Terms of Use
The worldanimalprotection.us website and microsites (“materials, electronic products and/or services”) are owned and operated by World Animal Protection in the US, located at 535 Eighth Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018. World Animal Protection maintains these materials, electronic products and/or services in order to provide you with information about our work, and to enable you to interact with us online. These Terms of Use describes our understanding with you when you visit our website and use our materials, electronic products and and/or services. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, OUR MATERIALS, ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AND/OR DOWNLOADING OF MATERIALS FROM OUR WEBSITE CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN.
World Animal Protection's website, our materials, electronic products and/or services have several features. In addition to providing descriptions of our programs and how we help suffering animals around the world, the website provides you with the opportunity to donate or interact with us and download links for use on your website. We encourage you to read the entire policy as it sets forth our understanding with you when you visit our website. These terms and conditions have been developed for your protection, as well as ours.
Throughout this policy, you will see the terms "World Animal Protection," "we," "our," and "us" – these terms refer to World Animal Protection, a nonprofit with tax-exempt status pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). You will also see the terms "I," "you," "your," and "yours" – these terms refer to visitors to and users of our Website. In the United States, World Animal Protection is the sole owner of the name “World Animal Protection” which is a registered trademark. In addition, World Animal Protection is the U.S. licensee of the of the World Animal Protection logo. Your use of the name and logo and/or links bearing the name and logo acknowledges World Animal Protection’s exclusive ownership of the name and/or right to use the logo. All use of or goodwill associated with the name, logo, our materials, electronic products and/or services will inure to the benefit of World Animal Protection or its licensors. The logo, electronic products and services are provided without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation, warranties of title or non-infringement. Use of our materials, electronic products and/or services provided at the site is solely at your own risk.
1. LINKING TO THE WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION WEBSITE AND USE OF WEBSITE MATERIALS, NAME AND LOGO, AND TECHNOLOGY
World Animal Protection appreciates informational and educational uses of the World Animal Protection website, our materials, electronic products and/or services, including our name and logo. However, there are limits on the uses, including the use of the name and logo and the links bearing the name and/or logo.
PLEASE BE AWARE: by copying and/or downloading material from the World Animal Protection website, including our name and logo, links bearing our name and the logo and/or using our electronic products and/or services you agree to the terms and conditions set forth in these Terms of Use and any terms and conditions that may be outlined elsewhere on our website. Without limiting any other terms or conditions, the permission to use the World Animal Protection website, materials, electronic products and/or services, including our name and logo and/or links bearing our name and logo, is subject to the following:
- Use of the name and logo or links bearing the name and logo may not indicate or create an impression that World Animal Protection endorses, approves, sponsors or is affiliated with your products, goods, services or your website.
- Your use of the name and logo or links bearing the name and logo may not indicate or create an impression that World Animal Protection will benefit from the sale of any good or service.
- Links bearing the name and logo may only be used for the purpose of linking to the World Animal Protection website as designated within the link.
- The links bearing the name and logo will always be active links.
- The name and logo and/or link bearing the name and logo may not be combined with any other graphic elements; nor may they be altered in any manner including size, proportions, font, design, arrangement, colors or elements; nor may they be animated, morphed or otherwise distorted in perspective or appearance.
- The name and logo and/or link bearing the name and logo may not appear more prominently than your personal, company, product or service website name.
- You will not transfer, assign, sell, reproduce, distribute or otherwise exploit the name and logo or your link to us.
- The World Animal Protection name and logo and/or link bearing the name and logo may not appear on any pages of any websites that include content or advertising for alcoholic beverages, tobacco, pornography, religious material, partisan material, political material or firearms.
- Appropriate action by World Animal Protection may include, but is not limited to, the revocation of the right to use the name and logo and/or any links bearing the name and logo, in which event you agree to remove the name and logo and/or the links bearing the name and logo within 2 business days of notice of revocation.
It is improper, and may be a violation of law, for you to post or download and distribute any material that you do not own or for which you do not have permission to use. PLEASE BE AWARE: violation of someone's copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights may subject you to civil and/or criminal penalties.
2. INAPPROPRIATE USE OF WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION MATERIALS, ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AND/OR TECHNOLOGY
It is inappropriate to use World Animal Protection website, our materials, including the World Animal Protection name and logo, electronic products and/or services for illegal, inappropriate, or obscene purposes, or in support of such activities.
We define these terms as follows:
"Illegal activities" are those that violate laws, regulations and/or private agreements, including federal or state laws governing charitable activities, copyright laws, trademark laws, license agreements or other intellectual property rights.
"Inappropriate uses" are any uses other than as permitted by these Terms of Use, or as may be permitted elsewhere on our website.
"Obscene activities" are those that violate generally accepted social standards for use of this type of material or technology. PLEASE BE AWARE: World Animal Protection may seek appropriate action to terminate any uses of our material, electronic products and/or services including, but not limited to the name and logo and links bearing our name and logo, in the event we, in our sole discretion, determine that your use does not conform to any of the conditions of these Terms of Use or as provided elsewhere on our website; infringes any intellectual property or other rights of World Animal Protection or a third party; adversely affects World Animal Protection’s image, reputation and/or our products, services or programs; violates any applicable law, regulation or ordinance; and/or, is a prohibited activity.
Listed below are some, but not all, prohibited activities that may result in action by World Animal Protection:
- Posting, transmitting, or facilitating in the promotion of illegal content through our website or electronic products and services.
- Using our website, our material, electronic products and/or services to harass, threaten, embarrass, or do anything else to another visitor or third party that is unwanted.
- Transmitting or facilitating distribution of content that is untrue, threatening, harassing, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, vulgar, sexually explicit, obscene, defamatory, or objectionable.
- Using the name and logo or links bearing the name and logo on websites which World Animal Protection finds, in its sole discretion, to be objectionable or which includes obscene, violent, intolerant, tasteless, denigrating or sexually oriented content or materials.
- Disrupting the flow of any chat areas with vulgar language, abusiveness, or other conduct that may disrupt normal activities.
- Pretending to be anyone whom you are not. You may not impersonate World Animal Protection staff, or anyone else.
- Attempting to get a password, other account information, or other private information from others, or harvest e-mail addresses or other information.
- Posting any unsolicited content or designs, including advertising and promotional materials, at our website.
3. MISCELLANEOUS
- World Animal Protection reserves the right to make any change to the information and/or license provided herein at any time for any reason. You acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for keeping up with any such changes
- Federal and New York state law shall govern this agreement.
4. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND YOU ASSUME ALL RISK. THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS AVAILABLE,” “AS IS” BASIS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION AND ITS LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, QUIET ENJOYMENT, QUALITY OF INFORMATION, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SITE WILL BE CORRECTED. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD-PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION OR ITS SUPPLIERS/LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE), WHICH INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY, LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA AND BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, EVEN IF WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN ANY CASE, THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION AND ITS SUPPLIERS/LICENSORS UNDER THESE TERMS OF SERVICE FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE) IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESS TO THE SITE.
Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, or the limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts, so some of the above may not apply to you.
6. OTHER DISCLAIMERS
The Site and the information contained herein is provided for informational and educational purposes only, and could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.
Information on the Site is provided with the understanding that World Animal Protection is not rendering professional advice or recommendations. You should not rely on any information on these pages to replace consultations with qualified professionals to meet your individual needs.
This publication is distributed internationally and may contain references to other World Animal Protection members internationally. These references do not imply that World Animal Protection U.S. or another member intend to announce or provide the programs, products, or services in your country. All questions about the World Animal Protection in your country should be directed to the local World Animal Protection member organization in your country.
7. DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (“DMCA”) NOTICE
World Animal Protection is committed to complying with copyright and related laws, and requires all users of the Site to comply with these laws. Accordingly, you may not store any material or content or use or disseminate any material or content though the Site in any manner that constitutes an infringement of third party intellectual property rights, including rights granted by copyright law. Owners of copyrighted works who believe that their rights under copyright law have been infringed may take advantage of certain provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”) to report alleged infringements. You may not post, modify, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information belonging to others without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. It is the policy of World Animal Protection to terminate use privileges of any user who repeatedly infringes the copyright rights of others upon receipt of proper notification to World Animal Protection by the copyright owner or the copyright owner’s legal agent.
If you feel that a posted message is objectionable or infringing, we encourage you to contact us immediately. Upon our receipt of a proper notice of claimed infringement under the DMCA, we will respond expeditiously to remove, or disable access to, the material claimed to be infringing and will follow the procedures specified in the DMCA to resolve the claim between the notifying party and the alleged infringer who provided the content in issue. The designated agent of World Animal Protection (i.e., the proper party) to whom you should address such notice is listed below.
If you believe that your work has been copied and posted using the Site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our designated agent with the following information:
- an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
- a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
- a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located to permit us to locate the material;
- your address, telephone number, and email address;
- a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law; and
- a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information contained in your report is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf.
Our designated agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached as follows: info@worldanimalprotection.us.org
Legal Disclosure
World Animal Protection developed and maintains www.worldanimalprotection.us.org to provide our network of donors, service providers, volunteers and constituents with information about our work and our mission. Access to and use of World Animal Protection's website, linking to the World Animal Protection's website as well as downloading World Animal Protection materials and content is subject to terms and conditions set forth in these Terms of Use. Your use of World Animal Protection's website constitutes your agreement to these terms and conditions. Please note that World Animal Protection reserves the right to alter or amend these Terms of Use at any time for any reason and without notice.
State Legal Disclosures
Information concerning World Animal Protection, including financial, licensing or charitable purposes(s) may be obtained, without cost, by calling 1.800.883.9772, writing to World Animal Protection at 535 Eighth Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018, or send us an email.
In addition, residents of the following states may obtain financial and/or licensing information from their states, from the indicated contacts. Registration with these states, or any other state, does not imply endorsement by the state.
Alabama
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Affairs Section
501 Washington Ave, Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Alaska
Alaska Department of Law
Attorney General’s Office
1031 W 4th Ave #200, Anchorage, AK 99501
Arkansas
Office of Secretary of State
State Capitol, Little Rock, AR 72201
Arizona
Not Required
California
Registry of Charitable Trusts
Office of the Attorney General
1300 I St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Colorado
Office of the Secretary of State
1700 Broadway #200, Denver, CO 80290
Connecticut
Public Charities Unit
Office of the Attorney General
110 Sherman St, Hartford, CT 06105
Delaware
Not Required
District of Columbia
Business Licensing Division
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
1100 4th St SW, Washington, DC 20024
Florida
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Plaza Level 10, The Capitol, 400 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800
Georgia
Securities and Business Regulation
Office of the Secretary of State
214 State Capitol, Atlanta, GA 30334
Hawaii
Office of the Attorney General
Tax & Charities Division
425 Queen St, Honolulu, HI 96813
Idaho
Not Required
Illinois
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
Charitable Trust and Solicitations Bureau
Indiana
Not Required
Iowa
Not Required
Kansas
Secretary of State
120 SW 10th Ave # 1, Topeka, KS 66612
Kentucky
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
700 Capitol Avenue, Suite 118, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-3449
Louisiana
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
1885 N 3rd St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Maine
Department of Professional & Financial Regulation
Charitable Solicitations Registrations
76 Northern Ave, Gardiner, ME 04345
Maryland
Office of the Secretary of State
Charitable Organizations Division
16 Francis St # 1, Annapolis, MD 21401
Massachusetts
Office of Attorney General
Public Charities Division
1 Ashburton Pl, Boston, MA 02108
Michigan
Office of Attorney General
Charitable Trust Section
525 W Ottawa St, Lansing, MI 48933
Minnesota
Office of Attorney General
445 Minnesota St, St Paul, MN 55101
Mississippi
Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office
Missouri
Not Required
Montana
Not Required
Nebraska
Not Required
Nevada
Secretary of State
Commercial Recordings Division
Nevada State Capitol Building, 101 North Carson Street, Suite 3, Carson City, NV 89701
New Hampshire
Department of Justice
33 Capitol St, Concord, NH 03301
New Jersey
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Charities Registration
124 Halsey St, Newark, NJ 07102
New Mexico
Office of the Attorney General
Charitable Organization Registry
201 3rd St NW #300, Albuquerque, NM 87102
New York
Department of Law
Charities Bureau
120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271
North Carolina
Secretary of State’s Office
Solicitation Licensing Branch
2 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27601
North Dakota
Secretary of State
600 East Boulevard Avenue Dept 108, Bismarck, ND 58505
Ohio
Office of the Attorney General
30 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Secretary of State
421 NW 13th St #210, Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Oregon
Department of Justice
Charitable Activities Section
100 SW Market St, Portland, OR 97201
Pennsylvania
Department of State
Bureau of Charitable Organizations
401 North St, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Rhode Island
Department of Business Regulation
Charitable Organization Section
1511 Pontiac Ave, Cranston, RI 02920
South Carolina
Office of the Secretary of State
Public Charities Section
1205 Pendleton St, Columbia, SC 29201
South Dakota
Not Required
Tennessee
Office of the Secretary of State
Division of Charitable Solicitations
312 Rosa L Parks Ave 3rd Floor, Nashville, TN 37243
Texas
Not Required
Utah
Department of Commerce
Division of Consumer Protection
160 E Broadway, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Vermont
Not Required
Virginia
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Division of Consumer Affairs
102 Governor Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Washington
Secretary of State
Charities Division
Legislative Building, 416 Sid Snyder Ave SW, Olympia, WA 98501
West Virginia
Secretary of State
State of West Virginia
1900 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, WV 25305
Wisconsin
Department of Financial Institutions
4822 Madison Yards Way,, Madison, WI 53705
Wyoming
Not Required