Last Updated: 07/04/2025
This Privacy Policy describes how Sri Sayeesha Charitable Trust (hereinafter referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares personal information of individuals who interact with our organization, including visitors to our website srisayeesha.org, donors, volunteers, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders in Chennai and Tamil Nadu, India.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the responsible handling of your personal information in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in India.
We may collect the following types of personal information:
- Contact Information: Name, address, email address, phone number.
- Donation Information: Donation history, payment details (processed securely by third-party payment processors, we do not store your full credit card details).
- Volunteer Information: Application details, skills, availability, contact information.
- Beneficiary Information: Name, age, gender, address, family details, needs assessment information, progress reports (collected and used solely for the purpose of providing support and services).
- Website Usage Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring website, pages visited, and the dates and times of visits (collected through cookies and similar technologies).
- Communication Preferences: Your preferences for receiving updates and communications from us.
- Other Information: Any other information you voluntarily provide to us.
2. How We Collect Your Information:
We may collect your personal information in the following ways:
- Directly from you: When you make a donation, register as a volunteer, apply for or receive our services, subscribe to our newsletters, contact us via email or phone, or fill out forms on our website or in person.
- Automatically through our website: Through the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies.
- From third-party service providers: Such as payment processors and website analytics providers.
3. How We Use Your Information:
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To process donations and provide donation receipts.
- To manage our volunteer programs and communicate with volunteers.
- To provide support and services to our beneficiaries.
- To communicate with you about our activities, projects, and fundraising campaigns (with your consent where required).
- To respond to your inquiries and provide support.
- To improve our website and services.
- To analyze website usage and trends.
- To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
- For internal administrative purposes.
4. Sharing Your Information:
We may share your personal information with the following categories of recipients:
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as payment processing, website hosting, email marketing, and analytics. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information.
- Regulatory Authorities: When required by law or legal process.
- Our Affiliates and Partners: When necessary for the implementation of our projects and with your consent where required.
- In aggregate and anonymized form: For statistical analysis and reporting purposes.
We will not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.
5. Data Security:
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include:
- Secure server infrastructure.
- Encryption of sensitive data during transmission.
- Restricting access to personal information to authorized personnel only.
- Regular security assessments and updates.
However, please note that no method of data transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Your Rights:
You may have certain rights regarding your personal information under applicable laws in India, including the right to:
- Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: Request the correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Deletion: Request the deletion of your personal information (subject to legal obligations).
- Objection: Object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes, such as direct marketing.
- Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where we are processing your personal information based on your consent.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below. We may require you to verify your identity before responding to your request.
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies:
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activities. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
8. Links to Other Websites:
Our website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
9. Children’s Privacy:
We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without the consent of their parent or guardian. If you believe we have collected personal information from a child without such consent, please contact us immediately, and we will take steps to remove the information.
10. Changes to this Privacy Policy:
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website or through other appropriate communication channels. Your continued interaction with us after the changes are implemented will constitute your acceptance of the revised policy.
11. Contact Us:
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us at:
Sri Sayeesha Charitable Trust
By interacting with Sri Sayeesha Charitable Trust, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.