Terms of Service

Welcome to the Adoptify platform! Before using our services, please carefully read these Terms of Service.

By using our platform, you agree to be bound by these terms. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our services.

1. Service Description

Adoptify is an online platform that allows users to create a personal account and register their charity. Users can benefit from the "PATTE Blanche" label (Protection of Animals with Total Transparency and Ethics) by meeting the criteria defined by Adoptify and complying with financial transparency and ethical standards.

2. User Account

2.1 Registration

To use our platform, you can create a user account by providing accurate, complete, and up-to-date information. You are responsible for the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activities related to your account.

2.2 Verification

Adoptify reserves the right to verify the information provided during registration, particularly regarding the charity you wish to register. This verification may include requests for additional documents to confirm the legitimacy and compliance of the charity.

3. Platform Usage

3.1 User Responsibility

By using our platform, you agree to comply with applicable laws and act ethically and responsibly. You agree not to post defamatory, illegal, misleading, or harmful content to other users.

3.2 "PATTE Blanche" Label

If you wish to obtain the "PATTE Blanche" label for your charity, you must comply with the criteria established by Adoptify. This includes financial transparency towards donors, ethical treatment of animals, and adherence to current and future standards defined by the label.

4. Donation Collection

4.1 Donation Collection and Redistribution

Adoptify is committed to collecting donations transparently and redistributing them to registered charities on the platform. When donors make a donation, they have the option to choose which charity they want to contribute to. Adoptify is committed to forwarding your donation to the chosen charity.

If it is not possible to deliver the donation to the chosen charity despite our efforts, Adoptify is committed to fully refunding donors the untransferred amount.

4.2 Voluntary Adoptify operating costs

Our service is entirely free for charities. We do not charge them any fees or expect any compensation from them. Thus, your main donation is fully dedicated to animal protection charities, providing direct support to their cause.

When donating on Adoptify, you have the option to add an additional amount as a voluntary contribution to Adoptify. This contribution supports our operating costs and helps us maintain our services to continue promoting animal protection and facilitating donations for charities.

4.3 Donor User Responsibility

As a donor user, you acknowledge that Adoptify cannot guarantee or control the specific use of donations made through the platform. You are responsible for conducting your own verification of the recipient charity before making a donation and ensuring its legitimacy and transparency of practices.

4.4 "PATTE Blanche" Label and Financial Transparency

Adoptify's "PATTE Blanche" label emphasizes the financial transparency of charities. However, it is important to note that the presence of the label does not constitute an absolute guarantee regarding the use of donations by an charity. It is the donors' responsibility to directly inquire with the relevant charities to obtain detailed information about the use of donations.

4.5 Personal Data Processing During Donation

As a donor user, Adoptify collects your personal data during your donation. This data is intended for donation processing, issuance of tax receipts, and management of user accounts. For the sake of transparency and traceability, Adoptify shares your name and email address with the beneficiary charity. As a beneficiary charity, you agree to use this data only for donation management purposes and not to share it with third parties or use it for commercial purposes.

5. Intellectual Property

5.1 Ownership Rights

Adoptify retains all intellectual property rights to the content and features of the platform. You may not use, copy, modify, or distribute this content without prior written permission from Adoptify.

5.2 User Content

By posting content on our platform, you retain the intellectual property rights to that content. However, you grant Adoptify a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, and irrevocable license to use, reproduce, distribute, and display your content for the purpose of providing our services.

6. Modification of the Terms

Adoptify reserves the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. The modifications will take effect upon publication on the platform. It is your responsibility to regularly review the Terms of Service to stay informed of any updates.

7. Termination

Adoptify may terminate your access to the platform and its services if you violate these Terms of Service or if your use of the platform is detrimental to other users or to Adoptify itself.

8. General Provisions

These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between you and Adoptify regarding your use of the platform. Any disputes arising from these Terms of Service will be governed by the applicable laws. If any provision of these Terms of Service is deemed invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be removed, and the remaining provisions will remain fully enforceable.

By using our platform, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and accepted these Terms of Service. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us via our online form.

Last updated: 08/12/2024.