Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions govern your access to and use of the Empathos website and any related digital services, forms, media, content, or communications made available through it.

By using the site, you agree to be bound by these terms. If you do not agree, you should not use the website.

Empathos provides media, storytelling, educational, community, and initiative-based content intended to support empathy, truth-telling, dialogue, and civic engagement. Some features of the site may change over time, and some programs, events, or donation flows may be administered through third-party providers or fiscal sponsorship arrangements.

Unless otherwise stated, the content, design, text, graphics, audio, video, trademarks, logos, and other materials on this site are owned by or licensed to Empathos and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

You may access the site for personal, non-commercial use. You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, modify, scrape, or exploit site content beyond ordinary browsing and sharing without prior written permission.

You agree not to misuse the website or any related services.

If you send Empathos messages, forms, recordings, media, feedback, creative ideas, or other materials, you represent that you have the right to share them and that doing so does not violate the rights of another person.

You retain ownership of your original materials unless a separate agreement says otherwise. By submitting materials through the site or directly to Empathos, you grant us the right to access, review, store, and use them as needed to respond to you, administer programs, and support our operations.

Donation processing, event registration, email delivery, embedded media, or other site features may rely on third-party services. Empathos is not responsible for the separate policies or practices of those third parties, and your use of those services may also be governed by their terms.

Where donations are handled through fiscal sponsorship or payment partners, contribution processing may be subject to additional administrative and compliance requirements.

Empathos may update, suspend, or discontinue any part of the site at any time without notice. We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability and are not liable for losses arising from downtime, technical problems, or changes to the site.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Before initiating formal proceedings, you agree to attempt to resolve disputes with Empathos informally and in good faith. If a dispute cannot be resolved informally, the parties agree that any formal proceeding will be brought in a forum permitted by applicable law in New York.

The site and all services are provided on an as-is and as-available basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Empathos disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the site will be error-free, secure, or uninterrupted, or that all information will always be complete or current.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Empathos and its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, affiliates, and agents will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of the site or services.

If liability cannot be fully excluded, it will be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Empathos and its affiliates, officers, agents, collaborators, and service providers from claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses arising from your misuse of the site, your violation of these terms, or your infringement of another party's rights.

If you have questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact Empathos using the contact information or communication channel made available on this website.