Terms of Service

Last updated: 2025. South Carolina Community Cat Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. EIN: 88-0788889.

1. About This Agreement

By accessing this website or submitting any form, you agree to these Terms of Service. South Carolina Community Cat Project ("SCCCP," "we," "us," or "our") reserves the right to update these terms at any time. Continued use of the site constitutes acceptance of the current terms.

2. Submission Does Not Guarantee Assistance

Submitting a form on this website — including the Request Assistance form, contact form, or any other inquiry — does not guarantee intake, acceptance into any program, veterinary care, or any other form of assistance. SCCCP is a managed-intake rescue operating on limited volunteer resources, foster capacity, and funding.

All requests are reviewed at SCCCP's sole discretion based on available resources, program eligibility, nature of the request, foster availability, veterinary capacity, and available funding.

3. Animal Ownership and Transfers

Submitting a form alone does not transfer animal ownership to SCCCP. Ownership of an animal transfers only after SCCCP accepts the animal into a program and both parties execute the required intake or surrender agreement in writing.

Animals may not be dropped off at any SCCCP address, foster home, veterinary clinic, adoption location, or partner business without written authorization from SCCCP and a confirmed scheduled appointment. Unauthorized drop-offs may result in the animal being surrendered to animal control.

4. No Guaranteed Veterinary Care or Supplies

Veterinary care and supplies are provided according to program eligibility, prior authorization, available funding, donated inventory, and partner-clinic capacity. Emergency care, hospitalization, outside veterinary visits, specialty care, and diagnostics are not guaranteed. SCCCP is not a veterinary provider.

5. Form Submissions and Electronic Signatures

By submitting a form on this website, you certify that all information provided is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge. Electronic signatures and acknowledgments submitted through SCCCP's forms are binding where permitted by applicable law.

SCCCP may retain submitted information for operational, medical, and legal purposes for as long as reasonably necessary.

6. Program-Specific Rules

Community Foster Program: Kittens accepted into the Community Foster Program must remain completely indoors. Caregivers may not independently rehome, sell, transfer, or give away accepted kittens. Friends and family of caregivers must complete SCCCP's standard adoption process. Ownership transfers to SCCCP only upon execution of signed intake documents.

Surrender Fee: A $150 surrender fee applies only to owned adult cats aged six months or older. Payment of a surrender fee does not guarantee acceptance. There is no surrender fee for outside community kittens, unowned community cats, or found stray cats.

Adoption: Payment of a deposit or completion of an application does not guarantee adoption approval. SCCCP reserves the right to approve or decline any application in the best interest of the animal.

7. Intellectual Property

All content on this website, including text, images, and design, is the property of SCCCP or used with permission. You may not reproduce, distribute, or use any content without written permission from SCCCP.

8. Limitation of Liability

SCCCP provides this website and its services on an "as is" basis. We are not liable for any damages arising from your use of this website, reliance on information provided here, or outcomes related to form submissions or program participation.

9. Contact

Questions about these terms may be sent to sccommunitycatproject@gmail.com.