Terms and Conditions

Pragathi Association for Rural Development, hereinafter referred to as PARD INDIA, takes your privacy seriously and treats all financial information about any transaction you have with PARD INDIA as highly confidential. In addition, PARD INDIA does not share e-mail addresses or phone numbers of any of our Donors or constituents to any third party.

PARD INDIA deeply values all contributions to sustain our mission and objectives. To protect the privacy of our Donors and their special relationship with us, we maintain the following policies:

To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that Donors and prospective Donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we assure the following:

1. Refund of Donation Policy

PARD INDIA follows a reliable refund policy to let our Donors feel privileged about their association with us. We take utmost care about processing donations as per the mandates signed by our Donors in the Donor forms, both offline and online. But in case of an unlikely event of an erroneous deduction or if the Donor wants to cancel/deduct the donation, PARD INDIA will respond within 7 working days from the date of receiving the complaint from Donor. The timely refund of the wrongly deduced amount will depend on type of card used during transaction. We would require a proof of deduction of the donation amount and a written communication for refund from the Donor within two days after donation.

2. What Information We Collect

We use personal information collected from Donors for the purposes of processing payments and communicating with Donors about PARD INDIA as well as conducting the fundraising and other operations of PARD INDIA. This information may include name, amount donated, address, telephone number, Donor comments, e-mail address, and any other personal information provided to us ("Donor Data"). For donations by check, Donor Data also includes the data visible on the check.

Information from Payment Processors and Other Service Providers: Payment processors allow Donors to give electronically using a payment services account, a credit card, or other payment method. These processors collect certain information from Donors, and you should consult their privacy policies to determine their practices.

To provide Donors the best possible experience, we work with service providers and may share Donor Data and other information with them or have it transmitted through them. Such service providers include, for example, collocation facilities and bandwidth providers as well as organizations that help non-profit organizations with fundraising.

3. How We Use That Information

Donor Data may be used for these kinds of purposes:

Anonymous Donor information may be used for promotional and fundraising activities. Comments that are provided by Donors may be publicly published and may be used in promotional materials. We may use available information to supplement the Donor Data to improve the information we use to drive our fundraising efforts. We may allow Donors the option to have their name publicly associated with their donations unless otherwise requested as part of the online donation process.

We use data gathered for payment processors and other service providers only for the purposes described in this policy.

4. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Donor Privacy Policy or requests about the status and correctness of your Donor data, please contact us:

Pragathi Association for Rural Development (PARD INDIA)
301, Katari Kastle, Suryakantham Layout,
Goshala, Vepagunta Post,
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. India, PIN: 530047.
Phone: (+91) 9652778652
Email: info@pardindia.org; ProjectsDirector@pardindia.org

5. Security

We are committed to protecting Donor personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Among other things, we undertake a range of security practices, including measures to help secure web access to sensitive data and undertake efforts to address security vulnerabilities for various tools and databases.

6. Other Disclosures

We may disclose information when required by law; when needed to protect our rights, privacy, safety, property, Donors, or users; and when necessary to enforce our terms of service.

7. Updates

We may change the Donor Privacy Policy from time to time. Any and all changes will be reflected on this page. Substantive changes may also be announced through the standard mechanisms by which we communicate with our users and community. The users are required to periodically check this page for any changes to the current policy.

8. Data Retention

We seek to retain Donor-related information only as needed to fulfil the purposes described in this policy unless a longer retention period is required by law or regulations. For example, tax laws in the India may require the organization to keep contact information and contribution level of Donors on file.

9. Rights of Donor

You have certain rights with respect to the information we collect about you. Upon your request, we will tell you what information we hold about you and correct any incorrect information. We will also make reasonable efforts to delete your information if you ask us to do so, unless we are otherwise required to keep it.

10. Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions are governed by the Indian law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Indian Courts.

Privacy Policy

This Website is owned and maintained by Pragathi Association for Rural Development (PARD INDIA). We recognize that visitors to our website may be concerned about the information they provide us and how we treat that information. PARD INDIA is committed to ensure that your privacy is protected, and this Privacy Policy addresses all such concerns. This policy may be changed or updated from time to time. You should check this page occasionally to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 1st April 2021.

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, you may contact us at:

Pragathi Association for Rural Development (PARD INDIA)
301, Katari Kastle, Suryakantham Layout,
Goshala, Vepagunta Post,
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. India, PIN: 530047.
Phone: (+91) 9652778652
Email: info@pardindia.org; ProjectsDirector@pardindia.org

1. Personal Information

PARD INDIA uses its best efforts to respect the privacy of its online visitors. At our website, we do not collect personally identifiable information from individuals unless they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. This means, we do not require you to register or provide information to us in order to view our website. PARD INDIA only gathers personally identifiable data, such as name, date of birth, address, zip/postal code, phone number, e-mail, PAN Card Number when voluntarily submitted by a visitor. For example, we ask for personal information on our online donation pages and use this information to acknowledge receipt of your donation for tax purposes and to communicate with the donor as and when required by us related to the donations.

PARD INDIA does not sell or trade such information collected, to third parties. We will not share personally identifiable information with third parties unless authorized by the person submitting the information or required by law.

2. Credit Card Information Security

PARD INDIA uses industry-standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption to protect the security of your transaction and the confidentiality of your personal information. This makes it extremely difficult for anyone else to intercept the credit card information you send to us. Personal data collected through our website is encrypted using 256-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) technology.

Credit card information is not sold or traded to third parties. We will not share your credit card information with third parties unless required by law.

If you still have concerns about the security of your credit card information, contributions may also be made by calling (+91) 707-777-5550, or by sending personal checks or money orders to the following address or any of the addresses that we have mentioned in our Web Forms:

Pragathi Association for Rural Development (PARD INDIA)

301, Katari Kastle, Suryakantham Layout,
Goshala, Vepagunta Post,
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. India, PIN: 530047.
Phone: (+91) 9652778652
Email: info@pardindia.org; ProjectsDirector@pardindia.org

3. Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable controls to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

4. Donations

We request information from the visitor on our donation form. A visitor must provide contact information (such as name, e-mail, phone number, and mailing address, etc.) and payment information (such as credit card number and expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and for sending receipt of the donation. If we have trouble processing a donation, the information is used by us to contact the visitor. If the visitor has given permission for the information’s release, the visitor’s name and contact information may be shared with carefully selected organizations and charities we feel our donors would want to know about. Credit card information of the Donors are NEVER released.

5. Opt-Out

If you provide us with your postal address or e-mail address on-line you may receive periodic mailings from us with information on our programs and services. If you do not want to receive postal mail or e-mail from us in the future, please let us know by sending a mail to us at: (info@pardindia.org) or writing to us at the above address and letting us know that you do not want to receive postal mail or e-mail from us. Some mailings are prepared well in advance, so please allow up to three months for your request to be reflected on our mailing lists.

6. Cookies

Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by PARD INDIA’s Website through the use of cookies. Cookies are small text files a Website can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate the visitor’s ongoing access to and use of the site, and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements. Cookies are not programs that come onto a visitor’s system and damage files. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the visitor that has no meaning outside the assigning site. If a visitor does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept the cookie feature. PARD INDIA uses cookie technology only to obtain non-personal information from its online visitors in order to improve visitors’ online experience and facilitate their visit within our site.

7. Sharing

Legal Disclaimer: Though we make a good faith effort to preserve visitor privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, when a court order or legal process is served on our website.

8. Notification of Changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement so our visitors are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected. If you continue to visit the website or make donations after those changes are in effect, you agree to the revised policy.

If, however, we are going to use visitors’ personally identifiable information in a manner significantly different from that stated at the time of collection, we will notify visitors via e-mail and won’t disclose this information unless express information is granted. However, if visitors have opted out of all communication with the site, or deleted/deactivated their account, then they will not be contacted, nor will their personal information be used in this new manner.

9. External Web Links

This website may contain links to other websites. Unless we expressly state otherwise, PARD INDIA makes no representations whatsoever concerning the content of those websites. The fact that PARD INDIA has provided a link to a site is not an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship, or affiliation with respect to such site, its owners, or its providers. There are risks associated with using any information, software, or products found on the Internet, and PARD INDIA cautions you to make sure that you understand these risks before retrieving, using, relying upon, or purchasing anything via the Internet.

In addition, we encourage our users to be aware when they leave our website to read the privacy statements of each and every other website that collects personally identifiable information. These other websites may collect or solicit personal data or send their own cookies to your computer. Please be aware that PARD INDIA is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. Please check the privacy statements of these other websites for more information about their policies on collection and use of personal information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this website.

10. Referrals

If a visitor elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our site, like spread the word, we ask them for the friend’s name and e-mail address. PARD INDIA will automatically send the friend a one-time e-mail with an introduction to PARD INDIA and an invitation to visit the site. The one-time e-mail will include the name of the person making the referral. PARD INDIA stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time e-mail and tracking the success of our referral program. The friend may contact PARD INDIA to unsubscribe at (info@pardindia.org) and request the removal of this information from our database.

11. Interactive Features

From time to time, our website requests information from visitors via interactive features, such as surveys, feedback, testimonials or quizzes. Participation in these features is completely voluntary and the visitor therefore has a choice whether to disclose this information or not. The requested information typically includes information that includes name, phone number, address, e-mail, visitors' comments, and information on the visitor’s interests. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this website and providing pertinent information to participants. Visitors’ personally identifiable information is not shared with third parties.