Nature of a donation
A donation is a voluntary financial contribution intended to support HAVIKWAY and its expedition-related activities.
Unless a separate offer explicitly states otherwise, a donation is not a purchase of goods or services and does not create a right to a specific commercial benefit in return.
One-time donations
A one-time donation is charged once through the payment method selected during checkout.
Before completing the payment, the donor should review the amount, currency and payment information shown on the checkout page.
A successful payment confirmation indicates that the selected payment provider has accepted or completed the transaction according to its own processing rules.
Recurring donations
Where recurring support is available, the amount and billing frequency should be shown before the donor confirms the recurring payment.
By activating recurring support, the donor authorizes the relevant payment provider to process future payments according to the selected schedule until the recurring arrangement is cancelled or otherwise ends.
A donor may request cancellation of future recurring donations through the available account/payment controls or by contacting HAVIKWAY where manual assistance is required.
Payment processing
HAVIKWAY may use independent payment service providers to process donations. Those providers may receive and process information required to authorize, settle, refund or administer the transaction.
Payment providers operate under their own terms, privacy notices, fraud controls and technical availability.
HAVIKWAY should not request or store full payment-card credentials where the payment provider is responsible for collecting those credentials directly.
Currency, conversion and transaction fees
The checkout page should identify the currency in which a donation is requested.
If a donor pays from an account using a different currency, their bank, card issuer or payment provider may apply its own exchange rate or conversion fee.
Payment-processing charges, banking charges or currency-conversion costs may affect the final amount paid by the donor or the net amount made available to the project.
How donated funds may be used
Unless a donation campaign expressly states a narrower purpose, funds may be used to support the HAVIKWAY project and expedition as a whole.
Food, accommodation when required, transport logistics, permits, border and visa-related costs.
Replacement equipment, navigation, communication, satellite and safety systems.
Hosting, technical infrastructure, live tracking, communications and documentation costs.
Administration, payment costs, media production and reasonable expedition-related operational expenses.
Actual priorities may change as the route, safety conditions, equipment needs, regulatory requirements and expedition circumstances evolve.
Errors, refunds and disputed payments
If a donation was made in error, duplicated, or appears unauthorized, contact HAVIKWAY as soon as reasonably possible.
Refund requests are assessed according to the circumstances, the status of the payment, the capabilities and rules of the payment provider, and any applicable legal requirements.
Because a donation is voluntary and may be put toward project costs after receipt, a refund is not guaranteed merely because a donor later changes their mind, unless applicable law requires otherwise.
Nothing in these terms limits rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.
Tax treatment and deductibility
HAVIKWAY does not represent through these terms that a donation is tax-deductible.
Tax treatment depends on the donor's jurisdiction, the legal status of the recipient, the nature of the contribution and applicable tax rules at the relevant time.
Where tax treatment matters, obtain appropriate current tax advice or verify the applicable rules.
Donor recognition and privacy
HAVIKWAY may offer optional recognition of supporters, for example through a supporter page, expedition update or acknowledgement.
Personal donor information should not be published automatically unless the donor has chosen or otherwise appropriately agreed to public recognition.
Anonymous or private support should remain private subject to records that HAVIKWAY or a payment provider must retain for operational, accounting, fraud-prevention or legal purposes.
Route changes, delays and project evolution
HAVIKWAY is a long-term real-world expedition. Routes, dates, destinations, methods, equipment and operational priorities may change because of borders, safety, health, weather, finances, permits or other circumstances.
A donation does not guarantee that a specific route, country, milestone, schedule or platform feature will be completed exactly as originally planned.
Funds may continue to support the broader HAVIKWAY purpose where reasonable adjustments to the expedition become necessary.
Fraud, abuse and suspicious transactions
HAVIKWAY or its payment providers may refuse, hold, cancel or investigate a payment where there is a reasonable concern about fraud, unauthorized use, sanctions, abuse, technical error or payment-security risk.
Information may be shared with the relevant payment provider or competent authority where this is legitimately required to investigate or respond to a suspicious transaction.
Donation questions
If you need help with a donation, recurring support, a suspected duplicate payment, cancellation or a refund request, contact HAVIKWAY with enough information to identify the transaction.
Do not send full card numbers, passwords or other unnecessary payment credentials through a normal contact form or email.
Contact HAVIKWAYChanges to these donation terms
These terms may be updated when payment providers, donation methods, recurring-support features, legal requirements or the structure of HAVIKWAY changes.
The version and date shown at the top of this page identify the current published terms.