Fair Play Policy
1. Purpose and Scope
(a) This Fair Play Policy establishes the rules governing donation eligibility and participation in LaunchGood’s GivingTuesday campaign period. Its purpose is to promote fair competition, transparency, and integrity across fundraising campaigns, Power Hour competitions, and the leaderboard.
(b) All campaign creators, participating charities, influencers, volunteers, peer-to-peer fundraisers, and donors are expected to comply with this policy. Only eligible donations will count toward Power Hour and Leaderboard results.
2. First-Party Donations and Contribution Limits
2.1 Definition of First-Party Donations
(a) First-party donations are contributions made by individuals with a direct or official affiliation with a campaign or its organising charity or entity. This includes campaign creators, board members, trustees, business owners, key charity controllers, and other individuals with an official affiliation with the campaign or it's organisation.
(b) Influencers, volunteers, and peer-to-peer fundraisers are not subject to the first-party rules solely because they promote, support, or fundraise for a charity.
2.2 First-Party Donation Cap
(a) Eligible first-party donations are capped at $10,000 per individual, per campaign during GivingTuesday.
(b) The cap applies cumulatively throughout the event and does not reset between Power Hours. Any amount exceeding this limit will be excluded from the totals for both Power Hour and the leaderboard.
(c) Amounts excluded under this cap will not be automatically refunded or reversed.
(d) The cap applies only to first-party individuals. Donations that violate other provisions of this policy will not count toward competition results, regardless of their value.
(e) LaunchGood reserves the right to review donations, verify donor affiliations, and adjust eligible fundraising totals to enforce this policy.
2.3 Donations by Campaign Creators, Business Owners and Key Charity Controllers
(a) Individuals who hold ownership or control of a business and are also key controllers of a charity may donate personal or business funds to their campaign during GivingTuesday, subject to the first-party donation cap outlined in Section 2.2.
(b) The cumulative eligible donation amount must not exceed $10,000 per individual, per campaign throughout the event. Any amount exceeding this limit will be excluded from eligible fundraising totals for Power Hour and the leaderboard.
(c) All such donations remain subject to LaunchGood’s applicable eligibility requirements and fraud prevention measures.
3. Influencer, Volunteer, and Peer-to-Peer Donations
3.1 Influencer Donations
(a) Influencers supporting a charity, whether on a paid or voluntary basis, may contribute their personal funds or funds raised through their businesses to campaigns they support.
(b) Influencers are not subject to the first-party cap solely because they promote or support a charity’s campaign. Their donations will count toward eligible fundraising totals and leaderboard standings, provided they comply with this policy and are not otherwise ineligible.
3.2 Volunteer Donations
(a) Volunteers supporting a charity or participating in fundraising activities may contribute their own funds to the campaigns they support.
(b) These donations are not subject to the first-party cap solely because the individual is a volunteer. Eligible donations will count toward Power Hour results and leaderboard standings, provided they comply with this policy.
3.3 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Donations
(a) Individuals participating in peer-to-peer fundraising may contribute their own funds to the campaigns they support.
(b) These donations are not subject to the first-party cap solely because the individual is participating in peer-to-peer fundraising. Eligible donations will count toward Power Hour results and leaderboard standings, provided they comply with this policy.
4. Donation Eligibility and Leaderboard Integrity
All donations must represent genuine contributions and comply with this policy and LaunchGood’s applicable requirements.
4.1 Reciprocal Donations Between Charities
(a) Donations exchanged between two or more charities for the purpose of influencing Power Hour results or leaderboard standings are prohibited.
(b) This includes coordinated or reciprocal donations in matching or near-matching amounts where the circumstances indicate an attempt to manipulate competition results.
(c) Such donations will be excluded from eligible fundraising totals and may result in campaign disqualification.
4.2 Offline Contributions
(a) Offline donations and donations made to represent, replace, or cover unconfirmed offline contributions will not be counted towards the leaderboard.
(b) LaunchGood reserves the right to exclude such donations from Power Hour results and leaderboard standings where the contributions cannot be substantiated or the activity otherwise violates this policy.
4.3 Review of Suspicious Activity
(a) LaunchGood reserves the right to review donation activity, verify donor affiliations, investigate potentially coordinated transactions, and exclude donations that do not meet eligibility requirements or appear intended to manipulate competition results.
(b) Campaign creators are encouraged to prioritise genuine fundraising by engaging independent donors, expanding community participation, and building authentic support for their campaigns.
5. Refunds and Prize Distribution
LaunchGood may conduct additional reviews and validation checks before confirming Power Hour results, final leaderboard standings, or prize eligibility.
(a) Power Hour refunds: Refunds relating to one Power Hour to compete in another Power Hour is not allowed. LaunchGood will review any refund with the intention to manipulate the competition and disqualify any relevant amounts accordingly.
(b) Prize distribution: Prize distributions may be delayed by up to seven business days to allow bank transfers (ACH) to clear and to complete necessary verification checks
(c) Compliance: LaunchGood may delay the confirmation or distribution of prizes while investigating potentially ineligible donations or suspected policy violations.
Excluding a donation from eligible fundraising totals does not automatically result in a refund. Refunds and reversals will be handled separately in accordance with applicable procedures and requirements.
6. Enforcement and Disqualification
(a) LaunchGood reserves the right to exclude donations, adjust eligible fundraising totals, invalidate Power Hour results, or disqualify campaigns that violate this policy or otherwise engage in activity intended to undermine fair competition.
(b) During GivingTuesday, first-time violations will not receive leniency. Enforcement decisions will be made at LaunchGood’s discretion based on the circumstances and applicable policy requirements.
(c) Disqualification decisions will be final and communicated to affected campaign creators.
(d) Campaign creators are responsible for ensuring that their fundraising activities and any donations they make or solicit comply with this policy.
7. Agreement to the Policy
By participating in LaunchGood’s GivingTuesday, campaign creators, participating charities, influencers, volunteers, peer-to-peer fundraisers, and donors acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agreed to comply with this Fair Play Policy and its applicable requirements.