PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.
The following Terms of Use govern and apply to your use of or reliance upon this website (the “Website”) maintained by London Community Foundation (the “Foundation”).
Your access or use of the Website indicates that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and any other applicable laws, statutes and/or regulations. We may change these Terms and Conditions at any time without notice, effective upon posting them on the Website. Your continued use of the Website constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms and Conditions.
1. Intellectual Property
All intellectual property on the Website is owned by us or our licencors, which includes materials protected by copyright, trademark, or patent laws. All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or licensed by us. All content on the Website, including but not limited to text, software, code, designs, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, applications, interactive features and all other content, is a collective work under Canadian and other copyright laws and is the proprietary property of the Company; All rights reserved.
(a) User Content Licence
When you submit your original copyrightable User Content to the Website, you retain ownership of any copyright you claim to your submitted User Content. Note that certain copyright laws and other applicable laws create fair dealing or fair use exceptions for the purpose of news reporting to what would otherwise be copyright infringement. By making your User Content available through the Website, you automatically grant to London Community Foundation a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable (except as expressly set forth in this Agreement), non-exclusive, transferable, worldwide, sublicensable (through multiple tiers) right and licence to use, reproduce, copy, distribute, transmit, host, market, create derivative works of, modify, adapt, display and perform the User Content and any intellectual property rights therein (including but not limited to any copyright, trademark, publicity and database rights), in any form, technology or media now known or later developed, without providing compensation to you or anyone else, without any liability whatsoever, and free from any obligation of confidence or other duties on the part of the Foundation. The Foundation can grant sublicences with respect to the User Content.
Subject to the Foundation’s Privacy Policy where relevant, you hereby (i) agree to waive all moral rights in any User Content and any intellectual property rights therein in favour of the Foundation; (ii) consent to your name appearing as the author or contributor of any such User Content, where applicable, and to the disclosure and/or display of such information and any other information which appears in or is associated with such User Content; (iii) acknowledge and agree that the Foundation is not responsible for any loss, damage, or corruption that may occur to your User Content; and (iv) acknowledge and agree that any User Content you provide for display on the Website will be considered non-confidential.
When you submit User Content to the Website, you (i) represent and warrant that the User Content is original to you and that no other party has any rights thereto, and that you retain ownership of any copyright you claim to your submitted User Content, or (ii) you represent and warrant that you are legally entitled to post, submit, transmit, provide or otherwise make available the User Content and grant the foregoing licence to the Foundation.
(b) Content Licence
The Foundation grants to you a personal, limited, revocable, non-transferable and non-exclusive right and licence to access, use, read and download the Content located on the Website for personal, non-commercial and not-for-profit use only. This licence is revocable by the Foundation at any time without notice and with or without cause. You may print pages from the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided that you do not modify any of the Content and you do not remove or alter any visible or non-visible identification, marks, notices, or disclaimers. Other than as specifically described herein, no Content may be modified, copied, distributed, forwarded, framed, reproduced, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted, transmitted, provided, submitted, or sold in any form or by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of the Foundation (or, in the case of User Content, the owner of the rights to the User Content), except as expressly permitted by this Agreement or by applicable copyright laws. Note that certain copyright laws and other applicable laws create fair dealing or fair use exceptions for the purpose of news reporting to what would otherwise be copyright infringement. You are responsible at all times for acting in compliance with applicable copyright laws and all other laws. You will abide by and maintain all copyright and other legal notices, information, and restrictions contained in any Content accessed through the Website.
2. Use of Company Materials
We may provide you with certain information as a result of your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, documentation, data, or information developed by us, and other materials which may assist in the use of the Website or Services (“Company Materials”). The Company Materials may not be used for any purpose other than the use of this Website and the services offered on the Website. Nothing in these Terms of Use may be interpreted as granting any licence of intellectual property rights to you.
3. Acceptable Use
You agree not to use the Website for any unlawful purpose, or any purpose prohibited under this clause. You agree not to use the Website in any way that could damage the Website, the services or the general business of the Foundation.
You further agree not to use and/or access the Website:
a) To harass, abuse, or threaten others or otherwise violate any person’s legal rights;
b) To violate any intellectual property rights of us or any third party;
c) To upload or otherwise disseminate any computer viruses or other software that may damage the property of another;
d) To perpetrate any fraud;
e) To engage in or create any unlawful gambling, sweepstakes, or pyramid scheme;
f) To publish or distribute any obscene or defamatory material;
g) To publish or distribute any material that incites violence, hate or discrimination towards any group;
h) To unlawfully gather information about others.
4. Protection of Privacy
Through your use of the Website, you may provide us with certain information. By using the Website, you authorize us to use your information in Canada and any other country where we may operate.
We may receive information from external applications you use to access our Website, or we may receive information through various web technologies, such as cookies, log files, clear gifs, web beacons or others.
We use the information gathered from you to ensure your continued good experience on our website. We may also track certain of the passive information received to improve our marketing and analytics, and for this, we may work with third-party providers, including other marketers.
If you would like to disable our access to any passive information we receive from the use of various technologies, you may choose to disable cookies in your web browser.
5. Reverse Engineering & Security
You may not undertake any of the following actions:
a) Reverse engineer, or attempt to reverse engineer or disassemble any code or software from or on the Website;
b) Violate the security of the Website through any unauthorized access, circumvention of encryption or other security tools, data mining or interference to any host, user or network.
6. Indemnification
You defend and indemnify London Community Foundation and any of its affiliates and hold us harmless against any and all legal claims and demands, including reasonable attorney’s fees, which may arise from or relate to your use or misuse of the Website, your breach of these Terms and Conditions, or your conduct or actions. We will select our own legal counsel and may participate in our own defence, if we wish to do so.
7. SPAM Policy
You are strictly prohibited from using the Website or any of our services for illegal spam activities, including gathering email addresses and personal information from others or sending any mass commercial emails.
8. Third-Party Links & Content
We may occasionally post links to third-party websites or other services. We are not responsible or liable for any loss or damage caused as a result of your use of any third-party services linked to from our Website.
9. Donation Terms
The Website enables users to make online donations to support the Foundation’s charitable initiatives. By making a donation:
- You confirm that the payment information provided is accurate and that you are authorized to use the chosen payment method.
- All donations are final and non-refundable unless a technical error occurs (e.g., duplicate transactions). For refund inquiries, please contact us at finance@lcf.on.ca
- The Foundation uses funds in alignment with its mission, as disclosed on the Website or during specific fundraising campaigns.
We use secure third-party payment processors to handle transactions. While we take all reasonable measures to protect your data, we are not liable for unauthorized access resulting from third-party systems.
10. Event Participation
The Website may include functionality for signing up for events. By submitting a registration form, you:
- Represent that the information provided is accurate and complete.
- Acknowledge that participation in volunteer activities or events is at your own risk.
The Foundation reserves the right to reject any event registration.
11. Newsletter and Communications
By subscribing to our newsletter or other communications, you consent to receive updates and promotional materials from the Foundation. You may opt out of receiving such communications at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in the email.
12. Accessibility
The Foundation is committed to making the Website accessible to all users in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you encounter any accessibility barriers, please contact us at info@lcf.on.ca, and we will make reasonable efforts to assist you.
13. Variation
To the extent any part or sub-part of these Terms and Conditions is held ineffective or invalid by any court of law, the prior, effective version of these Terms and Conditions shall be considered enforceable and valid to the fullest extent.
14. Service Interruptions
We may need to interrupt your access to the Website to perform maintenance or emergency services on a scheduled or unscheduled basis. You agree that your access to the Website may be affected by unanticipated or unscheduled downtime, for any reason, but that we will have no liability for any damage or loss caused as a result of such downtime.
15. No Warranties
Your use of the Website is at your sole and exclusive risk, and any services provided by us are on an “as is” basis. We disclaim any and all express or implied warranties of any kind, including, but not limited to the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose and the implied warranty of merchantability. We make no warranties that the Website will meet your needs or that the Website will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure. We also make no warranties as to the reliability or accuracy of any information on the Website or obtained through the Services. Any damage that may occur to you, through your computer system, or as a result of loss of your data from your use of the Website is your sole responsibility and we are not liable for any such damage or loss.
16. Privacy
Internet communications are subject to interception, loss or alteration and, as a consequence, you acknowledge that information or data you provide by electronic means by accessing or using this Website are not confidential or exclusive, except to the extent required by the applicable laws, and that communications by email may be intercepted, altered or lost.
For more information, please refer to our Privacy Policy, which you may find at the following address: https://www.lcf.on.ca/privacy-policy.
17. Limitation on Liability
By accessing or using the Website, you acknowledge and agree that the Foundation shall have no liability for any cost, injury, damage, loss or harm arising directly or indirectly in connection with any of the User Content, the Content and/or Foundation Content on the Website or through links on the Website or from any action or inaction of any other user. If there is a dispute between you and any third party (including without limitation, any user of the website), the Foundation is under no obligation to become involved, and you hereby release the Foundation from any claims, demands or damages of any kind and of any nature arising out of or relating to any such dispute.
You agree that under no circumstances shall the Foundation be liable to you for any damages whatsoever arising out of or related to access to or use of the Website and/or the use of links to other websites, whether or not any such damages might be foreseeable and even if the Foundation is informed of their possibility, including without limitation, liability for loss of profit, business, contracts or revenues or direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential losses or damages. To the extent permitted by law, all implied terms are excluded.
This exclusion or limitation of liability applies regardless of the form of action or proceeding, whether in contract, tort, strict liability, breach of statutory duty or otherwise.
You have the sole responsibility for any decisions you make based on information contained in the Website.
If you use the Website, you are agreeing that this limitation of liability is reasonable and in keeping with the nature of the Website.
If you are dissatisfied with the Website or with this Agreement, you agree that your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Website.
18. Linking and Framing
While the Foundation welcomes links to its Website, your website cannot state or imply that the Foundation endorses or supports an organization, agency or program without the Foundation’s prior written permission. The Foundation reserves the right to summarily cancel and revoke at any time and without notice any permission it may give to link to the Website.
The framing of the Website or any of the Content in any form and by any method is strictly prohibited.
Last updated May 20, 2026