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As a duly IRS registered not-for-profit educational entity, and as pioneers in the not-for-profit concept of enterprise fundraising (a valuable and viable alternative to begging for grant money and donations), we continue to remain financially self-sufficient. We do not solicit donations or grant-money.

We believe that it's more ethical and practicable to produce and sell useful products and educational tools, and consulting services, all valuable in terms of environmental protection, to sustain our defense of human rights and related educational activities; and thereafter, use the after-expense proceeds to support our humanitarian activites, (as a duly IRS registered not-for-profit educational entity).

 

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We DO NOT STORE or RETAIN your bank card information in our database, neither on, nor in our websites.

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The Essene Humane Society is a duly registered, not-for-profit religious society, protected under the auspices of the Constitution of the United States of America, whereby we provide information and spiritual guidance to our friends, family members, business associates and partners, regarding the most ancient Essene concepts of non-violence, which predate the more modern precepts of Ahimsa.

 

We provision our friends, families, business associates and partners, with consultations, advice, recommendations, campaign concepts, marketing tools, product development and design, and the provision of other pertinent educational resources regarding sustainability and enterprise fundraising methodologies; all with a view to supporting the same, both spiritually and financially. We likewise, own and manage a repository of proprietary intellectual property, which includes, but is not limited to sustainable biotechnology and other relative knowhow.

 

As such, we are a small,  close-knit circle of friends, who act as independent consultants, operating with the intent to provide both ancient and ultra-modern know-how and other educational tools and materials, to individuals, business entities, national scale primary industries, not-for-profit entities, non-profit organizations, and sovereign governments that seek to effect a graceful transition towards sustainable lifestyles and socially responsible business methodologies.

 

With an immediate collective familial history of over 120 years of advocating sustainability concepts and practices, we also lay claim to being counted among the earliest, post-modern pioneers in the field of sustainable lifestyles, urban reform, and industrial-scale sustainable business practices, dating back to the more well-known events which, were debuted in the late 1960s and early 1970s; thereby having inspired countless significant others to embrace Sustainable Enterprise Fundraising concepts and Socially Responsible Investment practices. Of course, in truth, as a religious society, our Essene-oriented sustainability practices date back thousands of years to times immemorial.

 

In modern times, we trace our influential activities regarding Sustainable Lifestyle Practices to an era that predates the current, politically correct, and contemporarily fashionable use of words such as, “sustainability” and currently trending state-sponsored corporate business structures now known as, “Public Benefit Corporations.” We have been actively engaged in the promotion of genuine organic farming techniques and earth-friendly movements, socially responsible investment initiatives, and environmental protection campaigns since the early 1960s.

Therefore, in harmony and accordance with the now popularized 17 United Nations Sustainability Goals, through the provision of both public-domain know-how and our own proprietary biotechnologies, we assist individuals and businesses, and governments to be more effective in realizing and accelerating graceful transitions toward their goals of achieving sustainability by the year 2030.

 

While we assist in the development of multi-platform content for live and online events, we simultaneously endeavor to identify, convene and promote the inception of appropriate partnerships, and facilitate ethical mergers and acquisitions, as we advise in the creation of unique earth-friendly products and multicultural events with the ongoing intent to lead others toward ethical acceleration of progress towards the Sustainability Goals as defined by the United Nations 17 Goals.

 

Our immediate goal, as sustainability consultants, is to accelerate progress towards a cleaner, safer, just future, free from bigotry and unwarranted prejudice, wherein extreme poverty has been eliminated, issues regarding climate change have been correctly and efficiently addressed, and where issues of injustice and inequality are recognized and remedied in a practicable manner.

We do not subscribe to, nor do we promote superstitious nonsense. We rely on empirical scientific proofs whilst preserving a healthy respect for the mysterious and unfathomable aspects of the miraculous natural universe that surrounds us. Among our many noteworthy projects, we are pioneering a new field of science, and we call it, “Primordiogencs.”

 

We consult, advise and assist like-minded individuals, business entities, NPOs and NGOs, and sovereign governments to organize, introduce and advise various communications and campaign specialists, who influence and govern global networks, campaign organizations, private sector partners, national and international governments, UN agencies, celebrities and public figures, and social influencers.

 

Areas of primary interest, research and product development include: plant-based proteins, plant-based preventive medicine, symbiotic consortia of probiotic organisms, clean beauty cosmetics, essential functional foods that boost the immune system, clean eating, aromatherapy, aromachology, natural pharmacology, and the healing effects of sound, music and inaudible harmonics.

 

"In 2009, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 22 April as International Mother Earth Day. In so doing, Member States acknowledged that the Earth and its ecosystems are our common home, and expressed their conviction that it is necessary to promote Harmony with Nature in order to achieve a just balance among the economic, social and environmental needs of present and future generations. The same year, the General Assembly adopted its first resolution on Harmony with Nature.

 

The General Assembly has widely acknowledged that the world's depletion of natural resources and rapid environmental degradation are the result of unsustainable consumption and production patterns which have led to adverse consequences for both the Earth and the health and overall well-being of humanity. The scientific community has well-documented evidence that our present way of life, in particular our consumption and production patterns, has severely affected the Earth's carrying capacity.

Loss of biodiversity, desertification, climate change and the disruption of a number of natural cycles are among the costs of our disregard for Nature and the integrity of its ecosystems and life-supporting processes. As recent scientific work suggests, a number of planetary boundaries are being transgressed and others are at risk being so in a business-as-usual world. Since the industrial revolution, Nature has been treated as a commodity that exists largely for the benefit of people, and environmental problems have been considered as solvable through the use of technology. In order to meet the basic needs of a growing population within the limits of the Earth's finite resources, there is a need to devise a more sustainable model for production, consumption and the economy as a whole.

 

Devising a new world will require a new relationship with the Earth and with humankind's own existence. Since 2009, the aim of the General Assembly, in adopting its nine resolutions on Harmony with Nature, has been to define this newly found relationship based on a non-anthropocentric relationship with Nature. The resolutions contain different perspectives regarding the construction of a new, non-anthropocentric paradigm in which the fundamental basis for right and wrong action concerning the environment is grounded not solely in human concerns. A step in this direction was further reaffirmed in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (2012), entitled "The future we want":

"We recognize that planet Earth and its ecosystems are our home and that "Mother Earth" is a common expression in a number of countries and regions, and we note that some countries recognize the rights of nature in the context of the promotion of sustainable development."

 

Access more information on the chronology of activities and milestones pertaining to Harmony with Nature."

 

 

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A. INTRODUCTION TO OUR TERMS OF SERVICE

This Agreement governs your use of Essene Humane Society’s services (“Services”), through which you can buy, get, license, rent or subscribe to content, receive educational services, and consultations regarding best practices in sustainable living methodologies, (collectively, “Content”). Content may be offered through the Services by Essene Humane Society or a third party. Our Services are available for your use in your country or territory of residence (“Home Country”). By creating an account for use of the Services in a particular country or territory you are specifying it as your Home Country. To use our Services, you need compatible hardware, software (latest version recommended and sometimes required) and Internet access (fees may apply). Our Services’ performance may be affected by these factors.

B. USING OUR SERVICES

PAYMENTS, TAXES, AND REFUNDS

You can acquire Content on our Services for free or for a charge, either of which is referred to as a “Transaction.” Each Transaction is an electronic contract between you and Essene Humane Society, and/or you and the entity providing the Content on our Services. However, if you are a customer of Essene Humane Society Essene Community Life Church (an IRS Federally registered religious society), Essene Humane Society Essene Community Life Church (an IRS Federally registered religious society) is the merchant of record for the Content you acquire from certain Services (e.g., Essene Humane Society Books, App Store, PDF files, and live and or in-person consultations, etc.) as displayed on the product page and/or during the acquisition process for the relevant Service.

Essene Humane Society will charge your selected payment method (such as your credit card, debit card, gift card/code, or other method available in your Home Country) for any paid Transactions, including any applicable taxes.

All Transactions are final. From time to time, Essene Humane Society may refuse a refund request due to Force Majeure,  or acts of Godde, or if we find evidence of criminal negligence, gross mismanagement, fraud, data abuse, or other manipulative behavior that entitles Essene Humane Society to a corresponding counterclaim.

ACCOUNT

Using our Services and accessing your Content may require an Essene Humane Society Membership ID. An Essene Humane Society Membership ID is the account you use across Essene Humane Society’s ecosystem. Use of our website and global network of affiliates is subject to this Agreement and also requires the prior written consent of other affected parties or individuals. Your account is valuable, and you are responsible for maintaining its confidentiality and security. Essene Humane Society is not responsible for any losses arising from the unauthorized use of your account. Please contact Essene Humane Society if you suspect that your account has been compromised.

You must be age 18 (or equivalent minimum legal adult age in your Home Country, as set forth in the registration process) to create an account and use our Services. Essene Humane Society Membership IDs for persons under this age can not be created by a parent or legal guardian nor by an approved educational institution.

PRIVACY

Your use of our Services is subject to Essene Humane Society’s Privacy Policy, which is available at https://essene.net/essenehumanesociety/privacy-policy/.

SERVICES AND CONTENT USAGE RULES

Your use of the Services and Content must follow the rules set forth in this section (“Usage Rules”). Any other use of the Services and Content is a material breach of this Agreement. Essene Humane Society may monitor your use of the Services and Content to ensure that you are following these Usage Rules.

All Services:

– You may use the Services and Content only for personal, noncommercial purposes (except as set forth in any fully executed, mutually agreed, written corporate operating agreements by and between the Parties bound by this very Agreement).

– Essene Humane Society’s delivery of Services or Content does not transfer any commercial or promotional use rights to you, and does not constitute a grant or waiver of any rights of the copyright, trademark or patent or intellectual property owners.

– It is your responsibility not to lose, destroy, or damage Content once you have acquired the data. We encourage you to back up your Content and data regularly.

– You may not tamper with or circumvent any security technology included with the Services.

Essene Humane Society Music:

– An Individual Essene Humane Society Music membership allows you to stream on a single device at a time; a Family membership allows you or your Family members to stream on up to six devices at a time.

DOWNLOADS

You may be limited in the amount of Content you may download or acquire, and some downloaded Content may expire after a given amount of time after downloaded or first acquired. Certain Content may not be available for download at all.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Services and certain consulting services may allow you to purchase access to Content or Services on a subscription basis (“Paid Subscriptions”). Paid Subscriptions automatically renew until cancelled in writing in accordance with laws of the State of Delaware, USA. We will notify you if the price of a Paid Subscription increases and, if required, seek your consent to continue. You will be charged no more than 24 hours prior to the start of the latest Paid Subscription period. If we cannot charge your payment method for any reason (such as expiration or insufficient funds), and you have not cancelled the Paid Subscription, you remain responsible for any uncollected amounts, and we will attempt to charge the payment method as you may update your payment method information. This may result in a change to the start of your next Paid Subscription period and may change the date on which you are billed for each period. We reserve the right to cancel your Paid Subscription if we are unable to successfully charge your payment method to renew your subscription. Certain Paid Subscriptions may offer a free trial prior to charging your payment method. If you decide to unsubscribe from a Paid Subscription before we start charging your payment method, cancel the subscription at least 24 hours before the free trial ends.

When your Paid Subscription to any Service ends, you will lose access to any functionality, data or Content of that Service that requires a Paid Subscription.

THIRD-PARTY DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT

If you use our Services in a non-Essene Humane Society-branded commercial event or exercise, you may not be able to access all features, data or Content types. Terms in this Agreement relating to unavailable features or Content types are not applicable to you. If you later choose to access our Services from an Essene Humane Society-branded medium, you agree that all terms of this Agreement will apply to your use on such activity. Additionally, certain Services may require, direct, or suggest you use third-party permissions or equipment in some circumstances and/or for certain activities; such use is subject to the terms and conditions of such third-party permissions and equipment licenses and should be made in accordance with the applicable manufacturer’s instructions.

C. YOUR SUBMISSIONS TO OUR SERVICES

Our Services may allow you to submit or post materials such as comments, ratings and reviews, pictures, videos, and podcasts (including associated metadata and artwork). Your use of such features must comply with the Submissions Guidelines below, which may be updated from time to time. If you see materials that do not comply with the Submissions Guidelines, please use the Report a Concern feature. You hereby grant Essene Humane Society a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, nonexclusive license to use the materials you submit within the Services and related marketing, and Essene Humane Society internal purposes. Essene Humane Society may monitor and decide to remove or edit any submitted material.

Submissions Guidelines: You may not use the Services to:

– post any materials that (i) you do not have permission, right or license to use, or (ii) infringe on the rights of any third party;

– post objectionable, offensive, unlawful, deceptive, inaccurate, or harmful content;

– post personal, private or confidential information belonging to others;

– request personal information from a minor;

– impersonate or misrepresent your affiliation with another person, or entity;

– post or transmit spam, including but not limited to unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, or informational announcements;

– post, modify, or remove a rating or review in exchange for any kind of compensation or incentive;

– post a fake rating or review;

– plan or engage in any illegal, fraudulent, or manipulative activity.

D. NO WARRANTY: YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT USE OF THE LICENSED APPLICATION OF DATA IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE LICENSED APPLICATION OF DATA AND ANY SERVICES PERFORMED OR PROVIDED BY THE LICENSED APPLICATION OF DATA ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND LICENSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE LICENSED APPLICATION OF DATA AND ANY SERVICES, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND/OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OF ACCURACY, OF QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND OF NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY LICENSOR OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. SHOULD THE LICENSED APPLICATION OF DATA OR SERVICES PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

E. Limitation of Liability. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR BE LIABLE FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE LICENSED APPLICATION OF DATA, HOWEVER CAUSED, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY (CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) AND EVEN IF LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY, OR OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. In no event shall Licensor’s total liability to you for all damages (other than as may be required by applicable law in cases involving personal injury) exceed the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00). The foregoing limitations will apply even if the above stated remedy fails of its essential purpose.

F. You may not use or otherwise export or re-export the Licensed Application of Data except as authorized by United States law and the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Licensed Application of Data was obtained. In particular, but without limitation, the Licensed Application of Data may not be exported or re-exported (a) into any U.S.-embargoed countries or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals List or the U.S. Department of Commerce Denied Persons List or Entity List. By using the Licensed Application, you represent and warrant that you are not located in any such country or on any such list. You also agree that you will not use these products for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture, or production of nuclear, missile, or chemical or biological weapons.

G. Except to the extent expressly provided in the following paragraph, this Agreement and the relationship between you and Essene Humane Society shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, excluding its conflicts of law provisions. You and Essene Humane Society agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Kent, Delaware, USA, to resolve any dispute or claim arising from this Agreement. If (a) you are not a U.S. citizen; (b) you do not reside in the U.S.; (c) you are not accessing the Service from the U.S.; and (d) you are a citizen of one of the countries identified below, you hereby agree that any dispute or claim arising from this Agreement shall be governed by the applicable law set forth below, without regard to any conflict of law provisions, and you hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in the state, province or country identified below whose law governs:

If you are a citizen of any European Union country or Switzerland, Norway or Iceland, the governing law and forum shall be the laws and courts of your usual place of residence.

Specifically excluded from application to this Agreement is that law known as the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods.

H. ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR CERTAIN CONTENT ACQUIRED FROM THIRD PARTIES

Some Content available in certain Services are acquired by You from the third-party provider of such Content (as displayed on the product page and/or during the acquisition process for the relevant Content), not Essene Humane Society. For example, Essene Humane Society Books Content may be acquired from book publishers, not Essene Humane Society. In such case, Essene Humane Society acts as an agent for the Content provider in providing the Content to you, and therefore Essene Humane Society is not a party to the Transaction between you and the Content provider. However, if you are a customer of Essene Humane Society / Essene Community Life Church (an IRS Federally registered religious society) is the merchant of record for the Content you acquire from certain Services (e.g., Essene Humane Society Books), but such Content is licensed by the Content provider. The Content provider reserves the right to enforce the terms of use relating to such Content. The Content provider is solely responsible for such Content, any warranties to the extent that such warranties have not been disclaimed, and any claims that you or any other party may have relating to such Content.

CONTRACT CHANGES

Essene Humane Society reserves the right at any time to modify this Agreement and to add new or additional terms or conditions on your use of the Services. Such modifications and additional terms and conditions will be effective immediately and incorporated into this Agreement. Your continued use of the Services or Licensed Data and knowhow or other intellectual properties provided or disclosed by Essene Humane Society will be deemed acceptance thereof.

THIRD-PARTY MATERIALS

Essene Humane Society is not responsible or liable for third-party materials included within or linked from the Content or the Services.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

You agree that the Services, including but not limited to Content, graphics, user interface, audio clips, video clips, editorial content, and the scripts and software used to implement the Services, contain proprietary information and material that is owned by Essene Humane Society and/or its licensors, and is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws, including but not limited to copyright. Unless otherwise provided within written provisions of fully executed corporate operating agreements, you agree and covenant that you will not use such proprietary information or materials in any way whatsoever except for use of the Services for personal, noncommercial uses in compliance with this Agreement. No portion of the Services may be reproduced in any form or by any means, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement. You agree not to modify, rent, loan, sell, or distribute the Services, Data, intellectual property or Content in any manner, and you shall not exploit the Services in any manner not expressly authorized in writing.

The Essene Humane Society name, the Essene Humane Society logo, and other Essene Humane Society trademarks, service marks, graphics, and logos used in connection with the Services are trademarks or registered trademarks of Essene Humane Society / Essene Community Life Church in the U.S. and other countries throughout the world. You are granted no right or license with respect to any of the aforesaid trademarks.

COPYRIGHT

Unless otherwise noted, Services and Content provided by Essene Humane Society are © Essene Humane Society and © Essene Community Life Church and its subsidiaries.

If you believe that any Content available through the Services infringe a copyright claimed by you, please contact Essene Humane Society at the following locations:

TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION OF SERVICES

If you fail, or Essene Humane Society suspects that you have failed, to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement, Essene Humane Society may, without notice to you: (i) terminate this Agreement and/or your Essene Humane Society Membership ID, and you will remain liable for all amounts due under your Essene Humane Society ID up to and including the date of termination; and/or (ii) terminate your license to the use of Licensed Data; and/or (iii) preclude your access to any and all of the related Services.

Essene Humane Society further reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Services (or any part or Content thereof) at any time with or without notice to you, and Essene Humane Society will not be liable to you or to any third party should it exercise such rights.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIABILITY LIMITATION

Essene Humane Society DOES NOT GUARANTEE, REPRESENT, OR WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, AND YOU AGREE THAT FROM TIME TO TIME Essene Humane Society MAY REMOVE THE SERVICES FOR INDEFINITE PERIODS OF TIME, CANCEL THE SERVICES AT ANY TIME, OR OTHERWISE LIMIT OR DISABLE YOUR ACCESS TO THE SERVICES WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU.

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, OR ACTIVITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICES AND ALL CONTENT DELIVERED TO YOU THROUGH THE SERVICES ARE (EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED BY Essene Humane Society) PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” FOR YOUR USE, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THE ABOVE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

IN NO CASE SHALL Essene Humane Society, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF ANY OF THE SERVICES OR FOR ANY OTHER CLAIM RELATED IN ANY WAY TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES AND/OR CONTENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT, OR ANY INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SERVICES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THEIR POSSIBILITY. BECAUSE SOME COUNTRIES, STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH COUNTRIES, STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, Essene Humane Society’S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT SUCH LIMITATION IS PERMITTED BY LAW.

Essene Humane Society SHALL USE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROTECT INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES, BUT YOU AGREE THAT YOUR SUBMISSION OF SUCH INFORMATION IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK, AND YOU HEREBY RELEASE Essene Humane Society FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR LIABILITY RELATING TO SUCH INFORMATION IN ANY WAY.

Essene Humane Society DOES NOT REPRESENT OR GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE FREE FROM LOSS, CORRUPTION, ATTACK, VIRUSES, INTERFERENCE, HACKING, OR OTHER SECURITY INTRUSION, AND YOU HEREBY RELEASE Essene Humane Society FROM ANY LIABILITY RELATING THERETO. YOU SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BACKING UP YOUR OWN SYSTEM, INCLUDING ANY CONTENT ACQUIRED OR RENTED THROUGH THE SERVICES.

Essene Humane Society IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DATA CHARGES YOU MAY INCUR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES.

WAIVER AND INDEMNITY

BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU AGREE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD Harmless the Essene Humane Society, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, AND LICENSORS and further hold HARMLESS WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF YOUR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, OR ANY ACTION TAKEN BY Essene Humane Society AS PART OF ITS INVESTIGATION OF A SUSPECTED VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR AS A RESULT OF ITS FINDING OR DECISION THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS OCCURRED. YOU AGREE THAT YOU SHALL NOT SUE OR RECOVER ANY DAMAGES FROM Essene Humane Society, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, AND LICENSORS AS A RESULT OF ITS DECISION TO REMOVE OR REFUSE TO PROCESS ANY INFORMATION OR CONTENT, TO WARN YOU, TO SUSPEND OR TERMINATE YOUR ACCESS TO THE SERVICES, OR TO TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF A SUSPECTED VIOLATION OR AS A RESULT OF Essene Humane Society’S CONCLUSION THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS OCCURRED. THIS WAIVER AND INDEMNITY PROVISION APPLIES TO ALL VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN OR CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

STATUTORY EXCEPTIONS FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

If you are a qualified public educational or government institution and any part of this Agreement, such as, by way of example, all or part of the indemnification section, is invalid or unenforceable against you because of applicable local, national, state or federal law, then that portion shall be deemed invalid or unenforceable, as the case may be, and instead construed in a manner most consistent with applicable governing law.

GOVERNING LAW

Except to the extent expressly provided in the following paragraph, this Agreement and the relationship between you and Essene Humane Society, and all Transactions on the Services shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware USA, excluding its conflicts of law provisions. You and Essene Humane Society agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Kent, Delaware, to resolve any dispute or claim arising from this Agreement. If (a) you are not a U.S. citizen; (b) you do not reside in the U.S.; (c) you are not accessing the Service from the U.S.; and (d) you are a citizen of one of the countries identified below, you hereby agree that any dispute or claim arising from this Agreement shall be governed by the applicable law set forth below, without regard to any conflict of law provisions, and you hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in the state, province or country identified below whose law governs:

If you are a citizen of any European Union country or Switzerland, Norway or Iceland, the governing law and forum shall be the laws and courts of your usual place of residence.

Specifically excluded from application to this Agreement is that law known as the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods.

OTHER PROVISIONS

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement regrading liabilities and responsibilities for damages between you and Essene Humane Society and governs your use of the Services, superseding any prior agreements with respect to the same subject matter between you and Essene Humane Society. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use affiliate services, third-party content, third-party software, or additional services. If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. Essene Humane Society’s failure to enforce any right or provisions in this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such or any other provision. Essene Humane Society will not be responsible for failures to fulfill any obligations due to causes beyond its control.

You agree to comply with all local, state, federal, and national and international laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations that apply to your use of the Services. Your use of the Services may also be subject to other laws. Risk of loss for all electronically delivered Transactions pass to the acquirer upon electronic transmission to the recipient. No Essene Humane Society employee or agent other than the Elder has the authority to vary this Agreement. Only the named Essene Community Life Church Elder has the authority to vary this Agreement in accordance with the bylaws of the Essene Community Life Church.

Essene Humane Society may notify you with respect to the Services by sending an email message to your email address or a letter via postal mail to your mailing address, or by a posting on the Services. Notices shall become effective immediately. Essene Humane Society may also contact you by email or push notification to send you additional information about the Services.

You hereby grant Essene Humane Society the right to take steps Essene Humane Society believes are reasonably necessary or appropriate to enforce and/or verify compliance with any part of this Agreement. You agree that Essene Humane Society has the right, without liability to you, to disclose any data and/or information to law enforcement authorities, government officials, and/or a third party, as Essene Humane Society believes is reasonably necessary or appropriate to enforce and/or verify compliance with any part of this Agreement (including but not limited to Essene Humane Society’s right to cooperate with any legal process relating to your use of the Services and/or Content, and/or a third-party claim that your use of the Services and/or Content is unlawful and/or infringes such third party’s rights).

Last Updated: June 20, 2021


We DO NOT STORE or RETAIN
your bank card / banking information
in our database; neither on, nor in our websites.

BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT YOUR SECURITY AND RESEPCT YOUR PRIVACY:

Essene Humane Society utilizes STRIPE's Secure Finacial Services to process financial transactions.

We DO NOT STORE or RETAIN your bank card information in our database, neither on, nor in our websites.

We include links to Stripe's Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policies for your convenience

so that you can remain fully informed and access all updates.

PRIVACY POLICY, TERMS and CONDITIONS regarding our FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURES CONSULTACY SERVICES

Last updated: September 29, 2023

Updates to Privacy Policy

Stripe is making a changes to their Privacy Policy to remove references to the Privacy Shield and to confirm Stripe’s participation in the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Click here for the prior version of our Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy includes important information about your personal data and we encourage you to read it carefully.

Welcome to Business Consultancy Services

Essene Humane Society occasionally provides consultancy to NGOs and not-fot-profit regarding humanitarian organizations use of financial infrastructures for the internet and point of sale mechanisms. People use our consultancy services to create infrastructures that can enable their sales, donations, purchases, financial transactions and other Business activities of all sorts that may choose to utilize financial technology and financial services to make or accept payments, effect End User payouts, and manage their Business online.

We are not lawyers, and we do not provide legal advice.

If you choose to make use of our consultancy services we hereby inform you that, “We are not lawyers, and we do not provide legal advice. If you elect to proceed with activities relative to our consultancy, you MUST contact your own legal advisors and lawyers or attorneys at law regarding you individual legal jurisdiction and labilities and responsibilities under law based on your individual situation and circumstances. 

By accessing this information or any of our websites or by interacting with us or our agents or entities you consent, covenant and agree to hold harmless and indemnify Essene Humane Society and our organization’s managers, officers, board members, stakeholders, consultants, representative agents, staff, volunteers, members, advisors and any other personnel against all claims both domestic and foreign.”

We want to be clear about our use of the Personal Data that is entrusted to us.

We occasionally consult and recommend the implementation of online financial services provided by STRIPE’s financial services, to facilitate your legitimate and duly registered not-for-profit humanitarian activities.

We are neither legally or contractually engaged as representatives of STRIPE.

However, we also include herewith links to STRIPE’s terms and conditions, privacy policies and other legal declarations. 

If you and or an entity controlled by you should choose to elect to enter into any form of legal agreement with STRIPE or to contract with STRIPE, that activity is your prerogative which constitutes a legal relationship between you, and or your duly formed legitimate entity exclusive to STRIPE. Essene Humane Society is not and does not, in any capacity whatsoever, become partnered with or party to, your legal relationship with STRIPE nor any other person, agent, representative or legal entity that may become involved with your exclusive relationship with STRIPE.

STRIPE updates their legal policies from time to time

It is your own responsibility to remain informed and update your knowldege-base should you choose to utilize Stripe’s financial services.

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes the “Personal Data” that we collect about you, how we use it, how we share it, your rights and choices, and how you can contact us about our privacy practices. This Policy also outlines your data subject rights, including the right to object to some uses of your Personal Data by us. Please visit the Privacy Center for more information about our privacy practices.

“Essene Humane Society”, “we”, “our” or “us” means the Essene Humane Society entity and or its affiliated agents and entities responsible for the collection and use of Personal Data under this Privacy Policy. It differs depending on your jurisdiction. Learn More.

“Personal Data” means any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual, and can include information that you provide to us and that we collect about you, such as when you engage with Consultancy Services (e.g. device information, IP address).

“Services” means the products and services that Essene Humane Society indicates are covered by this Policy, which may include Stripe-provided devices and apps. Our “Business Consultancy Services” are Consultancy Services provided by Essene Humane Society to entities (“Business Consultancy Users”) who directly and indirectly provide us with Personal Data and “End Consultancy Customer” Personal Data in connection with Business Consultancy Users’ that use or own Business and activities. 

We are not lawyers, and we do not provide legal advice. Our “End Consultancy  User  Consultancy Services” are those Consultancy Services which Essene Humane Society provides directly to people (rather than entities) for their own use. 

“Sites” means Essene.net, Stripe.com and the other websites, apps and online services that Essene Humane Society and or Stripe indicates are covered by this Policy. Collectively, we refer to Sites, Business Consultancy Services and End Consultancy User Consultancy Services and Consultancy Services as “Services”.

Depending on the context, “you” means Client, Consultancy Clients Agent, Consultancy Sales Agent, Referring Party, End Consultancy Customer, End Consultancy User , Representative or Visitor:

  • When you directly use a recommended End Consultancy User Service for your personal or Business use (such as when you sign up for Link, or make arrangements to make, facilitate or authorize payments or financial transactions to or through a recommended Stripe Climate channel in your personal capacity), we refer to you as an “End Consultancy User” or “End User.”
  • If you decide to do Business with, or otherwise transact with a Business Consultancy User (e.g. when you facilitate activities to buy or sell a pair of shoes or facilitate activities other parties or yourself or your clients to utilize financial services to or from a merchant that uses Stripe Checkout for payment processing) but are not directly doing Business with Essene Humane Society, we refer to you as an “End Consultancy Customer” or “End Customer.”
  • When you are acting on behalf of an existing or potential Business Consultancy User (e.g. you are a founder of a company, administer an account for a merchant or a Financial Services Provider, who is a Business Consultancy User, or receive an employee credit card from a Business Consultancy User using Stripe Issuing), we refer to you as a “Representative” or “Consultancy Representative.”
  • When you visit a Site without being logged into a Essene Humane Society account or otherwise communicate with Essene Humane Society, we refer to you as a “Visitor.” (e.g. you send or receive text or activate other communications to or from Essene Humane Society such as a message asking for more information because you are considering being a user of our consultancy products).

Depending on the activity, Essene Humane Society acts as only as an advisor and or as a consultant regarding activities that may lead up to you becoming a proposed “data controller” and/or “data processor (or service provider)” and for more information about this and on the Essene Humane Society and Stripe entity that is responsible under this Policy, see here.

1. Personal Data that STRIPE collects and how Stripe uses and shares it

2. More ways Stripe collects, uses and shares Personal Data

3. Legal bases for processing data

4. Your rights and choices

5. Security and retention

6. International data transfers

7. Updates and notifications

8. Jurisdiction-specific provisions

9. Contact Stripe

1. Personal Data that is collected and how it is used and shared

Our collection and use of Personal Data changes depending on whether you are acting as Client, Client’s Agent, Agent, End Consultancy  User , End Consultancy Customer, Representative or Visitor and our different Consultancy Services.  For example, if you are the sole owner of a Business Consultancy (i.e., sole proprietorship), we may collect Personal Data to onboard your Business Consultancy, but you may also be an End Consultancy Customer that purchased goods from another Business Consultancy User that uses Essene Humane Society’s Consultancy Services to learn about Stripe’s payment processing and you may also become an End Consultancy  User  who uses Link to make those purchases or other financial transactions.  

“Transaction Data” as used in this Privacy Policy includes Personal Data, and may include the following: your name, email address, billing address, shipping address, payment method information (such as credit or debit card number, bank account information or payment card image selected by you), merchant and location, purchase amount, date of purchase, and in some cases, some information about what you have purchased and your phone number and past or future purchases.

1.1 End Consultancy Users 

We provide consultancy regrading potential End Consultancy  User  Services where we do not act as a service provider or processor to Business Consultancy but instead provide the Consultancy Services directly to you for your personal use (e.g. Link). We provide more information about our collection, use and sharing of Personal Data in our Privacy Center, including the legal bases which we rely on for using (processing) your Personal Data.

a. Personal Data that we collect about End Consultancy Users 

  • Using Link or Connecting your Bank Account. We inform you that Stripe offers you the opportunity to store your payment methods with Stripe so that you can conveniently use it across merchants who are our Business Consultancy Users (“Link” was formerly known as “Remember Me”). When you opt in to Link, you agree to let us store your Personal Data such as your payment method so that you can more readily make purchases through Link with Business Consultancy Users of our payment processing Business Consultancy Services (e.g. name, contact information, payment method details (e.g. card number, cvc, and expiration date). When you choose to pay with Link, we inform you that Stripe will also collect Transaction Data related to your transactions. Learn More.
    • If you choose to share bank account information (including for use in Link) with us, we inform you that Stripe will periodically collect and process your account information (e.g. bank account owner information, account balances, account number and details, account transactions and, in some cases, credentials). With your separate permission, we will share this Personal Data with Business Consultancy Users that you choose.  You can ask us to stop collecting and sharing this information.  Learn More.   
    • With your separate permission, we will share contact information (e.g. shipping address, billing address and phone number) with Business Consultancy Users that you do Business Consultancy with. 
  • Paying Stripe. We inform you that if you are buying goods or services directly from Stripe, Stripe receives Transaction Data. For example, when you make a payment to Stripe Climate, Stripe will collect contact information, payment method information, and information about that transaction.
  • Identity/Verification Services. We provide an identity verification service that automates comparing an identity document with your image (e.g., selfie).  You may choose to opt-in to allow us to store that verification for future use across other merchants and/or separately consent to letting us use your biometric data to improve our verification technology. We inform you that you can also ask Stripe to stop providing you these services.  Learn More. 
  • More. Please see below for information about additional types of Personal Data that we may collect about End Consultancy Users , including about your online activity and how you engage with Stripes End Consultancy  User  Services.  

b. How we use and share Personal Data of End Consultancy Users 

  • Consultancy Services. We use your Personal Data to provide the End Consultancy  User  Consultancy Service to you, including security, sanctions screening, delivery, support, personalization (e.g. language preferences and settings choices) and messages related to the End Consultancy  User  Service (e.g. communicating Policy updates and information about our Consultancy Services). For example, we will use Personal Data to assess whether your use of Link to make a payment with a merchant is authorized by you (and not a bad actor) and likely to be successfully authorized by the payment method you choose to use when you choose to make purchases with Link.
  • Our Business Consultancy Users. When you choose to connect your financial account with Stripe you may also choose to share account information with Business Consultancy Users that you do Business Consultancy with. These Business Consultancy Users will have their own privacy policies which describe how they use that information.
  • Transactions. For payment transactions with Link, End Consultancy  User  Personal Data is shared with others to enable or “process” the transaction. For example, when you choose to use a payment method for the transaction with Stripe or with Link (e.g. credit card, debit card, buy now pay later, or direct debit), the third party provider of your payment method will receive Transaction Data that includes your Personal Data. When you use Link, the merchant you choose to do Business Consultancy with will also receive Transaction Data that includes your Personal Data and, with your separate consent, your bank account information. Please review the privacy policies of your payment method and the merchants who you choose to learn more about their processing of your Personal Data.  
  • Fraud Detection and Loss Prevention. We use your Personal Data collected across our Consultancy Services (e.g. Stripe Radar) to detect fraud and prevent financial losses for you, us, and our Business Consultancy Users and financial partners, including to detect unauthorized purchases. Learn More. We may provide Business Consultancy Users and financial partners (including card issuers, payment methods and others involved in payment processing activities) that use our fraud Business Consultancy Services with Personal Data about you (including your attempted transactions) so that they can assess the associated fraud or loss risk with a transaction. You can learn more about how we may use technology to assess the fraud risk associated with an attempted transaction and what information we share with Business Consultancy Users here. 
  • Advertising. We may use your Personal Data to assess your eligibility for, and offer you, other End Consultancy  User  Consultancy Services or promote existing End Consultancy  User  Consultancy Services. Where allowed by law (including with your opt-in consent where required), we use and share End Consultancy  User  Personal Data with others so that we may market our End Consultancy  User  Consultancy Services to you, including through interest-based advertising. See our Cookie Policy. 
    • We do not sell or share End Consultancy  User  Personal Data with third parties for marketing or advertising their products without your separate consent.
  • More. Please see below for information about additional ways in which we may use and share your Personal Data.

1.2 End Consultancy Customers

Stripe offers Business Consultancy Services to our Business Consultancy Users (e.g. payment processing through in-person or online checkout, or processing pay-outs for those Business Consultancy Users). When we are acting as a Business Consultancy User’s Consultancy service provider (also known as a data processor), we will process Personal Data in accordance with the terms of our agreement with the Business Consultancy User and the Business Consultancy User’s lawful instructions (e.g. when we process a payment for a Business Consultancy User because you bought a product from them) or they instruct us to End Consultancy funds to you. 

Business Consultancy Users are responsible for making sure that their End Consultancy Customers’ privacy rights are respected, including ensuring appropriate disclosures about data collection and use that happens in connection with their products and services. If you are an End Consultancy Customer, please refer to the privacy policy or notice of the Business Consultancy User you choose to do Business Consultancy with for information regarding their privacy practices, choices and controls.  We provide more information about our collection, use and sharing of Personal Data in our Privacy Center, including the legal bases which we rely on for using (processing) your Personal Data.

a. Personal Data that we collect about End Consultancy Customers

  • Transaction Data. If you are an End Consultancy Customer, when you make payments to, get refunds from, begin a purchase, make a donation or otherwise transact with a Business Consultancy User that uses us to provide payment processing Business Consultancy Services, we will receive Transaction Data. We may also receive your transaction history with the Business Consultancy User. Learn More. Moreover, we may obtain information typed into a checkout form, even if you choose not to complete the form or purchase with the Business Consultancy User. Learn More.
  • Identity/Verification Information. Stripe provides a verification and fraud prevention Service that allows a Business Consultancy User to verify Personal Data about you, such as your age (when purchasing age restricted goods) or your authorization to use a payment method. As part of these Consultancy Services, you will be asked to share Personal Data with us for this purpose (e.g., your government ID, your image (selfie), and Personal Data you input or that is apparent from the physical payment method (e.g. credit card image)). To protect against fraud, we may compare this information with information about you we collect from Business Consultancy Users, financial partners, Business Consultancy partners, identity verification services, publicly available sources, and other third party service providers and sources so that we can assess whether the person is likely to be you or a person purporting to be you. Learn More.
  • More. Please see below for information about additional types of Personal Data that we may collect, including your online activity.

b. How we use and share Personal Data of End Consultancy Customers

To provide our Business Consultancy Services to our Business Consultancy Users, we use Personal Data, and share Personal Data of a Business Consultancy User’s End Consultancy Customers with the Business Consultancy User.  Where allowed, we also use End Consultancy Customers’ Personal Data for Stripe’s own purposes to secure, improve and provide our Business Consultancy Services and prevent fraud, loss and other harms as described below.

  • Payments and Accounting. We use your Transaction Data to provide our Payments related Business Consultancy Services to Business Consultancy Users, including to process online payment transactions, to calculate applicable sales tax, to invoice and bill, and to help them calculate their revenue, pay their bills and perform accounting tasks. Learn More. We may also use Personal Data to provide and improve our Business Consultancy Services.
    • For payment transactions, your Personal Data is shared with a number of parties in connection with your transaction. Because we act as a service provider or processor, we share Personal Data to enable the transaction. For example, when you choose to use a payment method for the transaction (e.g. credit card, debit card, buy now pay later, or direct debit), your payment method will receive the Transaction Data that includes your Personal Data. Please review your payment method’s privacy policy to learn more about how they use and share this information.
    • The merchant you choose to do Business Consultancy with will also receive Transaction Data that includes your Personal Data and the merchant may share that Personal Data with others. Please review your merchant’s privacy policy to learn more.
  • Financial Consultancy Services. Some of our Business Consultancy Users use our Consultancy Services in order to offer financial services to you, through Stripe or its financial partners. For example, they may provide a card product that enables you to purchase goods and services. These cards may carry the Stripe brand, bank partner brand and/or the brands of Business Consultancy Users. In addition to any Transaction Data we may produce or receive when these cards are used for purchases, we will also receive and use your Personal Data in order to provide and manage these products. Please also see the privacy policies of the Business Consultancy User and our bank partners, if applicable, associated with the financial service (whose brands may be shown on the card).
  • Identity/Verification Services. We use Personal Data about your identity, including information provided by you and our Consultancy service providers, to perform verification Consultancy Services for Stripe or for the Business Consultancy Users that you are doing Business Consultancy with, to reduce fraud and enhance security. If you provide a “selfie” along with an image of your identity document, we will use technology to compare and calculate whether they match and you can be verified. Learn More.
  • Fraud Detection and Loss Prevention. We use your Personal Data collected across Consultancy Services (e.g. Stripe Radar) to detect and prevent losses for you, us, our Business Consultancy Users and financial partners. We may provide Business Consultancy Users (including card issuers, payment methods and others involved in payment processing activities) that use our fraud Business Consultancy Services with Personal Data about you (including your attempted transactions) so that they can assess the fraud or loss risk associated with a transaction. You can learn more about how we may use technology to assess the fraud and loss risk associated with an attempted transaction and what information we may share with Business Consultancy Users about such risks here and here.
  • Our Business Consultancy Users (their Authorized Third Parties). We share Personal Data of End Consultancy Customers with their respective Business Consultancy Users and with parties directly authorized by those Business Consultancy Users to receive Personal Data. This includes sharing Personal Data of End Consultancy Customers with Business Consultancy Users when a Business Consultancy User authorizes a third party application provider to access its Stripe account using Stripe Connect. For example, when the Business Consultancy User uses Identity Services to verify an End Consultancy Customer’s identity, Stripe shares with the Business Consultancy User the information, documents or photos provided by the End Consultancy Customer to verify their identity. The Business Consultancy Users you choose to do Business Consultancy with may further share your Personal Data to third parties they authorize (e.g. other third party service providers). Please review their privacy policy to learn more.
  • Advertising by Business Consultancy Users. If you have begun a purchase, we share Personal Data with that Business Consultancy User in connection with our provision of Services and that Business Consultancy User may use your Personal Data to market and advertise their products or services, subject to the terms of their privacy policy. Please review your merchant’s privacy policy to learn more, including your rights to stop their use of your Personal Data for marketing purposes. 
    • We do not use, sell or share End Consultancy Customer Personal Data for our marketing or advertising, or for marketing and advertising by third parties who are not the Business Consultancy User with which you have transacted or attempted to transact.
  • More. Please see below for information about additional ways in which we may use and share your Personal Data.

1.3 Representatives

To provide Business Consultancy Services, we collect, use and share Personal Information from Representatives of Business Consultancy Users (e.g. a Business Consultancy owner). We provide more information about our collection, use and sharing of Personal Data in our Privacy Center, including the legal bases which we rely on for using (processing) your Personal Data.

a. Personal Data that we collect about Representatives

  • Registration and Contact Information. If you register for a Stripe account for a Business Consultancy User (including incorporation of a Business Consultancy), we collect your name and account log-in credentials. If you register for an event that Stripe organizes or attends or if you sign up for Stripe communications, we collect your registration and profile information. If you are a Representative or Representative of a potential Business Consultancy User, we receive your Personal Data from third parties (including data providers) in order to advertise to, market and communicate with you as described further below and in Section 2. We may also associate a location with you in order to assess which Consultancy Services or information may be useful to you. Learn More. 
  • Identification Information. If you are an owner of a Business Consultancy User or you are expected to be a shareholder, officer or director of a Business Consultancy User, we require that you provide your contact details, such as name, postal address, telephone number, and email address to fulfill our financial partner and regulatory requirements. We will directly (and through others) collect Personal Data about you, such as your ownership interest in the Business Consultancy User, your date of birth and government identifiers associated with you and your Business Consultancy User (such as your social security number, tax number, or Employer Identification Number). You may also choose to provide bank account information.
  • More. Please see below for information about additional types of Personal Data that we may collect, including about online activity.

b. How we use and share Personal Data of Representatives

We generally use Personal Data of Representatives to provide the Business Consultancy Services to the associated Business Consultancy Users, as well as for the purposes described below.

  • Business Consultancy Services. We use and share Personal Data of Representatives with Business Consultancy Users to provide the Services you (or the Business Consultancy User you are associated with) have requested. 
    • In some cases our Business Consultancy Service will require us to submit your Personal Data to a government entity (e.g. incorporating a Business Consultancy, or paying applicable sales tax).  For our tax Business Consultancy Services, we may use your Personal Data to file taxes on behalf of your associated Business Consultancy User. For our Atlas Business Consultancy incorporation services, we may use your Personal Data to submit forms to the IRS on your behalf and to file documents with other governmental authorities (e.g. articles of incorporation in your state of incorporation).
    • We share data with parties directly authorized by a Business Consultancy User to receive Personal Data (e.g. financial partners servicing the financial product, or third party apps or services the Business Consultancy User uses in conjunction with our Business Consultancy Services). For example, providers of payment methods (e.g., Visa, WeChat Pay) will require merchant onboarding information for the Business Consultancy Users that accept their payment methods, and Stripe will provide required onboarding information (including Personal Data of Representatives) to those financial partners. In some cases, these payment method providers will be located outside your home country for example WCP, AliPay, Block, Klarna Bank AB.  Learn More.  
      • The use of Personal Data by a Business Consultancy User’s authorized third party is subject to the third party’s privacy policy.
    • If you are a Business Consultancy User and have chosen a name that includes Personal Data (e.g. a sole proprietorship or family name in a company name), we will share and use that information as any company name in connection with the provision of Consultancy Services (e.g. including it on receipts and other descriptions identifying financial transactions). 
  • Advertising. Where allowed by applicable law, we use and share Representative Personal Data with others so that we may advertise and market Consultancy Services to you. Subject to applicable law (including any consent requirements), we may advertise to you through interest-based advertising and emails and seek to measure the effectiveness of our ads. See our Cookie Policy. We do not sell or share Representative Personal Data to others for their advertising purposes.
  • More. Please see below for information about additional ways in which we may collect, use and share your Personal Data.

1.4 Visitors 

We collect, use and share Personal Data of Visitors (who are not End Consultancy Users , End Consultancy Customers or Representatives).  We provide more information about our collection, use and sharing of Personal Data in our Privacy Center, including the legal bases which we rely on for using (processing) your Personal Data.

a. Visitor Personal Data that we collect

When you visit our Sites, we will receive your Personal Data either from you providing it to us or through our use of cookies and similar technologies. See our Cookie Policy.

  • Forms. When you choose to fill in a form on the Site or on third party websites featuring our advertising (e.g. LinkedIn or Facebook), we will collect the information included in the form (e.g. your contact information and other information about your question related to Consultancy Services). We may also associate a location with your visit. Learn More.
  • More. Please see below for information about additional types of Personal Data that we may collect, including about online activity.

b. How we use and share visitor Personal Data

  • Personalization. We use information about you that we gather from cookies and similar technologies to measure engagement with the content on the Sites, to improve relevancy and navigation, to personalize your experience (e.g. language and relevant geography) and to tailor content about Stripe and Consultancy Services to you.  For example, because not all of Consultancy Services are available in all regions, so we may tailor our answers for your region.
  • Advertising. As allowed by law, we use and share Visitor Personal Data with others so that we may advertise and market Consultancy Services to you.  Subject to applicable law (including any consent requirements), we may advertise Consultancy Services to you through interest-based advertising and emails, and seek to measure the effectiveness of our ads. See also our Cookie Policy.  We do not sell or share Visitor Personal Data to others for their advertising purposes.
  • Engagement.  When visitors engage with our stripe.com site, we will use information we collect about and through your devices in order to provide the opportunity to engage in conversations or with chatbots to address your questions.
  • More. Please see below for information about additional ways in which we may collect, use and share your Personal Data.

2. More ways we collect, use and share Personal Data

In addition to the ways we collect, use and share Personal Data that are described above, we also process your Personal Data as follows: 

a. Personal Data Collection

  • Online Activity. Depending on the Service you use and the Business Consultancy Users’ implementation of our Business Consultancy Services, we will collect information about:
    • Devices and browsers across our Sites and third-party websites, apps and other online services (“Third-Party Sites”),
    • Usage data associated with those devices and browsers and how you’ve engaged with Consultancy Services, including IP address, plug-ins, language used, time spent on Sites and Third-Party Sites, pages visited, links clicked, payment methods used, and the pages that led or referred you to Sites and Third-Party Sites. For example, activity indicators, like mouse activity indicators, to help us detect fraud. Learn More. Please also see our Cookie Policy.
  • Communication and Engagement Information. We will collect any information you choose to provide to us, for example, through support tickets, emails or social media. When you respond to Stripe emails or surveys, we collect your email address, name and any other information you choose to include in the body of your email or responses. If you contact us by phone, we will collect the phone number you use to call Stripe, as well as other information you may provide during the call. We will also collect your engagement data such as your registration for, attendance of, or viewing of Stripe events and other interaction with Stripe personnel.
  • Forums and Discussion Groups. Where our Sites allow you to post content, we will collect Personal Data that you provide in connection with the post.

b. Personal Data Usage. In addition to the Personal Data usage described above, we use Personal Data in the following ways:

  • Improving and Developing Consultancy Services. We use analytics on our Sites to help us analyze your use of our Sites and Services and diagnose technical issues. To learn more about the cookies that may be served through our Sites and how you can control our use of cookies and third-party analytics, please see our Cookie Policy. We also collect and process Personal Data through our different Services, whether you are an End Consultancy  User , End Consultancy Customer, Representative or Visitor, to improve Consultancy Services, develop new Services and support our efforts to make Consultancy Services more relevant and more useful to you. Learn More.
  • Communications. We will use the contact information we have about you to perform the Services, which may include sending codes via SMS to authenticate you. Learn More. If you are an End Consultancy  User , Representative or Visitor, we may communicate with you using the contact information we have about you (e.g. using email, phone, text message or videoconference) to provide information about Consultancy Services and our affiliates’ services, invite you to participate in our events or surveys, or otherwise communicate with you for our marketing purposes, provided that we do so in accordance with applicable law, including any consent or opt-out requirements. For example, when you submit your contact information to us or when we collect your Business Consultancy contact details through our participation at trade shows or other events, we may use the information to follow-up with you regarding an event, End Consultancy you information that you have requested on our products and services and include you on our marketing information campaigns.
  • Social Media and Promotions. If you choose to submit Personal Data to us to participate in an offer, program or promotion, we will use the Personal Data you submit to administer the offer, program or promotion. We will also use that Personal Data and Personal Data you make available on social media to market to you unless we are not permitted to do so.
  • Fraud Prevention and Security. We collect and use Personal Data to help us to detect and manage the activity of fraudulent and other bad actors across Consultancy Services, to enable our fraud detection Business Consultancy Services, and to otherwise seek to secure Consultancy Services and transactions against unauthorized access, use, modification or misappropriation of Personal Data, information and funds. In connection with fraud and security monitoring, prevention, detection, and compliance activities for Stripe and its Business Consultancy Users, we receive information from service providers (including credit bureaus), third parties, and the Services we provide. We may collect information from you, and about you, from Business Consultancy Users, financial parties and in some cases third parties. For example, to protect Consultancy Services, we may receive information from third parties about IP addresses that malicious actors have compromised. Learn More. This Personal Data (e.g. name, address, phone number, country) helps us to confirm identities, run credit checks subject to applicable law and prevent fraud. We may also use technology to assess the fraud risk associated with an attempted transaction by an End Consultancy Customer or End Consultancy  User  with a Business Consultancy User or financial partner.
  • Compliance with Legal Obligations. We use Personal Data to meet our contractual and legal obligations related to anti-money laundering, Know-Your-Customer ("KYC") laws, anti-terrorism, export control and prohibitions on doing Business Consultancy with restricted persons or in certain Business Consultancy areas and other legal obligations. Learn More.  We strive to make Consultancy Services safe, secure and compliant, and the collection and use of Personal Data is critical to this effort. For example, we may monitor patterns of payment transactions and other online signals and use those insights to reduce the risk of fraud, money laundering and other activity that is harmful to Stripe, our End Consultancy Users  and their End Consultancy Customers.
  • Minors. The Services are not directed to minors, including children under the age of 13, and we request that they not provide Personal Data through the Services. In some countries, we may impose higher age limits as required by applicable law.

c. Personal Data Sharing. In addition to the ways described above, we share Personal Data in the following ways:

  • Stripe Affiliates. We share Personal Data with other Stripe affiliated entities. When we share with these entities, it is for purposes identified in this Policy.
  • Service Providers or Processors. In order to provide Services to our Business Consultancy Users and End Consultancy Users  and to communicate, market and advertise to Visitors, Representatives and End Consultancy Users  regarding Consultancy Services, we will rely on others to provide us services. Service providers provide a variety of critical services, such as hosting (storing and delivering), analytics to assess the speed, accuracy and/or security of Consultancy Services, identity verification, customer service, email and auditing. We authorize such service providers to use or disclose the Personal Data that we make available to perform services on our behalf and to comply with applicable legal requirements. We require such service providers to contractually commit to protect the security and confidentiality of Personal Data they process on our behalf. Our service providers are predominantly located in the European Union, the United States of America and India. Learn More.
  • Financial Partners. “Financial Partners” are financial institutions that we partner with to offer the Services (including payment method acquirers, banks and payout providers). We share Personal Data with certain Financial Partners to provide the Services to the associated Business Consultancy Users and to offer certain Services in partnership with our Financial Partners. For example, we share certain Personal Data of Representatives (e.g. loan repayment data and contact information) with institutional investors who purchase or provide credit secured by the Capital loans that we have made to the associated Business Consultancy Users.
  • Others with Consent. In some cases we may not provide a service, but instead refer you to, or enable you to engage with, others to get services (e.g. professional services firms that we partner with to deliver Atlas). In these cases, we will disclose the identity of the third party and the information that will be shared with them and seek your consent to share the information.
  • Corporate Transactions. In the event that we enter into, or intEnd Consultancy to enter into, a transaction that alters the structure of our Business Consultancy, such as a reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer, change of control, or other disposition of all or any portion of our Business Consultancy, assets or stock, we may share Personal Data with third parties in connection with such transaction. Any other entity which buys us or part of our Business Consultancy will have the right to continue to use your Personal Data, but subject to the terms of this Policy.

Compliance and Harm Prevention. We share Personal Data as we believe necessary: (i) to comply with applicable law, (ii) to comply with rules imposed by a payment method in connection with use of that payment method (e.g. network rules for Visa); (iii) to enforce our contractual rights; (iv) to secure or protect the Services, rights, privacy, safety and property of Stripe, you or others, including against other malicious or fraudulent activity and security incidents; and (v) to respond to valid legal process requests from courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies, and other public and government authorities, which may include authorities outside your country of residence.

3. Legal bases for processing data

For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation, we rely upon a number of legal bases to enable our processing of your Personal Data. For more information, see here.

a. Contractual and Pre-Contractual Business Consultancy Relationships. We process Personal Data for the purpose of entering into Business Consultancy relationships with prospective Business Consultancy Users and End Consultancy Users  and to perform the respective contractual obligations with them. Activities include:

  • Creation and management of Stripe accounts and Stripe account credentials, including the evaluation of applications to commence or expand the use of Consultancy Services;
  • Creation and management of Stripe Checkout accounts;
  • Accounting, auditing, and billing activities; and
  • Processing of payments, including fraud detection, loss prevention, optimizing valid transactions, communications regarding such payments, and related customer service.

b. Legal Compliance. We process Personal Data to verify the identity of individuals and entities in order to comply with fraud monitoring, prevention and detection obligations, laws associated with the identification and reporting of illegal and illicit activity, such as "Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") and Know-Your-Customer ("KYC")" obligations, and financial reporting obligations. For example, we may be required to record and verify a User’s identity for the purpose of compliance with legislation intended to prevent money laundering and financial crimes. These obligations are imposed on us by the operation of law and may require us to report our compliance to third parties, and to submit to third party verification audits.

c. Legitimate Interests. Where allowed under applicable law, we rely on our legitimate Business Consultancy interests to process Personal Data about you. The following list sets out the Business Consultancy purposes for which we have a legitimate interest in processing your data:

  • Detect, monitor and prevent fraud and unauthorized payment transactions;
  • Mitigate financial loss, claims, liabilities or other harm to End Consultancy Customers, End Consultancy Users , Business Consultancy Users and Stripe;
  • Determine eligibility for and offer new Stripe products and services Learn More;   
  • Respond to inquiries, End Consultancy Service notices and provide customer support;
  • Promote, analyze, modify and improve Consultancy Services, systems, and tools, and develop new products and services, including reliability of the Services;
  • Manage, operate and improve the performance of our Sites and Services by understanding their effectiveness and optimizing our digital assets;
  • Analyze and advertise Consultancy Services, and related improvements;
  • Conduct aggregate analysis and develop Business Consultancy intelligence that enable us to operate, protect, make informed decisions, and report on the performance of, our Business Consultancy;
  • Share Personal Data with third party service providers that provide services on our behalf and Business Consultancy partners which help us operate and improve our Business Consultancy Learn More;
  • Enable network and information security throughout Stripe and Consultancy Services; and
  • Share Personal Data among our affiliates.

d. Consent. We may rely on consent to collect and process Personal Data as it relates to how we communicate with you and for the provision of Consultancy Services such as Link, Financial Connections, Atlas and Identity. When we process data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on such consent before the consent is withdrawn.

4. Your rights and choices

You may have choices regarding our collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Data:

a. Opting out of receiving electronic communications from us

If you no longer want to receive marketing-related emails from us, you may opt-out via the unsubscribe link included in such emails or as described here. We will try to comply with your request(s) as soon as reasonably practicable. Please note that if you opt-out of receiving marketing-related emails from us, (i) we retain the right to communicate to you regarding the services you receive (e.g. support and important legal notices) and (ii) our Business Consultancy Users may still End Consultancy you messages and/or direct us to End Consultancy you messages on their behalf. 

b. Your data protection rights

Depending on your location and subject to applicable law, you may have the following rights described here with regard to the Personal Data we control about you:

  • The right to request confirmation of whether Stripe processes Personal Data relating to you, and if so, to request a copy of that Personal Data;
  • The right to request that Stripe rectify or update your Personal Data that is inaccurate, incomplete or outdated;
  • The right to request that Stripe erase your Personal Data in certain circumstances provided by law. Learn More;
  • The right to request that Stripe restrict the use of your Personal Data in certain circumstances, such as while Stripe considers another request that you have submitted (including a request that Stripe make an update to your Personal Data);
  • The right to request that we export your Personal Data that we hold to another company, where technically feasible;
  • Where the processing of your Personal Data is based on your previously given consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time; 
  • Where we process your information based on our legitimate interests, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your Personal Data. Unless we have compelling legitimate grounds or where it is needed for legal reasons, we will cease processing your information when you object.  Learn More.
  • The right not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights; and/or
  • The right to appeal any decision by Stripe relating to these rights.

You may have additional rights regarding your Personal Data under applicable law. For example, see Jurisdiction-specific provisions section under California below.

c. Process for exercising your data protection rights

To exercise your data protection rights please also see the Stripe Privacy Center or contact us as described below.

5. Security and retention

We make reasonable efforts to provide a level of security appropriate to the risk associated with the processing of your Personal Data. We maintain organizational, technical and administrative measures designed to protect Personal Data covered by this Policy against unauthorized access, destruction, loss, alteration or misuse. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

To help us protect Personal Data, where you have an account with Stripe, we encourage you to use a strong password, protect that password from unauthorized use and not use the same log-in credentials (e.g. password) for your Stripe accounts as you do with other services or accounts. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (e.g. you feel that the security of your Stripe account has been compromised), please contact us immediately. Learn More.

We retain your Personal Data as long as we are providing the Services to you or our Business Consultancy Users (as applicable) or for a period during which we reasonably anticipate providing the Services. Even after we stop providing Services directly to you or a Business Consultancy User with which you are doing Business Consultancy, and even if you close your Stripe account or complete a transaction with a Business Consultancy User, we may retain your Personal Data: 

  • to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations. 
  • to enable fraud monitoring, detection and loss prevention activities. 
  • to comply with our tax, accounting, and financial reporting obligations
  • where required by our contractual commitments to our financial partners (and where data retention is mandated by the payment methods you used). 

In cases where we keep Personal Data, we do so in accordance with any limitation periods and records retention obligations that are imposed by applicable law. Learn More.

6. International data transfers

We are a global Business Consultancy. We may transfer your Personal Data to countries other than your own country, including to the United States. These countries may have data protection rules that are different from your country. When transferring data across borders, we take measures to comply with applicable data protection laws related to such transfer. In certain situations, we may be required to disclose Personal Data in response to lawful requests from officials (such as law enforcement or security authorities). Learn More.

If you are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), the United Kingdom ("UK") or Switzerland, please see Stripe Privacy Center for more information. Where applicable law requires a data transfer mechanism, we use one or more of the following: 

  • Transfers to certain countries or recipients that are recognized as having an adequate level of protection for Personal Data under applicable law. 
  • EU Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission and the UK International Data Transfer Addendum issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office. You can obtain a copy of the relevant Standard Contractual Clauses. Learn More. 
  • or other legal methods available to us under applicable law. 

Stripe, Inc. complies with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“EU-U.S. DPF”), the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce (as applicable). Learn More.

7. Updates and notifications

We may change this Policy from time to time to reflect new services, changes in our privacy practices or relevant laws. The “Last updated” legEnd Consultancy at the top of this Policy indicates when this Policy was last revised. Any changes are effective the latter of when we post the revised Policy on the Services or otherwise provide notice of the update as required by law.

We may provide you with disclosures and alerts regarding the Policy or Personal Data collected by posting them on our website and, if you are an End Consultancy  User  or Representative, by contacting you through your Stripe Dashboard, email address and/or the physical address listed in your Stripe account.

8. Jurisdiction-specific provisions

  • Australia. If you are an Australian resident, and you are dissatisfied with our handling of any complaint you raise under this Policy, you may wish to contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
  • Brazil.To exercise your rights, you may contact our DPO. Brazilian residents, to whom the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados  Pessoais (“LGPD”) applies, have rights set forth in Article 18 of the LGPD.
  • Canada. As used in this Policy, “applicable law” includes the Federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and “Personal Data” includes “personal information” as defined under PIPEDA.
  • EEA and UK. To exercise your rights, you may contact our DPO. If you are a resident of the EEA or if we have identified Stripe Payments Europe Limited as your data controller, and you believe our  processing of your information is not in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you may direct your questions or complaints to the Irish Data Protection Commission. If you are a resident of the UK, you may direct your questions or concerns to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office. Where Personal Data is used for regulated financial activities in Europe, Stripe Payments Europe Limited and Stripe local regulated entities (defined as those who are licensed, authorized or registered by a Local Regulatory Authority) are considered joint controllers. Learn More.
  • India. If you have any questions or complaints regarding the processing of your Personal Data in India, please contact our Nodal and Grievance Officer here. Learn More.
  • Indonesia. As used in this Policy, “applicable law” includes Law No. 11 of 2008 as amended by Law No. 19 of 2016 on Electronic Information and Transactions, Government Regulation No. 71 of 2019 on the Implementation of Electronic Systems and Transactions, and Minister of Communication and Informatics Regulation No. 20 of 2016 on Personal Data Protection in Electronic Systems and “Personal Data” includes “personal data” as defined under such laws. 
  • Japan.When we transfer Personal Data of data subjects in Japan to jurisdictions that are not recognized as ‘adequate’ by the Personal Information Protection Commission, we enter into written agreements with any third parties located outside of Japan. These written agreements provide rights and obligations equivalent to those provided under the Japanese Act on the Protection of Personal Information. For more information on how we ensure that third parties protect your data and where your data is located, please see above or contact us as described below. For a description of foreign systems and frameworks that may affect the implementation of equivalent measures by the third party, see here.
  • Malaysia. If you have any questions or complaints about this Policy, please contact our DPO.
  • Switzerland. As used in this Policy, “applicable law” includes the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP), as revised. To exercise your rights under the FADP, please contact our DPO.
  • Thailand. If we process your Personal Data due to a legal obligation or contractual right and you do not provide us with personal Information, we may not be able to lawfully provide you services.
  • United States - California. If you are a consumer located in California, we process your personal information in accordance with California law (e.g. the "CCPA"). For specific details, please see here. Stripe uses cookies, including advertising cookies, as described in our Cookie Policy.
    • Your Rights and Choices. As a California consumer and subject to certain limitations under the CCPA, you have choices regarding our use and disclosure of your personal information (learn more about data subject rights metrics). In addition to the above rights (see here), please note these other California-specific rights:
      • Exercising the right to know: You have a right to request additional information about the categories of  personal information collected, sold, disclosed, or shared; purposes for which this personal information was collected, sold, or shared; categories of sources of personal information; and categories of third parties with whom we disclosed or shared this personal information.
      • Exercising the right to opt-out from a sale: We do not sell “Personal Information” as defined by the CCPA and have not done so in the past 12 months. Learn more.
      • Exercising the right to limit the use or sharing of Sensitive Personal Information: we do not sell or share Sensitive Personal Information as defined by the CCPA and have not done so in the past 12 months. Learn more about our collection and use of Sensitive Personal Information here.
      • Right to opt-out of sharing of cross-context behavioral advertising. Learn more here and here.
    • To submit a request to exercise any of the rights described above, please contact us using the methods described in the Contact Us section below. We will verify your request by asking you to End Consultancy it from the email address associated with your account or requiring you to provide information necessary to verify your identity, including name, address, transaction history, photo identification, and other information associated with your account.
    • You may designate, in writing or through a power of attorney, an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf to exercise your rights under the CCPA. Your agent may submit a request on your behalf by contacting us using the methods described in the Contact Us section below. We may still require you to directly verify your identity and confirm that you provided the authorized agent permission to submit the request.
    • Do Not Track and signals. Learn more about how we honor “do not track” and other signals.

9. Contact Stripe

If you have any questions or complaints about Stripe’s Policy, please contact Stripe. If you are an End Consultancy Customer (i.e. an individual doing Business Consultancy or transacting with a Business Consultancy User), please refer to the privacy policy or notice of the Business Consultancy User for information regarding the Business Consultancy User’s privacy practices, choices and controls, or contact the Business Consultancy User directly.

Chronology International Mother Earth Day

 

In 2009, under the leadership of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, intergovernmental negotiations were initiated on the principles of Harmony with Nature. The following chronology highlights the activities that have taken place in this regard, starting with the declaration of International Mother Earth Day on 22 April 2009 by the General Assembly.

Kindly note that resolutions and reports can also be accessed here.

 
2023
April 24

The twelfth Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature was held to commemorate International Mother Earth Day in order to discuss the possibility of convening and the scope of a high-level meeting, tentatively entitled “Earth Assembly”, to be held on 22 April 2024, so that an evolving non-anthropocentric or Earth-centred paradigm continues to reinforce multilateralism through the discussion of alternative holistic approaches based on diverse worldviews that may contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and beyond.

2022
December 28

The UN General Assembly, at its 77th session, adopted the thirteenth resolution on Harmony with Nature (A/RES/77/169). This resolution requests, the President of the General Assembly, among others:

1. To discuss the possibility of convening and the scope of a high-level meeting, tentatively entitled “Earth Assembly”, to be held on 22 April 2024, so that an evolving non-anthropocentric or Earth-centred paradigm continues to reinforce multilateralism through the discussion of alternative holistic approaches based on diverse world views that may contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development17 and beyond.

2. Notes with appreciation the proposal by the Head of State of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to establish a group of friends of Harmony with Nature, with a view to making innovative, transformative and action-oriented proposals for responding to present and future challenges, grounded in equity and justice.

July 28

The eleventh report of the Secretary-General on Harmony with Nature was published (A/77/244). The report recognizes the advances in Earth Jurisprudence, in particular through the Rights of Nature and Ecological Economics, and joint efforts by Member States to create a new narrative for a regenerative world in which Human Rights go hand in hand with the Rights of Nature, and sustainable development is reframed to ensure planetary health and the well-being of future generations. The content of the report is drawn from the interactive dialogue, which featured presentations by parliamentarians and civil society organizations collaborating to bring about a paradigm shift. It also serves to showcase other initiatives from around the world that demonstrate actions for living in Harmony with Nature. Emphasis is placed on how law and economics must be nested within Nature, as should all institutions of human society.

April 22

The eleventh Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature was held to commemorate International Mother Earth Day under the title “Harmony with Nature and Biodiversity: Contributions of Ecological Economics and Earth-centered law” The Dialogue discussed the implementation of both disciplines and how they interact in the context of sustainable development.

2021
December 31

Owing to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) no activities were held this year.

2020
December 21

The UN General Assembly, at its 75th session, adopted the twelfth resolution on Harmony with Nature (A/RES/75/220). This resolution requests the President of the General Assembly, among others to:

1. Convene, at the seventy-sixth session of the Assembly, an interactive dialogue, to be held at the plenary meetings to be convened during the commemoration of International Mother Earth Day on 22 April 2022, with the participation of Member States, the United Nations system, independent experts and other relevant stakeholders, to discuss the relationship between harmony with nature and the protection of biological diversity, and to inspire citizens and societies to reconsider how they interact with the natural world in the context of sustainable development;

2. Encourage the experts of the Harmony with Nature Knowledge Network to carry out a study of the evolution of regional, local and national initiatives on the protection of Mother Earth, as applicable, to be considered by the Secretary-General in his report on the implementation of the present resolution;

3. Submit to the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, and decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-seventh session, under the item entitled “Sustainable development”, the sub-item entitled “Harmony with Nature”.

July 28

The tenth report of the Secretary-General on Harmony with Nature was published (A/75/266). The context of the report is therefore one of a global human health crisis. Written 10 years after the First Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature, held in 2010, and commemorating a decade of programme activitiy since the adoption of the first resolution on Harmony with Nature in 2009, the report contains an outline of some of the most recent and hopeful advances on Earth Jurisprudence, with a focus on ecological economics and Earth-centered law, rooted in non-anthropocentric teachings further demonstrating a paradigm shift from a human-centered to an Earth-centered society in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. A special Supplementcomplementing the present report highlighting advances in law and policy, and initiatives in both formal and informal education, learning and public outreach activities worldwide was also published.

April 22

Owing to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the tenth interactive dialogue of the General Asembly was cancelled.

2019
December 19

The UN General Assembly, at its 74th session, adopted the eleventh resolution on Harmony with Nature (A/RES/74/224). This resolution requests the President of the General Assembly, among others to:

1. Convene the tenth Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature to discuss and compare regional, national and local initiatives over the past decade, including actions and transformations in law, policy and education on Earth Jurisprudence, as well as to discuss the relationship between harmony with nature and the protection of biological diversity, and to inspire citizens and societies to reconsider how they interact with the natural world in the context of sustainable development.

The resolution, among others:

1. Encourages the experts of the Harmony with Nature Knowledge Network to carry out a study of the evolution over the past decade of regional, local and national initiatives on the protection of Mother Earth, as applicable, to be considered by the Secretary-General in his report on the implementation of the present resolution;

2. Recognizes that protecting and conserving ecosystems and avoiding harmful practices against animals, plants, microorganisms and non-living environments contributes to the coexistence of humankind in Harmony with Nature.

July 26

The ninth report of the Secretary-General on Harmony with Nature was published (A/74/236).

April 22

The ninth Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature to commemorate International Mother Earth Day discussed the contributions of Harmony with Nature in ensuring inclusive, equitable and quality education on taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts and to inspire citizens and societies to reconsider how they interact with the natural world in the context of sustainable development, poverty eradication and climate justice, so as to ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in Harmony with Nature.

2018
December 20

The UN General Assembly, at its 73rd session, adopted the tenth resolution on Harmony with Nature (A/RES/73/235). This resolution requests the President of the General Assembly, among others to:

1. Host the ninth Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature to discuss the contributions of Harmony with Nature in ensuring inclusive, equitable and quality education on taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts and to inspire citizens and societies to reconsider how they interact with the natural world in the context of sustainable development, poverty eradication and climate justice, so as to ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in Harmony with Nature.

The resolution, among others:

1. Encourages the experts of the Harmony with Nature Knowledge Network to carry out a study of local and national initiatives on the protection of Mother Earth, as applicable.

2. Recognizes that protecting ecosystems and avoiding harmful practices against animals, plants, microorganisms and non-living environments contributes to the coexistence of humankind in Harmony with Nature.

July 23

The eighth report of the Secretary-General on Harmony with Nature was published (A/73/221).

April 23

The eighth Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature to commemorate International Mother Earth Day is to inspire citizens and societies to reconsider how they interact with the natural world and to improve the ethical basis of the relationship between humankind and the Earth in the context of sustainable development, and discussed sustainable production and consumption patterns in harmony with nature, so as to ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in Harmony with Nature.

2017
December 20

The UN General Assembly, at its 72nd session, adopted the ninth Resolution on Harmony with Nature (A/RES/72/223). This resolution requests the President of the General Assembly, among others, to:

1. Host the eighth Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature to inspire citizens and societies to reconsider how they interact with the natural world and to improve the ethical basis of the relationship between humankind and the Earth in the context of sustainable development, and to discuss sustainable production and consumption patterns in harmony with nature, so as to ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in Harmony with Nature.

The Resolution notes, among others:

1. That some countries are discussing the possibility of considering a declaration on the protection of nature;

2. That both formal and informal educational activities on the rights of nature have arisen in the professional and public spheres in some countries in the context of the promotion of sustainable development, and encouraging a holistic approach of education and public awareness for sustainable development in its three dimensions;

3. And further notes the work of the experts of the Harmony with Nature Knowledge Network, who have initiated important activities to support the United Nations with the goal of ensuring that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature, as set out in target 12.8 of the Sustainable Development Goals, 

July 19

The Seventh Report of the Secretary-General on Harmony with Nature was published (A/72/175).

April 21

The seventh Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature to commemorate International Mother Earth Day addressing Earth jurisprudence and the Sustainable Development agenda.

2016
December 21

The UN General Assembly, at its 71st session, adopted the eight Resolution on Harmony with Nature (A/RES/71/232). This resolution requests the President of the General Assembly, among others, to:

1. Host the seventh Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature addressing Earth Jurisprudence to commemorate International Mother Earth Day. The dialogue will address the experts' summary report (A/71/266) submitted by the experts of the HwN Knowledge Network as a result of the virtual dialogue held in April 2016 in which they addressed Earth Jurisprudence as mandated in General Assembly resolution (A/RES/70/208).

2. Invite Member States to consider existing studies and, as appropriate, the findings and recommendations of the reports of the Secretary-Geenral on Harmony with Nature, of the experts' summary report of the virtual dialogue, addressing Earth Jurisprudence, and of the interactive dialogues of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature.

3. Take note with appreciation of the agreement between the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat, invite Member States and also relevant stakeholders to contribute to the earmarked activities related to Harmony with Nature under the trust fund of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

September 23

Agreement between the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs to contribute to the earmarked activities related to Harmony with Nature under the Trust Fund of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

August 1

The first Experts' Summary Report on Harmony with Nature addressing Earth Jurisprudence was published (A/71/266).

April 22

The first Virtual Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature to commemorate International Mother Earth Day was hosted at this website. The Dialogue addressed Earth Jurisprudence and discussed, among others:

1.  The importance of applying Earth Jurisprudence principles to inspire citizens and societies to reconsider how they interact with the natural world in order to implement the Sustainable Development Goals in harmony with nature.

2.  The need to recognize the intrinsic value of nature and to shift our perceptions, attitudes and behaviours from anthropocentric or human-centred, to non-anthropocentric or Earth-centred in which the planet is not considered to be an inanimate object.

3.  The support for Earth Jurisprudence in laws, ethics, institutions, policies and practices, including a fundamental respect and reverence for the Earth and its natural cycles.

2015
December 22

The UN General Assembly, at its 70th session, adopted the seventh resolution on Harmony with Nature (A/RES/70/208). This resolution for the first time:

1.  Decides to initiate, in 2016, a virtual dialogue on Harmony with Nature among, inter alia, experts on Earth Jurisprudence worldwide, including those who have been active in the interactive dialogues of the General Assembly, in order to inspire citizens and societies to reconsider how they interact with the natural world in order to implement the Sustainable Development Goals in Harmony with Nature, noting that some countries recognize the rights of nature in the context of the promotion of sustainable development.

2.  Further requests that the experts submit a summary of the virtual dialogue to the General Assembly at its seventy-first session.

3.  Decides to host the virtual dialogue at the website on Harmony with Nature.

August 4

The Sixth Report of the Secretary-General on Harmony with Nature was published (A/70/268).

April 27

The fifth Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature to commemorate International Mother Earth Day was held. The Dialogue discussed ways of achieving sustainable development goals including addressing climate change in the post-2015 Development Agenda.

2014
December 19

The UN General Assembly, as its 69th session, adopted the sixth Resolution on Harmony with Nature (A/RES/69/224).This resolution requests the President of the General Assembly among others, to:

1.  Host the fifth Interactive Dialogue of the General of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature to commemorate International Mother Earth Day.

2.  To further consider existing studies and reports to further a more ethical basis of the relationship between humanity and the Earth.

3.  To further build up a knowledge network to facilitate the support and recognition of the fundamental interconnection between humanity and nature.

4.  To promote harmony with the Earth, as found in indigenous cultures, to support efforts being made from the national down to the local community level to reflect the protection of nature.

August 18

The fifth Report of the Secretary-General on Harmony with Nature was published (A/69/322).

April 22

The fourth Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature to commemorate International Mother Earth Day was held.The Dialogue discussed key characteristics of a new, non-anthropocentric paradigm and further identified strategies on how the society subsequently would need to function consistent with this paradigm.

2013
December 4

The UN General Assembly, at its 68th session, adopted the fifth Resolution on Harmony with Nature (A/RES/68/216). This resolution requests the President of the General Assembly to:

1.  Host the fourth Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature to commemorate International Mother Earth Day.

2.  Invite Member States to consider existing studies and reports on Harmony with Nature, including the follow-up to the discussions at the interactive dialogues of the General Assembly, such as the dialogue held on 22 April 2013 on different economic approaches, in the context of sustainable development, in order to further a more ethical basis of the relationship between humanity and the Earth, and to promote further studies on this subject.

3.  Encourage giving appropriate consideration to the issue of Harmony with Nature in the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda.

4.  Continue to further strenghten the Harmony with Nature website.

August 15

The fourth Report of the Secretary-General on Harmony with Nature was published (A/68/325).

April 22

The third Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature to commemorate International Mother Earth Day was held. The Dialogue discussed different economic approaches to further a more ethical basis for the relationship between humanity and the Earth. 

2012
December 21

The UN General Assembly, at its 67th session, adopted the fourth Resolution on Harmony with Nature (A/RES/67/214). This resolution requests the President of the General Assembly to:

1.  Host the third Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature to commemorate International Mother Earth Day.

2.  Continue to further strengthen the Harmony with Nature website.

3.  Issue the fourth Report of the Secretary-General on Harmony with Nature as an input for the discussion on the United Nations development agenda post- 2015.

August 17

The third Report of the Secretary-General on Harmony with Nature was published (A/67/317).

June 20

On the occasion of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this website was launched.

June 20

United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), outcome document "The Future We Want", paragraph 39 on Harmony with Nature.

April 20

The second Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature to commemorate International Mother Earth Day was held. The Dialogue discussed "Scientific findings on the impacts of human activities on the functioning of the Earth System".

2011
December 22

The UN General Assembly, at its 66th session, adopted the third Resolution on Harmony with Nature (A/RES/66/204). This resolution requests the Secretary-General to:

1.  Host the second Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature to commemorate International Mother Earth Day.

2.  Issue the third Report of the Secretary-General on Harmony with Nature.

3.  Strengthen the development of the Harmony with Nature website on time for the Rio+20 Conference.

August 15

The second Report of the Secretary-General on Harmony with Nature (A/66/302) was published. The development of the Harmony with Nature website began.

April 22

The first Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature was held to commemorate International Mother Earth Day. The Dialogue discussed ways to promote a holistic approach to sustainable development in Harmony with Nature as well and sharing national experiences on criteria and indicators to measure sustainable development in harmony with nature.

2010
December 20

The UN General Assembly, at its 65th session, adopted the second Resolution on Harmony with Nature (A/RES/65/164). This resolution requests the Secretary-General to:

1.  Host the first Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly to commemorate International Mother Earth Day.

2.  Issue a second Report of the Secretary-General on Harmony with Nature.

3.  Start developing the Harmony with Nature website.

August 19

The first Report of the Secretary-General on Harmony with Nature was published (A/65/314).

April 22

The UN General Assembly, at its 64th session, commemorated International Mother Earth Day. A special meeting of the General Assembly was held at this occasion (A/64/PV.84).

2009
December 21

The first UN General Assembly Resolution on Harmony with Nature (A/RES/64/196) was adopted. This resolution requests the Secretary-General to issue a first Report of the Secretary-General on Harmony with Nature.

April 22

The UN General Assembly, at its 63rd session, proclaimed 22 April "International Mother Earth Day"(A/RES/63/278).

Mr. Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, delivered a statement at the General Assembly on the declaration of International Mother Earth Day (A/63/PV.80).

Chapter 4: Henry Alfred Goolsbee’s Kilonovae Hypothesis

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Introduction: A Cosmic Perspective on ORMEs

The Kilonovae Hypothesis, proposed by Henry Alfred Goolsbee, provides a groundbreaking explanation for the origins of ORMEs (Orbitally Rearranged Monatomic/Diatomic Elements). This hypothesis links the formation of ORMEs to one of the most energetic and significant events in the universe: kilonovae. Kilonovae are explosive events that occur when two neutron stars collide, resulting in the creation of heavy elements, including precious metals. Goolsbee’s hypothesis suggests that ORMEs are not just rare elements but are born from these cosmic cataclysms, carrying with them unique properties that stem from their extraordinary origins.

The Birth of Elements in Kilonovae Events

Kilonovae are among the most powerful events in the universe, releasing vast amounts of energy and producing heavy elements through a process known as r-process nucleosynthesis. This process occurs when the neutron-rich environment of a kilonova allows for rapid neutron capture by atomic nuclei, leading to the formation of elements much heavier than iron, including gold, platinum, and other precious metals.

According to Goolsbee’s hypothesis, the intense conditions within a kilonova also give rise to ORMEs. The hypothesis posits that during these events, certain atoms undergo a form of orbital rearrangement, leading to the creation of monatomic or diatomic elements with unique, high-spin states. These ORMEs possess properties distinct from those of ordinary elements, such as superconductivity, energy storage capabilities, and potentially even effects on consciousness.

Empirical Evidence and Theoretical Support

The Kilonovae Hypothesis is supported by a combination of empirical observations and theoretical models. In 2017, spectroscopy data from a kilonova event provided the first direct evidence of T-metals (transuranic metals) being created during such events. This discovery lent credence to the idea that the extreme conditions present in kilonovae are indeed capable of producing exotic forms of matter, including ORMEs.

Goolsbee’s hypothesis also draws on findings from both astrophysics and materials science. The conditions necessary for the formation of ORMEs—a highly energetic environment, rich in neutrons and conducive to orbital rearrangement—align closely with the known characteristics of kilonovae. Furthermore, the unique properties of ORMEs, such as their potential for superconductivity, suggest a cosmic origin, as these properties are often associated with the extreme environments found in space.

Implications of the Kilonovae Hypothesis

The implications of the Kilonovae Hypothesis are profound, both for our understanding of the universe and for practical applications here on Earth. If ORMEs are indeed the products of kilonovae, this would mean that they carry with them the energy and complexity of these cosmic events. Such a realization opens up new avenues for research in multiple fields, including energy storage, quantum computing, and even consciousness studies.

  • Energy and Superconductivity: One of the most promising applications of ORMEs lies in their potential for superconductivity. If ORMEs can be harnessed as superconductors at higher temperatures than currently possible, they could revolutionize energy transmission, storage, and usage.

  • Quantum Technologies: ORMEs’ unique quantum properties could also play a role in the development of advanced quantum technologies, such as quantum computers, which require materials capable of maintaining quantum coherence over time.

  • Consciousness and Health: The potential effects of ORMEs on consciousness, as suggested by anecdotal evidence and ongoing research, could lead to new insights into the mind-body connection, consciousness studies, and even health and wellness.

The Future of ORMEs Research

Goolsbee’s Kilonovae Hypothesis not only provides a new perspective on the origins of ORMEs but also sets the stage for future research. Scientists across various disciplines are now beginning to explore the properties of ORMEs with renewed interest, seeking to understand how these elements can be utilized for technological advancement and what they can tell us about the universe.

As we continue to investigate the connections between cosmic events like kilonovae and the materials we find on Earth, we may uncover new aspects of ORMEs that could transform our approach to science, technology, and even spirituality.

Conclusion

Henry Alfred Goolsbee’s Kilonovae Hypothesis is a bold and imaginative theory that links the origins of ORMEs to some of the most dramatic events in the universe. By proposing that these elements are born from the collision of neutron stars, Goolsbee has opened up new possibilities for understanding the nature of matter, energy, and consciousness. As research into ORMEs continues, we may find that these elements hold the key to unlocking new technologies and insights that could change the course of human history.