The following terms apply to The Spotlight Fund d/b/a Spotlight, a California Benefit corporation (“Spotlight”). All spotlight users (“Spotlighters”) accept and agree to be bound and abide by these terms and conditions, our [Privacy Policy], and all other Spotlight policies (collectively “Terms & Conditions”). You agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions by doing any of the following:
If you do not want to agree to these Terms and Conditions, then you must not access or use the Website. This Website is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older. By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with the Company and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use the Website.
Spotlight functions as both an app and website through which Spotlighters can make donations to select IRS-qualified public charities of their choice. Spotlight’s Fees are set forth on the <pricing page>. When you donate through Spotlight, your donation will be conveyed to a donor-advised fund (“DAF”) at the American Online Giving Foundation (“AOGF”), a public charity under Internal Revenue Code sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1). AOGF processes these donations as a “receipting charity” using software provided by Benevity, Inc., a B Corp. located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (“Benevity”).
You may provide donor advice any time through Spotlight Platforms to direct some or all of your donation to the recipient cause(s) of your choice. AOGF typically disburses donations to recipient nonprofits once a month. Recipient nonprofits will receive your donation, minus applicable transaction fees. As required by law for a receipting charity, AOGF has exclusive control over donations it receives, and will regrant the contributed funds to the cause(s) designated by the Spotlighter.
Donor-advised funds are a specific type of donation mechanism that provides the benefit of an immediate U.S. tax deduction paired with the flexibility and freedom to later direct which IRS-qualified public charities will receive your donation(s). Because your donations via Spotlight are made to a donor-advised fund, your donations via Spotlight are non-refundable once they are processed.
Spotlight will not sell your personal information. Please review the Spotlight [Privacy Policy] Please note that your public profile is public: any other Platform user can see, for example, the contributions that are visible on your profile.
Violation of these Terms & Conditions will be considered grounds, at Spotlight’s sole discretion, for the removal of a Spotlighter from the Platforms and/or Services and for loss of access in whole or in part to the Platforms, Services, and to any Spotlighter privileges.