Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of These Terms

By accessing, browsing, registering for, or using BestDeedsOrg, you confirm that:

• You have read and understood these Terms.
• You agree to comply with these Terms.
• You will comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• You will not use BestDeedsOrg for unlawful, fraudulent, deceptive, abusive or harmful purposes.
• You are responsible for the information and material you submit to the platform.

If you are using BestDeedsOrg on behalf of an organization, group, company, charity or other entity, you represent that you have authority to accept these Terms on its behalf.

2. Eligibility

You may use BestDeedsOrg only where your use is permitted under the laws applicable to you.

Certain services, including campaign creation, fundraising, KYC verification or receipt of funds, may be subject to additional eligibility requirements.

BestDeedsOrg may restrict particular features, campaigns, transactions or services based on age, location, verification status, legal requirements, risk considerations or other legitimate reasons.

3. BestDeedsOrg's Role

BestDeedsOrg is primarily a technology platform that provides tools for creating, displaying, discovering and administering fundraising and humanitarian campaigns.

Except for funds specifically created and administered under the BestDeedsOrg Humanitarian Fund, BestDeedsOrg does not represent itself as the owner, beneficiary or recipient of funds raised through campaigns created by independent campaigners.

Where the platform's payment architecture permits or requires donors to pay directly into a campaigner's designated bank account or other payment account, the funds are received by the campaigner or designated recipient rather than by BestDeedsOrg.

BestDeedsOrg therefore does not, merely by providing the platform, become the owner or recipient of funds paid directly to an independent campaigner.

4. Campaigner Responsibility

Campaigners are solely responsible for:

• The accuracy of their campaign information.
• The legitimacy and purpose of their campaign.
• The identity and eligibility of the campaigner and beneficiaries.
• Obtaining any permissions or authorizations required to conduct the campaign.
• The lawful use of funds received.
• Communications with donors and beneficiaries.
• Any promises, representations or commitments made through the campaign.
• Compliance with applicable fundraising, financial, tax, charity, consumer-protection and other laws.
• Keeping their payment-account information accurate and secure.

Campaigners must not create a campaign for another person, group or organization without appropriate authority.

5. Donations and Direct Payments

BestDeedsOrg may provide campaigners with the ability to display payment instructions or payment-account information through which donors may make contributions.

Where a donor makes a payment directly to a campaigner's bank account, payment account or other designated recipient account:

• BestDeedsOrg does not receive those funds.
• BestDeedsOrg does not control those funds.
• BestDeedsOrg does not determine how the campaigner uses those funds.
• BestDeedsOrg cannot guarantee that the campaigner will use the funds for the stated purpose.
• The campaigner remains responsible for the receipt and use of those funds.

A campaign appearing on BestDeedsOrg does not constitute a guarantee, endorsement or certification that the campaigner will use donated funds appropriately.

BestDeedsOrg may maintain administrative donation records for platform administration, verification, fraud prevention, dispute handling and other legitimate purposes.

6. Humanitarian Fund

The BestDeedsOrg Humanitarian Fund is different from independent campaign fundraising.

Where BestDeedsOrg itself creates, receives, administers or distributes funds under an official Humanitarian Fund program, those funds may be subject to separate rules, procedures, financial controls and eligibility requirements established by BestDeedsOrg.

Nothing in these Terms should be interpreted as treating an official BestDeedsOrg Humanitarian Fund as an independent third-party campaign.

7. No Responsibility for Misuse of Campaign Funds

Campaigners are responsible for the lawful and appropriate use of money received through their campaigns.

Where funds are paid directly to an independent campaigner's bank account, payment account or designated recipient, BestDeedsOrg is not responsible for the campaigner's subsequent misuse, diversion, misappropriation, unlawful expenditure or failure to use those funds for the stated campaign purpose, except to the extent liability cannot lawfully be excluded.

BestDeedsOrg may nevertheless investigate reported concerns, restrict campaigns, suspend accounts, preserve relevant information, cooperate with lawful authorities or take other measures where appropriate.

8. Campaign Accuracy and Verification

BestDeedsOrg may review campaigns and users for authenticity, safety, compliance and risk.

However, review, verification, approval, publication or continued availability of a campaign does not constitute a guarantee that:

• The campaign is completely accurate.
• The campaigner is completely trustworthy.
• The beneficiary will receive the promised benefit.
• The campaign purpose will be achieved.
• Donations will be used exactly as described.
• The campaign does not contain undiscovered fraud or inaccuracies.

Users should exercise their own judgment before contributing funds or relying on information published through the platform.

9. KYC and Identity Verification

BestDeedsOrg may require campaigners, beneficiaries, organizations or other users to complete identity verification or Know Your Customer ("KYC") procedures.

KYC may include verification of:

• Legal identity.
• Government-issued identification.
• Address.
• Date of birth.
• Organizational information.
• Beneficial ownership.
• Bank or payment-account information.
• Other information reasonably necessary for verification and compliance.

Failure to provide requested information may result in rejection, suspension, restriction or termination of access to certain services.

BestDeedsOrg may use qualified third-party verification, compliance, security or financial service providers where appropriate.

10. Banking and Payment Information

Users are responsible for providing accurate payment-account information.

You must not submit another person's bank or payment information without appropriate authorization.

BestDeedsOrg may verify payment-account ownership or request supporting documentation where reasonably necessary.

BestDeedsOrg is not responsible for losses caused by inaccurate payment information supplied by a user, unauthorized access to a user's external financial account, banking-system failures or actions of independent financial institutions, except where applicable law provides otherwise.

11. Prohibited Uses

You must not use BestDeedsOrg to:

• Commit fraud or financial deception.
• Misrepresent a fundraising purpose.
• Impersonate another person or organization.
• Raise funds for an unlawful purpose.
• Use donations for terrorism or terrorist financing.
• Facilitate money laundering or sanctions evasion.
• Finance criminal activity.
• Exploit children or vulnerable persons.
• Promote violence or serious harm.
• Conduct unlawful discrimination or harassment.
• Sell prohibited goods or services.
• Conduct illegal gambling or similar unlawful activities.
• Submit stolen, fraudulent or unauthorized documents.
• Create fake beneficiaries or fake campaigns.
• Manipulate donations, campaign statistics or platform activity.
• Use bots or automated systems to abuse the platform.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to accounts or systems.
• Upload malicious software or harmful code.
• Circumvent security or access controls.
• Use the platform to violate another person's rights.
• Engage in any activity prohibited by applicable law.

BestDeedsOrg may remove or restrict any campaign or account that it reasonably believes violates these Terms or presents a significant risk.

12. Fraud, Abuse and Misrepresentation

You must provide truthful and accurate information.

Providing false identity information, fabricated documents, false beneficiary information, misleading campaign descriptions or fraudulent evidence may result in immediate suspension or termination.

Where appropriate, BestDeedsOrg may preserve evidence and cooperate with financial institutions, payment providers, regulators, courts or law-enforcement agencies.

13. Campaign Content

Campaigners retain ownership of content they submit, subject to the rights granted to BestDeedsOrg under these Terms.

By submitting campaign content, you grant BestDeedsOrg a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, display, format, distribute and otherwise use that content as reasonably necessary to operate, promote, maintain and improve the platform.

This license continues for as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, maintain records, resolve disputes, comply with legal obligations and protect the platform.

You represent that you have the rights and permissions necessary to submit the content.

14. Prohibited Content

You must not upload or publish content that:

• Violates applicable law.
• Infringes intellectual-property rights.
• Contains knowingly false information.
• Contains malicious code.
• Exposes another person's confidential information without authorization.
• Contains unlawful threats.
• Promotes criminal activity.
• Is intended to defraud donors.
• Creates a material risk to users or the public.
• Violates these Terms or other BestDeedsOrg policies.

BestDeedsOrg may remove or restrict content where reasonably necessary.

15. Public Campaign Information

Campaign information may be publicly visible.

Campaigners should not publish sensitive personal information, financial credentials, passwords, government identification numbers or other confidential information unless specifically required and appropriately protected.

Campaigners are responsible for obtaining appropriate consent before publishing another person's photographs, personal information or story.

16. Donations Are Voluntary

Donations are voluntary contributions made by users according to their own judgment.

BestDeedsOrg does not guarantee that a donation will produce any particular outcome.

Once a donation has been made through an external payment method, any refund, reversal, chargeback or recovery may depend on the relevant payment provider, bank, campaigner and applicable law.

17. No Guarantee of Fundraising Success

BestDeedsOrg does not guarantee:

• A campaign will receive donations.
• A campaign will reach its target.
• A campaign will remain available.
• A campaign will receive a particular amount of publicity.
• A campaign will achieve its stated purpose.
• Any beneficiary will receive a particular benefit.

Fundraising outcomes depend on many factors outside BestDeedsOrg's control.

18. Platform Availability

BestDeedsOrg may modify, suspend or discontinue any feature, service or part of the website at any time.

The platform may occasionally be unavailable because of:

• Maintenance.
• Security incidents.
• Infrastructure failures.
• Internet or telecommunications problems.
• Third-party service interruptions.
• Legal or regulatory requirements.
• Events outside our reasonable control.

BestDeedsOrg does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free availability.

19. Third-Party Services

BestDeedsOrg may rely on third parties for:

• Hosting.
• Authentication.
• Databases.
• Storage.
• Payment processing.
• Banking services.
• Identity verification.
• Email delivery.
• Security.
• Analytics.
• Other operational services.

Third-party services may have their own terms and privacy policies.

BestDeedsOrg is not responsible for independent third-party services to the extent permitted by applicable law.

20. External Links

BestDeedsOrg may contain links to external websites or services.

We do not control and are not responsible for the content, availability, security, privacy practices or policies of third-party websites.

Users access external services at their own risk.

21. Account Responsibilities

If you create an account, you are responsible for maintaining the security of your credentials.

You must promptly notify BestDeedsOrg if you believe your account has been compromised.

You must not share your account credentials with unauthorized persons.

You are responsible for activity conducted through your account unless you can demonstrate that the activity occurred without your authorization and despite reasonable security measures.

22. Suspension and Termination

BestDeedsOrg may suspend, restrict or terminate an account, campaign or access to services where reasonably necessary, including where:

• These Terms are violated.
• Fraud is suspected.
• KYC requirements are not satisfied.
• A campaign presents significant risk.
• Information is materially false or misleading.
• The platform is being abused.
• A legal or regulatory requirement requires action.
• Security or safety is threatened.
• Continued operation may expose BestDeedsOrg or users to significant harm or legal risk.

Where appropriate and legally permissible, BestDeedsOrg may provide notice or an opportunity to resolve an issue.

23. Removal of Campaigns and Content

BestDeedsOrg may remove, disable or restrict campaign content when it believes such action is reasonably necessary to:

• Protect users.
• Prevent fraud.
• Protect the public.
• Comply with law.
• Respond to legitimate complaints.
• Protect intellectual-property rights.
• Protect the platform.
• Enforce these Terms.

Removal of a campaign does not necessarily mean that BestDeedsOrg has determined that every allegation against the campaigner is true.

24. Government and Law-Enforcement Cooperation

BestDeedsOrg may provide information concerning users, campaigners, beneficiaries, groups, organizations, campaigns, transactions, communications or platform activity to governmental, regulatory, judicial, law-enforcement or other legally authorized agencies where requested through valid legal process or where disclosure is otherwise permitted or required by applicable law.

Such information may include, where legally available and relevant:

• Account information.
• Identity information.
• KYC information.
• Campaign information.
• Contact information.
• Technical information.
• Payment or transaction information.
• Communications.
• Platform activity.
• Other records reasonably relevant to a lawful investigation or request.

BestDeedsOrg may preserve information when it reasonably believes preservation is necessary to comply with law or protect rights and safety.

Nothing in these Terms requires BestDeedsOrg to disclose information where applicable law prohibits disclosure.

25. Territorial Restrictions

BestDeedsOrg is intended to operate as an international technology platform, but laws governing fundraising, charities, financial services, payments, donations, privacy, taxation and other activities differ between countries.

BestDeedsOrg does not guarantee that the platform or every feature is lawful or available in every jurisdiction.

If BestDeedsOrg determines that operating or providing a particular service in a country or territory presents unacceptable legal, regulatory, security or operational risk, BestDeedsOrg may restrict, suspend or discontinue access to that service in that jurisdiction.

Where a government or competent authority determines that BestDeedsOrg should not operate or provide particular services within its jurisdiction, BestDeedsOrg may restrict or discontinue availability in that jurisdiction where reasonably practicable and legally appropriate.

Users are responsible for determining whether their use of BestDeedsOrg is lawful in their own jurisdiction.

26. Principle of Platform Exclusion

BestDeedsOrg exists to facilitate legitimate humanitarian and fundraising purposes and is not intended to provide infrastructure for persons or organizations seeking to misuse donations, deceive the public or conduct unlawful activities.

A person or organization whose intended use of BestDeedsOrg is inconsistent with these Terms, applicable law or the humanitarian purpose of the platform may be denied access, have campaigns removed or have their account suspended or terminated.

BestDeedsOrg may refuse to provide or continue providing platform services where it reasonably determines that continued access would conflict with the platform's purpose, safety, legal obligations or legitimate interests.

27. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, BestDeedsOrg provides the platform and its services on an "as available" and "as is" basis.

BestDeedsOrg does not warrant that:

• The platform will always be available.
• Information will always be complete or accurate.
• Campaigns will always be genuine.
• Campaigners will always act honestly.
• Donations will always be used as described.
• External payment systems will operate without interruption.
• The platform will be free from all errors, vulnerabilities or security incidents.

Nothing in these Terms excludes warranties or rights that cannot legally be excluded.

28. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, BestDeedsOrg and its administrators, officers, employees, contractors, service providers and affiliates will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive losses arising from or related to use of the platform.

This may include losses arising from:

• Campaigner misconduct.
• Misuse of funds by campaigners.
• False campaign information.
• Donor decisions.
• External payment providers.
• Banking failures.
• Third-party services.
• Unauthorized account access.
• Platform interruption.
• Loss of data.
• User-generated content.
• Events outside BestDeedsOrg's reasonable control.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited under applicable law.

29. Indemnification

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless BestDeedsOrg and its administrators, officers, employees, contractors, affiliates and service providers from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses arising from:

• Your violation of these Terms.
• Your unlawful use of the platform.
• Your campaign.
• Your content.
• Your misuse of funds.
• Your violation of another person's rights.
• Your fraud, negligence or misconduct.
• Your violation of applicable law.

30. Disputes Between Users

BestDeedsOrg is not responsible for disputes between donors, campaigners, beneficiaries, organizations or other users.

Users should attempt to resolve disputes directly where appropriate.

BestDeedsOrg may assist with investigations or platform-related issues but does not guarantee that it will mediate, arbitrate or resolve private disputes.

31. Tax Responsibilities

Users are responsible for determining their own tax obligations arising from fundraising, donations, payments, transfers or other activities conducted through or in connection with BestDeedsOrg.

BestDeedsOrg does not provide tax, accounting or financial advice.

Users should obtain professional advice where necessary.

32. Intellectual Property

The BestDeedsOrg name, branding, logos, website design, software, platform features, original text and other platform materials may be protected by intellectual-property laws.

Except where expressly permitted, users may not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, sell or exploit BestDeedsOrg intellectual property without appropriate authorization.

33. Feedback

If you provide suggestions, ideas, recommendations or feedback concerning BestDeedsOrg, you agree that BestDeedsOrg may use that feedback without compensation or obligation to you, subject to applicable law.

34. Privacy Policy

Your use of BestDeedsOrg is also governed by the BestDeedsOrg Privacy Policy.

The Privacy Policy explains how personal information may be collected, used, stored, disclosed and protected.

You should read both documents together.

35. Changes to These Terms

BestDeedsOrg may update these Terms from time to time.

When material changes are made, BestDeedsOrg may provide additional notice where appropriate.

The updated Terms will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

Your continued use of BestDeedsOrg after updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.

36. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, that provision will be interpreted or modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable where legally permissible.

The remaining provisions will continue in effect.

37. No Waiver

Failure by BestDeedsOrg to enforce a provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of the right to enforce that provision later.

38. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and other policies or notices expressly incorporated into them, constitute the applicable agreement governing your use of BestDeedsOrg, subject to any additional agreements that may apply to particular services.

39. Contact BestDeedsOrg

If you have questions concerning these Terms, the operation of the platform, a campaign or another BestDeedsOrg matter, you may contact BestDeedsOrg through the website.