This Website is owned and maintained by Pragathi Association for Rural Development (acronym PARD INDA). We recognize that visitors to our website may be concerned about the information they provide to us and how we treat that information. PARD INDIA is committed to protecting your privacy, and this Privacy Policy addresses all such concerns. This policy may be changed or updated from time to time. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 1st October 2023.
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, you may contact us at:
Pragathi Association for Rural Development (PARD INDIA)
Ground Floor, Katari Kastle, Suryakantham Layout,
Goshala, Vepagunta Post,
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. India, PIN: 530047.
Phone:(+91) 963-963-5858
Email: donorcare@pardindia.org
1. Personal Information
PARD INDIA uses its best efforts to respect the privacy of its online visitors. On 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 to view our website. PARD INDIA only gathers personally identifiable data, such as names, addresses, zip/postal codes, phone numbers, e-mails, etc., 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.
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) encryptionto 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.Further, we use Razorpay Payment Gateway, which protects users’ data.
Credit card information is not sold or traded to third parties. We will not share 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) 963-963-5858 or by sending personal bank Cheques or Demand Drafts to:
Pragathi Association for Rural Development (PARD INDIA)
Ground Floor, Katari Kastle, Suryakantham Layout,
Goshala, Vepagunta Post,
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. India, PIN: 530047.
Phone:(+91) 963-963-5858
Email: donorcare@pardindia.org
3. Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. 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) and payment information (such as credit card number and expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and sending a donation receipt. If we have trouble processing a donation, the information is used by us to contact the visitor. Suppose the visitor has permitted the information's release; in that case, 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. The credit card information of the Donors is NEVER released.
5. Opt-Out
If you supply us with your postal address or e-mail address online, 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 an email to us at info@pardindia.org or writing to us at the above address and telling us that you do not want to receive postal mail or e-mail from us. Some mailings are prepared well in advance, so please allow us three months for your request to be reflected on our mailing lists.
6. Cookies
Visitors should know PARD INDIA's website may automatically collect non-personal information and data through 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 visitors’ systems and damage files. Generally, cookies assign a unique number to the visitor without meaning outside the given site. Suppose a visitor does not want information collected through cookies; in that case, a simple procedure in most browsers 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 to improve visitors' online experience and facilitate their visitsto 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, a court order or legal process 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. Hence, our visitors are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
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. We 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 any 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 concerning such site, its owners, or its providers. Risks are associated with using any information, software, or products found on the Internet. PARD INDIA cautions you to ensure you understand these risks before retrieving, using, relying upon, or purchasing anything via the Internet.
In addition, we encourage our users/donors to be aware when they leave our website to read the privacy statements of everyother website that collects personally identifiable information. These other websites may collect or solicit personal data or send their 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 collecting and using personal data. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this website.
10. Referrals
If a visitor uses our referral service to inform a friend about our site, like spreading 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 to send this one-time e-mail and track the success of our referral program. The friend may contact PARD INDIA at unsubscribe (info@pardindia.org) to 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 entirely voluntary, and the visitor, therefore, has a choice of whether to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name, phone number, address, e-mail, etc.) and information on the visitor's interests. Survey information will be used to monitor or improve the use and satisfaction of this website and provide pertinent information to participants. Visitors' personally identifiable information is not shared with third parties.