Aaryaatiwari Foundation ("the Foundation", "we", "us") is a Section 8 Company registered in Uttar Pradesh, India. This policy explains how we handle personal information collected through this website.
1. Information we collect
- Donation forms: name, email, phone, donation amount, PAN (where you claim 80G benefit) and payment reference identifiers.
- Membership forms: name, email, phone, postal address, occupation and selected membership type.
- Volunteer / enquiry forms: name, contact details, areas of interest and your message.
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, device and basic usage analytics.
2. How we use your information
- Processing donations and issuing receipts and 80G certificates.
- Administering membership and volunteer participation.
- Sending programme updates, impact reports and event invitations.
- Meeting statutory, audit and regulatory obligations in India.
3. Payment processing
Online contributions are processed by third-party payment gateways (such as Razorpay/UPI providers). Card, UPI and banking credentials are entered on the gateway and are never stored on our servers.
4. Sharing with third parties
We do not sell or rent personal data. We share it only with payment gateways, auditors, statutory authorities, and service providers bound by confidentiality obligations, or where disclosure is required by law.
5. Cookies
We use essential cookies for site functionality and optional analytics cookies to understand usage. You may block cookies in your browser; some features may then not work as intended.
6. Data retention and security
Donation and membership records are retained for the periods required under Indian tax and company law. We apply reasonable technical and organisational safeguards, though no online transmission is completely secure.
7. Your rights
- Access, correction or updating of your personal data.
- Withdrawal of consent for marketing communications.
- Deletion of data, subject to statutory record-keeping requirements.
8. Children
We do not knowingly collect data from persons under 18 without the consent of a parent or guardian.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The revised version will be published on this page with a new "last updated" date.
10. Grievance contact
Grievance Officer, Aaryaatiwari Foundation, Registered Office, Uttar Pradesh, India.