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It's against the money collection laws. Basically you have to have a permit to collect donations. That permit costs money itself and has some bureaucracy to it. It's also limited in time so you have to get a new permit after it expires.

The only way to get a donation without the permit is if someone proactively asks you how they can give money to you and then you can tell them your bank account number or PayPal or whatever.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, the permits are only given to associations and such, not private persons. And even then the processing time for the permit request is 5 to 6 months.




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