Trust requires clarity
What BluGives checks—and what it cannot promise
No online status can remove every risk from giving to another person. This page separates the controls visible in the current product from the judgment each donor still needs to make.
Controls available in the current flow
These descriptions are intentionally limited to behavior supported by the application. They are not certifications, service-level guarantees, or promises that a recipient will use funds in a particular way.
New accounts use an emailed one-time code. Password-reset flows also require a one-time code before a password can be changed.
Recipient profiles can show linked-social-account review status and trust signals when those values are available from the platform.
The payment screen separates the entered amount, processing fee, platform fee, total fees, and calculated recipient amount.
Payments are completed through a third-party provider. Its availability, account reviews, transaction handling, and terms also apply.
The product associates a donation with an account, recipient, amount, and payment status. Recipient updates are recipient-provided information.
A donor can report a profile or transaction by sending the relevant URL or transaction reference and a factual description to support.
How to interpret recipient status
Recipient profiles may display a social-account review status and trust signals. These signals provide context, but they are not a guarantee of identity, need, future behavior, or how funds will be used.
The application supports statuses such as pending, verified, needs review, and insufficient data for linked social-account review. A status describes the platform signal available at that time. It does not prove every statement in a profile, replace independent identity or financial due diligence, or predict what will happen after a payment.
Donors should consider the status together with the profile history, the specificity of the request, the requested amount, and any signs of pressure to communicate or pay outside the platform.
What the fee summary means
The current donation flow deducts a 3% payment-processing fee and a 2% platform fee from the amount entered. The exact fees and the recipient's net amount are shown before payment.
The entered amount is the gross transaction amount. The recipient amount is lower after the displayed fees are deducted. Do not rely on older pages, screenshots, or promotional language that says there is no platform fee or that the full gross amount reaches the recipient.
Checks to make before giving
- Read the complete profile and treat the story as recipient-provided information.
- Review the displayed status and trust signals, but do not treat a badge as a guarantee.
- Check the gross amount, both fee lines, total fees, and recipient net amount before continuing.
- Read the refund terms and remember that a peer-to-peer gift is generally not a charitable tax deduction.
- Stop and report the profile if it requests payment outside the BluGives flow or asks for sensitive credentials.
Account and website security
The website uses HTTPS, account passwords, emailed one-time codes for specified account flows, and browser security headers. Payment completion is handed to the configured third-party payment provider.
These controls reduce certain risks; they do not justify claims such as “bank-level security,” guaranteed uptime, perfect fraud prevention, or continuous human monitoring. Never share a password, one-time code, complete card number, or government identification document by email.
Report a concern
Email giveablu@gmail.com with the profile URL or transaction reference and a factual description. Do not send passwords, one-time codes, complete payment details, or unnecessary identity documents. Response time and outcome are not guaranteed.
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