1. About these terms
These terms govern your use of the website at mad.vc and any other website operated by MAD Management Pty Ltd ("MAD", "we", "us", "our"). By accessing or using the website, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the website.
2. About MAD
MAD is a Sydney-based investment management business. MAD operates the MAD Fund 1 and related vehicles, the MAD-CO investor community, the MAD Ambassador Network, and the MAD Mastermind programme.
3. For wholesale clients only; no advice; no offer
Information on this website is general in nature and does not constitute financial, tax, legal, investment, or other professional advice, an offer of securities, a recommendation to invest, or a solicitation. It does not take into account the objectives, financial situation, or needs of any person.
Any investment opportunity referenced on this website, or offered through MAD or to MAD-CO members, is offered privately and only to wholesale clients as defined under sections 761G and 708(8) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), under separate offer documentation.
4. Accuracy of information
We take reasonable care to ensure that information on the website is accurate at the time of publication. The website may contain forward-looking statements, opinions, and projections. These are not guarantees of future outcomes and may change without notice. We do not warrant that the website is free of errors or that it is complete or current.
5. Permitted use
You may access and view the website for your personal or internal business use. You may not:
- Use the website or its content for any unlawful purpose.
- Reproduce, modify, or distribute any content from the website except as permitted under the Copyright section below or with our prior written consent.
- Interfere with the operation of the website, attempt to gain unauthorised access, or introduce malicious code.
- Use any robot, scraper, or other automated means to access the website except for the purpose of indexing by legitimate search engines.
- Frame, mirror, or embed any part of the website on another site without our consent.
6. Copyright and intellectual property
All content on the website, including text, graphics, logos, photography, video, written materials, and the Venture Compass framework, is owned by MAD or its licensors, and is protected by Australian and international copyright law. The MAD name and logo are trademarks of MAD Management Pty Ltd. Other marks displayed on the website are the property of their respective owners.
You may print or download extracts from the website for personal, non-commercial use, provided you do not modify them and you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices. For any other use, including republication, redistribution, or use in materials prepared for third parties, please contact us at legal@mad.vc.
7. User submissions
Where you submit information through a form on the website (for example, an expression of interest, a contact enquiry, a newsletter sign-up, or an application to a MAD programme), you confirm that the information is accurate and that you have the authority to provide it. We handle the information you submit in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Where the form is structured as a request for information from you to us, it does not constitute an offer by us to you.
8. Third-party links
The website may contain links to third-party sites. We provide those links for convenience and we do not endorse the linked sites or their content. We are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or content of any third-party site, or for any product or service offered through it.
9. Disclaimer of warranties
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of viruses or other harmful components. Statutory consumer guarantees that cannot be excluded are not affected by this disclaimer.
10. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any loss or damage (including direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or loss of profits or data) arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, the website or any content on it. Where liability cannot be excluded but can be limited, our liability is limited to resupplying the relevant content or paying the cost of having it resupplied.
11. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify us against any loss, damage, cost, or expense (including legal costs on a full indemnity basis) that we suffer or incur as a result of your breach of these terms, your misuse of the website, or your infringement of any third party's rights.
12. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms from time to time. The current version is published on our website with the effective date shown above. Your continued use of the website after changes are published constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.
13. Governing law and jurisdiction
These terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia. You submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales and any courts competent to hear appeals from those courts.