Terms of Use

Who We Are

Givers Planet owns and operates the online crowdfunding platform Givers Planet.com. Our mailing address is PO Box 1270  KY1-1503, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. You can contact us at HereToHelp@GiversPlanet.com.

What We Do

At Givers Planet, our mission is to provide a place for individuals, registered non-profits, schools and churches to create an online crowdfunding campaign page and to give donors the opportunity to reflect love through giving. Our service is for campaigns that align with our mission and market segment. All campaigns will be reviewed and approved by Givers Planet before being made public.

Here are some of the fundraiser types we will host:

• School trips
• School events (proms, PTA fundraising)
• Animals
• Medical support
• Churches and Missions
• Creative
• Family
• Volunteer
• Charity Building Projects
• Service Projects
• Memorials
• Personal Endeavors
• Mission Trips
• Emergencies
• Educational
• Adoptions (through Givers Planet approved adoption agencies only)
• Wedding related (through Givers Planet partner churches only)

This is not an exhaustive list. If you have a fundraiser idea and would like to run it by the Givers Planet staff, please email us at HereToHelp@GiversPlanet.com.

Definitions

These terms shall have the following meaning throughout this Terms of Use Agreement.

These terms shall have the following meaning throughout this Terms of Use Agreement.

1. “Agreement” or “this agreement” refers to these Terms of Use.
2. “Applicable law” refers to the laws currently in force in the Cayman Islands which shall govern this agreement.
3. “Site” means this website, GiversPlanet.com, all related webpages, and all related websites operated by Givers Planet, but does not include any third party websites which are linked to or may link from this website whether or not such third party websites are used in connection with the Services.
4. “Service” and “Services” refer to the crowdfunding fundraising pages we host, our support, and our educational content.
5. “User” refers to any person who utilizes our Services or has any interaction with our Site.
6. “Fundraiser Organizer” or “Campaign Organizer” refers to any person who opens an account with Givers Planet in order to create a fundraising page or campaign.
7. “Givers Planet”, “we”, “us” shall refer to Givers Planet and GiversPlanet.com
8. “You” and “user” shall refer to any person who visits the Site, or any person who views or downloads any materials, any person who interacts with the Site by leaving a message or giving a donation, or uses the Givers Planet.com to conduct a fundraising campaign and their employees and agents.

General Use

If you interact with or use Givers Planet.com, you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms of Use without any modification or qualification. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, RULES, POLICIES, GUIDELINES OR PRACTICES OF OPERATING OUR SERVICE, UNLESS EXPRESSLY SET OUT IN THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SERVICE. If for any reason you are unable to meet all the conditions set forth under this agreement, or if you breach any of the Terms of Use contained herein, your permission to use the Site is discontinued and you must destroy any materials downloaded or printed from the Site.

Changes to Terms

Givers Planet reserves the right to modify or change these Terms of Use at any time without giving prior notice. We shall, however, notify you of significant changes by posting an announcement on the Site. Your use of Givers Planet.com is subject to the most current Terms of Use posted on the Site at such time. The most current version can be reviewed by clicking “Terms of Use” hyperlink at the bottom of our Site pages.

Who Can Use our Service

Anyone can use our Service. Givers Planet does not discriminate against people. However, we only approve and publish campaigns related to our mission and market segment. If you have any questions, please contact us at HereToHelp@GiversPlanet.com. As the email address says, we are here and help and do our best to assist you even if you don’t end up using our Service.

Third Party Services

Givers Planet.com uses L19 Tech to handle our credit card processing. Because their service is critical to our operation, you should take the time and view their website also.

Our Fees

It is free to set up a campaign on Givers Planet.com. We only charge a fee when a donation is made and here is how that happens.

There are two parts to the fee we charge. First is the credit card processing charged by L19 and the financial institutions to handle all financial transactions. The total credit card processing fee is typically 2.75% + $0.45 per transaction. This is a smaller fee than charged by most other donation-based crowdfunding sites. Second is the platform fee, which GiversPlanet charges to keep the website going, lights on in the office, and our staff paid. It is also the same or lower than other donation-based crowdfunding sites. We charge this fee on all donations.

We have setup our Site so that each donor is asked if they would like to cover the fees as part of their donation. A very high percentage of donors choose that option which means that the entire donation goes to the campaign.

One of Givers Planet’s core values is “Giving Back.” Givers Planet will give back up to 10% of our platform fee to worthy causes that move and inspire us because we also want to reflect love by giving.

User Content on Website

You are solely responsible for the content you post on the Site including but not limited to photos, text, videos, graphics, and personal profiles. Information, ideas or opinions posted by users of the Site do not necessarily reflect our views and Givers Planet does not take any responsibility for the accuracy of any information, ideas or opinions posted by Users. Givers Planet shall not be liable for any damages or losses resulting from such information, ideas or opinions. As a User, you understand and agree that Givers Planet may terminate any campaign, user account or access to use the Site at any time and for any reason. By posting any information or other content on the Site, you have authorized Givers Planet to publish such materials in any manner desired without any obligation to compensate you or anyone else.

You further understand and agree that Givers Planet may monitor, edit, and delete any content that we, in our sole and absolute discretion, believe violates the terms of  this User Agreement or which may be illegal or offensive, or which poses a threat to the rights or safety of Givers Planet Users. Minor grammatical or formatting changes done by Givers Planet are a customer service in order to keep your campaign and our Site as professional as possible.

Offensive Use or Content

User agrees NOT to upload or display any content that contains nudity, sexually graphic content, drug use (implied or literal), or material that is otherwise deemed explicit, or in poor taste by Givers Planet; or content that contains threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, invasive, hateful, or racially, religiously, ethnically or otherwise objectionable. Further, the User agrees NOT to use Givers Planet to raise donations, create fundraisers for any organization or event involved in the above. Doing so will result in removal of your campaigns(s) and immediate termination of your account. Givers Planet reserves the right to refuse service to any campaign it deems to be in poor taste or opposed to the mission of our Service.

Limitation of Warranty

All SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, REGARDING SUCH SCOPE OF WORK OR SERVICES’ ACCURACY, PERFORMANCE, OR ANY OTHER MATTER. GIVERS PLANET DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE IS WITHOUT ERROR OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE IN ITS OPERATION OR THAT IT WILL SATISFY USER’S REQUIREMENTS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, GIVERS PLANET HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS. GIVERS PLANET MAKES NO WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR PROMISE NOT EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.

Limitation of Liability

GIVERS PLANET’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, FOR ANY AND ALL DAMAGES THAT YOU MIGHT INCUR (REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) SHALL NOT EXCEED USERS’S PLATFORM FEES FOR A TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD. WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE FOREGOING, GIVERS PLANET SHALL NOT (A) HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO USER FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUES, DATA AND/OR USE), REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OR LIABILITY (INCLUDING TORT, CONTRACT AND NEGLIGENCE), AND EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF; OR (B) BRING ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT MORE THAN TWELVE (12) MONTHS AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF GIVERS PLANET IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. GIVERS PLANET IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.