Donation Terms & Conditions
Welcome to Research Institute of Cosmic Awareness (RICA).
By making a donation through our website, payment gateway, event, campaign, or official platform associated with RICA, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to comply with the following Donation Terms & Conditions.
By making a donation through our website, payment gateway, event, campaign, or official platform associated with RICA, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to comply with the following Donation Terms & Conditions.
1. Voluntary Contribution
- All donations made to RICA are voluntary contributions made out of free will and without coercion.
- Donations support RICA’s spiritual, educational, meditation, awareness, research, outreach, wellness, and community initiatives.
- Making a donation does not create ownership, employment, partnership, legal authority, or membership rights within RICA.
2. Use of Donations
- Donations may be utilized for educational programs, meditation sessions, awareness activities, publications, research, outreach, operational expenses, digital infrastructure, events, and charitable initiatives.
- RICA reserves the right to allocate donations appropriately for organizational development and mission-oriented activities.
3. Donation Accuracy
- Donors are responsible for ensuring that all information submitted during donation is accurate and complete.
- RICA shall not be liable for issues caused due to incorrect information entered by donors.
4. Payment Processing
- Payments may be processed through UPI, banks, payment gateways, wallets, cards, or third-party providers.
- RICA is not responsible for delays, downtime, failed transactions, or technical interruptions caused by external providers.
- Donors should contact their respective payment provider or bank for transaction-related issues.
5. Refund Policy
- All donations are generally non-refundable and non-transferable.
- Refund requests may be considered only under exceptional circumstances at RICA’s discretion.
- Approved refunds may be subject to deduction of processing charges and applicable expenses.
6. Privacy & Donor Information
- RICA respects donor privacy and takes reasonable measures to protect submitted information.
- Donor information may be used for communication, acknowledgements, updates, events, receipts, and awareness initiatives.
- RICA does not sell donor information to third parties.
7. Ethical & Lawful Donations
- Donations must not originate from unlawful, prohibited, fraudulent, or unauthorized sources.
- RICA reserves the right to reject or return donations suspected to violate laws or ethical standards.
8. Limitation of Liability
- RICA and associated persons shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, technical, or consequential issues arising from donation transactions.
- All contributions are made voluntarily at the donor’s own discretion.
9. Modification of Terms
- RICA reserves the right to update or revise these Terms & Conditions without prior notice.
- Continued use of donation services constitutes acceptance of revised terms.
10. Acceptance of Terms
By proceeding with a donation, you confirm that:
- You have read and understood these Donation Terms & Conditions.
- Your contribution is voluntary and lawful.
- The information provided by you is accurate to the best of your knowledge.
- You agree to comply with applicable policies and regulations.
🙏 Declaration
I hereby voluntarily contribute to the Research Institute of Cosmic Awareness (RICA) and agree to abide by all Donation Terms & Conditions mentioned above.