This website was developed in service of our giving mission. It helps us communicate with non-profits and other givers, as well as anyone who may be a target of fraud.

Our Terms of Use below help us protect these users and our mission, and our Privacy Practices explain how we collect, use, and share information to perform services for our gift recipients and others. If we make changes, we will notify you by updating the dates below. If you have any questions, you may contact us at terms@yieldgiving.com.

Terms of Use

Last Updated: 12/14/22

By accessing or using this website, you agree to the terms below.

Use of Site

By accessing or using this site, you agree that you will not use the site or its content in any manner other than for its intended purpose, or that is illegal, harmful, or could impair its function, including using any data extraction methods or attempting to bypass measures that limit access to any part of site.

Trademarks

This site includes trade and service marks of Yield Giving, including our name, logo and the look and feel of the site. These marks are an important method of identifying us to potential gift recipients and our users. To prevent confusion, they may not be copied, imitated, or used without our prior written permission. All other product and company names mentioned on the site are the property of their respective owners.

Links to Site

You can link to the site for noncommercial purposes, provided that the link does not portray Yield Giving in a misleading or defamatory manner; the linking site does not contain any adult or illegal material or material that is harassing or otherwise inconsistent with our values; and you do not use our logo to link to this site without our written permission. This right may be revoked at any time.

Third-Party Content

This site provides links to and information about other organizations as a service to those who are interested in their content. Please note that we do not control, and therefore cannot endorse or make any warranties regarding third-party sites or their content, nor can we be responsible for any interactions you may have with them.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the site content is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind. For example, we cannot guarantee uninterrupted access to our site, or provide protection from internet viruses or financial loss. Yield Giving and our officers, directors, agents, employees, founders, affiliates and partners will not be liable for any lost profits or for any consequential, incidental, or special damages, even if advised of the possibility, and the total liability for any claim arising out of use of this site is limited to $5.00. This limitation will not exclude liability for gross negligence or intentional misconduct.

Disputes

Any dispute of these terms will be governed by the laws of the state of Washington and resolved in a court of Washington or federal court of the United States. If any part of a provision is unenforceable, that part of the provision does not affect the enforceability of any remaining provisions, and failure to enforce any provision will not operate as a waiver. These terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Yield Giving relating to your use of the site.

Privacy Practices

Last Updated: 12/14/22

Collection

We collect information when you choose to share it with us (for example, by providing your name and contact information via email); when we log data about site visits (for example the hardware model, operating system version, mobile network, IP address, device identifiers, and browser type you use to access the site, as well as access times, pages viewed, and links clicked); and when third-parties share it with us (for example, donor advised funds, other organizations, consultants, and publicly available sources).

Use

We use information to make gifts; provide information on selected organizations; maintain and make improvements to our site; communicate with you about Yield Giving and its activities; detect and investigate fraud and site use violations; comply with our legal and financial obligations; and carry out any other purpose described to you at the time the information was collected.

Sharing

We share information with affiliates, vendors, service providers, and consultants performing services that help us make gifts, host this site, and detect fraud; if we believe disclosure is required by an applicable law or legal process, including lawful requests by public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements; if we believe your actions violate our terms of use; with professional advisors where necessary to obtain advice; or at your direction.

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