These terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) apply to persons who volunteer to organize a fundraiser (each, a “Host”) on behalf of Right To Food, a registered charity #83391 4484 RR001, located at 340 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, ON, M5A 2G7 (“RTF”).

By reading these Terms and Conditions and accepting them, you (the Host) agree to be legally bound by these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions are a contract between you (the Host) and RTF.

IN CONSIDERATION OF the mutual covenants and agreements contained in these Terms and Conditions and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged by the Host and RTF), the Host and RTF agree as follows:

The Host shall organize a fundraiser on a date of their choice (inclusive). The fundraiser shall take place at a location of the Host’s choosing, acting reasonably (i.e. the Host’s house, the Host’s workplace, a restaurant or a neighbourhood park). The fundraiser shall not take place at a location that would put anyone attending at risk of significant injury.

In order to host The fundraiser, the Host shall register online at the online website portal and shall review and accept these Terms and Conditions upon registration. RTF may, in its sole discretion, deny a Host’s application to host a fundraiser and may revoke an accepted application at any time and for any reason whatsoever.

The Host shall invite persons to attend The fundraiser (the “Guests”). The Host shall encourage the Guests that are invited by the Host to make a charitable contribution to RTF via the online website portal. The Host shall inform the Guests that the Guests may also choose to make a charitable contribution to RTF in person at The fundraiser in cash or by a cheque made out to “Right To Food”. The Host shall clearly identify to the Guests that all donations will be paid to RTF.

The Host acknowledges and accepts, and shall inform the Guests, that once money is donated to RTF either online or at The fundraiser, that money is non-refundable to the donor.

The Host covenants and agrees to ensure that any donations from the Guests or from the Host collected at The fundraiser are delivered to RTF within sixty (60) days of The fundraiser. Donations received at The fundraiser shall be delivered to RTF, with the information set out in paragraph 7 of these Terms and Conditions for each donation. Donations can be mailed to 340 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, ON, M5A 2G7, Attention: Name of Fundraiser.

The Host shall collect the following information of the Guests who donate in person at The Fundraiser and shall, with the Guest’s consent, forward such information along to RTF in order for RTF to issue charitable donation receipts:
First Name
Last Name
Middle Initial
Home Address
Donation Amount

The Host agrees to keep personal information collected from the Guests confidential and agrees only to disclose such personal information to RTF in connection with providing the Acknowledgement, Assignment, Consent, and Release, as more particularly described in paragraph 17 of these Terms and Conditions, to RTF, and only if the Guest signs and completes the Acknowledgement, Assignment, Consent, and Release.

In the event that a fundraiser is organized by the Host and is cancelled for any reason, the Host shall inform Guests of such cancellation. Upon such a cancellation, any donations made to RTF by the Host or any Guest shall be governed in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 6 of these Terms and Conditions.

The Host shall bear any and all costs related to the fundraiser, including but not limited to the cost of purchasing materials, organizing the fundraiser, promotions, and any fundraiser location rental, if applicable. For greater certainty, RTF shall not be responsible for reimbursement of any of the Host’s costs and expenses related to the fundraiser.

The Host shall obtain all necessary permits and licences to host the fundraiser as required under any applicable federal, provincial, and municipal laws, regulations, and by-laws. The Host shall conduct the fundraiser in a safe and responsible manner and in compliance in all respects with all applicable federal, provincial, and municipal laws, regulations, and by-laws. RTF expressly discourages alcohol or cannabis consumption at the fundraiser and the Host acknowledges and accepts all risks arising from the consumption of alcohol and/or cannabis at the fundraiser.

The Host shall obtain all appropriate insurance coverage to host the fundraiser. RTF makes no representation or warranty in respect of what appropriate insurance coverage is necessary.

The Host acknowledges and agrees that RTF reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend the fundraiser for the period of time that a condition of Force Majeure exists. “Force Majeure” means an act of God, strike, lock-out, act of public enemy, war, blockade, pandemic (including the COVID-19 pandemic), and civil disturbance such as to make hosting of the fundraiser impossible or impracticable.

The Host acknowledges and understands that there are inherent risks, dangers, and hazards (“Risks”) associated with hosting the fundraiser. The Host further acknowledges and understands that all of the potential risks cannot be listed in these Terms and Conditions.

The Host is aware that the Risks include, but are not limited to, the potential for serious personal injury, death, property damage, or illness (e.g., communicable diseases such as SARS, avian flu (H5N1), MRSA, influenza, and COVID-19) of the Host and each of the Guests. The Host understands that the Risks also include, but are not limited to: any injury, illness, or symptom related to the spread of the novel coronavirus, SARS – CoV-2, which may result in the contraction of COVID-19, which in turn may involve temporary or permanent health defects impairing an individual’s well-being.

THE HOST FREELY ACCEPTS AND FULLY ASSUMES ALL RESPONSIBILITIES for all Risks and possibilities of personal injury, death, property damage, illness, or other loss resulting from hosting the fundraiser and each of the Guests. The Host accepts these Risks and agrees to these Terms and Conditions, even if RTF and/or any of its affiliates, successors and assigns, and/or any of their respective members, directors, officers, employees, and agents (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) are found to be negligent or in breach of any duty of care or any obligation to the Host or any of the Guests in respect of the participation in the fundraiser by the Host or any of the Guests. The Host hereby waives all claims that the Host has or may have now or in the future against the Indemnitees and agrees not to commence or participate in any type of claim or lawsuit against any of the Indemnitees, including class or representative action, and the Host expressly agrees to waive any and all legal rights entitling it to participate in any such class or representative action.

The Host shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Indemnitees from and against all losses, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses, fines, penalties, assessments, or charges of every nature and kind whatsoever which any of the Indemnitees incur, suffer, or are put to arising out of or in connection with the fundraiser.

Each Host shall ensure that either at the fundraiser or beforehand via the online portal located at each Guest (or a parent/guardian of a Guest if the participant is under 18 years of age) signs an Acknowledgement, Assignment, Consent and Release regarding, among other things, photographs, videos, voice recordings and disclosure of information to RTF, in a form provided by RTF and signs a Waiver of Claims, Release of Liability, Assumption of Risks, and Indemnity Agreement. The Host shall ensure that the Acknowledgement, Assignment, Consent and Release and the Waiver of Claims, Release of Liability, Assumption of Risks, and Indemnity Agreement signed and completed by each Guest at the fundraiser shall be delivered in person, or by mail to 340 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, ON, M5A 2G7, Attention: Name of Fundraiser, or scanned copies via email to [email protected].

RTF encourages the Host to take photographs or videos (“Content”) at the fundraiser and any related event and to submit such photographs or videos to RTF for publication by emailing the Content to [email protected]. As between RTF and the Host, the Host owns all copyright and related rights in any Content they take or make of or at the fundraiser and any related event. The Host hereby grants RTF and its delegates the right to use the Content for RTF’s purposes (the “RTF Licence”). Pursuant to the RTF Licence, RTF shall, in its sole discretion, use any Content taken at the fundraiser and any related event for the purposes of promoting The fundraiser or RTF. In the context of the RTF Licence, “use” means that RTF may reproduce, display, copy, publish, translate, reproduce, perform, broadcast, transmit, share, distribute, edit, modify, create derivative works of, dispose of, and publicly communicate the Content for RTF’s purposes, in any medium or format. This RTF Licence is non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual and worldwide. The Host hereby agrees that RTF’s use of the Content is not and shall not be subject to any rights of integrity in the Content. The Host hereby waives any right they may have to inspect or approve the Content, or modifications made to the Content by RTF, and further agrees that RTF is not required to attribute its use of the Content to the Host. RTF may transfer, assign or sub-license the rights granted to it under this RTF Licence. The Host confirms that RTF’s use of the Content does not violate or infringe any person’s rights. RTF is not responsible for any unauthorized uses of the Content made by third parties. The Host hereby forever releases RTF from all claims, demands, and causes of action relating to the Content.

Tax receipts will be issued at the sole discretion of RTF and in compliance with the Canada Revenue Agency guidelines which do not allow tax receipts in every circumstance. When forwarding a list of Guests who donated to RTF along with the information set out in paragraph 7 for tax receipting purposes, those Guests shall be made aware of the fact that Hosts are forwarding this information to RTF and must be given the option of not having their information forwarded and opting out, in which case the Host shall inform the Guest that it will not receive a tax receipt.

RTF hereby grants the Host a royalty-free, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable licence to use certain RTF brands and trademarks as determined by RTF in its sole discretion (“Licensed Marks”) for the limited purposes of promoting and hosting The fundraiser and soliciting donations from Guests and potential Guests (the “Host Licence”). RTF wholly owns the Licenced Marks, and the Host agrees that any use of the Licenced Marks shall be in strict compliance with all RTF’s requirements, guidelines, and standards pertaining to the Licenced Marks. The Host shall comply with all guidelines, requirements, and standards set forth or revised by RTF from time to time, with respect to the Licenced Marks. RTF shall have direct control over the character and quality of the goods and services provided and used in association with the Licenced Marks by the Host. RTF is and shall remain the owner of all RTF trademarks and trade names (including of the Licensed Marks) irrespective of the manner or nature of their use in any materials by the Host. The Host shall not challenge, attack, expunge, oppose, cancel, or do any other act or thing to negatively affect the validity or enforceability of the Licensed Marks and RTF’s rights therein.

Use of the Licensed Marks shall be accompanied by the following public notice statement in a minimum size 10 and clearly legible font (i) at the bottom of, or on the copyright and back pages of, each copy of the respective materials, and (ii) on each webpage, social media link, image, video or image displaying the Licensed Marks:

“RIGHT TO FOOD and the logo are trademarks of Right To Food and are used under license”.

RTF reserves the right to cancel the Host Licence at any time. If RTF revokes its grant of the Host Licence, the Host must immediately cease all use of any of the RTF brands and trademarks. For certainty, this includes any and all uses of the Licensed Marks in marketing, branding, social media and informational materials of the Host.

RTF may assist in the promotion of The fundraiser through various advertising mediums and in its sole discretion, which may include promotion on the RTF website, Facebook, Instagram, and/or X/Twitter.

RTF may provide if requested if available and at RTF’s sole discretion: digital signage, posters, donation envelopes, promotional brochures or a script to help describe the charitable work that RTF conducts and to encourage Guests and potential Guests to donate to RTF.

RTF, in its sole discretion, may, with notice to the Host via email, impose additional terms and conditions in relation to The fundraiser.

These Terms and Conditions shall, for all purposes, be construed in accordance with the laws in force in the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable in Ontario, to the complete exclusion of conflict of laws rules. In the event that there are any disputes regarding these Terms and Conditions or The fundraiser, the Host submits to the jurisdiction of, and venue in, the courts of the Province of Ontario and the Host and RTF irrevocably attorn to the jurisdiction of the said courts of the Province of Ontario.

The Host acknowledges that he/she has had a full and complete opportunity to obtain independent legal advice and has either done so or has declined to do so. If the Host has declined to obtain independent legal advice prior to the acceptance of these Terms and Conditions, the Host covenants and agrees not to raise as a defence to any action to enforce these Terms and Conditions or seek a remedy pursuant to these Terms and Conditions, such lack of independent legal advice.