Donation Refund Policy

Plan Care Foundation has developed a donation refund policy as part of our commitment to honoring and respecting the financial contributions that people make to Plan India. All donations are disbursed in a timely fashion to Plan India supported projects working with children to ensure that the program objectives are met.

Plan Care Foundation relies on donations to design and implement the work and achieve the outcomes with respect to education, health and protection for children. Any changes in the quantum of donations adversely impacts the program outcomes. We recognise the importance of donations and want to ensure we establish appropriate principles of transparency and fairness with regard to the management of refunds.

Policy Scope

This policy outlines the circumstances under which Plan Care Foundation Branch Office (hereafter 'Plan Care') will refund a donation. This policy is applicable only for Non-earmarked donations. Donations to specific projects/CSR donations are not refundable.

This policy applies to all those who make financial donations to Plan India and to Plan India employees and volunteers responsible for processing and managing financial donations.

Policy Statement

Plan India expects that anyone wishing to donate considers their decision carefully and checks donation amounts during transactions. Plan Care Foundation recognises that it is possible to make an error when making an on-line donation or for the donors to change their mind about the donation made. It can also occur that an error is made by Plan India or our payment gateway.

Under this policy Plan India will endeavour to refund donations in accordance with the following rules:

Refund Rules

• If an error is made in making a donation or if the donor changes their mind, we will honour all requests for refund that are made in writing within 15 (fifteen) days of the date the donation was made.
• The written refund request should include the details of the initial transaction including date, donation amount, donor's name, ID, tax invoice number and the nature of the error.
• Written requests for refund can be sent by:
  • Email: refund@plancare.org
  • Correspondence address: Plan Care Foundation, 37 Uttam Nagar, New Delhi - 110048
• Plan Care Foundation will fully examine all requests for refund and endeavour to ensure that genuine errors are rectified. However, after 15 days Plan India is under no obligation to give refunds and the decision on refunds will be at Plan India's discretion.
• Plan Care Foundation will only process refunds on return of tax exemption certificate or a written declaration that the previous receipt will not be used by donor.
• Based on the written request from a donor, if amount is adjusted by Plan India, the original donor receipt issued for the incorrect amount will become invalid and a new receipt will be issued by Plan Care Foundation for the amount of the adjusted donation.
• Plan Care Foundation reserves the right to pass any refund transaction charges onto the donor.
• Refunds will be returned using the original method of payment – for example if a donation has been made by credit card, the refund will be credited by Plan India to that same credit card.
• Should an error be made by Plan Care Foundation or our financial institution(s), a refund of the full amount will be made once Plan Care Foundation is notified of the error in writing.

Responsibility and Policy Owner

The principal owners of this policy are:

• Director- Program Head, Plan Care Foundation

The owner is responsible for implementing the policy and achieving the desired outcomes.

All Plan Care Foundation employees and volunteers responsible for receiving and processing donations shall:

• respect and value all those who donate to Plan Care Foundation
• ensure donation processes are secure and transparent
• build trusting relationships with regular donors and partners
• respond proactively to any issues arising with regard to donation refunds
• communicate respectfully and professionally with those who request a refund
• raise any issues or concerns that arise with Plan India management regarding donation refunds