Terms & Conditions for Do Something Sponsorship Section
Terms and Conditions
Global Care, 2 Dugdale Road, Coventry CV6 1PB (British registered charity no. 1054008) operates www.globalcare.org.uk (the "Website") and the section within it called Do Something.
These are the general Terms and Conditions governing your use of the Website. Please read them carefully. If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, you should not continue to use or access the Website.
These Terms and Conditions may change or be updated from time to time. It remains your responsibility to access and check these Terms and Conditions wherever you access the Website. The latest version of these Terms and Conditions will govern any future usage by you of the Website.
The Website allows you to donate to, and raise funds for, Global Care. The website vehicle enables Global Care to collect donations and reclaim Gift Aid (where applicable) on its behalf under the Inland Revenue Gift Aid Scheme.
How Global Care use your donation
Please note that Global Care reserves the right to use your donation for its general purposes unless you have specifically stated or selected an appeal or project area.
Incurred fees
Global Care uses PayPal as its payment processor.
To process credit and debit card payments PayPal charge us a small transaction fee on every donation made on the Website.
The fee is currently 1.4% of the gross donation plus 0.20 pence per individual donation.
To avoid any external fee liability, sponsorship money or donations can be made by cheque payable to Global Care and sent to Global Care, 2 Dugdale Road, Coventry CV6 1PB
Unauthorised card use
When a donation is made on the Website the transaction is final and not disputable unless unauthorised use of your payment card is proved. If you become aware of fraudulent use of your card, or if it is lost or stolen, you must notify your card provider in accordance with its reporting rules.
Your password
When you register your details on the Global Care website and choose a password to protect your secure account, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. If you notice unauthorised use of your password, then either change your password or call our office on 024 7660 1800
Your Gift Aid declaration
When you donate to Global Care and confirm that you are a UK taxpayer in accordance with the requirements of the Gift Aid Scheme as they apply from time to time, Global Care will then reclaim Gift Aid on behalf of the charity under the Gift Aid Scheme.
Global Care do not, and will not, provide financial or taxation advice, and so any content on this website that refers to your donation to us is intended to be used as a guide only. You must consult your own adviser(s) about any accounting, taxation or financial consequences that may affect you.
Privacy Statement
Global Care's Privacy Statement forms part of these Terms and Conditions. By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions you also give your consent to the way we may handle your personal information under that Policy. Read our Privacy Statement here.
Content and unacceptable user conduct
You must at all times use the Website and its associated services in a responsible and legal manner. In particular, but not exclusively:
You must not upload offensive, obscene or racist content, including photographs, on to the Website. Global Care regularly monitors the content and reserves the absolute right to remove or edit any content posted on the Website at its sole discretion and without notice, regardless of whether or not it is, in the opinion of any third party, offensive, obscene or racist.
If you come across content which you believe to be suspect, then contact us immediately on 024 7660 1800 or by email to webmaster@globalcare.org.uk
When you create your own Do Something Sponsorship Page on the Global Care website, you are responsible for the content you are uploading on your page. In particular, it is your responsibility to ensure that the photograph is yours to use - it must not be copyright-protected. Global Care reserves the right to remove any pictures, photographs or copy from your own Do Something Sponsorship pages, at its sole discretion and without notice if their copyright status is in any doubt. You should immediately inform Global Care of any breach of copyright found on this website. Contact webmaster@globalcare.org.uk
You only have permission to add and alter content on your own Do Something Sponsorship Page, within the page structure as it has been created. You may not remove any other content or alter the structure of the Website in any other way.
It is prohibited to:
- misrepresent your own identity or affiliation with any other person or organisation;
- use the website to send junk email or 'spam' to people who do not wish to receive email from you;
- use the Website to conduct, display or forward surveys, raffles, lotteries, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters;
- interfere with, or disrupt, the service or services or networks connected to the service and introduce any computer virus (including any variant or similar malicious code or instructions) to the Global Care IT system.
- Global Care reserves the right to terminate your registration and delete any personal sponsorship pages without notice in the event of a breach of the above rules.
Endorsement
Building your own Do Something Sponsorship Page in aid of Global Care in no way implies Global Care's endorsement of your fundraising activity. We disapprove of certain fundraising activities, and do not wish to be involved in, dangerous sports or certain unusual challenges. It is your responsibility to check with Global Care first that your chosen activity does not contravene our charity's policies. Global Care reserves the right, at its absolute discretion and without notice, to suspend and remove your Do Something Sponsorship Page if we deem your fundraising activity inappropriate or unnecessarily dangerous.
Links
Inclusion of certain links on this website to other websites does not imply endorsement of its content or opinions. Your relationship and any transactions with other organisations through their websites or otherwise are your own responsibility.
Partner organisations
Global Care intend to further its work through fundraising and communication. However, in time we may introduce partners who offer services or other benefits that we believe will enhance the website experience. Whilst we will do our best to select partners of the highest integrity, we are not responsible for any aspect of the information or services offered by them, and if you choose to use their services you do so at your own risk.
Copyright and intellectual property rights
The name Do Something is used in good faith and is not known to breach trademark or copyright laws. This, and other names Global Care may introduce in the future, must not be used in connection with any product or service that is not associated with Global Care, nor in any such way that is likely to cause confusion, or in any way that may disparage or discredit Global Care. Other trade marks, service marks or logos that appear on the Website, are the property of their respective owners and are likely to be registered trade marks and subject to restrictions as to their use. They must not be used without the express permission of the trade mark owner.
All content on the Website is owned by Global Care and is protected by the applicable intellectual property and proprietary rights and laws. You may copy content for your own personal, non-commercial use provided you do not alter it or remove any copyright, trade mark or other proprietary notice. No other use of the Website's content is permitted without the express prior permission of Global Care, and, where applicable, the copyright holder. For more information, or to request permission, call 024 7660 1800 or email webmaster@globalcare.org.uk
Service availability
Global Care will make every effort to ensure that the Website and associated services are available continuously, but reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue all or any part at any time with or without notice. Unless specifically exempted, any new features, services or software applications introduced shall be subject to these Terms and Conditions.
Failure to comply with these Terms and Conditions
In the event that you commit a breach of these Terms and Conditions Global Care reserves the right at its sole discretion to immediately and without notice terminate your registration and subsequent access to all/part of the Website.
Termination
You may discontinue use of the Website and services at any time. These Terms and Conditions will continue to apply to past use by you.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
Use of the Website is at your sole risk. Global Care does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to our services and operation of the Website may be interfered with by numerous factors outside of our control.
In no event shall Global Care be liable (whether for breach of contract, negligence or for any other reason) for any loss or damage which you may claim to have suffered by reason of your accessing and use of the Website, including (but not limited to) loss of profits, exemplary or special damages, loss of sales, loss of revenue, loss of goodwill, loss of any software or data, loss of bargain, loss of opportunity, loss of use of computer equipment, loss of or waste of management or other staff time, or for any indirect, consequential or special loss, however arising.
Global Care may change the format, structure and content of the Website from time to time. You should refresh your browser each time you visit the Website to ensure that you download the most up to date version of the Website, including the latest version of these Terms and Conditions.
Governing law
These Terms and Conditions are governed by English law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
Third party rights
A person who is not a party to these Terms and Conditions has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of these Terms and Conditions.