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Terms and Conditions

Updated 11.28.2023

  1. Terms and Conditions

    These Website Standard Terms And Conditions (these “Terms” or these “Website Standard Terms And Conditions”) contained herein on this webpage, shall govern your use of this website, including all pages within this website (collectively referred to herein below as this “Website”). These Terms apply in full force and effect to your use of this Website and by using this Website, you expressly accept all terms and conditions contained herein in full. You must not use this Website, if you have any objection to any of these Website Standard Terms And Conditions.

    You must be at least 18 years old to sign up for an account, provide personal information, or donate through this website. If you are younger than 18 years of age you must have the support of a legal guardian in order to sign up for an account, provide personal information, or donate through this website. If United Way of Greater Los Angeles discovers that you have created an account and you are younger than 18 years of age, United Way of Greater Los Angeles will terminate your account.

    This website uses cookies. By using this website and agreeing to these terms and conditions, you consent to United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ use of cookies in accordance with the terms of United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ privacy policy.

    This site and its components 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.

  2. License to use website

    Unless otherwise stated, United Way of Greater Los Angeles and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights in the website and material on the website.  Subject to the license below, all these intellectual property rights are reserved.

    You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages from the website for your own personal use, subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in these terms and conditions.

    You must not:

    • republish material from this website (including republication on another website);
    • sell, rent or sub-license material from the website;
    • show any material from the website in public;
    • reproduce, duplicate, copy or otherwise exploit material on this website for a commercial purpose;
    • edit or otherwise modify any material on the website; or
    • redistribute material from this website except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution.

    Where content is specifically made available for redistribution, it may only be redistributed within your organization.

  3. Acceptable use

    You must not use this website in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or impairment of the availability or accessibility of the website; or in any way, which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity.

    You must not use this website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish or distribute any material which consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit or other malicious computer software.

    You must not conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities (including without limitation scraping, data mining, data extraction and data harvesting) on or in relation to this website without United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ express written consent.

    You must not use this website to transmit or send unsolicited commercial communications.

    You must not use this website for any purposes related to marketing without United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ express written consent.

  4. Restricted access

    Access to certain areas of this website is restricted.  United Way of Greater Los Angeles reserves the right to restrict access to [other] areas of this website, or indeed this entire website, at United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ discretion.

    If United Way of Greater Los Angeles provides you with a user ID and password to enable you to access restricted areas of this website or other content or services, you must ensure that the user ID and password are kept confidential.

    United Way of Greater Los Angeles may disable your user ID and password in United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ sole discretion without notice or explanation.

  5. User content

    In these terms and conditions, “your user content” means material (including without limitation text, images, audio material, video material and audio-visual material) that you submit to this website, for whatever purpose.

    You grant to United Way of Greater Los Angeles a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate and distribute your user content in any existing or future media.  You also grant to United Way of Greater Los Angeles the right to sub-license these rights, and the right to bring an action for infringement of these rights.

    Your user content must not be illegal or unlawful, must not infringe any third party’s legal rights, and must not be capable of giving rise to legal action whether against you or United Way of Greater Los Angeles or a third party (in each case under any applicable law). 

    You must not submit any user content to the website that is or has ever been the subject of any threatened or actual legal proceedings or other similar complaint.

    United Way of Greater Los Angeles reserves the right to edit or remove any material submitted to this website, or stored on United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ servers, or hosted or published upon this website.

    Notwithstanding United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ rights under these terms and conditions in relation to user content, United Way of Greater Los Angeles does not undertake to monitor the submission of such content to, or the publication of such content on, this website.

  6. Donations

    We work with Fundraiseup, a credit card payment processing company to process all credit card transactions. If you participate in a fundraising campaign, or if you make a donation, Fundraiseup will store on our behalf certain information about you. For more information, see our Privacy Policy.

    You agree that, for all purchase, donation, or contribution transactions, (a) you will not use an invalid or unauthorized payment method; (b) you will be charged using the payment method you designate; and (c) all transactions are final and non-refundable (unless otherwise determined by UnitedWayLA.org in its sole discretion). You understand and acknowledge that payments made to United Way of Greater Los Angeles are tax-deductible as charitable donations..

    If you make a purchase, donation, or contribution through our platform, you agree to pay the applicable fee or amount in accordance with any pricing and payment terms presented to you for that purchase donation or contribution. All amounts do not include taxes, and you are responsible for paying any applicable taxes in your area or state. You are also responsible for paying applicable standard credit card processing fees.

  7. Account Creation

    You agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as prompted by any United Way of Greater Los Angeles registration form, and (b) to maintain and update this information to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete at all times. If any information you provide is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, United Way of Greater Los Angeles may terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service.

    You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the information you hold for your account, including your password, and for any and all activity that occurs under your account as a result of your failing to keep this information secure and confidential.

    You may not use anyone else’s username, password, or account at any time without the express permission and consent of the holder of that username, password or account. United Way of Greater Los Angeles cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these obligations.

    You acknowledge and agree that you must: (a) provide for your own internet access and pay any service fees associated with such access and (b) provide all equipment necessary for you to make such internet connection, including, but not limited to a computer and modem or other access device.

  8. Mobile Terms and Conditions

    1. There is no fee from the United Way of Greater Los Angeles to receive text messages. Message and data rates may apply- this can be checked with your mobile service provider. Charges are billed and payable to your mobile service provider or deducted from your prepaid account. Consent is not a requirement for purchase.

    2. Data obtained from you in connection with this SMS service may include your mobile phone number, your carrier’s name and the date, time and content of your messages. We may use this information to contact you and provide the services you request from us. Alerts sent via SMS may not be delivered if the mobile phone is not in range of a transmission site, or if sufficient network capacity is not available at a particular time. Even within a coverage area, factors beyond the control of the wireless operator may interfere with message delivery, including the customer’s equipment, terrain, proximity to buildings, foliage, and weather. Wireless operators do not guarantee message delivery and will not be held liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

    3. For information on data collection and us, please read our full corporate Privacy Policy.

    4. We will not be liable for any delays in the receipt of any SMS message as delivery is subject to effective transmission from your network operator.

    5. By subscribing to the United Way of Greater Los Angeles alerts, the user consents to receive automated text messages for on how you can get involved with our work. Recurring messages. Message & data rates may apply. If you have any questions, text HELP to the number you received a text message from or contact us at info@unitedwayla.org. To stop receiving messages reply STOP.

  9. No warranties

    This website is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied.  United Way of Greater Los Angeles makes no representations or warranties in relation to this website or the information and materials provided on this website. 

    Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing paragraph, United Way of Greater Los Angeles does not warrant that:

    1. this website will be constantly available, or available at all; or
    2. the information on this website is complete, true, accurate or non-misleading.

    Nothing on this website constitutes, or is meant to constitute, advice of any kind. If you require advice in relation to any legal, financial or medical matter you should consult an appropriate professional.

  10. Limitations of liability

    In no event shall United Way of Greater Los Angeles nor any of its officers, directors and employees, be liable to you for anything arising out of or in any way connected with your use of this Website, whether such liability is under contract, tort or otherwise, and United Way of Greater Los Angeles, including its officers, directors and employees shall not be liable for any indirect, consequential or special liability arising out of or in any way related to your use of this Website.

    These limitations of liability apply even if United Way of Greater Los Angeles has been expressly advised of the potential loss.

  11. Links to External Websites

    Clicking on certain links within this Site may take you to external websites. You acknowledge and agree that United Way of Greater Los Angeles has no responsibility for the accuracy or availability of information provided by linked sites. Links to external websites do not constitute an endorsement by United Way of Greater Los Angeles of the sponsors of such sites or the content, products, advertising or other materials presented on such sites.

    Information in the many web pages that are linked to United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ Site comes from a variety of sources. Some of this information comes from United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ licensees, but some may come from unaffiliated organizations and individuals. United Way of Greater Los Angeles does not author, edit, or monitor these unofficial pages or links. You acknowledge and agree that United Way of Greater Los Angeles shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on such external sites or resources.

  12. Exceptions

    Nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit any warranty implied by law that it would be unlawful to exclude or limit; and nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ liability in respect of any:

    1. death or personal injury caused by United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ negligence;
    2. fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation on the part of United Way of Greater Los Angeles; or
    3. matter which it would be illegal or unlawful for United Way of Greater Los Angeles to exclude or limit, or to attempt or purport to exclude or limit, its liability.
  13. Reasonableness

    By using this website, you agree that the exclusions and limitations of liability set out in this website disclaimer are reasonable.

    If you do not think they are reasonable, you must not use this website.

  14. Other parties

    You accept that, as a limited liability entity, United Way of Greater Los Angeles has an interest in limiting the personal liability of its officers and employees. You agree that you will not bring any claim personally against United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ officers or employees in respect of any losses you suffer in connection with the website.

    Without prejudice to the foregoing paragraph, you agree that the limitations of warranties and liability set out in this website disclaimer will protect United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ officers, employees, agents, subsidiaries, successors, assigns and sub-contractors as well as United Way of Greater Los Angeles.

  15. Unenforceable provisions

    If any provision of this website disclaimer is, or is found to be, unenforceable under applicable law, that will not affect the enforceability of the other provisions of this website disclaimer.

  16. Indemnity

    You hereby indemnify United Way of Greater Los Angeles and undertake to keep United Way of Greater Los Angeles indemnified against any losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation legal expenses and any amounts paid by United Way of Greater Los Angeles to a third party in settlement of a claim or dispute on the advice of United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ legal advisers) incurred or suffered by United Way of Greater Los Angeles arising out of any breach by you of any provision of these terms and conditions[, or arising out of any claim that you have breached any provision of these terms and conditions.

  17. Breaches of these terms and conditions

    Without prejudice to United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ other rights under these terms and conditions, if you breach these terms and conditions in any way, United Way of Greater Los Angeles may take such action as United Way of Greater Los Angeles deems appropriate to deal with the breach, including suspending your access to the website, prohibiting you from accessing the website, blocking computers using your IP address from accessing the website, contacting your internet service provider to request that they block your access to the website and/or bringing court proceedings against you.

  18. Variation

    United Way of Greater Los Angeles is permitted to revise these Terms at any time as it sees fit, and by using this Website you are expected to review such Terms on a regular basis to ensure you understand all terms and conditions governing use of this Website.

  19. Assignment

    United Way of Greater Los Angeles may transfer, sub-contract or otherwise deal with United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ rights and/or obligations under these terms and conditions without notifying you or obtaining your consent.

    You may not transfer, sub-contract or otherwise deal with your rights and/or obligations under these terms and conditions.

  20. Severability

    If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid under any applicable law, such unenforceability or invalidity shall not render these Terms unenforceable or invalid as a whole, and such provisions shall be deleted without affecting the remaining provisions herein.

  21. Entire agreement

    These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and United Way of Greater Los Angeles in relation to your use of this website, and supersede all previous agreements in respect of your use of this website.

  22. Law and jurisdiction

    These terms and conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with California law, and any disputes relating to these terms and conditions will be subject to the [non-]exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Los Angeles County.

    United Way, Inc. tax number is 95-2274801

    You can contact United Way, Inc. by email to info@unitedwayla.org