Effective Date: November 2024
Welcome to Coalition of Refuge Friends and Advocates! By accessing or using our website at https://coalitionofrefugefriends.com (the “Website”), you agree to be bound by the following Terms of Service (“Terms”). Please read these Terms carefully before using our Website. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Website.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing, browsing, or using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to comply with these Terms, as well as our Privacy Policy. Coalition of Refuge Friends and Advocates (“we,” “our,” or “us”) reserves the right to update or modify these Terms at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of the Website constitutes acceptance of any changes.
2. Description of Services
We provide a platform for:
- Sharing resources and links to external content related to wildlife refuges, conservation, and nonprofit advocacy.
- Hosting social features, including forums, groups, messaging, and community content sharing.
- Offering informal advice and guidance to our community.
While we strive to ensure the accuracy of information provided, we do not guarantee its completeness, reliability, or suitability for any specific purpose.
3. User Accounts
To access certain features of the Website, users may be required to create an account. By creating an account, you agree to:
- Provide accurate and complete registration information.
- Maintain the security of your account credentials.
- Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms or engage in prohibited activities.
4. User-Generated Content
4.1 Ownership of Content
By posting or uploading content (including text, images, videos, or other media) to the Website, you retain ownership of your content but grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, display, reproduce, and distribute your content for the purpose of operating the Website.
4.2 Prohibited Content
Users are prohibited from posting content that:
- Is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, or hateful.
- Promotes violence, discrimination, or illegal activities.
- Violates the intellectual property or privacy rights of others.
We reserve the right to remove any content that violates these Terms or is deemed inappropriate at our sole discretion.
5. Community Guidelines
To foster a positive and respectful community, you agree to abide by the following guidelines:
- Be respectful of others in forums, groups, and private messages.
- Do not engage in harassment, bullying, or spamming.
- Use the platform for its intended purpose: sharing knowledge and supporting the nonprofit community.
Violations of these guidelines may result in account suspension or termination.
6. External Links
Our Website contains links to external websites and resources. These links are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement or approval of the linked content. We are not responsible for the accuracy, legality, or content of external websites. Accessing such sites is at your own risk.
7. Informal Advice Disclaimer
Any advice or guidance provided through our Website, including in forums or groups, is intended for general informational purposes only. It does not constitute professional, legal, or financial advice. You should seek independent professional advice before making decisions based on information from our Website.
8. Intellectual Property
All content on this Website, excluding user-generated content, is the property of Coalition of Refuge Friends and Advocates or its content providers and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Unauthorized use or reproduction of any content is strictly prohibited.
9. Moderation and Reporting
We reserve the right to moderate forums, groups, and other user interactions to ensure compliance with these Terms and our Community Guidelines. Users may report inappropriate content or behavior via the reporting tools provided on the Website.
Moderation actions, including content removal or account suspension, are at our sole discretion and may not be appealed.
10. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law:
- We are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your use of the Website or reliance on its content.
- We do not guarantee the Website will be error-free, uninterrupted, or free of harmful components.
11. Termination
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to the Website at any time, with or without notice, for any violation of these Terms or other conduct deemed inappropriate.
12. Governing Law
Any claim relating to Coalition of Refuge Friends and Advocates web site shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
13. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:
Email: coalitionrefugefriends@gmail.com
14. Changes to the Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The “Effective Date” at the top of this page will indicate when these Terms were last revised.
15. Deletion of Your Account and User Data
You can delete your account and the data we store about you at anytime by navigating to your account, and selecting ‘Delete Account.’ For example:
By continuing to use our Website, you agree to these Terms. Thank you for being part of the Coalition of Refuge Friends and Advocates community!