WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Is it OK to use PayPal buttons on Registered Charity website http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-it-ok-to-use-paypal-buttons-on-registered-charity-website WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Is it OK to use PayPal buttons on Registered Charity website en Thu, 23 May 2013 09:39:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 miowmix on "Is it OK to use PayPal buttons on Registered Charity website" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-it-ok-to-use-paypal-buttons-on-registered-charity-website#post-1080955 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 04:39:17 +0000 miowmix 1080955@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks everyone for your help. I knew donate buttons were allowed, it was the other buttons eg buy now and add to cart that i was worried about. The email link buttons definitely work as ive tested them. I just didnt want to waste loads of time setting it up if it wasnt allowed.

]]> 1tess on "Is it OK to use PayPal buttons on Registered Charity website" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-it-ok-to-use-paypal-buttons-on-registered-charity-website#post-1080883 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:55:26 +0000 1tess 1080883@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have. The reason I learned about it was that I reported a wp.com blog selling things with a paypal buy now button and Ryan M. emailed me back:

The use of a PayPal button that's not a Donate button isn't actually a violation of the WordPress.com ToS.

As long as the button is a plain HTML button it will work.

]]> raincoaster on "Is it OK to use PayPal buttons on Registered Charity website" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-it-ok-to-use-paypal-buttons-on-registered-charity-website#post-1080879 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:35:40 +0000 raincoaster 1080879@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I've heard that info, but I've never yet seen it working.

]]> 1tess on "Is it OK to use PayPal buttons on Registered Charity website" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-it-ok-to-use-paypal-buttons-on-registered-charity-website#post-1080878 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:35:25 +0000 1tess 1080878@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Also the ToS rules apply about what sort of things one can sell. I doubt that it would be acceptable for a non-profit to buy promo items to sell as fundraisers. ??? I don't know.

]]> 1tess on "Is it OK to use PayPal buttons on Registered Charity website" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-it-ok-to-use-paypal-buttons-on-registered-charity-website#post-1080872 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:28:28 +0000 1tess 1080872@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yes, I was surprised by it.

]]> timethief on "Is it OK to use PayPal buttons on Registered Charity website" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-it-ok-to-use-paypal-buttons-on-registered-charity-website#post-1080864 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:12:46 +0000 timethief 1080864@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi Tess
Thanks for posting that information.

]]> 1tess on "Is it OK to use PayPal buttons on Registered Charity website" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-it-ok-to-use-paypal-buttons-on-registered-charity-website#post-1080863 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:11:36 +0000 1tess 1080863@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The plain html "Buy Now" button will also work. That won't support a shopping cart.

]]> timethief on "Is it OK to use PayPal buttons on Registered Charity website" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-it-ok-to-use-paypal-buttons-on-registered-charity-website#post-1080854 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:01:08 +0000 timethief 1080854@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yes it's okay to have a PayPal donation button. It's the only one that we have instructions for here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/

]]> miowmix on "Is it OK to use PayPal buttons on Registered Charity website" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-it-ok-to-use-paypal-buttons-on-registered-charity-website#post-1080237 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:41:15 +0000 miowmix 1080237@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi,

I've recently helped April Lodge Guinea Pig Rescue setup their website on wordpress.com (aprillodge.co.uk Registered Charity No 1121002).

The website is mainly offering advice and giving information about the animals that need adoption, but we would like to include a shop page that allows people to purchase items to raise money for the charity. I saw on your support pages that it's OK for charities to have 'donate' PayPal buttons, but are 'Buy Now' buttons also allowed for charities?

Thanks,

JJ

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