Hair with Heart is Variety - The Children's Charity’s national hair donation & fundraising program, managed by Variety (NSW/ACT).
The Hair with Heart Mermade Hair Event represents a partnership between Variety - The Children's Charity and Mermade Hair which aims to:
- Grow awareness of the Hair with Heart program and increase high-quality hair donations
- Generate meaningful funds for children in need
- Create emotionally compelling storytelling that mobilises the Mermade community
- Inspire purpose-led action in support of Variety’s mission to empower children to live without limits
- Launch publicly in September 2026 in alignment with Alopecia Awareness Month and continue through various activation opportunities over the following 12 months, concluding 30 September 2027.
Hair with Heart Program
Variety (NSW/ACT) places importance and emphasis on the confidentiality of an individual's private and sensitive information. Variety (NSW/ACT) is bound by, and also complies with the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).
Variety (NSW/ACT) and/or people authorised by it may gather and process the information:
- which you may provide when accessing the Website, such as your name, address, email address and other personal information;
- posted by you on the Website; and
- regarding the way in which you use the Website, including, without limitation, information acquired through the use of cookies programmed during the accessing of the Website.
The gathering and processing of information is for our charitable purposes, generally including research and assessment purposes.
The Terms and Conditions are designed to help you with your fundraising activity and to ensure that all aspects of the activity have been considered prior to commencing your fundraising. They also service to protect Variety – the Children’s Charity (NSW/ACT) (Variety) from liability and fraudulent activities.
These Terms and Conditions are only for individuals joining the Mermade x Hair with Heart event for Variety and are not intended for businesses. If you are a business wishing to raise money for Variety, then please contact the Head of Fundraising by emailing contactus@varietynsw.org.au.
ON THIS PAGE YOU WILL FIND
- General obligations of the fundraiser
- Financial and administrative aspects of fundraising
- Marketing and promoting your event
TERMS
“the fundraiser” refers to the individual that is holding the fundraising activity on behalf of Variety.
GENERAL
The fundraiser:
- Will take responsibility for the appropriate coordination and management of the activity, associated finances, required insurances, publicity and communications with Variety and the community, procurement of prizes, services, volunteers and staff.
- Will run the fundraising activity in the name of the fundraiser as listed on the Funraisin account associated with the Fundraising page who will be solely responsible for the activity and will make it clear when dealing with the public, sponsors and supporters that the fundraiser is not representing Variety, and that they are raising funds that will be forwarded to Variety.
- Will engage in a reasonable level of liaison with Variety and provide relevant requested information regarding the fundraising activity in a timely manner.
- Accepts and is responsible for minimising any risk associated with the fundraising activity and is responsible for the safety of the event, volunteers and personnel.
- Is required by Variety to arrange their own public liability insurance specific to the activity, if required, and indemnifies Variety against any liability in relation to the conduct of an activity.
- Shall not undertake any door-to-door, street sales, or telephone-based approaches for donations in connection with the activity.
- Agrees that at no time will they or any people involved in their activity present themselves as a representative or staff member of Variety.
- Acknowledges that the activity is moral and ethical and does not involve any industries that are in conflict with the values and purpose of Variety.
- Will inform Variety if they are under 16 years of age and obtain written permission from a parent or guardian authorizing them to raise funds when requested.
PERMITS AND PERMISSIONS
The fundraiser must agree to:
- Obtain and abide by all state/territory legislation.
- Comply with regulation guidelines on raffles and alcohol permits and appropriate local council permits (including food handling).
- Comply with any obligations outlined in the Fundraising Act 1998 and must apply for any permits, licenses, insurance and authorities that may be required. This is inclusive of all raffles, bingo, vending tickets, other games of chance of any public appeal.
- Be aware that different states have their own legislation, which should be checked beforehand with state or territory government or local council. It is the fundraiser’s responsibility to review and ensure compliance with the relevant legislation.
- Send copies of any permits obtained to Variety prior to the commencement of the activity.
FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
The financial, fundraising, raffles, record keeping and management aspects of the activity are entirely the fundraiser’s responsibility and they must comply with any obligations imposed by the Fundraising Act 1998- Accounts and Records to be kept and any other applicable legislation, rules or regulations.
Division 4 of the Fundraising Act 1998 states that:
A person conducting a fundraising appeal must keep records sufficient to enable true and fair view of the income and expenditure relating to the appeal to be ascertained at any given time.
The fundraiser must not approach the general public with door-to-door, street or telephone collections as part of the fundraising activity. The fundraiser will also need to be clear about how the money will be used (e.g. all profits will be donated to Variety) and/or the percentage of funds being donated (e.g. 100% of net proceeds will donated to Variety).
Credit Cards and Refunds
You agree not to use an invalid or unauthorised credit card. Once a donation has been made, the transaction is final and refunds will not be given except where unauthorised use of a payment card can be proved. If you become aware of a fraudulent use of your card, or it becomes lost or stolen, you must notify your card issuer.
EXPENSES
The fundraiser must:
- Not incur any expenses in the name of Variety. The fundraiser may deduct any vital costs associated with organising the activity provided they are well documented and are ‘fair and reasonable’, and can only include out-of-pocket expenses such as venue hire, catering, etc.
- Ensure the fundraising activity will be self-funding and all related invoices are paid for by the fundraiser. Variety will not be held liable for any losses or expenses incurred by the fundraiser in any circumstances and no invoice should be addressed to Variety.
- Ensure expenses do not exceed 50% total funds raised and state public disclosure conditions will need to be adhered to.
