PWI 2021 Terms & Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
We recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of personal information
about our customers. Personal information includes all of the personally identifying
information that is provided to us. We are sensitive to these privacy interests
and believe that protecting valuable personal/financial information is one of our
most significant responsibilities.
The policies outlined below describe our policies to protect your privacy.
Use, Collection and Retention of Client Information
We collect, retain and use only the information about our customers
that is required by law to administer our business and provide high level services
to our clients. We retain this information no longer than necessary to meet these
objectives. All transmitted credit card information is handled securely through
digitally encrypted Secure Socket Layers (SSL) technology.
Spam Policy
Spam is flooding the Internet with many copies of the same message,
in an attempt to force the message on people who would not otherwise choose to receive
it. Email spam targets individual users with direct mail messages and costs the
sender very little to send. Most of the costs are paid for by the recipient or the
carriers rather than by the sender.
We don't condone the use of spam and the sending of unsolicited
email in any form, nor do we control other web sites involvement and/or practices
in this area.
Project World Impact Terms & Conditions
Last modified 12/20/2017
Welcome to ProjectWorldImpact.com! Project World Impact, LLC (“Project
World Impact,” “projectworldimpact.com,” “PWI,” “PWI
Nonprofit App”, “PWI App”, “Project World Impact,’
“we,” “our,” or “us”) maintains this web site
for your information, and education. Please browse and enjoy ProjectWorldImpact.com
(the "Site" or “site”). We provide our content, products,
and Services to you (“you,” “your,” “the user,”
“users,” “General Users,” “Registered Users,”
Registered Nonprofit Users,” Registered Fair Trade Users,” or “Registered
Cause Related Goods Users,” “Sellers,” “Seller,” “Buyers,”
“Buyer,” “Consumer,” or “Consumers”) on this
Site subject to the following terms and conditions (the "Terms," the “Agreement,”
or the “Participation Agreement”). By using the Site, and any service,
application, plug-in, component, functionality, or program created by Project World
Impact, you are agreeing to these Terms. Please read them carefully before using
this Site. Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, please contact
support@support.projectworldimpact.com.
PWI FOUNDATION
PWI Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation, tax-exempt as a public
charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Visitors to projectworldimpact.com
have the option of donating directly to individual organizations on the site, or
can donate to a cause or country on the site. When visitors donate to a cause
or country, the money goes directly to the PWI Foundation. PWI Foundation’s
independent board identifies specific projects that advance these causes and distributes
the funds to the qualified organizations that are best positioned to accomplish
the charitable objectives. The grant recipients are selected at the discretion of
the Foundation and reported on the site. PWI does not take any percentage of these
donations. Donations are still subject to the standard credit card processing rate
of the organization. Registration on projectworldimpact.com gives PWI Foundation
and PWI the right to solicit funds in your organization's name on behalf of
your organization through
projectworldimpact.com.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By visiting this Site, you represent and warrant that you have read,
understand, have the legal capacity to, and hereby agree to be legally bound by
these Terms.
We provide General Users, Registered Users, Registered Nonprofit Users,
and Registered Fair Trade or Cause Related Goods Users with access to the Services
as described in this Agreement.
a. General Users: General Users, as the term implies, are people in
the general public who don’t register with us, but want to visit the site.
No login is required for General Users. General Users can: (a) view all publicly
available content, including, without limitation, the Project World Impact site;
and (b) email us.
b. Registered Users: Registration and login is required for all users
who want to (a) make profiles on the site; (b) donate to nonprofit organizations;
(c) purchase products; (d) sign up to volunteer with nonprofits; (e) contribute
to crowdfunding campaigns; (f) leave reviews of nonprofits, fair trade, or cause
related goods users on the site; (g) or use our PWI Products.
c. Registered Nonprofit Users: Login is required for all Registered
Nonprofit Users who can (a) make profiles for their Nonprofit Organization; (b)
receive donations; (c) create crowdfunding projects; (d) post volunteer opportunities;
and (d) use the PWI Products that correlate with your subscription level. All Registered
Nonprofit Users must be US-based, tax-exempt organizations recognized by the IRS
under Section 501()(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
As stated in other parts of these terms and conditions, PWI reserves
the right to refuse to accept Nonprofit Organizations that are not consistent with
our mission. In general, we will not include Nonprofit Users on the site who are:
- Schools
- Hospitals
- Churches, synagogues, mosques, or places of worship, unless
they have a division completely focused on cause-related work, such as a food pantry,
clothing drive, etc.
- Unions
- Retirement
homes
- Sports clubs
-
Firehouses
- Organizations
whose purpose is primarily political or partisan in nature i.e. nonprofits who advocate
for political causes, candidates, or parties.
d. Registered Fair Trade or Cause Related Goods Users: Login is required
for all Registered Fair Trade or Cause Related Goods Users, who can (a) make profiles
for their fair trade or cause related goods organization and (b) sell products.
All Registered Fair Trade or Cause Related Goods Users must be duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America.
Project World Impact is under no obligation to accept any individual
as a General User, Registered User, Registered Nonprofit User, Registered Fair Trade
User, or Registered Cause Related Goods User, and may accept or reject any registration
in our sole and complete discretion. In addition, Project World Impact may deactivate
any account at any time, including, without limitation, if it determines that a
Registered User, Registered Nonprofit User, Registered Fair Trade User, or Registered
Cause Related Goods User has violated this Agreement or does not meet the standards
we have set for organizations to be featured on the site. This site and its components
and content are offered for informational purposes only; this site shall not be
responsible or liable for the accuracy, usefulness or availability of any information
transmitted or made available via the site, and shall not be responsible or liable
for any error or omissions in that information.
Your use of the Third-Party Applications is governed by this Agreement
and any terms of use of such third parties.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify or
otherwise alter these terms and conditions at any time. You can find the most recent
version of these terms and conditions on the Site, with the date of last modification
noted above. Such modifications shall become effective immediately upon the posting
thereof. Therefore, we encourage you to check the date of our terms and conditions
whenever you visit this Site to check if they have been updated. You must review
this agreement on a regular basis to keep yourself apprised of any changes. If you
do not agree to the revised terms and conditions, your sole recourse is to immediately
stop all use of the Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of
modifications will constitute your acceptance of the revised terms and conditions.
Should you have any questions regarding the use of our Site, please contact us at:
support@support.projectworldimpact.com.
YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
To obtain and use the Site, you will be required to register with Project
World Impact by completing a registration form and designating an email address
and password. You represent and warrant that you:
- Are authorized to use the Site.
- All of your registration and account information
is true, accurate and complete.
- You will
maintain the security of your password.
-
You accept all responsibility for all activity that occurs under your user name.
- You must be 18 years of age or older to register on
Project World Impact. If you are under 18, you may use PWI services only with the
involvement of a parent or legal guardian.
Any breach or suspected breach of any of the above representations
or warranties may result in immediate termination of your account or suspension
of your account without, if applicable, any refund. You agree to immediately notify
Project World Impact of any unauthorized use of your user ID or password or any
other breach of security. Project World Impact cannot and will not be liable for
any loss or damage arising from any unauthorized use of your account.
COPYRIGHTS
All content on the Site and/or on emails distributed to you from Project
World Impact, including text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, videos, pictures,
and recordings and the selection and arrangement of such content is the exclusive
property of Project World Impact or our licensors and is protected by U.S. and international
copyright laws. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
If you do post Content (including
text, graphics, logos, icons, images, videos, pictures, and recordings), and unless
we indicate otherwise, you grant Project World Impact a non exclusive, royalty-free,
perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify,
adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display
such Content throughout the world in any media. You grant Project World Impact and
sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such Content,
if they choose. You represent and warrant that: (a) you own or otherwise control
all of the rights to the Content that you post and/or submit; (b) the Content is
accurate; (c) the use of the Content you post and/or submit does not violate these
Terms; and (d) the Content will not cause injury to any person or entity. Project
World Impact takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Content posted
by you or any third party.
You are solely responsible for your Content. You assume all risks associated
with use of your Content, including any reliance on its accuracy, completeness or
usefulness by others, or any disclosure by you of information in the Content that
makes you personally identifiable. You represent that you own, or have the necessary
permissions to use, and authorize the use of your Content as described herein. You
may not imply that your Content is in any way sponsored or endorsed by Project World
Impact.
Content posted by Users and other non-Project World Impact contributors
are not reviewed by Project World Impact. Project World Impact shall have the right,
but not the obligation, to reject, refuse to post, or otherwise monitor all content
displayed by users, and may remove or require users to remove any and all Content
for any reason or no reason.
TRADEMARKS
The trademarks, service marks, designs, and logos (collectively, the
"Trademarks") displayed on this Site and/or on emails sent to you are
the registered and unregistered Trademarks of Project World Impact and of Project
World Impact's licensors. Your use of the Trademarks displayed on this Site,
except as provided in these Terms, is strictly prohibited. Even if not specifically
noted, Project World Impact has Trademarked “PWI” and “E2B2”
and those terms cannot be used by others without specifically referencing the Project
World Impact Trademark.
COMMUNITY GUIDELINES
All the reviews posted here are individual, subjective opinions. The
opinions expressed are those of Project World Impact users and not of Project World
Impact. We do not endorse, nor are we affiliated with any nonprofit, fair trade,
or cause related goods users listed or reviewed on this Site. Project World Impact
reserves the right to remove user Content for any reason. You may post or submit
feedback, materials, information, ideas, opinions and other content ("Content"),
provided that your Content does not: (i) violate a third party's rights, including
any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right
of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; (ii) contain
material that is false, intentionally misleading, or defamatory; (iii) contain material
that is unlawful, including illegal hate speech or pornography; exploits or otherwise
harms minors; (iv) contain images of or links or references to tobacco and alcohol
products; or (v) violate or advocate the violation of any law or regulation.
You represent and warrant that you will not:
- Use the Site to threaten, stalk, defraud, incite, harass,
or advocate the harassment of another person, or otherwise interfere with another
user's use of the Site;
- Use the Site
to promote bigotry or discrimination against protected classes;
-
Use the Site to post Content in exchange for rewards or incentives
or offer rewards or incentives for positive reviews;
- Use the Site to transmit or post spam, chain letters, contests, junk
email, pyramid schemes, surveys, or other mass messaging, whether commercial in
nature or not;
- Use the Site to transmit or
post pornography or illegal content;
- Use
the Site to solicit personal information from minors or to harm or threaten to cause
harm to minors; or
- Use the Site in violation
of the Terms of Service or any applicable law.
-
Falsify the information that is portrayed on your profile
Enforcement of the user Content or conduct rules set forth in these
Terms is solely at Project World Impact discretion, and failure to enforce such
rules in some instances does not constitute a waiver of our right to enforce such
rules in other instances. In addition, these rules do not create any private right
of action on the part of any third party or any reasonable expectation that the
Site will not contain any Content that is prohibited by such rules.
USE OF SITE
You may use or download material displayed on this Site for non commercial,
personal use only. If you download material, you must retain all copyright and other
proprietary notices displayed on the materials. Except as otherwise expressly permitted
by these Terms or with Project World Impact' prior written consent, you may
not: (i) collect, use, copy or distribute any portion of the Site; (ii) resell,
publicly perform or publicly display any portion of the Site; (iii) modify or otherwise
make any derivative uses of any portion of the Site; (iv) use any "deep-link,"
"page-scrape," "robot," "spider" or other automatic
device, program, algorithm or methodology which perform similar functions to access,
acquire, copy, or monitor any portion of the Site; (v) use the Site in a manner
which results in the depletion of website infrastructural resources; (vi) download
(other than page caching) any portion of the Site or any information contained therein;
or (vii) use the Site other than for their intended purposes. Projectworldimpact.com
reserves the right to refuse service, and terminate accounts if we believe that
your conduct violates these Terms.
PRICING FOR FAIRTRADE AND CAUSE-RELATED PRODUCTS
Except where noted otherwise, the List price displayed for products
on the Site represents the full retail price listed on the product itself, suggested
by the manufacturer or supplier, or estimated in accordance with standard industry
practice; or the estimated retail value for a comparably featured item offered elsewhere.
The List Price is a comparative price estimate and may or may not represent the
prevailing price in every area on any particular day. For certain items that are
offered as a set, the List Price may represent "open-stock" prices, which
means the aggregate of the manufacturer's estimated or suggested retail price
for each of the items included in the set. Where an item is offered for sale by
one of our merchants, the List Price will be provided by the merchant. With respect
to items sold by PWI, we cannot confirm the price of an item until you order. Despite
our best efforts, a small number of the items in our catalog may be mispriced. If
the correct price of an item sold by PWI is higher than our stated price, we will,
at our discretion, either contact you for instructions before shipping or cancel
your order and notify you of such cancellation. Other merchants may follow different
policies in the event of a mispriced item.
OTHER BUSINESSES
Parties other than PWI operate stores, provide services, or sell product
lines on this Site. In addition, we provide links to the sites of affiliated companies
and certain other businesses. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating,
and we do not warrant the offerings of, any of these businesses or individuals or
the content of their websites. PWI does not assume any responsibility or liability
for the actions, product, and content of all these and any other third parties.
You should carefully review their privacy statements and other conditions of use.
MODIFYING AND TERMINATING OUR SERVICES
We are constantly changing and improving our Services. We may add or
remove functionalities or features, and we may suspend or stop a Service altogether.You
can stop using our Services at any time, although we’ll be sorry to see you
go. PWI may also stop providing Services to you, or add or create new limits to
our Services at any time. If we discontinue a Service, where reasonably possible,
we will give you reasonable advance notice and a chance to get information out of
that Service.
AGREEMENT CHANGES
We may in our discretion change these Terms without notice to you.
If any change to these terms is found invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable,
that change is severable and does not affect the validity and enforceability of
any remaining changes or conditions. YOUR CONTINUED REGISTRATION
AFTER WE CHANGE THESE TERMS CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGES. IF YOU DO
NOT AGREE TO ANY CHANGES, YOU MUST CANCEL YOUR REGISTRATION.
ADDITIONAL RELATED TO FAIR TRADE
AND CAUSE RELATED GOODS VENDORS AND REGISTERED USERS
FOR REGISTERED FAIR TRADE AND CAUSE RELATED GOODS USERS AND REGISTERED
USERS
a. Use of the Site and Services: Use of the Site and Services for Registered
Fair Trade and Cause Related Goods Users is limited to parties that lawfully can
enter into and form contracts under applicable law. For example, minors are not
allowed to use the Services. To register, you must provide your real name, address,
phone number, and email address. You represent and warrant that: (a) if you are
a business or organization, you are duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the United States of America and that you are registering
for the Services within the United States of America; (b) you have all requisite
right, power and authority to enter into this Participation Agreement and perform
your obligations hereunder; (c) any information provided or made available by you
or your affiliates to PWI or our affiliates is at all times accurate and complete;
and (d) sign up at one of our annual subscription levels, which are billed monthly
and nonrefundable.
b. Applicable Policies and Guidelines: For each item you list on the
Site, you will provide to us the state or country from which the item ships. You
will provide to us (using the processes and timing that we designate) any requested
information regarding shipment, tracking (to the extent available) and order status,
and we may make any of this information publicly available. Promptly after shipment
of a customer's order (or any portion of the customer's order), you will
accurately inform us that the order has been shipped (and, in the case of a customer
order that is shipped in more than one shipment, accurately inform us which portion
of the order has been shipped), using our standard functionality for communicating
such information when we make that functionality available to you ("Confirmation
of Shipment"). If you fail to provide Confirmation of Shipment within the time
frame specified by us (e.g., 30 days after the date an order was placed), we may
in our sole discretion cancel (and/or direct you to stop and/or cancel) any such
transaction, and you will stop and/or cancel any such transaction upon such request
by us. You will comply with any instructions from the manufacturer, distributor
and/or licensor of a product regarding Street Date for Delivery (which means the
date, if any, specified by the manufacturer, distributor and/or licensor of a product
as the date before which such product should not be delivered or otherwise made
available to customers) or the Street Date for Disclosure (which means the date,
if any, specified by the manufacturer, distributor and/or licensor of a product
as the date before which specified information regarding such product (e.g., title
of a book) should not be disclosed publicly).
c. You may not list any items for sale that violate the Consumer Products
Safety Regulations, Laws, and Standards as detailed here: cpsc.gov/en/Regulations-Laws--Standards/
PROJECT WORLD IMPACT’S ROLE
PWI provides a platform for third-party sellers ("Sellers")
and buyers ("Buyers") to complete transactions. Project World Impact is
not involved in the actual transaction between Sellers and Buyers. Without limitation,
you may not list any item or link or post any related material that (a) infringes
any third-party intellectual property rights (including copyright, trademark, patent,
and trade secrets) or other proprietary rights (including rights of publicity or
privacy); (b) constitutes libel or slander or is otherwise defamatory; (c) is counterfeited,
illegal, stolen, or fraudulent; or (d) is included on our Restricted Items list.
It is up to the Seller to accurately describe the item for sale. As a Seller, you
use the Site and the Services at your own risk.
BECAUSE PWI IS NOT INVOLVED IN TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN BUYERS AND SELLERS
OR OTHER PARTICIPANT DEALINGS, IF A DISPUTE ARISES BETWEEN ONE OR MORE PARTICIPANTS,
EACH OF YOU RELEASE PWI (AND OUR RESPECTIVE AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES) FROM CLAIMS, DEMANDS,
AND DAMAGES (ACTUAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL) OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN,
SUSPECTED AND UNSUSPECTED, DISCLOSED AND UNDISCLOSED, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY
CONNECTED WITH SUCH DISPUTES.
FAIR TRADE AND CAUSE RELATED PRODUCTS SOLD
Project World Impact charges a 15% transaction fee from the final selling
price for all products sold on the site by Registered Nonprofit, Fair Trade, and
Cause-Related Goods Users. The credit card processing fee for all transactions is
covered by Project World Impact and is included in the 15% transaction fee. Registered
Fair Trade, Nonprofit and Cause Related Goods Sellers are responsible for the shipping
and handling of all items sold on projectworldimpact.com.
Project World Impact will hold the funds from purchases made on the
Site until the product is delivered and verified, up to 30 days. 30 days after verification
of the product is received, PWI will release the funds to the Seller as long as
there is no ongoing conflict or dissatisfaction with the product from the Consumer.
Consumers have up to 30 days to report a problem with their product.
RISK OF LOSS
All items purchased from Project World Impact are made pursuant to
a shipment contract. This means that the risk of loss and title for such items pass
to the purchaser upon delivery to the carrier.
RETURNS, REFUNDS AND TITLE
Project World Impact does not take title to returned items. Items must
be returned to the original Seller within 30 days of purchase. Refunds and returns
should be handled exclusively between the Buyer and Seller. However, if the Buyer
and Seller are unable to reach an agreement, then PWI may be contacted within 30
days of purchase and we will make the final decision based on the information provided.
The final decision of PWI cannot be overruled.
You, the Seller, will accept and process returns, refunds and adjustments
in accordance with this Participation Agreement and the PWI return policies published
on the Site at the time of the applicable order, and we may inform customers that
these policies apply to your products. You will determine
and calculate the amount of all refunds and adjustments (including any taxes, shipping
and handling or other charges) or other amounts to be paid by you to Buyers in connection
with Your Transactions, using functionality we enable for your account, and will
route all such payments through PWI. You will promptly provide refunds and adjustments
that you are obligated to provide under the applicable PWI return policies and as
required by law, and in no case later than thirty (30) days after the obligation
arises.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS
Project World Impact attempts to be as accurate as possible. However,
PWI does not warrant that product descriptions or other content of any PWI Service
is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. If a product offered by
Project World Impact is not as described, your sole remedy is to return it in unused
condition to the individual Seller within 30 days of purchase.
THE TRANSACTION PROCESSING SERVICE
By registering for or using the Services, you authorize PWI to act
as your agent for purposes of processing payments, refunds, and adjustments for
Your Transactions (as defined below), receiving and holding Sales Proceeds (as defined
below) on your behalf, remitting Sales Proceeds to your bank account, charging your
credit card, and paying PWI and our affiliates amounts you owe in accordance with
this Participation Agreement or other agreements you may have with PWI or our affiliates
(collectively, the "Transaction Processing Service"). "Sales Proceeds"
means the gross proceeds from any of Your Transactions, including all shipping and
handling, other charges, but excluding any taxes separately stated and charged.
"Your Transaction" means any sale of your items through the Site. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Participation Agreement, PWI may in its discretion
perform the Transaction Processing Services described in this Section.
a. The Transaction Processing Service facilitates the purchase of
Seller items listed on the Site. Sales Proceeds are credited to a registered Seller's
Payment Account and funds are periodically transferred to the Seller's designated
bank account ("Seller's Account"). When a Buyer instructs us to pay
you, you agree that the Buyer authorizes and orders us to commit the Buyer's
payment to you (less any applicable fees or other amounts we may collect under this
Participation Agreement). You agree that Buyers satisfy their
obligations to you for Your Transactions when we receive the Sales Proceeds. Our obligation to remit funds received by us on your behalf is limited
to funds that we have actually received less amounts owed to PWI, subject to chargeback
or reversal or withheld for anticipated claims in accordance with this Participation
Agreement. The Transaction Processing Service helps facilitate Your Transactions
and neither we nor our affiliates are the purchaser of the Seller's goods. Seller
will resolve any dispute directly with Buyer or with the assistance of the PWI.
You must provide us true and accurate information when registering and must maintain
and update that information as applicable. We may at any time require you to provide
any financial, business or personal information we request to verify your identity.
Seller will not impersonate any person or use a name he or she is not legally authorized
to use. Seller authorizes us to verify his or her information (including any updated
information), to obtain credit reports about Seller in order to approve Seller for
use of the Transaction Processing Service and also from time to time while Seller
is registered with the Transaction Processing Service (including credit reports
about Seller's spouse if Seller lives in a community property state), and to
obtain an initial credit authorization from Seller's credit card issuer at time
of registration.
b. Sales Proceeds can be credited only to bank accounts in the United
States (which functionality may be modified or discontinued by us at any time without
notice).
c. The Transaction Processing Service is generally available seven
(7) days per week, twenty-four (24) hours per day, except for scheduled downtime
due to system maintenance. We can initiate credits to Seller's Account only
on a Business Day when the automated clearinghouses are open for business. For purposes
of this Participation Agreement, a "Business Day" is a Monday through
Friday, excluding federal banking holidays. We will inform you of each completed
transaction using our standard procedures. In addition, you can access your Transaction
Processing Service transaction information online in your Payment Account.
d. If we or our affiliates reasonably conclude based on information
available to us or our affiliates that Seller's actions and/or performance in
connection with the Services may result in Buyer disputes, chargebacks or other
claims, then we may, in our sole discretion, delay initiating any remittances and
withhold any payments to be made or that are otherwise due to you in connection
with the Services or this Participation Agreement until the completion of any investigation(s)
regarding any Seller actions and/or performance in connection with this Participation
Agreement. We will not be liable to Seller if we act in accordance with the provisions
of this Section.
e. All notices will be sent by email or will be posted on the Site
or by any other means then specified by us or PWI. We will send notices to Seller
at the email address maintained in our or PWI's records for Seller. Seller will
monitor his or her email messages frequently to ensure awareness of any notices
sent by us or PWI.
f. We may refuse service to anyone for any reason. We will not bear the risk of credit card fraud
(i.e., fraudulent purchase arising from the theft and unauthorized use of a third
party's credit card information) occurring in connection with Your Transactions,
and Seller will bear all other risk of fraud or loss; provided, that we will not
bear the risk of credit card fraud in connection with any of Seller's products
that are not fulfilled strictly in accordance with the order information and shipping
information that PWI provides you. PWI reserves the right to seek reimbursement
from Seller if PWI, in our sole discretion, decide to reimburse Buyer, provide a
refund to Buyer if Seller cannot promptly deliver the goods, discover erroneous
or duplicate transactions, or receive a chargeback from Buyer's credit card
issuer for the amount of Buyer's purchase from Seller. We may obtain reimbursement
of any amounts owed by Seller to PWI or us by deducting from future payments owed
to Seller, reversing any credits to Seller's Account, charging Seller's
credit card, or seeking such reimbursement from Seller by any other lawful means.
You authorize us to use any or all of the foregoing methods to seek reimbursement,
including the debiting of your credit card or bank account.
g. Sales Proceeds will be held in an account with PWI (a "Payment
Account") and will represent an unsecured claim against PWI. Sales Proceeds
are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Prior to disbursing
funds to you, PWI may combine Sales Proceeds held with the funds of other users
of the Services, invest them , or use them for other purposes permitted by applicable
laws. You will not receive interest or any other earnings on any Sales Proceeds.
To the extent required by applicable laws, PWI will not use any funds held on your
behalf for our corporate purposes, will not voluntarily make such funds available
to our creditors in the event of bankruptcy or for any other purpose, and will not
knowingly permit our creditors to attach such funds.
h. PWI retains the right to delay or suspend listing of, or to refuse
to list, or to de-list, or to require Seller not to list, any or all products in
our sole discretion. We may in our sole discretion withhold for investigation, refuse
to process, restrict shipping destinations for, stop and/or cancel any of Your Transactions.
You will stop and/or cancel orders of your products if we ask you to do so (provided
that if you have transferred your products to the applicable carrier or shipper,
you will use commercially reasonable efforts to stop and/or cancel delivery by such
carrier or shipper). You will refund any customer (in accordance with this Participation
Agreement) that has been charged for an order that we stop or cancel.
YOUR TRANSACTIONS
a. For sales where a Seller lists goods at a fixed price ("fixed
price sales"), the Seller is obligated to sell the goods at the listed price
to Buyers who meet the Seller's terms. By listing an item in a fixed price sale,
you represent and warrant to prospective Buyers that you have the right and ability
to sell, and that the listing is accurate, current, and complete and is not misleading
or otherwise deceptive.
b. For fixed price sales, Seller will determine the purchase price
for each item he or she lists on the Site via and subject to projectworldimpact.com's
standard functionality for listing the purchase price, provided that Seller must
abide by the same procedures and guidelines contained here.
YOUR OBLIGATION AS A SELLER
By entering into this Participation Agreement and posting a listing
for fixed price sale, you, the Seller, agree to complete the transaction as described
by this Participation Agreement. This includes being responsible for immediate shipping
and handling of any items purchased through your store on projectworldimpact.com.
You acknowledge that by not fulfilling these obligations, your action or inaction
may be legally actionable.
SELLER TAXES
PWI will automatically add seller tax to items based on their shipping
address, to the best of our ability. PWI is not responsible for determining the
exact amount of sales tax per item. "Seller Taxes" means any and all sales,
goods and services, use, excise, import, export, value added, consumption and other
taxes and duties assessed, incurred or required to be collected or paid for any
reason in connection with any advertisement, offer or sale of products by you on
or through the Site, or otherwise in connection with any action, inaction or omission
of you or any of affiliate of yours, or any of your or their respective employees,
agents, contractors or representatives.
LIST OF ITEMS RESTRICTED FROM SALE ON THE SITE:
- Alcohol
- Animals
& Animal Products
- Automotive
- Coupons
- Currency,
Coins, Cash Equivalents, and Gift Cards
- Domain
Names
- Digital Products
- Drugs, Drug Paraphernalia & Dietary Supplements
- Gambling & Lottery
- Government documents, badges, identification, birth certificates, passports
and licenses
- Hazardous & Dangerous Items
- Human Parts & Burial Artifacts
-
Intellectual Property Violations
- Laser Pointers and Related Products
-
Medical Devices & Accessories
- Offensive
Products
- Illegal Plants, Plant Products,
and Seeds
- Postage Meters & Stamps
- Products intended to be used to produce an illegal product
or undertake an illegal activity
- Products
that infringe upon an individual's privacy, such as the sale of marketing lists
and personal information
- Recalled Products
- Sex & Sensuality
- Stolen Property & Lock Picking Devices
- Surveillance Equipment
- Tobacco
& Tobacco-Related Products
- Trade Control
Laws
- Warranties & Services
- Weapons
ADDITIONAL TERMS RELATED TO PWI PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE
TO REGISTERED NONPROFIT USERS WHO SUBSCRIBE TO AND REGISTERED USERS OF PROJECTWORLDIMPACT.COM
PWI PRODUCTS
Registered Nonprofit Users voluntarily choose to subscribe to the projectworldimpact.com
site.
a.Registered Nonprofit Users agree to commit at one of the available
annual subscription levels, which are billed monthly or annually, depending on the
plan purchased. Although there are monthly billing options, the subscription is
based on a 12 month commitment and is not refundable under any circumstances.
b. The PWI products and services available to Registered Nonprofits
Users depends on the subscription level chosen by the Nonprofit. The subscription
levels and related products and services are described on the “Pricing”
page of projectworldimpact.com (https://projectworldimpact.com/pricing). PWI reserves the right from time to time to offer special promotions relative to annual subscription charges and/or products and services available.
c. The prices, subscription levels, products, services, and features
available to nonprofits on the site may be changed, added to, and/or subtracted
from at any time. If changes are made, Registered Nonprofit Users agree to the new
or revised prices, subscription levels, products, services, and features at the
end of their current annual subscription.
d. PWI has a variety of products and services available to Registered
Nonprofit Users and Registered Users, including, but not limited to the following:
CROWDFUNDING, GROUPGIVE, AND OTHER FUNDING PLATFORMS
Project World Impact provides funding platforms (such as crowdfunding
and peer-to-peer fundraising) for Registered Nonprofit Users (or “Campaign
Owners”) seeking to raise funds for their own Campaigns and for Registered
Users (or “Contributors”) to contribute to the Campaigns of Registered
Nonprofit Users. Campaign Owners can offer gifts or rewards in the form of tangible
items or intangible services (collectively, "Perks") to Contributors.
Perks are not offered for sale. Project World Impact makes no representations about
the quality, safety, morality or legality of any Campaign, Perk or Contribution
or the truth or accuracy of User Content (as defined below) posted on the Services.
Project World Impact does not represent that Campaign Owners will deliver Perks
or that Contributions will be used as described in the Campaign. Users use the Services
at their own risk.
Campaign Owners are not permitted to offer or provide any of the following
as a Perk:
- any form of "security" (as such term is defined
in the Securities Act of 1933);
- any form
of financial incentive or participation in any profit sharing;
-
any alcoholic consumer products (vouchers or memberships offering physical
delivery of alcoholic consumer products are permitted);
- any controlled substance or drug paraphernalia;
-
any weapons, ammunition and related accessories;
- any form of lottery or gambling;
-
any form of air transportation; or
- any items promoting hate, discrimination, personal injury, death, damage,
or destruction to property; or any items (a) prohibited by applicable law to possess
or distribute, (b) that would violate applicable law if distributed, or (c) that
would result in infringement or violation of another person's rights if distributed.
Contributors are solely responsible for asking questions and investigating
Campaign Owners and Campaigns to the extent they feel is necessary before making
a Contribution. All Contributions are made voluntarily and at the sole discretion
and risk of the Contributor. Project World Impact does not guarantee that Contributions
will be used as promised, that Campaign Owners will deliver Perks, or that the Campaign
will achieve its goals. Project World Impact does not endorse, guarantee, make representations,
or provide warranties for or about the quality, safety, morality or legality of
any Campaign, Perk or Contribution, or the truth or accuracy of User Content posted
on the Services. Contributors are solely responsible for determining how to treat
their Contributions and receipt of any Perks for tax purposes. If a Contribution
is returned to a Contributor, the associated Perks, if any, shall be canceled.
By use of PWI funding platforms, Campaign Owners may post photos, videos,
text, graphics, logos artwork and other audio or visual materials (collectively,
"User Content"). Campaign Owners grant Project World Impact and the nonprofit beneficiary a perpetual,
non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide license to use,
publicly display, publicly perform, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative
works, and distribute User Content of any Campaign Owner or Contributor on or in
connection with the Crowdfunding Services and our related marketing and promotional
activities. Campaign Owners also agree to allow their “User Content”
to be used by any other nonprofit on the PWI site, while they are a part of the
PWI site. Campaign Owners continue to hold all ownership interest in their User
Content. Each Campaign Owner represents and warrants that its User Content and our
use of such User Content will not infringe any third party's intellectual property
rights, proprietary rights, privacy rights, confidentiality, rights of publicity
or otherwise violate these Terms or applicable law.
DONATIONS
Project World Impact provides a platform for Registered Nonprofit
Users to receive donations from Registered Users on the site. Although there may
be normal credit card fees, Project World Impact does not take
a percentage of these donations, unless stated otherwise. Additionally,
all Registered Nonprofit Users have the sole responsibility for distributing written
acknowledgment to Registered Users who have donated funds to them through the PWI
site.
If a nonprofit does not activate its payment gateway on projectworldimpact.com,
any donations that nonprofit receives through the site or any PWI product will be
sent to the PWI Foundation. PWI takes zero percentage of these donations, unless
stated otherwise. Donations are subject to the standard credit card processing rate.
- Create A Profile - Creating a profile allows a nonprofit
to share information about their work, accept donations, solicit volunteers, receive
email subscribers, obtain social followers, and get reviews and endorsements.
- Donations - Project World Impact
provides a platform for Registered Nonprofit Users to receive donations from Registered
Users on the site. Although there may be normal credit card fees,
Project World Impact does not take a percentage of these donations, unless stated
otherwise. Additionally, all Registered Nonprofit Users
have the sole responsibility for distributing written acknowledgment to Registered
Users who have donated funds to them through the PWI site. If a nonprofit does not
activate its payment gateway on projectworldimpact.com, any donations to that nonprofit
through the site will be received by PWI Foundation. PWI takes zero percentage of
these donations, unless stated otherwise. Donations are subject to the standard
credit card processing rate.
- Store - Project World Impact provides a platform for
Registered Nonprofit, Fair Trade, and Cause Related companies to sell product on
the PWI site. PWI keeps 15% of every transaction.
- Crowdfunding, GroupGive, and Other funding platforms -
Project World Impact provides a funding platforms (such as Crowdfund, GroupGive,
and other funding platforms) for Registered Nonprofit Users (or “Campaign
Owners”) seeking to raise funds for their own Campaigns and for Registered
Users (or “Contributors”) to contribute to the Campaigns of Registered
Nonprofit Users. Campaign Owners can offer gifts or rewards in the form of tangible
items or intangible services (collectively, "Perks") to Contributors.
Perks are not offered for sale. Project World Impact makes no representations about
the quality, safety, morality or legality of any Campaign, Perk or Contribution
or the truth or accuracy of User Content (as defined below) posted on the Services.
Project World Impact does not represent that Campaign Owners will deliver Perks
or that Contributions will be used as described in the Campaign. Users use the Services
at their own risk.
Campaign Owners are not permitted to offer or provide any of the following as a
Perk:
- any form of "security" (as such term is
defined in the Securities Act of 1933);
-
any form of financial incentive or participation in any profit sharing;
- any alcoholic consumer products (vouchers or memberships
offering physical delivery of alcoholic consumer products are permitted);
- any controlled substance or drug paraphernalia;
- any weapons, ammunition and related accessories;
- any form of lottery or gambling;
-
any form of air transportation; or
- any items promoting hate, discrimination, personal injury, death, damage,
or destruction to property; or any items (a) prohibited by applicable law to possess
or distribute, (b) that would violate applicable law if distributed, or (c) that
would result in infringement or violation of another person's rights if distributed.
Contributors are solely responsible for asking questions and investigating
Campaign Owners and Campaigns to the extent they feel is necessary before making
a Contribution. All Contributions are made voluntarily and at the sole discretion
and risk of the Contributor. Project World Impact does not guarantee that Contributions
will be used as promised, that Campaign Owners will deliver Perks, or that the Campaign
will achieve its goals. Project World Impact does not endorse, guarantee, make representations,
or provide warranties for or about the quality, safety, morality or legality of
any Campaign, Perk or Contribution, or the truth or accuracy of User Content posted
on the Services. Contributors are solely responsible for determining how to treat
their Contributions and receipt of any Perks for tax purposes. If a Contribution
is returned to a Contributor, the associated Perks, if any, shall be canceled.
While using the PWI Crowdfunding Services, Campaign Owners may post
photos, videos, text, graphics, logos artwork and other audio or visual materials
(collectively, "User Content"). Campaign Owners grant Project World Impact and the nonprofit beneficiary
a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide
license to use, publicly display, publicly perform, store, reproduce, modify, create
derivative works, and distribute User Content of any Campaign Owner or Contributor
on or in connection with the Crowdfunding Services and our related marketing and
promotional activities. Campaign Owners continue to hold all ownership interest
in their User Content. Each Campaign Owner represents and warrants that its User
Content and our use of such User Content will not infringe any third party's
intellectual property rights, proprietary rights, privacy rights, confidentiality,
rights of publicity or otherwise violate these Terms or applicable law.
- Shoutout - Nonprofits can send PWI suggested social
media posts, where PWI will post about a nonprofit, cause, or country on PWI’s
social media platforms. PWI reserves the right to deny, alter, or schedule the post
at PWI’s discretion and/or in consideration of the “Community Guidelines”
stated in these Terms.
- Resource Library
- PWI has created relevant eBooks that are available for free
to the public and provide how-to’s, suggested strategies,
our opinions on difference concepts relating to nonprofits and strategy.
- PWI Fund
- Registered Nonprofit Users
will receive a percentage of their supporters’ purchases from stores which
participate in PWI Fund and agree that the funds may be sent to nonprofits. However,
certain product categories will receive a different percentage at various times
and durations due to retailer campaigns and offers. PWI reserves the right to change
the percentages at any time. Although not PWI’s intent, PWI reserves the right
to reduce the rate for certain categories to zero percentage.
- Purchases are only included if tracked via the
PWI Extension, Web App, iPhone App, or Android App.
- Money will be distributed to nonprofits once a minimum threshold of
$25 is reached for each nonprofit
within a 12 month period.
- PWI is eligible
to keep 5% of money aside from the amount given to nonprofits from the partnering
affiliates based on supporters purchases.
-
If a Registered User selects a specific country or cause, rather than a Registered
Nonprofit User, the money will be distributed to the PWI Foundation.
For more detailed PWI Fund Product Terms and Conditions,
please go to the Product Specific Terms and Conditions Section at the bottom of
this document.
- Google Grant - PWI assists specific nonprofits in applying
for and obtaining a grant from Google, a prominent internet company (“Grantor”),
for use in internet advertising within the following:
- A budget of three hundred twenty nine dollars ($329)
per day, which is equivalent to approximately ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per
month for a period of two (2) years.
-
A maximum cost-per-click (CPC) limit of $2.00 USD.
- Keyword targeted campaigns and text ads only.
-
Ads will only appear on the internet providers search results page.
- Nonprofits are fully responsible for the accuracy and
validity of the information provided in the grant and PWI is not liable for any
information provided to PWI that is not accurate. Further, nonprofits understands
and agree that PWI shall not be liable to the nonprofit in the event Grantor alters
their funding policies or if the nonprofit loses their grant due to violations of
the Grantor’s policies.
- Nonprofits are eligible to receive the grant
without PWI’s help; PWI helps facilitate the application process due to its
status as a Google partner.
- PWI Storyteller - Allows a nonprofit to crowdsource
videos, photos, recordings, and written testimonials from supporters. These testimonials
can be posted to their social media accounts and will also be available for the
registered nonprofit’s marketing initiatives. While using
the PWI Storyteller, supporters grant Project World Impact and the nonprofit they
have selected a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable,
worldwide license to use, publicly display, publicly perform, store, reproduce,
modify, create derivative works, and distribute testimonials in connection with
the PWI Storyteller and related marketing and promotional activities. Supporters
continue to hold all ownership interest in their testimonials. Each supporter represents
and warrants that its testimonials will not infringe any third party's intellectual
property rights, proprietary rights, privacy rights, confidentiality, rights of
publicity or otherwise violate these Terms or applicable law.
-
PWI Convene - A customizable conference app. Provides a Registered
Nonprofit User real-time access to the PWI Convene app, where they can create a
conference and include specific agendas, breakout sessions, maps, bios, notes, polls,
surveys, and more for their conference. All conference data and attendee data, are
available to use by PWI in connection with PWI Convene and related marketing and
promotional activities.
- Discounted Marketing
Services - PWI provides up to 50% off on marketing services (websites, apps, graphic
design, social media, seo, marketing campaigns, video, etc.) to Registered Nonprofit
Users who have subscribed on projectworldimpact.com. The discount is determined
by the standard amount the PWI charges nonprofits and for profit organizations who
are not currently on the site. The amount of the discount is not guaranteed and
is determined solely by and at the discretion of PWI.
- PWI Events - An event platform for Registered Nonprofit Users to post,
promote, and track events for their organization, includes ticketing. PWI is not
responsible for the number of tickets available. PWI will not be held liable for
ticket validity. When a Registered Nonprofit User does ticketing, they will be charged
standard credit card processing fees. PWI does not keep any percentage of the money
raised by ticket sales. Event attendees are solely responsible for researching the
validity of the event. PWI shall not be responsible for any misrepresented event
details listed by a nonprofit. All tickets purchased are nonrefundable.
-
PWI Swipe - A platform for Registered Users to donate the change from their daily purchases to Registered Nonprofit Users. Money will be donated
at the beginning of every month based on the previous month’s change recorded on the cards they have submitted in the app. The change donated by a Registered User
will be directed to the PWI Foundation, an approved 501c(3) organization. Donations will be aggregated and distributed by PWI Foundation to the Registered Nonprofit User
selected by the Registered User. PWI Foundation will keep a one time setup fee of $2.50 for each Registered User. This one time setup fee is still considered a
donation (to PWI Foundation), but will reduce the amount passed on to the Registered Nonprofit User. Registered Users can also choose to donate an additional 5% to cover
the processing costs of PWI and the PWI Foundation. Other than the processing fee, the donation will be distributed by PWI Foundation to the designated Registered Nonprofit User
on a quarterly basis, so long as the PWI Foundation board approves the validity of the nonprofit and the gifts. Additionally, PWI Foundation has the responsibility for distributing written
acknowledgment and tax receipt to Registered Users who have donated funds through the PWI Swipe.
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PWI Soapbox - You can use PWI Soapbox to schedule, manage, and publish content for
your nonprofit on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram).
Registered Nonprofit Users (or “Campaign Owners”) using
the PWI Soapbox, may use PWI Soapbox to post photos, videos, text, graphics, logos
artwork and other audio or visual materials (collectively, "User Content").
Campaign Owners grant Project World Impact and the nonprofit beneficiary a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free,
transferable, sublicensable, worldwide license to use, publicly display, publicly
perform, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works, and distribute User
Content of any Campaign Owner or Contributor on or in connection with PWI Soapbox
and our related marketing and promotional activities. Campaign Owners continue to
hold all ownership interest in their User Content. Each Campaign Owner represents
and warrants that its User Content and our use of such User Content will not infringe
any third party's intellectual property rights, proprietary rights, privacy
rights, confidentiality, rights of publicity or otherwise violate these Terms or
applicable law.
- Beta Testing and Product
Requests - PWI plans to launch
new products, apps, and/or services every quarter. If a Registered Nonprofit User
subscribes at the appropriate level, they will be able to make suggestions, be part
of beta-testing, and help PWI customize the new product, app, or service to fit
their specific needs.
- Dedicated Team
Member - If a Registered Nonprofit User subscribes at the appropriate level, they
will be assigned a dedicated PWI team member to help better use the available software
and tools, as well as to help maximize visibility on projectworldimpact.com. Although
the PWI Team member will have Registered Nonprofit Users as their prime priority,
there is no guarantee as to the amount of time (hours) the PWI team member will
spend working on any individual Registered Nonprofit User.
-
Dedicated Apps & Programs (white-labeled products) - If a Registered
Nonprofit User subscribes at the appropriate level, they will receive dedicated
branding on specific PWI apps and programs (Convene, Storyteller, Fund, and Swipe).
This means that the apps and programs will be white-labeled (appear to come directly
from the Registered Nonprofit User) and the users will not be as exposed to the
PWI brand.
- PWI App - Access projectworldimpact.com from a smartphone
mobile device. Registered Users and Registered Nonprofit Users agree to adhere to
all of the same terms and conditions as the regular projectworldimpact.com site.
ADDITIONAL GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
PWI RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
PWI retains the right to determine the content, appearance, design,
functionality and all other aspects of the Site and the Services (including the
right to re-design, modify, remove and alter the content, appearance, design, functionality,
and other aspects of the Site and the Service and any element, aspect, portion or
feature thereof, from time to time).
PWI PARTICIPATION
Employees of PWI and our affiliates are permitted to participate in
their personal capacity (i.e., not as PWI employees, representatives, or agents
of PWI or our affiliates) in the transactions conducted through this Site (unless
they have confidential information about a particular item). Employees of PWI and
our affiliates, when participating in any transaction in their personal capacity,
are subject to this Participation Agreement and the same procedures and guidelines
contained as any Buyer or Seller on this Site.
PASSWORD SECURITY
Your password may be used only to access the Site, use the Services,
electronically sign Your Transactions, and review your completed transactions. You
are solely responsible for maintaining the security of your password. You may not
disclose your password to any third party (other than third parties authorized by
you to use your account) and are solely responsible for any use of or action taken
under your password on this Site. If your password is compromised, you must change
your password.
ILLEGAL ACTIVITY
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password(s). Such fraudulent conduct is a violation of federal and state laws. Fraudulent
conduct may be reported to law enforcement, and PWI will cooperate to ensure that
violators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
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PWI has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor any activity
and content associated with this Site and investigate as we deem appropriate. PWI
also may investigate any reported violation of our policies or complaints and take
any action that it deems appropriate. Such action may include, but is not limited
to, issuing warnings, suspension or termination of service, denying access, and/or
removal of any materials on the Site, including listings. PWI reserves the right
and has absolute discretion to remove, screen, or edit any content that violates
these provisions or is otherwise objectionable.
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PWI also reserves the right to report any activity that either of them suspects
violates any law or regulation to appropriate law enforcement officials, regulators,
or other third parties. In order to cooperate with governmental requests, to protect
PWI's systems and customers, or to ensure the integrity and operation of PWI's
business and systems, PWI may access and disclose any information it considers necessary
or appropriate, including but not limited to user contact details, IP addressing
and traffic information, usage history, and posted content.
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You will not, and will cause your affiliates not to, directly or indirectly
disclose, convey or use any order information or other data or information acquired
by you or your affiliates from PWI or our affiliates (or otherwise) as a result
of the Participation Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or the parties'
performance hereunder (collectively, "PWI Transaction Information"), except
you may disclose this information as necessary for you to perform your obligations
under this Participation Agreement, provided that you ensure that every recipient
uses the information only for that purpose and complies with the restrictions applicable
to you related to that information. The terms of this agreement do not prevent you
from using other information that you obtain separately from the PWI Transaction
Information, even if such information is identical to PWI Transaction Information,
provided that you do not target communications on the basis of the intended recipient
being an projectworldimpact.com user.
INDEMNITY/LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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AFFILIATES (AND OUR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES)
FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, COSTS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, JUDGMENTS, PENALTIES,
INTEREST AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES) ARISING OUT OF
ANY CLAIM THAT ARISES OUT OF OR RELATES TO: (i) ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED BREACH OF
YOUR REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, OR OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS PARTICIPATION
AGREEMENT; OR (ii) YOUR OWN WEBSITE OR OTHER SALES CHANNELS, THE PRODUCTS YOU SELL,
ANY CONTENT YOU PROVIDE, THE ADVERTISEMENT, OFFER, SALE OR RETURN OF ANY PRODUCTS
YOU SELL, ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR PROPRIETARY
RIGHTS BY ANY PRODUCTS YOU SELL OR CONTENT YOU PROVIDE, OR SELLER TAXES OR THE COLLECTION,
PAYMENT OR FAILURE TO COLLECT OR PAY SELLER TAXES. FOR THE PURPOSES HEREOF:”CLAIM”
MEANS ANY CLAIM, ACTION, AUDIT, INVESTIGATION, INQUIRY OR OTHER PROCEEDING INSTITUTED
BY A PERSON OR ENTITY.
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LIMITATION DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, THE SITE, THE SERVICES,
THE TRANSACTION PROCESSING SERVICE, THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES OR THE TRANSACTION
PROCESSING SERVICE, OR THOSE RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED
OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE SERVICES.
TERMINATION
PWI, in our sole discretion, may terminate this Participation Agreement,
access to the Site or the Services, your profile on the site, or any current fixed
price sales immediately without notice for any reason. PWI, in our sole discretion,
also may prohibit any Seller from listing items for fixed price sales. If at any
point your profile is cancelled, you will be immediately responsible for, and will
be billed for, the remainder of the annual cost of your subscription. PWI is not
obligated to provide a refund under any circumstances.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this Participation Agreement shall be deemed unlawful,
void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable
from these terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability
of any remaining provisions.
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FAIL OF THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
Notwithstanding any terms to the contrary in these Terms, Project World
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include: (a) email to your email address indicated in your communications with Project
World Impact or upon registration with the Site; or (b) posting messages that are
displayed to you when you log in to or access the Site. Project World Impact'
electronic communications to you may transmit or convey information about action
taken on your request, portions of your request that may be incomplete or require
additional explanation, any notices with respect to modifications to these Terms,
any notices required under applicable law and any other notices. You agree to do
business electronically with Project World Impact, and to receive electronically
all current and future notices, disclosures, communications and information, and
that the aforementioned provided electronically satisfies any legal requirement
that such communications be in writing. An electronic notice will be deemed to have
been received the day of receipt as evidenced by such email.
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If you believe that anything on the Site infringes upon any copyright
which you own or control, you may file a notification of such infringement by sending
an email to support@support.projectworldimpact.com with “Copyright Infringement”as
the subject line.
To be effective, the notification must be a written communication
that includes the following:
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infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered
by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing
or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access
to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to
locate the material;
- Information reasonably
sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone
number and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party
may be contacted;
- A statement that the complaining
party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained
of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and
- A statement that the information in the notification is
accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized
to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
We may give notice of a claim of copyright infringement to our users
by means of a general notice on the Site, electronic mail to a user's email
address in our records, or by written communication sent by first-class mail to
a user's address in our records.
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA")
and other applicable law, Project World Impact has adopted a policy of terminating,
in appropriate circumstances and at the sole discretion of Project World Impact,
account holders who are deemed to be repeat infringers. Project World Impact may
also at our sole discretion limit access to the Site and/or terminate the accounts
of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or
not there is any repeat infringement.
MISCELLANEOUS
These Terms and your use of the Site will be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois applicable to agreements made
and to be entirely performed within the State of Illinois, without resort to its
conflict of law provisions. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising
out of or relating to these Terms will be filed only in the state and federal courts
located Dupage County, Illinois. You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent
and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts over any suit, action or
proceeding arising out of these Terms. None of your rights or duties under these
Terms may be transferred, assigned or delegated by you without our prior written
consent, and any attempted transfer, assignment or delegation without such consent
will be void and without effect. We may freely transfer, assign or delegate our
rights and duties under these Terms. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms will
be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective
representatives, heirs, administrators, successors and permitted assigns. If any
provision of these Terms is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced by
any rule of law or public policy, all other provisions of these Terms will nonetheless
remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the
transactions contemplated by these Terms is not affected in any manner adverse to
any party. Upon such determination that any provision is invalid, illegal, or incapable
of being enforced, the parties will negotiate in good faith to modify the Terms
so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an
acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled.
REPORTS
If you believe there is a violation of these Terms and you would like
to report it to us, please direct the information to support@support.projectworldimpact.com.
Any reports of violations you submit to us, including your identity, may not be
kept confidential. In response to your report, we may take actions in accordance
with these Terms or other applicable agreements between us and the alleged violator
of the Terms, and may pursue other remedies available under all applicable local,
state, federal or international laws, regulations, rules, orders and other requirements,
now or hereafter in effect. However, we are under no obligation to respond to any
reports we receive. Please note that a personal reply to reports you submit to us
may not always be possible.
COMMUNICATION WITH US
Although we encourage you to contact us, we do not want you to, and
you should not, send us any content that contains confidential information. With
respect to all communications you send to us, including, but not limited to, feedback,
questions, comments, suggestions, and the like, we shall be free to use any ideas,
concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in your communications for any purpose
whatsoever, including but not limited to, the development, production, and marketing
of products and services that incorporate such information without any payment or
obligation to you.
PROFILE CANCELLATION, UPGRADE, OR DOWNGRADE
You may change (delete, upgrade, or downgrade) your Project World
Impact profile and subscription level any time by visiting Your Account
Dashboard. If you delete your account, you will be responsible for,
and will be billed for, the remainder of your annual fee. PWI
is not obligated to provide refunds under any circumstances. If, at any time, you
‘downgrade’ your subscription to a lower level,
you will still be responsible for the remainder of the annual fee at the original
level—there will be no credit to your account. If, at any time, you ‘upgrade’
your subscription you will be prorated for the remainder of the year at the higher
subscription level..
Product Specific Terms and Conditions
PWI Fund
PWI Fund Participation Agreement #1
Updated: December 20, 2017.
This PWI Fund Participation Agreement ("Participation Agreement")
contains the terms and conditions that govern your participation in the PWI Fund
program described in this Participation Agreement (the "Program"). "We,"
"us," or "our" refers to Project World Impact (PWI), and "you"
or "your" refers to the charitable organization participating or seeking
to participate in the Program.
By creating a charity administration account on the projectworldimpact.com
website (“PWI Site” or "Organization Site") or otherwise participating
in or seeking to participate in the Program, you agree to these conditions. Please
read them carefully.
1. Description of the Program
The purpose of the Program is to permit Registered Organizations (as
defined in Section 2) to receive Distributions from the PWI when customers make
Qualifying Purchases on the online sites that participate in PWI Fund (see Section
2).
2. Registration
PWI Fund customers can select any Eligible Organization, but only Registered
Organizations can receive disbursements from the Program. To register, you must
accept this Participation Agreement without modification, complete registration
through the Organization’s Portal on projectworldimpact.com and properly provide
all requested information, including submitting a complete and accurate Program
application that correctly identifies your charitable organization and providing
valid bank account information as described in Section 6. We reserve the right to
reject or suspend your registration if the requested information (including representative
and bank account information) is inaccurate or incomplete or if you are otherwise
not in compliance with this Participation Agreement. If your registration is accepted,
your charitable organization will be a "Registered Organization" for as
long as all of your registration information, including: the bank account information
described in Section 6, is current and complete; this Participation Agreement remains
in force; and you continue to be an Eligible Organization. You will ensure that
all information you provide to us, including your Program application information,
bank account information, email address, and other contact information, is at all
times complete, accurate, and up-to-date, and agree that failure to keep such information
up to date may result in you no longer being a Registered Organization or in you
no longer receiving any Distributions under the Program.
"Eligible Organizations" are those charitable organizations
that we determine:
- are listed on the PWI Site
-
are listed on PWI Fund
-
are qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Code;
- are public charitable organizations and not private
foundations;
- are not supporting organizations,
unless identified specifically as Type I, Type II, or functionally integrated Type
III supporting organizations (as defined in the U.S. IRS Code);
-
are headquartered in the United States (the 50 States and the District
of Columbia);
- are in good standing in
their state of incorporation and in the states where they are authorized to do business;
- do not engage in, support, encourage, or promote:
- intolerance, discrimination or discriminatory practices
based on race, sex, religion, nationality,
-
disability, sexual orientation, or age;
-
hate, terrorism, or violence;
- money
laundering;
- other illegal, deceptive,
or misleading activities; and
- are otherwise not in violation of the terms of this
Participation Agreement.
You consent to us sending you notifications (if any), approvals (if
any), and other communications relating to the Program and this Participation Agreement
to the email address then-currently associated with your Program account. You will
be deemed to have received all notifications, approvals, and other communications
sent to that email address, even if the email address associated with your account
is no longer current.
3. Program Policies
By participating in the Program, you agree that you will comply
with the
Program Policies and all
pages, schedules, policies, guidelines, and other documents and materials referenced
in this Participation
Agreement, including policies and guidelines posted on the
Organization Site and
including the
Program Content Guidelines and the
PWI Fund Program Description page (collectively, "Operational Documentation").
You can only promote or link to the PWI Fund Site on your own
website, user-generated content published through a social media account or page,
offline mailings, or email correspondence (your "Site") and can only use
such of our trademarks or logos, links to the PWI Fund Site ("Links"),
or other content we may make available to you (collectively, "Content"),
in all cases in accordance with
Program Policies and
the
Program Content Guidelines.
4. Responsibility for Your Actions
You will be solely responsible for your organization and actions
taken by you or on your behalf, including: compliance with
all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, licenses, permits,
judgments, decisions, and other requirements of any governmental authority that
has jurisdiction over you or your Site; the bank account and other information we
receive in connection with the Program; ensuring that any donation amounts we make
to you are used in accordance with applicable law and your stated mission; creating
and posting, and ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and appropriateness of, materials
posted on your Site (including any information you include within or you associate
with links); using the Content and any materials posted on your Site in a manner
that does not infringe, violate, or misappropriate any of our rights or those of
any other person or entity (including copyrights, trademarks, privacy, publicity,
or other intellectual property or proprietary rights); any misrepresentation of
your relationship with a charitable organization, registration of a charitable organization
that you are not authorized to act on behalf of, or any other failure to provide
true and accurate information in your registration, including if such failure results
in you not receiving the amount of Distributions you would have otherwise received
from the Program; ensuring you are duly authorized to enter into and perform your
obligations under this Participation Agreement (including granting the rights set
forth in the Program Content Guidelines) and that you do not violate any term or
condition of this Participation Agreement; and your or your employees', contractors',
agents', or volunteers' acts, errors, omissions, negligence, or misconduct.
We will have no liability for these matters, and you agree to defend,
indemnify, and hold us, projectworldimpact.com, Inc. ("Project World Impact")
and its affiliates and licensors, and our and their respective employees, officers,
directors, and representatives, harmless from and against all claims, damages, losses,
liabilities, costs, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) relating to these
matters. With respect to any emails, social media posts, mailings and other communications
you send (or cause to be sent) in connection with the Program, you acknowledge that
you are the originator and sender for all purposes (including under the CAN-SPAM
Act of 2003 and all similar laws).
5. Qualifying Purchases
We will make Distributions to you resulting from Qualifying Purchases
in accordance with Section 6 and as set forth in the
PWI Fund Program Description page. Subject to the exclusions
set forth below, a "Qualifying Purchase" occurs when a customer places
an order for a Product from an online site that participates with PWI Fund; and
the Product is shipped to or streamed or downloaded by, and paid for by, the customer;
and the online site sends money to PWI.
A "Product" is any item sold to someone from an online site
that participates in PWI Fund, who has downloaded the PWI Fund extension onto their
Browser.
Qualifying Purchases exclude, and you will not be eligible for disbursements
in connection with any of, the following:
- recurring Subscribe-and-Save purchases and subscription
renewals;
- any Product purchased after
termination of this Participation Agreement or purchased in connection with a violation
of this Participation Agreement; or
-
any Product order that is canceled or returned.
6. Distributions
Distributions from us to Registered Organizations are based on Qualifying
Purchases shipped, streamed, or downloaded (as applicable) in a given calendar quarter,
and not subsequently returned. Distributions are calculated in accordance with the
Operational Documentation, as it may be modified from time to time. Distributions
for each calendar quarter will be made approximately 45 days following the end of
that quarter. To account for Product returns that are made after the end of a calendar
quarter, we reserve the right in our sole discretion to withhold a portion of your
quarterly Distributions for disbursement during the next donation cycle, subject
to any reduction due to returns or cancellations from prior quarters. If we determine
we have made an overpayment in Distributions to you as a result of returns not offset
by Distributions held back to account for returns, or if we determine that you received
Distributions to which you were not entitled as a result of your actions or omissions
(for example, if you provided incomplete or false registration information or otherwise
violated this Participation Agreement), we reserve the right, in our sole discretion,
to (a) deduct the amount of the overpayment from any donation amount that is due
to you in subsequent donation cycles, and/or (b) notify you and request reimbursement
for any amounts incorrectly paid to you, in which case you hereby agree to reimburse
us for such over-payments promptly and in any event within 30 days of such request.
You acknowledge and agree that we are under no obligation to provide you with a
report of Qualifying Purchases or Distributions attributed or earned.
If we determine that you are no longer an Eligible Organization or
that you or anyone acting on your behalf has violated any term or condition set
forth in this Participation Agreement (including failure to qualify as a Registered
Organization), we reserve the right to disburse any donation that would have been
made to you instead to one or more other Registered Organizations as set forth in
the Operational Documentation.
When making Distributions to Registered Organizations, we will either
directly deposit Distributions to you into a U.S. bank account you designate or
send a check via U.S. mail. We reserve the right to accrue and withhold Distributions
for any Registered Organization until the total dollars made for that organization
is at least $5.00, at which point the accrued and withheld total Distributions will
be paid in full during the next quarterly donation cycle. If a total of $25.00 has
not accrued by the following quarter, the distributions roll over into the next
quarter. After 1 year of not achieving the $25.00 benchmark, the money will be reallocated
and disbursed to organization(s) qualified as Registered Organizations.
PWI charges a service fee to nonprofits of up to 5% of their customer’s
PWI Fund purchases. This service fee will help PWI continue to expand the number
of online sites, distribute money, and pay miscellaneous fees incurred by PWI.
If you would like the Distribution to Registered Organizations to be
directly deposited to you, you must promptly provide us with accurate and complete
bank account information, including the bank account type, the 9-digit routing number/ABA
number, the account number, and the name of the primary account holder as it appears
on the account, in addition to a voided check or bank statement (as set forth in
the Program application). If you do not provide this information, the information
is not valid (for example, the account has been closed or changed), or a donation
is otherwise rejected by your bank, then we reserve the right to suspend or revoke
your registration for the program, so that you will cease to be a Registered Organization,
you will not receive Distributions, and Distributions that you would have received
will be treated as Distributions directed to an Eligible Organization that is not
a Registered Organization, as described in the following paragraph. You will only
be eligible to receive Distributions again after you provide valid account information
and you qualify as a Registered Organization.
If an Eligible Organization that is not a Registered Organization accrues
Distributions in a given calendar quarter, we will accrue and withhold such Distributions
until the donation cycle following the end of the calendar quarter in which it becomes
a Registered Organization. However, if such an Eligible Organization does not promptly
become a Registered Organization, then we reserve the right after each calendar
quarter in which an Eligible Organization accrues withheld amounts (after expiration
of a reasonable period as we determine in our discretion, not to exceed 3 years
after such quarter), to reallocate and disburse such accrued and withheld funds
to organizations qualified as Registered Organizations.
We may be obligated by law to obtain tax information from you. If we
request tax information from you and you do not provide it to us, we may (in addition
to any other rights or remedies available to us) withhold your Distributions until
you provide this information or otherwise satisfy us that you are not a person from
whom we are required to obtain tax information.
If, for any reason, no money accrues after a user purchase or no money
is sent to PWI, the purchase made by the user will be invalid to have any percentage
or amount of the purchase given to the nonprofit that the user has designated. Also,
based on individual state laws, PWI may withhold any money that was made by a customer
after purchasing from an online store..
Special Distribution Considerations for PWI Beta Phase Participants
(between 2013-2015). If a nonprofit has a profile that was made
during the PWI Beta phase (between 2013-2015), they are eligible for the PWI Fund
plan, but with special Distribution terms. PWI Beta Phase nonprofits, who are not
subscribed at a $250/month or higher plan, will have the first $3,000 raised allocated
to paying their subscription. Once they achieve an accumulated $3,000 via PWI Fund,
they will automatically receive access to all of the $250/month plan (and applicable
software and apps) for one (1) year from the date of the $3,000 being reached. The
nonprofit will receive these funds only after having properly input their credit
card on the PWI site. Recurring billing will begin the following year - one (1)
year after the initial $3,000 was reached.
7. Public Communications; Identifying Yourself as a Program Participant
You acknowledge and agree that we may or may cause others to publicly
disclose (including through a government filing, press release, interview, or any
other public statement) the amount of Distributions provided to you (individually
and/or collectively with other charitable organizations) in connection with the
Program, provided that such communications shall not tie donation amounts to any
individual customer. Except as expressly permitted in the Operational Documentation,
you will not issue any press release or make any other public communication with
respect to this Participation Agreement, your use of the Content, or your participation
in the Program.
An active list of online sites that send money to PWI based on
customer purchases can be found via
https://projectworldimpact.com/fund. In order to get
access to use PWI Fund as a customer, you can go to
https://projectworldimpact.com/fund and create an account,
download the browser extensions, or app, and start using it.
Users will select a nonprofit on the
https://projectworldimpact.com/fund link. Once a nonprofit
is selected, funds will be distributed to the nonprofit based on the terms in Section
6 above. If a user downloads and uses Fund, without having an active, paying, nonprofit
on the site, their funds will be reallocated and disbursed to organizations qualified
as Registered Organizations.
8. Term and Termination
The term of this Participation Agreement will begin upon acceptance
of this Participation Agreement and will end when terminated by either you or us.
Either you or we may terminate this Participation Agreement at any time, with or
without cause, by giving the other party written notice of termination, which for
your termination notice will require a written request to be removed from the program,
delivered by the “contact us” form on the Organization’s Portal, and for our termination notice
will require transmitting email to the email address then-currently associated with
your Program account. We also reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to cancel
or otherwise terminate the Program at any time. Upon any termination of this Participation
Agreement and/or the Program, all rights and obligations of the parties will be
extinguished, except that the rights and obligations of the parties under Sections
2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 and under the Program Content Guidelines will
survive the termination of this Participation Agreement. No rights or obligations
with respect to accrued but unpaid donation obligations will survive any termination
of this Participation Agreement, and instead amounts otherwise allocable to you
will be allocated and paid to other Registered Organizations in accordance with
Section 6. No termination of this Participation Agreement will otherwise relieve
either party for any liability for any breach of, or liability accruing under, this
Participation Agreement prior to termination.
9. Modification
We reserve the right to modify any of the terms and conditions contained
in this Participation Agreement (and any Operational Documentation) at any time
and in our sole discretion by posting a change notice, revised agreement, or revised
Operational Documentation on the PWI Site or by sending notice of such modification
to you by email to the email address then-currently associated with your Program
account (any such change will be effective on the date specified in such notice
but will in no event be less than two business days after the date of the notice).
YOUR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH
NOTICE WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE MODIFICATIONS (FOR EXAMPLE, THE DATE
OF OUR POSTING OF A CHANGE NOTICE, REVISED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, OR REVISED OPERATIONAL
DOCUMENTATION ON THE PWI SITE OR THE EFFECTIVE DATE SPECIFIED IN ANY EMAIL TO YOU
REGARDING SUCH MODIFICATION) WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR BINDING ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGE.
IF ANY MODIFICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOUR ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TERMINATE THIS
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8..
10. Relationship of Parties
You and we are independent contractors, and nothing in this Participation
Agreement or the Operational Documentation will create any partnership, joint venture,
agency, franchise, sales representative, or employment relationship between you
and us or our respective affiliates. You will have no authority to make or accept
any offers or representations on our or our affiliates' behalf. You will not
make any statement, whether on your Site or otherwise, that contradicts or may contradict
anything in this Section 10. If you authorize, assist, encourage, or facilitate
another person or entity to take any action related to the subject matter of this
participation Agreement, you will be deemed to have taken the action yourself.
11. Limitation of Liability
PROJECT WORLD IMPACT WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING ANY LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS, GOODWILL,
USE, OR DATA) ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, THE PROGRAM,
OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTATION, PROJECTWORLDIMPACT.COM SITE, OR THE SERVICE OFFERINGS
(DEFINED BELOW), EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THOSE DAMAGES.
FURTHER, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR PROJECT WORLD IMPACT ARISING IN CONNECTION
WITH THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, THE PROGRAM, PROJECTWORLDIMPACT.COM SITE, AND
THE SERVICE OFFERINGS WILL NOT EXCEED $100.
12. Disclaimers
THE PROGRAM, THE PROJECTWORLDIMPACT.COM SITE, ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
OFFERED ON THE PROJECTWORLDIMPACT.COM SITE, AND ALL TECHNOLOGY, SOFTWARE, FUNCTIONS,
MATERIALS, DATA, IMAGES, TEXT, AND OTHER INFORMATION AND CONTENT PROVIDED OR USED
BY OR ON BEHALF OF US IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM (COLLECTIVELY THE "SERVICE
OFFERINGS") ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." WE
DO NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED,
STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE WITH
RESPECT TO THE SERVICE OFFERINGS. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE OFFERINGS,
INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES
ARISING OUT OF ANY COURSE OF DEALING, PERFORMANCE, OR TRADE USAGE. WE MAY DISCONTINUE
ANY SERVICE OFFERING, OR MAY CHANGE THE NATURE, FEATURES, FUNCTIONS, SCOPE, OR OPERATION
OF ANY SERVICE OFFERING, AT ANY TIME. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OFFERINGS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED, WILL FUNCTION AS DESCRIBED, CONSISTENTLY OR IN ANY
PARTICULAR MANNER, OR WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ACCURATE, ERROR FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL
COMPONENTS. WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR (A) ANY ERRORS, INACCURACIES, OR SERVICE
INTERRUPTIONS, INCLUDING POWER OUTAGES OR SYSTEM FAILURES; OR (B) ANY UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF, OR DELETION, DESTRUCTION, DAMAGE, OR LOSS OF, YOUR SITE
OR ANY DATA, IMAGES, TEXT, OR OTHER INFORMATION OR CONTENT. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION
OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR FROM ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY OR THROUGH THE PROGRAM,
CONTENT, OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTATION, OR THE PWI FUND SITE WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY
NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. FURTHER, WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANY COMPENSATION, REIMBURSEMENT, OR DAMAGES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH (X) ANY
LOSS OF PROSPECTIVE PROFITS OR REVENUE, ANTICIPATED SALES, GOODWILL, OR OTHER BENEFITS,
(Y) ANY INVESTMENTS, EXPENDITURES, OR COMMITMENTS BY YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT OR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM, OR (Z) ANY TERMINATION
OR SUSPENSION OF THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT OR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM.
13. Disputes
Any dispute relating in any way to the Program or this Participation
Agreement will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court, except
that you may assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify. The Federal
Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law and the laws of the state of Illinois,
without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern this Participation
Agreement and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and us.
There is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration
award is limited. However, an arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same
damages and relief as a court (including injunctive and declaratory relief or statutory
damages), and must follow the terms of this Participation Agreement as a court would.
To begin an arbitration proceeding, you must send a letter requesting
arbitration and describing your
claim to our registered agent, Wagenmaker & Oberly, LLC. The
arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA")
under its rules, including the AAA's Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related
Disputes. The AAA's rules are available at
www.adr.org or by calling 1-800-778-7879. Payment of all
filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA's rules.
You may choose to have the arbitration conducted by telephone, based on written
submissions, or in person in DuPage County, IL or at another mutually agreed location.
We each agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted
only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative
action. If for any reason a claim proceeds in court rather than in arbitration,
we each waive any right to a jury trial. We also both agree that you or we may bring
suit in court to enjoin infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Participation Agreement, we may
seek injunctive or other relief for any actual or alleged infringement of our or
any other person or entity's intellectual property or proprietary rights. You
further acknowledge and agree that our rights in the Content are of a special, unique,
extraordinary character, giving them peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be
readily estimated or adequately compensated for in monetary damages.
14. Miscellaneous
By accepting this Participation Agreement you hereby consent to us
sending your organization occasional emails relating to the Program. You may not
assign this Participation Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without our
express prior written approval. Subject to that restriction, this Participation
Agreement will be binding on, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable against
the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Our failure to enforce
your strict performance of any provision of this Participation Agreement will not
constitute a waiver of our right to subsequently enforce such provision or any other
provision of this Participation Agreement. We may from time to time in our sole
discretion make Distributions that exceed or supplement those strictly required
under this Participation Agreement, but in no event will such actions create any
right to receive excessive or supplemental Distributions at any later time or under
similar circumstances. In the event of any conflict between this Participation Agreement
and the Operational Documentation, the Participation Agreement will control over
the Operational Documentation. This Participation Agreement incorporates, and you
agree to comply with, the most up-to-date version of all Operational Documentation,
including any updates of the Operational Documentation from time to time. Whenever
used in this Participation Agreement, the terms "include(s)," "including,"
and "for example" mean, respectively, "include(s), without limitation,"
"including, without limitation," and "for example, without limitation."
Any determinations or updates that may be made by us, any actions that may be taken
by us, and any approvals that may be given by us under this Participation Agreement,
may be made, taken, or given in our sole discretion. All non-public information
provided by us in connection with this Participation Agreement or the Program is
considered confidential information, and you will maintain the same in strict confidence
and not disclose the same to any third party (other than your affiliates) or use
the same for any purpose other than your performance under this Participation Agreement,
which restriction will be in addition to the terms of any confidentiality or non-disclosure
agreement between the parties. This Participation Agreement (including the Operational
Documentation) is the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Program
and supersedes all prior agreements and discussions.
PWI Fund Participation Agreement #2
Updated: December 20, 2017.
These PWI Fund Program Policies (these “Policies”)
are part of the Operational Documentation incorporated into Participation Agreement
#1 that governs your participation
in the Program, and capitalized terms used in these Policies and not otherwise defined
here will have the definitions provided there. These Policies describe requirements
and restrictions applicable to you as a Program participant. We reserve the right
to modify these Policies at any time and in our sole discretion as set forth in
Section 9 of this Participation Agreement.
A. Advertising PWI Fund
1. You may not promote PWI Fund in a way that is misleading or confusing
to customers or that does not accurately represent PWI Fund or the Program (for
example, by expressing or implying that we have entered into a partnership with
you, that we sponsor or endorse you or any other cause or that we support your position
on any issue).
B. Interaction with PWI Fund and Customers
1. You will not request, collect, obtain, store, cache, or otherwise
use any account information used by customers in connection with PWI Fund (including
any usernames or passwords of PWI Fund customers).
2. You will not take any action that could reasonably cause any customer
confusion as to our relationship with you, or as to the site on which any functions
or transactions (for example, search, browse, or order) are occurring.
3. For customers who buy products through using the PWI Fund Extension,
you acknowledge and agree that you are not entitled to receive any customer information.
Orders for Products placed by customers using the PWI Fund Extension may be rejected
for any reason and rejected orders will not be eligible for Distributions.
4. You will not handle or address any contacts customers who use the
PWI Fund Extension, and, if contacted by any of customers for a matter relating
to interaction with PWI Fund, you will state that those customers must follow contact
directions on the projectworldimpact.com site to address customer service issues.
C. Unacceptable Practices
1. You will not include on your Site, display, or otherwise use Links
or Content in connection with any
spyware, malware, virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other malicious or
harmful code, or any software
application not expressly and knowingly authorized by users prior
to being downloaded or installed
on their computer or other electronic device.
2. You will not use Content or Links on, or link to PWI Fund from,
any application (for example, a software component, toolbar, or plug-in), or use
any such application to artificially increase Qualifying Purchases in respect of
your charitable organization.
3. You will not frame the projectworldimpact.com site or PWI Fund,
or any part of it, within your Site. However, displaying a Link on your Site in
accordance with the Participation Agreement will not be considered framing projectworldimpact.com
or PWI Fund. You may promote your Program participation and Link through social
media and email as described in Section A above.
4. You will not cloak, hide, spoof, or otherwise obscure the URL of
your website containing Links (including by use of a redirecting page) such that
we cannot reasonably determine the website from which a customer clicks through
such Link to PWI Fund.
From time to time, we may request information from you in order to
verify your compliance with the Participation Agreement or any Operational Documentation,
including whether you meet, or continue to meet, the definition of an Eligible Organization.
You agree to cooperate with us and promptly satisfy such requests. Upon our request,
you will provide us with written certification, in substantially the form requested
by PWI, that you have complied with the Participation Agreement, including all Operational
Documentation. In addition, you consent to us monitoring your Portal and Site to
verify your compliance with the Participation Agreement, and you will provide copies
of Content on offline versions of your Site upon request. You also consent to us
monitoring and using information about our customers in connection with their use
of the Links and PWI Fund.
PWI Fund Participation Agreement #3
Updated: December 20, 2017.
These Program Content Guidelines ("Guidelines") are
part of the Operational Documentation incorporated into Participation
Agreement #1 that governs
your participation in the Program. The Guidelines apply to your use of our trademarks
and logos that we may make available to you from time to time. "You" means
the person or entity using a PWI Mark. Strict compliance with these Guidelines is
required at all times, and any use of a PWI Mark in violation of these Guidelines
will automatically terminate any license related to your use of the PWI Marks. You
agree that we have the right to monitor the quality of your use or display of any
PWI Marks and you will facilitate such monitoring as necessary. We reserve the right
to modify these Guidelines or the PWI Marks at any time and in our sole discretion
as set forth in Section 9 of this Participation Agreement.
1. Limited License
a. License to you: Subject to the terms of the Participation Agreement and solely for the limited purposes of advertising, and directing
end users to, PWI Fund in connection with the Program, we hereby grant you a limited,
revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, nonexclusive, royalty-free license
to copy and display the PWI Fund Content solely on your Site in accordance with
the Participation Agreement, including
these
Guidelines and other Operational Documentation.
b. License from you: Solely for the limited purposes of promoting
and operating PWI Fund, you hereby grant PWI a limited, revocable, non-transferable,
non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to copy, display and use
your trademarks and logos ("Your Marks").
c. The licenses set forth in this Section 1 will immediately and
automatically terminate upon your notification to us that you no longer want to
participate in the Program, or otherwise upon termination of the
Participation Agreement.
2. Reservation of Rights; Submissions
Other than the limited licenses expressly set forth in Section
1, we reserve all right, title, and interest (including all intellectual property
and proprietary rights) in and to, and you do not, by virtue of the Participation Agreement or otherwise, acquire any ownership interest or rights in or to, the
Program, Links, link formats, Content, any domain name owned or operated by PWI,
Operational Documentation, and any other intellectual property and technology that
we provide or use in connection with the Program.
3. Trademark Usage Guidelines
a. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO USE THE PWI MARKS ONLY BY DISPLAY ON YOUR SITE
WITH THE PURPOSE TO ADVERTISE PWI FUND, WITH A CORRESPONDING LINK TO THE PROJECTWORLDIMPACT.COM.
b. Your use of the PWI Marks must (i) comply with the most up-to-date
version of these Guidelines; and (ii) comply with any other terms, conditions, requirements,
and policies that we may issue from time to time that apply to the use of the PWI
Marks, including the most up-to date version of the Participation Agreement (including
the Operational Documentation) (collectively, "Agreements").
c. You cannot use or display any PWI Mark for any purpose or in any
manner not specifically authorized under the Agreements. For example, you cannot
make any use or display (i) that implies sponsorship or endorsement by us; (ii)
to disparage us, our products, or our services; or (iii) that may, as determined
by us, diminish or otherwise damage our goodwill in any PWI Mark.
d. You may display a PWI Mark only in the exact format in which we
provide it to you. You may not alter or modify any PWI Mark in any manner. For example,
you cannot change the proportion, color, or font of any PWI Mark, or add or remove
any elements from any PWI Mark.
e. Each PWI Mark must appear by itself, in its entirety, with a minimum
of 50px of spacing between each side of the PWI Mark and other visual, graphic,
or textual elements. Under no circumstance can any PWI Mark be placed on any background
that interferes with the readability or display of that PWI Mark.
f. Together with each piece of content on your Site that includes
any PWI Marks, you must prominently include a statement stating that PWI and the
PWI logo and PWI Fund and the PWI Fund logo are trademarks of Project World Impact,
LLC. For example, if your Site displays the PWI Fund logo, you would include the
following statement on the same Site component: “PWI Fund and the PWI Fund
logo are trademarks of Project World Impact, LLC.”
g. All rights in and to the PWI Marks are our exclusive property,
and any goodwill generated by your use of any PWI Mark will inure to our exclusive
benefit. You will not take any action that is in conflict with our rights in or
ownership of any PWI Mark.
h. You cannot display or otherwise use any trademark or logo of any
third party seller on PWI Fund in connection with any Link unless you have obtained
from that seller specific written authorization to do so.
i. You cannot use any trademark of PWI (whether or not it’s
an PWI Mark), or a variant or misspelling of such a trademark.
We reserve the right to take appropriate action against any use without
permission or any use that does
not conform to these Guidelines, at any time and in our sole discretion.