Terms of Use

Catalyst for American Futures, Inc. Terms of Use

Last Updated: November, 2026

THESE TERMS OF USE (“TOU”) FORM A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU, THE USER (“YOU” OR “YOUR”), AND CATALYST FOR AMERICAN FUTURES, INC. A DELAWARE NONPROFIT CORPORATION (“CATALYST,” “WE,” “US,” OR “OUR”), THAT APPLY EACH TIME YOU REGISTER FOR, USE OR ACCESS ANY WEBSITE OWNED OR OPERATED BY US OR BY ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES, INCLUDING THE WEBSITES HTTPS://WWW.THEALLAMERICAN.COM/ AND HTTPS://WWW.AMERICANFUTURES.COM/, AND ITS ASSOCIATED FEATURES, CONTENT, PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNICATIONS (EACH, A “SITE” AND TOGETHER THE “SITES”). PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS OR USE THE SITE(S) AND ARE INSTRUCTED TO EXIT THE SITE(S) IMMEDIATELY.

About Us

Catalyst for American Futures, Inc. is a Delaware nonprofit corporation and is dedicated to conducting research, public education, and civic engagement that strengthens democratic institutions and promotes equal rights and opportunities for all Americans. The All American and United Front are projects led and sponsored by Catalyst. Catalyst owns and operates the Sites and is Your counterparty under these TOU.

Membership

“Membership” means joining a community coming together to share ideas, find common ground, and help shape a future where every American has the opportunity to thrive. Members receive updates and opportunities to get involved through our programs, including community conversations, MeetUps, and advocacy opportunities. Membership is free and open to anyone sixteen (16) years of age or older; there are no dues, donations, or participation requirements. Membership carries no legal, economic, voting, or governance rights in Catalyst, does not make You a member of Catalyst for purposes of its governing documents or applicable nonprofit corporation law, and does not create any employment, agency, or fiduciary relationship. You may end Your Membership at any time by unsubscribing or contacting us, and we may end or modify membership programs at any time.

Community Conversations, MeetUps, and Events

Participation in community conversations, MeetUps, and other events offered or promoted through the Site(s) is voluntary. You agree to conduct Yourself respectfully and to follow all event rules. We may remove anyone from any event or program at our discretion. To the extent permitted by applicable law, You attend in-person events at Your own risk. We do not screen attendees. MeetUps hosted by members are not organized or supervised by Catalyst unless we expressly state otherwise. We may photograph or record events, with notice to attendees, and use such photographs and recordings as described in our [Privacy Policy and, with respect to The All American, its Privacy Policy][1].

License Grant and Restrictions

By this TOU, we grant You a personal, revocable, limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, and non-transferable license to use and access the Sites for so long as this TOU remains in effect solely for Your personal, non-commercial, internal use, conditioned on Your continued compliance with this TOU (including without limitation any external terms and documentation linked or referenced herein).

When using any Site in accordance with the foregoing license, You shall not directly or indirectly: (a) copy, republish, scrape, or redistribute the Site or its content, except as permitted by the Site’s sharing features or applicable law, or otherwise use the Site to create any service, software or documentation that performs substantially the same functionality as the Site; (b) disassemble, decompile, reverse-engineer, or otherwise attempt to discover any source code or algorithms, trade secrets or application underlying the Site or any of its webpages, content or features; (c) encumber, sublicense, transfer, distribute, rent, lease, time share, or otherwise use the Site in any service bureau arrangement or otherwise for the benefit of any third party; (d) adapt, combine, modify or create derivative works of the Site; (e) disable, circumvent, or undermine any security mechanism, device, protocol or procedure implemented in the Site; (f) use or access the Site for any unlawful, fraudulent, deceptive, tortious, malicious, or harmful or injurious purpose; (g) remove, obscure, deface, or alter any proprietary rights notice on any element of the Site or accompanying content, material or documentation; (h) use any robot, crawler, or other automated means, including to collect data for training artificial intelligence or machine learning models, without our prior written consent; or (i) use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair it or interfere with any third party’s authorized use of the Site.

User Obligations

You represent that You are at least sixteen (16) years of age or the legal age of majority in Your jurisdiction (whichever is greater). You will, at all times, provide true, accurate, current, and complete information (which You have all necessary rights, permission, prior express consent or authority to provide) when submitting information through any Site, including through our “Contact Us” form. You are responsible for complying with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including but not limited to all laws and regulations governing consumer protection, unfair competition, commercial electronic mail (email) and messages, advertising, privacy, and data security in connection with Your use of the Sites. If You access or use any Site on behalf of any entity, organization or company, Your entity, organization or company shall be bound to this TOU and be liable for any breach by You. You represent that You have all rights, power, and authority to agree to and enter into this TOU on behalf of Your entity, organization or company.

The Sites are not intended for use by anyone under the age of sixteen (16).

Data Privacy

When You sign up to become a member, download our e-book, subscribe to our newsletter, or otherwise contact us through our online forms, we collect certain personal information, such as Your name, email address, and any other content You choose to provide, all of which we handle in accordance with our [Privacy Policy and, with respect to The All American, its Privacy Policy][2].

You understand, acknowledge and agree that the operation of certain features of the Sites may require or involve the provision, use, and dissemination of various items of personally identifiable information, including without limitation personal contact information. Please refer to our [Privacy Policy and, with respect to The All American, its Privacy Policy] (as updated from time to time), to understand how we use, collect, disclose and process Your personal information.

Electronic Communications

By signing up, You consent to receive emails from us about Catalyst and its projects, including updates and opportunities to get involved. The email sign-up box is pre-checked; You may uncheck it or unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email. We will send You text messages only if You separately and affirmatively opt in to receive them (the SMS box is unchecked by default). Consent to receive text messages is not required to donate or participate. Text messages are governed by SMS Terms of Service, available at [LINK]. You agree that communications we send You by email or other electronic means, including alerts or notifications within any Site, constitute valid legal notice satisfying any requirement that notices be in writing.

Donations

Donations are voluntary and are never a condition of Membership or participation. Donations are processed by third-party payment processors subject to their own terms. Donations to Catalyst are tax-deductible to the fullest extent provided by law. All donations are final and non-refundable, except as required by applicable law or at our discretion. All donations are used for Catalyst’s programs and projects at Catalyst’s discretion.

Feedback and Submissions

If You send us any feedback, recommendations, enhancement requests, suggestions, testimonials, endorsements, ideas, comments, or other materials, or post or share any content in community conversations, forums, or other interactive features of any Site, whether through our “Contact Us” form or otherwise (each a “Submission”), You grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, fully transferable, and sublicensable license to use, import, reproduce, modify, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and otherwise exploit the Submission for any purpose, in Catalyst’s sole discretion, without any restrictions. We have no obligation to keep any Submission confidential, except for personal information, which we handle under our [Privacy Policy and, with respect to The All American, its Privacy Policy]. The foregoing license to Submissions shall survive the termination or expiration of this TOU, for any or no reason.

Moreover, You agree that You will not upload, post, display or transmit any Submission(s) that:

(a) are illegal, defamatory, deceptive, fraudulent, discriminatory, tortious, obscene, pornographic, or otherwise objectionable;

(b) infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate the personal or proprietary rights of others;

(c) contain any virus, malware, worm, Trojan horse, disabling device, or any other harmful or malicious script, code, or tool;

(d) impersonates any person or entity or falsely states or otherwise misrepresents Your affiliation with a person or entity;

(e) unsolicited communications, promotions, or advertisements, or spam;

(f) harms, harasses, threatens, or violate the rights of any third party, or promotes, provokes, or incites violence;

(g) constitutes false advertising, false endorsement, or is otherwise false, misleading, or likely to cause consumer confusion; or

(h) contain election-related misinformation or constitute voter intimidation.

Catalyst may screen, review, edit, moderate, or monitor Submissions from time to time at its discretion, but has no obligation to do so. In any event, Catalyst is not responsible for Your or any other user’s Submissions, and shall have no liability or responsibility for the quality, content, accuracy, legality, or effectiveness of any Submissions.

By uploading, posting, displaying, transmitting, or otherwise providing a Submission to any Site, You represent and warrant that: (i) You possess all legal rights required to upload, post, display, and/or transmit each Submission and permit Catalyst to use such Submission as set forth herein (including without limitation any necessary third-party license rights or required consents under applicable law); (ii) each Submission is in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations; and (iii) Your Submissions do not infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate the personal or proprietary rights of any third party.

Third-Party Sites and Services

The Sites may contain links to third-party websites and services, including our website host and form providers. Those websites and services are governed by their own terms and privacy policies, and we are not responsible for them.

Additional notices, terms, and conditions may apply to services, receipt of (or access to) certain materials, participation in a particular program, and/or to specific portions or features of the Sites, including without limitation the terms of third-party tools, applications, and APIs utilized by or incorporated in any Site. Your use of any such third-party feature, tool, application, or API is conditioned on Your acceptance of all third-party terms applicable thereto, and You agree to abide by all such terms in connection with Your use of the Sites. You hereby agree that (a) this TOU operates in addition to any terms of use imposed or required by any such third-party provider; and (b) the terms of this TOU supplement and do not alter or amend any such third-party terms of use.

In addition, certain services, features, or components made available on any Site, including without limitation payment processing for donations, are delivered by third-party providers. By using the Sites, You acknowledge and consent that Catalyst may share such information and data with the applicable third-party provider as may be required to enable and facilitate the requested third-party product, service, or functionality.

CATALYST EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY MATERIALS, PROGRAMS, APPLICATIONS, TOOLS, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES SET FORTH, DESCRIBED ON, OR ACCESSED THROUGH ANY SITE. YOU AGREE THAT CATALYST SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF OR ACCESS TO SUCH THIRD PARTY MATERIALS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. YOU BEAR ALL RISK ARISING FROM YOUR DEALINGS WITH THIRD PARTIES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SAID DEALING WAS FACILITATED BY OR MADE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SITE OR ITS CONTENT.

Catalyst Proprietary Rights

All Catalyst’s and/or its third-party licensors’ data, information, content, and other materials (collectively, “Catalyst Content”) included as part of any Site, any text, graphics, logos, and images associated with any Site or any project, the compilation thereof, and any software or other proprietary materials used on or integrated with any Site, are each the property of Catalyst or its applicable third-party licensors, and are protected by copyright and other domestic and international laws governing intellectual property and proprietary rights. Catalyst reserves all rights in the Sites not expressly granted herein.

You agree that You do not acquire any ownership rights in any part of any Site, including of the Catalyst Content, under this TOU or through Your use of the Sites. Catalyst does not grant You any rights or licenses, express or implied, to any intellectual property hereunder except as specifically authorized by this TOU.

User Content

In the course of accessing and using the Sites, You may make available to Catalyst certain of Your pre-existing proprietary data or content, including any Submission (“User Content”), including without limitation by uploading or submitting User Content to any Site. As between Catalyst and You, You are the sole owner of all proprietary ownership rights, title, and interest in and to User Content. You grant to Catalyst a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use the User Content in connection with the Sites and its respective obligations hereunder, in addition to in connection with existing or future media. Such license shall be sublicensable to Catalyst’s third-party contractors in furtherance of the foregoing permitted purpose, provided that Catalyst shall be responsible for any such contractors’ compliance with the applicable terms hereof.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Catalyst, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, volunteers, agents, successors, and assigns from and against any losses, costs, liabilities, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to or arising out of: (a) Your violation of this TOU; (b) Your infringement, misappropriation, or violation of any personal or proprietary rights of a third party; (c) Your violation of applicable laws, rules, or regulations; and/or (d) Your User Content, including without limitation the quality, content, accuracy, legality, or effectiveness thereof, or any communications, transactions, or results arising therefrom. Catalyst reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by You, and You will fully cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.

Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

CATALYST DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SITES WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR ON AN UNINTERRUPTED BASIS. THE SITES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, CATALYST HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CATALYST DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITES WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, SPECIFICATIONS, OR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE SITES WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES, MALWARE, OR ERRORS. CATALYST FURTHER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY REGARDING THE LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA UPLOADED TO, STORED BY, OR TRANSMITTED BY ANY SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY CATALYST CONTENT.

IN NO EVENT SHALL CATALYST BE LIABLE HEREUNDER, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ANY CLAIM OR ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STATUTORY LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE), FOR ANY LOSS OR INACCURACY OF DATA, LOSS, OR INTERRUPTION OF USE, OR COST OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE TECHNOLOGY, GOODS OR SERVICES, OR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, RELIANCE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, REVENUES, PROFITS AND/OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF SUCH DAMAGES WERE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE OR IF CATALYST WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING THE INSUFFICIENCY OR FAILURE OF ANY REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, CATALYST’S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS TOU OR THE SITES, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ANY CLAIM OR ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STATUTORY LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE), SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US $100.00).

CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS AND LAWS MAY NOT PERMIT SOME OR ALL OF THE DISCLAIMERS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION. IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH A JURISDICTION OR LAW APPLIES TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TOU, THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMERS WILL APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Term, Termination, and Suspension

This TOU takes effect (or re-takes effect) at the moment You first access or use any Site and/or register an account with any Site, as applicable. Catalyst reserves the right at any time and on any grounds, including without limitation any reasonable belief of fraudulent or unlawful activity, to deny or suspend Your access to the Sites or to any portion thereof in order to protect its name and goodwill, its programs and operations, the security and stability of the Sites, and/or the rights of others. This TOU terminates automatically if You fail to comply with any provision hereof, subject to the survival rights of certain provisions identified below. You may also terminate this TOU at any time by ceasing to use the Sites, but each re-access or renewed use of any Site will reapply the TOU to You. Upon termination or expiration of the TOU for any reason, all licenses granted by Catalyst hereunder shall immediately terminate, and You must immediately cease all use of the Sites. The provisions of this TOU concerning Catalyst’s proprietary rights, disclaimers of warranty and liability, limitations of liability, waiver and severability, entire agreement, indemnification rights, arbitration, injunctive relief, and governing law will survive the termination of this TOU for any reason.

Catalyst reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate or suspend Your access to any Site or any feature or portion thereof at any time, without notice to You, if Catalyst reasonably determines or suspects that You are in violation of this TOU.

Governing Law and Venue

This TOU is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. The Sites may not be used or accessed from or in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of this TOU, including without limitation this paragraph. Any claim, suit, or other proceeding arising under or in connection with this TOU shall be brought exclusively before the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware, and You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the final resolution thereof.

Independent Parties

Nothing in this TOU shall be construed as creating any joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship between You and Catalyst.

Security and Compliance

Catalyst reserves the right to view, monitor, and record Your activity on the Sites without notice or permission from You. Catalyst’s provision of the Sites is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained herein shall restrict or reduce Catalyst’s ability to comply with governmental, court, and law enforcement requests or requirements involving Your use of the Sites or information provided to or gathered by Catalyst with respect to such use.

Export Controls

You represent and warrant that You are not located in a country subject to a U.S. government embargo, and that You are not listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties. You hereby agree that You will comply with all applicable sanctions and export control laws. You are solely responsible for ensuring that the Sites are used, disclosed and/or accessed only in accordance with all applicable sanctions and export control rules.

Severability and Waiver

If any part of this TOU is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to court order or other operation of applicable law, such provision shall be deemed severed from this TOU, and the remainder of this TOU shall continue in full force and effect to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law.

Failure to insist on strict performance of any of this TOU will not operate as a waiver of any subsequent default or failure of performance. No waiver by Catalyst of any right under this TOU will be deemed to be either a waiver of any other right or provision or a waiver of that same right or provision at any other time.

Injunctive Relief

You acknowledge that any breach, threatened or actual, of this TOU may cause us irreparable harm for which money damages would not be an adequate remedy. You therefore agree that we shall be entitled to and may seek injunctive or other equitable relief, in addition to other available remedies, without the necessity of posting bond or other security.

Changes

Catalyst reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of this TOU by posting a revised set of terms, or mailing and/or emailing notice thereof to You (or such other method as may be required by applicable law). In addition, Catalyst may add, modify, or delete any aspect, component, or feature of any Site, including the Catalyst Content, but Catalyst is not under any obligation to provide any upgrade, enhancement, or modification. Your continued use of the Sites following any announced change will be deemed as conclusive acceptance of any change to the TOU. Accordingly, please review the TOU on a periodic basis.

If You have any questions or comments regarding this TOU, please contact Catalyst via email at info@americanfutures.com.