Legal

Terms of Service

Please read these terms carefully. By using Futurepreneurs, you agree to be bound by them. We've kept them as clear and simple as possible.

Last updated: 26 February 2026

1. Who Can Use Futurepreneurs

•Futurepreneurs is open to students under 18 in the United Kingdom who have a school-issued email address.
•Students must have a teacher or mentor at their school to verify and oversee their project.
•A parent or guardian must provide consent before any student project can go live on the platform.
•Supporters can be any adult (18+) who wishes to support a student project.
•By creating an account, you confirm that all information you provide is accurate and truthful.

•All projects must be legitimate business ideas created by the student who submits them.
•Projects must not contain offensive, discriminatory, illegal, or inappropriate content.
•Futurepreneurs reserves the right to remove any project that violates these terms or is deemed unsuitable.
•Students retain ownership of their business ideas. Futurepreneurs does not claim any intellectual property rights over student projects.
•Project descriptions, images, and videos must be the original work of the student or used with permission.

•Futurepreneurs uses an all-or-nothing funding model. Supporters are only charged if a project reaches its funding goal.
•A platform fee of 2.5% is deducted from successfully funded projects. Standard payment processing fees also apply.
•The maximum funding goal for any project is £10,000.
•All transactions are processed securely through Stripe. Futurepreneurs never stores your card details.
•Supporting a project is a donation to help a young entrepreneur — it is not an investment and does not entitle you to equity, profits, or products unless the student explicitly offers rewards.

•Once a project is fully funded, the student can request to withdraw funds against pre-defined milestones.
•Each drawdown request must be approved by the student's assigned teacher or mentor.
•Parents and guardians can view all drawdown activity for their child's projects.
•A full audit trail of all fund requests, approvals, and disbursements is maintained by the platform.
•Futurepreneurs reserves the right to freeze funds if there is evidence of misuse or fraud.

•Futurepreneurs is committed to the safety of young people. All projects are verified by a teacher before going live.
•We maintain content moderation tools and a reporting system for inappropriate content.
•Users can report any project or content they believe violates our guidelines.
•Accounts that violate our terms may be suspended or permanently removed.
•We cooperate with schools, parents, and law enforcement when necessary to protect the safety of our users.

•Using the platform to raise funds for anything illegal, harmful, or unrelated to a genuine business idea.
•Creating fake accounts, impersonating others, or providing false information.
•Harassing, bullying, or sending inappropriate messages to any user.
•Attempting to circumvent the platform's safety features, including teacher verification or parental consent.
•Using automated tools or bots to interact with the platform without permission.

•If a project does not reach its funding goal, no funds are collected and no refunds are necessary.
•If a funded project is cancelled or removed by the platform, supporters will receive a full refund.
•Students may cancel their project at any time before it is fully funded.
•Once funds have been disbursed against a milestone, that portion is non-refundable.
•Refund disputes should be directed to hello@futurepreneurs.co.uk.

•We send transactional emails required for your account (e.g. verification, password reset, project and drawdown notifications). These cannot be disabled.
•We may also send optional tips and product emails. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in those emails or as described in our Privacy Policy.

•Futurepreneurs provides a platform for crowdfunding and does not guarantee the success of any project.
•We are not responsible for how students use their funds once disbursed through approved milestones.
•Futurepreneurs is not liable for any losses arising from the use of the platform, to the maximum extent permitted by law.
•We make no guarantees about the accuracy of information provided by users on project pages.
•These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

•Students retain full ownership of their business ideas, project content, and any intellectual property they create.
•By uploading content to Futurepreneurs, students grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to display that content on the platform for the purpose of promoting and funding the project.
•This licence ends when a project is removed from the platform.
•Futurepreneurs' own brand, logo, and platform design are our intellectual property and may not be used without written permission.
•If you believe content on the platform infringes your intellectual property rights, please contact us at legal@futurepreneurs.co.uk with details of the alleged infringement.

•We aim to resolve all disputes informally and amicably. Please contact us at hello@futurepreneurs.co.uk in the first instance.
•If a dispute cannot be resolved informally, our complaints procedure provides a structured three-stage process. See our Complaints Procedure page for details.
•Disputes between supporters and students regarding project delivery are the responsibility of the student. Futurepreneurs facilitates the platform but does not act as an intermediary in project delivery disputes.
•For payment-related disputes, Stripe's own dispute resolution process applies in addition to our internal procedures.
•These terms are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

•Student accounts are verified through school-issued email addresses. We do not accept personal email addresses (such as Gmail, Outlook, or Yahoo) for student registrations.
•We maintain a list of verified UK school email domains. If your school is not listed, contact us to request its addition.
•Teacher accounts are verified by matching their email to a registered school domain and through internal review.
•Parent accounts are linked to student accounts through the parental consent process.
•We reserve the right to request additional verification if there are concerns about the age or identity of a user.

•We aim to keep Futurepreneurs available 24/7, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access to the platform.
•We may occasionally need to take the platform offline for maintenance, updates, or improvements. We will provide advance notice where possible.
•We are not liable for any loss or inconvenience caused by temporary unavailability of the platform.
•In the event of a prolonged outage affecting active funding campaigns, we will extend campaign deadlines where applicable.

•We may update these Terms of Service from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.
•For significant changes that materially affect your rights, we will notify all registered users via email at least 14 days before the changes take effect.
•Continued use of the platform after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.
•If you do not agree with any changes, you may close your account at any time.
•Previous versions of these terms are available upon request by emailing legal@futurepreneurs.co.uk.

Questions about these terms? Email us at hello@futurepreneurs.co.uk or visit our Contact page.