Website Terms and Conditions
Last Updated February 9, 20231.
Introduction
Please read these terms and conditions ("Terms & Conditions") before using this website. By using this website, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. Do not use this website if you disagree with these terms and conditions. BY VIEWING OR USING THIS WEBSITE, YOU REPRESENT THAT: (1) YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF USE, (2) YOU ARE OF LEGAL AGE TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT, AND (3) YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THE TERMS OF USE PERSONALLY, OR ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY YOU ARE REPRESENTING, AND TO BIND THAT COMPANY TO THE TERMS OF USE.
2. General.
The following terms and conditions (these “Terms”) are entered into by and between you and BILL ME Foundation, Inc. (“BILL ME FOUNDATION,” “BILL ME,” “the Corporation,” “we,” “us” or “our”). These Terms govern your access to and use of our website, www.billmefoundation.org (the “Website”). BILL ME Foundation reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions at any time, and you must consult the most recent version of this User Agreement and Terms and Conditions (not an older cached version) each time you enter the website. Do not use the website if you do not agree to the following terms and conditions.
3. Intellectual Property/Hyperlinks.
You agree to be bound by the terms and conditions under the Service Marks, Copyright, and Hyperlinks sections of this User Agreement and Terms and Conditions.
4. Representations and Warranties.
You acknowledge that the information on the website is provided "as is" for general information only. BILL ME Foundation makes no representations or warranties of any kind regarding this website, including but not limited to any warranties of accuracy, completeness, currency, reliability, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose or any warranty that these pages, or the server that makes them available, are free of viruses or other harmful elements, and all such warranties are expressly disclaimed.
5. Indemnification.
You agree that you will hold harmless BILL ME Foundation and its officers, directors and employees from all claims arising out of or related to your access or use of, or your inability to access or use, this website or the information contained in this website or other websites to which it is linked, including but not limited to claims that you have found something you have heard, viewed or downloaded from this website or another website to which it is linked to be obscene, offensive, defamatory, or infringing upon your intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of a third party. In no event will BILL ME Foundation or the contributors of information to this website be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on such information or for any consequential, special, or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
6. Linked Sites/Third-Party Content.
These Terms and Conditions apply only to this website. BILL ME Foundation may provide links on the website to other websites that BILL ME Foundation does not control. These links are provided for the convenience of reference only. They are not intended as an endorsement by BILL ME Foundation, the organization or individual operating the website, or a warranty of any type regarding the website or the information on it. Under no circumstances will BILL ME Foundation be held liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage that is caused or alleged to have been caused to you in connection with your use of, reliance on, or any content, goods, or services available on any other website to which this website links. You should direct any concerns to that website’s administrator.
7. Governing Law and Jurisdiction.
This website (excluding linked sites) is controlled and operated by BILL ME Foundation, headquartered in Puerto Rico, United States of America. It can be accessed from all 50 states, United States territories, and other countries worldwide. By accessing this website, you agree that any action at law or equity arising or in any way relating to this website shall be filed only under the statutes and laws of Puerto Rico, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof. You also agree and submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court of Puerto Rico and the United States District Court for Puerto Rico concerning such matters. BILL ME Foundation makes no representation that materials on the website are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who access this website from other locations do so on their initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
8. Copyright.
The works of authorship contained in this website, including but not limited to all design, text, and images (the “Materials”), are owned or licensed by Bill ME Foundation and may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, performed, distributed, rented, sublicensed, altered, stored by subsequent use, or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without our prior written consent. Unless permitted otherwise in writing, you may only access the materials within the website for your personal use. This means you may download copies of Materials for personal, noncommercial use only, so long as you neither change nor delete any author attribution, trademark, legend, or copyright notice. When you download Materials, you do not obtain any ownership rights.It is improper, and maybe a violation of law, for you to post, download, and distribute any material you do not own or do not have permission to use. PLEASE BE AWARE: violation of someone’s copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights may subject you to civil and/or criminal penalties.
9. Payments
UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ON THE WEBSITE, DONATIONS ARE FINAL AND NON-REFUNDABLE. If you elect to donate through the website, we may use third-party services for payment processing (e.g., payment processors). We will have no insight into or control over these payments or transactions, nor do we have the ability to reverse any transactions. We will have no liability to you or any third party for any claims or damages that may arise because of any transactions you engage in. We will not store or collect Your payment card details. That information is provided directly to Our third-party payment processors, whose use of Your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.
10. Electronic Signature:
Authorization to bill for additional fees that might be applicable is obtained by way of your electronic signature or, where applicable, via physical signature and/or voice affirmation. Once an electronic signature is submitted, this electronic order constitutes an electronic letter of agency. Reliance on your electronic signature was specifically sanctioned and written into law when the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Transactions Act were enacted (collectively, the “E-Sign Act”). The E-Sign Act pre-empts all state laws that only recognize paper and handwritten signatures. Pursuant to any and all applicable statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or other laws, including, without limitation, the E-Sign Act and other similar state and federal statutes, YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, CONTRACTS, ORDERS, AND OTHER RECORDS AND ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF NOTICES, POLICIES, AND RECORDS OF TRANSACTIONS INITIATED OR COMPLETED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OFFERINGS. Further, you hereby waive any rights and/or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or other law in any jurisdiction requiring an original signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records or payments or the granting of credits by other than electronic means. You acknowledge and agree that you have the ability to print or store information delivered to you electronically in a way that ensures that it remains accessible to you in unchanged form.
11. Hypertext Links:
You may provide a hypertext link to the Bill ME Foundation website on another website, provided that:(a) the link must be an active, text-only link or approved banner or artwork provided by Bill ME Foundation (you may NOT use our logo without prior written approval) marked Bill ME Foundation(b) When activated by a user, the link must display this website full-screen and not within a "frame" on the linked website.(c) the appearance, position, and other aspects of the link may not be such as to disparage the Bill ME Foundation or its services, damage or dilute the goodwill associated with the Bill ME Foundation name and service marks, or create the false appearance that an entity other than Bill ME Foundation is associated with, benefitting, or sponsored by Bill ME Foundation;(d) the link may not be associated with the sale of any products or services or the promotion of any lottery, raffle, sweepstakes, or other games of chance benefiting the Bill ME Foundation.(e) the link will not appear on pages including content that Bill ME Foundation, in its sole discretion, finds to be objectionable or which includes obscene, pornographic, violent, intolerant, tasteless, denigrating, or sexually-oriented content or materials; and(f) Bill ME Foundation reserves the right to revoke its consent to the link at any time in its sole discretion by amending these Terms and Conditions. You acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for keeping up with such changes.Bill ME Foundation must approve all other hypertext links to this website in writing. Inquiries may be directed to admin@billmefoundation.org.A hypertext link does not indicate or create any endorsement, approval, sponsorship, or affiliation of or with your website by the Bill ME Foundation. This permission to link is provided without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of title or non-infringement.
12. User Conduct.
You are solely responsible for your conduct while accessing or using the website, and for any consequences thereof. You agree to use the website only for purposes that are legal, proper, and in accordance with these Terms and any applicable laws or regulations. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you may not, and may not allow any third party to: (i) send, upload, distribute or disseminate any unlawful, defamatory, harassing, abusive, fraudulent, hateful, violent, obscene, or otherwise objectionable content; (ii) distribute viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses, corrupted files, hoaxes, or any other items of a destructive or deceptive nature; (iii) impersonate another person; (iv) upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the Website Site any content that infringes the intellectual property or proprietary rights of any party or otherwise violates the legal rights of others; (v) engage in, promote, or encourage illegal activity (including, without limitation, money laundering); (vi) interfere with other users' use of the Websites; (vii) use the website for any unauthorized commercial purpose; (viii) modify, adapt, translate, or reverse engineer any portion of the Website; (ix) remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in or on the Website Site or any part of it; (x) use any technology to collect information about the Website’s for any unauthorized purpose; (xi) access or use the Website for the purpose of creating a product or service that is competitive with any of our products or services. If you engage in any of the activities prohibited by this Section, we may, at our sole and absolute discretion, without notice to you and without limiting any of our other rights or remedies at law or in equity, immediately suspend or terminate your user account.If you engage in any of the activities prohibited by this Section, we may, at our sole and absolute discretion, without notice to you and without limiting any of our other rights or remedies at law or in equity, immediately suspend or terminate your user account.
13. Complete Agreement.
This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties for this Site. It supersedes all existing agreements and all other oral, written, or other communication between the parties concerning its subject matter. You agree to use the Content and Site only for lawful purposes. You are prohibited from using the Content or Site that would constitute an illegal offense, give rise to liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation. If any portion of the Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalid or unenforceable portion shall be construed per the applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties, and the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The paragraph headings herein are provided only for reference and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of the Agreement. The Council of Nonprofits' failure to enforce your strict performance of any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of its right to subsequently enforce such provision or any other provision of this Agreement. Neither the course of conduct between parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of the Agreement.
Thank you for taking the time to review our Privacy Policy and User Agreement and Terms and Conditions. Bill ME Foundation is very concerned about online privacy and safety. If you have any questions about these policies or your dealings with this website, you can contact: BILL ME Foundation Inc PO Box 800965, Coto Laurel PR 00780
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