Last update: August 16, 2023.
Hello Ribon community!
First of all thank you very much for your interest in knowing more about Ribon. You can count on us to answer any questions you may have about using Ribon (:
This application and its content (“Ribon“) are controlled and operated by Ribon itself. All rights reserved.
These terms of use are intended to define the rules to be followed for the use of Ribon (“Terms of Use“), without prejudice to the application of current legislation.
BY USING THE RIBON, YOU AUTOMATICALLY AGREE WITH THESE TERMS OF USE, BEING FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL ACTS PERFORMED BY YOU ON RIBON OR RELATED SERVICES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW, YOU MUST NOT USE THE RIBON. YOU ALSO AGREE TO THE TERMS DESCRIBED IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY.
If you want to give us some feedback about Ribon, have questions or need to address any matter related to these Terms of Use, please contact us at contato@ribon.io
Ribon is a platform that puts donation in people’s digital routine through donation tickets that allow anyone to donate following a few simple steps. This is how the platform manages to raise funds for social projects, encourage a global culture of giving and make people happier.
It is a unique and innovative framework, created by the Ribon team, developed interactively since 2016 and awarded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and IDEO as one of the 10 most innovative platforms in the world in the donation market.
To do this, the Ribon platform uses the Ribon protocol so that USDC donation tickets are financed by values resulting from a cumulative fund (donation pool) composed of contributions made by promoters, users or entities that wish to put money in the donation pool. Only selected charities can redeem USDC from the donation pool after having tickets earmarked for them. USDC donation pools are always locked into our smart contracts, so there is no way for users or integrators to use or sell them on the open market or any other protocol.
Integration partners are important Ribon agents and access the Ribon protocol through the Ribon platform. Integrations distribute donation tickets for specific actions taken on their platform. They are varied and diverse, and each integration can customize the experience to meet your specific needs, whether aiming to increase some metric, but also as a reward for loyal customers or for tasks that are important on their platforms.
The Ribon platform offers its users a customer service, via the Internet, through which they have access to all the information mentioned above, among others. However, it should be noted that it is not a broker (exchange) and therefore is not responsible for the allocation of assets allocated in the user’s wallet.
Careful reading of all information is of fundamental importance for monitoring and making donations through the Ribon platform.
If you cannot access any of the information, the user must contact Ribon support through the application or via email: contato@ribon.io
By proceeding and using the platform, the user is aware of the information provided above, as well as the risks involved in operations involving digital assets on decentralized blockchain platforms.
Ribon is a giving platform that allows donors to become promoters and, in doing so, encourage others to join in a global culture of giving. In this way, it is possible to increase donations to social projects, promote a culture of donation in the world and make people happier. The platform operated on top of the Ribon protocol, which is built on Matic/Polygon, a layer 2 on Ethereum.
By using RIBON, you acknowledge that all transactions are carried out on the blockchain.
We reserve the right to suspend or cancel, at any time, your access to the application in the event of suspected fraud, obtaining an illicit benefit or advantage, or for non-compliance with any of the conditions set forth in these Terms of Use, in the Policy Privacy Policy or applicable law. In such cases, you will not be owed any compensation, and Ribon will be able to promote the competent return action, if necessary, as well as take any other measures necessary to pursue and safeguard its interests.
To access Ribon and use its functionalities, it is necessary to register. To register, you will provide us with personal information as described in our Privacy Policy. To learn more about the privacy of your personal information at Ribon, please visit our Privacy Policy.
To use Ribon, you must be at least 18 (eighteen) years old.
Upon registration, you will be the holder of an account that can only be accessed by you. If Ribon detects any account made from false information, by users who, for example, do not have the minimum age allowed, that account will be automatically deleted.
From now on, you undertake to keep your personal information up to date. You also agree that you will keep your login and password secure and out of reach of third parties, and will not allow your Ribon account to be used by others. In this way, the user is responsible for all actions performed on his account.
Alternatively, Ribon may offer you the possibility of registering through your account on third-party services such as Facebook and Google, but not only these. In this case, you authorize Ribon to access, store and use the information provided by third parties in order to create your Ribon account.
Ribon reaffirms that it does NOT have any connection with these third parties, not having any responsibility, nor guaranteeing, under any circumstances, the products or services provided by them.
Ribon provides free and paid services as defined below.
The user will be allowed to make a single paid donation, as well as subscriptions available through paid plan(s) upon advance payment for subscribing to the plan. If the day on which the payment is made is not repeated every month (for example: 31st), the payment will be charged on the business day before the one that would eventually occur if that date existed in the month in question (for example: 28th or 30th). There will be automatic renewal of the plan, unless you manifest otherwise requesting cancellation, before the billing date.
The subscription cancellation to the plan can be carried out at any time by the user and will be understood as an express manifestation that he does not intend to renew the license in the next period not yet accounted for billing purposes. The cancellation does not entail any obligation to Ribon to return the payment for the month in which the user chose not to renew the contractual relationship.
We at Ribon know that each of the plans is more suitable for the impact you want and can afford at the moment. With that in mind, we offer you the possibility to switch between plans (subject to changes in the availability of resources offered by each one), editing or upgrading/downgrading your subscription. It is important to emphasize that the user who wants to cancel or leave the Paid Versions will not lose his account or the generated content, he will only become a free plan user, losing access to the previously offered features.
Plans subscription and cancellation
Payments made on Ribon must be made within the application, by means of a credit card or transactions with certain cryptocurrencies.
The price paid by you is final and non-refundable unless otherwise determined by Ribon.
Ribon reserves the right to establish, remove and/or revise the price relating to all services or goods obtained through the use of the application at any time. We will never change the value of your subscription without notifying you first.
If any tax is incurred, the user will be responsible for its collection. In case of eventual collection by the application, it explains that it will be passed on to the user in the price.
Confirmation of payment through the application will occur within 2 (two) business days. Processing of payment information and payment confirmation will be carried out by third-party systems (eg financial institution or credit card administrator), with the application being a mere interface between the customer and these systems.
Certain Ribon products or promotions may require a minimum subscription period. It is important that the user is aware that, if he decides not to use such products before the minimum subscription peirod, additional fees may be charged.
If Ribon creates a promotional code (for example, a discount coupon), it must be used legally for the purpose and the specific public or user for which it is intended, following all its conditions. The promotional code may be canceled if it is found that it was transferred, sold or used in error, fraud, illegality or violation of the conditions of the respective code.
How are payments made on Ribon
For us at Ribon, the quality of the materials made available to the user is of paramount importance. Their creation is the result of hard work and dedication from developers.
Ribon’s services are
open source, and users are permitted to use, copy, reproduce, modify, translate, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, upload, display, license, or exploit and reverse engineer Ribon’s Content for any purpose, as part of the services, without Ribon’s prior and express consent, provided that said credits are published and inform that it is a matter of third party use.
The license we grant you is:
- Global, which means that it is valid anywhere in the world;
- Non-exclusive, which means we can license the software to other people;
- Royalty-free, which means that there are no monetary fees related to it;
- Personal, which means that it cannot be extended to anyone else;
- Non-transferable, which means that it is not possible to transfer it to anyone else.
Some of our services include software offered under open source license terms. Sometimes there are provisions in the open source license that override parts of these terms.
Finally, we ratify that Ribon’s trademark and other intellectual property rights over the service provided by us will remain under Ribon’s ownership.
It is prohibited for the user to download our content with the intention of storing it in a database to offer to third parties other than the user himself.
Claims of copyright infringement of any content available on Ribon should be forwarded via email to contato@ribon.io
Claims about copyright infringement
You are solely responsible for the use of Ribon and must respect the rules of these Terms of Use, as well as the legislation applicable to Ribon.
Ribon, its controller, its affiliates, partners or employees will not, under any circumstances, be liable for direct or indirect damages resulting from, or related to, access, use or inability to access or use Ribon.
IN VIEW OF THE CHARACTERISTICS INHERENT TO THE INTERNET ENVIRONMENT, RIBON IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR INTERRUPTIONS OR SUSPENSIONS OF CONNECTION, INCOMPLETE OR FAILED COMPUTER TRANSMISSIONS, AS WELL AS FOR TECHNICAL FAILURE OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRONIC FROM ANY NETWORK, HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE. THE UNAVAILABILITY OF ACCESS TO THE INTERNET OR TO RIBON, AS WELL AS ANY INCORRECT OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT RIBON AND ANY HUMAN, TECHNICAL OR OTHER FAILURE IN THE PROCESSING OF RIBON INFORMATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED RIBON’S RESPONSIBILITY. RIBON DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY ARISING FROM SUCH FACTS AND/OR ACTS.
Where permitted by law, Ribon and its suppliers or distributors shall not be liable for lost profits, lost revenue, lost data, financial losses or for indirect, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages.
It is your sole responsibility to keep the environment of your device (computer, cell phone, tablet, among others) safe, using available tools, such as antivirus, firewall, among others, in order to contribute to the prevention of electronic risks.
It is possible that Ribon may contain links to third party websites and applications, as well as having integrated technologies, with independent third party providers such as partners, this does not mean that Ribon endorses, verifies, guarantees, has any connection or recommends these third parties. IN SUCH SITUATIONS, RIBON ACT AS A MERE FACILITATOR OF THE TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND SUCH THIRD PARTIES, THEREFORE RIBON IS NOT A PROVIDER OF GOODS OR SERVICES, WHICH ARE PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS. RIBON WILL UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH PRODUCTS OR SERVICES FROM THIRD-PARTY SUPPLIERS AND WE REITERATE THE USER’S NEED TO READ, ANALYZE AND ACCEPT THE TERMS OF USE OF THE PLATFORMS THAT MAY HAVE SOME INTERFACE WITH US.
User and Ribon responsibilities
Ribon may, at its sole discretion, allow you or any other user to submit, upload, publish or make available, in the application, text, image, audio or video content or information (“User Content”).
Any User Content of a defamatory, libelous, libelous, violent, pornographic, obscene, offensive or unlawful nature is prohibited, as determined by Ribon at its sole discretion, including proprietary information belonging to other persons or companies (eg copyright , brands), without the express authorization of the holder of these rights, whose violation will not be the responsibility of Ribon.
Any User Content provided by you remains your property. However, by providing it to Ribon, you grant us a worldwide, indefinite-term, free, transferable license and right to sublicense, use, copy, modify, create derivative works from, distribute, publish, display such Content of User in all possible formats and distribution channels, without the need for further notice to you, and without the need for any payment, as long as this is related to the functioning of the platform. Furthermore, emails registered on the Polygon blockchain are protected by encryption, which means that we will be “blind” to such Content.
Ribon may, but is not obligated to, review, monitor and remove User Content, in Ribon’s sole discretion, at any time and for any reason, without notice to you.
How Ribon handles the content you and other users produce
To improve your experience, Ribon is always being updated. For this reason, these Terms of Use may be changed at any time in order to reflect the adjustments made. However, whenever any changes occur, you will be informed in advance via the email address provided by you at the time of registration or by a prominent notice in the application. If you do not agree with the new Terms of Use, you can reject them, but unfortunately this means that you will no longer be able to access and use Ribon. If in any way you use Ribon even after changing these Terms of Use, it means that you agree with all the changes.
In the event of a conflict between these terms and the modifying terms, the later terms will control with respect to that conflict.
These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Any doubts and situations not provided for in these Terms of Use will first be resolved by Ribon and, if they persist, must be resolved by the Forum of the Judicial District of Brasília/DF, to the exclusion of any other, however privileged it may be or become.
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact us at contato@ribon.io
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