These Terms & Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of the website https://jayamharifoundation.org (the "Website") and your engagement with JayamHari Foundation ("JayamHari Foundation", "we", "us" or "our"), a charitable foundation based in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Please read these Terms carefully. By visiting this Website, making a donation, volunteering, or otherwise engaging with us, you agree to be bound by them.
01 About the Foundation
JayamHari Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organisation based in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, working on three focus areas: children's education, health mentoring, and women empowerment.
Registrations (to be confirmed and displayed):
- Registration number under the applicable Trusts / Societies / Section 8 Act — insert
- PAN — insert
- 80G certification — insert certificate number and validity period
- 12A registration — insert
- FCRA registration (if applicable) — insert or mark "not applicable"
- CSR-1 registration — insert
02 Acceptance of terms
By using this Website or engaging with us in any capacity — as a donor, volunteer, intern, partner, beneficiary or visitor — you confirm that you have read, understood and agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, please discontinue use of the Website and refrain from contributing to or engaging with the Foundation.
03 Use of this website
You may use this Website for lawful, personal and informational purposes. When using the Website, you agree not to:
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Website, systems or data.
- Upload or transmit viruses, malware, or any code intended to harm the Website or its users.
- Impersonate the Foundation, our team members, volunteers, donors or beneficiaries.
- Use the Website to conduct fraudulent fundraising or solicit donations under our name.
- Scrape, mirror or systematically copy content without written permission.
04 Donations & contributions
How donations work
All donations to JayamHari Foundation are voluntary and are used to fund our programmes in children's education, health mentoring and women empowerment. Donations may be made via bank transfer, UPI, or any payment gateway we integrate.
Tax exemption (80G)
Donations to JayamHari Foundation are eligible for deduction under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961, subject to the terms and validity of our 80G certification. A receipt will be issued to your registered email within a reasonable period after your donation is received and reconciled.
Refund & cancellation policy
Donations, once made and successfully processed, are generally non-refundable, as funds may already be committed to ongoing programmes. However, in the following limited circumstances we will make reasonable efforts to process a refund:
- A clear duplicate transaction made in error.
- A technical or processing error resulting in a charge without donation intent.
- An amount significantly in excess of what the donor intended, supported by evidence.
Refund requests must be raised within 14 days of the transaction by writing to info@jayamharifoundation.org with the transaction reference and relevant details. Refunds, when approved, will be processed via the original payment method. Any tax receipt already issued for the refunded amount will be cancelled.
Use of funds
Donated funds may be applied to any of our charitable programmes, administrative costs reasonably incurred to run those programmes, audit and compliance, and communications with donors and the public — unless restricted in writing to a specific programme by the donor.
Anti-money laundering
JayamHari Foundation reserves the right to decline any donation that we reasonably believe to be linked to illegal activity, money laundering, or contrary to public interest. Large donations may be subject to additional due diligence in line with Indian law and FCRA norms (where applicable).
05 Volunteering & engagement
Volunteers, interns and field ambassadors contribute time, skills or effort on a voluntary basis, in exchange for experience, training, a volunteer certificate and — in limited roles — a modest honorarium as clearly stated upfront.
Volunteer engagement is not an employment relationship. No salary, employee benefits or statutory entitlements shall apply unless a separate written agreement says so.
Every volunteer agrees to:
- Follow our Child Protection Policy and our Code of Conduct (shared during onboarding).
- Maintain the confidentiality of beneficiary information.
- Not use their association with JayamHari Foundation for personal profit or unauthorised fundraising.
- Allow us to use photographs and documentation from their volunteering, with appropriate attribution where applicable.
06 Intellectual property
All content on this Website — including the name JayamHari Foundation, our logo, text, photographs, videos, graphics, design and programme materials — is the property of JayamHari Foundation or its licensors and is protected under Indian and international copyright and trademark laws.
You may share a link to any public page, or quote a short excerpt with appropriate attribution, for personal, educational or journalistic purposes. Any other use — including reproduction, modification, commercial use, or use in materials that imply endorsement — requires our prior written permission.
07 Content you share with us
If you submit photos, testimonials, written content, feedback, or volunteer stories to us (whether through the Website, email, messaging or in person), you confirm that:
- You own the content, or have the necessary rights and permissions to share it.
- The content does not violate any third-party rights, privacy, or applicable law.
- You grant JayamHari Foundation a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use, adapt, publish and distribute the content in our communications, reports and media — with attribution where reasonably appropriate.
You may withdraw this permission at any time by writing to us. We will remove the content from active future use, though copies that have already been published (e.g. in printed reports or third-party news coverage) may remain.
08 Beneficiary confidentiality
We take the privacy and dignity of the children, women and families we serve very seriously. Personal information about beneficiaries (including children) will not be disclosed on this Website or in any public communication without appropriate consent.
Where stories are published, names may be changed, photographs pixelated, or details generalised to protect identity — particularly in matters relating to health, gender-based support, or vulnerable circumstances.
09 Third-party links
This Website may link to third-party websites — news articles, partner organisations, payment gateways, social media platforms. We do not control these third parties and are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, or availability. Your use of any third-party website is governed by that site's own terms.
10 Disclaimers
The Website and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. While we take reasonable care to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of information, we make no warranty — express or implied — about the completeness, reliability or suitability of any content.
Any information on this Website relating to health, education, finance or law is for general awareness only and is not a substitute for qualified professional advice.
11 Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, JayamHari Foundation, its trustees, team, volunteers and partners shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential or exemplary loss or damage arising out of your use of the Website or your engagement with us, including (but not limited to) loss of data, loss of expected donations, loss of goodwill, or any technical failure of the Website.
Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.
12 Governing law & jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Website or your engagement with us shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
13 Changes to these terms
We may update these Terms from time to time — for example to reflect regulatory changes, new programmes, or changes in how we work. The revised Terms will be posted on this page with an updated "last updated" date. Your continued use of the Website after a change constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
14 Contact us
For any questions, concerns or requests relating to these Terms, please reach out:
JayamHari Foundation
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu — India
Email: info@jayamharifoundation.org
Support: info@jayamharifoundation.org
Website: https://jayamharifoundation.org
Note for internal review: This draft includes placeholders for registration numbers (trust/society, 80G, 12A, CSR-1, FCRA). These must be completed and verified by the Foundation's legal/finance team before publication, and the entire document should be reviewed by a qualified lawyer licensed in India.