Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully. By applying to be (and continuing to be) a member of the platform, each individual donor is agreeing to these Terms and Conditions.

Soorya Foundation is a trading name of the local Soorya Community Development Foundation entity as set out in the country specific terms. Soorya Foundation operates various services including a website at http://sooryalk.org/ which allows users to donate to the organization.

Soorya Foundation may change or update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. The current version of the Terms and Conditions will be available on this platform. It is the donor’s responsibility to access and check these Terms and Conditions whenever the donor accesses or uses the Soorya Foundation Services. The latest version of these Terms and Conditions will govern any future usage by the donor of the Soorya Foundation Services.

These Terms and Conditions supersede and replace all previous versions of the Terms and Conditions.

Donations and Charity Trust Funds Account

1.1  Soorya Foundation will operate the Soorya Foundation Services so that donors can make online donations by credit or debit card, or by any other payment method made available by Soorya Foundation, through a Fundraising Page set up for the Charity on the Soorya Foundation website.

1.2  Soorya Foundation will set up arrangements to ensure that all donations received by Soorya Foundation (after deduction of bank processing charges, Soorya Foundation's transaction fees and applicable sales taxes) are tested and verification standards and requirements in accordance with good industry practice to ensure that donors' credit cards and debit cards are debited and the Charity’s remittance account is credited in a secure manner.

Support and Donation Acknowledgements

2.1 Soorya Foundation will send prompt e-mail acknowledgements to donors in respect of each donation made to the Charity via the Soorya Foundation Services.

2.2 Soorya Foundation will respond to fundraisers' and donors' account enquiries that it receives.

2.3 Soorya Foundation will not sell, trade or rent Personal Information to third parties.

Records and Audit Requirements

3.1 Soorya Foundation will keep proper records of all donations and income received and expenses incurred for such period as may from time to time be required by the applicable local governmental revenue body, and maintain records which relate to the Charity and the performance of the obligations.

Site Maintenance and Miscellaneous

4.1 Soorya Foundation will comply at all times with all applicable laws and applicable authority, licence, permit or registration requirements.

4.2 Soorya Foundation will undertake planned maintenance and upkeep of the Soorya Foundation Services.  

Intellectual Property Rights and Licence

5.1 Soorya Foundation, as operator of the Soorya Community Development Foundation, acts as an intermediary between the donor and the individual users of the Soorya Foundation Services. Whilst the donor and the individual user information resides with the Soorya Community Development Foundation, Soorya Foundation does not check or exercise any editorial control over the content of such information, save as required by applicable local laws. In the event that Soorya Foundation is made aware of or has knowledge of any unlawful activity or information on the Soorya Foundation, we shall promptly act to remove or disable access to the information.

5.2 All intellectual property rights in the Soorya Foundation Services and any material (including text, photographs and other images, trademarks and logos) contained in the Soorya Foundation Services are either owned by Soorya Foundation or have been licensed to Soorya Foundation by the rights owner(s) for use as part of providing the Soorya Foundation Services. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall operate as an assignment of any such intellectual property rights.

Refunds and Cancellation

There will be no refunds and cancellations applicable on any donations made to the foundation