At Bala Vikasa, we respect the privacy of our customers visiting our website. This privacy statement is aimed to establish the practices we follow for honouring the privacy choices of the website users. The document further explains about our information gathering and sharing practices.

Regardless of the way we collect your personal information, we make every effort to respect your privacy. This document comprises essential information about Bala Vikasa’s responsibilities, your rights, information which is collected and used by us.

By visiting this website, you agree to follow the rules and regulations explained in this Privacy Statement which may be changed from time to time.

The information gathered allows Bala Vikasa to deliver and enhance its services to you like processing donations, showcasing receipts, sending information about Bala Vikasa and providing new ways for you to help disadvantaged communities in India. Sometimes, we may take the help of external suppliers to connect with you or help with texting or emailing information to you. These suppliers are needed to sign an agreement to keep your personal details private.

Contact information (name, address, e-mail, phone numbers, date of birth) Card or bank account details We also retain details of the Bala Vikasa services and facilities that you might typically use such as the projects you donate to and communications we send to you such as appeals, and newsletters.

Bala Vikasa collects personal details in numerous possible ways, including:

• Directly from you, when you give details through mobile, SMS or in application forms
• When you make a donation or register for an on-ground event
• Volunteering with Bala Vikasa
• From some third parties to whom you have given permission to give out your personal info.
• From publicly available sources
• From our own records of how you use our services and facilities
• From your use of our internet website

Bala Vikasa takes all measures to guarantee the personal info we retain is correct, complete and is currently in use. Nevertheless, the accuracy of those details largely is based on the information you give us. Hence, for this reason we believe that you :

• Inform if there are any discrepancies in your personal data; and
• Let us know with any changes to your personal information including name, address

In case you are not interested in receiving any marketing related communication or information, we request you to let us know so that your choices are registered on the site.

Bala Vikasa has the essential security protocols and only selected employees have access to your personal data. All the digital transactions are completed on a protected server. The information on the donation transaction page is encrypted using SSL-Secure Sockets Layer.

Cookies are electronic information which will be sent by Bala Vikasa when you enter our website. These will be stored in your PC’s hard disk and allow us to recognise you as a user followed by your next visit.

Make a note that if you restrict the cookies usage on your browser or remove particular cookies from our website or linked sites then you may not be able to use the website as it is planned to do so.

Changes to Privacy

Whenever any need comes, Bala Vikasa may change its privacy practices in agreement with the new technology and trends. We invest every effort to give you appropriate notice of these changes. Should you have any queries about any changes, please reach to us:

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