PRIVACY POLICY
Effective date: 10-06-2020
1. Introduction
Welcome
to The Asthika Samaj.
The
Asthika Samaj (“us”,
“we”, or “our”) operates theasthikasamaj.com (hereinafter referred to as
“Service”).
Our
Privacy Policy governs your visit to theasthikasamaj.com, and explains
how we collect, safeguard and disclose information that results from your use
of our Service.
We use
your data to provide and improve Service. By using Service, you agree to the
collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless
otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy
have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.
Our Terms
and Conditions (“Terms”) govern all use of our Service and together with
the Privacy Policy constitutes your agreement with us (“agreement”).
2. Definitions
SERVICE means the theasthikasamaj.com
website operated by The Asthika Samaj.
PERSONAL
DATA means
data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from
those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our
possession).
USAGE
DATA is data
collected automatically either generated by the use of Service or from Service
infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
COOKIES are small files stored on your
device (computer or mobile device).
DATA
CONTROLLER means a
natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other
persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal
data are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we
are a Data Controller of your data.
DATA
PROCESSORS (OR SERVICE PROVIDERS) means any natural or legal person who processes
the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various
Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.
DATA
SUBJECT is any
living individual who is the subject of Personal Data.
THE USER is the individual using our
Service. The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of
Personal Data.
3. Information
Collection and Use
We
collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide
and improve our Service to you.
4. Types
of Data Collected
Personal
Data
While
using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally
identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal
Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited
to:
0.1.
Email address
0.2.
First name and last name
0.3.
Phone number
0.4.
Address, Country, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
0.5.
Cookies and Usage Data
We may
use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or
promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You
may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by
writing an email to us on our email id theasthikasamajam@gmail.com
Usage
Data
We may
also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service
or when you access Service by or through any device (“Usage Data”).
This
Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol
address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our
Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on
those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When you
access Service with a device, this Usage Data may include information such as
the type of device you use, your device unique ID, the IP address of your
device, your device operating system, the type of Internet browser you use,
unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Location
Data
We may
use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do
so (“Location Data”). We use this data to provide features of our
Service, to improve and customize our Service.
You can
enable or disable location services when you use our Service at any time by way
of your device settings.
Tracking
Cookies Data
We use
cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service
and we hold certain information.
Cookies
are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique
identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your
device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags and
scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our
Service.
You can
instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is
being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use
some portions of our Service.
Examples
of Cookies we use:
0.1. Session
Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
0.2. Preference
Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various
settings.
0.3. Security
Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
0.4. Advertising
Cookies: Advertising Cookies are used to serve you with advertisements that
may be relevant to you and your interests.
Other
Data
While
using our Service, we may also collect the following information: sex, age,
date of birth, place of birth, passport details, citizenship, registration at
place of residence and actual address, telephone number (work, mobile), details
of documents on education, qualification, professional training, employment
agreements, non-disclosure agreements, information on bonuses and compensation, information on marital status, family
members, social security (or other taxpayer identification) number, office
location and other data.
5. Use
of Data
The
Asthika Samaj uses the collected data for various purposes:
0.1. to
provide and maintain our Service;
0.2. to
notify you about changes to our Service;
0.3. to
allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose
to do so;
0.4. to
provide support;
0.5. to
gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service;
0.6. to
monitor the usage of our Service;
0.7. to
detect, prevent and address technical issues;
0.8. to
fulfil any other purpose for which you provide it;
0.9. to
carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts
entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection;
0.10. to
provide you with notices about your account and/or subscription, including
expiration and renewal notices, email-instructions, etc.;
0.11. to
provide you with news, special offers and general information about other
goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you
have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive
such information;
0.12. in
any other way we may describe when you provide the information;
0.13. for
any other purpose with your consent.
6. Retention
of Data
We will
retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set
out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the
extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are
required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes,
and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
We will
also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally
retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the
security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally
obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
7. Transfer
of Data
Your
information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to – and maintained on
– computers located outside of your state, province, country or other
governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those
of your jurisdiction.
If you
are located outside India and choose to provide information to us, please note
that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to India and process it
there.
Your
consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information
represents your agreement to that transfer.
The
Asthika Samaj will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your
data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no
transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country
unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data
and other personal information.
8. Disclosure
of Data
We may
disclose personal information that we collect, or you provide:
0.1. Disclosure
for Law Enforcement.
Under
certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if
required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public
authorities.
0.2. Business
Transaction.
If we or
our subsidiaries are involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your
Personal Data may be transferred.
0.3. Other
cases. We may disclose your information also:
0.3.1. to
our subsidiaries and affiliates;
0.3.2. to
contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our
business;
0.3.3. to
fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;
0.3.4.
for the purpose of including your temple’s logo on our website;
0.3.5.
for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information;
0.3.6.
with your consent in any other cases;
0.3.7. if
we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights,
property, or safety of the Samaj, our devotees, or others.
9. Security
of Data
The
security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of
transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal
Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
10. Your
Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you
are a resident of the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA), you
have certain data protection rights, covered by GDPR.
We aim to
take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use
of your Personal Data.
If you
wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to
be removed from our systems, please email us at theasthikasamajam@gmail.com.
In
certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
0.1. the
right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you;
0.2. the
right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified
if that information is inaccurate or incomplete;
0.3. the
right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your
Personal Data;
0.4. the
right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the
processing of your personal information;
0.5. the
right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of
your Personal Data in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format;
0.6. the
right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at
any time where we rely on your consent to process your personal information;
Please
note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such
requests. Please note, we may not able to provide Service without some
necessary data.
You have
the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and
use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data
protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).
11. Your
Data Protection Rights under the California Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)
CalOPPA
is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online
services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond
California to require a person or company in the United States (and conceivable
the world) that operates websites collecting personally identifiable information
from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website
stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals with whom
it is being shared, and to comply with this policy.
According
to CalOPPA we agree to the following:
0.1.
users can visit our site anonymously;
0.2. our
Privacy Policy link includes the word “Privacy”, and can easily be found on the
home page of our website;
0.3.
users will be notified of any privacy policy changes on our Privacy Policy
Page;
0.4.
users are able to change their personal information by emailing us at theasthikasamajam@gmail.com.
Our
Policy on “Do Not Track” Signals:
We honor
Do Not Track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a
Do Not Track browser mechanism is in place. Do Not Track is a preference you
can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be
tracked.
You can
enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of
your web browser.
12. Your
Data Protection Rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
If you
are a California resident, you are entitled to learn what data we collect about
you, ask to delete your data and not to sell (share) it. To exercise your data
protection rights, you can make certain requests and ask us:
0.1. What
personal information we have about you. If you make this request, we will
return to you:
0.0.1.
The categories of personal information we have collected about you.
0.0.2.
The categories of sources from which we collect your personal information.
0.0.3.
The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling your personal
information.
0.0.4.
The categories of third parties with whom we share personal information.
0.0.5.
The specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
0.0.6. A
list of categories of personal information that we have sold, along with the
category of any other company we sold it to. If we have not sold your personal
information, we will inform you of that fact.
0.0.7. A
list of categories of personal information that we have disclosed for a
business purpose, along with the category of any other company we shared it
with.
Please
note, you are entitled to ask us to provide you with this information up to two
times in a rolling twelve-month period. When you make this request, the
information provided may be limited to the personal information we collected
about you in the previous 12 months.
0.2. To
delete your personal information. If you make this request, we will delete the
personal information we hold about you as of the date of your request from our
records and direct any service providers to do the same. In some cases,
deletion may be accomplished through de-identification of the information. If
you choose to delete your personal information, you may not be able to use
certain functions that require your personal information to operate.
0.3. To
stop selling your personal information. We don’t sell or rent your personal
information to any third parties for any purpose. We do not sell your personal
information for monetary consideration. However, under some circumstances, a
transfer of personal information to a third party, or within our family of
companies, without monetary consideration may be considered a “sale” under California
law. You are the only owner of your Personal Data and can request disclosure or
deletion at any time.
If you
submit a request to stop selling your personal information, we will stop making
such transfers.
Please
note, if you ask us to delete or stop selling your data, it may impact your
experience with us, and you may not be able to participate in certain programs
or membership services which require the usage of your personal information to
function. But in no circumstances, we will discriminate against you for
exercising your rights.
To
exercise your California data protection rights described above, please send
your request(s) by email: theasthikasamajam@gmail.com.
Your data
protection rights, described above, are covered by the CCPA, short for the
California Consumer Privacy Act. To find out more, visit the official
California Legislative Information website. The CCPA took effect on 01/01/2020.
13. Service
Providers
We may
employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service
Providers”), provide Service on our behalf, perform Service-related
services or assist us in analysing how our Service is used.
These
third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on
our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
14. Analytics
We may
use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our
Service.
15. CI/CD
tools
We may
use third-party Service Providers to automate the development process of our
Service.
16. Behavioral
Remarketing
We may
use remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after you
visited our Service. We and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform,
optimise and serve ads based on your past visits to our Service.
17. Payments
We may
provide paid products and/or services within Service. In that case, we use
third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).
We will
not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly
to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is
governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the
standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council,
which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and
Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment
information.
18. Links
to Other Sites
Our
Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you
click a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We
strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have
no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies
or practices of any third party sites or services.
19. Children’s Privacy
Our Services are not intended for use by children under the age of 18 (“Child” or “Children”).
We do not
knowingly collect personally identifiable information from Children under 18.
If you become aware that a Child has provided us with Personal Data, please
contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from
Children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that
information from our servers.
20. Changes
to This Privacy Policy
We may
update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes
by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will
let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change
becoming effective and update “effective date” at the top of this Privacy
Policy.
You are
advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to
this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
21. Contact
Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email: theasthikasamajam@gmail.com.