San Francisco Raw Feeders Membership Forms
Basic Member Information
Full Name:__________________________________________________________________________
Alternative Names Associated With Your Account (business, spouse/partner,
family member, house-mate, pet-sitter/walker, employee, etc.) - names used when
ordering, volunteering or picking up orders:
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Email address (PayPal): ______________________________________________________________
Email address (Yahoo Group): _________________________________________________________
Yahoo ID: _______________________
Cross-Streets/Neighborhood and City: ____________________________________________________________________________________
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Phone Number: _______________________
Animal’s Name(s)/Descriptions: ____________________________________________________________________________________
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This information will be added to our Yahoo Groups site
and is available to current SFRAW members and moderators only!
San Francisco Raw Feeders Disclaimers, Terms and Privacy
Legal Disclaimer: Rara Avis | SFRAW (San Francisco
Raw Feeders) recommends that you consult your veterinary professional before
starting your pet on a commercially prepared, home-prepared cooked or raw diet,
especially if you have a special needs companion animal. Some of our products
are USDA/USDC inspected products with safe handling instructions on the cases.
The use of these products outside these guidelines established by federal and
state standards is the sole and separate responsibility of the member. Rara
Avis | SFRAW (San Francisco Raw Feeders) accepts no liability or responsibility
for these uses.
You
agree to all of the participation (ordering, volunteering and pick-up) requirements
and guidelines listed on our website(s) and in Yahoo Groups messages. You
understand that placing and retrieving your order(s) within these stated
requirements and guidelines is your responsibility. All members must place
advance orders through the sfraw.com website during the open order period(s).
All members must pick-up their order(s) at the specified pick-up location(s),
on the pick-up date(s), and during specific pick-up hours listed. If you fail to retrieve your order at this
specific time/date/location, you agree to forfeit your order in full without
reimbursement or a refund. Any shortages, weights changes, and/or
discrepancies are to be noted on your individual invoice and must be declared
before you leave the pick-up site. We do not backorder products. In addition,
it is your responsibility to review your order and products before you leave
the pick-up site for accuracy, to ensure correct notations for refunds and/or
all +/- 12% weight changes are marked on your invoice, and that your invoice
sheet(s) are left at the pick-up site with the appropriate check-out person.
All
activities associated with the group, including pick-ups and ordering, are done
at your own risk. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Rara Avis |
SFRAW (San Francisco Raw Feeders) and its respective members, service
providers, and suppliers from and against all claims and expenses, including
attorneys' fees, arising out of your use of any product or service.
All sales are final. All
perishable (fresh or frozen) food products are non-returnable. The buyer
assumes all risks associated with the use of these goods, whether used alone or
in combination with other products. It is expressly understood that we are not
responsible and will not be held liable for damages and/or injury caused by the
use of any of these products, and that our liability ceases with prudent
delivery of these products to our pick-up location.
Terms of Use: Rara Avis | SFRAW (San Francisco
Raw Feeders) is not responsible for any website malfunction that deprives a
member of any goods or services. The Rara Avis | SFRAW (San Francisco Raw
Feeders) website contains links to other websites and resources. Rara Avis |
SFRAW (San Francisco Raw Feeders) is not responsible for the availability of
these external sites nor does it endorse, or is it responsible for, the
aesthetics, appeal, suitability to taste or subjective quality of informational
content, products or other materials made available on or through such external
sites. Under no circumstances shall Rara Avis | SFRAW (San Francisco Raw
Feeders) or any of the providers be held responsible or liable, directly or
indirectly, for any loss or damage caused or alleged to have been caused to you
in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, goods or services
available on such external site. You should direct any concerns to such
external site's administrator or webmaster.
The
Rara Avis | SFRAW (San Francisco Raw Feeders) website, email list, and group
are intended to be a source of information and supplies for people who have
chosen to feed fresh foods to their companion animals. The website and
discussion list may provide information on nutrition and other pet issues that
are the not evaluated by the FDA, AAFCO, are the sole opinion of the author,
and are not official statements of Rara Avis | SFRAW (San Francisco Raw Feeders).
Information
provided by the Rara Avis | SFRAW (San Francisco Raw Feeders) website, email
list and group members are to be used for educational purposes and to help you
make your own decisions regarding your animals' health. We hope that you will
find the information helpful. In compliance with FDA regulations: These
statements have not been evaluated the FDA. Products sold through this website
are not intended to diagnose, treat, mitigate, cure or prevent any disease.
As
a condition of your use of sfraw.com and any linked pages including the Yahoo
Groups site, you warrant and represent that you will not use the website for
any commercial purposes or for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by
these terms. Furthermore, you specifically agree not to use this website to
solicit the members on this website for any commercial and/or fund raising
purpose. In addition, you agree not to use the website in any manner that could
damage, disable, overburden, or impair the website or interfere with another person's
use and enjoyment of the website. Sending commercial email information and/or
solicitations, sending commercial information and/or solicitations is strictly prohibited,
and a violation of the terms and conditions of the use of this website. Such violation
may result in civil and/or criminal penalties against the sender and those
assisting the sender.
Privacy Statement: Protecting your privacy is
important to Rara Avis | SFRAW (San Francisco Raw Feeders) and we keep your
personal information confidential. Rara Avis | SFRAW (San Francisco Raw
Feeders), as an online resource, transacts with its members electronically.
When you sign up for any Rara Avis | SFRAW (San Francisco Raw Feeders) service
or product, you consent to receive electronically from Rara Avis | SFRAW (San
Francisco Raw Feeders) notices, agreements, disclosures, reports, documents,
communications, or other records. You agree that Rara Avis | SFRAW (San
Francisco Raw Feeders) can send you electronic notices in either or both of the
following ways: (1) to the Yahoo Groups site, or (2) to the email address(es)
that you provided to Rara Avis | SFRAW (San Francisco Raw Feeders). The
delivery of any notice from Rara Avis | SFRAW (San Francisco Raw Feeders) is
effective when sent, regardless of whether you read the communication when you
receive it or whether you actually receive the delivery. Your only method of
withdrawing consent to receive notices electronically is to terminate your
membership or to have your membership terminated by Rara Avis | SFRAW (San
Francisco Raw Feeders).
We
collect and store your personal information you provide in a database for our
use only. We make every effort to preserve your privacy; however, we may need
to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a
good-faith belief that such action is required to comply with a current
judicial proceeding, criminal investigation, court order, or legal process
served on Rara Avis | SFRAW (San Francisco Raw Feeders). We also reserve the
right to disclose your information to a site host to expedite distribution of
your order. We may also share your personal information if we believe it is
necessary in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal
activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the
physical safety of any person, violations of Rara Avis | SFRAW (San Francisco
Raw Feeders)'s assurances, or as otherwise required by law.
Signed
__________________________________________ Date
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Print Name
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Mail signed form to Kasie Maxwell, Rara Avis,
3320 18th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94110
or FAX to 866-332-2698
San Francisco Raw
Feeders Release of Liability and Site Rules
Release of Liability: I agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Rara Avis
| SFRAW (San Francisco Raw Feeders) and its respective members, service providers, and suppliers from
and against all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of
my use of any product or service.
I understand and agree that my work and/or presence on any site,
including but not limited to any business, residence, cold storage facility,
supplier, or processor, and the site where I pick up my order, are at my risk
and my risk alone. Animals and young
children must be accompanied by an adult and kept under control at all times.
Site Rules: Each pick-up location has site-specific rules. These rules are posted on our
website. You promise to follow all
site-specific rules and regulations as posted.
Signed
__________________________________________ Date
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Print Name
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Mail signed form to Kasie Maxwell, Rara Avis,
3320 18th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94110
or FAX to 866-332-2698
San Francisco Raw
Feeders Member Code of Conduct Form
Code of Conduct: All SFRAW (San Francisco Raw
Feeders) members must agree to and follow the below member requirements:
1)
VOLUNTEER: If
you would like to place an order with SFRAW, you must volunteer at least
8-hours per calendar year. Existing
active members must complete 3-hours of their volunteer work by the end of Sept. New members must complete their
volunteer job first before placing an order with the group - no exceptions*.
2)
PICK-UP: All members must place advance orders
through the sfraw.com website during the open order period(s). All members must
pick-up their order(s) at the specified pick-up location(s), on the pick-up
date(s), and during specific pick-up hours listed. If you fail to retrieve
your order at this specific time/date/location, you agree to forfeit your order
in full without reimbursement or a refund.
3)
STAY CURRENT: Pay any money requests sent to you via
PayPal or outstanding balance notices within 60 days. Keep current with notices and announcements
made through the Yahoo Groups list; we do not contact people individually as a
rule. Nearly all communication is
made through the Yahoo Groups site, so make sure you are reading these messages
regularly.
Non-Compliance and Membership Suspension/Cancellation: If a member has ordered, but not yet
volunteered by the end of Sept., their membership will be suspended without
notice or additional reminders. All
order(s) placed by such non-compliant members will be cancelled/refunded until
a volunteer job has been actually completed. After completing a volunteer job in full,
these members can start placing orders again. Members that fail to pick-up their order(s) at the specified
pick-up location(s), on the pick-up date(s), and during specific pick-up hours
listed more than once per year or once per every four (4) orders placed will
have their membership suspended indefinitely/cancelled. Members that do not pay outstanding balances
within 60 days will have their membership suspended until the balance is paid
in full.
*
Licensed CA veterinarians that promote raw feeding are exempt from fulfilling the
annual volunteer requirement.
Signed
__________________________________________ Date
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Print Name
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Mail signed form to Kasie Maxwell, Rara Avis,
3320 18th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94110
or FAX to 866-332-2698