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Terms of Service

Last updated: April 14, 2026

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the websites operated by The Simple Heart Initiative (“Simple Heart,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), including simpleheart.org and placement.savethedogs.io. By using our sites, you agree to these Terms.

About Simple Heart

The Simple Heart Initiative is a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 88-2248389) registered in Santa Cruz, California. Our mission is to build a mass movement of compassion for animals through investigation, storytelling, and open rescue.

Use of the Site

You agree to use our sites only for lawful purposes. You agree not to attempt to disrupt or interfere with the sites, circumvent security, harvest data, or use the sites to harass, threaten, or defraud others.

Donations

Donations made to Simple Heart are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. Unless otherwise specified, donations are unrestricted and support our general programs. Donations are non-refundable except where required by law or at our sole discretion in the case of a demonstrated processing error.

Communications

By providing your email address or phone number, you consent to receive communications from Simple Heart. You can opt out at any time. See our{" "} Privacy Policy for details.

Intellectual Property

The content on our sites — text, photos, videos, and graphics — is owned by Simple Heart or used with permission, and is protected by copyright and other laws. You may share and link to our content with attribution, but you may not reproduce it commercially without written permission.

Third-Party Links

Our sites link to third-party websites, including blog.simpleheart.org and savethedogs.io. We are not responsible for the content or practices of sites we do not control.

Disclaimers

Our sites and content are provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Simple Heart disclaims all warranties, express or implied. We do not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Simple Heart and its directors, officers, employees, and volunteers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the sites.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles.

Changes

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the revised Terms here with a new “Last updated” date. Continued use of the sites after changes constitutes acceptance.

Contact

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