Terms of Use and Program Policies

About Red Tape Foundation

Red Tape Foundation is a California nonprofit public charity. Its developing charitable and educational work includes youth safety education, CPR and First Aid access, training scholarships, community resources, partnerships, volunteering, fundraising, and nonprofit support.

Program availability depends on funding, qualified people, facilities, safety requirements, partners, participant demand, scheduling, technology, and organizational capacity.

Website information

Website content is provided for general educational and informational purposes. It is not individualized legal, tax, medical, accounting, financial, employment, emergency, or other professional advice.

Use of the website does not create an attorney-client, accountant-client, healthcare-provider, fiduciary, employment, agency, partnership, or other professional relationship.

Information may become outdated. Readers should verify current requirements with the responsible employer, agency, school, regulator, provider, attorney, tax professional, healthcare professional, emergency service, or other qualified source.

No guarantee of services or outcomes

Publishing a program page, scholarship description, volunteer opportunity, partnership pathway, donation category, or educational resource does not guarantee:

• That registration is open.
• That funding or scholarships are available.
• That a class or event will occur.
• That a proposed partner or volunteer will be accepted.
• That a participant will complete or pass a course.
• That a credential will be issued or accepted by a third party.
• That a particular legal, financial, safety, employment, educational, or organizational result will occur.

An inquiry is not an approval, award, registration, reservation, assignment, partnership, contract, or endorsement.

Program registration and participation

A participant must provide accurate information and follow the rules, instructions, safety requirements, eligibility conditions, deadlines, and conduct expectations applicable to the activity.

The Foundation may limit, postpone, relocate, modify, cancel, or decline participation when reasonably necessary because of capacity, safety, funding, facilities, instructor availability, incomplete information, misconduct, fraud, accessibility, weather, emergencies, or other operational conditions.

Participants and parents or guardians remain responsible for deciding whether an activity is appropriate for their circumstances.

Youth activities

A youth activity may require parent or guardian permission, emergency contacts, conduct expectations, attendance records, accommodation information, photography choices, or other reasonable documentation.

Completion of youth safety education does not guarantee that a young person is ready to supervise every child, household, situation, or length of time. Parents and guardians retain responsibility for evaluating readiness and the specific caregiving arrangement.

CPR, First Aid, and AED education

Course requirements differ. Participants are responsible for confirming the exact provider, credential, delivery method, hands-on evaluation, course level, and expiration period required by their employer, agency, school, regulator, or other receiving organization.

The Foundation does not guarantee that a third party will accept a course or credential. Certification should be described as earned only when issued or documented by the responsible provider.

Training scholarships

A scholarship inquiry is not an award. Assistance depends on available funds, eligibility, course suitability, charitable purpose, timing, documentation, and any accepted donor or grant restriction.

The Foundation may pay a provider directly, sponsor a seat, approve a reimbursement, provide materials, or use another documented method.

Costs incurred before written approval are not automatically reimbursable. Unused or refunded scholarship funds remain under Foundation control and may be reassigned to another eligible charitable purpose.

Volunteers

A volunteer inquiry is not an assignment. The Foundation may evaluate qualifications, experience, availability, conflicts, supervision, references, screening, safety, confidentiality, and the responsibilities of the proposed role.

Volunteers must follow Foundation instructions, protect confidential information, avoid misrepresenting their authority, disclose conflicts, and return organizational property or records when requested.

Unless expressly authorized, a volunteer may not enter contracts, collect payments, approve expenses, promise scholarships, speak on behalf of the Foundation, use its name or logo publicly, or access confidential systems.

Community partnerships

A meeting, email, referral, proposal, draft, or expression of interest does not create a partnership, sponsorship, agency relationship, endorsement, grant, or authority to use the Foundation’s identity.

Responsibilities involving instruction, facilities, registration, payment, insurance, supervision, participant communication, photography, records, transportation, equipment, and emergency procedures should be confirmed before an activity is publicly announced.

Donations

General donations may be used where the Foundation determines they can best advance approved charitable, educational, scholarship, outreach, technology, administrative, or operating needs.

A donor may propose a restricted purpose, but the restriction is not binding unless accepted by the Foundation. The Foundation retains appropriate control over participant selection, instructors, vendors, volunteers, public reporting, and program administration.

Tax deductibility depends on the donor’s circumstances and the nature of the transaction. Donors should retain receipts and consult their own qualified advisers.

Sponsorships and recognition

A sponsor may support an accepted charitable activity, scholarship category, facility, material, resource, or outreach effort.

Recognition should accurately describe the sponsor’s contribution and does not necessarily mean the Foundation endorses the sponsor’s products, services, positions, or conduct.

Sponsorship does not purchase control over participants, content, instructors, volunteers, eligibility, vendors, or organizational decisions.

Payments and checkout

Transactions may be processed through WooCommerce, Stripe, Square, PayPal, an employer-giving system, a grant platform, or another provider.

You agree to provide accurate billing and transaction information and to use a payment method you are authorized to use.

The transaction description should identify whether the payment is a donation, registration, sponsorship, merchandise purchase, program-related payment, or another type of transaction.

Payment alone does not necessarily complete an application, confirm eligibility, reserve a seat, approve a scholarship, or create a partnership unless the applicable process states otherwise.

Refunds and cancellations

Refund and cancellation requests are governed by the Refund and Cancellation Policy and any additional terms disclosed during the specific transaction.

Charitable donations normally are final, but duplicate, unauthorized, incorrect, technically defective, or otherwise exceptional transactions may be reviewed.

Legacy and historical transactions

The Foundation may retain records and administrative tools needed to support valid historical transactions, customer accounts, payment records, receipts, document delivery, or other obligations connected to a prior activity.

Changing or removing a public page does not automatically cancel a valid paid term, alter a completed order, erase an accepted agreement, or require deletion of records needed for accounting, tax, dispute, safety, contractual, or operational purposes.

A historical customer or payer should use the receipt, order number, account link, or direct contact information associated with the original transaction.

Accounts and secure links

You are responsible for protecting passwords, tokens, secure links, and account access. Do not share a private upload or account link with an unauthorized person.

The Foundation may suspend access when necessary to protect information, prevent misuse, investigate suspected fraud, or maintain systems.

An account or portal may remain available for administrative or historical purposes even when the related public offering is no longer promoted.

Documents and uploads

Submit only documents requested for a confirmed purpose. Do not upload malware, unrelated confidential information, illegal material, complete payment-card information, passwords, or records you are not authorized to provide.

The Foundation may reject, quarantine, delete, or decline to review material that is unsafe, irrelevant, excessive, corrupted, prohibited, or outside the approved activity.

Privacy

Information handling is described in the Privacy Policy.

Public reporting may use aggregated or de-identified information. The Foundation may withhold or limit information to protect youth, participants, applicants, donors, volunteers, employees, partners, security, privilege, or other confidential interests.

Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, Foundation website text, graphics, branding, educational resources, templates, photographs, videos, and other original materials are protected by applicable intellectual-property law.

You may view and use public materials for personal, educational, or internal nonprofit purposes unless a page states otherwise. You may not falsely claim authorship, remove notices, sell restricted material, misuse the Foundation’s name or logo, or reproduce substantial content in a misleading way.

Acceptable use

You may not use the website, forms, payment systems, accounts, uploads, or communications to:

• Commit fraud or impersonate another person or organization.
• Upload malware or attempt unauthorized access.
• Interfere with website operation or security.
• Submit threatening, discriminatory, unlawful, exploitative, or abusive material.
• Collect information about others without authorization.
• Misrepresent Foundation approval, partnership, certification, sponsorship, or authority.
• Use Foundation resources for an unrelated commercial, political-campaign, or private purpose.

Third-party services and links

The website may link to government agencies, training providers, payment processors, social-media platforms, employers, grant systems, community organizations, or other third parties.

The Foundation does not control and does not guarantee outside content, policies, security, availability, pricing, qualifications, decisions, or services.

Disclaimers and limitation of responsibility

The website and public resources are provided on an “as available” basis. The Foundation does not guarantee uninterrupted access, error-free content, a particular result, or acceptance by a third party.

Nothing on the website should delay contacting 911, emergency services, a qualified healthcare professional, attorney, tax professional, regulator, employer, school, or other responsible authority when the situation requires it.

To the extent permitted by law, the Foundation is not responsible for decisions made solely from general website information or for the independent conduct of outside providers, participants, partners, volunteers, donors, or linked websites.

Changes to these terms

The Foundation may update these terms when programs, technology, service providers, legal requirements, or organizational practices change. The effective date at the top identifies the current public version.

Material transaction-specific terms accepted before an update may continue to govern that transaction.

Contact

Email: steven@redtapefoundation.org

Phone: (805) 310-4183

Questions should identify the program, transaction, page, date, receipt, order, or communication involved. Do not send passwords, complete payment-card data, banking credentials, or unrelated confidential records.