Is it OK to use PayPal buttons on Registered Charity website

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  miowmix · Member · Nov 28, 2012 at 3:41 pm

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  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

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Nov 29, 2012 at 1:01 am

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  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/

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Nov 29, 2012 at 1:11 am

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  The plain html “Buy Now” button will also work. That won’t support a shopping cart.

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  timethief · Member · Nov 29, 2012 at 1:12 am

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  Hi Tess
  Thanks for posting that information.

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Nov 29, 2012 at 1:28 am

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  Yes, I was surprised by it.

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Nov 29, 2012 at 1:35 am

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  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.

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  raincoaster · Member · Nov 29, 2012 at 1:35 am

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  I’ve heard that info, but I’ve never yet seen it working.

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Nov 29, 2012 at 1:55 am

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  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.

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  miowmix · Member · Nov 29, 2012 at 4:39 am

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  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.