Website Terms of Use and Acceptable Use Policy
Last Modified: February 10, 2025
Users 18 years of age or older must accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy to access this website. By accessing and using this site, you agree to be bound by these terms and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site.
We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes.
The company reserves the right to withdraw or amend this website and any service or material we provide at any time without notice. Users must:
All website content is owned by HopeGives or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Users may only:
Prohibited: Reproducing, distributing, or modifying content for commercial purposes without prior written consent.
Organizations must be verified 501(c)(3) entities. The verification process requires:
HopeGives marks, including our name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans, cannot be used without our prior written permission.
You may use the website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to:
Any content you post to the website becomes non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any User Contribution on the website, you grant us and our affiliates a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material. You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights to the content you contribute and that it complies with these Terms of Use.
We have the right to:
User contributions must in their entirety comply with all applicable laws and regulations. User contributions must not:
If you believe that any User Contributions violate your copyright, please send us a notice at admin@hopegives.com. It is our policy to terminate the user accounts of repeat infringers.
The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website.
We may update the content on this website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.
All information we collect on this website is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
All purchases through our site or other transactions for the sale of services or information formed through the website are governed by our Terms of Sale, which are hereby incorporated into these Terms of Use.
You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part. You agree not to frame the site or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information without our express written consent.
If the website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.
The website is intended for use only by persons located in the United States. We make no claims that the website or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the website from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the website.
All matters relating to the website and these Terms of Use, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Washington without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision. Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of Washington in each case located in Renton, King County. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts.
At Company's sole discretion, it may require you to submit any disputes arising from these Terms of Use or use of the website to final and binding arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association applying Washington law.
ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE WEBSITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such provision shall be eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms of Use shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.
The Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and Terms of Sale constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and HopeGives LLC regarding the website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the website.