Shravya Asha Foundation respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when using our website, making a donation, registering as a volunteer, participating in an event, submitting a form, contacting us, or using any service provided through our website.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and the choices available to you.

01. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect the following categories of information:

• Name and contact information.
• Email address and telephone number.
• Address and other information provided through forms.
• Donation and transaction-related information.
• Volunteer registration and application information.
• Event registration and attendance information.
• Information submitted through support or contact forms.
• CVs, documents or files submitted through relevant forms.
• Information you voluntarily provide in messages, feedback or testimonials.
• Technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information and website usage data.

02. Donation & Payment Information

When you make a donation through our website, certain information may be required to process and record the transaction.

Payment transactions may be processed through third-party payment gateways. We may receive transaction-related information such as payment status, transaction reference, donation amount and other information necessary for accounting, receipt generation and record keeping.

We do not intend to store complete card numbers, CVV numbers, passwords or other sensitive payment credentials on our website.

03. How We Use Your Information

We may use collected information to:

• Process and acknowledge donations.
• Issue donation receipts or certificates where applicable.
• Process volunteer registrations and applications.
• Manage event registrations and participation.
• Respond to enquiries and support requests.
• Communicate with donors, volunteers, applicants and website users.
• Provide information about our programs and initiatives.
• Maintain and improve our website and services.
• Prevent fraud, abuse and unauthorized activity.
• Maintain records required for administrative, accounting and legal purposes.
• Comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

04. Communications

If you provide your contact information, we may use it to respond to your enquiries, provide transaction-related information, communicate about your registrations, or provide important information relating to our services.

Where required, promotional communications will be subject to applicable consent and communication requirements.

05. Cookies & Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, remember preferences, understand website usage and enhance the user experience.

Some cookies may be provided by third-party services used by the website.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

06. Website Analytics

We may use analytics and similar tools to understand how visitors use our website, identify technical issues and improve our website and services.

Such services may collect information such as device type, browser information, approximate location, pages visited, referring pages and usage patterns.

07. Sharing of Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information for monetary consideration.

Information may be shared with trusted service providers where reasonably necessary to operate our website and services, including payment processors, hosting providers, email or communication providers, technology providers, analytics providers and other authorized service providers.

We may also disclose information where required by law, legal process, governmental authority, fraud prevention requirements or to protect the rights, safety and security of the Foundation, users or others.

08. Third-Party Services

Our website may contain integrations, links or services provided by third parties. These third parties may have their own privacy policies and terms.

Shravya Asha Foundation is not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third-party websites or services.

09. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

However, no method of transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted through the internet.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including administrative, accounting, legal, regulatory, security and record-keeping requirements.

11. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate authorization or consent where such consent is required by applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate authorization, please contact us so that the matter can be reviewed.

12. Your Rights & Choices

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to request access, correction, updating or deletion of certain information.

You may also contact us regarding concerns about the use of your personal information or certain communications from us.

13. Accuracy of Information

You are responsible for providing accurate and updated information when submitting forms, registering for activities, making donations or communicating with us.

Please inform us if any information provided by you needs to be corrected or updated.

14. External Links

Our website may contain links to external websites, social media platforms, payment services or other third-party resources.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those third parties before providing personal information through their platforms.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Shravya Asha Foundation may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, services or applicable legal requirements.

The updated version will be published on this page with a revised effective date.

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