1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Boon Arabia LLC “Boon”, the “Company”, “we,” “us,” and/or “our”), shall provide its services (the “Service”) to you subject to the following Terms of Service (the “Terms”), which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you. Please check these Terms periodically for changes.
By using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms, our Privacy Policy, all applicable laws and all conditions or policies referenced here.
The Company operates the Service under its own Boon Brand and under the Brands of its Business Partners. The Terms apply to you regardless of which Brand of Service you use.
In addition, when using the Service, you shall be subject to any guidelines or rules (the “Guidelines”) applicable that may be posted online from time to time. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the Terms.
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICE AND DEFINITIONS
This service is a platform to promote anyone who has the right, whether individual or legal personality, to raise the money licensed by the competent authorities according to its purpose under the license in a simple and easy-to-use manner and to promote it easily through social media services, websites and e-mail.
Definitions:
"Campaign" is a fundraising project established using our service, either to raise funds for personal reasons or on behalf of an organization.
The "campaign owner" is the individual who created the campaign.
The campaign owner has access to the features and tools of their campaign, including, but not limited to, following up on donations to their campaign and modifying their details at any time.
The campaign owner may be granted access to campaign features and tools for users and users are subject to these terms as agreed by the campaign owner.
A "donor" is any individual or institution that donates money to the campaign.
"Donation" is any financial transaction that benefits the campaign.
The institution may be "a non-profit entity, a school, a political or commercial entity or another social entity with a collective purpose.
"User" is any individual who accepts the terms by logging into the service through the login service or by donating to the campaign.
“Payment Provider” is a company that processes Contributions to Campaigns.
3. ELIGIBILITY
You are not eligible to use the service without consent if you are under 18 years of age. If you are between the ages of 13 and 17, you can use the Service with the consent and supervision of your parent or legal guardian who is at least 18 years old, provided that your parent or legal guardian also agrees to be bound by these Terms and agrees to be responsible for your use of the Service. You are not eligible to use the Service if you have previously been suspended from using the Service for any reason and we have not explicitly authorized you to resume using the Service. We reserve the right to refuse the use of the Service to anyone and to reject, cancel, interrupt, remove or suspend a Campaign at any time and for any reason without liability.
4. PAYMENT PROCESSING INFORMATION
Current Payment Providers include: TAP, kashir, Taly, MyFatora and X-pay ,other payment providers may be added in the future such as Stripe.
All Contributions to Campaigns are processed through the Payment Provider(s) as chosen by the Campaign Owner.
i. Users of the Service are subject to and must adhere to the terms of the applicable Payment Providers’ Terms of Service and other agreements relating to their Service transactions. The Company is not affiliated with any Payment Provider, and neither is the agent or employee of the other, and neither is responsible in any way for the actions or performance (or lack thereof) of the other. The same is true with respect to the Company on the one hand and Users on the other hand. To the extent that the Service is rendered in conjunction with any other provider of services, the same shall also be true, namely that to the extent that a User of the Service hereunder does so in conjunction with the services of another service provider, such User will be subject to the other service provider’s terms of service, and neither the Company or the other service provider will be considered the agent or employee of the other, and neither will be responsible in any way for the actions or performance (or lack thereof) of the other. These Terms shall not in any way supersede the terms of any other service provider for using their service, nor shall the terms of service of any other service provider supersede the terms of these Terms with respect to the Service.
ii. By using the Service, all Users agree to the Payment Provider withholding a Service fee and making these fees available to the Company. For information on the Service fees see the Fee Schedule section below.
iii. Campaign Owners accept the responsibility to provide refunds to Contributors at their own discretion. The Company will NOT be held liable for refunds or lack thereof.
iv. Third Party Service Providers may be engaged to:
Issue tax or Zakat receipts for donations to nonprofit organizations and/or pool donated funds in a Foundation and transfer a lump sum to the designated nonprofit. The Service Provider may charge a fee for these services that will be paid by the recipient of the funds.
5. FEE SCHEDULE
Every Campaign is free to create and you get the marketing campaign offer as long as you are on the platform.
The Service fee ranges from 5% to 10% depending on the version of the Service offered by the Business Partner and depending on the package of additional services chosen by the Campaign Owner.
Recipients pay the Service fee plus a Payment Provider fee specific to the location of the Contributor and to the Campaign Owner. The typical fee for the Payment Provider is 3% + a fixed fee of up to 30 cents* per transaction and potentially subject to additional cross-border surcharges such as currency exchange fee.
The above-mentioned fees shall be deducted from the Contributor's donation going to the Campaign Owner.
There are no additional fees or penalties.
Our model uses the Keep It All (“KIA”) payment model, you always keep the money you raise. It doesn’t matter how much you raise or how long it takes.
*Or equivalent in your currency.
6. REFUND POLICY
Contributors MUST request any and all refunds directly from the Campaign Owner. For Campaign Owners to receive a reimbursement of the Service fee, the Campaign Owner MUST process the refund to the Contributor through the Payment Provider within seven (7) days from the date of receiving the Contribution that is being refunded, then contact the Company to request a fee reversal at the following email: support@boon-arabia.com
7. FURTHER SERVICE UNDERSTANDINGS
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the Service, shall be subject to the Terms. You understand and agree that the Service is provided AS-IS and that the Company assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, miss-delivery or failure to store any communications or personalization settings.
8. CONTRIBUTORS
As a Contributor, you are solely responsible for asking questions and investigating Campaigns to the extent you feel is necessary before you make a Contribution. All Contributions are made voluntarily and at your sole discretion and risk. The Company doesn’t guarantee that Contributions will be used as promised, that Campaign Owners will deliver Incentives, or that the Campaign will achieve its goals. The Company does not endorse, guarantee, make representations, or provide warranties for or about the quality, safety, morality or legality of any Campaign, Incentive or Contribution, or the truth or accuracy of content posted on the Service. You are solely responsible for determining how to treat your Contribution and receipt of any Incentives for tax or Zakat purposes.
9. TAXES
The Campaign Owner is solely responsible for:
Understanding that taxing authorities may classify funds raised through
The Service as taxable income to the Campaign Owner and any beneficiary who will receive funds directly from the Campaign.
Determining how to treat and collect and remit any taxes on Contributions in connection with your Incentives - paying all fees and taxes associated with the use of the Service.
10. RAISING FUNDS ON BEHALF OF OTHERS
From time to time, Campaign Creators desire to raise money on behalf of Organizations and Individuals.
10.1 ORGANIZATIONS
The Campaign Owner must upon request provide the Company and the Payment Provider with proof that the Organization has clearly authorized the Campaign Owner to act on its behalf. To apply to accept funds on behalf of another Organization, the Campaign Owner must submit upon request by email to the Payment Provider and the Company a Letter of Subordination on letterhead from the Organization and signed by an authorized Officer of that Organization that expressly grants the Campaign Creator the right to fundraise on behalf of the Organization. Copies of the documents should be sent to support@boon-arabia.com and the email address of the Payment Provider and any other requested documents.
10.2 INDIVIDUALS
Upon request by the Company, Campaign Owners must provide the Company with information and / or documentation that proves that the Campaign Owner has authority or has been granted authority to raise funds on behalf of this individual, and clearly shows how the funds collected will be transferred to the individual or used to benefit the individual noted in the Campaign.
11. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
In addition to the activities listed in the Conduct section below, Campaign Owners are specifically prohibited from activities that violate the Payment Provider’s Acceptable Use Policies, Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, Google’s Terms of Service. Campaign Owners are also not allowed to act in any way that violates national, regional and local laws related to online commerce. In particular, by example and not limiting the definition in any way, Campaign Owners cannot run lotteries, raffles, pyramid schemes, gambling activities or any other form of prohibited financial activity using the Service.
In addition, we reserve without limitation, the right to remove offending Content, suspend or terminate the account of such violators, stop payments to any such Campaign, freeze or place a hold on Donations, and report such violations to regulatory authorities or otherwise take appropriate legal action including seeking restitution on behalf of ourselves and/or our users.
Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to use the Services to raise funds or establish or contribute to any Campaign with the implicit or explicit purpose of or involving campaigns we deem, in our sole discretion, to be in support of, or for the legal defense of alleged crimes associated with hate, violence, harassment, bullying, discrimination, terrorism, or intolerance of any kind relating to race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, sex, gender or gender identity, or serious disabilities or diseases.
12. SET UP OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Service, you agree to:
(a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself and your Organization as prompted during the Campaign creation process and any later administration processes (such information being the Set Up Data) and
(b) Maintain and promptly update the Set-Up Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or the Company has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, the Company has the right to suspend or terminate your use of the Service and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or any portion thereof).
13. SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE
Access to the Service is provided through the following webpage www.boon-arabia.com and via email address/password combination.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the Login Services, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur in your Login Service account as it relates to the Service.
You agree to immediately notify the Company of any unauthorized use of your Login Service account or any other breach of security as it relates to the Service. The Company cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this Section.
You are also responsible to ensure all content in your Campaign is compliant with the Terms of Service & Privacy Policy of the Login Service(s).
14. CONDUCT
In using the Service, you understand that you are liable for all information, products or services, in whatever form, that you make available to other Users. You agree not to use the Service to:
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Information, products or services, that are unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
harm minors in any way; impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Company representative, forum leader, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Information transmitted through the Service;
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Information, products or services, that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Information, products or services, that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights (Rights) of any party;
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas that are designated for such purpose and within the scope of such designation;
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service;
intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, province, state, national or international law; or stalk or otherwise harass another.
You acknowledge that the Company does not pre-screen any Content working in coordination with the Service, but that the Company and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to rescind use of the Service.
You acknowledge and agree that the Company may preserve Information and may also disclose Information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to:
(a) comply with legal process;
(b) enforce the Terms;
(c) respond to claims that any Information violates the rights of third-parties; or
(d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of the Company, its Users and/or the public. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Service, including your Information, may involve:
(a) transmissions over various networks; and
(b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
15. SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Information. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding electronic commerce and charitable funding, and regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the country in which you reside.
16. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold the Company, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Information you submit, post, transmit or make available through the Service, your use of the Service, your connection to the Service, your violation of the Terms, or your violation of any rights of another.
17. NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service, other than as provided within the scope of the Service or if agreed to by written consent from the Company.
18. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
The Company reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. The Company will not be responsible to you for refund, in whole or part, of the Service fees for any reason. You agree that the Company shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
19. TERMINATION
You agree that the Company, in its sole discretion, may terminate your use of the Service, and remove and discard any Information within the Service, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use, failure to timely pay any Service fees or other moneys due to the Company, or if the Company believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the Terms. The Company may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Service under any provision of this Terms may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that the Company may immediately deactivate or delete your Information and/or bar any further access to such files in the Service. Further, you agree that the Company shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to Service.
20. LINKS
The Company may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because the Company has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that the Company is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that the Company shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.
21. PUBLISHING AND COMMUNICATIONS
By creating their Campaign or publishing content, Campaign Owners and Contributors agree to their campaign images, videos, text or excerpts being made available for discovery in our Service Find pages and search engine results, as well as their appearance in Service-related communications or promotions or in news articles or reports on published on news media websites or print publications. Campaigns may be used as part of advertising campaigns to promote either the campaign or the Service in print, online or mobile. Private Campaigns will not be published in this manner.
22. THE COMPANY’S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any necessary software (Software) used in connection with the Service contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that information presented to you through the Service is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by the Company, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Service or the Software, in whole or in part.
23. LICENSE
The Company grants you a limited, revocable, non-transferable and non-exclusive right and license to use the Service subject to your eligibility and continued compliance with these Terms; provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right in the Service. You agree not to modify the Service in any manner or form, or to use modified versions of the Service, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Service. You agree not to access the Service by any means other than through the interfaces or APIs that are provided by the Company for use in accessing Service.
24. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN AS IS AND AS AVAILABLE BASIS. THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT
(i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS,
(ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE,
(iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE,
(iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND
(v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.
25. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM:
(i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE;
(ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE;
(iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA;
(iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR
(v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.
26. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS OF THE TERMS SECTIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
REGARDLESS OF THE PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH, IF WE ARE FOUND TO BE LIABLE, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF
(A) THE TOTAL SERVICE FEES YOU PAID TO US IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY, AND
(B) $100.
27. RELEASE
IF YOU HAVE A DISPUTE WITH ONE OR MORE USERS, YOU RELEASE US (AND OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES AND EMPLOYEES) FROM CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND DAMAGES (ACTUAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL) OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH SUCH DISPUTES. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE 1542, WHICH SAYS: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” Compared to any similar situation in each region according to its rules of local law.
28. NOTICE
Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The Company may also provide notices of changes to the Terms or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices to you generally on the Service. Our email address is: support@boon-arabia.com
29. TRADEMARK INFORMATION
Boon, trademarks and service marks, and other Company logos and product and service names are owned by and / or trademarks of Boon Systems, Inc. (the Boon Marks). Without the Company’s prior permission, you agree not to display or use in any manner, the Boon Marks. Boon Business Partner and third party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
30. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Entire Agreement. The Terms constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Company and governs your use of the Service, superseding any prior agreements between you and the Company. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use affiliate services, third-party Information or third-party software.
b. Choice of Law. The Terms and the provision of the Service to you are governed by the laws of the Province of United Kingdom.
c. Arbitration.
In the event of a dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, the parties shall first seek settlement of that dispute by mediation in accordance with the LCIA Mediation Rules, which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this clause.
If the settlement of the dispute by mediation does not succeed within 30 days of the start of mediation, or any other period that the parties may agree to in writing, the dispute must be referred to arbitration and resolved once and for all under the rules of international arbitration in each region, whose rules are included in the reference to this clause.
The language used in mediation and arbitration must be English with Arabic
The language to be used in the mediation and in the arbitration shall be in dual language in English and in Arabic
The governing law of the Agreement shall be Follow the arbitration law in the country of service provider
In any arbitration commenced pursuant to this clause,
(i) the number of arbitrators shall be individual
(ii) The legal headquarters or place of arbitration must be the headquarters located in the geographical scope of the service recipient
d. Invalid Provisions. The failure of the Company to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms is found by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the arbitrator or court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms remain in full force and effect.
e. Time to File Claim. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or the Terms must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
f. Titles. The section titles in the Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual
32. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of the Terms of service to compliance@boon-arabia.com
Please be advised that accusations of illegal or immoral Campaign activities will only be responded to when communicated through properly formatted requests from law enforcement organizations.
1. Our Commitment To Privacy
Boon Arabia LLC (including its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, and service providers, collectively, “Boon Arabia”, “we,” “us,” and/or “our”), operates an application (the “Application) and website (the “Website”), (collectively, the “Platform”) and provides its services (together with the Platform, the “Service”) to make it easy for users and visitors (“you,” and/or “your”) to raise money through your social networks for causes or projects you support and care about (the “Campaigns”).
Except as provided below, this Privacy Policy describes and governs how we collect, use, share and protect data collected from users of or visitors to the Platform. We believe that you should have control over your information including how it is shared with others. We will not use or share your information with anyone, except as described in this Privacy Policy.
Boon Arabia LLC contracts with a select group of Business Partners to operate crowdfunding systems for them under their own brands. Our Business Partners are contracted and agree to abide by our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
By visiting the Platform, submitting information, making a contribution or using our Service, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Policy and consent to having your data transferred to and/or processed in the United Kingdom. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Service.
2. Information We Collect
A) When You Visit Our Website
You are free to explore the Website without providing any Personal Information about yourself. When you visit the Website and register for the Service, we request that you provide Personal Information about yourself, and we collect Navigational Information.
B) When You Use Our Subscription Service
We use our own Subscription Service to build webpages that people can visit to learn more about our Service. Information that we collect and manage using the Subscription Service for our own marketing belongs to us and is used, disclosed and protected according to this Privacy Policy.
C) Information Provided By Individuals, Companies or NGO's
We may receive and store any information you enter on the Platform or provide to us in any other way that would allow us to identify you or contact you. Examples of information we may collect from you include:
You may also provide us with special categories of personal or company data (also known as sensitive data) about yourself and/or third parties such as health information. When you provide such information, we will seek your explicit consent unless it is being published in relation to your campaign.
If you do not want us to collect information about you, you can simply decide not to submit it to us. If you choose to decline to submit such information, you may not be able to take advantage of all of the services and products offered on the Platform.
Information Provided by Organizations
If you are a charity or nonprofit (each a "Charity") or a for-profit or social enterprise organization (each a “Business”), (collectively, an “Organization”) and you establish an account with us, we will collect the name, tax ID, and physical address of the Organization, and the name, email address and phone number of the person who establishes a Organization account (the "Organization Contact"). We also may collect, if the Organization Contact chooses to provide it, additional descriptive information about the Organization including any photos uploaded to the Platform.
1. Cookies
F) Aggregate and De-Identified Information
From time to time, we may also ask you to provide us information that is not intended to allow us to identify you personally. This information may be aggregated and/or de-identified and used for our internal purposes or for creating reports for third-party partners, or otherwise shared with third parties for any lawful purpose, without your permission.
We also may automatically collect Platform usage information, such as the numbers and frequency of users to the Platform, pages visited and similar data. This data is used in the aggregate and/or is de-identified, that is, as a statistical measure, and not in a manner that is intended to identify you personally. Aggregate and de-identified information generally is collected through the use of cookies and web beacons as discussed above, but we may also aggregate or de-identify data that you provide to us. This aggregate and/or de-identified information helps us determine general usage patterns and modify the Platform in order to improve your experience. This type of aggregate information may be shared with third parties at any time.
G) Information from Third Parties
It may be necessary for us to obtain address or other information about you from third-party sources for KYC or for fraud prevention or for legal compliance, to enforce our legal rights or to protect the rights of other users of the Platform and our Service.
How We Use Information
When you provide us with your information, we may use such information for a number of purposes, including:
Boon Arabia LLC may also use the publicly available information you provide to help promote your campaign on media websites such as our own website, television, radio, local or national newspapers, printed newspapers, blogs, forums and other electronic properties.
Analytics
We may use third-party web analytics services on our Service, such as those of Clarity and Google Analytics. These service providers use the sort of technology previously described in the “Passive Gathering of Information Electronically” section to help us analyze how users use the Service, including by noting the third-party website from which you arrive, and provide certain features to you. The information (including your IP address) collected by the technology will be disclosed to or collected directly by these service providers, who use the information to evaluate your use of the Service. This information may be used to place interest-based advertisements on the Platform. This may result in you seeing advertisements for our Platform when you visit other websites. To prevent Google Analytics from using your information for analytics, you may install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to the Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.
Tailored Advertising
We may use third-party advertising technologies that allow for the delivery of relevant content and advertising on our Platform, as well as on other websites you visit. The ads may be based on various factors such as the content of the page you are visiting, information you enter such as your age and gender, your searches, demographic data, user-generated content, and other information we collect from you. These ads may be based on your current activity or your activity over time and across other websites and online services and may be tailored to your interests.
Also, third parties whose products or services are accessible or advertised on our Platform may place cookies or other tracking technologies on your computer, mobile phone, or other device to collect information about your use of the website as discussed above. We also allow other third parties (e.g., ad networks and ad servers such as Google Analytics, DoubleClick and others) to serve tailored ads to you on our website, other sites, and in other applications, and to access their own cookies or other tracking technologies on your computer, mobile phone, or other device you use to access the website. We may provide our customer information (such as a hashed version of your email addresses) to service providers, who may “match” this information in de-identified form to cookies (or mobile ad identifiers) and other proprietary IDs, in order to target or “retarget” you with ads when you visit other websites and mobile applications. (You may opt out of these many of these service providers as described in the next paragraphs.)
We neither have access to, nor does this Privacy Policy govern, the use of cookies or other tracking technologies that may be placed on your computer, mobile phone, or other device you use to access our website by non-affiliated, third-party ad technology, ad servers, ad networks or any other non-affiliated third parties. Those parties that use these technologies may offer you a way to opt out of ad targeting as described below.
If you receive tailored advertising on your computer through a web browser, you can learn more about such tailored browser advertising and how you can generally control cookies from being put on your computer to deliver tailored advertising. To opt out of Google Analytics for display advertising or customize Google display network ads, you can visit the Google Ads Settings page.
Please note that to the extent advertising technology is integrated into our website or other websites that you visit, you may still receive advertisements even if you opt-out. In that case, the advertising will not be tailored to your interests. Also, we do not control any of the above opt-out links or whether any particular company chooses to participate in these opt-out programs. We are not responsible for any choices you make using these mechanisms or the continued availability or accuracy of these mechanisms.
Retention of Your Information
We will only retain personal information for as long as necessary for the purpose for which that information was collected and to the extent permitted or required by applicable laws. When we no longer need your information, we will remove it from our systems and records and/or take steps to anonymize it so that you can no longer be identified from it in accordance with our internal policies.
Accessing or Changing Your Information
Boon Arabia LLC allows you to change or correct inaccuracies in some of your information by logging into your account and making changes at any time. If you have questions about, or wish to review or correct the information we maintain about you, you may send an email to info@boon-arabia.com.
Email Communications to You and Your Friends
When you send an email to Boon Arabia LLC, we may retain your email address and the contents of the email you send.
Disclosure of Information to Third Parties
Boon Arabia LLC may give, share, sell or trade your information to or with any third parties under the following circumstances:
When you make a contribution or sign up to, volunteer, fundraise, enter a sweepstakes, or register for an event for a Charity, for a Business or for an organization or event associated with fundraising (e.g., a marathon, walkathon, concert or similar), Boon Arabia LLC shares with the Fundraiser, Organization, Event Organizer, Contest Partners and Event Partners your name, address, email address, contribution amount, date of transaction, transaction identification number and may also include the name of the project, and event associated with the contribution. This information may be used by the Organization to facilitate your participation in an event, to accept and process your contribution, to issue a tax receipt or to contact you as otherwise permitted by law. If you wish to stop receiving communications from a Charity, Business, Event Organizer, Contest Partners, or Event Partner, please contact the Charity, Business or Event Organizer or Event Partner directly.
Boon Arabia LLC will also share your information with Business Partners who have contracted with us to operate crowdfunding systems under their own brands. Your information will only be shared with the respective Business Partners who license the brands you use to access the Service. These partners are contracted to abide by the terms of this Privacy Policy.
We may retain other companies and individuals to perform certain functions on our behalf. Examples include, but are not limited to, companies and individuals who: (i) administer the Boon Arabia LLC accounts; (ii) process contributions; (iii) conduct surveys or promotional activities; (iv) deliver products; or (v) provide customer support, web hosting, internet service, and data analysis. Such third parties may be provided with access to your information needed to perform their functions but may not use such information for any other purpose.
We may disclose any information we deem necessary, in our sole discretion and without your prior permission, to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request. We may also exchange information with other companies and organizations for credit fraud protection, risk reduction and related activities or to protect the rights, property or safety Bon Arabia LLC, its agents, employees or affiliates or others. Boon Arabia LLC reserves the right to use and to disclose to third parties the information of a user who we believe is in violation of our Privacy Policy or other terms as posted on the Platform, even without a subpoena, warrant, court order or other governmental request, to the extent we deem necessary to protect the safety, security and rights of Boon Arabia LLC and of third parties.
In the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, dissolution or sale or transfer of substantially all of the assets (a “Liquidation Event”) of Boon Arabia LLC or the Platform, or the diligence related to a Liquidation Event, your information may be sold, assigned or transferred to the party acquiring all or substantially all of the equity and/or assets of Boo Arabia LLC or the Platform in order to permit the party to continue the operation of Boon Arabia LLC and/or the Platform or any successor version of the Platform. By using the Platform, you consent to the sale and transfer of your information as described in this paragraph. Our successors and assigns may collect and use your information for substantially similar purposes as described in this Privacy Policy.
Credit Card Information
Boon Arabia LLC does not collect, store or otherwise maintain any credit card or bank account information from individuals who make a contribution through the Platform. Contributions, including information associated with your credit card will be processed through payment gateways such as TAP and Stripe.
A) TAP
TAP, based in Kuwait, Kuwait City, is a global electronic payment and credit card processor. All contributions made through TAP will go directly from the contributor’s credit card or bank account to the Organization’s TAP and subsequently Bank account.
All information associated with your use of TAP will be handled in accordance with the terms of TAP's User Agreement. When you contribute through Boon Arabia LLC and use TAP to process your contribution, you agree to abide by TAP’s User Agreement.
B) Stripe
Stripe, based in San Francisco, CA, is a global electronic payment and credit card processor. All contributions made through Stripe will go directly from the contributor’s credit card or bank account to the Organization’s Stripe account.
All information associated with your use of Stripe will be handled in accordance with the terms of Stripe’s User Agreement. When you contribute through Boon Arabia LLC and use Stripe to process your contribution, you agree to abide by Stripe’s User Agreement.
Information You Publicly Post
Any information you post publicly on the Platform including text, images, audio, video, graphics and other content or materials of any nature ("Publicly Available Content") is available to the public without any expectation of privacy or confidentiality. Copies may remain viewable in cached and archived pages or if other users have copied or stored your Publicly Available Content even if you remove the Publicly Available Content. To request removal of your information from these areas of the Platform, contact us using the information below. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why. Minors may contact support@boon-arabia.com to remove any such information immediately. The profile you create on our Platform will be publicly visible.
Information You Provide to Facebook and Other Social Networking Sites (SNS)
The Platform allows users to access Facebook to interact with friends and to share on Facebook through multiple options including Messenger and News Feeds. If you are already logged into the Platform and Facebook or another SNS, when you click on "Connect with Facebook," or a similar connection on another SNS, you will be prompted to merge your profiles. If you are already logged into the Services but not logged into Facebook or another SNS that we support, when you click on "Connect with Facebook," or a similar connection on another SNS, you will be prompted to enter your SNS credentials or to "Sign Up" for the SNS. By proceeding, you are allowing the Platform to access your information and you are agreeing to the Facebook or other SNS’s Terms of Use in your use of the Services. Conversely, if you are not currently registered as a user of the Platform, and you click on "Sign in" using Facebook or another SNS that we support, you will first be asked to enter your Facebook or SNS credentials and then be given the option to register for the Platform. In this case, we may receive information from Facebook or another SNS to make it easier for you to create an Account on the Platform and show our relevant content from your Facebook or SNS friends. Once you register on the Platform and connect with Facebook or another SNS you will be able to automatically post recent activity back to Facebook or the other SNS. Any information that we collect from your Facebook or other SNS account may depend on the privacy settings you have with that SNS, so please consult the SNS’s privacy and data practices. Further, you can edit privacy settings for the reviews that appear on Facebook, or disconnect your Service activity stream by visiting the Facebook Applications Settings page.
Users Rights
If you are a user you have the following rights (if applicable):
You have the right to request a copy of the information we are processing about you.
You have the right to have incomplete or inaccurate information that we process about you rectified.
You have the right to request that we delete information that we process about you, except we are not obliged to do so if we need to retain such data in order to comply with a legal obligation or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
You have the right to restrict our processing of your information where you believe such data to be inaccurate; our processing is unlawful; or that we no longer need to process such data for a particular purpose unless we are not able to delete the data due to a legal or other obligation or because you do not wish for us to delete it.
You have the right to obtain information we hold about you, in a structured, electronic format, and to transmit such data to another data controller, where this is (a) information which you have provided to us, and (b) if we are processing that data on the basis of your consent or to perform a contract with you.
Where the legal basis for processing your information is our legitimate interest, you have the right to object to such processing on grounds relating to your particular situation. We will abide by your request unless we have compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, or if we need to continue to process the data for the establishment, exercise of a legal claim.
If you have consented to our processing of your information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, free of charge. This includes where you wish to opt out from marketing messages.
You can make a request to exercise any of these rights in relation to your information by sending the request to us at the email address or mailing address set forth under "Contacting Boon Arabia LLC ". For your own privacy and security, at our discretion, we may require you to provide your identity before providing the requested information. Please note Boon Arabia LLC may take up to 30 days to fulfill such request.
Important Disclosures, Practices and Contact Information
A) Third-party Links
The Platform may contain links to third-party websites. Please be aware that Boon Arabia LLC cannot control and is not responsible for the information collection practices of such websites, which may differ from those of Boon Arabia LLC. We encourage you to review and understand the privacy policies of these web sites before providing any information to them.
B) Data Security
We maintain a variety of safeguards designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration and disclosure. For example, we use industry accepted tools and techniques to protect against unauthorized access to our systems. We implement both physical and technological protocols to limit access to your information. These safeguards and tools vary based on the sensitivity of the information that we maintain about you.
You should be aware, however, that Boon Arabia LLC has no control over the security of other websites on the Internet that you might visit even when a link may appear to those websites from our Boon Arabia LLC. If you share your computer or use a computer that is accessed by the general public, remember to sign off and close your browser window when you have finished your session. This will help to ensure that others cannot access your information.
We want you to feel confident using the Platform. However, no system can be completely secure. Therefore, although we take measures to secure your information, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your information, searches or other communications always will remain secure. In the event of a breach of the confidentiality or security of your information, we will notify you if reasonably possible and as legally required so that you can take appropriate protective steps. We may notify you under such circumstances using the email address(es) we have on record for you. You should also take care with how you handle and disclose your information.
C) Children
The Platform is not intended for persons under the age of 18 (or 16 in Europe). Boon Arabia LLC does not knowingly market to, or solicit information, accept service or collect information from any person under the age of 18 (or 16 in Europe). If Boon Arabia LLC becomes aware that any person submitting information to the Platform is under the age of 18 (or 16 in Europe), we will attempt to delete the account and any related information as soon as possible. We require that only persons 18 years of age or older (or 16 or older in Europe) use the Platform. By using the Platform, you hereby represent that you are at least 18 years old (or 16 in Europe).
D) Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy, and any of our policies and procedures concerning our practices for managing your information, at any time and without prior notice subject to applicable law. When we post changes to this Privacy Policy, we will revise the updated date at the top of this Privacy Policy. If we make any material changes to our Privacy Policy, we only will notify you by sending an email to the email address(s) you provided to us, and by prominently posting notice of the changes on the Platform. We recommend that you check the Platform from time to time to inform yourself of any changes in this Privacy Policy or any of our other policies. Any changes that are made to this Privacy Policy will apply to both any information that we hold prior to the effective date of the amended Privacy Policy and any information that we collect on or after such effective date.
Which version of this Privacy Policy applies
This Privacy Policy is written in English and may be translated into other languages. In the event of any inconsistency between the English version and the translated version of this policy, the English version shall prevail.
F) Users from Outside the United Kingdom
The Platform is hosted with third party service providers in the United States and is governed by UK law. If you are visiting the Platform from outside the United Kingdom, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored and processed where our servers are located and our central database is operated. The data protection and other laws of the United Kingdom and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country.
G) No Rights of Third Parties
This Privacy Policy does not create rights enforceable by third parties.
Contacting Boon Arabia LLC
If you have questions to Boon Arabia LLC about the Privacy Policy, would like to contact Boon Arabia LLCC’s Compliance Officer or would like to suggest improvements, please contact us at support@boon-arabia.com.