Donation Policy
Last updated: May 8, 2026
This Donation Policy explains how donations, pledges, tips, confirmations, refunds, payouts, and transparency expectations work on Giving Partnership.
1. Donation Purpose
Donations are intended to support the campaign selected by the donor. Campaign owners are expected to use received funds only for the approved campaign purpose.
2. Reviewed Campaigns
Campaigns must be reviewed and approved before appearing publicly. Approval does not guarantee that every statement is independently verified, but it means the campaign has passed platform review.
3. Donation Pledges
A donation pledge may be created before funds are confirmed. For bank transfers, the pledge is not treated as received until an admin confirms payment.
4. Payment Methods
Giving Partnership may support bank transfer, Stripe, PayPal, crypto, or other payment methods. Payment availability may vary by region, currency, campaign, and platform configuration.
5. No Raw Card Storage
Giving Partnership should not store raw payment card details. Card-based payments should be handled by trusted third-party processors.
6. Voluntary Platform Tips
Donors may be offered the option to add a voluntary tip to support platform operations. Tips are separate from the campaign donation unless clearly stated otherwise.
7. Donation Confirmation
Donations may remain pending until payment is confirmed. Admins may confirm, reject, or mark payments failed based on payment records, bank references, processor status, fraud checks, or other review.
8. Fund Holding and Payouts
Giving Partnership may hold confirmed funds before payout. Recipients or organizations must request payout and may be required to provide bank details, supporting documents, due diligence materials, and declarations before funds are released.
9. High-Value Donations and Payouts
Donations or payout requests connected to amounts of 100,000 USD or more may trigger enhanced due diligence. This may include identity checks, bank proof, use-of-funds budgets, supporting invoices, screening checks, fraud-prevention review, and admin approval.
10. Refunds
Donation refunds are not guaranteed. Refund availability may depend on payment method, campaign status, whether funds have already been paid out, fraud concerns, legal requirements, processor rules, and platform discretion.
11. Failed or Reversed Payments
If a donation fails, is reversed, charged back, disputed, or found suspicious, Giving Partnership may adjust campaign totals, hold payouts, request information, suspend activity, or recover funds where possible.
12. Donor Anonymity
Donors may be able to give anonymously where supported. Platform administrators may still retain internal records for accounting, fraud prevention, compliance, dispute handling, and security.
13. Tax Deductibility
Donations may not be tax deductible in all jurisdictions. Giving Partnership does not guarantee tax deductibility. Donors should consult a qualified tax professional.
14. Campaign Misuse
If funds are suspected to be misused, Giving Partnership may hold payouts, request documents, remove campaigns, restrict accounts, notify donors where appropriate, cooperate with authorities, or take other protective action.
15. Transparency Reports
Recipients may be asked to submit fund usage reports, receipts, invoices, proof of work, impact updates, or other documentation. Approved transparency reports may appear on the public campaign page.
16. Donor Responsibility
Donors should read campaign information carefully and give only when they are comfortable with the campaign, payment method, refund limitations, and platform policies.
17. Platform Discretion
Giving Partnership may delay, hold, reject, reverse, or investigate donations and payouts where needed for safety, fraud prevention, compliance, payment processing, or policy enforcement.
18. Contact
For donation questions, contact Giving Partnership support through the platform contact or support channels.