Shelter Roundtable – Membership Terms & Conditions

The purpose of Shelter Roundtable is to provide tools and resources for the advertising and marketing of animal shelter and rescue organizations. This document details from the outset the way in which we will deliver our services to you. If you are planning to join Shelter Roundtable, (“the Membership”) then you must read these terms and conditions in full prior to purchasing.

1. Membership Terms & Conditions (‘Terms’): Key Details

These Terms cannot be varied and in proceeding to purchase the Membership you will be deemed to have accepted these Terms. The Terms set out below apply to the services offered by Daley Professional Web Solutions. Please read them carefully as they affect your rights and liabilities under law and set out the Terms under which Daley Professional Web Solutions (“we”, “our” or “us”) provide services to you, as purchaser of the Membership. These Terms are subject to any rights you have under consumer law to which we are bound and which cannot be waived by contract.

Please be aware that we may update these Terms at any time. Your continued use of the Membership indicates your acceptance of the terms and agreement to any changes.

2. Membership Outline

Shelter Roundtable is a membership platform for advertising and marketing of animal shelter and rescue organizations. The Membership is an ongoing commitment where you can get regular support and resources.

Membership is best suited to those who manage the marketing needs of an animal shelter or rescue organization. (Primarily dogs and cats.) Our content is designed to provide ideas, inspiration and content to speed up an organization’s marketing and outreach efforts.

3. Eligibility

This membership is suitable for those who have some experience in marketing and are working to advertise or promote animal shelters, rescue organization, or individuals who rescue and rehome animals.

4. Membership Specifics

There are five primary elements to the Membership:

1. Asset Library with Monthly Updates
2. AI tools, to assist in content generation
3. Blueprints, providing a specific type of marketing and assets
4. Online tools to facilitate writing and content creation
5. Members area for discussion

The information and guidance shared will be based on the founders’ general online marketing experience and animal shelter online and offline advertising and promotional experience.

5. Behavior

It is always requested that your behavior towards others is polite and respectful. Should your behavior be deemed offensive or inappropriate we reserve the right to remove you from the Membership with immediate effect.

Each person is responsible for their own behavior, and we will not be held responsible for the behavior or actions of any other Members.

6. Membership Fees and Payment Terms

The cost of the Membership is set at the time you subscribe and is inclusive of taxes. On subscription you will agree to monthly payments via PayPal.

The Membership is an ongoing monthly or annual subscription. Payment will be taken on the same day each month if a monthly subscription, or same day each year if an annual subscription.

We reserve the right to change the content and delivery of the services within the membership and the associated price point at any time. Should we do this we will provide advance notice so that you can decide whether to consider your subscription. We shall never increase your membership fees without providing at least 28 days’ notice and without providing you with advance notification.

7. Refunds and Cancellation

It is our aim that you will be completely happy with the Membership and you are able to use our services to improve and make your marketing efforts easier. However, we appreciate that there may come a time when you wish to leave the Membership.

As you have instant access to the Membership resources you will not be entitled to a refund of your subscription fees should you join and then wish to leave. Please consider the detail of the Membership carefully before purchasing and contact us regarding any questions about suitability. You will not be entitled to a refund if you change your mind. Your statutory refund rights are not affected.

*** Should you wish to cancel your Membership you MUST do so through your member account. You can cancel your account at any time by going to your account page and selecting the Subscriptions tab. Here you will see an option to ‘Cancel’ next to your current subscription. You will have access to the site until the end of your payment period.

Notwithstanding any right or remedy available to us, we may cancel your Membership with immediate effect:

• If you fail to pay your Membership fees by the relevant due date;
• If you commit a repudiatory breach of the Terms of this agreement;

8. Contact and Schedule

It is the intention that the Membership will run continuously and that any material will be provided as set out above. Should an unforeseen reason arise which cause content or a session(s) to be postponed they will be re-arranged as soon as possible.

If you have a technical query relating to accessing the Membership please include “Tech” in the subject line of your email correspondence.

You may see us post on social media outside of our core hours. Not all of these posts are live and some will be pre-scheduled. We are passionate about supporting everyone in the Membership and where we can, we may respond to you out of hours, but we make no guarantees that this will always be possible.

9. Disclaimers

We make no guarantees or claims as to the success of any member. Each individual is unique, and their abilities are unique to them. The aim is that our service improves and makes it easier for animal shelters and rescue organizations to market themselves.

All training and information provided will be general information and guidance and will not constitute advice. We are not responsible for any action or inaction which you take as a result of the information within the Membership.

We are not responsible for any loss of opportunity or any investments which you make.

We ask that all members in the Membership respect the rights of others in respect of their behavior and privacy. We will not be responsible for the action of any members including for any disclosures made by any members based on information which has been shared within the Membership.

10. Limitation of Liability and Indemnification

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws, we limit liability and responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of all or any part of the Membership. We shall not be liable to you for any damages, including lost profits, whether such claim is based on warranty, contract, tort or otherwise (even if we have been advised in advance of the possibility of such damages).

If we are found to be liable to you for any damage or loss which arises out of or is in any way connected with your use of the Membership, our liability shall in no event exceed the total of any fees with respect to the Membership received by us from you, during the 6 months preceding the date on which the claim arose.

Nothing in these Terms shall limit or exclude our liability in respect to fraudulent misrepresentation, death, or personal injury, resulting from our negligence, or any other liability which cannot be limited or excluded by law.

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us, our subcontractors and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including attorney’ fees, made by a third party due to or arising out of your breach of these terms, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.

11. Privacy and Confidentiality

Your privacy and protection of your personal data is important to us. You are responsible for ensuring that your contact details and email address are accurate and up-to-date, at the time of registration, and on an on-going basis thereafter.

Your personal data is protected as set out in our privacy policy which can be found https://shelterroundtable.com/privacy/. By providing your personal data you agree to the terms of our privacy policy.

During the course of the Membership you may have access to confidential information, in particular the personal affairs of other members. In accepting these Terms, you agree that you will not use or disclose to any person, organization, or company, and shall use your best endeavors to prevent the publication of, any confidential information relating to any other member.

You accept that any unauthorized disclosure of personal or confidential information belonging to another may amount to immediate dismissal from the Membership. Should you decide to leave the Membership then you remain bound by the confidentiality and privacy obligations.

Please be aware that some video members sessions or events may be recorded, and your name and image/video may be captured. The recordings of the sessions will be kept and made available to others in the Membership. If you provide or share any information within these sessions about yourself or your business that information will be shared within the group. Should you not wish to be recorded please ensure that if you attend any training your camera is switched off and your name field is changed to “Attendee” with your initials so that support can still be offered but no personal identifiable information will be captured.

Your log-in details must remain confidential, and you must not disclose this information to a third party, without our express permission in writing. If you know, or suspect, that your log-in details have been obtained by a third party, you agree to change your password immediately, and provide notification of the same as soon as possible to us.

12. Intellectual Property

During your time as a Member you will be provided with templates, graphics, downloadable items and other information. At all times the intellectual property rights and copyrights connected with those materials remain with us. You have the right to use the materials as learning tools or repurpose digital items for your personal or organizational needs, but you are not permitted to duplicate, republish, reproduce, distribute, translate, or provide copies to third parties. We retain and reserve all copyrights.

13. Force Majeure

Where either party is prevented from or delayed in carrying out its obligations under these Terms, due to circumstances beyond their reasonable control including, but not limited to, acts of God, governmental actions, war or national emergency, riot, civil commotion, fire, explosion, flood, inclement weather, pandemic/epidemic, lock-outs, strikes or other employment disputes, performance of their obligations shall be postponed until these circumstances end.

14. Waiver

In the event that we fail to insist upon your strict performance of any obligations under these Terms, or we fail to exercise any rights or remedies to which we are entitled, this will not constitute a waiver of any such rights and / or remedies available to us.

15. Errors and Inaccuracies

There may be information within our Site or the Membership which contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions relating to the service delivery, pricing, or promotion of the Membership. We reserve the right to correct or amend any errors without prior notice.

16. Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of New York.

17. Complaints

It is our aim that you are completely satisfied with the Membership. Should you have any feedback please feel free to share it with us as we are always striving to ensure that we provide you with the highest level of service. If you have a complaint about the Membership this should be made to made in writing to Daley Professional Web Solutions at contact@shelterroundtable.com.

18. General

We intend to rely on the written Terms set out in Terms and Conditions for the services that we provide to you in delivery of the Membership. These written Terms shall constitute the entire agreement between us.

Should there be any conflict between these Terms and any Membership hosting platform or payment gateway, these Terms shall prevail.

If any provision within these Terms is determined by any court or other competent authority to be unlawful and/or unenforceable, the other provisions will continue in effect. If any unlawful and/or unenforceable provision would be lawful or enforceable if part of it were deleted, that part will be deemed to be deleted, and the rest of the provision will continue in effect (unless that would contradict the clear intention of the parties, in which case the entirety of the relevant provision will be deemed to be deleted).

We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time for legal or regulatory reasons or to allow the proper operation of your service. Any changes will be notified to you as soon as possible.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What happens if I change my mind after joining the Membership?

We offer a variety of free content that you may use to determine the suitability of membership. As you have instant access to the Membership resources you will not be entitled to a refund should you join and then wish to leave. Please consider the Membership options carefully before purchasing and contact us if you have any questions about suitability. Please see Section 7 above for details

2. Is the Membership suitable for everyone?

The Membership is best suited to those who manage the marketing needs of an animal shelter or rescue organization. Our content is designed to provide ideas, inspiration and content to speed up an organization’s marketing and outreach efforts.

For additional (and less legal-ese) frequently asked questions about membership, visit https://shelterroundtable.com/faqs/

Updated 12/29/2023