Terms of Use

These Terms of Use govern your use of the Jewish Changemakers portal (the "portal"). The portal is operated by The Jewish Federations of North America, Inc. ("JFNA," "we," "us"). By applying, registering, creating an account or otherwise using the portal, you agree to these Terms, the Jewish Changemakers Code of Conduct and our Privacy Policy.

These Terms add portal-specific rules to JFNA's own Terms of Use, which are linked at the end of this page and also apply. If the two conflict, these Terms govern your use of the portal.

1. Who can use the portal

The public pages are open to anyone. The signed-in portal is for people JFNA has invited or accepted into a Jewish Changemakers program: fellows, alumni, faculty and staff. You must be at least 18 to use the portal. Each program also sets its own eligibility requirements, such as age and where you live, which are described in its application.

2. Your account

• Each person has one account, linked to their own record. Don't share your account or let anyone else use it.
• Keep your password private, and don't reuse one you use elsewhere. If you think someone else has used your account, tell us right away at changemakers@jewishfederations.org.
• Keep the information in your profile accurate and up to date.
• Account set-up, invitation and password reset links are personal and work only for a limited time. Don't forward them.

3. Applications and taking part

• The information in your application must be true and complete. Applying doesn't guarantee a place; JFNA decides who is admitted.
• Each program has its own requirements, such as attending sessions, completing studies and rating sessions, and explains them to participants. Not meeting them can affect your progress, completion, stipend or alumni status.
• Stipends and reimbursements are paid only under the program's rules and after JFNA approves them. Submit only genuine, accurate claims.
• JFNA may change program schedules, content and features at any time.

4. Community standards

The member directory and the portal's boards (discussion boards, study reflection boards and the Asks & Offers board) are there so participants can learn from and support each other. When you use them, follow the Code of Conduct and these rules:

• Be respectful. No harassment, bullying, threats, hate speech or discrimination, and no sexual or violent content.
• Respect other people's privacy. You can see directory details, posts and reflections about other participants because you are in the program. Don't copy them outside the portal, add people to mailing lists, or use them for fundraising, sales or marketing without their permission.
• Keep cohort conversations within the cohort. Don't record, screenshot or share sessions, discussions or other participants' contributions without permission.
• Don't post anything unlawful, false or misleading, or anything you don't have the right to share, including other people's copyrighted work or personal information.
• No spam, chain messages or unsolicited advertising. Asks & Offers is for genuine requests and offers of help within the community.
• Don't pretend to be someone else or misrepresent your connection to any person or organization.

5. Using the portal safely

• Don't try to reach accounts, pages or information you aren't allowed to see, or get around any security or access control.
• Don't use bots, scrapers or other automated tools to access the portal or collect information from it.
• Don't upload malware or anything else that could harm the portal or other users, and don't interfere with how the portal works.

6. Your content

You keep ownership of what you post or submit, such as profile details, posts, replies, reflections and application answers. By posting or submitting it, you give JFNA permission to store, display, copy and share it as needed to run the portal and the program. That includes showing it to the people who can see the board you posted on, keeping it in JFNA's records, and using it to evaluate and improve our programs. JFNA's Terms of Use describe further rights you grant JFNA in content you submit to its sites.

You are responsible for what you post. JFNA staff may hide posts that break these Terms or the Code of Conduct, and faculty may flag posts for staff to review. You can remove your own posts and replies. Study reflections stay, because they record that you completed the study. Removed or hidden content may stay in our records.

7. Program materials

Session content, study materials, videos, readings and other program materials belong to JFNA or its partners and licensors. You may use them for your own participation in the program. Don't copy, sell, publish or share them outside the portal without JFNA's written permission.

8. Other services

The portal connects to services that others run, including Zoom for online sessions and YouTube and Vimeo for videos, and it may link to other websites. Their own terms and privacy policies govern your use of those services, and JFNA isn't responsible for them.

9. Communications

By applying or creating an account, you agree that we may email you about your account, your applications and the programs you take part in. You can manage optional emails in your profile, as described in the Privacy Policy.

10. Suspending or ending access

JFNA may suspend or end your access to the portal, or to parts of it, at any time. Reasons include breaking these Terms or the Code of Conduct, the end of your participation in a program, and protecting the community or the portal. Alumni access is provided at JFNA's discretion and may change.

11. Disclaimers, liability and disputes

The portal is provided "as is" and "as available," and JFNA does not promise that it will always be available or free of errors. JFNA's Terms of Use set out the disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, governing law and dispute resolution terms, and those apply to your use of the portal.

12. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page shows when they last changed. If we make a significant change, we will let you know through the portal or by email. If you keep using the portal after a change, you accept the updated Terms.

13. Contact us

Questions about these Terms? Email changemakers@jewishfederations.org.