Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy sets forth the standards that Hira Foundation Trust (aka the “Hira Foundation”) will follow with regard to all activities undertaken and information provided by visitors to www.hiraHira Foundation.org (the “Hira Foundation’s website”) for the purpose of donating to the trust or who apply for aid, subscribe to any of the Hira Foundation’s electronic information services, or otherwise affirmatively communicate with the Hira Foundation (all such visitors are referred to in this Privacy Policy as “Users”).

Section 1. Information collected

The Hira Foundation collects information about Users of the Hira Foundation’s website in order to process financial aid applications, provide electronic information services, and construct a secure and personalised Internet resource.

The following list includes the different types of information the Hira Foundation collects:

(A) Personal Information
“Personal Information” is information that would allow someone to identify or contact Users, including, for example, Users’ names, organisations and email addresses. Personal Information does not include aggregated information or information about Users that, by itself, does not permit the identification of individual persons. For example, statistics about how many persons visited the Hira Foundation’s website last month is not Personal Information.

(B) Non-personally Identifiable Information
“Non-personally Identifiable Information” is anonymous information about Users that does not include Users’ names or contact information. Examples of such aggregated data would be IP addresses, browser types, and access times. The Hira Foundation may use this information to customise the Hira Foundation’s website for Users and may not include or refer to Personal Information, such as Users’ email addresses, when using this type of data.

(C) Aggregated Information
“Aggregated Information” refers to information the Hira Foundation gathers by aggregating Non-personally Identifiable Information to provide summaries of use of the Hira Foundation’s website. The Hira Foundation uses Aggregated Information to show usage patterns and to do such things as negotiate with vendors of Internet services. Such Information is not linked to Users’ Personal Information.

Section 2. Personal information the Hira Foundation collects

The Hira Foundation may collect Personal Information when Users:

• Donate online for charitable purpose
• Apply for financial aid or check on the status of aid applications;
• Sign up as subscribers to electronic information services;
• Make changes to their subscriber profile information; or
• Send messages, forms, or other information to the Hira Foundation via email or the Hira Foundation’s website.

When Users apply for financial aid, they must provide the Hira Foundation with such Personal Information as name and title of a contact person, organisation name, address and email address, and a brief statement outlining the organisation’s need for support.

When Users sign up as subscribers to electronic information services, the Hira Foundation asks for Personal Information, such as email addresses, to allow the Hira Foundation to create Users’ accounts, respond to Users’ questions, or contact Users regarding their accounts.

Section 3. Hira Foundation’s use of personal information

The Hira Foundation uses Users’ Personal Information to process financial aid applications, to provide electronic information services, to create a secure and personalised service for its Users, and to contact them, if Users expressly consent, regarding updates about the Hira Foundation’s website..

Section 4. Disclosure of personal information

The Hira Foundation shall not disclose Users’ Personal Information to third parties without Users’ permission. So, for example, the Hira Foundation does not sell Users’ email addresses or other Personal Information to mass marketers. The Hira Foundation may disclose Non-personally Identifiable Information and Aggregated Information about its Users, but that information does not contain Personal Information. If law enforcement or judicial authorities require the Hira Foundation to provide Personal Information concerning any Users, the Hira Foundation must cooperate with the authorities if their requirement is supported with the necessary legal documentation.

Section 5. Consent

When Users use the Hira Foundation’s website, they are using a service provided by the Hira Foundation and therefore agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy addresses only activities connected with the Hira Foundation’s servers. Other sites, including those that the Hira Foundation links to and third-party sites or services that the Hira Foundation co-brands, may have their own policies, which the Hira Foundation does not control and are not addressed or controlled by this Privacy Policy.

Section 6. Choices regarding collection, use, and disclosure of personal information

Users may limit the collection and use of different elements of their Personal Information by not participating in those activities in which the Hira Foundation collects Personal Information, as listed in Section 2. Users may choose to discontinue the collection, use, and disclosure of their Personal Information by using the Hira Foundation’s website without registering or by discontinuing their use of the Hira Foundation’s website altogether.

Please note that if Users provide any information directly to parties other than the Hira Foundation, including sites linked to by the Hira Foundation’s Website, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the Personal Information Users disclose to them. The Hira Foundation encourages Users to investigate and ask questions before disclosing information to third parties.

Section 7. Correcting, updating, and deleting personal information

The Hira Foundation shall provide Users with the opportunity to opt in to receive communications from the Hira Foundation. Once Users opt in, they can discontinue receiving updates about or other information from the Hira Foundation by sending a message to secretary@hirafoundation.org and directly unsubscribe through the link provided in the communication received from the Hira Foundation.

Section 8. Security procedures

The Hira Foundation has implemented security measures to protect Users’ information from loss, misuse, and alteration. The Hira Foundation uses industry-standard practices, such as encrypted storage and password protection systems, to safeguard the confidentiality of Users’ Personal Information.

Section 9. Notification of changes

If the Hira Foundation decides to use Users’ Personal Information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection, the Hira Foundation shall notify Users via email. Users may choose whether or not the Hira Foundation may use such information in this manner. In addition, if the Hira Foundation makes any material changes in its privacy practices that do not affect Users’ information already stored in its database, the Hira Foundation shall post a prominent notice on the Hira Foundation’s website notifying Users of the change. In some cases where the Hira Foundation posts such notice, the Hira Foundation may also email Users who have opted to receive communications from the Hira Foundation, notifying them of the changes in the Hira Foundation’s privacy practices.

The Hira Foundation believes strongly in respecting the privacy of its Users. The Hira Foundation shall update and amend this statement if and when it is necessary. Please check back often to read the Hira Foundation’s most updated and amended statement. Upon posting the amended version, the Hira Foundation shall take reasonable measures, either through email or other electronic medium, to obtain consent from Users to the amended terms. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact the Hira Foundation (see Section 10 Contact Information).

Section 10. Contact information

52, St Johns Church Rd, Bharati Nagar, Shivaji Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560005, Ph: +91-63608-50586, info@hirafoundation.org