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Terms of Service for Greenwich Peninsula Islamic Centre Portal Websites

Last Updated: June 7, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to the Greenwich Peninsula Islamic Centre's online portal ("Website"). This Website is owned and operated by the Greenwich Peninsula Islamic Centre ("we", "us", "our"), a charitable trust registered in the United Kingdom. These Terms of Service govern your use of our Website. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Statement.

2. Use of the Website

• You agree to use this Website only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of, this site by any third party.
• You must not use our Website in any way that is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent, or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent, or harmful purpose or activity.
• We reserve the right to terminate or restrict your access to our Website at our sole discretion if we believe you are in breach of these terms.

3. Intellectual Property

• All content on this Website, including text, graphics, logos, images, and software, is the property of the Greenwich Peninsula Islamic Centre or its content suppliers and is protected by UK and international copyright laws.
• You may not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or otherwise exploit any portion of the Website for any commercial purpose without our express written consent.

4. Donation Handling and Transparency Policy

The Greenwich Peninsula Islamic Centre is committed to the highest standards of transparency and accountability in handling all donations, which are the lifeblood of our charitable activities.

• Online and Identifiable Donations: Donations made online, by cheque, or by bank transfer are recorded against the donor's record in compliance with our Privacy Statement and UK charity law.
• Cash Donations and Donation Boxes: We understand that many members of our community prefer to give Sadaqah (voluntary charity) and other donations in cash. To ensure these anonymous donations are handled with integrity, we adhere to the following strict procedure:
  • Secure Collection: All donation boxes are sealed and are opened only in the presence of at least two designated, responsible individuals (which may include trustees, committee members, or trusted volunteers).
  • Counting and Recording: The collected cash is counted by these two or more individuals together. The total amount collected is recorded on a pre-signed form, which is then dated and counter-signed by all individuals present during the count.
  • Banking: All cash donations are banked promptly. The bank deposit slip for the recorded amount is attached to the corresponding count form.
  • Financial Records: These records are maintained as part of our official financial accounts, which are subject to independent examination or audit as required by the Charity Commission for England and Wales. This ensures that all funds are accounted for and used solely for the charitable objectives of the Centre.

This procedure ensures a clear audit trail and provides assurance to our donors that their contributions are securely and transparently managed from the point of collection to their use in our community projects and services.

5. Donations Through Our Website

• If you make a donation through our Website, you will be asked to provide certain information relevant to your donation. All financial transactions are processed through a secure third-party payment processor. Please review their terms and privacy policies.
• If you choose to claim Gift Aid on your donation, you are confirming that you are a UK taxpayer and understand that if you pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all your donations in that tax year, it is your responsibility to pay any difference.

6. User-Generated Content

• If our Website allows you to post content (e.g., comments, forum posts), you agree that you will not post any material that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, threatening, or otherwise objectionable.
• By posting content on our Website, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, and display such content.

7. Links to Third-Party Websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites, and such sites are not governed by our privacy statement.

8. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

• The information on our Website is provided on an "as is" basis. We do not warrant that the information will be kept up to date, be true and not misleading, or that this site will always (or ever) be available for use.
• We will not be liable to you in relation to the contents of, or use of, or otherwise in connection with, this Website for any indirect, special, or consequential loss.
• Nothing in this disclaimer will limit or exclude our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.

9. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms of Service from time to time. The revised terms will apply to the use of our Website from the date of publication of the revised terms on our Website.

10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Service will be governed by and construed in accordance with English law, and any disputes relating to these terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at the details provided on our Website.