Terms of Service

Agreement to Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website operated by The Chahal Foundation ("we," "us," or "our"), a California nonprofit public benefit corporation and 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization (EIN: 39-5160137).

By accessing or using our website at chahalfoundation.org, making a donation, or participating in any of our programs, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our website or services.

General Donation Terms

• All donations to The Chahal Foundation are tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law.
• Donations are used to support our charitable programs and operations as determined by our Board of Directors.
• We may use donations for the general purposes of the organization unless a specific designation is made and accepted.
• Designated donations will be used for the specified purpose to the extent possible; excess funds may be redirected to similar programs.
• You will receive an email confirmation and tax receipt for your donation.
• For donations of $250 or more, you will receive a written acknowledgment as required by IRS regulations.

Donation Acknowledgment

By making a donation, you acknowledge that no goods or services were provided in exchange for your contribution, except as may be specifically noted in your donation receipt. This acknowledgment satisfies IRS requirements for charitable contribution substantiation.

When you set up a recurring donation (monthly, quarterly, or annual), you authorize The Chahal Foundation to automatically charge your selected payment method on a recurring basis until you cancel.

We use industry-leading payment processors to securely handle all donations:

The Chahal Foundation never stores your complete credit card number or banking information. All payment data is handled directly by our payment processors in accordance with PCI DSS standards.

Our peer-to-peer fundraising platform allows supporters to create personal fundraising pages on behalf of The Chahal Foundation. By creating a fundraiser, you agree to the following:

When using our website and services, you agree to:

• Provide accurate and truthful information
• Not use the website for any unlawful purpose
• Not attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems
• Not interfere with the proper working of the website
• Not transmit viruses, malware, or other harmful code
• Not impersonate any person or entity
• Not collect or harvest information about other users
• Comply with all applicable laws and regulations

Intellectual Property

All content on this website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, audio, video, and software, is the property of The Chahal Foundation or its content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any materials from our website without prior written permission, except for personal, non-commercial use.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless The Chahal Foundation and its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the website.

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms or your use of the website shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco County, California, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

Before initiating any legal action, you agree to first attempt to resolve any dispute informally by contacting us at legal@chahalfoundation.org.

Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by updating the date at the top of these Terms and, in some cases, we may provide additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you a notification).

Your continued use of the website after any changes to these Terms constitutes acceptance of those changes. We encourage you to review the Terms periodically.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The invalid or unenforceable provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable while preserving the intent of the original provision.