1. Sacred Foundation is committed to the ethical collection, retention and use of information that you provide to us about yourself (“Personal Information”) on this site www.sacredfoundation.in (“Site”).
2. Your Personal Information may comprise the following:
a) your name
b) your age
c) your occupation
d) a user ID and password of your choice
e) your email and mailing address
f) your telephone number
g) your payment processing details
h) limited personal details
i) Any other data as Sacred Foundation may require
3. The following Privacy Policy sets forth our understanding with you on the collection, use and protection of your Personal Information. Please read the entire Privacy Policy.
4. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE CONSTITUTES YOUR CONSENT TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY (AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME) AND YOU SHALL BE BOUND BY THE SAME.
5. Collection of Information
5.1 Site Browsing
You browse the Site anonymously. We do not require you to identify yourself or reveal any Personal Information while browsing through the Site. However, you may not be able to access certain sections of the Site or interact with us without supplying us with Personal Information. For instance, you would not be able to transact at the Site or make any donations without providing Personal Information. If you desire to register yourself at the Site, you would be required to provide your Personal Information.
5.2 General Information
While you are browsing through the Site, the Site’s operating system may automatically record some general information (“General Information”) about your visit such as:
- the date and time you visit the Site, along with the address of the previous website you were visiting, if you linked to us from another website
- the type of browser you are using
- which ‘hit’ it is on the Site
5.3 The General Information is not Personal Information. Sacred Foundation’s tracking system does not record personal information about individuals or link this information to any Personal Information collected from you.
5.4 The General Information is used by Sacred Foundation for statistical analysis, for tracking overall traffic patterns on the Site and to gauge public interest in Sacred Foundation and the Site. Such General Information may be shared by Sacred Foundation with any person, at its discretion.
5.5 Cookies
“Cookies” are small amounts of data that a website can send to a web browser on a visitor’s computer.
Information gathered may include:
- Date and time of visits
- Pages viewed
- Time spent at the site
- The site visited just before and after the Sacred Foundation website
Types of Cookies
- Session Cookies: Erased when the browser closes
- Persistent Cookies: Expire based on a time set by the web server
To browse anonymously, you may disable or delete cookies in your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may impact the ability to use certain services.
Refusing Cookies on Sacred Foundation’s Website
Customers may choose not to accept cookies. Your browser may alert you and permit you to refuse cookies.
Note: Some services provided by Sacred Foundation require cookies to function properly. These cookies contain unique session IDs, and no customer data is stored in them.
6. Usage of Information
Personal information will be used by Sacred Foundation for internal purposes including:
(i) Sending emails, promotional material, surveys, brochures, catalogues, Sacred Foundation Annual Report, donation reminders and updates on utilisation of donations.
(ii) Processing your donations and purchases on the Site.
(iii) Delivering products purchased or receipts for donations made.
(iv) Maintaining an internal confidential database.
(v) Evaluating and administering the Site and Sacred Foundation’s activities.
7. Disclosure of Personal Information
7.1 Access to Personal Information will be given only to authorized persons within Sacred Foundation and third parties hired to perform administrative services. Sacred Foundation cannot guarantee that such parties will keep your Personal Information confidential and will not be liable for any loss of confidentiality attributable to such third parties.
7.2 Sacred Foundation may share Personal Information with affiliated organisations or associated entities.
7.3 Sacred Foundation is not liable for misuse of your Personal Information by third parties who are not employees of Sacred Foundation.
7.4 Sacred Foundation reserves the right to disclose any Personal Information without notice to comply with legal requirements, protect the Site, protect Sacred Foundation and its property, or protect visitors and other persons.
8. Security
8.1 Sacred Foundation endeavours to use up-to-date security measures to protect your Personal Information.
8.2 Sacred Foundation does not make any express or implied warranty regarding the security measures employed.
9. Links to Other Websites
This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites linked on our Site. Sacred Foundation is not responsible for the collection, use or retention of Personal Information by such websites.
10. Variation of the Privacy Policy
Sacred Foundation reserves the right to add, alter, delete or modify any of the terms and conditions at its sole discretion. Changes will be binding once posted on the Site.
11. Copyright Protection
All content on this Site including graphics, text, icons, logos, images and software is the property of Sacred Foundation and/or its content suppliers and is protected by Indian and international copyright laws.
Permission is granted only for:
- Making enquiries
- Making donations
- Purchasing Sacred Foundation products
Any other use requires express written permission from Sacred Foundation.