Please visit GiveWell.org This CharityScorecard.org site was in use from 2006 to 2008, but is now mostly dormant, and the material here is out of date. The GiveWell project has similar goals and is being actively maintained. I've left the old CharityScorecard.org content here just for the historical record.

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Using the Charity Scorecard wiki 2.1 Content license 2.2 Liability 2.3 Release 2.4 Indemnity 2.5 Privacy 2.6 General

Introduction

Welcome to the Charity Scorecard wiki. This page describes the Terms of Service for your use of the wiki. By using the wiki, you are agreeing to these terms of service.

As part of the process of creating a user account for yourself, you must read and accept the terms and conditions in this agreement.

Using the Charity Scorecard wiki

While using the Charity Scorecard wiki, you agree not to:

• post content that you know or suspect is false, factually inaccurate, or deceptive;
• post content that is misleading, defamatory, or libelous;
• post spam, or post content that solicits donations or solicits business;
• violate any laws;
• violate any agreements you have made with third parties;
• violate the copyright, trademark or other rights of third parties;
• transfer your Charity Scorecard account to another person, or allow another person to use your account;
• use another person's Charity Scorecard account;

Content license

Almost all of the text on the CharityScorecard.org site is in the public domain (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain for more information).

While using the Charity Scorecard wiki, you agree to only add content to the site if the content was (a) copied from a work which is already in the public domain, (b) written by you on your own time (not as a work for hire) and placed in the public domain by you, or (c) written by you as a work for hire and placed in the public domain by the your employer. In some countries it may not be legally possible to place work in the public domain. As a fallback position, in the event that your contribution is judged not to be in the public domain, you grant anyone the right to use your contributed work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

You may wish to post content that is not in the public domain, but is available under a Creative Commons license, GNU Free Documentation License, or some other license that allows work to be re-used. You agree not to add this content to the site, but to instead contact the site administrator and ask them to add the content.

Although almost all of the text on the CharityScorecard.org site is in the public domain, some pages are marked as having content that is not in the public domain. When a page has content that is not the public domain, the page will include information about the license terms under which the content is available. For content that is not in the public domain, you agree not to:

• copy, reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, distribute, or publicly display the content except in accordance with the terms of the license under which the content is avialable.

Liability

You will not hold the Charity Scorecard project responsible for the things that users post. We have no control over user contributions, and do not guarantee the accuracy or legality of any information posted on the site. We cannot guarantee that our site will always be available, or that it will operate reliably.

To the extent legally permitted, we exclude all implied warranties, terms and conditions. We are not liable for any loss of money, goodwill, or reputation, or any special, indirect, or consequential damages arising out of your use of the site. If we are found to be liable, our liability is limited to the greater of (a) $100, and (b) the total fees you paid to us.

Release

If you have a dispute with a user or users, you release the Charity Scorecard project from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with the dispute.

Indemnity

You will indemnify the Charity Scorecard project and hold us harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of this agreement, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.

Privacy

When you edit a page on the Charity Scorecard site, you are publicly publishing every word you type. By contributing, you are acting publicly, not privately, and you shouldn't expect that any information about your contribution will be kept private. We make no guarantee that any information from you will remain private. You grant us permission to use your information as described in the Privacy policy. If you object to your information being used in this way, please do not register for an account on the Charity Scorecard site.

General

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California.

If any provision of this agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.

The Charity Scorecard project may amend this agreement at any time by posted the amended terms on the site. We will notify users when we post amended terms. This agreement may not otherwise be amended except in writing, signed by the parties involved. This agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement between us with respect to the Charity Scorecard project.