Terms of Use

This website provides information about iThemba Kuluntu, its community-rooted projects, partnerships, media coverage, donation options and related public-interest work in South Africa and Germany.

By using this website, you agree to use it lawfully, respectfully and only for its intended purpose.

This website is operated in connection with iThemba Kuluntu e.V. in Germany and iThemba Kuluntu NPC in South Africa. Legal provider details are available in the Impressum.

The content on this website is provided for general information, awareness, donor communication and partnership purposes.

Visitors may read, share and link to publicly available pages in a respectful and accurate way. Website content must not be copied, modified, republished, misrepresented or used for commercial, fundraising or promotional purposes without written permission from iThemba Kuluntu.

We make reasonable efforts to keep project information, impact figures, partner information and programme updates accurate and current. However, project details may change as community needs, funding, field conditions, implementation timelines and reporting processes change.

Impact figures, field data, climate-related estimates and programme information are shared in good faith and may be updated, verified or corrected over time.

Donations made through or in connection with this website support the charitable and community-rooted work of iThemba Kuluntu.

Donation payments may be processed through external payment providers, banking platforms or other third-party services. The availability of specific payment methods may depend on the donor’s location, currency and the technical systems active on the website.

Donation receipts, tax certificates and Zuwendungsbescheinigungen are issued where applicable and in accordance with the relevant legal, organisational and tax requirements.

If a donation is made in error or if a donor has a question about a donation, the donor should contact us as soon as possible.

This website may contain links to external websites, media articles, YouTube videos, social media platforms, partner websites, donation platforms or payment providers.

We are not responsible for the content, availability, security, privacy practices or terms of use of external websites or third-party services. Visitors should review the relevant terms and privacy information of those third parties before using them.

Visitors must not misuse this website or attempt to interfere with its proper functioning.

• Do not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website or its systems.
• Do not upload or transmit harmful code, spam or abusive content.
• Do not use the website in a misleading, fraudulent or unlawful way.
• Do not copy or reuse website materials in a way that misrepresents iThemba Kuluntu, its work, partners, donors or communities.
• Do not use project stories, images or community information in a disrespectful or exploitative way.

Unless otherwise stated, the text, photographs, videos, graphics, logos, project materials, design elements and other content on this website belong to iThemba Kuluntu or are used with permission.

These materials may not be copied, reproduced, adapted, distributed or used for other purposes without prior written permission, except where permitted by law.

This website may include photographs, videos and stories from community-based work. These materials are shared to communicate the work of iThemba Kuluntu respectfully and transparently.

Visitors must not download, reuse, edit or share community images, child images, beneficiary stories or field materials in a way that is misleading, harmful, exploitative or disconnected from their original context.

The information on this website is provided for general awareness and communication purposes. It does not constitute legal, medical, financial, tax, environmental, technical or professional advice.

Visitors should seek appropriate professional advice before relying on website information for legal, financial, tax, compliance or technical decisions.

We aim to keep the website accessible and functional, but we do not guarantee that it will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free or free from technical issues.

We may update, change, suspend or remove parts of the website at any time.

We are not liable for losses or damages arising from the use of this website, reliance on website content, temporary unavailability of the website, external links or third-party services, except where liability cannot legally be excluded.

Nothing in these Terms of Use excludes liability where exclusion is not permitted by applicable law.

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time. The updated version will be published on this page with the latest update date.

Continued use of the website after changes have been published means that visitors accept the updated Terms of Use.