Shop&Raise.com Member Agreement

Shop&Raise.com represents the individual organization of the Shop&Raise.com service, not advertisers, sponsors, or merchants.  An organization who signs up with Shop&Raise.com becomes a member and enters willingly into this agreement.  Members agree to have their organization place on their website the Shop&Raise program for their own use, and for the use of their supporters, their families and their member.

Monies are earned by members and are credited to members´ accounts, and then disbursed from their accounts to their selected cause(s).  Shop&Raise.com is providing a service to its organization.  Any taxes on this are the responsibility of the member.
 

1. The member understands that Shop&Raise.com uses its commercially reasonable best efforts to present various online merchants to the member, and enables the member to designate a commission specified on the Shop&Raise.com site on purchases from the Shop&Raise.com merchants  to the member's account, for later disbursement to the member´s selected cause. ("Shop&Raise.com merchants" are defined as any merchant currently participating as a merchant in the Mall at www.ShopandRaise.com.)  A Shop&Raise.com member understands that to earn the commission on purchases, the member must start their shopping from the mall on the members website.  The member agrees that, after deducting for Shop&Raise.com's commission, the net proceeds of any such showings will be delivered by Shop&Raise.com to the organizations account, for later disbursement on the 1 st of the month as long as the commissions total a minimum of $25
   
2. Shop&Raise.com makes no representations as to its success or failure in these endeavors.
    
3. Shop&Raise.com is commissioned by the member; the terms of the commission may change upon thirty days notice to the member.  This agreement lasts for 99 years, and is cancelable upon 30 days notice by either party.  You must remain a member (which includes providing us a valid e-mail address at which we're allowed to contact you) .
    
4. Shop&Raise.com will not disclose "personally identifiable" information regarding its members to any third party without the member´s explicit permission, except as may be required by law or action of a court of competent jurisdiction.
    
5. Notice to members may be made by posting information on the Shop&Raise.com Web site or via e-mail.  Members may give notice to Shop&Raise.com by e-mailing: members@ShopandRaise.com
    
6. Shop&Raise.com reserves the right to refuse any membership, advertiser, advertisements, or recipient organizations.
    
7. Member understands that the economic basis of Shop&Raise.com is delivering real transactions, and/or real persons viewing real ads to advertisers.  Any action by the member that undermines that basis may disqualify the member and his or her viewing activity.  All of a member´s earnings or rebates may be disqualified, at the sole discretion of Shop&Raise.com, if the member attempts (1) to use Shop&Raise.com through any means other than through participating pages; (2) to disrupt Shop&Raise.com or circumvent the terms and conditions of this Agreement; (3) register on behalf of another organization; (5) provide false or unverifiable information to Shop&Raise.com; And, if any of the above or other attempts to defraud advertisers or Shop&Raise.com occur, Shop&Raise.com reserves the right to remedy any such action, disruption or circumvention in a manner, determined solely by Shop&Raise.com, that is fair and equitable to other members, advertisers, and nonprofits. Shop&Raise.com may not give notice in such an instance.  All information posted and received is subject to final audit.
    
8. Member may take advantage of the Mall at Shop&Raise.com (the Mall).  Member understands that Shop&Raise.com will use its best efforts to collect a rebate from the Mall merchants, and remit those monies, less its fees, if any, to the member's account, for later disbursement to a selected cause or to the member.  Payment to the selected cause or to the member is contingent on receipt of payment from the merchant.
    
9. A Shop&Raise.com member must a school, PTA, PTSA, PTO, non-profit organization, or other organization to which the proceeds of the program will benefit their organizations families, children, students, cause. A member can not be an individual using our program for their own selfish needs.
   
10. Tax Deductibility. Shop&Raise.com performs a service for its members, and is not qualified to offer tax advice on the deductibility of any donation made by the member.  This service allows the rebate provided by the merchant to the member to meet the structural qualifications of the IRS code, so that if donor and donee are qualified, the donation may be taken by the member. The rebate (of monies paid by the member to the merchant) provided by the merchant transfers to the control of the member, and the member voluntarily determines whether or not to donate that money, and whether or not to donate it to an organization to which donations are "deductible", as defined by the Internal Revenue Service under § 170. 
    
    Donations made by Shop&Raise.com or the member as a result of activities other than purchasing are not deductible.