Fundraising Organizer Agreement

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Obligations, fees, and accountability for anyone organizing a fundraiser on Kominote.

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These terms apply to Kominote services where the relevant feature is available. Applicable laws and mandatory rights take precedence. Read together with the Terms of Service and applicable activity-specific agreements.

Organizer eligibility and authority

The person submitting a fundraiser represents and warrants that they are at least the age of majority, legally competent, and personally authorized by the named organization or beneficiary to conduct the campaign, use their identity and images, receive or direct funds, and accept these terms. Organization campaigns must be submitted by an authorized organization administrator or other expressly approved representative. No user may impersonate a registered charity or misstate nonprofit/tax-exempt status.

Truthfulness and purpose restrictions

All campaign statements, targets, beneficiaries, budgets, locations, supporting evidence, and material updates must be accurate and not misleading. Donations must be used only for the specific lawful charitable or community purpose presented to donors, subject to an expressly disclosed and lawfully authorized alternative if that purpose becomes impossible. Organizers must not divert funds to personal expenses, undisclosed recipients, unrelated activities, political purposes prohibited by payment-provider terms, or any unlawful activity.

Records and accountability

Organizers must keep contemporaneous records of funds received, disbursements, receipts, beneficiaries, and material expenditures, and provide reasonable supporting documentation to Kominote, donors where promised, payment providers, or authorities when lawfully requested. Organizers agree to post truthful progress and completion updates and to correct material inaccuracies promptly. Kominote may establish specific reporting deadlines per campaign category; such deadlines must be displayed before acceptance.

Fundraising fees and processing

Kominote currently charges a 0% platform fundraising fee. Third-party payment processing fees are separate, may include percentage and fixed components, and may be deducted from the donation or otherwise allocated as displayed at checkout. The amount received by the fundraiser can therefore be lower than the donor's payment. Actual fees depend on payment method, account configuration, currency, cross-border conditions, and provider pricing. Kominote may change its own fundraising fee only prospectively with clear advance disclosure and any required renewed acceptance. The platform must not silently convert processor charges into Kominote revenue.

Payments and provider eligibility

Campaign activation and payout are conditional on payment-provider acceptance, verification, account capability, legal compliance, and approved payment flow. No promise of unrestricted fundraising or payouts is made. If Stripe or another provider does not support the organizer, country, charitable purpose, or platform payment architecture, the campaign must not collect funds through that provider. A campaign may be approved for publication but not activated for donations until payment eligibility is established.

Misuse, disputes, and investigations

Kominote is a technology facilitator, not the organizer, beneficiary, or guarantor of fund use unless expressly identified as such for a specific campaign. Organizers—not Kominote—are responsible for custody and lawful use of funds they receive. To the maximum extent allowed by law, Kominote is not liable merely because an independent organizer fails to complete a project, makes inaccurate statements, or misappropriates funds. This limitation does not waive responsibility for Kominote's own actionable misconduct or duties that cannot lawfully be excluded. Kominote may investigate credible concerns, suspend or remove campaigns, request documents, refer matters to authorities, and seek lawful holds or reversals through providers, but cannot guarantee recovery of distributed funds.

Indemnification

To the extent enforceable, organizers agree to defend and indemnify Kominote against third-party claims, losses, and reasonable costs arising from their fraudulent or unlawful fundraising, misuse of donated funds, misrepresentations, privacy or intellectual-property violations, or breach of this Agreement, except to the extent caused by Kominote's own misconduct or otherwise prohibited by law.

Beneficiary consent, child safety, and restricted data

The organizer warrants that the beneficiary (or legally authorized guardian) consented to identifiable photos and disclosures, and that publication will not expose children or vulnerable persons to avoidable harm. Medical details, identity documents, and addresses must be limited to necessary information. Kominote may remove content that jeopardizes safety even if the organizer initially consented.

Tax status and receipts

Kominote does not represent that donations are tax deductible. A tax-deductible receipt may be issued only where an eligible recipient and applicable law permit it. Donation acknowledgments must distinguish an ordinary payment receipt from a charitable tax receipt. Organizers must not falsely claim 501(c)(3) or other tax status.

No automatic approval

Submission creates a pending review record, not permission to collect donations. Only authorized Kominote administrators may approve and publish fundraising campaigns; provider payment eligibility is a separate gate. Organization admins may draft and submit but cannot bypass platform approval.

Acknowledgment

The organizer must affirmatively accept this Fundraising Organizer Agreement, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy acknowledgment, and the displayed donation-processing-fee disclosure.

Updates and contact

We may update this policy prospectively, with legally required notice or renewed consent where applicable. Questions and reports: support@kominotetechnologies.com.