Recipient Agreement

1. Independent status

You are an independent service provider. ParcharPay is not your employer, agent, principal, or joint venturer. Nothing on the platform creates an employment, partnership, franchise, or fiduciary relationship between you and ParcharPay.

2. Taxes, permits, and compliance

You are solely responsible for:

• Reporting and paying all taxes on contributions and booking payments received (income tax, GST/VAT, self-employment or equivalent);
• Any registrations, permits, insurance, or visas required to perform services in your jurisdiction; and
• Complying with local religious, charitable-fundraising, and consumer-protection laws.

3. Availability and bookings

You control your own schedule, quoted amounts, deposit levels, and cancellation practices. You must respond to booking requests in good faith and, once a quote is accepted and deposit paid, use reasonable efforts to honour the booking or provide fair notice if you cannot.

4. Honest representation

You agree that you will not:

• Impersonate another person, Jatha, Gurdwara, or organisation;
• Misrepresent your credentials, ordination, affiliations, or authority;
• Claim charitable, DGR, or tax-deductible status you do not hold; or
• Use images, names, or biographies without the right to do so.

5. Use of funds

Contributions received via ParcharPay must not be used for any unlawful purpose, including fraud, money laundering, terrorism financing, sanctions evasion, or tax evasion. If you collect funds on behalf of a specific purpose (e.g. a Jatha, seva project, or event), you must apply them substantially to that stated purpose.

6. Conduct

You must treat Sangat with respect and act in accordance with basic standards of safety and dignity. Harassment, abuse, discrimination, or exploitation of Sangat — particularly minors and vulnerable persons — is grounds for immediate termination and referral to authorities.

7. Suspension and termination

ParcharPay may suspend or terminate your account, revoke verification, freeze pending payouts, and report activity to Stripe or law enforcement if we reasonably suspect any breach of this agreement, our Terms of Service, or applicable law. See our Terms of Service for the full framework.

8. Contact

Questions about this agreement: contact@parcharpay.org.