Terms of Service

We, Worthy Network Inc., a Delaware registered C Corporation trading as Worthy (and its successors and assignees) ("Worthy", "we", "our" or "us"). We own and operate this online platform (Platform), which is available at: https://www.worthycause.com and may be available through other addresses or channels including any mobile application.

The Platform connects charities (Charity), volunteers (Volunteer), and companies or other entities (Businesses) who are interested in connecting with each other and searching for opportunities to collaborate.

Authorized Users: Charities and Businesses may authorize their employees, agents or contractors to access and use the Platform on their behalf (Authorized User). Charities and Businesses acknowledge and agree to be responsible for their Authorized Users' use (including negligent use) of the Platform.

Acceptance

By accessing and/or using our Platform, you; each Volunteer, Charity, and Business using our Platform (referred to as you or a User) (1) warrant to us that you have reviewed the Terms of Use, these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy; (2) warrant to us that you have the legal capacity to enter into a legally binding agreement with us or (if you are under 18 years of age) you have your parent's or legal guardian's permission to access and use the Platform and they have agreed to the Terms on your behalf; (3) agree to use the Platform in accordance with the Terms; and (4) if you are a Business or Charity, you warrant to us that any Authorized Users have your prior consent and authority to use and access the Platform on your behalf and have read and agree to comply with these Terms.

Please read these Terms carefully as they govern and apply to any and all use of the Platform. We may, at any time and at our discretion, vary these Terms by publishing the varied terms on our Platform. By continuing to use the Platform, you accept the Terms as they apply from time to time. If you do not agree to the Terms, please immediately cease using and delete our Platform.

Platform Summary

(a) The Platform provides an introductory service for Charities, Businesses and Volunteers to connect and collaborate, including by providing a directory of registered charities, charitable events and volunteering opportunities.

(b) Charities: A Charity may use the Platform to:

create a charity page, outlining information about the Charity;
find and connect with other Charities;
find and connect with Businesses;
create and manage tasks and roles for Volunteers;
leave reviews, ratings and feedback on Volunteers;
nominate other Authorised Users on the platform;
invite volunteers to join the Charity's network.

create a Volunteer profile and track their philanthropy;
browse Charity Pages for information about a Charity and to discover information about any Volunteering Opportunities;
connect with Charities on the Platform and receive notifications about that Charity's activities;
search and find Volunteering Opportunities based on skills, location and other filters;
record Volunteering Opportunities completed, including the number of hours contributed to a Charity;
print a transcript with their contributions to date.

(d) Businesses: Businesses may use the Platform to:

nominate its employees as Volunteers and verify any Volunteers that have associated their profile with the Business;
connect with Charities;
find out about Volunteering Opportunities, Charities and charitable events.

Acknowledgment

You understand and agree that:

(a) the Platform is an online introductory platform only, and that our responsibilities are limited to facilitating the User functionality availability of the Platform.

(b) We are not an employment agency or labour hire business, Charities and Businesses are not our partners or agents and Volunteers are not our employees or contractors.

(c) We are not a party to any agreement entered into between a Charity and a Volunteer or Business. We have no control over (and are not responsible for) the conduct of Charities, Volunteers, Businesses or any other Users of the Platform.

(d) Charities are responsible for ensuring that Volunteers have the required certification, checking identification and determining the suitability of a Volunteer for a Volunteering Opportunity.

(e) We accept no liability for any aspect of the Volunteer, Business, and Charity interaction.

Registration and Profiles

(a) You may browse and view the Platform as an unregistered user. You must register on the Platform and create an account (Account) to access some features. Charities must register for an Account in order to create a Charity Page. Volunteers must register for an Account to create a profile. Businesses must register for an Account to create a Business Page.

(b) You must provide basic information when registering for an Account including name, name of the Business or Charity (as applicable), email address, and location. Users are responsible for keeping their information accurate and up to date.

(c) Charities: When registering an Account for a Charity, we will ask for details of the Charity's registration and authority to fundraise or similar information if the Charity is registered overseas. While we provide this as a convenience, we are not responsible for verifying the non-profit status of any Charity.

(d) Volunteers: For Volunteers, once a Volunteer has created an Account, their account information will be used to create a profile which may then be curated (Profile). You are responsible for ensuring your Profile is accurate and kept up to date.

(e) Businesses: For Businesses, we will ask for evidence including the registered company details, officer details and such other information as may be reasonably required to register.

(f) You must provide accurate, current and complete information during the registration process and you must update such information to keep it accurate, current and complete.

(g) You are responsible for keeping your Account and Profile details, username and password confidential and you will be liable for all activity on your Account.

(h) You will immediately notify us of any unauthorised use of your Account.

(i) At our sole discretion, we may refuse to allow any person, Business or Charity to register or create an Account and/or Profile, and may revoke, suspend, disable or terminate Accounts or Profiles.

Reviews

(a) The Platform provides functionality for Charities to review a specific Volunteer or all Volunteers on a Volunteering Opportunity and provide feedback on the volunteering services performed (Review).

(b) Reviews of any Volunteer will be placed on that Volunteer's Profile. Reviews can be viewed by any User and will remain viewable until the relevant Volunteer's Account or Profile is removed or terminated.

(d) If we consider that a Review is untrue, unfair, inaccurate, offensive or inappropriate, we may delete the Review, contact the Charity regarding the Review, or ban the Charity from posting the Review.

Fees and Payments

(a) Unless otherwise agreed between the parties, it is free to register an Account on the Platform. There is no charge for a Volunteer to create a Profile, or for other Users to review content on the Platform, including Charity Pages.

(b) Where fees are applicable, these will be set out on the Platform or otherwise communicated to you.

(c) We may change the fee and payment terms applying to the Platform at our sole discretion and any change is effective immediately upon us publishing the change on the Platform.

Licence to use our Platform

We grant you, so long as you maintain an Account in good standing, during the term of this agreement, a non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable, worldwide, non-transferable licence, including the right to sublicense to Authorised Users, to use our Platform in accordance with these Terms (Licence). All other uses are prohibited without our prior written consent.

Prohibited conduct

In consideration for the Licence granted to you, you must not, and you must ensure any Authorised Users, do anything that is unlawful; anything prohibited by any laws or regulations; anything which we or others would consider inappropriate; or anything which might bring us or our Platform into disrepute.

Intellectual Property rights

You acknowledge and agree that unless otherwise indicated, we own or licence all rights, title and interest (including intellectual property rights) in our Platform and all of the Content. Anything in these Terms, your use of our Platform and your use of and access to any Content does not grant or transfer to you any rights, title or interest in relation to our Platform or the Content.

User Content

You may be permitted to post, upload, publish, submit or transmit relevant information and content, including Reviews (User Content) on our Platform. By making available any User Content on or through our Platform, you grant to us a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free licence to use the User Content.

Warranties, disclaimers and indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, we make no representations or warranties about our Platform, the Content, Charities, Businesses, Volunteers, Profiles and Charity Pages.

Despite anything to the contrary, to the maximum extent permitted by law, our maximum aggregate Liability arising from or in connection with these Terms will be limited to, and must not exceed $100.

Termination and Disputes

(a) You may cancel your Account and terminate these Terms at any time by sending us an email.

(b) We may terminate these Terms for convenience at any time by giving you 30 days' notice via email.

(c) At our sole discretion, we may suspend your Account or terminate these Terms immediately without notice if you are in breach of these Terms or any applicable laws.

Jurisdiction

Your use of our Platform and these Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York. You irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts operating in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York.

Changes and Updates

We reserve the right to change or update these Terms at any time. Any such changes or updates will be posted here and will be effective when posted. By accessing or using the Platform, you agree to its then current terms.

Last updated: 7 April, 2023