Terms of Use
Effective Date: 1 September 2026 · Governing Law: Portuguese Republic
Website Owner & Operator: Fundação Lakhani (trading as “TLG Foundation”)Legal Form: Non-profit Private Foundation of Indefinite Duration
NIPC: 517 674 394 · Headquarters: Largo Almirante Gago Coutinho, n.os 6 e 6-A, 2780-245 Oeiras, Portugal
Institutional Portal: www.tlg.foundation | Contact: info@tlg.foundation
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing, browsing, or using the website tlg.foundation, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please refrain from using this website.
2. Purpose & Informative Nature of Content
This website serves as the institutional and transparency portal of Fundação Lakhani, including for the purposes of Article 9 of Portuguese Law No. 24/2012 of 9 July (Framework Law on Foundations) and Article 8(1)(k) of Portuguese Law No. 36/2021 of 14 June (Framework Law on Public Utility Status), where applicable.
Disclaimer of Professional Advice: All materials, project briefs, news items, and information published on this website are provided solely for general educational, cultural, and institutional informational purposes. Nothing on this website constitutes legal, fiscal, tax, or immigration advice. Visitors must seek independent qualified professional advice before taking any action based on website content.
3. Intellectual Property Rights
Unless otherwise stated, intellectual property rights in content made available on this website—including text, institutional documents, photographs, videos, logos, branding, graphics, and design layouts—are owned by Fundação Lakhani or by the respective third-party rights holders and are used by the Foundation under the applicable licence, authorisation or legal basis.
User submissions, such as competition entries, remain the intellectual property of their original authors, subject to the specific licenses granted in the respective competition rules.
Unauthorized reproduction, modification, distribution, or commercial exploitation of any material without express prior written permission from Fundação Lakhani is strictly prohibited.
4. Donations, Grants & Tax Status Disclosure
Fundação Lakhani is a legally instituted Portuguese private foundation (Deed of 27 July 2023, restated 24 November 2025). The Foundation has submitted its application for Public Utility Status (Estatuto de Utilidade Pública) to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM). Until Public Utility Status is formally gazetted in the Diário da República, donations do not automatically qualify for tax benefits. Any tax treatment depends on the applicable provisions of the Portuguese Tax Benefits Statute (Estatuto dos Benefícios Fiscais – EBF), the status of the beneficiary or relevant project, the nature and purpose of the donation and the circumstances of the donor. Fundação Lakhani’s application for Public Utility Status is currently pending.
5. Event Pre-Registrations & Competitions
Submitting an expression of interest or pre-registration form (such as for the Festival Gandhi Youth Creative Competition) does not constitute a binding contract. Definitive entry rules, age categories, deadlines, and criteria are published separately by the organizing partners.
6. External Links & Third-Party Platforms
This website may contain links to external third-party websites, partners, or government gazettes. Fundação Lakhani exercises no control over third-party content and accepts no responsibility or liability for their content, policies, or practices, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
7. User Conduct & Integrity
Users agree not to introduce malicious code, perform automated scraping without consent, attempt unauthorized access to server administrative areas, or submit fraudulent or defamatory content through website forms.
8. Governing Law & Jurisdiction
These Terms of Use are governed by Portuguese law. Any dispute arising in connection with the use of this website shall be submitted to the Portuguese courts having jurisdiction under the applicable rules of subject-matter and territorial jurisdiction, without prejudice to any mandatory jurisdiction provisions.