TERMS OF SERVICE
Last Updated: August 17, 2020
Welcome to Bridge4Good!
Bridge4Good, Inc (“Bridge4Good,” “we,” “us,” “our”) provides its services to users (“users,” “you”) through its website www.bridge4good.com (the “Site”), subject to the following Terms of Service (as amended from time to time, the “Terms of Service”).
Bridge4Good is an online platform that facilitates donation to various charitable organizations. Bridge4Good’s services (“Services”) include, without limitation, (1) providing information about charities to potential donors; (2) recommending or matching potential donors to certain charities based on donor interest and charity need; (3) directing potential donors to third party sites where they can donate specified goods or funds to charities; and (4) providing resources and assistance to potential donors and/or charities to sponsor online fundraising campaigns. Bridge4Good may also provide informative webinars or classes related to various topics, including charitable giving, entrepreneurship and technology. Bridge4Good provides the Services to potential donors, volunteers, campaign sponsors, non-profit organizations and charities.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change or modify portions of these Terms of Service at any time. If we do this, we will post the updated version of the Terms of Service on this page and will indicate at the top of this page when these terms were last revised.
Please read these Terms of Service carefully, as they contain an agreement to arbitrate and other important information regarding your legal rights, remedies, and obligations. The agreement to arbitrate requires (with limited exception) that you submit claims you have against us to binding and final arbitration, and further (1) you will only be permitted to pursue claims against Bridge4Good on an individual basis, not as a plaintiff or class member in any class or representative action or proceeding, and (2) you will only be permitted to seek relief (including monetary, injunctive, and declaratory relief) on an individual basis.
When using certain aspects of the Site or using certain Services, you will be subject to additional terms applicable to such Services that may be posted on the Site from time to time, including, without limitation, our Privacy Policy. All such terms are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms of Service.
Access and Use of our Website and Services
No Unlawful or Prohibited Use: As a condition of your use of our website, you warrant to Bridge4Good that you will not use the website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Service. You agree not to use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site.
Your Registration Obligations: You may be required to register with Bridge4Good in order to access and use certain features of our Site or Services. If you choose to register, you agree to provide and maintain true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by our registration form. Registration data and certain other information about you are governed by our Privacy Policy. You must be of legal age to form a binding contract to register (in many jurisdictions, this age is 18). If you are not yet of legal age to form a binding contract, then you must get your parent to read these Terms of Service and agree to them for you before you use the Service. If you are a parent and you provide your consent to your child’s use of the Site and/or Services, then you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service with respect of your child’s use of the Site and/or Services.
General Practices Regarding Use and Storage: You acknowledge that Bridge4Good may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Site and Services, including without limitation the maximum period of time that data or other content will be retained and the maximum storage space that will be allotted on Bridge4Good’s servers on your behalf. You agree that Bridge4Good has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any data or other content maintained or
uploaded on the Site. You acknowledge that Bridge4Good reserves the right to change these general practices and limits at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice.
Recordings: Webinars or classes sponsored or provided by Bridge4Good are prohibited from video or audio recording (including taping, recording, photographing, screen capture and other methods of capture) by participants, without the express prior consent of Bridge4Good.
Intellectual Property Rights
You acknowledge and agree that the Site and Services provided by Bridge4Good, and all necessary materials used in connection with the Site and Services contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that information presented to you through www.bridge4good.com is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by Bridge4Good, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Service provided by Bridge4Good, in whole or in part.
You also agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Bridge4Good website.
The name and mark, Bridge4Good, and its logos and taglines, are trademarks of Bridge4Good and may not be used or reproduced without its prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in our sole discretion.
Third Party Material: Under no circumstances will Bridge4Good be liable in any way for any content or materials of any third parties (including users), including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any such content. You acknowledge that Bridge4Good may, but is not required to, pre-screen content, and Bridge4Good and its designees will have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or remove any content that is available via the Site. Without limiting the foregoing, Bridge4Good and its designees will have the right to remove any content that violates these Terms of Service or is deemed by Bridge4Good, in its sole discretion, to be otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content.
User Content Transmitted Through the Site: With respect to the content or other materials you upload
through the Service or share with other users or recipients (collectively, “User Content”), you represent and warrant that you own all right, title and interest in and to such User Content, including, without limitation, all copyrights and rights of publicity contained therein. You shall retain any intellectual property rights that you hold in your User Content, and Bridge4Good does not claim any ownership (copyright, trademark, or otherwise) over your User Content. By submitting, posting or otherwise uploading User Content on or through the Services you give Bridge4Good a worldwide, nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, fully sub-licensable, royalty-free right and license as set below:
• with respect to User Content that you submit, post or otherwise make publicly or generally available via the Service (e.g. public forum posts), the license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly perform, and publicly display such User Content (in whole or part) worldwide via the Services or otherwise, and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed for any legal business purpose; and
• with respect to User Content that you submit, post or otherwise transmit privately via the Services (e.g. via private messages with other Users), the license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly perform and publicly display such User Content for the sole purpose of enabling Bridge4Good to provide you with the Services.
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other information about the Service (“Submissions”), provided by you to Bridge4Good are non-confidential and Bridge4Good will be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
You acknowledge and agree that Bridge4Good may preserve content and may also disclose content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process, applicable laws or government requests; (b) enforce these Terms of Service; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Bridge4Good, its users and the public. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Site, including your content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
Disclaimer of Warranties
YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SITE AND SERVICE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. BRIDGE4GOOD EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. BRIDGE4GOOD MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (I) THE SITE OR SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (II) THE SITE OR SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (III) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITE OR SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR (IV) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SITE OR SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS. BRIDGE4GOOD MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE CONDUCT OF USERS ON THE SITE OR SERVICE.
Limitation of Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT BRIDGE4GOOD WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF BRIDGE4GOOD HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, RESULTING FROM: (I) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR SERVICE; (II) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SITE OR SERVICE; (III) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (IV) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SITE; OR (V) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SITE OR SERVICE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OR EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU OR BE ENFORCEABLE WITH RESPECT TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE OR WITH THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SITE OR SERVICE.
IF YOU ARE A USER FROM NEW JERSEY, THE FOREGOING SECTIONS TITLED “DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES” AND “LIMITATION OF LIABILITY” ARE INTENDED TO BE ONLY AS BROAD AS IS PERMITTED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. IF ANY PORTION OF THESE SECTIONS IS HELD TO BE INVALID UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, THE
INVALIDITY OF SUCH PORTION SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS.
Dispute Resolution By Binding Arbitration: PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY AS IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS
Agreement to Arbitrate: This Dispute Resolution by Binding Arbitration section is referred to in this Terms of Service as the “Arbitration Agreement.” You agree that any and all disputes or claims that have arisen or may arise between you and Bridge4Good, whether arising out of or relating to this Terms of Service (including any alleged breach thereof), the Services, any advertising, any aspect of the relationship or transactions between us, shall be resolved exclusively through final and binding arbitration, rather than a court, in accordance with the terms of this Arbitration Agreement, except that you may assert individual claims in small claims court, if your claims qualify. Further, this Arbitration Agreement does not preclude you from bringing issues to the attention of federal, state, or local agencies, and such agencies can, if the law allows, seek relief against us on your behalf. You agree that, by entering into this Terms of Service, you and Bridge4Good are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a
class action. Your rights will be determined by a neutral arbitrator, not a judge or jury. The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Arbitration Agreement.
Prohibition of Class and Representative Actions and Non-Individualized Relief: YOU AND
BRIDGE4GOOD AGREE THAT EACH OF US MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING. UNLESS BOTH YOU AND BRIDGE4GOOD AGREE OTHERWISE, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S OR PARTY’S CLAIMS AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A CONSOLIDATED, REPRESENTATIVE, OR CLASS PROCEEDING. ALSO, THE ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD RELIEF (INCLUDING MONETARY, INJUNCTIVE, AND DECLARATORY RELIEF) ONLY IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE RELIEF NECESSITATED BY THAT PARTY’S INDIVIDUAL CLAIM(S).
Pre-Arbitration Dispute Resolution: Bridge4Good is always interested in resolving disputes amicably and efficiently, and most customer concerns can be resolved quickly and to the customer’s satisfaction by emailing us at [email protected]. During the arbitration, the amount of any settlement offer made by Bridge4Good or you shall not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator determines the amount, if any, to which you or Bridge4Good is entitled.
Arbitration Procedures: Arbitration will be conducted by a neutral arbitrator in accordance with the American Arbitration Association’s (“AAA”) rules and procedures, including the AAA’s Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes (collectively, the “AAA Rules”), as modified by this Arbitration Agreement. For information on the AAA, please visit its website, https://www.adr.org/. Information about the AAA Rules and fees for consumer disputes can be found at the AAA’s consumer arbitration page, https://www.adr.org/consumer/. If there is any inconsistency between any term of the AAA Rules and any term of this Arbitration Agreement, the applicable terms of this Arbitration Agreement will control unless the arbitrator determines that the application of the inconsistent Arbitration Agreement terms would not result in a fundamentally fair arbitration. The arbitrator must also follow the provisions of these Terms of Service as a court would. All issues are for the arbitrator to decide, including, but not limited to, issues relating to the scope, enforceability, and arbitrability of this Arbitration Agreement. Although arbitration
proceedings are usually simpler and more streamlined than trials and other judicial proceedings, the arbitrator can award the same damages and relief on an individual basis that a court can award to an individual under the Terms of Service and applicable law. Decisions by the arbitrator are enforceable in court and may be overturned by a court only for very limited reasons.
Confidentiality: All aspects of the arbitration proceeding, and any ruling, decision, or award by the arbitrator, will be strictly confidential for the benefit of all parties.
Severability: If a court or the arbitrator decides that any term or provision of this Arbitration Agreement
(other than the subsection (b) titled “Prohibition of Class and Representative Actions and Non-Individualized Relief” above) is invalid or unenforceable, the parties agree to replace such term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Arbitration Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified. If a court or the arbitrator decides that any of the provisions of subsection (b) above titled “Prohibition of Class and Representative Actions and Non-Individualized Relief” are invalid or unenforceable, then the entirety of this Arbitration Agreement shall be null and void. The remainder of the Terms of Service will continue to apply.
Future Changes to Arbitration Agreement: Notwithstanding any provision in this Terms of Service to the contrary, Bridge4Good agrees that if it makes any future change to this Arbitration Agreement (other than a change to the Notice Address) while you are a user of the Services, you may reject any such change by sending Bridge4Good written notice within thirty (30) calendar days of the change to the Notice Address provided above. By rejecting any future change, you are agreeing that you will arbitrate any dispute between us in accordance with the language of this Arbitration Agreement as of the date you first accepted these Terms of Service (or accepted any subsequent changes to these Terms of Service).
Termination
You agree that Bridge4Good, in its sole discretion, may suspend or terminate your account (or any part thereof) or use of the Site or Service and remove and discard any content within the Site, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if Bridge4Good believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms of Service. Any suspected fraudulent, abusive or illegal activity that may be grounds for termination of your use of Site, may be referred to appropriate law enforcement authorities. Bridge4Good may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the Site or Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Site or Service under any provision of this Terms of Service may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that Bridge4Good may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or the Site or Service. Further, you agree that Bridge4Good will not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Site or Service.
User Disputes
You agree that you are solely responsible for your interactions with any other user in connection with the Site or Service and Bridge4Good will have no liability or responsibility with respect thereto.
Bridge4Good reserves the right, but has no obligation, to become involved in any way it deems necessary with disputes between you and any other user of the Site or Service.
General
These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between you and Bridge4Good and govern your use of the Site and Service, superseding any prior agreements between you and Bridge4Good. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use affiliate or third party services, third party content or third party software. These Terms of Service will be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law provisions. With respect to any disputes or claims not subject to arbitration, as set forth above, you and Bridge4Good agree to submit to the personal
and exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within New York County, New York. The failure of Bridge4Good to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Service is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms of Service remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or these Terms of Service must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form will be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. You may not assign this Terms of Service without the prior written consent of Bridge4Good, but Bridge4Good may assign or transfer this Terms of Service, in whole or in part, without restriction. The section titles in these Terms of Service are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The Service may also provide notices to you of changes to these Terms of Service or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices generally on the Service.
Your Privacy
We respect the privacy of our users. For details please see our Privacy Policy. By using the Site and Service, you consent to our collection and use of personal information as outlined therein.
Notice for California Users
Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, users of the Service from California are entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210. You may contact us by emailing at [email protected].
Questions? Concerns? Suggestions?
Please contact us at [email protected] to report any violations of these Terms of Service or if
you have any questions regarding these Terms of Service.