National Ladies Homestead Gathering
Terms of Use

These Terms of Use were last revised on September 28, 2023.

1. Introduction

Please read these Terms of Use carefully. Accessing or using this website constitutes acceptance of these Terms of Use ("Terms"), as such may be revised by National Ladies Homestead Gathering from time to time, and is a binding agreement between the user ("User" or "You") and National Ladies Homestead Gathering governing the use of this website. If You do not agree to these terms, You should not access or use this website. These Terms contain disclaimers and other provisions that limit our liability to You.

These Terms apply to your access to, and use of, all or part of any website or mobile application of National Ladies Homestead Gathering ("NLHG"), including www.nlhg.org, NLHG.app.neoncrm.com, or Community.NLHG.org and any other site, mobile application or online service where these Terms are posted (collectively, the “Sites”). By accepting these Terms you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms. You may not use our Sites and Services (defined below) unless you agree to these Terms.

In the event there is any conflict or inconsistency between these Terms and any other terms of use that appear on the Sites, these Terms will govern. However, if you navigate away from the Sites to a third-party site, you may be subject to alternative terms and conditions of use, as may be specified on such site, which will govern your use of that site.

Please read these terms and conditions (“Terms”) and our Privacy Policy carefully before using the Sites and our Services. Please note that our Sites are available only to individuals that can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. If you are entering into the Terms on behalf of a corporate entity or organization, you represent that you are authorized to accept the Terms on such entity’s behalf, in such scenario the words “you” and “your” shall refer to such entity.

2. Changes

These Terms may be changed by us at any time. If you are registered as user, you will be deemed to accept the amended Terms. You agree that we may provide notices, disclosures and amendments to these Terms by electronic means, including by changing these Terms by posting revisions on the Sites.

3. Description of Services

We are a national nonprofit organization working to connect women and share homesteading knowledge. Our Sites provide opportunities to make donations online to support, establish fundraisers, create NLHG Chapters, and participate in our programs (the “Services”).

4. No Legal Advice or Attorney-Client Relationship

Information contained on or made available through the Sites is not intended to and does not constitute legal advice, recommendations, mediation or counseling under any circumstance and no attorney-client relationship is formed. We do not provide accounting, tax or financial advice and you should not rely on any information given on our Sites to determine the accounting, tax or financial consequences of making a donation using our Services.

5. Acceptable Use

User’s use of the Sites, any Content, and any information provided by the User including user names and passwords, addresses, email addresses, phone number, financial information (such as credit card numbers) transmitted in connection with the Sites is limited to the contemplated functionality of the Sites. In no event may the Sites be used in a manner that (a) harasses, abuses, stalks, threatens, defames, or otherwise infringes or violates the rights of any other party (including but not limited to rights of publicity or other proprietary rights); (b) is unlawful, fraudulent, or deceptive; (c) provides sensitive personal information, (d) includes spam or any unsolicited advertising; (e) uses technology or other means to access NLHG or Content that is not authorized by NLHG; (f) uses or launches any automated system, including without limitation, “robots,” “spiders,” or “offline readers,” to access NLHG or Content; (g) attempts to introduce viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs that interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment; (h) attempts to gain unauthorized access to NLHG's computer network or user accounts; (i) encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense or that gives rise to civil liability; (j) violates these Terms; (k) attempts to damage, disable, overburden, or impair NLHG's servers or networks; (l) impersonates any person or entity or otherwise misrepresents your identity or affiliation with another person or entity; or (m) fails to comply with applicable third party terms (collectively “Acceptable Use”). NLHG reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate terminate any User’s participation in the Sites, remove Content, or assert legal action with respect to Content or use of the Sites, that NLHG reasonably believes is or might be in violation of these Terms, or NLHG policies. NLHG's failure or delay in taking such actions does not constitute a waiver of its rights to enforce these Terms.

6. User Content

NLHG does not control, take responsibility for or assume liability for any User Content posted, stored or uploaded by you or any third party, or for any loss or damage thereto, nor is NLHG liable for any user conduct or any mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography or profanity you may encounter. The interactive areas are generally designed as open and public community areas for connecting and sharing with other people. When you participate in these areas, you understand that certain information and content you choose to post may be displayed publicly. You are solely responsible for your use of the Sites and agree to use the interactive areas at your own risk.

If you become aware of User Content that you believe violates these Terms you may report it by emailing admin@nlhg.org. Enforcement of these Terms however, is solely in our discretion and absence of enforcement in some instances does not constitute a waiver of our right to enforce the Terms in other instances. In addition, these Terms do not create any private right of action on the part of any third party or any reasonable expectation or promise that the Sites will not contain any content that is prohibited by these Terms. Although NLHG has no obligation to screen, edit or monitor any of the User Content posted on the Sites, NLHG reserves the right, and has absolute discretion, to remove, screen or edit any User Content on the Sites at any time and for any reason without notice. You are solely responsible for creating backup copies and replacing any User Content you post or store on the Sites at your sole cost and expense.

If you are viewing the Sites on a public computer or are otherwise using a computer to which multiple people have potential access, be sure to follow all relevant instructions to ensure you are sufficiently disconnected and logged off the Sites and the computer system you are using to prevent unauthorized User Content.

You represent and warrant that your User Content is not subject to any confidentiality obligations and that you own and control all of the rights to the User Content, have the lawful right to distribute and produce such User Content, or otherwise have the right to grant the rights to NLHG that you grant herein.

7. Use of the Services

To use our Services, you will need to follow the procedures as set out on our Sites, and you may only use the Services and our Sites for lawful purposes. In order to use the Services, you will have to provide us with certain information. All such information is governed by our Privacy Policy.

7.1 When you donate

When you make any charitable gift in cash or in-kind (“Donation”), you will have to follow the procedures as set out on our Sites when you click the “Donate” button and provide us with certain information. You agree that:

• All information submitted by you is current, complete, accurate and truthful;
• Your Donation is explicitly provided as an unrestricted gift and we make no representation, warranty, covenant or guarantee that a Donation will be used for any particular geographic region, project, community, village, or person, and that the Donation; and
• We retain control over your Donation and that your Donation may be used for administrative, governance and program activities.

Details of the procedures for payment and how we will process your Donation are displayed on our Sites.

If your donation is accepted, we will confirm your Donation via the email address you give us. The Donation will then be processed by the date set out in the confirmation email. You represent and warrant that if you are donating to NLHG that (i) any credit information you supply is true and complete, (ii) charges incurred by you will be honored by your credit card company, and (iii) you will pay the charges incurred by you at the posted prices, including any applicable taxes.

All Donations are final unless exceptional circumstances are proven. In the event of false use of your credit or debit card or equivalent card, please contact us at admin@nlhg.org. We will abide by local legislation regarding reimbursement of Donations.

7.1.1 Security – donations

You may donate money to us directly or through a variety of online payment sites, including but not limited to, Paypal, Apple, and Google (“Payment Providers”). We only use Payment Providers we know and trust, however, when you use the Payment Providers your personal information, including your credit card information, is handled by the Payment Provider and according to their respective privacy policies and terms. We encourage you to read and understand these before you donate.

7.2 Creating a fundraiser

When you create a fundraiser, you will have to follow the procedures as set out on our Website when you click the “Start my fundraiser” button and register you as a user. You agree to provide your true identity (First Name and Last Name) and that all information submitted by you is current, complete, accurate and truthful.

The username you provide in connection with your account may be used to attribute you in connection with any content you submit to any Services.

After registration you will be able to provide us with information about your fundraiser (“User Content”). In this connection, you agree, that:

• You will provide current, complete, accurate and truthful information;
• You represent, warrant, and agree that no User Content posted or otherwise shared by you on or through any of the Services, violates or infringes upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights, breaches or conflicts with any obligation, such as a confidentiality obligation, or contains libelous, defamatory, or otherwise unlawful material;
• You ensure to log out of your account at the end of your session to avoid anyone else using it;
• Your account information is kept secret and ensure that the access details do not become known to any third party as you are liable for any misuse of the Services by way of your account information;
• You must notify us in the event of any unauthorized access to your account or any changes to your account information; and
• You grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such User Content throughout the world in any media.
• We reserve the right, without limitation, to ban or disable your use of the Services, remove offending User Content, suspend or terminate your account, stop payments to any such fundraiser, freeze or place a hold in donations, and report you to law enforcement authorities or otherwise take appropriate legal action including seeking restitution. NLHG will not be liable for any loss or damage arisen from your failure to comply with this section.
  

8. Limited License; Permitted Uses

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license (a) to access and use the Sites and Services strictly in accordance with these Terms; (b) to use the Sites and Services solely for internal, personal, non-commercial purposes (c) to print out discrete information from the Sites and Services solely for internal, personal, non-commercial purposes and (d) stored, distributed or otherwise used for lawful, informational, non-commercial purposes relating to providing humanitarian relief and development programs provided that you maintain all copyright and other policies contained therein. No print out or electronic version of any part of the Sites or its contents may be used by you in any litigation or arbitration matter whatsoever under any circumstances.

9. Third Party Content

Third party content may appear on the Sites and/or Services and may be accessible via links. We are not responsible for and assume no liability for any mistakes, misstatements of law, defamation, omissions, falsehood, obscenity, pornography or profanity in the statements, opinions, representations or any other form of content on the Sites. You understand that the information and opinions in the third-party content represent solely the thoughts of the author and is neither endorsed by nor does it necessarily reflect our belief.

We reserve the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of the Terms and to take any action we deem appropriate, including but not limited to reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties and disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to your profile, email addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP addresses and traffic information.

10. Blog Comment Policy

This section applies to the Comment Policy on our blog. Comments likely to be approved are:

• Thoughtful and respectful comments
• Useful and constructive criticism
• Questions about the blog topic 
• The stories you share with your homesteading friends
• All the homesteading jokes :)

Additional blog comment guidelines:

• All rights reserved: For any comment, we reserve the right to edit, delete, move, or mark it as spam. We also reserve the right to block any IP address that violates this comment policy from commenting, subscribing, or accessing our sites.
• Links: If you must include a link in your comment, your comment may not be approved for posting. Relevant links that contribute to the conversation may be approved. Promotional links or links solely for backlinks or traffic are not allowed and will not be approved.
• Liability: By posting a comment, you agree that your contribution is your own and that you take responsibility for it. You agree to hold National Ladies Homestead Gathering, all post authors, and other commenters harmless.
• Copyright: If we receive authentic notice that a comment is in violation of anyone’s copyrighted information, the comment will be deleted and the commenter may be blocked from posting comments in the future.
• Spam: Don’t do it. Any comment deemed as spam will be deleted and marked as spam. If you repeatedly post spam, your IP address may be blacklisted.
• Be respectful and kind. If you wouldn't say it to someone in person, please don't leave the comment.
• Patience: Please be patient. We have limited volunteers for this task, so it might take some time for your comment to be approved.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us and our partners, agents, officers, directors, employees, subcontractors, volunteers, successors, assigns, third party suppliers of information and documents, attorneys, advertisers, product and service providers, and affiliates (collectively, "Affiliated Parties") harmless from any liability, loss, claim and expense, including reasonable attorney's fees, related to your violation of these Terms or use of the Sites and/or Services, including any liabilities in connection with state or federal taxes.

12. Copyright and Trademarks

The content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic translation, digital conversion, and other matters related to our Sites are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks and other proprietary (including but not limited to intellectual property) rights. The copying, redistribution, use or publication by you of any such matters or any part of the Sites is strictly prohibited. You do not acquire ownership rights to any content, document, or other materials viewed through the Sites. The posting of information or materials on the Sites does not constitute a waiver of any right in such information and materials.

National Ladies Homestead Gathering and others are our service marks or registered service marks or trademarks. Other product and company names mentioned on the Sites may be trademarks of their respective owners. National Ladies Homestead Gathering, the rectangle logo, the circle logo, and other trademarks, service marks, graphics, and logos used in connection with the Sites are trade names, trademarks or registered trademarks of National Ladies Homestead Gathering ("NLHG Marks”). Other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Sites are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners (collectively “Third Party Marks”). The NLHG Marks and Third-Party Marks may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of NLHG or the applicable trademark holder.

The Sites and the Content are protected by copyright, trademark, and state and federal laws.

13. Copyright Infringement

We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask you to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please notify us at e-mail (admin@nlhg.org) with the following information:

a) An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;

b) A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;

c) A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Website;

d) Your address, telephone number, and email address;

e) A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and

f) A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

As a user of our Sites, you confirm and agree that upon receipt of a notice, we may immediately remove the identified material from our Website without liability to you or any third-party.

14. Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy is a part of the Terms and we use, store and process information about you in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

15. Termination

We may terminate your account and terminate your access to the Sites and Services.

Without limiting the foregoing, the following will result in your termination of your use of the Sites and Services:

• Violation or abuse of these Terms;
• A request by law enforcement or public authorities;
• A request from you; or
• Long periods of inactivity.

As a user you can also disable/delete your account at any time.

You further agree that all terminations are in our sole discretion and that we are not responsible to you or any third party for the termination of your account or access to the Sites and/or Services. Cancellation of your account will result in the deactivation of all pages associated with the account. If the reasons for why we terminated your account are resolved, we will reactivate your account all pages associated with it.

16. Liability

We promise that our Sites and Services will be provided with reasonable skill and care.

We exclude all other express or implied terms, conditions, warranties, representations or endorsements whatsoever with regard to our Services, our Website or any information provided through our Website.

We will do our best to ensure that all materials and information published on our Website are accurate, but please note that all content, materials and information on our Sites are provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. Your use of our Sites and use of all information contained within it is at your own risk. It is not our responsibility to confirm the truth of the information provided by donors, fundraisers or any other user of the Sites and our Services and we cannot be held responsible for any information, confirmation or User Content on our Sites.

In no event shall we be liable for any claims, penalties, loss, damage or expenses, howsoever arising, out of or in connection with your use of the Sites, including, without limitation, direct or indirect loss, consequential loss or damage, loss of profit or goodwill, loss of data, loss arising from use or inability to use the Sites, loss arising from any errors or omissions in the Sites as a result of breach of contract, negligence, delict. Nothing in these Terms shall exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence or for any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

If we are liable to you for any reason, our liability will be limited to the amount of any donation you have made using the Services. This limit does not apply to any liability we may have for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or for our fraudulent misrepresentation.

You are responsible for ensuring that your computer system meets all relevant technical specifications necessary to use our Sites and is compatible with our Sites. You also understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that any material available for downloading from our Sites will be free from infection, viruses and/or other code that has contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and virus checks (including anti-virus and other security checks) to satisfy your particular requirements for the accuracy of data input and output.

The limitations and exclusions in this clause do not affect your non-excludable statutory rights and only apply to the extent permitted by applicable law.

17. Legal Compliance

You agree to comply with all applicable domestic and international laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your use of the Sites and Services and the User Content provided therein.

Donor contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, and donors receive no goods or services in return for their donations unless their acknowledgement so specifies. However, NLHG is not an accounting, taxation or financial advisor and you should not rely on information that is given on our website to determine the accounting, tax or financial consequences of making a donation. We strongly recommend that you consult your own advisor(s) about any accounting, taxation or financial consequences that may affect you.

18. Miscellaneous

These Terms shall be treated as though it were executed and performed in State of Georgia United States of America and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia (without regard to conflict of law principles). Any cause of action by you with respect to the Website (and/or any information, Documents, products or services related thereto) must be instituted within one (1) year after the cause of action arose or be forever waived and barred. All actions shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 19. The language in these Terms shall be interpreted as to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against any party. These Terms and all incorporated agreements and your information may be automatically assigned by us in our sole discretion to a third party in the event of an acquisition, sale or merger. Should any part of these Terms be held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed consistent with applicable law and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent that anything in or associated with the Website is in conflict or inconsistent with these Terms, these Terms shall take precedence. Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision nor of the right to enforce such provision. Our rights under these Terms shall survive any termination of these Terms.

19. Arbitration

Any legal controversy or legal claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or our services, excluding legal action taken by us to collect or recover damages for, or obtain any injunction relating to, Sites operations, intellectual property, and our services, shall be settled solely by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of JAMS. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in Athens, Georgia, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered into any court having jurisdiction thereof. Either you or we may seek any interim or preliminary relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in Athens, Georgia necessary to protect the rights or property of you and us pending the completion of arbitration. Each party shall bear one-half of the arbitration fees and costs incurred through JAMS.