PRIVACY POLICY
By entering this website, the visitor consents to the terms of this policy. By submitting his/her Information the visitor will be treated as having given his/her permission for processing the same in a manner provided in this policy.
Introduction
At Vaikundam Ashramam respects the privacy of individual/visitor and is committed to take reasonable precautions to protect information consisting of Personal information and `Sensitive Personal Data or Information’ (SPDI) (“Information”) of visitors of this website and comply with all legal, regulatory and/or contractual obligations related to privacy. Vaikundam Ashramam has adopted the “Privacy by Default” principles in its approach to data privacy i.e. privacy of data and information is upheld first by default.
This policy covers the processing, storage and access to Information as required under lawful and/or otherwise required in the normal course of business. It describes our policies and procedures on the collection, usage and disclosure of Information provided/received by natural persons and meets the requirements established under:
The Information Technology Act, 2000 – Section 43A;
The Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Information) Rules, 2011.
1. Scope
This policy applies to all visitors of this website.
2. Information covered by this Policy
This policy applies to Information collected and processed by Vaikundam Ashramam consisting of following:
2.1 Personal information is information related to a visitor, or a combination of pieces of information that could reasonably allow him to be identified. Personal information may consist of full name, personal contact numbers, residential address, email address, gender or date of birth. While information such as date of birth in isolation may not be enough to uniquely identify the visitor, a combination of full name and date of birth may be sufficient to do so.
2.2 Sensitive personal data or information (“SPDI”) is such personal information that is collected, received, stored, transmitted or processed by Vaikundam Ashramam, consisting of:
Password;
Financial information such as bank account or credit card or debit card or other payment instrument details;
Physical, physiological and mental health condition;
Sexual orientation;
Medical records and history;
Biometric information;
Please note that any information that is freely available or accessible in public domain or furnished under the Right to Information Act, 2005 or any other law for the time being in force shall not be regarded as sensitive personal information.
3. Purpose
Vaikundam Ashramam shall collect and use Information for legitimate business purposes in order:
That a visitor may download product information, order products and take advantage of certain other features of this website;
To provide information or interactive services through this website, to the visitor’s e-mail address or, where the visitor wishes it to be sent by post, to the visitor’s postal address;
To seek the visitor’s feedback or to contact the visitor in relation to the services offered on our website;
Sexual orientation;
To process orders or applications submitted by the visitor;
To administer or otherwise carry out our obligations in relation to any agreement that the visitor may have with Vaikundam Ashramam;
To anticipate and resolve problems with any goods or services supplied to the visitor;
To create products or services that may meet the visitor’s needs;
4. Collection of Information
Only minimum Information required to meet the purposes mentioned in this policy shall be collected from the visitor/s. Neither Vaikundam Ashramam nor its representatives shall be responsible for the authenticity of such Information provided by the visitor/s. As normal business practice, we may collect Information in order to enable the secure online authentication, interaction and transaction with natural persons. This may include the installation of cookies and the collection of other session data.
5. Access, Correction of Information and withdrawal of consent
Any modifications / corrections required to the Information can be carried out on the website. In the event the visitor is unable to do so due to lack of functionality in our website and / or the visitor wants to withdraw his / her consent to provide SPDI, he / she may contact the Grievance officer, the details whereof are provided in clause 8 of this policy.
6. Retention, Processing and storage of Information:
6.1 Vaikundam Ashramam shall retain Information for only as long as necessary to meet legal or regulatory requirements or for legitimate business purposes as mentioned in this policy.
6.2 Vaikundam Ashramam has implemented required security practices and standards in line with the global standards and have a comprehensive documented information security program and policy in place, which contains managerial, technical, operational and physical security control measures that commensurate with the information assets being protected with our nature of business. It is being reviewed periodically to keep pace with business, technology and regulatory changes.
7. Disclosure of Information
7.1 Vaikundam Ashramam shall not use or disclose Information for purposes other than as mentioned in this policy, except with the consent of visitor providing such Information or as required by law. However, we may be legally required to disclose the Information in the following cases:
Where the disclosure is necessary for compliance of a legal obligation;
Where mandated under the law by government agencies to disclose such Information.
8. Feedback or Concern
For feedback or concern, if any, kindly contact: vaikundamashrama@gmail.com
Mobility Privacy Policy
We are committed to protecting the privacy of the users ("you" / "your" / "yourself") of this website / Mobile Applications offered by us (collectively, "Applications") and have provided this privacy policy ("Policy") to familiarize you with the manner in which we use and discloses your information collected through the Applications. This Policy forms part and parcel of the End User License Agreement ("EULA"). Capitalized terms which have been used here but are undefined shall have the same meaning as attributed to them in the EULA.
The terms of the Policy provided herein govern your use of any and all of the Applications and the information accessible on or from these Applications. The Policy also lays down how we may collect, use and use any information you provide.
We reserve the right, at its discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of this Policy at any time. We recommend that you review this Policy periodically to ensure that you are aware of the current privacy practices.
Use Of Information
1. You may need to provide us with your Personal Information while using any of the Applications. The information so provided by you to us or otherwise captured by us may be used for a number of purposes connected with business operations which may include the following:
Processing orders or applications;
Provisioning of services, testing or improvement of services, recommending various products or services;
Dealing with requests, enquiries and complaints, customer services and related activities;
Responding to your queries and fulfilling your requests for information regarding the Applications;
Notifying you of any new offers or services and sending you important information regarding the Applications, changes to any of our policies and/or other administrative information;
Keeping you informed about the latest content available on the Applications and special offers with respect to the same;
Conducting internal reviews and data analysis for the Applications;
Improving the services and content on the Applications;
Protecting the integrity of the Applications; and
Responding to judicial process and provide information to law enforcement agencies or in connection with an investigation on matters related to public safety, as permitted by law.
2. Your Personal Information will be kept confidential to the maximum possible extent and will be used to support your relationship with us, to notify you of any updated information and new activities and other related functions offered by us. Any personally identifiable information provided by you will not be considered as sensitive if it is freely available and / or accessible in the public domain. Further, any comments, messages, blogs, scribbles etc. posted/uploaded/conveyed/communicated by users on the public sections of the Application becomes published content and is not considered personally identifiable information subject to this Policy.
3. We may use Personal Information to verify whether you are entitled to access and use the Applications and the products and services made available through the Applications. This Personal Information may also be used to enable us to enhance your experience of the Applications.
4. Further, with respect to Non-Personal Information automatically collected and stored in files, we use this information to understand and analyze trends, to administer the Applications, to learn about user behaviour on the Applications, and to gather demographic information about the user base as a whole. We may use this information in its marketing and advertising services. We may also use such information to measure traffic patterns on the Applications.
If you have questions or concerns about this Policy, please contact us at vaikundamashrama@gmail.com
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 17.04.2024. From time to time we may change our privacy practices. We will notify you of any material changes to this policy as required by law. We will also post an updated copy on our website. Please check our site periodically for updates.