Who we are

Chinmaya Mission Visakhapatnam west is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit our website https://rural.chinmayavisakhapatnam.org (the “Website”) and interact with our services.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Personal Identification Information: This may include your name, email address, phone number, postal address, and other similar information you provide to us when you donate, subscribe to our newsletter, register for events, or contact us.
• Donation Information: If you make a donation through our Website, we may collect your billing information, such as your credit card details or bank account information. Please note that we may use third-party payment processors to handle these transactions securely, and we do not directly store your full credit card details.
• Website Usage Data: We may automatically collect certain information about your visit to our Website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring website, pages you visited, and the dates and times of your visit. We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect this information (see our “Cookies Policy” section below).
• Communications: If you contact us via email or other means, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
• Volunteer and Supporter Information: If you volunteer with us or otherwise support our mission, we may collect information relevant to your involvement.

How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

• To process your donations and provide donation receipts.
• To communicate with you about our activities, programs, and fundraising efforts (with your consent where required).
• To respond to your inquiries and provide support.
• To manage event registrations and participation.
• To personalize your experience on our Website.
• To analyze Website usage and improve our Website and services.
• To comply with legal obligations.
• For other purposes with your consent.

How We Share Your Information

We may share your personal information with the following categories of recipients:

• Service Providers: We may share information with third-party service providers who assist us with website hosting, payment processing, email marketing, data analysis, and other services. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information.
• Volunteers and Staff: Access to your information may be granted to our authorized volunteers and staff on a need-to-know basis to carry out our organizational activities.
• Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request, such as a court order or subpoena.
• Successors: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or other organizational change, your information may be transferred to the successor organization.
• With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties for other purposes with your explicit consent.

Your Choices and Rights

You have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• Access: You may have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You may have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
• Deletion: You may have the right to request the deletion of your personal information (subject to certain exceptions).
• Opt-out: You can opt-out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in those emails.
• Withdraw Consent: If we rely on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section below. We may require you to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.

Cookies Policy

Our Website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience and collect information about how you use our Website.

• What are Cookies? Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website.
• How We Use Cookies: We may use cookies for purposes such as website functionality, analytics, and personalization.
• Your Choices: You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. You can typically block or delete cookies, or set your browser to notify you when cookies are being sent. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Website.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures may include encryption, firewalls, and secure storage practices. However, please be aware that no method of data transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Links to Other Websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any website you visit.

Children’s Privacy

Our Website is intended for all age groups including children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without parental consent. If you believe that we have collected personal information from a child without consent, please contact us immediately, and we will take steps to remove the information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page and update the “Last Updated” date at the top of the policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Our website address is: https://rural.chinmayavisakhapatnam.org.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.