The Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation (“SNCF” or “We”) is committed to respecting the privacy concerns of its visitors to www.nirankarifoundation.org (the “Website”).

We have created this privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) to establish guidelines that will govern the collection, use, protection and disclosure of the personal and non-personal information of visitors (“You” or “Visitor”) to the Website.

We value the trust of the Visitor and recognize that maintaining this trust requires being open and accountable in our treatment of the Personal Information that you choose to share with SNCF.

By using the Website, you agree to our use of your personal information (including sensitive personal information) in accordance with this Privacy Notice, as may be amended from time to time by us at our discretion. You also agree and consent to us collecting, storing, processing, transferring, and sharing your personal information (including sensitive personal information) with third parties or service providers for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice.

SNCF collects three kinds of information from this Website:

(1) Voluntarily provided personal information;

(2) Anonymous non-personal information; and

(3) “Cookie” based information.

Personal Information

SNCF does not automatically collect personal information, such as name, address, phone number, email address and other personally identifiable information, from its Visitors (“Personal Information”).

From time to time, SNCF will collect Personal Information that is voluntarily provided by a Visitor when filling out an online form and/or subscribing to newsletters or other activities carried out on the Website.

We keep the Personal Information that you provide to SNCF in strict confidence.

SNCF may use email addresses and/or mobile phone numbers that have been voluntarily provided by the Visitors to the Website to communicate with the Visitors. All emails containing newsletters, announcements etc and other similar emails from SNCF to its visitors include instructions on how to discontinue receipt of emails, newsletters and other similar communication from SNCF and visitors can discontinue such communication at any time. Email addresses from visitors who wish to discontinue receipt of SNCF’s emails will be removed from SNCF’s related distribution list and databases.

All Personal Information that may identify a visitor and has been collected with the visitor’s consent by SNCF is not disclosed in any identifiable form to any other party outside SNCF, except as required by law, and for the fulfilment of the specific purpose identified to the Visitor at the time of collection.

However, SNCF may disclose such information in anonymous, aggregated and non-personally identifiable form to other parties for marketing, advertising or other purposes and to better understand Visitor’s use of the Website.

At any time, a Visitor may send an email to sncf@nirankarifoundation.org to request that Personal Information be changed, removed or updated in SNCF’s databases.

Donations

The Website contains a link to an online form that allows a visitor to make a donation. The personal and credit card information provided on this form is used only to process the donations. Online donations to SNCF may be processed through a third party. The security and privacy policies of this third party are available by clicking on the relevant “Privacy Policy” link on the online donation form web page.

Refund Policy

Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation has a refund policy to ensure fair and transparent processing of requests for refund of payments made through the website only, provided a request has been made within 3 days of the payment. Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation expects that all donors will exercise due care and diligence while making payments. Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation will examine each request for refund of payments made through this Website and endeavour to make the refund. Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation may also seek further information / documents and donors must co-operate in this regard.

If you would like your payment to Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation to be refunded, you must request Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation in writing or by email for a refund and your request must reach Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation within 3 days from the date on which you made the payment i.e. the date on which you made the payment online/electronically.

However, Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation is not obliged to make refunds and may, in its discretion, decline any requests for refund of payments.

A written request from the same email (as mentioned at the time of transaction) stating reason for requesting refund must be sent to the accounts@nirankarifoundation.org and must contain all the following details pertaining to the transaction: –

1. Date of transaction:
   2. Amount paid:
   3. Name & Address of payer:
   4. Bank Account No. (From which payment was made):
   5. Name of the Bank & Branch:
   6. IFSC Code:
   7. Proof of Payment Made:
   8. Email ID mentioned at the time of transaction:
   9. Contact No. mentioned at the time of transaction:
   10. Reason for seeking refund:

All decisions of Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation in this regard will be final and binding on the payer. Once Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation decides to refund, the refund will be sent to the account from which the payment was made.

Anonymous Non-Personal Information

When a visitor visits the website, anonymous, non-personal information about their visit is automatically collected. Such information may include the length and date of the visit, how the visitor navigated the website, what pages the visitor viewed, the type of browser being used by the visitor, the type of operating system used by the visitor and the domain name of the visitor’s Internet service provider (collectively, “Anonymous Non-Personal Information”). SNCF uses this anonymous non-personal information to track the success of its website and to better tailor the website to visitors’ needs and interests. This anonymous non-personal information may be shared with other parties, such as broadcasters, advertisers, sponsors and partners.

Cookie-based Information

SNCF may use cookies on its website. “Cookies” are pieces of information that the website transfers to a visitor’s hard drive for record keeping and identification purposes. Cookies are used to make the visitor’s use of the website easier by saving visitor preferences and passwords and to identify which areas of the website are popular and which areas need improvement and how to target certain advertising to its visitors. SNCF does not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information except in connection with a password protected online registration for a newsletter or other service and only with the visitor’s informed consent. Visitors may visit the website with its cookies turned off to avoid the collection of cookie based information.

Protection of Visitor’s Personal Information

SNCF protects the Personal Information it collects with appropriate technological, physical and administrative safeguards to protect it from unauthorized disclosure or use. Access to Personal Information collected by SNCF is limited to authorised individuals and stored on its databases, which are protected by firewalls and are password-secured. SNCF retains the personal information only for as long as is required for the purposes identified at the time of its collection and consented to by the Visitor providing it or as otherwise required by law. Once Personal Information is no longer necessary for the purposes consented to by the visitor, it is SNCF’s practice to delete it from its databases or systems or make it anonymous.

Linked Websites

This Website may be linked to other websites unless otherwise specified, these linked websites are not under the control of SNCF and are required to have their own privacy policies. Visitors should ensure that they read and understand how their personal information may be collected, used, and disclosed by the linked websites as SNCF is not responsible for and shall not be held liable for any procedures, policies or activities of any websites linked to the Website.

Visitor’s Consent to Privacy Policy

By visiting and using this website, the Visitor agrees to the Privacy Policy and the terms of use (“Terms of Use”) linked to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the Privacy Policy do not use this Website or provide Personal Information to SNCF. If you wish to amend, update or remove the Personal Information already provided, contact sncf@nirankarifoundation.org

Accountability

SNCF takes its commitment to securing privacy very seriously. From time to time, SNCF may amend or update this Privacy Policy to comply with the law, visitor concerns or best practices. SNCF has appointed a member of its management team to act as SNCF’s Privacy Officer and who is responsible for reviewing, approving and administering this Privacy Policy and SNCF’s commitments hereunder. If you have any questions, concerns or comments, feel free to contact the Privacy Officer at sncf@nirankarifoundation.org