Legal & Privacy Policy
Last Updated: July 2026
1. Organization Information
Karibu Rafiki Organization is a registered Non-Governmental Organization in Tanzania. Registration Number: ooNGO/R/3975. Registered address: Street Ibanda, Mkolani, Nyamagana, Mwanza, Tanzania. Contact: info@kariburafiki.org.
2. Privacy Policy & Data Collection
We are committed to protecting your privacy. We collect basic personal information (such as name and email address) submitted voluntarily through our contact forms or donation portal strictly for communication, issuing tax receipts, and organizational updates. We do not sell or share your data with third parties. Crucially, we do not store or process credit card data on our servers; all payment processing is securely handled by our compliant third-party payment gateway.
3. Terms and Conditions
By using this website, you agree to its terms. This platform is operated for informational and charitable purposes to support children transitioning from street situations in Tanzania. We reserve the right to refuse donations from unverified or suspicious sources in strict compliance with international Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations.
4. Donation Refund Policy
As a registered charitable organization, all donations are generally considered non-refundable gifts. However, we recognize that errors can happen. If an accidental duplicate transaction occurs, or if you made a genuine error in the donation amount, please contact us at info@kariburafiki.org within 7 days of the transaction. Refunds for valid technical errors will be processed and returned to the original payment method.
5. Cookie Policy
Our website respects your privacy and does not use any tracking, advertising, or analytics cookies. We use privacy-first, cookieless analytics to monitor website traffic. The only cookies set by our site are 'strictly necessary' security cookies provided by Google reCAPTCHA (via Web3Forms) solely to protect our contact forms from spam and bot attacks. Because these are strictly necessary for security, they do not require prior consent under GDPR.