Global Volunteers
Fundraising Tool Terms and Conditions

Application, Acceptance and Funds Disbursement

Fundraising

Any volunteer-fundraiser is eligible to begin raising funds via Global Volunteers’ web-based fundraising tool, whether in anticipation of joining a future service program or if he/she has already submitted a Service Program Application and Agreement. The volunteer-fundraiser personal pages must be reviewed and approved by Global Volunteers prior to activation. Global Volunteers will either approve or deny the page content within one business day from when Global Volunteers is notified of the page creation and will notify the volunteer-fundraiser by email. Personal pages will remain active until the volunteer-fundraiser requests deactivation of his/her personal page or Global Volunteers deactivates the page, whichever occurs first. In order to reserve a space on a service program, the volunteer-fundraiser must have raised/contributed at least $350.00 and have submitted a Service Program Application & Agreement.

The volunteer-fundraiser should attempt to raise the total service program fee, less the amount of any initial deposit, no later than 75 days prior to the scheduled arrival date of the service program. However, if the volunteer-fundraiser is unable to raise the required amount by that date, his/her place on the service program will be held until the total fee is paid or the service program's maximum number of volunteers is reached, whichever occurs first. In all cases, the total service program fee must be paid in full no later than 10 days prior to the scheduled service program arrival date.

In the event the volunteer-fundraiser does not reach his/her fundraising goal and is unable to participate on the original scheduled service program, any monies received via the web-based fundraising tool can be applied to a subsequent service program for which the volunteer-fundraiser has submitted a Service Program Application and Agreement and has been accepted, provided the subsequent service program arrival date is no later than 24 months from the date the volunteer-fundraiser’s fundraising page was activated.

Any funds received in excess of the service program fee, except those funds received directly from the volunteer-fundraiser via cash, money order, or his/her personal check or credit card, can be applied towards the volunteer-fundraiser’s participation on a future service program provided the volunteer-fundraiser submits a Service Program Application and Agreement within 12 months of the original service program arrival date and is accepted on the future service program.

Attempted donations that are lost, late, misdirected, incorrect, garbled, or incompletely received, for any reason including by reason of hardware, software, browser, or network failure, malfunction, or congestion, will not be credited toward the volunteer-fundraiser's service program fee.

Cancellation

If the volunteer-fundraiser cancels his/her initial service program participation for any reason, the funds may be transferred, less applicable transfer fees, to a subsequent service program that is scheduled to begin within 24 months from the date the volunteer-fundraiser’s fundraising page was activated, provided:

• The volunteer-fundraiser notified Global Volunteers of his/her cancellation in writing no later than 30 days prior to the scheduled arrival date of the initial service program, and
• The initial service program was not full at the time the volunteer-fundraiser notified Global Volunteers, and
• The volunteer-fundraiser submits a Service Program Application and Agreement for a subsequent program, and
• The volunteer-fundraiser’s application for the subsequent program is accepted.

If Global Volunteers cancels the volunteer-fundraiser's scheduled service program for any reason, the volunteer-fundraiser may apply all the monies raised to another service program to be conducted within 24 months from the date the volunteer-fundraiser’s fundraising page was activated. Funds received directly from the volunteer-fundraiser via cash, money order, or his/her personal check or credit card, are subject to Global Volunteers standard refund policy explained at https://www.globalvolunteers.org/secure/terms.asp.

Refunds

Under no circumstances will any refunds be made to any donor. Any donated funds not applied towards a Global Volunteers service program will be deposited in Global Volunteers general fund and will be available to Global Volunteers for any purpose that Global Volunteers deems appropriate. As such, the service program fee refund policies, as referenced in the Service Program Application and Agreement, Global Volunteers Adventures in Service Catalog, and on Global Volunteers website, are modified by these Terms and Conditions. Funds received directly from the volunteer-fundraiser via cash, money order, or his/her personal check or credit card, are subject to Global Volunteers standard refund policy explained at https://www.globalvolunteers.org/secure/terms.asp.

Postings Guidelines

The volunteer-fundraiser agrees that any website posting made via the Global Volunteers web-based fundraising tool will not contain, include, involve or be posted on any websites that highlight or feature any of the following:

• Obscenity;
• Crude, vulgar or offensive pictures, depictions, images, language and/or symbols;
• Gang signs or symbols;
• Gratuitous violence, guns or other imagery or gestures of weapons. Violence may not be used to stimulate the audience or to invite imitation, nor may it be shown or offered as an acceptable solution to problem or conflict;
• Nudity or explicit or graphic sexual activity;
• Commercial products (e.g., clothing, toys, food) and/or their trademarks, brands, logos or endorsements other than Global Volunteers materials;
• Trade libel;
• Hard liquor use or product images;
• License plates, phone numbers, personal addresses - physical or email or otherwise;
• Illegal drug or alcohol use or abuse;
• Derogatory characterization of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups, humiliation of other people (publicly or otherwise), or any assault or threatening of others;
• Violation of anyone's right of privacy, including any statements that may be true but of private facts;
• Trespass or the violation of other people's rights or property;
• Images copyrighted to any person, company, or organization other than the volunteer-fundraiser
• Illegal (e.g., racial, religious, gender, nationality, sexual orientation);
• Conduct or activities in violation of these Terms; or
• Any other content, display, materials and/or images that is or could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, as determined by Global Volunteers in its sole discretion.

In addition, the volunteer-fundraiser agrees, confirms and represents to Global Volunteers that the volunteer-fundraiser has not engaged or taken part in or induced or encouraged another person to engage or take part in any activity or conduct in connection with Global Volunteers or fundraising for a Global Volunteers service program that: (i) is or may constitute a crime, unlawful or non-consensual activities (e.g., conduct that could lead to criminal prosecution), tortuous conduct (e.g.., conduct that could lead to civil prosecution) or the violation or infringement of the rights of any other party; or (ii) violates these Terms in the United States, Canada, or in the country in which the volunteer-fundraiser will serve.

Global Volunteers has the right to use any postings submitted under these Terms in or on any Global Volunteers website and in or on any other periodical, magazine, programming channel, broadcast, or other public display or performance, at any time in the future, without notice and without compensation, royalty, accounting, liability or obligation of any kind to the volunteer-fundraiser.

General Terms

Any violation of these Terms may result in disqualification. Global Volunteers reserves the right to reject the volunteer-fundraiser and any of the volunteer-fundraiser's associated activities that are deemed, in Global Volunteers' sole discretion, to violate these Terms, the Global Volunteers Website Terms of Use or Privacy Policy, or any other Global Volunteers policies or guidelines established by Global Volunteers that govern the volunteer-fundraiser's participation.

Global Volunteers reserves the right to cancel, terminate, or modify any transmission or other activity not capable of completion as planned, including by reasons of computer virus infection, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, force majeure, or technical failures of any sort. Global Volunteers assumes no responsibility for the incorrect or inaccurate posting of information whether caused by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the fundraising process or by any human error that may occur in the processing of any Posting. Global Volunteers is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any-email or players due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or any web site, or any combination thereof, including, without limitation, any injury or damage to the volunteer-fundraiser's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading of any materials.

All interpretations of these Terms and decisions by Global Volunteers are final. No software-generated, robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated online or text message entries are permitted and will result in disqualification of all such entries. Global Volunteers reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify the volunteer-fundraiser if it deems in its sole discretion that the volunteer-fundraiser violates these Terms or the spirit of Global Volunteers or otherwise.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF ANY GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS WEBSITES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM AN SUCH INDIVIDUAL WHO MAKES AN ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

The volunteer-fundraiser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Global Volunteers, its respective agents, employees, officers, directors, staff, successors and assigns, and any suppliers, licensors, marketing partners or other affiliated parties in connection with the volunteer-fundraiser's efforts to raise funds for a Global Volunteers service program, and from any and all liability resulting or arising from the volunteer-fundraiser's acts or omissions in connection with Global Volunteers.

Applicable Laws and Jurisdiction

Issues concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota. All disputes arising out of or connected with Global Volunteers will be resolved individually, and without resort to class action, exclusively by a state or federal court located in St. Paul, Minnesota. Should there be a conflict between the laws of the State of Minnesota and any other laws, the conflict will be resolved in favor of the laws of the State of Minnesota. All judgments or awards are limited to actual out-of pocket damages (excluding attorney's fees) associated with participation in Global Volunteers service program and must not include any indirect, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages. The volunteer-fundraiser waives any and all objections to jurisdiction and venue in these courts and hereby submits to the jurisdiction of those courts.

Contact Details

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact Global Volunteers at 375 East Little Canada Road, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55117 651-407-6100.