Terms of Service
These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of the UK-AID Foundation website, donation portals, and electronic communication channels. Please review these rules carefully.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By browsing, accessing, or using the website of UK-AID Foundation (accessible at www.ukaidfoundation.org), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws.
UK-AID Foundation is a registered humanitarian charity with the UK Charity Commission (Reg. No. 17197326) established to provide emergency relief, education, and healthcare support to vulnerable communities globally.
If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this website are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.
2. Use of the Site
You are granted a temporary, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access, view, and read information on this website for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only.
This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:
- Modify, copy, or distribute the materials for any commercial purpose.
- Attempt to decompile, reverse-engineer, or crack any software contained on the website.
- Remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials.
- Transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server.
- Use any data gathering, scraping, robots, or extraction methods.
This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by UK-AID Foundation at any time.
3. Charitable Donations
All financial contributions and donations made through this website are processed in British Pounds (GBP) and are non-refundable, except in exceptional circumstances or as required by UK charity regulations.
Gift Aid Declarations
If you are a UK taxpayer, you may select to reclaim Gift Aid. By making a Gift Aid declaration, you confirm that you are a UK taxpayer and have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for each tax year that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities you donate to will reclaim on your gifts.
We utilize secure third-party payment gateways (such as Stripe and PayPal) to handle all donations. By donating, you acknowledge that we are not responsible for errors, outages, or service disruptions originating from third-party transaction processors.
4. Intellectual Property
All content included on this website, such as text, graphics, logos, icons, images, video clips, digital downloads, data compilations, software, and brand designs, is the exclusive property of UK-AID Foundation or its content suppliers and is protected by UK and international copyright laws.
The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of UK-AID Foundation and protected by laws in the United Kingdom. All registered and unregistered trademarks, service marks, logos, and designs associated with UK-AID Foundation may not be used in connection with any product or service without our prior written consent.
5. Prohibited Conduct
You agree that you will not use our website or services for any purpose that is unlawful, malicious, or prohibited by these Terms of Service. Specifically, you agree not to:
- !Conduct automated scans, vulnerability testing, or penetrate the network safety of our host servers.
- !Submit fraudulent or duplicate donation payments or deliberately exploit registration forms with spam content.
- !Upload or transmit viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other forms of malicious code designed to disrupt services.
- !Use the website as a vector to upload copyright-infringing content or defame the trustees or volunteers of UK-AID Foundation.
6. Limitation of Liability
The materials on UK-AID Foundation's website are provided on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis. UK-AID Foundation makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights.
Further, UK-AID Foundation does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
In no event shall UK-AID Foundation, its trustees, officers, employees, or volunteers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on UK-AID Foundation's website, even if we have been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage.
7. Governing Law
These Terms of Service and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
You agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with these Terms of Service or their subject matter or formation.
Amendments & Updates
UK-AID Foundation may revise these terms of service for its website at any time without notice. By using this website, you are agreeing to be bound by the then-current version of these Terms of Service.