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Acceptable Use Policy

Last updated: April 2026  ·  Effective from: April 2026

This Acceptable Use Policy sets out the standards of conduct we expect from all users of veecats.com and, when it launches, the VeeCats platform. It forms part of our Terms of Use.

1. Overview

VeeCats is a platform for founders, investors and advisers who are serious about building companies. We want it to be a high-trust environment. This policy exists to protect that environment and the people in it.

2. Permitted use

You may use VeeCats to:

• Connect with Venture Catalysts, co-investors, and advisers in good faith
• Manage investor relationships and communications in connection with genuine fundraising activity
• Share information about your company and raise for the purpose of attracting legitimate investment
• Review and rate investors based on honest, first-hand experience
• Access and use the tools and documents provided on the platform for their intended purpose

3. Prohibited use

You must not use VeeCats to:

Fraudulent or deceptive conduct

• Misrepresent your identity, company, or the nature of your fundraise
• Submit false, misleading, or fabricated information about your company to investors
• Impersonate another person or organisation
• Create fake reviews of investors or fabricate experiences you have not had
• Operate multiple accounts to manipulate scores or access controls

Harmful or illegal activity

• Engage in any activity that is unlawful under UK or applicable law
• Conduct, facilitate or promote any form of investment fraud or financial crime
• Harass, abuse, threaten, or intimidate other users
• Upload or transmit malicious code, viruses, or any software that could damage or interfere with our systems
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the platform or to other users’ accounts

Misuse of platform features

• Use the platform to conduct unsolicited commercial outreach unrelated to legitimate fundraising or advisory activity
• Scrape, harvest or extract data from the platform in bulk without our express written permission
• Use automated tools to interact with the platform in ways that place an unreasonable load on our infrastructure
• Share platform access with third parties in a way that circumvents our access controls

Intellectual property

• Upload or share content that infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party
• Use the Venture Catalyst™ trade mark or VeeCats branding without our prior written consent

4. Investor reviews

The Venture Catalyst Score relies on honest, first-hand reviews from founders. By submitting a review you confirm that:

• The review is based on your genuine, direct experience with that investor
• The review is truthful and not intended to harm or manipulate
• You have not been offered any incentive to submit a positive or negative review

We reserve the right to investigate and remove reviews that we believe breach this policy.

5. Consequences of breach

If you breach this policy, we may take any of the following actions without notice:

• Issue a warning
• Temporarily or permanently suspend your access to the platform
• Remove any content you have submitted
• Report your conduct to relevant authorities where we are legally required or entitled to do so
• Take legal action against you

6. Reporting a breach

If you become aware of any use of VeeCats that breaches this policy, please report it to us at [email protected]. We take all reports seriously.

7. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Continued use of the platform constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

8. Contact us

Podium Venture Studio Limited
[email protected]