Owners Club Connect — Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of connect.ownersclubhq.com, including the Owners Club Connect application, applicant status portal, Owners Club member portal, messaging features, sponsorship matching process, and related services (collectively, the “Platform”).

The Platform is operated by NRE 2, LLC (“NRE 2,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

By accessing or using the Platform, submitting an application, creating an account, participating as an Owners Club member, communicating through the Platform, or accepting a sponsored seat, you agree to these Terms.

If you do not agree, please do not use the Platform.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to use the Platform, submit an application, participate in the Immersion Sponsorship Program, or serve as an Owners Club member through the Platform.

By using the Platform, you represent that you are at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into these Terms.

2. About Owners Club Connect

Owners Club Connect operates the Immersion Sponsorship Program, which connects eligible applicants with participating Owners Club members who may sponsor seats at specific Immersion events.

Owners Club Connect is not an application for Owners Club membership and is not a general event registration platform.

Each application applies only to the specific Immersion selected by the applicant. Your applicant profile may remain available for future use, but an application or decision concerning one Immersion does not constitute an application or decision for another Immersion.

3. Applications

Applicants may be asked to provide information including their name, email address, phone number, location, community affiliation, current business activity, recent actions, desired outcomes, reasons they believe they should receive a sponsored seat, and information regarding an existing Owners Club connection or sponsor.

You agree that information submitted in your application will be truthful and accurate to the best of your knowledge.

Submitting an application does not guarantee:

• selection;
• review by a particular Owners Club member;
• pairing with an Owners Club member;
• completion of the review process within a particular timeframe;
• an invitation;
• sponsorship;
• admission to an Immersion;
• participation in a future Immersion; or
• any particular business, educational, financial, or professional outcome.

NRE 2 may determine eligibility, application status, pairing, sponsorship approval, and event capacity in its discretion.

4. Application Review and Sharing

By submitting an application, you understand and agree that your application is intended to be reviewed by the OC Team and participating Owners Club members for purposes of evaluating you for a sponsored Immersion seat.

If you are paired with an Owners Club member, that member may receive information from your application, including information about:

• what you are building;
• recent actions you have taken;
• your desired outcome;
• your application pitch;
• your city and state;
• the Immersion for which you applied;
• your email address;
• your messages with that member; and
• any Next Move submissions you choose to complete.

The Platform is specifically designed to provide paired Owners Club members with the applicant's full application for sponsorship review.

Do not submit information that you are unwilling to have reviewed by NRE 2 personnel and participating Owners Club members involved in the sponsorship process.

5. Pairing With an Owners Club Member

Applicants may be paired with an Owners Club member as part of the sponsorship review process.

A pairing is not an approval, invitation, endorsement, or guarantee of sponsorship.

Pairing may take into account factors such as location, event eligibility, availability, member capacity, and other operational considerations. The Platform's current matching process prioritizes geography and balances applicant assignments among eligible Owners Club members.

NRE 2 may assign, reassign, end, or modify a pairing at any time.

An applicant may also be determined not to be eligible for re-pairing following review.

6. Communications and Messages

Paired applicants and Owners Club members may communicate through the Platform.

Messages sent through the Platform are visible to the sender and recipient and may also be accessible to authorized NRE 2 personnel for purposes including:

• administering the sponsorship process;
• customer support;
• resolving pairing issues;
• reviewing application progress;
• quality assurance;
• safety and security;
• enforcing these Terms; and
• maintaining appropriate business records.

Platform messages should not be considered private or confidential communications solely between the applicant and Owners Club member.

The Platform's administrative procedures specifically provide for staff review of Pairings and Messages and preserve messages when an applicant is reassigned to another Owners Club member.

Do not use Platform messaging to transmit passwords, Social Security numbers, bank credentials, payment information, highly confidential business documents, or other information that is unnecessary to the sponsorship process.

7. Next Moves

An Owners Club member may optionally assign an applicant a “Next Move,” which may include instructions, a due date, files, or links.

Applicants may respond with text, files, or links.

Completing a Next Move is optional and does not guarantee sponsorship, selection, or admission to an Immersion.

An Owners Club member may request additional rounds or provide a recommendation, but the OC Team retains responsibility for the final sponsorship decision.

8. Selection and Sponsorship Decisions

NRE 2 retains final authority over sponsorship decisions administered through the Platform.

Recommendations from an Owners Club member do not constitute final approval.

Applicants may be:

• selected;
• waitlisted;
• paired;
• invited;
• offered a sponsored seat;
• determined not to be selected for a particular Immersion;
• moved to a future opportunity; or
• otherwise dispositioned based on the needs of the program.

Capacity is limited and may vary by Immersion.

Selection for one Immersion does not guarantee selection for another.

9. Accepting a Sponsored Seat

If sponsorship is approved, an applicant may be required to accept the sponsored seat within a specified confirmation period.

The current Platform process provides a 72-hour confirmation window following sponsorship approval.

Failure to accept within the applicable period may result in the seat being released or made available to another applicant.

Acceptance confirms your intent to attend but remains subject to applicable event requirements, policies, scheduling, capacity, and circumstances outside NRE 2's reasonable control.

10. Owners Club Member Responsibilities

Owners Club members participating through the Platform receive access to applicant information solely for purposes related to sponsorship review and the Immersion Sponsorship Program.

Candidate information is confidential and should not be used for unrelated solicitation, marketing, lead generation, publication, distribution, or other unauthorized purposes.

Owners Club members agree to:

• protect applicant information;
• use it only for legitimate sponsorship review;
• communicate professionally;
• make evaluations in good faith;
• avoid unauthorized disclosure of applicant information;
• maintain the confidentiality of internal information;
• provide accurate information to NRE 2; and
• comply with applicable laws and these Terms.

The member dashboard itself identifies candidate information as confidential and shared only for sponsorship review.

11. Member Evaluations and Internal Notes

Participating Owners Club members and authorized NRE 2 personnel may record assessments, recommendations, statuses, reasons, or notes concerning applicants and pairings.

Certain notes and evaluations are internal business records and are not displayed to applicants through the Platform.

The existence of an internal note does not necessarily entitle an applicant to receive or access that note except where required by applicable law.

12. Applicant Conduct

You may not use the Platform to:

• submit false or misleading information;
• impersonate another person;
• harass or threaten another applicant, member, or staff member;
• send spam or unrelated solicitations;
• attempt to manipulate or circumvent the selection process;
• obtain unauthorized access to another account;
• scrape or harvest Platform information;
• introduce malicious software;
• interfere with Platform operation;
• violate another person's privacy or intellectual property rights; or
• engage in unlawful activity.

We may restrict or terminate Platform access where we reasonably believe these Terms have been violated.

13. Submitted Content

You retain ownership of materials you submit through the Platform.

By submitting application responses, messages, Next Move materials, feedback, files, or other content, you grant NRE 2 a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, process, and display that content as reasonably necessary to operate and administer the Immersion Sponsorship Program.

This license does not give NRE 2 unrestricted permission to publicly market or publish your private application materials.

You represent that you have the right to submit the materials you provide and that doing so does not violate another person's rights.

14. No Business or Investment Guarantee

Owners Club Connect facilitates an educational and community sponsorship program.

Nothing on the Platform constitutes legal, tax, financial, investment, accounting, or other professional advice.

Participation in an Immersion, interaction with an Owners Club member, completion of a Next Move, or receipt of a sponsored seat does not guarantee any particular:

• business result;
• financial outcome;
• investment opportunity;
• transaction;
• partnership;
• financing;
• employment opportunity; or
• professional relationship.

You remain responsible for your own business and financial decisions.

15. Communications

By submitting an application, creating an account, or participating as an Owners Club member, you understand that we may send communications necessary to administer the program.

These may include application confirmations, status updates, pairing notifications, messages, Next Move notifications, selection decisions, seat confirmations, reminders, login or security communications, and event information.

The Platform's automated communication system sends messages throughout each stage of the sponsorship workflow.

16. Intellectual Property

Except for user-submitted content and third-party materials, the Platform and its software, design, branding, text, graphics, workflows, and other materials are owned by or licensed to NRE 2.

You may not reproduce, distribute, reverse engineer, commercially exploit, or create unauthorized derivative works from the Platform.

17. Platform Availability

We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access to the Platform.

We may modify, suspend, discontinue, or replace Platform features or program processes at any time.

Immersion availability, sponsorship capacity, participating Owners Club members, dates, locations, and other program details may change.

18. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Platform and sponsorship program are provided “as is” and “as available.”

NRE 2 does not guarantee selection, sponsorship, event availability, pairing with any particular person, response times, Platform availability, or any particular result from participation.

19. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, NRE 2 and its affiliates, officers, employees, contractors, representatives, and agents will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from your use of the Platform, interactions with another participant, sponsorship decisions, reliance on information obtained through the program, or participation in an Immersion.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.

20. Indemnification

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless NRE 2 and its affiliates, officers, employees, contractors, representatives, and agents from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and reasonable costs arising from your violation of these Terms, unlawful use of the Platform, submitted content, or infringement of another person's rights.

21. Privacy

Our collection, use, and disclosure of personal information are described in our Privacy Policy.

By using the Platform, you acknowledge the privacy practices described there.

Privacy Policy

22. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms as the Platform, sponsorship program, or applicable law changes.

Material changes may be communicated through the Platform, by email, or through another reasonable method.

23. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Arizona, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Any dispute not otherwise resolved between the parties will be subject to the jurisdiction of courts of competent jurisdiction in Arizona, except where applicable law provides otherwise.

24. Contact

Questions regarding these Terms may be directed to:

NRE 2, LLC

Email: ownersclub@squadupsummit.com