Last Updated: September 25, 2026
Welcome to the website of The Drew Heart Foundation, Inc. ("Organization," "we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using our website located at www.thedrewheartfoundation.org (the "Site"), you ("User," "you," or "your") agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms of Service ("Terms"). Please read these Terms carefully before using our Site or making a donation.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing, browsing, or using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must immediately cease all use of this Site.
2. Medical Disclaimer (Not Medical Advice)
The content provided on this Site, including text, graphics, images, resources, and information shared by staff or community members is for informational, educational, and support purposes only.
No Doctor-Patient Relationship: Nothing on this Site creates a doctor-patient, clinical or professional healthcare relationship between you and The Drew Heart Foundation, Inc.
Consult Your Doctor: The information on this Site is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice or your pediatric cardiologist, pediatrician, or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment plan.
Emergency Situations: Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you read on this Site. If you think your child is experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or your doctor immediately.
3. Eligibility and Use of the Site
Age Requirements: You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction) to use this Site independently, submit donations, or sign up for family support services.
Permitted Use: You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes related to seeking or providing support for families affected by congenital heart defects.
4. User Conduct and Community Guidelines
If you interact with other families on our forums, comment sections, or support groups, you agree to abide by the following community standards.
Respect and Empathy: You will not post content that is abusive, harassing, defamatory, or discriminatory.
Privacy of Others: You will not share the personal or medical information of other families or children without their explicit, written consent.
No Medical Solicitation: You will not prescribe medication, diagnose other users, or solicit alternative medical treatments to families.
No Commercial Use: You will not use our platform to advertise products, sell services, or raise funds for external, unapproved causes.
We reserve the right to remove any user-generated content or terminate user accounts that violate these rules.
5. Tax-Exempt Status and Charitable Contributions
The Drew Heart Foundation, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Our Employer Identification Number (EIN) is 42-1922661.
General Tax Deductibility: Contributions to the Organization are generally tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law. However, individual tax situations vary. You are solely responsible for consulting a qualified tax professional to determine the exact tax consequences and deductibility of your contribution.
Administrative Control over Funds: Unless explicitly restricted by a separate written agreement signed by the Organization, all donations are considered unrestricted and will be used to advance our general tax-exempt mission. While we make every effort to honor donor intent for specific programs, the Organization retains ultimate administrative control and discretion to redirect all funds to other critical operations, including, but not limited to if a specified program becomes overfunded, inactive, or cannot be executed.
6. One-Time and Recurring Donations
By submitting your payment information through the Site, you warrant that you are authorized to use the designated payment method and authorize our third-party billing agents to process your transaction.
6.1 Monthly Recurring Donation Authorization
If you sign up for monthly recurring donations on our Site, you explicitly agree to the following conditions:
Automatic Authorization: You authorize the Organization (and its designated third-party payment processors) to automatically charge your chosen payment method every calendar month for the fixed donation amount you designated.
Billing Schedule: Transactions will occur on the recurring anniversary date of your initial donation (e.g., if you sign up on the 15th, you will be billed on or around the 15th of each consecutive month) or on the next closest business day if the date falls on a weekend or holiday.
Term: Recurring donations will continue indefinitely until you formally cancel the recurring subscription or your payment method fails.
6.2 Strict Cancellation Policy
You may cancel your monthly recurring donation at any time. To prevent your next scheduled billing, you must submit your cancellation request at least three business days before your next scheduled transaction date. Cancellation requests received after this cutoff window will be processed for the subsequent billing cycle.
6.3 Failed Transactions and Account Maintenance
If your designated payment method expires, changes, or declines, you are responsible for updating your payment details promptly. In the event of a declined charge, we reserve the right to retry the billing request up to two additional times. If the billing continues to fail, the Organization will pause or terminate your recurring donation plan without prior notice.
6.4 Strict No-Refund Policy
All donations—including both one-time contributions and auto-renewed monthly payments—are finalized and completely non-refundable once processed. It is the responsibility of the donor to manage their subscription status and cancellation timing in strict accordance with Section 3.2.
7. Third-Party Payment Processors
The Organization utilizes independent, secure third-party payment gateways (such as [Stripe / PayPal / Donorbox / etc.] to process all financial transactions. We do not store or directly maintain your full credit card number or bank credentials on our servers. Your transactions are governed entirely by the terms of service and privacy practices of those respective third-party processors. The Organization explicitly disclaims any and all legal or financial liability for technical errors, payment processing delays, data breaches, or unauthorized malicious activities originating within or handled by third-party payment networks.
8. Intellectual Property Rights
All material displayed on this Site—including text, graphics, organization logos, underlying code, photographic images, and software—is the exclusive intellectual property of The Drew Heart Foundation, Inc. or its authorized content suppliers. This content is fiercely protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access the Site for personal, non-commercial educational use. Any unauthorized extraction, scraping, reproduction, modification, distribution, or public display of our intellectual assets without explicit prior written consent from an authorized representative of the Organization is strictly prohibited.
9. Prohibited and Acceptable Site Use
As an absolute condition of your use of this Site, you agree not to use the platform for any illegal purpose. You are explicitly prohibited from:
• Engaging in any automated data extraction, including web scraping, data mining, harvesting, or spidering.
• Attempting to disrupt, breach, bypass, or compromise the operational security architectures, payment gateways, or network routing of the Site.
• Introducing or transmitting destructive code, malware, viruses, trojan horses, or logic bombs designed to alter or intercept data.
• Using our branding, logo, or contact portals to distribute unauthorized commercial spam, phishing content, or fraudulent schemes.
10. Complete Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SITE AND ALL CONTAINED CONTENT, MATERIALS, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THE ORGANIZATION DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL OPERATE WITHOUT UNINTERRUPTED DOWNTIME, ERRORS, MALWARE, OR TIMING DELAYS.
11. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DREW HEART FOUNDATION, INC., ITS DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA LOSS, OR SECURITY BREACHES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR DONATION OPERATIONS VIA THIS SITE, REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF ADVANCED NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES WAS PROVIDED.
12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms, along with any external legal friction or claims arising from your use of the Site, shall be interpreted, construed, and enforced exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to any conflicts of law principles. You explicitly agree that any formal lawsuit, dispute resolution, or legal proceeding relating to these Terms must be filed strictly within the state or federal courts located inside Pasquotank County, North Carolina.
13. Amendments to Terms
We reserve the absolute right to amend, alter, or rewrite these Terms of Service at any moment without providing direct individual notifications. All modifications become effective instantly upon being published on this page. Your continued use of our website or your ongoing monthly recurring donations following the publication of revised terms constitutes your binding legal acceptance of those revisions.
14. Contact Information
If you have any questions, feedback, compliance concerns, or cancellation requests regarding these Terms, please contact our administrative team directly at:
The Drew Heart Foundation, Inc
105 Marian Ave
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Email: info@thedrewheartfoundation.org
Phone: 252-945-2941
EIN: 42-1922661