GoCena School & Community Spirit Night Terms of Service

GoCena operates on a 100% Whole Giveback Model. When a participating restaurant approves a School or Community Spirit Night at a designated giveback rate (typically between 15% and 30% of qualifying food and non-alcoholic beverage subtotals), 100% of that promised giveback amount is allocated to the designated school, PTA, booster club, or 501(c)(3) organization with $0.00 in platform deductions taken from the school's funds.

GoCena's platform technology fee (0.0% to 3.0% depending on the restaurant's software tier) is paid separately by the participating merchant as a promotional technology expense.

Every participating restaurant on GoCena is an independent business that sets its own Spirit Night terms:

• Dynamic Giveback Percentage (15%–30%): No fixed percentage is mandated across all restaurants. Each restaurant publishes its own default giveback percentage and confirms the final rate via 1-tap approval before a campaign goes live.
• Restaurant-Designed Classroom Victory Prize: When the optional Classroom / Team Leaderboard is enabled, the participating restaurant designs and provides a custom reward native to its own menu (such as a classroom catering platter, burger & fries feast, taco & churro party, pasta tray, or student meal passes) subject to a minimum qualifying order threshold set by the store.

To protect schools and restaurants from unauthorized tampering, official restaurant Spirit Night directory offers (Giveback %, Custom Classroom Victory Prize, minimum order threshold, and preferred weeknights) can only be modified by the authenticated restaurant owner or manager inside the password-protected GoCena Merchant Dashboard (Marketing → School Spirit Nights & Directory Offer). Any interactive preview tool on the public website operates strictly in non-persistent sandbox mode.

Just like industry-standard restaurant Spirit Nights (Chipotle, Panda Express, Panera), GoCena enforces a strict Digital Flyer Gate so participating restaurants only pay a Spirit Night giveback on incremental diners brought in by the school—never on regular everyday customers who happen to order on the same evening:

• Auto-Applying Flyer Link & QR Code: When a parent or supporter clicks the school's official Rally Link (`gocena.com/give/:slug`) or scans the printable Flyer QR Code, the campaign is automatically verified and applied to their order with zero manual typing required.
• Official 6-Character School Flyer / Event Code: Every Spirit Night campaign is assigned a unique 6-character alphanumeric Flyer Code (e.g., `#OAK482`). Supporters ordering directly through the GoCena Mobile App or Web Storefront while holding a paper flyer must enter this 6-character Flyer Code at checkout to attribute their order to the school.
• Private Flyer Code Portal & Zero Public Directory Listing (Idea 2): To protect student safety and school privacy, active school fundraisers are strictly unlisted from public search engines and general website browsing. Diners access a school rally page exclusively by entering their 6-character Flyer Code on `/fundraise` or following their private school link.
• 100% Organic Customer Protection: Orders placed without the Flyer Link, Flyer QR Code, or 6-character Flyer Code are processed as regular commercial orders with $0.00 fundraiser deduction.
• Apple App Store & Google Play Store Compliance (Commercial Co-Venture): On the GoCena Mobile App (iOS & Android), Spirit Night orders operate strictly as commercial physical food purchases with a merchant-funded promotional giveback code under Apple App Store Review Guidelines 3.1.5(a) & 3.2.2(vi) and Google Play Payments Policy.

Whenever an online food order is attributed to an active School or Community Spirit Night (`fundraiserCampaignId`), GoCena automatically mutes and disarms any 15% Creator Video Referral commissions to $0.00. Participating restaurants are never charged both a creator referral commission and a school giveback on the same transaction.

In compliance with FTC Truth-in-Advertising guidelines, illustrative revenue projections on our public hub are clearly labeled as Example Spirit Night Scenarios based on mathematical order volume and giveback percentages.

• ABC Alcohol & Non-Qualifying Exclusion: Under state Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) regulations, alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, spirits), gift cards, sales taxes, delivery fees, and tips are excluded from the giveback calculation subtotal.
• SHA-256 Counter Receipt Verification & 48-Hour Audit Window: Paper receipts submitted for in-store dining are verified against the active Spirit Night time window and deduplicated via cryptographic hash (`SHA-256`). Restaurants have a 48-hour ledger review window prior to payout settlement.
• Single-Use Classroom Victory Certificates (30-Pack 2nd-Wave Family Bounce-Back): Winning classroom rewards are issued as a printable sheet of 30 Individual Student Winner Certificates accessible exclusively inside the School Organizer Portal and Merchant Dashboard. Each certificate carries a unique single-use seat PIN (`PIN-01` through `PIN-30`) valid for a free student meal or treat when accompanying a paid family dinner order of a restaurant-set minimum amount (`customPrizeMinSpend`, e.g., $15+). Single-use anti-fraud mutex locking ensures each certificate seat can only be redeemed once.

In compliance with California Government Code § 12599.9 (AB 488), campaigns require affirmative partner restaurant approval prior to active fundraising, and verified school funds are disbursed promptly via Stripe Connect Direct Deposit (ACH) or official check payable to the school ASB, PTA, or 501(c)(3) organization.

For participating restaurants, GoCena compiles an automated annual CPA summary statement documenting total Spirit Night sales and community giveback amounts, which generally qualify as ordinary and necessary promotional goodwill expenses under Internal Revenue Code § 162 (consult your CPA or tax advisor).

Supporters ordering delivery during a Spirit Night are subject to GoCena's universal 15.0-mile delivery boundary cap, ensuring meals arrive fresh and piping hot. Depending on the partner kitchen, orders are fulfilled via direct pickup, in-house merchant delivery drivers, or verified commercial courier networks. GoCena™ (operated by EZY SWEET LLC and/or its corporate successors and assigns) operates solely as an intermediary technology ordering platform and holds zero vehicular driving liability. In accordance with state co-venture laws, delivery transit fees paid to drivers or couriers are not part of food sales and are excluded from school giveback calculations.