PRIVACY POLICY

IAF India Animal Foundation (India Animal Fund)

The IAF India Animal Foundation (hereinafter referred to as “IAF,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to describing our privacy practices pertaining solely to our online services and publications. This Policy outlines how we collect, use, protect, and disclose personal data, and explains the rights and choices available to individuals in respect of their information.

This Policy applies to our website, https://indiaanimalfund.org/, and any other website we own or control that links to this document. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. Amendments to this Privacy Policy will be posted at this URL and will be effective when posted. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of any amendment, modification or change shall constitute your acceptance thereof.

What Information We Collect and How We Collect It

Anonymous Information

IAF, our service providers, and partners may automatically log anonymous information about your device and activity when you access our websites. This information helps us understand usage and improve the Site. Examples of the type of anonymous information we collect and how we collect it are:

• User environment: Information about your device’s operating system, browser type, and device identifier.
• IP Addresses: Your IP address and general location information.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Details about your use of and actions on our websites (such as pages viewed and access times). This information is collected using cookies, pixel tags, and similar technologies. Pixel tags (known as web beacons and clear GIFs) are used on our websites and HTML-formatted emails to track user actions and measure the success of our campaigns.

Personally Identifiable Information (Personal Data)

What is Personal Data? Personal Data (referred to as Your Information or Personal Data) is any representation of information that permits your identity to be reasonably inferred by either direct or indirect means such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and date of birth (where appropriate). We collect this information only in connection with specific activities, such as donations asks, campaigns, feedback, surveys, email newsletter subscriptions, etc.. You don’t have to disclose any of this information if you do not wish to.

How We Collect Your Information. We collect personal data only when you voluntarily provide it to us, such as by using our website and subscribing to our publications.

The types of personal data we collect include, but are not limited to:

• Contact Information: Your name, email address, and social media handles.
• Feedback and Correspondence: Information you provide when interacting with us by email or posting public comments.
• Usage Information: Information pertaining to any content you upload or submit to the websites.
• Subscription Information: Your preferences for receiving communications about our activities and publications.

Your right to access the information. At any time, you can ask us for a copy of the personal information that we hold about you or request a correction or deletion of information.

How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To provide our services: To operate, maintain, administer, and improve our websites; to publish our newsletters and other communications; to manage and communicate with you regarding your IAF account, including sending technical notices and security alerts.
• To personalize: To better understand your needs and interests, and to personalise your experience.
• Communication: If you request information or register on our websites, we may send you IAF-related marketing communications as permitted by law.
• Analytics and Compliance: To create anonymous data for analytics, and to comply with any applicable court order, law, regulation, and legal processes.
• Safety and Enforcement: To enforce the terms and conditions; to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property; and to deter against fraudulent, harmful, unauthorised, unethical or illegal activity.

Your Ability to Choose and Opt-Outs

You have choices regarding the collection and use of your information. You may opt out of marketing-related emails by following the instructions at the bottom of our emails, or by contacting us at info@indiaanimalfund.org. Some Internet browsers may send “Do Not Track” signals. We currently do not honour “Do Not Track” signals. You may choose not to provide personal data to us. However, we may not be able to provide services to you if we are required to collect your personal data or if we need it to provide the services.

Withdrawal of Consent: You shall have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, with the ease of doing so being comparable to the ease with which such consent was given. If you withdraw your consent, IAF shall cease processing your personal data within a reasonable time, unless processing without consent is required or authorised under law.

How We Share Your Information

We may disclose your personal data to our subsidiaries and affiliates for purposes consistent with this Policy. We engage third-party companies and individuals to provide services on our behalf (such as hosting, email delivery, and customer support). These third parties may use your information only as directed by IAF and are prohibited from using or disclosing your information for any other purpose. We may share data with professional advisers (such as solicitors, bankers, auditors, and accountants) where necessary in the course of professional services. We may disclose information as required by law, to comply with court orders or lawful requests.

Security

We take a number of organisational, technical, and physical measures designed to protect the personal data we collect. We shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures and take reasonable security safeguards to prevent personal data breach. Where we have given you a password for access to certain parts of our websites, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.

Limitation: As no security safeguards are 100% secure, we cannot guarantee the security of your information. Any transmission of personal data is at your own risk.

Links to Other Websites

This Privacy Policy applies solely to the IAF website https://indiaanimalfund.org/ and any other website we own or control that links to this document. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any external websites linked from our platform.

Use of Services by Children

If you are under 18, be sure to obtain your parent’s or guardian’s permission before you send any information about yourself (your name, address, e-mail address, etc.) to us or anyone else over the internet. We encourage parents to get involved with their children’s use of the internet and to be aware of the activities in which they are participating.

Contact Us (Grievance Redressal)

You have the right to have readily available means of grievance redressal provided by IAF. If you have any questions or concerns pertaining to this Privacy Policy please contact the designated officer responsible for grievance redressal:

IAF India Animal Foundation Attn: Legal/ Privacy / Grievance Redressal Officer Email: info@indiaanimalfund.org, Address: 2, Abdul Kalam Lane, New Delhi – 110011

We shall establish an effective mechanism and respond to any grievances within the prescribed period. You must exhaust the opportunity of redressing your grievance under this mechanism before approaching the Data Protection Board of India.