Terms and Conditions

Updated: January 10, 2024

Please read these Terms and Conditions (“TERMS”) carefully. These Terms are provided to you by ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION (“ROBIN HOOD”) and govern your use of any part of the website, digital service or other System or site on which these Terms are posted, including any functionality, content and service included therein and made available to you by ROBIN HOOD (collectively, the “Site”).  These Terms shall apply and become binding upon your USE OF the site.

By accessing or using the Site, you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms and that these terms GOVERN YOUR USE OF THE SITE. If you do not accept these Terms, you are not authorized to access or use the Site.

Changes to Terms

We may make changes to these Terms from time to time. Any changes to these Terms will be posted on the Site and we will indicate the date the Terms were last updated at the top of the updated version of these Terms. You understand and agree that your continued use of the Site after we have made any changes to these Terms constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.

Minimum Age

You represent that you are at least 18 years of age (or the age of majority in the State in which you reside).  If you are under the age of 18 (or the age of majority in the State in which you reside), but at least 13 years of age, you may use the Site only under the supervision of your legal guardian who has agreed to be bound by these Terms. This Site is not intended for, and you may not use this Site if you are under 13 years of age.

Additional Terms, Conditions and Policies of Robin Hood

Please note that certain services, functionality, and programs provided by Robin Hood may be governed by additional or separate terms, conditions or policies. It is your responsibility to comply with those terms and conditions, as well as all laws and regulations that apply to your use of any service.  In the event of any conflict between these Terms and any other terms, conditions or policies, such other term, condition, or policy will govern solely with respect to those products, services, programs, promotions, or other offers, as may be further explained in such terms, conditions or policies.

Links to Third Party Sites

The Site may link to, or be linked from, websites owned or operated by third parties or otherwise contain, among other things, content, materials, or other information provided by third parties, or information regarding the products or services that you may obtain from using any other websites, or how any donations you make through such websites will be used (“Third Party Materials”).  Such Third Party Materials are provided solely as a convenience to you, and Robin Hood is not responsible for, does not endorse, and makes no representation regarding any Third Party Materials. If you decide to visit any third party site linked to this Site, you do so at your own risk. We encourage you to review the privacy policy and terms of use for such third party sites.

Termination by Robin Hood; Surviving Terms

Robin Hood reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to limit or terminate or suspend your access to or use of the Site, in whole or in part, at any time without notice.  Termination of such access or use will not waive or affect any other right or relief to which Robin Hood may be entitled at law or in equity.  Robin Hood may also block your access to the Site in the event that (a) you breach the Terms; (b) Robin Hood is unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide; or (c) Robin Hood believes that your actions may cause any type of harm, financial loss, or legal liability to Robin Hood or other website users.

Upon any such termination or suspension, your right to use the Site will immediately cease and you must discontinue use of the Site. Any terms which are intended to survive termination on account of their nature shall survive any termination of these Terms.

Privacy Policy

Robin Hood is concerned with protecting the privacy of others, the security of data it collects, and the responsible, lawful use of its resources. Please click here to view our Privacy Policy, which applies to personal information collected from or provided by you on the Site.

Service and Program Images and Descriptions

We try to describe and display the features of all of the services and programs shown on the Site as accurately as possible; however, we do not warrant that all descriptions, photographs, or other information on the Site is accurate, complete, current or entirely error-free. Moreover, descriptions or images of services and programs on the Site should not be interpreted as endorsements of such services and programs.  We may make changes to the Site at any time and without notice. The colors you see will depend on your monitor and the descriptions we provide often depend on information given to us by others. In addition, the information on the Site may contain typographical or other human errors and may not be complete or current despite our efforts.

Site Content

All content on the Site, including but not limited to text, graphics, images, software, features, tools, code, information and other content (collectively, the “Content”), is the property of Robin Hood and its licensors and is protected under United States and foreign copyright laws and other laws.

Except as otherwise indicated in these Terms, any person using the Site is authorized to copy, print, or distribute any of its Content only as set forth below, and Robin Hood may terminate such authorization at any time for any or no reason:

  1. Users may print out individual pages but cannot copy or download a large portion of the Site.
  2. Users may download, print, distribute and use pages from the Site for informational, non-commercial purposes only.
  3. Any copies of such documents or pages must not alter the original Site Content and must include the Robin Hood copyright notice: “© 201ok6 Robin Hood Foundation. All Rights Reserved.”
  4. No one may frame this Site, or any portion thereof, without the express written permission of Robin Hood. Linking to this website is permitted, provided that the link does not falsely imply or suggest that Robin Hood has endorsed, or is affiliated with, the linked website. Robin Hood is not liable for the contents of any third-party websites linked to the Site.

Other than as expressly allowed in these Terms, any other use of the Site or Content is expressly prohibited. You may not sell or modify Content or reproduce, display, distribute or otherwise use Content in any way for any public or commercial purpose without Robin Hood’s prior written consent. Use of Content on any online or digital platform or in a networked environment other than as expressly authorized herein is prohibited. Unauthorized use of Content may be in violation of copyright, trademark and other laws.

The Content we choose to make available on the Site from time to time may be used solely for personal, noncommercial purposes in compliance with all laws and regulations that apply to you.

Without limitation of the foregoing, the Site may contain certain content from third parties.  Content may be subject to its own additional license terms and policies. You should refer to the terms and policies posted on third party websites prior to using any such site. Robin Hood does not endorse, oppose, or edit any opinion, claim, or analysis expressed by any third party. You agree that ROBIN HOOD is not responsible for the substance or accessibility of any THIRD PARTY Content accessible through the Site and understand that you bear all risks associated with your access to and/or use of such content.

Use of the Site

We expect you to use the Site responsibly and to respect the rights of others. You are prohibited from violating, or attempting to violate, the security of the Site. You agree that when using the Site or submitting any Submissions to the Site, you will not:

  • access data not intended for you or log onto a server that you are not authorized to use;
  • circumvent or modify, attempt to or assist another in circumventing or modifying any security technology or software that is part of the Site;
  • interfere with service to any other user, or the software, networks or systems that we use to bring the Site to you, such as by submitting a virus or overloading, “flooding,” “spamming,” “mailbombing” or “crashing” the Site;
  • modify, alter or prepare other works based on the Site’s Content, or distribute copies of or publicly perform or display such Content, such as by posting the Content on any network computer or distributing the Content on or in any media, including any effort to decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive source code, underlying ideas, algorithms, structure or organization of the Site;
  • download any content that you know, or reasonably should know, has not been lawfully posted or distributed;
  • use or attempt to use any engine, software, tool, agent or other device or mechanism (including without limitation any type of spider, web crawler or robot) to navigate, search, and/or extract information from the Site other than the search tools available on the Site and other generally available third-party web browsers (e.g., Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Explorer);
  • tamper, hack, modify, or otherwise corrupt or breach security or authentication measures of the Site;
  • attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Site or its infrastructure;
  • transmit or disseminate any kind of material that contains malware, viruses, bots, worms or any other computer code, files or programs that interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality or operation of the Site; or
  • use the Site to commit criminal or civil violations of federal, state, local, or international laws, regulations, or other governmental requirements, or to infringe or violate the rights (including intellectual property, privacy, and publicity rights) of any person. We reserve the right to report any such activity to appropriate law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties, and we may do so without prior notice to you.

Any violation of these Terms or unauthorized use of any information or materials displayed on or made available from the Site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, laws of privacy and publicity and other laws and regulations and may result in, among other things, termination of your access to the Site by Robin Hood in its sole discretion.

Trademarks

All trademarks, service marks, and trade names of Robin Hood or its grantees, partners, vendors, or licensors used herein (including, but not limited to, the Robin Hood name and logos) (collectively “Marks”) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Robin Hood or its grantees, partners, vendors, or licensors. You may not use, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, or modify the Marks in any way, including in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of materials on this website, without Robin Hood’s prior written consent.

User Submissions

Robin Hood welcomes your comments and contributions to our Site. However, you acknowledge that if you send or submit to Robin Hood any suggestions, ideas, comments, photos, videos, or other user-generated content (collectively, “Submissions”) through or in connection with the Site, or on or through third-party providers, you are granting Robin Hood a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable and transferable license to use, copy, modify, prepare derivative works based on and publicly perform, display and distribute such Submission for any purpose whatsoever, without restriction and without compensating you in any way. You also grant and are authorized to grant Robin Hood the right to use, without consideration, any name or likeness you submit with any Submission. You agree this license is effective automatically (without further action by you) when you submit the Submission to Robin Hood.

You should not send us any Submission that you are legally prohibited from sharing or disclosing to us, contains product or service ideas that you intend to derive revenue from, or includes information you wish to remain confidential. You understand that your Submission may be made publicly available and Robin Hood is not responsible for any use or misuse (including any distribution) by any third party. IF YOU CHOOSE TO SUBMIT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK.

You represent and warrant that: (i) you own or otherwise control all the rights in any Submission you submit, and (ii) that the Submission is non-infringing and does not otherwise violate the rights of any person or entity. You will indemnify Robin Hood for all claims resulting from Submissions you submit to the Site.

As a user of the Site, you are responsible for your communications and the consequences of their posting. Therefore, you agree to not do any of the following things on the Site:

  • transmit to Robin Hood material that is copyrighted, unless you are the copyright owner or have the permission of the copyright owner to post it;
  • send material that reveals trade secrets, unless you own them or have the permission of the owner;
  • send material that infringes on any other intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others;
  • send material that is false or fraudulent;
  • send material that is unlawful, harmful, offensive, threatening, abusive, defamatory, libelous, harassing, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, fraudulent, sexually explicit, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
  • send advertisements or solicitations of business;
  • send chain letters, pyramid schemes, political campaigning or spam (spam includes any of the following activities: (a) sending any unsolicited e-mail that could provoke complaints; (b) sending unsolicited email without identifying a clear and easy means to be excluded from receiving additional email from the same source; and (c) sending email that does not accurately identify the sender, the sender’s return address, and email address); and
  • send material containing viruses or other malware; or impersonate another person.

Robin Hood is under no obligation to post, forward, transmit, distribute or otherwise provide any material available through the Site, including any Submission you provide to Robin Hood; accordingly, Robin Hood has an absolute right to remove any material available through the Site in its sole discretion at any time.  Robin Hood reserves the right to expel users and prevent their further access to the Site for violating these Terms or the law and reserves the right to remove any communications from the Site.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Infringement Notice

Robin Hood respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material on the Site infringes your copyrights, you may notify us in the way identified below. When we receive such a notice, we may remove or disable access to the material claimed to be infringing and/or, in appropriate circumstances, terminate the Site access of any repeat infringers. If we remove or disable access to material in response to your notice, we will make a good-faith attempt to contact the individual or entity who submitted the material, so that that he or she has the opportunity to make a counter notification.

Pursuant to Section 512(c)(2) of the U.S. Copyright Act, as enacted through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, Robin Hood has designated an agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement. If you have any queries or complaints regarding copyright infringement, you may send your queries to:

Robin Hood Foundation
826 Broadway, 9th floor
New York, NY  10003
Attn: DMCA Complaints New York, NY 10003
212-844-4503 phone
212-844-7047 fax
copyright@robinhood.org

Consistent with the U.S. Copyright Act (the text of which can be found at the U.S. Copyright Office Web Site), to file a notice of copyright infringement with us, you must provide a written communication to our contact identified above, in which you do the following (preferably in this format):

(1) Give enough information to enable Robin Hood to contact you regarding your complaint, including your name, address, telephone number and, if available, email address.

(2) Identify in sufficient detail the copyrighted material(s) and/or work(s) that you claim is/are being infringed on the Site.

(3) Identify in sufficient detail the material(s) and/or work(s) that you claim is/are causing such infringement and give enough information (such as a web page address) to allow Robin Hood to locate such material(s) and/or work(s) within the Site.

(4) State that you have a good-faith belief that use of the copyrighted material(s) and/or work(s) in item (2) above is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.

(5) State that the information in this notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you either own the copyright (or an exclusive right under the copyright) in the material(s) and/or work(s) that you claim in (2) above is/are being infringed or are authorized by such owner to act on its behalf.

(6) Provide your physical or electronic signature.

Please note that if you falsely claim that any posted content is infringing your copyrights, you may be liable for monetary damages, costs, and attorney’s fees.

Counter Notification

Pursuant to Sections 512(g)(2) and (3) of the U.S. Copyright Act, as enacted through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, the provider of the content named in the above infringement notification may make a counter-notification. When we receive such a counter-notification, we may reinstate the material in question on our Site or cease disabling access to it. To file a counter-notification with us, you must provide a written communication to the contact identified above, in which you do the following (preferably in this format):

(1) Provide your name, address, telephone number, email address, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or New York County, New York, if your address is outside of the United States), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person.

(2) Identify the material that has been removed, or to which access has been disabled, and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled (i.e., the specific URLs or other unique identifying information).

(3) State under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.

(4) Provide your physical or electronic signature.

Please note that if you falsely claim that any posted content was removed or disabled due to Robin Hood’s mistake or misidentification, you may be liable for monetary damages, costs, and attorney’s fees.

Consent to Electronic Communications

By accepting these Terms, you expressly consent to be contacted by Robin Hood, our agents, representatives, affiliates, or anyone contacting you on our behalf for any and all purposes at any physical, email, or electronic address you provide or at which you may be reached.

Credit, Debit Cards or Other Payment Method; Billing and Payment

A credit or debit card may be required for donations made through the Site. You authorize charges to the credit or debit card (or other payment method accepted by Robin Hood on the Site) provided by you for donations made through the Site, plus applicable taxes and fees. You represent that you have the legal right to use any credit or debit card or other payment method provided by you and accepted by Robin Hood, and you further agree to promptly pay for any donation made through the Site made by you or anyone who you allow to use your payment method, including members of your family, friends or any other person. During the payment authorization process, your credit or debit card is validated and must have enough available funds for the transaction to be approved.  Upon approval, the donation will be accepted.  If you fail to pay any fees or charges when due (including the fees and charges as stated above, as well as fees and charges for returned checks, electronic payment rejection, or damages arising from fraudulent use), such amount may be charged directly to the credit or debit card you designate through the Site for payment of your donation.

WARRANTY DISCLAIMER

Although Robin Hood strives for accuracy in all elements of the Site, it may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. Additionally, while users of the Site are bound by these Terms not to submit false material, Robin Hood is not responsible for the violation of these Terms by users, or for the reliance by users upon false or misleading material submitted by other users. Robin Hood makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness or timeliness of online material or about the results to be obtained from using the Site. You access and use the Site and any of its Content is at your own risk.

ROBIN HOOD DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE SITE, CONTENT OR ANY COMPUTER SERVER ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MATERIAL. IF YOUR USE OF THE SITE RESULTS IN ANY COSTS OR EXPENSES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, ROBIN HOOD SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS OR EXPENSES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SITE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AND ROBIN HOOD DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ROBIN HOOD MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT, SOFTWARE, TEXT, GRAPHICS OR LINKS ON THE SITE.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL ROBIN HOOD BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE ANY PART OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT ROBIN HOOD IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

THE LAWS OF CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES IN THIS SECTION, IN WHICH CASE ROBIN HOOD’S LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

Indemnification: You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Robin Hood harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, costs, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from and related to (a) your use of the Site; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any right of privacy, publicity rights or intellectual property rights; (d) your violation of any law, rule, or regulation of the United States or any other country; or (e) any claim or damages that arise as a result of any Submissions that you provide to Robin Hood.

Governing Law

You agree that your use of the Site, the Terms and any disputes relating thereto shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York. Any dispute relating to this Agreement shall be resolved solely in the state or federal courts located in Manhattan, New York.

Export Control

Robin Hood makes no representation that materials on the Site are appropriate or lawful for use or access in locations outside the United States. Access to the Site from countries or territories where such access is illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access the Site from outside the United States do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.  Furthermore, our databases connected with the Site are located in the United States.  By posting to our Site or sending us your data, you consent to its transfer to and from, and storage within, the United States.

General

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any provision in these Terms shall be a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision in these Terms. The section names in the Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.  You may not assign these Terms, or any of your rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of Robin Hood. We may assign, transfer or sublicense any or all of our rights or obligations under these Terms at any time without your prior consent. Except as expressly provided elsewhere in the Site, these Terms and any other terms and conditions expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms by Robin Hood constitute the entire agreement between you and Robin Hood with respect to your use of the Site.

Other Website Concerns

If you wish to write to Robin Hood about any other issue concerning the Site, please use the contact information below:

Robin Hood Foundation
826 Broadway, 9th floor
New York, NY 10003

Attn: Digital Communications
Phone: 212-844-4503;
Fax: 212-227-6698;
Email: digital@robinhood.org

Please include details that would assist Robin Hood in investigating and resolving any concerns you may have.