User Agreement for Trust-Based Philanthropy Project Materials

Thank you for your interest in the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project’s tools and resources. By using or accessing these materials, you’re agreeing to the spirit and terms of this agreement. If you have any questions about this agreement, please contact us at hello@trustbasedphilanthropy.org. 

This agreement is a legal contract between you (the user) and the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, which is a fiscally sponsored project of Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs. Given our commitment to supporting learning and education around trust-based philanthropy, we are happy to make our materials available for non-commercial purposes. This agreement provides information on how you can use materials produced by the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project (including our webinar recordings, how-to guides, templates, samples, publications, reports, and other resources). For any materials that were not produced by the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project (especially under the section labeled “Publications”) please contact the original creators for the permissions on how to use or replicate those materials.

By accessing or using Trust-Based Philanthropy Project materials, you agree to follow the terms of this license. If you are unable to commit to the terms described in this license, please refrain from disseminating or reproducing materials that appear on the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project website. 

  1. Your rights: We grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to:

    1. Use, copy, display, distribute, and perform the materials to educate, inform, and raise awareness about trust-based philanthropy or for other non-commercial promotional purposes.

    2. Edit the materials for format or length, as long as you don’t change the content significantly and the core message and intent of the materials remains intact.

    3. Given our intent to support field-wide education and learning, we do not permit the use of the materials for commercial or for-profit purposes.

  2. Conditions: When using or distributing the materials, please:

    1. Credit the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project and include a copyright notice.

    2. Indicate if you modified the materials.

    3. Include the URL for the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project’s website: www.trustbasedphilanthropy.org 

    4. Let us know your plans for using the materials by emailing us at hello@trustbasedphilanthropy.org 

  3. Copyright: All materials remain the rights of the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, including copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights. While we’re offering broad permission for non-commercial use, this agreement does not transfer ownership.

  4. Term and Termination:

    1. This agreement remains in place as long as it’s followed. Should you violate these terms, permission to use the materials ends automatically. We can also terminate your license with 30 days’ notice.

    2. We may update the license or remove resources from our website at any time.

    3. We may offer the materials under different terms or stop distributing them at any time.

  5. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability:

    1. We provide the materials “as-is” and “as-available,” without guarantees about ownership, quality, suitability, non-infringement, or freedom from errors.

    2. We aren’t responsible for any losses or damages from using the materials, including direct, special, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages.

    3. This disclaimer is a complete waiver of liability to the fullest extent possible.

  6. Assignment: You cannot assign this license or any rights or obligations without our written consent.

  7. Governing Law: This agreement is governed by California State laws. Any legal action must be brought in federal court in the Central District of California or state court in Los Angeles County, California.