Terms and Conditions for Donations

The following applies to all donations except for personal donations by signed-up volunteers on Group AidCamps towards their own fundraising target up to the minimum donation amount.  For terms and conditions for these donations, please refer to the Terms and Conditions for Group AidCamps.

1. Acceptance of the Nature of a Donation
You acknowledge and accept that:
1. UK charity law governs all donations and our use of them.
2. All donations are charitable gifts and are non-refundable.

2. Sponsorship Donations
You acknowledge and accept that:
1. Sponsorship donations to a volunteer’s fundraising for participation in a project will be applied to that purpose, if at all possible, and are not transferable to other purposes.
2. Should the sponsored volunteer, for any reason, cancel their participation in the project the donations will still be applied to that project, if at all possible.
3. Should, for any reason, the project have to be cancelled the donations will become donations for general charitable use by the charity and may be applied to any charitable project or purpose.

3. Campaign Donations
You acknowledge and accept that:
1. Up to 10% will be deducted from any donations made to campaigns or for our partners’ general use as a donation for general charitable use by the charity and may be applied to any charitable project or purpose.

4. Restricted Donations
You acknowledge and accept that:
1. Donations made with a stated purpose are restricted donations and will be applied for the purpose for which they are given, if at all possible.
2. If the stated purpose is impossible at the time of making the donation we will contact you to discuss options before accepting the donation.
3. If the stated purpose becomes impossible at a later time then the donation will become an unrestricted donation for general charitable use by the charity. If at all possible, we will seek to use the donations for a purpose which is similar to the stated purpose.

5. Unrestricted Donations
You acknowledge and accept that:
1. Donations made without a stated purpose are unrestricted donations for general charitable use by the charity and may be applied to any charitable project or purpose. 

6. Gift Aid on Donations (UK Taxpayers Only)
You acknowledge and accept that:
1. If you are an eligible UK taxpayer we can claim Gift Aid on your donation from HM Revenue & Customs at no extra cost to you.
2. To qualify for Gift Aid what you pay in income and/or capital gains tax must at least equal the amount claimed on all your donations in the tax year, being 25% of the amount of your donations.
3. A valid Gift Aid declaration must include your full name and residential address and postcode.
4. Company donations are not eligible for Gift Aid.
5. Gift Aid amounts received from HM Revenue & Customs are for general charitable use by the charity and may be applied to any charitable project or purpose.