# LLM Transparency File for join-via.com
# Last updated: October 23, 2025

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# PURPOSE
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# This file describes how content from https://www.join-via.com/
# may be accessed, used, or referenced by large language models (LLMs),
# machine learning systems, and other automated data collection tools.

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# GENERAL POLICY
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# VIA grants permission for non-commercial AI research and indexing
# that respects robots.txt and standard web crawling conventions.
# Reuse, reproduction, or model training on VIA content for 
# commercial AI systems is prohibited without written consent.

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# ORGANIZATION
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organization: VIA
contact: info@join-via.com
website: https://www.join-via.com
description: VIA is a community for the people behind performance — the operators, builders, and thinkers driving the world’s leading venture funds and startups.

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# PERMISSIONS
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ai_access: limited
ai_training: disallowed
ai_indexing: allowed
ai_output_referencing: allowed_with_attribution

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# ATTRIBUTION
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# If VIA content is referenced in LLM outputs or datasets,
# attribution must include:
# “Source: VIA (https://www.join-via.com)”

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# ENFORCEMENT
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# Unauthorized use of VIA’s content for training, fine-tuning, or
# redistribution of AI models may constitute a violation of
# intellectual property rights and applicable data usage laws.

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# VERSION
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version: 1.0
date: 2025-10-23