含羞草研究所 User Agreement
THIS USER AGREEMENT (THE 鈥淎GREEMENT鈥) IS A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND THE SIGNATRY. This Agreement forms an agreement between you and 含羞草研究所 family of entities, including Servant Foundation d/b/a 含羞草研究所 and 含羞草研究所 Charitable Trust, or, as applicable any one of their supporting organizations and other affiliated organizations (referred to herein as 鈥満卟菅芯克 or 鈥渨e,鈥 or related terms).
Scope and Formation
This Agreement governs 含羞草研究所鈥檚 provision of, and your access to, acceptance of, reliance on, and use for any purpose of 含羞草研究所鈥檚 website(s) including www.thesignatry.com (collectively, the 鈥淪ite鈥), including the limited-access portions thereof related to making Gifts or Recommendations (including new features, any successor site, and the limited-access portion of any other of 含羞草研究所鈥檚 websites) (referred to as聽 the 鈥淒onor Portal鈥), other parts of 含羞草研究所鈥檚 systems, and information, materials, products, and services that 含羞草研究所 provides in any form or by any means (collectively, the 鈥淪ervices鈥). This Agreement also governs your Gifts and Recommendations; 含羞草研究所鈥檚 use of Gifts and information you provide to it; and other public or private communications or actions of you or 含羞草研究所, and interactions between you and 含羞草研究所, related to the consideration, making, facilitation, recording, maintenance, management, administration, exploitation, liquidation, expenditure, or grants of such gifts or recommendations, gifted property, or the proceeds thereof.
Please read this Agreement carefully before you start to use the Site. You accept this Agreement (1) if and when 含羞草研究所 approves your Donor Fund, regardless of when you sign, accept, or otherwise indicate formal acceptance of this Agreement; or (2) by making a Gift or Recommendation to 含羞草研究所; or (3) accessing, accepting, taking action or refraining from action in reliance on, or otherwise using the Site, another part of the Services, or information, materials, products, or services 含羞草研究所 has provided. You acknowledge and agree that you have no rights with respect to 含羞草研究所 or the Site, other than the rights expressly granted to you in this Agreement. For example, if you do not agree to be bound by this Agreement, you may not access or use the Donor Portal.
Definitions
鈥淎uthorized Person鈥 means a Donor to 含羞草研究所 or any other person or advisor 含羞草研究所 authorizes to access information about any Donor Fund or a Gift, or provide Recommendations related to a Donor Fund, and who, when 含羞草研究所 has required, has executed an access agreement or other applicable documentation and received a username and password.
鈥淐onfidential Information鈥 means any information about 含羞草研究所 or a director, officer, employee, agent, or contractor of or with 含羞草研究所, a donor or fund-advisor to 含羞草研究所 other than you, or a fund of 含羞草研究所 (including information about fund transactions) with regard to which you are not an Authorized Person, that 含羞草研究所 has not disclosed intentionally to the general public (including the fact that a person is a donor or fund-advisor to 含羞草研究所, and any computer code owned or licensed by 含羞草研究所).
鈥淒onor鈥 means one or more persons (including individuals, for-profit corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, non-profit entities, donor advised funds, trusts, and estates) that make one or more Gifts to 含羞草研究所, whether to a Donor Fund or otherwise and is authorized to have Complete access with respect to a Donor Fund. The term Donor also includes any successor Donor of Record authorized herein.
鈥淒onor Fund鈥 means any fund of 含羞草研究所 which is managed by 含羞草研究所 and in which the Signatry permits an Authorized Person with Complete or Limited access to make Recommendations related to such Donor Fund, generally including but not limited to any Gifts made to 含羞草研究所 Donor Advised Funds. Other Gifts made by a Donor to 含羞草研究所 may not include the option to make Recommendations due to the nature and manner of such Gift and are not considered to be made to a Donor Fund under this Agreement.
鈥淕ift鈥 means any charitable contribution of cash or property made to 含羞草研究所 and accepted by 含羞草研究所 in accordance with its gift acceptance policies.聽 Gifts are irrevocable, made for charitable purposes, and are subject to 含羞草研究所鈥檚 exclusive legal dominion and control.
鈥淩ecommendation鈥 means providing grant recommendations for a Donor Fund or investment recommendations for a Donor Fund by an Authorized Person with Complete or Limited access, provided that all such recommendations are advisory in nature and 含羞草研究所 shall be responsible for making the final decision with respect to all grant or investment decisions.
Contributions to 含羞草研究所, Allocations, and Receipts
You represent and agree that each payment of cash or other transfer of property you have made or hereafter make to 含羞草研究所, unless otherwise expressly agreed beforehand, is a Gift; you represent and agree that a Gift is irrevocable and nonrefundable, does not render you legally insolvent and is not otherwise a voidable transaction, and that 含羞草研究所 is the absolute and unconditional legal owner of any property transferred, and maintains full discretion and control as to its use, without limitation other than the broad charitable-use limitation in the next sentence, and the advisory privileges described below. 含羞草研究所 agrees that it will not knowingly use any such Gift or its proceeds for any purpose other than one described in Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) (or its successor). You further agree and understand that 含羞草研究所 may accept or decline to accept any payment of cash or other property you make or purport to make to 含羞草研究所. If 含羞草研究所 elects to accept a payment, the Gift is complete at the time of 含羞草研究所鈥檚 acceptance. The extent of any charitable deduction depends on the type of asset being contributed and your particular tax situation. Please consult your legal or tax advisor for more information.
Each Gift should be accompanied by all required documentation and the applicable fund number. 含羞草研究所 will determine the timing and execution of any sales strategy for any asset in its sole discretion and reserves the right to sell at any time. Unless otherwise agreed 含羞草研究所 will generally liquidate any non-cash assets received and invest the proceeds through the applicable fund. Any unidentified assets or liquidated proceeds thereof received by 含羞草研究所 may applied to 含羞草研究所鈥檚 general fund.
Whenever possible, 含羞草研究所 will issue a contemporaneous written acknowledgement (a 鈥渞eceipt鈥) for each eligible Gift received. Cash or equivalent gift receipts will generally include the value of the Gift and the date received. Marketable securities and more complex asset gift receipts may not include a value but will include a description of the marketable securities and/or assets. It is the responsibility of the Donor to substantiate the value of the Gift in accordance with the rules and regulations of the IRS. For Gifts over $250, the IRS requires that the Donor obtain a contemporaneous receipt and retain it for Gift substantiation purposes. Donors may login to the Donor Portal to print receipts for most Gifts or receipts are available by contacting 含羞草研究所.
Grant Advisory Privileges and Responsibilities for Donors and Authorized Persons
Each Donor Fund may only have one 鈥淒onor of Record鈥 who is entitled to receive official notices (including quarterly statements) related to such Donor Fund. An additional Donor, such as a spouse or other trusted individual, may be named for a Donor Fund and such additional Donor will have Complete access as an Authorized Person for such Donor Fund but will not receive official notices as the Donor of Record. The Donor of Record may be changed only by an Authorized Person with Complete access to the Donor Fund.
Any Authorized Person with Complete access to a Donor Fund may request the addition or removal of Authorized Persons and recommend access levels for such Authorized Person. Each Authorized Persons must be of legal age to enter into contracts and agree to this Agreement. Each Authorized Persons will have one of three access levels for a particular Donor Fund as described below, with the specific individual and access level being recommended by an Authorized Person with Complete access and authorized by 含羞草研究所:
Access Level:
Authorized Actions related to Donor Fund:
Full Access
View and recommend changes to fund settings, fund contacts, contributions, investments, and grants.
Read Only
View fund settings, fund contacts, contributions, investments, and grants.
Read Only + Grants
View and recommend changes to grants; view fund settings, fund contacts, contributions, and investments.
Read Only + Investments
View and recommend changes to contributions and investments; view fund settings, fund contacts, and grants.
An Authorized Person鈥檚 access level may be terminated at any time by an Authorized Person with Complete access through the Donor Portal and such termination will be implemented within a reasonable time by 含羞草研究所. An Authorized Person with Complete access may also appoint successor Donors of Record or Authorized Persons, with such roles requested to take effect upon a certain event, generally the death or incapacity of an Authorized Person, subject to 含羞草研究所鈥檚 review, verification, and approval of such successor. An Authorized Person may also provide a Recommendation regarding a grant to be made upon the death or incapacity of a Donor. If any Donor Fund ceases to have any Authorized Person with Complete access (or all such persons are incapacitated), then the board of directors of 含羞草研究所 will assume the role of Authorized Person with Complete access relative to such Donor Fund.
You agree that, to the extent you have the ability to provide a Recommendation for a Donor Fund; you will only make Recommendations in accordance with and subject to 含羞草研究所鈥檚 policies, procedures, and standards.聽 These policies and procedures for grants include but are not limited to a minimum grant requirement of $100, submission of proper documentation of the grant Recommendation through the Donor Portal or as otherwise permitted by 含羞草研究所, and review by 含羞草研究所 of all grants for compliance with all applicable legal and other requirements.聽 Additionally, you agree that, to the extent you have the ability to provide a Recommendation for a Donor Fund, you will not make a Recommendation if you anticipate that you or any donor or advisor to the Donor Fund (or any related individual or related entity other than one qualified to receive grants from 含羞草研究所) will receive directly or indirectly any benefit that is more than incidental as a result of the Recommendation or grant. Such benefit includes tuition or payment of other educational costs, admission to any event, and discharge of any pledge or other legal obligation. You further agree that if offered or presented with any such benefit as a result of a Recommendation or grant, you will decline. If you make a Recommendation that violates the foregoing, or recommend a grant that you know would violate then-current standards of 含羞草研究所 or otherwise (for example, you know the grantee is a private non-operating foundation, or intends to use the grant for political campaigning), then you will cooperate with 含羞草研究所 in recovering the grant, reimburse 含羞草研究所 for the amount of the grant that is not recovered, and indemnify 含羞草研究所 for any costs, liabilities, and damages incurred in recovering the grant or otherwise as a result of the grant.
Charitable Solutions
含羞草研究所 provides various solutions for you to structure your donations to best achieve your goals. Some of the most commonly utilized solutions and a general description of their principal characteristics include:
- 含羞草研究所 Donor Advised Fund: A Donor Fund that is a donor advised fund sponsored by 含羞草研究所 from which Authorized Persons may recommend grants to approved charitable organizations.聽 Generally, receives cash assets and invests in certain investment pools to meet growth requirements determined by 含羞草研究所. A Donor Fund may be managed separately by a financial manager as permitted by 含羞草研究所 in accordance with its policies, procedures, and standards.
- 含羞草研究所 Charity Fund: A fund that receives contributions to be distributed to a specific named charity determined when the fund is opened. Generally formed by a charitable organization. Does not qualify as a Donor Fund with future Recommendation privileges for the Donor as it can only make distributions to a single identified organization. Distributions from a Charity Fund are subject to 含羞草研究所鈥檚 variance power but will generally be made only to the named charity.
- 含羞草研究所 Designated Fund: A fund that receives contributions to be distributed to a specific named charity determined when the fund is opened. Generally formed by an individual. It does not qualify as a Donor Advised Fund with future Recommendation privileges for the Donor because it is limited to making grants to a single charity, however, the Donor or an Authorized Person may recommend the timing of grants from the Designated Fund. Distributions from a Designated Fund are subject to 含羞草研究所鈥檚 variance power but will generally be made only to the named charity. A fund that is unique because it can receive Qualified Charitable Distributions from an IRA to be reserved to a specific charity identified at the time of contribution.
- 含羞草研究所 Nonliquid Holdings Fund: Illiquid, non-cash asset contributions or investments that are reviewed and accepted by 含羞草研究所 on a case-by-case basis to help accomplish the Donors charitable goals. Assets donated as a nonliquid Gifts may be liquidated immediately or held for receipt of ongoing income and future liquidation. Before liquidation, any income generated by the asset is received into 含羞草研究所 NonLiquid Holdings Fund. Expenses are also assessed against 含羞草研究所 NonLiquid Holdings Fund. Upon liquidation, the proceeds may be transferred to 含羞草研究所 Donor Advised Fund
Fee Schedule
You agree that any Donor Fund may be subject to the following fees and expenses:
- Administrative Fees: 含羞草研究所 does not currently charge an Administrative fee on liquid assets held in Donor Funds.
- Miscellaneous Fees and Expenses: Certain activities, including utilizing certain investment options or making certain grants, related to a Donor Fund may incur fees and expenses which will be paid out of such Donor Fund鈥檚 assets. These fees and expenses may include investment fees, nonliquid holding fees, wire transfer fees, stop payments, and other unusual or special handling, processing, delivery fees, or extraordinary or special services. 含羞草研究所 will generally attempt to notify you and provide an estimate of these fees and expenses related to any Recommendation you make prior to completing a grant but 含羞草研究所 reserves the right to proceed with a grant and apply such actual fees and expenses without prior notice.
The fees and expenses provided herein may be adjusted by 含羞草研究所 from time to time and such changes may apply to all previously received Gifts and funds as of the effective date of such change.聽 A list of current fees and expenses can be found here: /fees/
Licenses
含羞草研究所 grants you a personal, revocable (at any time and for any reason in the discretion of 含羞草研究所), non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license (without the right to sublicense) to display the material contained on the Site solely on your personal computer or mobile device for your personal, non-commercial use, and to copy and download any such material that is permitted by 含羞草研究所 to be downloaded from the Site, in accordance with rules published from time to time in this Agreement or otherwise on Site, and provided that: (1) you include all copyright notices and other notices of proprietary matters appearing on the page containing the material in the copy or download, without modification, (2) you use such displayed, copied or downloaded material solely for your personal, non-commercial purposes and do not modify or distribute it in any manner whatsoever, other than as provided in this paragraph, and (3) you do not use such material for any purpose that is unlawful. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, you may not reproduce, modify, create derivatives of, distribute, broadcast, transmit, publish, mirror, frame, sublicense, transfer, sell, or otherwise use any material contained on the Site.
Provided you are an Authorized Person, and subject to your continued compliance with the terms of this Agreement, 含羞草研究所 hereby grants you a personal, revocable (at any time and for any reason in the discretion of 含羞草研究所), non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license (without the right to sublicense) to: (1) activate or use the functions of the Donor Portal; and (2) view, listen to, download, copy, record, and distribute or disclose any material contained therein that does not include Confidential Information, only for your personal, non-public, charitable purposes (or as an advisor to someone for their personal, non-public, charitable purposes), and only in accordance with rules published from time to time in this Agreement or on 含羞草研究所鈥檚 Site, or otherwise. If you are not an Authorized Person, you may not access or use the Donor Portal, and 含羞草研究所 hereby instructs you to terminate access and use.
Password Security and Notification
You will maintain the confidentiality of any username or password by which you access the Site, the Donor Portal, or any information 含羞草研究所 maintains about you or any Donor Fund with regard to which you are an Authorized Person. 含羞草研究所 may deem any use of any username or password assigned to you to be your use, and you are responsible for all uses of such assigned username or password, whether or not authorized by you. You agree to notify 含羞草研究所 in writing immediately if you become aware of any loss, theft or breach of any user name or password assigned to you, or any unauthorized access to or use of any such user name or password or of the Site, the Donor Portal, or information about you or any Donor Fund with regard to which you are an Authorized Person. You agree that, until the expiration of a reasonable time after you have notified 含羞草研究所 of such a security breach, 含羞草研究所 may assume that you have communicated any instruction or information entered using any username and password assigned to you, and it will have no obligation to inquire into the propriety or authority of such communication. You are solely responsible for monitoring the use of and the security surrounding your usernames and passwords.
Donate Button
To the extent you use, download or provide a link to 含羞草研究所鈥檚 donate button, 含羞草研究所 hereby grants you a personal, revocable (at any time and for any reason in the discretion of 含羞草研究所), non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license (without the right to sublicense), only for 含羞草研究所鈥檚 charitable purposes, and only in accordance with rules that 含羞草研究所 publishes from time to time, to display or use the donate button for its intended purpose. You acknowledge and agree that each Gift made to 含羞草研究所 via the donate button, unless otherwise expressly agreed beforehand, is a charitable Gift to 含羞草研究所, is irrevocable and nonrefundable, and that 含羞草研究所 is the absolute and unconditional legal owner of any property transferred, with full and exclusive discretion and control as to the use of the property; and you agree that you will not contradict the foregoing in whole or in part, such as by stating that gifts made via the donate button are gifts to you or to any individual or organization other than 含羞草研究所, or that 含羞草研究所 is bound to use those gifts for a particular purpose.
Confidentiality
You agree that if you should obtain Confidential Information from or by means of the Donor Portal or another part of the Services, or otherwise in the course of your interaction with 含羞草研究所, you will refrain from disclosing such information to any other person and will deliver to 含羞草研究所 any documents or records, regardless of form, that contain such information without making additional copies. You agree that 含羞草研究所 may enforce this promise in an action for specific performance.
Privacy
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For purposes of this section, 鈥淟oss鈥 means any loss or liability arising in whole or in part from (1)a breach of a representation, warranty, or covenant of an Authorized Person under this Agreement or any other Agreement with 含羞草研究所 (whether originally with 含羞草研究所 or by assignment), or (2) a tort or other breach of a legal duty, regardless of to whom owed, by an Authorized Person a related party or any employee or agent of an Authorized Person, whether the loss or liability is direct or consequential, and whether or not it is within the reasonable contemplation of the parties. For purposes of this section, 鈥淥wner Liabilities鈥 means any financial obligation imposed upon, acceded to, or reasonably incurred by us (1) because we are the owner of the donated asset, or (2) to enable us to (a) receive, secure or maintain ownership of all or any part of the donated asset or cash or non-cash proceeds thereof, (b) maintain all or any part of the donated asset or non-cash proceeds thereof within a donor advised fund (as defined in Section 4966(d)(2) of the Code) without penalty, or (c) operate, maintain, manage, or liquidate all or any part of the donated asset or non-cash proceeds thereof, but excluding any Loss.
Termination
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Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to cooperate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Site. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE RELEASED PARTIES FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING, OR TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF, INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER SUCH PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
Dispute Resolution and Choice of Law
This Agreement is governed by and must be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri, without reference to its conflicts of law principles. You agree that any dispute between you and 含羞草研究所 or an affiliate, subsidiary, or related company of 含羞草研究所, or any officer, director, employee, agent, successor, or assign of any of the foregoing, which is not otherwise disposed of by private agreement and arises out of or in any way relates to this Agreement, the Site, the Services, any gifts you have made (or alleged to have made) to 含羞草研究所, any services 含羞草研究所 provides or fails to provide, or other subjects of this Agreement will be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the Institute for Christian Conciliation, without recourse to any court or tribunal except to the extent necessary to enforce said Institute鈥檚 arbitral award or finding. You also agree that any such dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted (1) on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative action and (2) in the Kansas City, Missouri metropolitan area. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts with jurisdiction in Clay County, Missouri, to enforce any arbitral award or resolve any dispute regarding the enforceability or applicability of this arbitration provision, or to resolve any other dispute described in this provision in the event this arbitration provision is determined to be unenforceable with regard to or inapplicable to such dispute.
Equitable Remedies
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Assignment
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Modification of this Agreement
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The foregoing Agreement is effective as of November 1, 2023.