Privacy Policy
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The privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) governs the use of the website the website https://pranam.org.in) (“Website”, “we”, “us”) and the services (“Services”) being provided on the Website. This Privacy Policy has been duly framed in accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“Act”) and the rules made thereunder to ensure maximum protection to the information provided by its users (“you”).
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We recognize the importance our customers place on the privacy and security of their business and personal information. Our goal is to protect your information in every way that we interact with you, whether on the Internet or otherwise.
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We think it is important for you to be informed of the policies, procedures, and security measures that we have in place to safeguard your confidential information. With that in mind, we have developed this internet Privacy Policy to help you to understand the steps we take to protect your personal information when you utilize our online services.
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By using https://pranam.org.in, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions pertaining to collection, retention and use of information set forth in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the Privacy Policy, you may exit and cease to use the Website.
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This Privacy Policy is incorporated in the Terms of Use of the Website
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APPLICATION OF NATIONAL LAWS
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This Privacy Policy comprises the internationally accepted data privacy principles without replacing the existing national laws. It supplements the national data privacy laws. The relevant national law will take precedence in the event that it conflicts with this Privacy Policy, or it has stricter requirements than this Privacy Policy. The content of this Privacy Policy will be observed in the absence of corresponding national legislation. In the event of conflicts between national legislation and the Privacy Policy, the Organization will work to find a practical solution that meets the purpose of the Privacy Policy.
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SCOPE
- This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of our website. It does not extend to any websites that are linked to from our website (whether we provide those links or whether they are shared by other users). We have no control over how your data is collected, stored or used by other websites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
- Our website is not intended for individuals under 18 years of age, without the valid consent of their parent or guardian. If we learn that we have collected or received personal information from an individual under age 18 without verification of legal guardian or parental consent, we will delete that information.
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DATA COLLECTION
- Some data will be collected automatically by our website, other data will only be collected if you voluntarily submit it and consent to us using it for the purposes set out herein. Automatically collected data includes (1) Information about the browser type and version used; (2) your operating system; (3) your Internet service provider; (4) your IP address; (5) Date and time of access. In the event of abuse, we may block certain IP addresses.
- We may collect, retain and process the information provided by you through e-mail or filing of forms on the Website including but not limited to Information such as your name, address, contact details, email id and other information such as bank account or credit card or debit card or other payment instruments (“Personal Information”).
- Further, we collect, store and process such other information including but not limited to information about your Transaction undertaken on the Website, communication made by you, information generated electronically when you visit the Website or use our services and any modifications made to the information provided by you (“Other Information”).
- d. The “Service Providers” (third parties engaged by the Organization who provide range of services like website hosting, digital signature verification .etc.) and the Website may collect general information on our Website visitors for security and statistical purposes. Such information may include but not limited to certain automatically generated information including your IP address, internet address of the referral site which brought you to visit our Website, date and time of visiting the Website, the name and version of your web browser, online activity, and duration of your online session. We and/ or third party service providers engaged by us may monitor and collect such information that will enable us to verify your credentials, maintain reasonable security practices, enable inclusion of better Services, fulfil your requests and enhance your user experience. Further, we and/ or our Service Providers may also collect “Cookies” (piece of software code that the Website automatically sends to your browser when you access the Website) in order to collect some of the above mentioned information that enable us to provide you a better user experience. In some cases you must accept the Cookies in order to view our Website. We do not link the information we store on the cookies to any personally identifiable information submitted by you. Advertisements may be displayed on our Website as well as on third party websites. When you click such advertisements you may receive another Cookie, which you may or may not choose to accept. The use of cookies by them is subject to the privacy policy and other terms and conditions governing their website (“Automatically Generated Information”). Customer Information, Other Information and Automatically Generated Information shall together be referred to as “User Information”.
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USAGE OF COLLECTED INFORMATION
- The User Information provided by you may be used by us and provided to third party websites, affiliates, consultants, employees in order to manage, collect, store, process the User Information in order to improve the quality, design, functionality and content of the Website and to any governmental authority under applicable law.
- The User Information provided by you shall be used to communicate with you by us through newsletters, updates, notifications and other forms of communication. The communication with you might be recorded but will be kept confidential otherwise than when asked to disclose to any governmental authority under applicable law.
- The User Information shall be used for purposes only in relation to the Website and not for any other purposes. The User Information shall be retained till the termination of your Master Service Agreement or upto such other period as may be considered necessary by us for the purpose of operating the Website.
- You shall have the right to view the information provided by you and also to update the information and keep us informed of any such change in case the information provided is deficient or inaccurate.
- You undertake that the Personal Information and Other Information provided by you is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge. You agree and understand that we shall not be liable for the authenticity of the Personal Information and Other Information provided by you.
- You shall provide us with all the information requested from you on the Website or through any other mode of communication. You are not legally obligated to provide us with all the information. However, complete functionality of the Website shall not be rendered possible if you fail to provide us with certain necessary information for the purpose of the Services of the Website. Without prejudice to the aforesaid, you shall have an option to, while availing the Services or otherwise, to withdraw your consent to allow us to use the Personal Information provided by you and intimate us of the same in writing.
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DISCLOSURE OF USER INFORMATION
- Any Personal Information provided by you shall be made available to only our Service Providers, third parties, employees, that are connected with or in relation to the Services of the Website. Such third parties shall not disclose the User Information disclosed to it further other than under such circumstances where disclosure is permissible by us under the terms and conditions of the Privacy policy.
- Other than as set out above, we shall not disclose the User Information to any third party without your written consent basis the Master Service Agreement signed with you, provided that such information may be disclosed to governmental agencies or bodies as required under applicable law or to exercise legal rights or defend legal claims or protect the safety of other users or public or our rights.
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LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
- The Website contains links to third party websites. We are not responsible for any content on such third party websites and we shall not be liable for any breach of privacy policy by such websites. You undertake to read and understand the privacy policy of such third party websites. For the avoidance of doubt, our Privacy Policy only governs the User Information collected, received, possessed, stored, dealt with or handled for the purposes of Services on our Website.
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USER OPTIONS
- When you submit information via our website, you may be given options to restrict our use of your data. We aim to give you strong controls on our use of your data (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in our emails and by managing your account preferences).
- You may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services operating in your country. These may help to prevent you receiving unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receive.
- It is important to us that your data is up to date. We will take reasonable steps to make sure that your data is accurate, complete and up to date. If you find that the information we have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.
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RIGHT TO WITHDRAW INFORMATION
- You may access certain areas of our website without providing any data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on our website you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
- You may withdraw your consent for us to use your personal data at any time by deleting your account or by contacting us using the details set out herein below, and we will delete your data from our systems. However, you acknowledge this may limit our ability to provide the best possible products and services to you.
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AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING AND PROFILING
- In the event that we use personal data for the purposes of automated decision-making and those decisions have a legal (or similarly significant effect) on you, you have the right to challenge such decisions, requesting human intervention, expressing their own point of view, and obtaining an explanation of the decision from us.
- The right described in the section above does not apply in the following circumstances: (i) the decision is necessary for the entry into, or performance of, a contract between you and us; (ii) the decision is authorized by law; or (iii) you have given your explicit consent.
- Where we use your personal data for profiling purposes, the following shall apply: (i) clear information explaining the profiling will be provided, including its significance and the likely consequences; (ii) appropriate mathematical or statistical procedures will be used; (iii) technical and organizational measures necessary to minimize the risk of errors and to enable such errors to be easily corrected shall be implemented; and (iv) all personal data processed for profiling purposes shall be secured in order to prevent discriminatory effects arising out of profiling.
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CONTACT US
- a. If you have any questions about our website or this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at info@pranam.org.in
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CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
- The Privacy Policy may be amended, modified or refined from time to time at our sole discretion and the updated Privacy Policy shall be published on the Website and no separate communication shall be made in respect of the same. It shall be your responsibility to keep yourself updated with changes to the Privacy Policy by regularly checking the Website for updates. Usage of the Website’s Services pursuant to a change in its Privacy Policy shall be deemed to be acquiescence of the changed Privacy Policy on your behalf.
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DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY FOR USER INFORMATION SECURITY
- We take appropriate measures as envisaged under the Privacy Policy for the protection of the User Information. We take appropriate disciplinary measures to enforce employee privacy and confidential responsibilities. We have established training programs to educate our employees about the importance of your privacy and to ensure compliance with our policy requirements.
- Notwithstanding the aforesaid, despite our efforts to maintain privacy and confidentiality of the User Information, we may not be able to protect or prevent the unauthorized access or use, software failure or fault, or other factors that may compromise the security of the User Information.
- You agree and understand that Internet is not a secure source and therefore, we cannot guarantee the protection of such User Information.
- For the avoidance of doubt, if any User Information is compromised despite our efforts to prevent the occurrence of the same, you shall not hold us liable for such breach of privacy protection under the Privacy Policy of the Website.
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YOUR COMMENTS AND CONCERNS
- This website is operated by Pranam. All feedback, comments, requests for technical support and other communications relating to the website should be directed to: editor@pranam.org.in
- This Privacy Policy comprises the internationally accepted data privacy principles without replacing the existing national laws. It supplements the national data privacy laws. The relevant national law will take precedence in the event that it conflicts with this Privacy Policy, or it has stricter requirements than this Privacy Policy. The content of this Privacy Policy will be observed in the absence of corresponding national legislation. In the event of conflicts between national legislation and the Privacy Policy, the Organization will work to find a practical solution that meets the purpose of the Privacy Policy.
- This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of our website. It does not extend to any websites that are linked to from our website (whether we provide those links or whether they are shared by other users). We have no control over how your data is collected, stored or used by other websites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
- Our website is not intended for individuals under 18 years of age, without the valid consent of their parent or guardian. If we learn that we have collected or received personal information from an individual under age 18 without verification of legal guardian or parental consent, we will delete that information.
- Some data will be collected automatically by our website, other data will only be collected if you voluntarily submit it and consent to us using it for the purposes set out herein. Automatically collected data includes (1) Information about the browser type and version used; (2) your operating system; (3) your Internet service provider; (4) your IP address; (5) Date and time of access. In the event of abuse, we may block certain IP addresses.
- We may collect, retain and process the information provided by you through e-mail or filing of forms on the Website including but not limited to Information such as your name, address, contact details, email id and other information such as bank account or credit card or debit card or other payment instruments (“Personal Information”).
- Further, we collect, store and process such other information including but not limited to information about your Transaction undertaken on the Website, communication made by you, information generated electronically when you visit the Website or use our services and any modifications made to the information provided by you (“Other Information”).
- d. The “Service Providers” (third parties engaged by the Organization who provide range of services like website hosting, digital signature verification .etc.) and the Website may collect general information on our Website visitors for security and statistical purposes. Such information may include but not limited to certain automatically generated information including your IP address, internet address of the referral site which brought you to visit our Website, date and time of visiting the Website, the name and version of your web browser, online activity, and duration of your online session. We and/ or third party service providers engaged by us may monitor and collect such information that will enable us to verify your credentials, maintain reasonable security practices, enable inclusion of better Services, fulfil your requests and enhance your user experience. Further, we and/ or our Service Providers may also collect “Cookies” (piece of software code that the Website automatically sends to your browser when you access the Website) in order to collect some of the above mentioned information that enable us to provide you a better user experience. In some cases you must accept the Cookies in order to view our Website. We do not link the information we store on the cookies to any personally identifiable information submitted by you. Advertisements may be displayed on our Website as well as on third party websites. When you click such advertisements you may receive another Cookie, which you may or may not choose to accept. The use of cookies by them is subject to the privacy policy and other terms and conditions governing their website (“Automatically Generated Information”). Customer Information, Other Information and Automatically Generated Information shall together be referred to as “User Information”.
- The User Information provided by you may be used by us and provided to third party websites, affiliates, consultants, employees in order to manage, collect, store, process the User Information in order to improve the quality, design, functionality and content of the Website and to any governmental authority under applicable law.
- The User Information provided by you shall be used to communicate with you by us through newsletters, updates, notifications and other forms of communication. The communication with you might be recorded but will be kept confidential otherwise than when asked to disclose to any governmental authority under applicable law.
- The User Information shall be used for purposes only in relation to the Website and not for any other purposes. The User Information shall be retained till the termination of your Master Service Agreement or upto such other period as may be considered necessary by us for the purpose of operating the Website.
- You shall have the right to view the information provided by you and also to update the information and keep us informed of any such change in case the information provided is deficient or inaccurate.
- You undertake that the Personal Information and Other Information provided by you is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge. You agree and understand that we shall not be liable for the authenticity of the Personal Information and Other Information provided by you.
- You shall provide us with all the information requested from you on the Website or through any other mode of communication. You are not legally obligated to provide us with all the information. However, complete functionality of the Website shall not be rendered possible if you fail to provide us with certain necessary information for the purpose of the Services of the Website. Without prejudice to the aforesaid, you shall have an option to, while availing the Services or otherwise, to withdraw your consent to allow us to use the Personal Information provided by you and intimate us of the same in writing.
- Any Personal Information provided by you shall be made available to only our Service Providers, third parties, employees, that are connected with or in relation to the Services of the Website. Such third parties shall not disclose the User Information disclosed to it further other than under such circumstances where disclosure is permissible by us under the terms and conditions of the Privacy policy.
- Other than as set out above, we shall not disclose the User Information to any third party without your written consent basis the Master Service Agreement signed with you, provided that such information may be disclosed to governmental agencies or bodies as required under applicable law or to exercise legal rights or defend legal claims or protect the safety of other users or public or our rights.
- The Website contains links to third party websites. We are not responsible for any content on such third party websites and we shall not be liable for any breach of privacy policy by such websites. You undertake to read and understand the privacy policy of such third party websites. For the avoidance of doubt, our Privacy Policy only governs the User Information collected, received, possessed, stored, dealt with or handled for the purposes of Services on our Website.
- When you submit information via our website, you may be given options to restrict our use of your data. We aim to give you strong controls on our use of your data (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in our emails and by managing your account preferences).
- You may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services operating in your country. These may help to prevent you receiving unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receive.
- It is important to us that your data is up to date. We will take reasonable steps to make sure that your data is accurate, complete and up to date. If you find that the information we have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.
- You may access certain areas of our website without providing any data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on our website you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
- You may withdraw your consent for us to use your personal data at any time by deleting your account or by contacting us using the details set out herein below, and we will delete your data from our systems. However, you acknowledge this may limit our ability to provide the best possible products and services to you.
- In the event that we use personal data for the purposes of automated decision-making and those decisions have a legal (or similarly significant effect) on you, you have the right to challenge such decisions, requesting human intervention, expressing their own point of view, and obtaining an explanation of the decision from us.
- The right described in the section above does not apply in the following circumstances: (i) the decision is necessary for the entry into, or performance of, a contract between you and us; (ii) the decision is authorized by law; or (iii) you have given your explicit consent.
- Where we use your personal data for profiling purposes, the following shall apply: (i) clear information explaining the profiling will be provided, including its significance and the likely consequences; (ii) appropriate mathematical or statistical procedures will be used; (iii) technical and organizational measures necessary to minimize the risk of errors and to enable such errors to be easily corrected shall be implemented; and (iv) all personal data processed for profiling purposes shall be secured in order to prevent discriminatory effects arising out of profiling.
- a. If you have any questions about our website or this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at info@pranam.org.in
- The Privacy Policy may be amended, modified or refined from time to time at our sole discretion and the updated Privacy Policy shall be published on the Website and no separate communication shall be made in respect of the same. It shall be your responsibility to keep yourself updated with changes to the Privacy Policy by regularly checking the Website for updates. Usage of the Website’s Services pursuant to a change in its Privacy Policy shall be deemed to be acquiescence of the changed Privacy Policy on your behalf.
- We take appropriate measures as envisaged under the Privacy Policy for the protection of the User Information. We take appropriate disciplinary measures to enforce employee privacy and confidential responsibilities. We have established training programs to educate our employees about the importance of your privacy and to ensure compliance with our policy requirements.
- Notwithstanding the aforesaid, despite our efforts to maintain privacy and confidentiality of the User Information, we may not be able to protect or prevent the unauthorized access or use, software failure or fault, or other factors that may compromise the security of the User Information.
- You agree and understand that Internet is not a secure source and therefore, we cannot guarantee the protection of such User Information.
- For the avoidance of doubt, if any User Information is compromised despite our efforts to prevent the occurrence of the same, you shall not hold us liable for such breach of privacy protection under the Privacy Policy of the Website.
- This website is operated by Pranam. All feedback, comments, requests for technical support and other communications relating to the website should be directed to: editor@pranam.org.in
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