Terms of use

80,000 Hours—Terms of Use

Last Updated: March 2025

Welcome to 80,000 Hours! 80,000 Hours operates websites and a variety of online resources to help you with your career aims and aspirations, including those made available here (https://80000hours.org/) and any other sites or applications containing a link to these Terms of Use (these “Terms“), such as donation pages where users can contribute to the charitable causes that we have carefully selected and online forums where visitors can read about career development related ideas (collectively these websites and applications, and all features, functionality, content, and materials made available on or through them are referred to as the “Websites“). Individual Websites may include additional terms relating to how they may be used. If additional terms contradict these Terms, then the relevant provisions of these Terms take precedence.

These Terms are entered into by you and 80,000 Hours and govern your access to and use of the Websites.

Please read these Terms carefully before you access or use the Websites.

As used in these Terms, “you” means the individual user or visitor to the Websites; and “80,000 Hours“, “we“, “us“, and “our” means:

  1. 80,000 Hours Limited, a not-for profit in England and Wales. 80,000 Hours Limited operates through a company limited by guarantee, the registration number of which is 15746854. 80,000 Hours registered office is at Third Floor, 20 Old Bailey, London, United Kingdom, EC4M 7AN; and

  2. 80,000 Hours Foundation a registered charity in England and Wales, charity number 1212431. Like most charities, 80,000 Hours operates through a company limited by guarantee, the registration number of which is 15777224. 80,000 Hours registered office is at Third Floor, 20 Old Bailey, London, United Kingdom, EC4M 7AN.

By accessing or using any of the Websites, you will be deemed to have accepted and agreed and be bound by these Terms of Use and all policies referenced in them. If you do not agree to these Terms and all other policies referred to in them, then you must not access or use any Websites.

  1. Changes to the Terms
    1. We may amend these Terms, and any policies referred to in these Terms, from time to time. We may notify you of such changes by any reasonable means, including by posting the revised version of these Terms of Use on the Websites.

    2. We recommend that every time you wish to use any Websites, you check these Terms (and any policies referred to in these Terms) to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time.

    3. These Terms were most recently updated on 2 March 2025. You can determine when we last changed these Terms of Use by referring to the ‘Last Updated’ statement above.

    4. Your use of the Websites following changes to these Terms of Use will constitute your acceptance of those changes.

  2. General Access Terms; Applicable Law

    1. Privacy. Any information you provide to us or that we collect about you which can identify you will be used only in accordance with our Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy“) which also applies to your use of the Websites. We will not share your personal data with any third party other than as you have agreed under these Terms and the Privacy Policy. Please take a few moments to read our Privacy Policy. If there is a conflict between the Privacy Policy and these Terms, the Privacy Policy will apply if the matter is privacy or data protection related.

    2. Rules of Use or Guides. When you use, or have previously used, a feature on the Websites that allows you to make contact with us (e.g., when you provide us with feedback) (“Your Content“), you must comply with any rules of use or guides on the Websites. If there is any conflict between such rules of use or guides and these Terms, these Terms will apply.

    3. Support. We may provide you with technical support to use the Websites, but we do not have to provide such support and may stop providing this support at any time. Nothing in this Section limits or affects your statutory rights, including that the Websites will be fit for purpose.

    4. Applicable Law. The Websites are directed to people residing in the UK. We do not represent that content available on or through our site is appropriate for use or available in other locations. If you access or use the Websites outside the UK, you are responsible for complying with all laws applicable to you wherever you are located (each, a “Law“).

  3. Charitable Donations

    3.1 If the 80,000 Hours Website you are using allows for donations to be made, the Donation Terms in the Schedule to these Terms of Use shall apply.

  4. Your Obligations

    Your Representations and Warranties. You represent and warrant that: any donations you make through the Websites or to 80,000 Hours will not violate any Law or any rights of any third parties

    Linking to Websites: You may link to an 80,000 Hours Website, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. We reserve the right to require you to immediately remove any link to an 80,000 Hours Website at any time and you shall immediately comply with any request by us to remove any such link.

  5. Your Content

    Your Content will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. You retain all of your ownership rights in Your Content, but you are required to grant us and other users of our site a limited licence to use, store and copy that content and to distribute and make it available to third parties. The rights you license to us are described in this section.

    Feedback. Any feedback, suggestions, testimonials, reviews, questions, comments, ideas, notes, concepts, and other similar information that you provide to us in any form or media that relates to us, our third-party service providers, our visitors or users, or the Websites forms part of Your Content and will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary to you. For the avoidance of any doubt, you hereby grant us a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, transferable, nonexclusive, non sub-licensable license to exercise the Licensed Rights (as defined in the CC BY-NC 4.0) in such Content for any purpose. We are not obligated, to (a) use the feedback in Your Content in any way; (b) maintain any feedback in Your Content in confidence; (c) pay any compensation for any feedback in Your Content; or (d) respond to any feedback in Your Content.

    Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete or up to date. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we expressly exclude:

    1. all conditions, warranties and other terms that might otherwise be implied by law into these Terms of Use; and

    2. any and all liability to you, whether arising under these Terms of Use or otherwise in connection with your use of the Websites.

    We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.

  6. Restrictions

    1. Prohibitions on Use and Access. You may use the Websites only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree that you will use not use, and are expressly prohibited from using, the Websites:
      1. in any way that violates any applicable Law;

      2. for the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm anyone, including by threatening to expose their personally identifiable information;

      3. to infringe upon or violate our Intellectual Property Rights or those of others, or to store or transmit infringing, libelous, or otherwise unlawful, or tortious content or material in violation of third-party privacy or publicity rights;

      4. to send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use, or re-use any material that does not comply with these Terms, including any content or materials available on the Websites, whether such content or materials constitute Your Content, or our, or any third-parties’ content or materials;

      5. to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with us or any other persons;

      6. in any way that suggests you are a representative of 80,000 Hours;

      7. to engage in any other conduct that restricts anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Websites, or which, we think may harm us, visitors to or users of the Websites, or to expose any of the above parties to any liability.

    2. Technical Restrictions. In addition to the other prohibitions provided for in these Terms, you agree that you shall not:

      1. sell, resell, sublicense, transfer, or distribute the Websites, including any of our related Intellectual Property Rights;

      2. provide or obtain or attempt to gain or facilitate unauthorised access to the Websites or any server or device connected to the Websites;

      3. disable, overburden, damage, or impair our or our service providers’ servers or networks, including via a denial-of-service or similar attack;

      4. use or copy the Websites in order to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, or engage in similar acts, including to impersonate or attempt to impersonate 80,000 Hours, any of 80,000 Hours ‘s or its parents’, subsidiaries’ or affiliates’ employees, another visitor or user, or any other person or entity;

      5. interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Websites or any related website;

      6. introduce into the Websites or use the Websites to store or transmit any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, spyware, or other malicious code that will or may be used in any way to affect the functionality or operation of the Websites or any related websites, hardware, firmware, software, or equipment;

      7. reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or underlying structure, ideas, know-how, or algorithms related to any portion of the Websites, except to the extent any such restriction is not permitted by applicable law;

      8. modify, translate, or create derivative works based on any portion of the Websites, except as expressly permitted by these Terms;

      9. permit direct or indirect access to or use of the Websites in a way that circumvents these Terms, the Privacy Policy, any rules of use or guides, or any other contractual limits;

      10. remove, delete, alter, or obscure any trademarks or any copyright, trademark, patent, or other Intellectual Property Rights notices on the Websites; or

      11. otherwise interfere or attempt to interfere with the security, integrity, or performance of the Websites in any way.

    3. Violations of Prohibitions or Restrictions. In line with and in addition to any other termination rights in these Terms, if we consider or suspect that you or any person or entity using the Websites has violated this Section 7 (Restrictions), we may terminate your access to or use of the Websites.

    4. If you become aware of any material that could comprise or be connected to child sexual abuse or exploitation or that could comprise terrorist content or be connected to terrorism, please contact us immediately on [email protected]. If you wish to complain about any other content, please contact us on [email protected].

  7. Intellectual Property Rights; Limited License

    1. Our Intellectual Property Rights. The Websites and all their features and functionality, including all software, displays, images, video, audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement, are protected as Intellectual Property Rights. You agree that 80,000 Hours and its licensors (excluding you, but including any Content Management Providers) own all rights, title, and interest in and to the Websites, including all related Intellectual Property Rights (“Intellectual Property Rights“). Intellectual Property Rights means any and all patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret rights, any and all other intellectual property or proprietary rights of any kind, and any and all applications, renewals, extensions, and restorations thereof, now and later existing worldwide.

    2. Use of 80,000 Hours Trademarks. All trademarks, trade names, service marks, slogans, designs, logos, and trade dress appearing on or in connection with the Websites are the property of their respective owners, including, in some instances, us and/or our licensors, visitors and users, or third party service providers. Specifically, the 80,000 HOURS FOUNDATION AND 80,000 HOURS LIMITED names and the terms “80,000 Hours”, are trademarks and service marks of 80,000 Hours or its affiliates or licensors in the UK and other countries. No license to, or right in, any such trademarks, trade names, service marks, slogans, designs, logos, trade dress, or other Intellectual Property Rights of 80,000 Hours or other parties is given to you. You must not use any such Intellectual Property Rights without the prior written permission of 80,000 Hours, except to the extent any such restriction is not permitted by applicable Law.

    3. Enforcement Rights. 80,000 Hours can enforce its Intellectual Property Rights to the fullest extent possible under Law, including seeking monetary damages, civil penalties, injunctive or other equitable relief, and criminal prosecution.

    4. Limited License. Subject to you complying with these Terms, we hereby grant to you a royalty-free, revocable, non-assignable, non-sublicensable, non-transferrable, and non-exclusive limited right and license to use the Websites only in accordance with these Terms. Your use of the Websites shall be only for your personal, non-commercial benefit, and not for providing third parties, directly or indirectly, with their own access to or use of the Websites. Other than as expressly granted in these Terms, no right, title, or interest in or to the Websites or any content on the Websites is transferred to you, and we reserve all rights not expressly granted in these Terms. Any use of the Websites not expressly permitted under these Terms is a breach of these Terms and may violate copyright, trademark, and other applicable Laws. We can terminate this limited license at any time and for any reason, with or without notice to you. Nothing in this term limits or affects your statutory rights.

  8. Third Party Sites, Content, and Service Providers

    1. Third Party Sites. Where the Websites contain links to other sites and resources provided by third parties (“Third Party Sites“), these links are provided for your information only—this for example includes our Job Board. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

    2. Third Party Content. The Websites may include information and materials uploaded by third parties, including to social media pages, video-sharing sites, bulletin boards and chat rooms (“Third Party Content”). Your Content and Third Party Content has not been verified or approved by us. The views expressed by you and other users on our site do not represent our views or values.

    3. Content Management Provider. You accept that certain content management services for the Websites are provided by third party providers (“Content Management Provider“). Your access to and use of the Websites is subject to the Content Management Provider’s terms and conditions, as updated from time to time. You agree to all such terms and conditions. We are not responsible or liable for, and make no representations or warranties concerning, the availability, maintenance, or support of the Websites offered by such Content Management Provider.

    4. No Liability. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for: (a) Third Party Sites, Your Content or Third Party Content; (b) our Content Management Provider’s terms and conditions applicable to your access to or use of the Websites; or (c) our Content Management Provider’s or our third party service providers’ acts or omissions. You use or reliance on Third Party Sites, Third Party Content, and Websites is at your own risk. Nothing in this Section limits or affects your statutory rights, including that the Website we operate will be fit for purpose.

  9. Term; Termination

    1. Term. These Terms are effective unless and until terminated by either you or us.

    2. Our Termination Rights. If, you fail, or we suspect that you have failed, to comply with any of these Terms, including any of the provisions in Section 7 (Restrictions) or the Privacy Policy or any rules of use or guides, we may terminate or suspend your access to or use of the Websites, with or without notice to you.

    3. Effect of Termination. Once your access to the Websites is terminated for any reason, your rights under these Terms will immediately terminate, and you must immediately stop using the Websites. The parties’ rights and obligations under Sections 5 (Your Obligations), 6 (Your Content), 7 (Restrictions), 8 (Intellectual Property Rights; Limited License), 9 (Third Party Sites, Content, and Service Providers), and 10 (Term; Termination), through 15 (Your Comments and Concerns), will survive the expiration or termination of these Terms for any reason. These Terms apply to any rights or obligations of either party for as long as you are accessing and using the Websites and shall continue for any claims arising out of such access or use.

  10. Changes to the Websites; Service Availability

    1. Changes to the Websites. We may suspend, discontinue, update, or change all or any part of the Websites for you or any or all other visitors or users, at any time, with or without notice, and for any reason. We will not be liable to you for the effect that any such changes or other actions may have.

    2. Service Availability. Due to maintenance, security, or capacity issues, or force majeure events, the Websites may be temporarily suspended, slow, or otherwise adversely affected. We will not be liable to you for any such issue.

    3. Mobile Access. Access to the Websites may be available through your mobile device. To the extent that you access or use the Websites through a mobile device, your wireless service carrier’s standard charges, data rates, and other fees may apply. We are not responsible and accept no liability for any such charges, data rates, or fees.

    4. Nothing in this Section limits or affects your statutory rights, including that the Website we operate will be fit for purpose.

  11. Limitation of Liability

    1. This Section is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including (without limitation) compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in these Terms of Use is intended to exclude or limit any liability that may not by Law be excluded or limited, and in particular none of the exclusions and limitations in this Section are intended to limit any rights you may have as a consumer under local law or other statutory rights which may not be excluded, nor in any way to exclude or limit (site owner) liability to you for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or that of our employees or agents.

    2. Please note that we only provide our site for domestic and private use to you with your career development. You agree not to use our site for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

  12. Indemnification

    1. Except to the extent prohibited by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the 80,000 Hours Parties from and against any claims, demands, actions, suits, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, penalties, fines, and settlements (including reasonable attorneys’ and experts’ fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your violation of these Terms; (b) your use of, or activities in connection with, the Websites; (c) your donations through the Websites or to 80,000 Hours; (d) Your Content; or (e) your violation of any Law or the rights of a third party, including Intellectual Property Rights. You may not settle or otherwise compromise any claim, demand, action, or suit covered by the above indemnification without 80,000 Hours’ prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld.
  13. Miscellaneous
    1. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. Please note that these Terms, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

    2. Electronic Communications Notice. Sending us emails and completing online forms are considered electronic communications. You agree to receive electronic communications if you interact actively with our services (i.e., not just browsing our websites). And you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically, via email or the Websites, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing. To retain copies of any electronic communications, you must have a printer or data storage device. If you have a printer, you may print paper copies of any such communications for your own use. YOU AGREE TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, CONTRACTS, ORDERS, AND OTHER RECORDS, AND TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF NOTICES, POLICIES, AND RECORDS OF TRANSACTIONS INITIATED OR COMPLETED BY US OR VIA THE 80,000 Hours WEBSITES. You waive any rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, orders, treaties, or other laws in any jurisdiction that require an original signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, or to payments, donations, or the granting of credits by any means other than electronic means.

    3. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms to another organisation. We will tell you in writing if this happens and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under the contract.

  14. Your Comments and Concerns; Legal Notices

    1. All legal notices to us, must be in writing and must reference these Terms. In the case of notices from you to 80,000 Hours, these may be sent to us by post at 80,000 Hours, Third Floor, 20 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AN.

    2. All inquiries concerning donations, including changing allocations, cancelling recurring donations, notifications of payment errors, or questions about Gift Aid, should be directed to [email protected].

    3. All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications from you relating to the Websites or these Terms may be submitted to [email protected].

    4. In the case of notices given by 80,000 Hours to you, they may be sent by post or email, at 80,000 Hours’ discretion, using the most recent contact details provided by you to 80,000 Hours.

Schedule — Donation Terms

  1. Making donations | General procedures

    1. Donations can be made to 80,000 Hours online via our website, by way of bank transfer or cheque, or through Payroll Giving (as defined below).
    2. Donations through the 80,000 Hours Sites. If a Supporter is making a donation online through the 80,000 Hours Sites, such Supporter must provide requested information, which may include: (a) their name and email address; and (b) if applicable, a Gift Aid declaration, in accordance with Section 3 (Gift Aid). The Supporter may then make their donation using any of the payment methods permitted on the 80,000 Hours Sites.
    3. Donations through Bank Transfers or Cheques. If a Supporter is making a donation through a bank transfer or cheque, the Supporter must provide the information requested, following which an email containing a ‘payment reference’ will be generated. The Supporter should quote the payment reference as a reference if making a bank transfer, or include the payment reference with any cheque, to allow 80,000 Hours to identify the allocations specified.
    4. Donations through Payroll Giving. If a Supporter is making a donation through any process whereby their employer automatically deducts certain donation amounts from the employee’s salary through payroll before the deduction of tax (“Payroll Giving”), the Supporter may need to provide the following details (in addition to any other information that may be requested) to their employer or to the relevant HMRC approved agency that collects Payroll Giving donations from employers and distributes such donations to relevant charities (“Payroll Giving Agency”): (a) charity name: 80,000 Hours Foundation; (b) charity number: 1212431; and (c) charity address: Third Floor, 20 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AN
    5. Recurring Donations. A Supporter may choose to set up a recurring donation to 80,000 Hours in support of their chosen Eligible Charities or Funds through any of the methods described in this Section.
    6. 80,000 Hours Rights to Refuse Donations. 80,000 Hours may refuse to process any transactions (made through the 80,000 Hours Sites or otherwise) for any reason it decides is appropriate, including if, 80,000 Hours considers: (a) a transaction is unlawful or related to fraudulent activities (and 80,000 Hours will report any unlawful or fraudulent activity to the appropriate authorities); (b) relevant persons have not properly authorised the transactions; (c) the information provided to 80,000 Hours is untrue or incorrect; or (d) 80,000 Hours is not satisfied that the funds donated, or to be donated, are being or will be spent to further 80,000 Hours’ charitable objectives.
    7. No Fees. 80,000 Hours does not charge fees for its activities. After 80,000 Hours has decided to send donations to any Eligible Charities or Funds, 80,000 Hours may first need to allocate a small part of the donor’s original donation to 80,000 Hours’ general charitable activities. This would be done in order to cover 80,000 Hours’ own bank transaction fees when making the donation to the Eligible Charities or Funds.
  2. Refunds on donations

    Supporters are responsible for ensuring their donations are made in the intended amounts. 80,000 Hours will only be required to provide refunds of donations where required under applicable Law. If you become aware of any payment error, please contact us as soon as possible.

  3. Gift aid

    1. Applicability. This Section applies only to Supporters that are UK taxpayers.
    2. Gift Aid Declaration. A Supporter must make a Gift Aid declaration with respect to their donation(s) so 80,000 Hours can claim Gift Aid on such donation(s). Supporters are responsible for making accurate Gift Aid declarations and 80,000 Hours is not responsible for any false or inaccurate Gift Aid declarations made by Supporters. When Supporters make a donation to 80,000 Hours they may be asked to confirm the following statement as a Gift Aid declaration: “I am a UK taxpayer and I would like all donations I make to Effective Ventures Foundation, until I notify you otherwise, to be treated as Gift Aid donations. I understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year it is my responsibility to pay any difference. I understand that you will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that I give.”
    3. In addition, Supporters must provide their full names and home addresses (i.e., as a minimum, the home number or home name (as applicable) and full postcode) in their Gift Aid declarations. Without this information 80,000 Hours cannot claim Gift Aid.
    4. Donations Ineligible for Gift Aid. The following types of donations are not eligible for Gift Aid (and a Gift Aid declaration should not be given for such donations): (a) cash collections donated to 80,000 Hours; (b) money donated on behalf of someone else, or a group of people; and (c) money donated by a company or other organization.
    5. HMRC Rejection. If HMRC rejects a Supporter’s Gift Aid declaration or 80,000 Hours is made aware that a Gift Aid declaration is invalid (e.g. because the Supporter has not paid sufficient UK Income Tax in the relevant tax year), before 80,000 Hours claims any Gift Aid on the relevant donation(s), then 80,000 Hours will not claim any Gift Aid on such donation(s) till the Supporter makes a valid Gift Aid declaration.
    6. Gift Aid Amounts; More Information. 80,000 Hours will claim 25p in Gift Aid for every £1 donated on qualifying donations (subject to HMRC’s guidelines). 80,000 Hours typically receives Gift Aid claimed from HMRC within four (4) to six (6) weeks of the date the claim is granted. To learn more about how Gift Aid works, please contact your local tax office or visit the www.gov.uk website. Supporters should contact 80,000 Hours if they: (a) want to cancel a Gift Aid declaration; (b) change their name or home address; or (c) no longer pay sufficient UK Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax.