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By using Impact DOTS, you acknowledge and agree to this Disclaimer. If you do not agree with this Disclaimer, please do not use the website.
1. General Information Only
Impact DOTS is a media and intelligence platform for the social impact ecosystem. We publish and organize information related to social entrepreneurs, impact organizations, nonprofits, funders, accelerators, impact investing, sustainability, social innovation, toolkits, systems, reports, opportunities, and related topics.
The content on Impact DOTS is provided for general informational, educational, editorial, and research purposes only.
Nothing published on Impact DOTS should be considered professional advice, including but not limited to:
- Legal advice
- Financial advice
- Investment advice
- Tax advice
- Medical advice
- Business advice
- Compliance advice
- Fundraising advice
- Grant application advice
- Strategic, operational, or professional consulting advice
You should not rely solely on information from Impact DOTS when making important decisions. Always seek advice from qualified professionals or official sources before taking action.
2. No Guarantee of Accuracy or Completeness
We make reasonable efforts to publish useful, relevant, and accurate information. However, Impact DOTS does not guarantee that any content on the website is complete, accurate, current, reliable, or suitable for your specific needs.
The social impact ecosystem changes frequently. Information such as deadlines, funding amounts, eligibility criteria, organization details, program requirements, application links, contact details, leadership information, pricing, policies, reports, and availability may change at any time without notice.
Impact DOTS is not responsible for errors, omissions, outdated information, or any action taken based on information published on the website.
If you find inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated information, you may contact us at [Contact Email].
3. No Professional Relationship
Your use of Impact DOTS does not create a professional, advisory, consulting, fiduciary, legal, financial, or client relationship between you and Impact DOTS, [Legal Entity Name], our team, contributors, partners, or affiliates.
Submitting a form, contacting us, subscribing to a newsletter, reading content, or using any resource on the website does not create any professional relationship unless there is a separate written agreement signed by the relevant parties.
4. Opportunities, Grants, Fellowships, Jobs, and Open Calls
Impact DOTS may publish or curate opportunities such as grants, jobs, fellowships, awards, tenders, accelerators, incubators, events, calls for proposals, competitions, funding programs, and other ecosystem opportunities.
These opportunities are provided for informational and discovery purposes only.
Unless clearly stated otherwise, Impact DOTS does not own, operate, fund, manage, administer, or guarantee any third-party opportunity listed on the website.
You are responsible for verifying all opportunity details directly with the official provider before applying or participating. This includes checking:
- Eligibility criteria
- Deadlines
- Application requirements
- Fees, if any
- Terms and conditions
- Privacy policies
- Selection processes
- Official contact details
- Program changes or cancellations
Impact DOTS is not responsible for missed deadlines, rejected applications, scams, inaccurate third-party information, changed eligibility rules, broken links, or any losses connected to third-party opportunities.
5. No Endorsement
Impact DOTS may feature people, organizations, nonprofits, companies, funds, programs, tools, reports, platforms, accelerators, social enterprises, institutions, or other ecosystem actors.
Inclusion on Impact DOTS does not automatically mean that we endorse, recommend, certify, verify, approve, or have a partnership with the featured person, organization, product, service, or opportunity.
Any profile, listing, article, directory entry, guide, or mention is provided for informational purposes only.
You should conduct your own due diligence before working with, funding, investing in, partnering with, hiring, donating to, applying to, purchasing from, or otherwise engaging with any person or organization mentioned on Impact DOTS.
6. Third-Party Websites and External Links
Impact DOTS may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, tools, reports, application pages, databases, social media accounts, partner websites, or external resources.
These external websites are not controlled by Impact DOTS. We are not responsible for their content, accuracy, security, availability, privacy practices, terms, policies, products, services, or actions.
The inclusion of a third-party link does not imply endorsement or approval by Impact DOTS.
You access third-party websites at your own risk and should review their terms, privacy policies, and official information before using them.
7. Reports, Data, Research, and Statistics
Impact DOTS may publish or summarize reports, datasets, rankings, indicators, research findings, market insights, social impact measurements, ESG information, sustainability data, impact investing data, or other analytical content.
Such information may come from third-party sources, public reports, institutional publications, databases, media sources, or contributor submissions.
We do not guarantee that all data, statistics, rankings, methodologies, or conclusions are accurate, complete, current, independently verified, or applicable to your specific context.
Any data or research content should be treated as informational and should be verified with the original source before being used for decision-making, reporting, investment, fundraising, policy, compliance, academic, or professional purposes.
8. Tools, Templates, Frameworks, and Guides
Impact DOTS may provide or reference tools, templates, frameworks, checklists, calculators, guides, software, models, methodologies, or practical resources related to social impact, sustainability, nonprofits, entrepreneurship, funding, reporting, measurement, and related fields.
These resources are provided as general guidance only.
We do not guarantee that any tool, template, framework, or guide will produce a specific result or be suitable for your organization, project, country, sector, funder, legal structure, reporting requirement, or compliance obligation.
You are responsible for adapting any resource to your own context and obtaining professional advice where necessary.
9. Investment, Funding, and Financial Disclaimer
Impact DOTS may publish content related to impact investing, funding, philanthropy, grants, venture capital, social finance, fundraising, donors, investors, or financial opportunities.
This content is for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment, financial, fundraising, or tax advice.
Impact DOTS does not recommend that you invest in, donate to, fund, acquire, support, or financially engage with any specific organization, company, fund, opportunity, platform, project, or person.
You are responsible for conducting your own financial, legal, tax, operational, and reputational due diligence before making any financial decision.
10. Sustainability, ESG, and Impact Claims
Impact DOTS may publish information about sustainability, ESG, climate action, social impact, nonprofit work, social enterprises, impact measurement, responsible business, and related claims.
We do not independently verify every impact claim, sustainability claim, ESG statement, certification, metric, report, or achievement made by third parties unless explicitly stated.
Users should verify claims directly with the relevant organization, official reports, auditors, certifiers, regulators, or independent sources.
Impact DOTS is not responsible for greenwashing, impact washing, inaccurate claims, misleading statements, or unsupported representations made by third parties.
11. Contributor and Guest Content
Impact DOTS may publish content created by contributors, guest authors, partners, interviewees, organizations, or other third parties.
The views expressed in contributor or guest content belong to the respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Impact DOTS, [Legal Entity Name], our team, partners, or affiliates.
We reserve the right to edit, reject, update, or remove contributor content at our discretion, but we do not guarantee that all third-party content is complete, accurate, or error-free.
12. Technology-Assisted Content
Impact DOTS may use digital tools, editorial tools, automation, research tools, or artificial intelligence-assisted workflows to support content research, drafting, editing, classification, organization, translation, or publishing.
Where such tools are used, we aim to apply human review and editorial judgment where appropriate. However, technology-assisted content may still contain errors, omissions, outdated information, or inaccuracies.
Users should independently verify important information before relying on it.
13. Sponsored, Partner, and Affiliate Content
Impact DOTS may publish sponsored content, partner content, affiliate links, promotional features, collaborations, or content involving organizations that have a commercial, strategic, editorial, or partnership relationship with us.
Some links on Impact DOTS may be affiliate links. This means that if you click on certain links and make a purchase, register for a service, apply to a program, or complete another qualifying action, Impact DOTS may receive a commission, referral fee, sponsorship benefit, or other form of compensation, at no additional cost to you.
Affiliate relationships may include links to tools, platforms, software, courses, reports, services, events, marketplaces, funding platforms, professional services, or other resources relevant to the social impact ecosystem.
We aim to recommend, feature, or reference resources that are relevant and useful to our audience. However, compensation, sponsorship, or affiliate relationships may influence which products, services, organizations, or opportunities are featured, how they are presented, or where they appear on the website.
Unless clearly stated otherwise, sponsored, partner, or affiliate content does not mean that Impact DOTS guarantees, certifies, endorses, or accepts responsibility for any third-party product, service, organization, platform, opportunity, or claim.
You should always conduct your own due diligence before purchasing, registering, applying, donating, investing, partnering, or otherwise engaging with any third party mentioned on Impact DOTS.
14. No Guarantee of Results
Impact DOTS does not guarantee that using the website, reading our content, applying to listed opportunities, using listed tools, contacting listed organizations, following guides, or implementing frameworks will lead to any specific outcome.
We do not guarantee:
- Funding approval
- Grant success
- Job placement
- Partnership formation
- Investment results
- Business growth
- Social impact outcomes
- Increased visibility
- Media coverage
- Compliance success
- Certification approval
- Program acceptance
- Measurable impact improvement
Any results depend on many factors outside our control.
15. User Responsibility
You are responsible for how you use the information published on Impact DOTS.
Before taking action based on any content, you should verify the information, assess its relevance to your context, consider potential risks, and seek appropriate professional advice.
You agree that your use of Impact DOTS is at your own risk.
16. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Impact DOTS, [Legal Entity Name], its owners, directors, employees, contractors, contributors, partners, sponsors, and affiliates shall not be liable for any loss, damage, claim, cost, or expense arising from or related to your use of the website or reliance on its content.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- Direct losses
- Indirect losses
- Incidental damages
- Consequential damages
- Loss of revenue
- Loss of profits
- Loss of data
- Loss of business opportunities
- Reputational harm
- Missed deadlines
- Failed applications
- Incorrect decisions
- Third-party disputes
- Technical issues
- Website downtime
- External link problems
17. Website Availability
We aim to keep Impact DOTS available and functional, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access to the website.
The website may be unavailable due to maintenance, updates, technical problems, cyber incidents, hosting issues, third-party service interruptions, or reasons beyond our control.
Impact DOTS is not responsible for any loss or inconvenience caused by website downtime, errors, delays, or interruptions.
18. Changes to Content
We may update, edit, remove, reorganize, or change any content on Impact DOTS at any time without notice.
This includes articles, listings, profiles, guides, directories, opportunities, links, categories, reports, newsletters, and resources.
We are not obligated to update every piece of content after publication.
19. Contact Us
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20. Final Note
This Disclaimer should be read together with our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
By continuing to use Impact DOTS, you acknowledge that you understand this Disclaimer and agree to use the website at your own discretion and risk.
