR ALGORITHMIC OUTPUTS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. CONNECTOGEN LLC AND/OR IT SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

SPECIFIC AI AND PROFESSIONAL USE DISCLAIMERS: THE SERVICE MAY INCORPORATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR APPROPRIATENESS OF AI-GENERATED CONTENT FOR YOUR SPECIFIC PROFESSIONAL NEEDS, JOB APPLICATIONS, OR CAREER OBJECTIVES. USE OF AI-GENERATED CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND DISCRETION.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CONNECTOGEN LLC AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, WITH DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF CONNECTOGEN LLC OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO CONTACT CONNECTOGEN AND DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.

Termination & Access Restriction

Connectogen reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Site and related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the State of Georgia and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Georgia in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Site. Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section.

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Connectogen as a result of this agreement or use of the Site. Connectogen's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of Connectogen's right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Site or information provided to or gathered by Connectogen with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law, including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provisions will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.

Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Connectogen with respect to the Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and Connectogen with respect to the Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be written in English.

Changes to Terms

Connectogen reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Terms under which the Site is offered. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. Connectogen encourages you to periodically review the terms to stay informed of our updates.

Contact Us

Connectogen welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Terms.

Connectogen LLC
Atlanta, GA
Email: admin@connectogen.com

Service Modifications and Discontinuation

Connectogen reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service (or any part of it) at any time, with or without notice, for any reason including but not limited to maintenance, updates, security concerns, or business decisions. This includes the right to:

• Add, remove, or modify features and functionality
• Change the user interface or user experience
• Alter subscription plans, pricing, or service tiers
• Discontinue support for certain devices, browsers, or operating systems
• Implement new technologies or replace existing ones

Notification of Significant Changes

For significant changes that materially affect the core functionality of the Service or your access to paid features, we will provide reasonable advance notice through one or more of the following methods:

• Email notification to your registered email address
• In-app notifications or announcements
• Updates posted on our website or support pages

However, we may make immediate changes without prior notice when necessary for security, legal compliance, or to prevent abuse of the Service. Your continued use of the Service after any modifications constitutes acceptance of those changes.

No Liability for Service Changes: We shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Service or any part thereof. If you are dissatisfied with any changes, your sole remedy is to discontinue use of the Service.