As an owner of a site wanting to get my name and info out there, this part of the ToS doesnt read to bad.
I certainly understand where your displeasure comes from, yet I do feel it needs to be kept in perspective. As in this would not be acceptable on your personal email. But on your generic site email. ( Which should still have a touch of personal, of course for your users! )
As mentioned in many places, if you are using email via google, you could always "+killerstartups" in your email.
I just tested it myself and it worked great. Not with "+killerstartups" just "+test".
I certainly understand where your displeasure comes from, yet I do feel it needs to be kept in perspective. As in this would not be acceptable on your personal email. But on your generic site email. ( Which should still have a touch of personal, of course for your users! )
As mentioned in many places, if you are using email via google, you could always "+killerstartups" in your email.
I just tested it myself and it worked great. Not with "+killerstartups" just "+test".