Terms and Conditions

Last Updated: 3/25/13 10:01 AM

1. Acceptance of Terms and Conditions.  This website is operated and provided by Committed2Community (“C2C”) the C2C mailing address is located at 1819 Polk St, #343, San Francisco, CA 94109. Your use of the C2C website, http://www.C2Csf.org (“Site”), and any services provided thereunder, is conditioned upon your acceptance of all the terms, conditions, policies and notices (collectively known as “Terms”).  Your use or access of the Site, or any service provided thereunder, constitutes your agreement to these Terms and the Privacy Policy, incorporated by reference herein.  Please read them carefully as they govern our respective rights and obligations.  If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not use, browse or access the Site, or its services, in any manner.
2. Privacy. Any personally identifying information submitted on the Site is subject to our Privacy Policy, the terms of which are incorporated herein. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand our practices. The date of the most recent version will appear at the top of the policy. If you object to the use of your personally identifying information being transferred or used in this way please do not use our Site or its services.
3. Donations. By making a donation through the Site, you hereby authorize C2C to accept and process all online donations through the Site in the manner described herein.  All donations will be processed through an independent credit card processor which shall identify C2C on all credit card statements and receipts. C2C will remit all donation funds to the designated charity less the C2C Fees, as defined below, within ninety (90) days of the date of the transaction.  The designated charity will send a receipt to all donors.  By making a donation, you agree not to use an invalid or unauthorized credit card, and that all donation amounts will be charged to the credit card. All donations are final and nonrefundable.
4. C2C Fees. For all donations processed through the Site, a fee is deducted from the total amount (“C2C Fee.”)  The C2C Fee is a 10% charge plus $1 on each donation, and includes all credit card processing fees.  These fees help C2C cover costs associated with administrative and fundraising expenses.
5. Registered Users.  You have the option of becoming a registered user of the Site.  Becoming a registered user requires the creation of a user account, including the selection of a user name and password, and the submittal of personal information that can be used to identify you, including, but not limited to, your name, email address, phone number, and address (“User Account Information.”) User Account Information may also include your credit card number and/or credit card security number, account information, and demographic information such as your gender, date of birth, country of origin, income, and wheelchair participant status. All User Account Information must be current, complete and accurate and kept up to date on a prompt, timely basis. You shall be solely responsible for keeping your user name and password confidential, and you shall be solely responsible for all activities (by you or others) that occur under your user account and password.  You shall notify C2C immediately if you become aware of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. C2C assumes no liability for any claims, loss or damage resulting from any unauthorized use of your user account or password.
6. Applications.  The Site may contain links to websites or links and/or other connections to applications (including, without limitation, plug-ins, websites, widgets, software, or other software utility) (“Application(s).”) Such Applications may be owned or operated by third parties not related to, associated with or sponsored by C2C. Unless otherwise noted by C2C on the Site, these Applications are provided solely as a convenience to you, and C2C is not responsible for and does not endorse the content of such Applications. You will need to make your own independent judgment regarding your interaction with these Applications. You may choose, at your sole and absolute discretion and risk, to use an Application and such Application may interact with, connect to or gather and/or pull information from and to your User Content, as later defined herein. By using such Applications, you acknowledge and agree to the following: (i) if you use an Application to share information relating to your User Content, as later defined herein, you are consenting to the information about your account being shared; (ii) your use of an Application may cause personally identifying information to be publicly disclosed and/or associated with you, even if C2C has not provided such information; and (iii) your use of an Application is at your own option and risk, and you will hold C2C harmless for the sharing of information relating to your User Content that results from your use of an Application. You must read all log-in boxes and other pop-up boxes closely for notices about sharing your User Content with, through or by any other means identified on an Application.  In addition, that Application’s end user license agreement, terms of use, and/or any other documentation or materials designated by the Application will govern your use of that Application. You may revoke an Application’s access to your User Content at any time, but information shared prior to revocation may continue to be viewable within, or otherwise continue to be used by, the Application depending on the policies of such Application. Certain Applications may appear to be associated with or sponsored by C2C. While these Applications may utilize C2C trademarks with our permission, we do not take any responsibility for the performance of the Application or the use of any information shared with the Application. Use of Applications is at your own option and risk. If you have any questions, concerns, complaints, or claims about the Applications, you should contact the support or contact personnel of the Application and not C2C, unless otherwise indicated by C2C. C2C DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF APPLICATIONS.
7. Site Availability and Site Content.  The Site, all related content and information, and all services provided thereunder, is provided “as is” with all faults. C2C reserves the rights to modify, alter, or discontinue the Site, all related content, and services provided thereunder at any time without notice.  Your use of the Site is at your own risk and shall not be liable to you or any third party for any such actions.
8. Eligibility to Use Site and Limitations on Use.   The Site, and all services provided thereunder, are available only to, and may only be utilized by persons who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law, and are not available to children (persons under the age of 18), or the mentally incompetent. C2C does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from users under the age of 18.  Children under the age of 18 should not send any information about themselves to C2C.
9. User Content.  As a user or visitor of the Site, you may have the opportunity to voluntarily upload, post, or otherwise provide information (both personal or computer) including, but not limited to, photos, videos, opinions, statements, advice, comments, data, profile biography, or other information, including your User Account Information (collectively referred to as “User Content.”) You are solely responsible for any User Content that you provide to C2C in connection with the use of the Site. C2C does not endorse your User Content and expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection therewith. C2C reserves the right, but is not obligated, to (1) monitor or review your use of the Site at any time; (2) remove User Content from the Site for any reason, including User Content that we believe violates these Terms; or (3) disclose any information we believe necessary to satisfy any law, regulation, or governmental request.

C2C is a provider of an interactive computer service as defined in the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. Section 230 and expressly reserves its rights to not be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider on the Site.

10. Acceptable and Lawful Use of Site.  By using or accessing the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and shall comply with all applicable state, federal, domestic and international laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your use of the Site and any and all related services.  Without limiting the foregoing, you represent and warrant that your User Content and your activities on the Site shall not:
    1. Violate any state, federal, domestic and international laws, statutes, ordinances or regulations (including, but not limited to, those governing elections, political advertising, campaign contributions, export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, antidiscrimination or false advertising);
    2. Be false, fraudulent, inaccurate, deceptive or misleading;
    3. Create a risk of harm, loss or damage to any person, animal, or property;
    4. Infringe upon any third party’s Intellectual Property Rights, privacy rights, publicity rights, or other proprietary or personal rights;
    5. In C2C’s sole determination, be hateful, violent, abusive, profane, defamatory, trade libelous, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing;
    6. Be obscene or contain child pornography or, if otherwise adult in nature or harmful to minors; or
    7. Impersonate another person or entity.

You further agree that you shall not:

1. Decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble any software or other products or processes accessible through the Site, not to insert any code or product or manipulate the Content of the Site in any way that affects the user’s experience, and not to use any data mining, data gathering or extraction method;
2. Intentionally interfere with the servers or networks connected to the Site or to violate any of the procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Site;
3. Distribute or post spam, chain letters, advertisements, promotional materials, or solicitations of business;
4. Utilize framing techniques to enclose any logo, trademark, service mark, or other mark, without the express advanced written consent of the owner.

11. Grant of License. You agree to allow C2C to use your User Content in accordance with our Privacy Policy, and you further agree that, in using this information, C2C is not violating any rights you might have in that information. By using or accessing the Site you hereby grant C2C the non-exclusive, royalty-free transferable, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers) right to exercise the copyright, privacy, publicity, database and other intellectual property rights you have in your User Content, in any media now known or not currently known, with respect to your User Content.   As outlined in the Privacy Policy, C2C reserves the right to retain a copy of your User Content for any purpose, including, but not limited to data mining, warehousing and aggregation, and disclosure as applicable to necessary third parties.

12. Disclaimers of Warranties and Limitations of Liability.  THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES PROVIDED THEREUNDER, INCLUDING ALL FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITIES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.  YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE USING THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, AND ANY AND ALL SERVICES PROVIDED THEREUNDER AT YOUR OWN RISK.  TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, C2C, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUBSIDIARIES, IF ANY, AND ANY THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL USER CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES PROVIDED THEREUNDER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR RELIABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY C2C OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE CONSTITUTE A REPRESENTATION BINDING UPON C2C OR ITS AFFILIATED PARTIES.

C2C, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUBSIDIARIES, IF ANY, AND ANY THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, DOES NOT GUARANTEE, REPRESENT, OR WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY PROVIDED SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT THERE WILL BE NO FAILURES, LOSS, CORRUPTION, ATTACK, VIRUSES, INTERFERENCE, HACKING OR OTHER OR SECURITY BREACH OR INTRUSION AND WE DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY WITH RESPECT THERETO. C2C SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR THE USE OF APPLICATIONS AS DEFINED IN THE APPLICATIONS SECTION ABOVE.

C2C, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUBSIDIARIES, IF ANY, AND ANY THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS (JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION TO THESE TERMS, THE PROVISION OF SERVICES THEREUNDER, USE OF AND ACCESS TO THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL USER CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES PROVIDED THEREUNDER, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR VIRUSES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM THE SITE, OR THROUGH THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS OR SITES LINKED TO THE SITE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY OR CAUSE OF ACTION INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF DATA, FAILURE OR PERFORMANCE, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, EVEN IF THERE IS NEGLIGENCE BY C2C AND WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, USER CONTENT, OR SERVICES, FEATURES OR FUNCTIONALITIES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH.  YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE SHALL BE TO STOP USING THE SITE.

Some states do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the foregoing disclaimer may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other legal rights that vary from state to state.

YOU HEREBY RELEASE C2C, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUBSIDIARIES, IF ANY, AND ANY THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, ACTIONS, DEMANDS AND DAMAGES OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED AND UNSUSPECTED, DISCLOSED AND UNDISCLOSED, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, USER CONTENT, SERVICES, FEATURES, OR FUNCTIONALITIES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH.

13. Indemnification. You agree, at your sole expense, to indemnify, defend and hold harmless C2C, its affiliates and subsidiaries, if any, and third party service providers, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, or agents harmless from and against any and all third-party claims, actions, demands, costs, liabilities, and damages of any kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or in connection to your violation or breach of these Terms, misuse or abuse of the Site, or your violation of any applicable law, regulation or the rights of a third party including misrepresentation and fraudulent conduct. Your indemnity obligation under this paragraph includes, without limitation, the obligation to reimburse reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in connection with any governmental action or investigation relating to your use of the Site.  YOU SHALL NOT IN ANY EVENT SETTLE ANY MATTER SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION BY YOU WITHOUT C2C’S ADVANCED WRITTEN CONSENT, AND C2C RESERVES THE RIGHT, IN ITS SOLE DETERMINATION AND AT ITS OWN EXPENSE, TO ASSUME THE EXCLUSIVE DEFENSE AND CONTROL OF ANY SUCH MATTER.
14. Financial Transactions. You agree to be bound by all federal, state and municipal rules related to the processing of financial transactions for the purposes of which the Site is provided to you as applicable for the State of California.
15. Disclaimer Regarding Tax-Deductible Donations.   Please consult your tax advisor to determine what portion, if any, of your donation may be tax deductible. C2C makes no representations and does not warrant that all or any portion of your donations, including C2C Fees, are tax deductible.
16. No Agency; Exception.  You and C2C are independent contractors, and no agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this these Terms; provided, however, C2C will be acting solely on your behalf as your agent to the extent C2C receives and holds funds obtained as donations.
17. Electronic Communications. By using our Site, or sending C2C emails, you consent to receiving electronic communications from C2C.  You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, or other communications that C2C provides to you electronically shall satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that such communications be in writing.  Electronic communications may be via email or by posting notices on the Site.
18. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”)/Copyright Infringement. C2C respects the intellectual property rights of others and requires all users of the Site to do the same. C2C reserves the right to take all appropriate measures to prevent infringing activities on the Site, including but not limited to removing or disabling access to items and/or terminating access to the Site.  In the event users of the Site repeatedly infringe upon others’ copyrights, C2C may in its sole discretion terminate those users’ rights to use the Site.

In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, C2C will respond expeditiously to all claims of alleged copyright infringement.  If you are a copyright owner and believe copyright infringement has taken place on or through the Site, please provide written notice to C2C’s copyright agent.  The notice of alleged copyright infringement must include the following information:

1. The physical or electronic signature the copyright owner, or the person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if there are multiple copyrighted works covered by a single notification, a representative list of all such works at the Site;
3. 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 C2C to locate the material;
4. Identifying Information including your address, telephone number, and email address at which you may be contacted;
5. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by you, the copyright owner, or its agent, or the law; and
6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner of the material allegedly infringed, or are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner’s behalf.

The notice shall be submitted to C2C’s copyright agent at the following address:

Peter Nantell, [email protected]

389 Clementina street San Francisco ca 94103

Phone: 415-543-4377, Facsimile: 415-276-2398

The user who has supplied the allegedly infringing item may then submit a counter-notice to the C2C designated copyright agent.  The counter-notice must include the following information:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the user;
2. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that the user has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled; and
4. The user’s name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if the user’s address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found, and that the user will accept service of process from the original complaining user.

 

If a counter-notice is received by the C2C designated copyright agent, a copy of the counter-notice shall be provided to the original complaining user and shall inform that person that C2C will replace the removed material or cease disabling access to it in not less than 10 business days. C2C will replace the removed material and cease disabling access to it not less than 10, no more than 14, business days following receipt of the counter-notice, unless its designated copyright agent receives notice from the original complaining user that they have filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the user from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on the Site.

19. Use of C2C Trademarks. The Site, including but not limited to its graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts and service names constitute trade dress of C2C. The trademarks, logos, service marks and trade dress of C2C may not be used or reproduced without prior written approval from C2C and may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not affiliated with C2C, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, in any manner that dilutes the rights of C2C, or in any manner that disparages or discredits C2C. All trademarks, logos and service marks that appear on the Site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by C2C, and/or are protected by United States and international copyright laws or other intellectual property laws and treaties. Any images of persons or personalities contained on the Site are not an indication or endorsement of C2C or any particular product or our service unless otherwise indicated.
20. Site Ownership.  The Site is expressly owned and operated by C2C.  All content included on the Site including, but not limited to, information, materials, artwork, text, database, graphics, designs, photographs, button icons, images, audio/video clips, digital downloads, data compilations, software and the like (“Content”), is the property of C2C, or its affiliates, if any, or is licensed by C2C from third-party providers. The Site, including the Content, is protected by U.S. and international intellectual property and proprietary rights, and all other applicable rights are reserved.  Content shall not be reproduced or used without express written permission from C2C, or its affiliates.
21. Suspension or Termination of Use of Site. In additional to other legal remedies, C2C reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate your access to the Site based upon your violation of these Terms, with or without notice. C2C further reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate any user’s access to or use of the Site for any reason, with or without notice.
22. Modifications. C2C reserves the right, from time to time, to modify these Terms, including the Privacy Policy, in its sole and absolute discretion.  All modifications and amendments shall be effective immediately upon posting the changes to the Site. C2C also reserves the right to post additional rules of usage relating to future services or contests.  The date of the most recent modification will appear at the top of the page.   Your continued use of the Site, or continued use of any services thereunder, constitutes your agreement to and acceptance of any and all modifications, amendments, and additional rules of usage.
23. Jurisdiction and Venue.  These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States of America.  You and C2C agree that any and all actions related to the Site, and/or based on or alleging a breach of these Terms shall be brought in a state or federal court located in California.  Both parties hereby expressly and irrevocably consent to exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts.
24. Miscellaneous Provisions.

• In the event that one or more provisions of these Terms shall, for any reason, be invalid illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect.

• C2C may, at any time, without notice to you, assign our rights or delegate our obligations herein.
• You agree that these Terms, and all incorporated policies, set forth the entire understanding and agreement between us with respect to the Site, and services provided thereunder, and no third party beneficiary rights are thereby conferred.
• Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such provision.
• Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not constitute a waiver of our right to act.

Please review these Terms and our Privacy Policy carefully and contact us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns concerning them.