Civic association Charita Agape
1. DEFINITIONS OF USED TERMS
OZ Charita Agape – Charita Agape, a civic association, serves as a financial aid organization actively in search of voluntary donors who are willing to contribute funds to families with children enduring severe, incurable illnesses. These ailments include oncological diseases, moderate to severe cerebral palsy, autism, dwarfism, muscular dystrophy, Down’s syndrome, and more, frequently causing financial hardships for these families. Additionally, Charita Agape extends its assistance to children in foster care and those experiencing difficult life situations. OZ Charita Agape is a non-profit organization based at ul. Tomašíkova 10, 979 01 Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia. ID number: 42307937, registration number: VVS/1-900/90-41750, which is governed by Act no. 213/1997 Coll . on non-profit organizations providing generally beneficial services, as amended. (cited from the collection of laws of the Slovak Republic)
DONOR – a natural or legal person who has voluntarily decided to help sick children and their families by providing a monetary donation in accordance with par. 628 of the Civil Code.
BENEFICIARY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE – our organization registers either the child or their legal guardian. Donors channel their financial contributions through our organization, which subsequently delivers these donations to the beneficiaries.
2. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
The OZ Charita Agape provides financial assistance to people, regardless of their ethnic origin, religion or political beliefs. Assistance is targeted at families with children who face financial hardship due to a severe and debilitating illness affecting the child.
Donors can donate whatever sum they desire to the OZ Charita Agape account.
Families can apply for financial assistance in person, by phone, in writing or via e-mail. The interested party fills out the Application form, which, if eligible, will be approved by our organization.
3. ALLOCATION OF RECIPIENTS TO DONORS
Agape Association organizes voluntary fundraising, from which funds are distributed to applicants – families with seriously ill children, children in foster homes and children in difficult life situations.
4. METHOD OF SENDING FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Financial contributions are provided to the applicant by bank transfer, postal order or in cash if the applicant does not have a bank account.
Donors have various options to send their donations to OZ Charita Agape, including one-time payment orders, standing payment orders through their bank, postal money orders of type U (PPP), using the payment gateway on our website, and QR codes. When completing a payment order or PPP form, please include a unique variable symbol. Contributions lacking this symbol will be allocated to individuals seeking financial aid.
The minimum and maximum donation amounts are solely determined by the donor’s discretion.
Payment cards
Payment card transactions can be processed as either one-time or recurring payments. We accept payments made with MASTERCARD, MAESTRO, VISA, and VISA ELECTRON cards.
Please note that refunds or corrections for payments can only be requested until the last day of the month in which the payment was sent to OZ Charita Agape’s account. To initiate a refund, a written request must be sent to OZ Charita Agape, Tomašíkova 10, 979 01 Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia, with a minimum of five working days remaining in the respective month. Please be aware that anonymous contributions are not eligible for refunds or corrections.
5. DONATIONS
Donations to OZ Charita Agape, in accordance with Act no. 595/2003 Coll. on income tax, as amended, are exempt from income tax according to par. 13. (cited from the Collection of laws of the Slovak Republic).
6. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA and CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Personal data is processed by OZ Charita Agape in accordance with Regulation of the European Parliament and the EU Council No. 2016/679 of April 27, 2016 on the protection of natural persons in the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (cited from the Collection of laws of the Slovak Republic)
Intermediaries are persons whom the Operator has entrusted with processing the personal data of the persons concerned.
The term Intermediary has the same meaning as defined in the Regulation.
The affected person is any natural or legal person who provides their personal data to the Operator through the Portal. The Personal Data Protection Act is Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on the protection of personal data, as amended (cited from the Collection of laws of the Slovak Republic)
The Operator can process personal data of Affected Persons in different ways and in different situations, depending on the position of the Affected Person, whether he is a Recipient, Provider, Verifier, Portal visitor, etc. Regardless of the situations mentioned, the Operator undertakes to never sell, commercialize or use personal data of the Affected Persons in violation of the Regulation and other applicable data protection regulations.
The Operator respects the privacy of the Affected Persons, regardless of whether the personal data of the Affected Persons is processed by the Operator himself or on behalf of other parties. The Operator undertakes to ensure appropriate measures for the protection of identification and other personal data, as well as information about Affected Persons, in accordance with the Regulation and applicable laws of the Slovak Republic.
The Intermediary is authorized to process personal data only to the extent and under the conditions agreed with the Operator in a written contract or in a written mandate.
The Intermediary in a written contract or in a written authorization in accordance with Article 28 par. 3 of the Regulations shall provide the Operator with adequate technical and organizational measures so that the processing of personal data meets the requirements of the Regulations and the Personal Data Protection Act, which will ensure the protection of the rights of the Data Subject.
Rights and obligations of the Provider (cited from the Collection of laws of the Slovak Republic)
The Regulation grants the following rights to every individual affected:
the right to rectify or change your personal data according to Article 16 of the Regulation
the right to delete your personal data according to Article 17 of the Regulation
the right to limit the processing of personal data according to Article 18 of the Regulation
the right to object to the processing of personal data according to Article 21 of the Regulation
the right to portability of personal data according to Article 20 of the Regulation
the right to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data.
7. COOKIE POLICY
Every individual who visits the Portal, hereinafter referred to as the “Visitor,” initiates the creation of a small text file known as a “cookie” on their computer. When a Visitor explores the Portal, a tiny text file known as a “cookie” is generated and stored on the Visitor’s computer or mobile device (including tablets). The term “cookie” refers to a brief text file that the website saves on the Visitor’s computer or mobile device (including tablets) during their visit to the Portal. By means of a cookie, the Portal enables Visitors to expedite their future visits to the same pages and offers a swifter connection. In addition to the above, the Portal has the capability to “identify” the Visitor, providing them with preferred information, preventing repetitive display of advertisements, and facilitating the auto-fill of previously entered identification data. During subsequent visits to the web, the Portal can recognize the Visitor, allowing for the automatic addition of previously entered data, while also presenting relevant content and offers for activities and services that the Operator believes may be of interest to the Visitor.
The Operator employs cookies for the purpose of scrutinizing Portal traffic, utilizing tools such as Google Analytics, Google AdSense, the Operator’s internal systems, and others (as previously elucidated). These are analytical tools designed to assist website and app proprietors in comprehending how their users interact with these platforms. Cookies serve to compile statistical data concerning website usage, without disclosing the personal identities of individual visitors.
If the Operator can determine the Visitor’s identity during the recording procedure, it amounts to the processing of the Visitor’s personal data. For this processing to occur, the Operator must have a legal justification, which includes obtaining the Visitor’s consent as the Data Subject. Moreover, the second legal basis, especially when monitoring activities and evaluating them, relies on the Operator’s legitimate interest in offering the Visitor the optimal assortment of services or support for their activities on the Portal.
8. COMPLAINT PROCEDURE
Contributions
Please take note that refunds or modifications to payments can only be requested up to the final day of the calendar month in which the payment was received into the account of OZ Charita Agape. To initiate a refund, a written request must be sent to OZ Charita Agape, addressed at Tomašíkova 10, 979 01 Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia, with a minimum of five working days remaining in the current month. It’s important to understand that anonymous contributions are exempt from refund or correction procedures.
Privacy policy
In the event that the Data Subject intends to contact the Operator, raise a complaint or suggestion regarding personal data protection, or provide input regarding the Operator’s personal data processing, they can communicate with the Person Responsible for overseeing personal data protection at OZ Charita Agape through written communication at Tomašíkova 10, 979 01 Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia.
9. FINAL PROVISIONS
The Donor, upon sending a financial contribution, and the Recipient, upon completing and signing the Application for Financial Assistance, affirm that they have thoroughly reviewed the Guidelines for financial assistance provision and concur with them. The Recipient attests to the accuracy and completeness of the information supplied in the Application for financial assistance. Simultaneously, the Recipient consents to the provision of financial assistance in accordance with the Guidelines for financial assistance provision. The Recipient acknowledges that there exists no legal entitlement to financial assistance. In the event of the Recipient withdrawing their consent to the processing of their personal data or for sharing said data with individuals from whom they will receive financial contributions, they understand that assistance will not be extended to them.
These Rules for the provision of financial assistance are valid from June 14, 2013.
OZ Charita Agape
