Welcome to Vidyaraaj Foundation. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us through our website, online forms, events, volunteer programs, fundraising activities and other communication channels.
This Privacy Policy explains how Vidyaraaj Foundation collects, uses, stores, shares and protects personal information when you visit our website or interact with our activities.
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy. Where consent is legally required, we will seek your consent separately.
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following information:
A. Personal Information
Full name
Email address
Phone number
City, state or general address details
Organization or institution name
Professional or educational information, where relevant
B. Volunteer and Program Information
If you register as a volunteer, participate in a program, submit a nomination or contact us about an initiative, we may collect information relevant to that request, including your interests, skills, participation details and submitted documents.
C. Donation and Fundraising Information
If you make a donation or participate in a fundraising campaign, relevant transaction and donor information may be collected. Payment card details and other sensitive payment credentials are generally handled by the applicable payment service provider rather than stored directly by our website.
D. Technical Information
Our website or service providers may collect technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, approximate location derived from technical data and website usage information through server logs, cookies or analytics tools, where enabled.
E. Communications
We may retain messages, enquiries, feedback and correspondence you send through email, contact forms, WhatsApp or other communication channels, subject to applicable requirements.
Please do not submit unnecessary sensitive personal information through general website forms.
We may use personal information for legitimate organizational purposes, including:
Responding to enquiries and requests.
Processing volunteer registrations and program applications.
Communicating event details, participation requirements and updates.
Administering donations and fundraising activities.
Coordinating social welfare, educational and community initiatives.
Communicating with donors, volunteers, partners and supporters.
Maintaining organizational, financial and administrative records.
Improving our website, services and user experience.
Preventing fraud, misuse, spam and unauthorized access.
Complying with applicable legal obligations.
Sending newsletters or promotional updates where appropriate consent or another lawful basis is required.
We will seek additional consent where required for purposes that are not covered by the original purpose of collection.
We handle personal information in accordance with applicable privacy and data-protection requirements.
Depending on the circumstances, processing may be based on consent, a requested service or activity, applicable legal obligations, or another lawful basis recognized by applicable law.
Where consent is relied upon, you may withdraw it subject to applicable legal requirements. Withdrawal does not affect processing lawfully carried out before withdrawal.
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:
Support essential website functionality.
Remember certain user preferences.
Understand website performance and visitor activity.
Improve website security and usability.
Support embedded content or third-party services, where enabled.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Where legally required, non-essential cookies or tracking technologies will be used only after obtaining the required consent.
Disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.
Vidyaraaj Foundation does not intend to sell personal information to third parties.
We may share relevant information, where necessary and lawful, with:
Payment gateways and financial service providers.
Website hosting, email and technical service providers.
Event organizers and program implementation partners.
Healthcare institutions or relevant organizations when necessary for a requested support initiative and legally permitted.
Authorized professional advisers, auditors or service providers.
Government authorities, regulators or law-enforcement agencies when legally required.
We aim to limit information shared to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose. Service providers may be subject to contractual confidentiality and security obligations.
Donations and other payments may be processed through third-party payment gateways.
Payment providers may independently collect and process payment information under their own privacy policies and terms. We encourage donors to review those policies before completing a transaction.
Vidyaraaj Foundation will take reasonable steps to protect the donor information available to it and maintain appropriate records of donations and related transactions.
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss or misuse.
Depending on the systems used, these measures may include access controls, secure connections, software updates, backups and restricted administrative access.
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We cannot promise absolute security.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including program administration, communications, financial recordkeeping, dispute resolution and legal compliance.
Retention periods may vary according to the nature of the information, the activity involved and applicable legal requirements. Information that is no longer needed will be deleted, anonymized or securely disposed of where appropriate and feasible.
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:
Request access to personal information we hold about you.
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
Request deletion of information where applicable.
Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.
Raise concerns or submit a privacy-related complaint.
Request information about certain uses or disclosures of your data.
To exercise an applicable right, contact us using the details provided below. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.
Our website and activities may include educational or community initiatives involving children. Where personal information about a child is collected, we will take steps appropriate to the circumstances and comply with applicable child-protection and data-protection requirements, including obtaining verifiable parental or guardian consent where required.
We do not knowingly collect children’s personal information for unrelated purposes.
Parents or legal guardians who have concerns about information submitted about a child may contact us.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, payment gateways, maps, videos or other external services.
These services operate under their own privacy policies and practices. Vidyaraaj Foundation does not control the privacy practices of external websites and encourages users to review the applicable policies before sharing information with them.
If you contact us through email, WhatsApp, telephone or social media, the relevant service provider may process information according to its own policies.
We may use your contact details to respond to enquiries, communicate about requested services or provide relevant program information. You may request to stop receiving non-essential communications, subject to legal and operational requirements.
Some website, hosting, communication, analytics or payment service providers may process information in countries outside India.
Where international transfers occur, we will take steps required by applicable law and relevant contractual or security arrangements.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our activities, website functionality, service providers or legal requirements.
The updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
For questions, privacy requests or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact:
Vidyaraaj Foundation
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Email: vidyaraajfoundation@gmail.com / info@vidyaraajfoubdation.org
Phone: +91 8208428213
WhatsApp: +91 8208428213
Please include “Privacy Policy Enquiry” in the subject line of your email so your request can be identified easily.
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