Terms of Use

Read our terms below to learn more about your rights and responsiblities as a Causes user.

Causes Terms

Effective date: March 24, 2025

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE ("AGREEMENT" OR "TERMS") CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING CAUSES.COM, ITS MOBILE APPLICATION, OR ANY SERVICES PROVIDED BY GRAVVY, INC. (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SERVICES"). BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, OUR PRIVACY POLICY, OUR COMMUNITY STANDARDS, AND ANY ADDITIONAL TERMS POSTED ON THE SERVICES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE USING THE SERVICES.

Overview

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Causes.com is owned and operated by Gravvy, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Gravvy") (Causes.com and Gravvy, Inc. may hereinafter be referred to as "we," "our," or "us"). Gravvy has merged the charitable giving features of Gravvy.com with the social advocacy and networking features of Causes.com. This integrated platform is now solely available at Causes.com.

Changes to Terms

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Gravvy reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, update, or change these Terms at any time. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access to and use of the Services thereafter. Continued use of the Services after changes have been posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. It is your responsibility to regularly review these Terms.

Access and Availability

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Gravvy aims to ensure continuous availability of the Services but does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation. The Services may occasionally be unavailable due to maintenance or technical upgrades. Gravvy reserves the right to modify, suspend, discontinue, or restrict access to any part of the Services, in our sole discretion at any time without notice and without liability.
You are responsible for both:
  • Making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Services; and
  • Ensuring that all persons who access the Services through your internet connection are aware of these Terms and comply with them.
To access the Services or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Services that all the information you provide on the Services is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with the Services or otherwise, including, but not limited to, through the use of any interactive features, is governed by our Privacy Policy, accessible here, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.

Account Security

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If you choose, or are provided with, a username, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to the Services or portions of it using your username, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately at contact@causes.com if you suspect unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. We reserve the right to disable any username, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if we reasonably suspect you have violated any provision of these Terms.

Eligibility and Registration

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You must be at least 18 years old to register for an account. Certain Services require registration for identity verification purposes. By registering, you consent to receiving communications related to your account and the Services.

Permitted Use and Restrictions

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You may use the Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to use the Services:
  • In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).
  • For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise.
  • To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any "junk mail," "chain letter," "spam," or any other similar solicitation.
  • To impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, a Company employee, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing).
  • To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Services, or which, as determined by us, may harm the Company or users of the Services, or expose them to liability.
Additionally, you agree not to:
  • Use the Services in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party's use of the Services, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Services.
  • Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Services for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material available through the Services.
  • Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material available via the Services, or for any other purpose not expressly authorized in these Terms, without our prior written consent.
  • Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Services.
  • Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Services, the server on which any of the Services is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Services.
  • Attack any component of the Services via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
  • Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Services.
Zero‑tolerance commitment:
  • Causes.com maintains a zero‑tolerance policy toward objectionable content and abusive behavior. Content that is hateful, harassing, sexually explicit, exploitative, illegal, or otherwise violates these Terms or our Community Standards (accessible here), is strictly prohibited.
  • Users who submit such content are subject to immediate content removal and permanent account termination.

Intellectual Property Rights

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The Services and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by the Company, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
These Terms permit you to use the Services for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Services, except as follows:
  • Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
  • You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
  • If we provide desktop, mobile, or other applications for download, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you agree to be bound by our end user license agreement for such applications.
  • If we provide social media features with certain content, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.
You must not:
  • Modify copies of any materials from this site.
  • Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from the accompanying text.
  • Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site.
If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Services in breach of the Terms, your right to use the Services will stop immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Services or any content on the Services is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Company. Any use of the Services not expressly permitted by these Terms is a breach of these Terms and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.

Reliance on Information Posted

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The information presented on or through the Services is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Services, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
The Services may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, bloggers, and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators, and/or reporting services. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by the Company, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Company. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.

Links from the Services

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If the Services contain links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked via the Services, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.

User-Submitted Material

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By submitting content to the Services, you grant Gravvy a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable, worldwide license to use, reproduce, distribute, modify, display, and incorporate your content into any medium. You represent and warrant that your submissions do not violate any laws or third-party rights.

Privacy and Data Protection

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Gravvy processes your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy, accessible here. By using the Services, you consent to such processing.

Disclaimer of Warranties

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You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Services will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR ANY ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS-IS" AND "AS-AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE SERVICES, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICE OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS. USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Limitation of Liability

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IN NO EVENT WILL GRAVVY OR ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Indemnification

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You agree to indemnify and hold Gravvy, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms, misuse of the Services, or violation of any applicable laws or rights of third parties.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

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These Terms shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts in California.

Dispute Resolution

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At Company's sole discretion, it may require you to submit any disputes arising from these Terms or use of the Services, including disputes arising from or concerning their interpretation, violation, invalidity, non-performance, or termination, to final and binding arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association applying.

Waiver and Severability

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No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set out in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms will continue in full force and effect.

Contact Information

If you have questions or comments regarding these Terms, please contact us at:

Gravvy, Inc.
P.O. Box 641804
San Francisco, CA 94164