Privacy Policy

Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation is registered under Section12AB of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 and works towards improving lives of people by creating sustainable long-term impact across India.

Your agreement to the terms and conditions set out in this document constitutes your unconditional consent to all the terms and conditions contained in this document, as amended by Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation at its discretion, from time to time (“Terms and Conditions”) and you shall be bound by the same at all points in time.

These Terms and Conditions are divided into the following sections:

• Introduction
• Donation Policy
• Data Protection
• Our use of Cookies
• General Terms and Conditions
• Disclaimer

These Terms and Conditions apply to all persons (hereinafter referred to as “you” along with all grammatical variations) who accept these Terms and Conditions.

Your use of this Website constitutes your unconditional consent to all the terms and conditions contained in this privacy policy, as amended from time to time (“Data Protection”) and you shall be bound by the same.

Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data and accordingly maintains the following Privacy Policy to describe how we collect, use and process your personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Laws. “Data Protection Laws” for the purpose of this Privacy Policy shall mean and include all applicable laws and regulations relating to the processing of personal data and privacy (including but not limited to the Indian Information Technology Act, 2002, the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 and any other statutory instrument, order, rule, or regulation made thereunder, as from time to time amended, extended, re-enacted, consolidated or enacted by governmental authorities in India.

Personal data

The personal data we typically ask you for is:

• Your name, age, address, nationality and country of origin, residency status (as per applicable law)
• Contact details (e-mail address, phone numbers)
• Credit card or bank account details
• Any other data that Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation may require which relates to your identity, having regard to any characteristic, trait, attribute, or any other feature of the identity of you, whether online or offline, or any combination of such features with any other information, and shall include any inference drawn from such data for the purpose of

Use of personal data
i. Your personal data will be processed by Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation to provide and improve its services to you and strictly for the following purposes:

• To email you with news and information about Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation and our promotional material campaigns, surveys, features, brochures, catalogues, Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation’s Annual Report, and other updates.
• To make sure you are receiving the most appropriate and relevant information for you.
• To learn about the people who are visiting our websiteand for maintaining an internal confidential database of all the personal data collected from visitors on the website.

ii. Data Sharing
We may have to share your personal data with third parties, including third-party service providers and other entities. We require third parties to adhere to the privacy norms as stated herein and to process your personal data in accordance with the applicable Data Protection Law. Any transfer of your personal data would be undertaken with similar degree of protection as is required to be undertaken in accordance with this Privacy Policy and any applicable Data Protection Law.

iii. Notwithstanding anything contained herein or any other contract between you and Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation, Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation reserves the right to disclose any personal data about you without providing any notice to you or your consent (i) as needed to satisfy any requirement of law, regulation, rules, order of court, legal request or legal investigation, (ii) to conduct investigations of breaches of law, to protect them website, (iii) to protect Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation and its property, and (iv) to protect our visitors and other persons.

General:The Website uses Google Analytics to help analyze how users use the Website and lets you navigate between pages efficiently as they store your preferences, and generally improve your experience of our website. This analytical tool uses ‘cookies’, which are stored as text files on your computer or mobile device by a website’s server, to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) is transmitted to Google. This information is then used to evaluate visitors’ use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity for Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation. Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation will not (and will not allow any third party) to use the statistical analytics tool to track or to collect any personally identifiable information of visitors to our site. We will not associate any data gathered from this Website with any personally identifying information from any source as part of our use of the Google statistical analytics tool. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. Neither Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation nor Google will link, or seek to link, an IP address with the identity of a computer user. The cookies are stored in memory and are only available during an active browser session and disappears once your browser is closed. You may note that when you visit our website, you may be required to accept cookies and if you choose to refuse cookies, it is possible that the site may not function properly.

Security:Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation endeavors to use up-to-date security measures to protect your personal data. Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation however does not make any express or implied warranty with respect to the security measures that it may employ from time to time for the protection of the personal data.

Further, the use of this Website is subject to the following General Terms and Conditions:

General Terms and Conditions:

• The content of the pages of this Website is for your general information and use only.
• You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes, and in a manner, which does not infringe the rights of Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation or any third party (including without limitation any Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation sponsor or beneficiary) or the use and enjoyment of the site by any third party.
• Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation shall in no event be liable for any damages including, without limitation, direct, indirect or consequential damages, whatsoever arising from or in connection with the use or loss of use of the site, or any content on the site.
• Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation expressly excludes liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the full extent permitted by applicable law. Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this Website for any particular purpose.
• Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation does not provide any guarantee for the facilities and functions to be free from error or uninterrupted, that the site or the server available to You be free of viruses or bugs, that defects will be corrected, or that the content on the site is accurate or complete.
• Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation takes no responsibility for the content of external internet sites linked to or cited on this Website. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the content on such external internet sites. You acknowledge that we have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites.
• Unauthorized use of this Website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
• You also agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete personal data about yourself as prompted this website. You will not impersonate, imitate or pretend to be somebody else when registering. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, incomplete, or if Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue or inaccurate, Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation has the right to refuse to provide you with access to the Website.
• Indemnity: You hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation and/or its trustees, employees, affiliates, officers, representatives, partners and their respective lawful successors and assigns from and against any and all losses, liabilities, claims (including third party claims, governmental authority claims), damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and disbursements in connection therewith and interest chargeable thereon) asserted against or incurred by Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation and/or its trustees, employees, affiliates, officers, representatives, partners and their respective lawful successors and assigns that arise out of, result from, or may be payable by virtue of, any breach or non-performance of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made or obligation to be performed by the you pursuant to these Terms and Conditions.
• Fraudulent /Declined Transactions: You agree to co-operate with Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation in its efforts as may be deemed necessary to identify any fraud or attempted fraud. Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation reserves the right to initiate appropriate legal proceedings against any person(s) for fraudulent use of this Website and any other unlawful acts or acts or omissions in breach of these terms and conditions including without limitation collection charges and attorney fees.
• Electronic Communications: When you visit this Website or send emails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by email or by posting notices on this Website. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
• Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the access to its website or any portion thereof at any time, without notice, for general maintenance or any reason whatsoever.
• Any information which is specifically mentioned by Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation as confidential shall be maintained confidentially by the You and shall not be disclosed unless as required by applicable law or to serve the purpose of these Terms and Conditions.
• The Terms and Conditions herein shall apply equally to both the singular and plural form of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter form. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “herein”, “hereof”, “hereto”, ‘hereunder” and words of similar import refer to these terms and conditions as a whole.
• In the event that any of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein conflict with the additional terms or other terms and guidelines contained within any particular page of this Website, then these Terms and Conditions shall prevail.
• All transactions undertaken through this Website, these terms and conditions shall be governed by laws of India and all disputes shall be referred to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent court in Mumbai, India.

All content on this Site including graphics, text, icons, interfaces, audio clips, logos, images and software is the property of Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation and/or its content suppliers. The arrangement and compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content on this Site is the exclusive property of Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation. Any use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display or performance, of the content on this Site, can only be made with the explicit written permission of Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation. Reproduction of any data from the Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation’s website without explicit permission from the organization would be liable for legal action under the Copyright Act, 1957.

Your access to and use of this Website is subject to the terms and conditions and all applicable laws. Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation does not hold itself responsible for any inaccuracy of facts or information provided on this website. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any accountabilities arising out of any act or omission by a visitor to this website, by depending on or making use of the information offered on this website, shall be completely to the account of such visitor.

Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation refuses claim to any accountability, legal or else, that might arise because of the act, omission or otherwise of any visitor to this website, or caused by the same. Visitors moreover acknowledge that visiting this website is an implicit reception of this disclaimer on their part.