Service Agreement

Terms and Conditions

Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using Our Services. The user is responsible for understanding the entire agreement and abiding by all terms laid out in the contract. Please note that The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub reserves the right to make changes to these terms or agreements at any time. It is the user’s responsibility to periodically check the terms and the agreement to ensure that they are not violating any policy.

Note: We reserve the right to reject or provide service to anyone for any reason outlined by this agreement at any time.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words in which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions:

• Affiliate means an entity controlled by or under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities entitled to vote for the election of directors or other managing authority.
• Country refers to Louisiana, United States.
• Company (referred to as either “the Company,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to L.E.E.D. With Joy DBA The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub, P.O. Box 562 Geismar, La 70734.
• Device means any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, a cell phone, or a digital tablet.
• Service refers to the Website.
• Terms and Conditions (also referred to as “Terms”) mean these Terms and Conditions that form the entire agreement between You and The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub regarding the use of the Service.
• Third-party Social Media Service means any services or content (including data, information, products, or services) provided by a third party that may be displayed, included, or made available by the Service.
• Website refers to The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub accessible from https://thekapsdisasterhub.com/
• You mean the individual accessing or using the service, user, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Acknowledgment

These are the Terms and Conditions governing the use of this service and the agreement that operates between you and The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub. These Terms and Conditions set out the rights and obligations of all users regarding the use of the service. Your access to and use of the service is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the service.

By accessing or using the service, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you disagree with any part of these Terms and Conditions, you may not access the service.

You represent that you are over the age of 18. The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub does not permit those under 18 to use the service. Your access to and use of the service is conditional upon your acceptance of and compliance with The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub’s Privacy Policy.

Our Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on collecting, using, and disclosing your personal information when you use the application or the website and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you. Please read our Privacy Policy carefully before using our service.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub. The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub has no control over and assumes no responsibility for any third-party websites or services’ content, privacy policies, or practices. You further acknowledge and agree that The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such websites or services. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.

Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation, if you breach these Terms and Conditions. Upon termination, your right to use the service will cease immediately. Please note that The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub is a zero-tolerance platform. Violation of any of our terms and agreements may lead to immediate account deactivation and permanent closure without a refund of any kind.  

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub or its suppliers be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, loss of data or other information, for business interruption, for personal injury, loss of privacy arising out of or in any way related to the use of or inability to use the service, third-party software or third-party hardware used with the service, or otherwise in connection with any provision of this terms), even if The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub or any supplier has been advised of the possibility of such damages and even if the remedy fails of its essential purpose. Some states do not exclude implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, which means that some of the above limitations may not apply. In these states, each party’s liability will be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

Indemnification

You hereby agree to indemnify The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub and all those (directly/indirectly) associated with either party against all damage, liability, claims, demands, expenses, actions, costs, and loss, as well as legal fees and expenses, incurred, as a result of the services provided, rendered this Agreement or any transaction or matter connected with these services or the relationship between you and the company. This clause shall not be read to provide indemnification for any party if a competent court of law, rendering a final judgment, holds that the party’s bad faith, gross negligence, or willful misconduct caused the damage, liability, or loss.

RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES:

The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a partnership, joint venture, agency relationship, or otherwise between the Parties and that this Agreement is for the sole and express purpose of the rendering of the specific services as outlined under the terms and conditions herein..

“AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” Disclaimer

The service is provided to you “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” and with all faults and defects without warranty of any kind, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub, on its behalf and behalf of its Affiliates and their respective licensors and service providers, expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, for the service, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing, course of performance, usage or trade practice.

Without limitation to the foregoing, The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub provides no warranty or undertaking, and makes no representation of any kind that the service will meet your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible or work with any other software, applications, systems, or services, operate without interruption, meet any performance or reliability standards or be error-free or that any errors or defects can or will be corrected without limiting the preceding, neither The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub nor any of the organization’s providers makes any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied: (i) as to the operation or availability of the service, or the information, content, and materials or products included thereon; (ii) that the service will be uninterrupted or error-free; (iii) as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information or content provided through the service; or (iv) that the service, its servers, the content, or e-mails sent from or on behalf of The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub is free of viruses, scripts, trojan horses, worms, malware, timebombs, or other harmful components..

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain types of warranties or limitations on applicable statutory rights of a consumer, so some or all of the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to you. But in such a case, the exclusions and regulations set forth in this section shall be applied to the greatest extent enforceable under applicable law.

Governing Law

The laws of the Country, excluding its conflicts of law rules, shall govern this terms and your use of the service. Your use of the application may also be subject to other local, state, national, or international laws.

Disputes Resolution

If you have any concern or dispute about the service, you agree to resolve the dispute informally by contacting The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub by emailing us at thekapsdisasterhub@gmail.com.

For European Union (EU) Users

If you are a European Union consumer, you will benefit from any mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which you are resident.

United States Legal Compliance

You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to the United States government embargo, or the United States government has designated that as a “terrorist supporting” country, and (ii) you are not listed on any United States government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

Severability and Waiver

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

Waiver

Except as provided herein, failure to exercise a right or require performance of an obligation under these terms shall not affect a party’s ability to exercise such right or require such performance at any time after that, nor shall the waiver of a breach constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach.

Translation Interpretation

These Terms and Conditions may have been translated if we have made them available to you on our service. You agree that the original English text shall prevail in the case of a dispute.

Other Policies

Opening a Subscription

Any organization that has an active EIN number can acquire a subscription.

Subscriber Verification

All organizational subscribers must submit a copy of their EINs and go through a multi-process verification. Once your organization is verified, you will have full access to the platform. By agreeing to use the platform, you acknowledge that The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub will verify the EIN of every organization to ensure they are an active organization. However, The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub does not 100% guarantee that all organizations are involved. Users should use their best judgment when connecting and communicating with organizations. If a subscriber has any concerns about another subscriber, please immediately send an email to thekapsdisasterhub@gmail.com. We strive to create a safe place for all, but that also requires teamwork in reporting any concerns.

Subscription

Each subscription is good for only one year and must be renewed before the year ends to prevent losing access to the platform. The subscription for this year is $150.00. Future subscription fees may increase. Users will receive a notification ahead of time. This year’s fee will only cover access for 365 days. To continue using our services, the user will need to renew their access, or the account will deactivate, which may cause the account and all of its content to be deleted—the K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub is not responsible for the loss of information/data/connections.

Purchasing a subscription also means that you agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this service agreement and take full responsibility for their actions and activities related to this platform. The user agrees to hold harmless The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub, L.E.E.D. With Joy,  its subsidiaries, and those contracted or directly employed in any form by this or an associated company. The user agrees to hold harmless any partnering institutions, and if an issue does arrive, the user will contact The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub immediately and wait for a response before seeking outside help/resources.

Community Rules

1. A.P.S. Connect is a safe environment that promotes healthy social learning opportunities. Any organizations not demonstrating a healthy and safe environment will have their account privilege revoked, and accounts deactivated
2. A K.A.P.S. a safe environment involves working together, speaking to each person with dignity, respect, and professionalism, violation of this will result in immediate account deactivation with all privileges revoked.
3. NO TROLLING! Any organization caught trolling another organization or a person working for an organization on this platform will be deactivated immediately. We encourage healthy connections and conversations that promote healthy professional growth. We will not tolerate disrespect on this platform – keep all political views off this platform. This platform is for networking and distributing information only! Violation of these terms will result in account privilege being revoked and accounts deactivated.
4. Use the site for its intended purpose as described in our mission statement. Actively choosing to violate any part of our mission or service agreement in any shape, form, or fashion will result in account privilege revoked and accounts deactivated.

5. Report community technical issues, problems, and concerns to thekapsdisasterhub@gmail.com
6. Please note that the subscription is due yearly on the original day of purchase. Failure to renew will result in account deactivation and The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub will not be held responsible for the loss of information in any shape or form.

Site Usage

By using the site, the user agrees not to sell or freely distribute information associated with this platform in any manner to anyone. All data used to build the website, including but not limited to the site’s structure, the site’s content, design, etc., is under copyright, U.S. Trademark protection, and has a patent-pending status. Distributing any information regarding this website or its content is a violation and will place your account at risk for immediate removal and place the user and their assets at risk for legal dispute. If the user violates the terms and both parties go to court, the user agrees to pay court fees, attorney fees of you, and for The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub and all those associated with the hub, including legal counsel.

Research

The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub is a subsidiary of L.E.E.D. With Joy L.L.C.. L.E.E.D. With Joy L.L.C. periodically conducts research studies and publishes those studies in journal articles, books, and other media outlets to help researchers and practitioners understand how best to help marginalized communities and organizations supporting those communities. By agreeing to use our services, you understand that your activity on the site may be documented and published for research purposes.

In contrast, we will declassify and not publish any personal information. The users understand that by using our services, they permit us to examine every aspect of their account for external and internal research purposes. Internal research will be used for quality assurance efforts. External analysis will be analyzed and published in academic journals, books, and other material. to develop best practice procedures and advice for practitioners/researchers alike. Our goal is to conduct this research to promote professional growth and produce scholarly research to help scholars, practitioners, and communities develop best practices to work with communities.

Items that cannot be distributed on the site

The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub follows the state laws of Louisiana and the United States Federal Laws. A subscriber cannot engage in the distribution of products that are illegal based on the laws identified by the state of Louisiana. These items can include by are not limited to the sell or distribution of recreational drugs, pornography services, sex services of any kind etc. If a subscriber is caught selling or distributing any of these products as described above or any other product that violates the service agreement the subscribers account will be immediately deleted. The K.A.P.S. Connect platform is designed to provide a safe environment for organizations to communicate and provide resources to the communities any person (account) engaging in activities or conduct that goes against our safe space policy will be immediately deleted.

 

Contract Workers

The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub will periodically hire contract workers to produce videos, blogs, vlogs, podcast content, and other administrative duties. Any person hired under these purposes is a service provider only. We do not hire employees. They are responsible for paying their own federal, state taxes at the end of each year.

Refunds

All subscriptions are final sales. We do not offer a refund for a subscription. Once you purchase a subscription at $150.00 a year, you will access the site’s full capabilities.

Reporting a vendor?

While The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub is not responsible for any actions of another subscriber that exist on the platform. We will do our best to mediate problems. Please report an issue with a vendor directly to thekapsdisasterhub@gmail.com.

Prohibited activities  that cannot be conducted on the site

The K.A.P.S. Disaster Hub follows the state laws of Louisiana and the United States Federal Laws. A subscriber cannot engage in the selling or distribution of illegal products based on the statutes identified by Louisiana. These items can include by are not limited to the sell or distribution of recreational drugs, pornography services, sex services of any kind. If caught soliciting or purchasing any of these products described above or any other product that violates the service agreement, the user’s account is immediately deactivated.

Changes to These Terms and Conditions

At our sole discretion, we reserve the right to modify or replace these terms at any time. If a revision is in material format, we make reasonable efforts to provide 30 days’ notice before any new terms take effect. At our sole discretion, we determine what constitutes a material change.

By continuing to access or use our service after those revisions become effective, You agree to be bound by the revised terms. If You do not agree to the new terms, in whole or in part, please stop using the website and the Service.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, You can contact us:

• By email: thekapsdisasterhub@gmail.com
• By phone number: 1 225 800 2017
• By mail: P.O. Box 562 Geismar, La 70734