Terms of Service & Usage

By browsing this website (houseofhopesrilanka.com), communicating with our administration, or donating to House of Hope Children’s Home, you signify your full agreement to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please discontinue using this website.

House of Hope operates strictly as a non-profit, non-governmental charitable institution registered under the Department of Probation and Child Care Services, Central Province, Sri Lanka (Reg: DS/NW/SS/06/07). All contents of this website are published solely to raise benevolent support, foster transparent accountability, and report on our humanitarian welfare programs.

• No Commercial Reproduction: You may not download, copy, scrape, re-publish, or alter any photograph of the children for commercial gain, unauthorized advertising, or political purposes.
• Prohibition on AI Model Training: The images of children displayed on this platform may not be scraped or ingested into generative AI or computer vision training datasets under any circumstances.
• Educational Sharing: Sharing links to our official website on social networks for the honest purpose of raising charitable donations is permitted and warmly encouraged.

All financial contributions to House of Hope are strictly voluntary gifts made to assist in the care, food, healthcare, clothing, and education of our 16 resident children.

As a registered charitable institution where donations are immediately deployed for perishable essentials (groceries, medicine, school transport), charitable gifts are generally non-refundable once disbursed.

To guarantee the sanctuary status of our home in Nawalapitiya:

• Advance Appointment Required: No unannounced public visits are allowed. All visitors, donors, and meal sponsors must obtain prior confirmation from our administration.
• No Unsupervised Private Contact: Visitors must always interact with children in communal spaces under the supervision of full-time resident matrons and staff.
• On-Site Photography Rules: Visitors may not photograph or record video of the children without express consent from the Sanctuary Director, and personal mobile phone cameras must be handled respectfully.

While we strive to maintain current information regarding our programs, costs, and project milestones, website content is provided on an "as is" informational basis. Specific daily needs (such as meal rosters and urgent repairs) may fluctuate rapidly based on local conditions in Nawalapitiya.

To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of Sri Lanka, House of Hope, its board of trustees, caretakers, and volunteers shall not be held liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use or inability to use this website, external bank transmission downtimes, or third-party web links.

These Terms of Service and any contractual or charitable relationship arising from them shall be governed, interpreted, and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Any legal dispute or claim arising hereunder shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in Nawalapitiya or Kandy, Sri Lanka.