PRIVACY POLICY
At HOETUS FOUNDATION, we respect the privacy of the users of our website. This privacy policy is intended to lay down the practices we follow for honouring the privacy preferences of the users visiting our website: https://www.hoetus.org/.
This document contains necessary information about our responsibilities, your rights, the basic information which is collected by us and how it is used.
By accessing our website, the useragree to abide by the practices described in this Privacy and Terms Statement which may be updated from time to time.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU
We collect information from you to extend services like processing of your donations, providing receipts and tax exemption certificates, sending regular updates about the work we do for environmental, ecological and ruralwelfare. Depending on the type of communication or transaction, the personal information we collect may include, but is not limited to, your name, postal address, date of birth, PIN code, telephone numbers, mobile phone numbers, your organization’s name, email addresses, credit/debit card information, bank information or billing information.
WHERE AND WHEN WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION
We seek your personal information when you make a Donation or team up with us a Patron Member, request a communication from us, or register for any of our ongoing campaigns. This information may be sought over the phone, through the website, via email or by the means of face-to-face interaction.
INFORMATION SECURITY
HOETUS FOUNDATION has in place the necessary security mechanisms and only designated officials have access to your personal information. All online transactions are done on a secure server. The information you provide on the donation transaction page or on the Patron Membership page is encrypted using SSL – Secure Sockets Layer and is only shared with our trusted third-party online payments partner.
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT MAY BE SHARED BY US
Except in the limited circumstances elicited below, HOETUS FOUNDATION will never intentionally share your email addresses, phone numbers or financial information.
- Credit/Debit Card Transactions, Electronic Fund Transfers and Payments by UPI: We avail the services of third parties to provide donation facilities by the means of UPI Payments, credit/debit card payments or electronic fund transfers. While your information may be shared with these third parties, we make stringent efforts to require all third-party service-providers to hold personal information in strict confidence. However, since we do not have complete control over these third parties, we cannot guarantee your privacy.
- Necessity: If HOETUS FOUNDATION is convinced that there has been some inappropriate activity with us or on our website, or if we have reasons to believe that using our website, our donors, employees, partners, vendors, etc. have been inflicted with any harm, we will disclose (we may or may not notify you) personal information as we deem appropriate.
- Required by Law: If any government or legal bodies require any information from us under the purview of a law or a legal compliance, we may go ahead and disclose the same.
- Merger, Acquisition or Other Corporate Restructure. We also may transfer your personal information to a third-party successor in interest if we are involved in an acquisition, merger or other transfer of control or sale of assets.
Google Analytics Advertiser Features
The Google Analytics features implemented are based on Display Advertising (e.g., Remarketing, Google Display Network Impression Reporting, the DoubleClick Campaign Manager integration, or Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting). Visitors can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize Google Display Network ads using the Ads Settings.
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet information and visitor behaviour information. This information is used to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity. It may also be used for the purpose of running re-marketing adverts to you about our products and services. You can set your browser not to accept cookies and can also remove cookies from your browser. However, if you do, some features on our website may not function as a result. You can find out more information about cookies and how to remove cookies by visiting allaboutcookies.org or cookiecentral.com
CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY
As and when the need arises, HOETUS FOUNDATION may alter its privacy policy in accordance with the latest technology and trends. We strive to provide you with timely notice of these changes. You may reach out to us if you have any queries about any changes made to our policies.
