Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

Terms of Use

Please read through the following Terms of Use, which shall govern your visit to and use of this website. Without limitation of the foregoing, these Terms of Use set forth the responsibilities of Kids for Community users as well as the limitations on our liability as the provider of Kids for Community. Also please review the Kids for Community Privacy Statement in conjunction with this Terms of Use. The following Terms of Use may be updated in the future to reflect changes.

By accessing or using this website, you are deemed to have agreed to these Terms of Use as they may be modified from time to time by Children For Children Foundation, the provider of the Kids for Community website. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, please do not access or otherwise use this website.

If you have any questions, please email us at kc@childrenforchildren.org or call (212) 708-0200.

Website Content
Unless otherwise noted on this website, you should assume that all content on the website, and the website as a whole, is the property of Children For Children Foundation. You may not download or save a copy of the website or any portion thereof, for any purpose. However you may print a copy of individual screens appearing as part of the website solely for your personal, non-commercial use or records, provided that any intellectual property marks, logos or other legends that appear on the copied screens remain on, and are not removed from the printed or stored images of such screens.

Third Parties Posting Volunteer Opportunities
When a new third party posts information on Kids for Community, our staff makes an initial review of the organization and the posted volunteer opportunity. However, we have no formal relationship with organizations listed on Kids for Community, and since Kids for Community is an open system in which any party can post information, we encourage you to find out as much information as possible about organizations of interest before participating in any activities. If you are a minor, have a parent or guardian help you. Additionally, a parent or guardian should always accompany a minor when meeting with an organization for the first time.

Third Party Content
Kids for Community acts as a distributor of content supplied by users of the services and other third parties. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over such content. Any information, services, or offers made by third parties, including information made by other users, are those of the respective authors and not of us. We neither endorse nor are responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any such information. You should understand that we do not and cannot monitor all content entered or listed by other organizations for accuracy or reliability.

Dealings with Third Parties
Your relationship with nonprofit and public service organizations, volunteers, partners, sponsors or other third parties found on Kids for Community, including posting or acceptance of volunteer opportunities, and any other terms or conditions associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such Third Party. We accept no responsibility, and shall not be liable for any injury or damages to any person or property caused in connection with such dealings, as well as any cause of action, claims, suits or demands that may arise as a result of such injury or damage.

External Links
Kids for Community provides links to external websites whose content we believe might be of interest to our visitors. While these websites have been initially reviewed by our staff for appropriateness for our audience, we do not control, and we do not conduct ongoing reviews of, their content. Before using these websites, we recommend that you review their user policies. Children should always check with their parents or teachers before clicking onto any new sites.

Website Disclaimer
Children For Children Foundation, the provider of the Kids for Community website, provides this website "as is" and "as available," without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, and Children For Children Foundation specifically disclaims any and all warranties, including, but not limited to: (i) any warranties concerning the availability, accuracy, appropriateness, reliability, or usefulness of the website content and third party content; and (ii) any warranties of title, warranty of non-infringement, warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will Children For Children Foundation, its officers, directors, employees, successors or assigns, be liable to any party for any indirect, direct, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of programs or information, and the like), or any other damages arising in any way out of the availability, use, reliance on, or inability to use or access the website, even if Children For Children Foundation shall have been advised of the possibility of such damages beforehand.

Applicable Laws/Jurisdiction
Children For Children Foundation controls and operates this website from its offices in the United States of America. We do not represent that materials on this website are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Persons who choose to access this website from other locations do so on their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. The laws of the State of New York, excluding its conflicts-of-law rules, shall govern these Terms of Use and all actions concerning this website (including the Kids for Community Privacy Statement). Exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with Kids for Community or relating in any way to your use of the website shall reside in the courts of the state of New York, and you agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of the State of New York, New York County, in connection with any such dispute and including any claim involving Children For Children Foundation or its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors, telecommunication providers and content providers.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. Children For Children Foundation, the provider of the Kids for Community website, is very sensitive to privacy concerns that you may have, and have created this privacy statement to help you understand our privacy policy and practices regarding the Kids for Community website. We encourage you to read through this privacy statement, as well as the Kids for Community Terms of Use. We may periodically update our privacy statement to address new issues or reflect website changes.

If you have any questions, please email us at kc@childrenforchildren.org or call (212) 708-0200.


Information Collection
Your visit to the Kids for Community website is completely private in that we do not collect emails, names, addresses, or any other personally identifiable information from visitors. We do not offer features such as chat rooms or bulletin boards that may allow others to collect such information.

Kids for Community visitors have the ability to send us feedback through a feedback form on the website. This is strictly voluntary, and the information we receive is used to help improve our services. We do not publish comments unless authorized by the author, and we do not collect or share email addresses of people who send us feedback.

The Kids for Community website uses cookies. Cookies are data files that our server places on the hard drive of website visitors. Cookies do not read information from a user's hard drive. Kids for Community uses cookies to understand, in aggregate, the number of visitors to the website and user activities on the website. We use this information to gauge and improve the effectiveness of the Kids for Community website in general and of particular services available on the website. We do not store any personal information in cookies. You can always disable cookies on your computer through the preferences or options menu in your web browser.

Children's Privacy
It is our intention to make the Kids for Community website a safe environment on the Internet for children, youth, and adults to explore volunteerism. We do not collect personally identifiable information from visitors, regardless of age. You should know, however, that websites that do collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 are governed by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). For more information on COPPA, click here.

External Links
Kids for Community provides links to external websites whose content we believe might be of interest to our visitors. While these websites have been initially reviewed by our staff for appropriateness for our audience, we do not control the privacy practices of these external sites and we do not conduct ongoing reviews of their privacy practices. These external sites might collect personally identifiable information from visitors. Before using these websites, we recommend that you review their user and privacy policies. Children should always check with their parents or teachers before clicking onto any new sites.

Relationship to Third Parties
Children For Children Foundation, the provider of the Kids for Community website, does not provide third parties with information on Kids for Community users. We do not collect such information online. Information that users may send us voluntarily is not shared with third parties.

Disclosure Pursuant to Law
Children For Children Foundation may disclose information concerning visitors' use of the Kids for Community website in order to comply with requirements of law, legal process or a law enforcement investigation, and to protect and defend the legal rights of Kids for Community.

Useful Links on Internet Privacy
Kids Domain
Gives guidance on safe Internet surfing.

Kidz Privacy
Offers information and resources on children's Internet privacy.

Internet Safety Tips
Internet Safety Tips neatly and succinctly summarized.