We at Suvidha Mahila Mandal respect your concerns about privacy and value the relationship we
have with you. We are
committed to the ethical collection, retention and use of information that you provide to us
about yourself (“Personal
Information”) on our website.
This policy describes the types of personal information we
collect, how we may use that
information and with whom we may share it when you visit our site or use our services
(collectively the “Services”).
Our
Privacy Policy also describes the measures we take to protect the security of the information.
In addition, we describe
the choices you can make about how we use the information you provide to us. We also tell you
how you can reach us to
update your contact information, remove your name from our mailing lists, or answer any
questions you may have about our
privacy practices.
We maintain full confidentiality of all donors and contributors on our mailing and email lists,
which will neither be
sold to nor exchanged with any other organization or commercial enterprise, and we honour
donors’ opt-out choices in our
mail, email, phone and other solicitations.
How Do We Use Your Information?
Suvidha Mahila Mandal uses personally identifiable information you provide about yourself:
Email Communications
When you ask us to send you email such as a free email newsletter, you may provide us with certain information such as your email address so we can fulfil your request. You may choose to provide additional information as well, such as your postal address and phone number.
Donations
When you make a donation through our Site, we may ask you to submit certain personal information (such as credit card information) so we can process your donation. We also maintain your contact information in our records so we can contact you to provide ChildFund India’s program information and information on additional giving opportunities.
Is Donation Secure?
Absolutely. The security and confidentiality of your information is our highest priority. We use industry-standard SSL (secure socket layer) technology to protect your information and provide a safe and secure environment for online donations.
Credit / Debit Card Security
Suvidha Mahila Mandal is grateful for the donations that help us continue our valuable work. When you donate to Suvidha Mahila Mandal online, your card information is secured; your credit card number is used only for that particular transaction and is not stored. If you allow us to store your credit card or bank information for future use such as recurring donation, such information will be stored by the payment services financial institution. Suvidha Mahila Mandal only uses financial institution that adheres to the industry standards for storing such information.
Refunds and Cancellations
We take the utmost care to process donations as per the instructions given by our donors, online
and offline. However,
in case of an unlikely event of an erroneous donation, we will respond to the donor within 7
working days of receiving a valid request for refund from the donor.
The timely refund of the donation will depend upon the type of credit card/banking
instrument used during the transaction. The donor will have to send us a written request for a
refund within 2 days of
making the donation along
with the proof of the deduction of the donation amount.
In cases where the donation receipt has already been issued to the donor, the donor will
have to
return the original
receipt to us at our office address.
If the tax exemption certificate is already issued, then we are sorry but we will not be
able to
refund the donation.
However, in case of a valid refund request due to any error on our part, we will refund the
donation and bear the costs
of the same.
If the donor doesn’t write within two days, then refund is not possible.
Disclosure Of Data
Suvidha Mahila Mandal may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
Security Of Data
Suvidha Mahila Mandal has the necessary security mechanisms in place and only designated
employees have access to your
personal information.
We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect
against unauthorized
disclosure, use, alteration or destruction of the personal information in our possession.
All
online transactions are
done on a secure server.
When you provide credit card information to make a donation, we use the
industry standard for
Internet security ― Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology ― to help protect the information you
provide.
This Internet
encryption standard scrambles data as it travels from your computer to our server. Please note,
however, that perfect
security does not exist on the Internet. You’ll know that you’re in a secure area of our Site
when a “lock” icon appears
on your screen and the “http” portion of our URL address changes to “https.” The “s” stands for
“secure.”
Third-Party Analytics
We use automated devices and applications, such as Google Analytics, to evaluate usage of our Site and, to the extent permitted, our Application. We also may use other analytic means to evaluate our Services. We use these tools to help us improve our Services, performance and user experiences. We do not share your personal information with these third parties.
Information We Share
Suvidha Mahila Mandal does not sell, rent, trade or otherwise disclose personal information
about our Site visitors (nor
our offline donors), except as described here.
We share information provided by our Site
visitors with service providers
that we have retained to perform services on our behalf ― for example, to process donations,
send direct mails,
emailers, greeting cards, making phone calls, and others.
We may share your information like
phone numbers, email
address, etc. with these agencies so that they can perform these activities efficiently. These
service providers are not
authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on
our behalf or to comply
with legal requirements.
We reserve the right to transfer any information we have about you in the event we sell or
transfer all or a portion of
our business or assets. Should such a sale or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to
try to direct the
transferee to use personal information you have provided through this Site in a manner that is
consistent with this
Privacy Policy.
Copyright Protection
All content on this Site including graphics, text, icons, interfaces, audio clips, logos, images
and software is the
property of Suvidha Mahila Mandal and/or its content suppliers and is protected by Indian and
international copyright
laws.
The arrangement and compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of
all
content on this Site is
the exclusive property of ChildFund India and protected by Indian and international copyright
laws.
Permission is given
to use the resources of this Site only for the purposes of making enquiries, making a donation
or funding any of
ChildFund India’s initiatives.
Any other use, including the reproduction, modification,
distribution, transmission,
republication, display or performance, of the content on this Site can only be made with the
permission of Suvidha
Mahila Mandal.
All other trademarks, brands and copyrights other than those belonging to Suvidha
Mahila Mandal belong to
their respective owners and are their property.
Financial Policies
Procurement policy necessitates competitive quotations for fair pricing and quality. Authority
levels have been set and
approved by the Board of Directors.
Annual Budgets are approved by the Board before adoption and monitored regularly. Payments are
regulated by a payment
process and in accordance with the mandate for payment.
A Donation Log Book is maintained. In the case of cash receipts, witnessing is practiced.
Reconciliations to Tax
deduction Receipts and bank statements is performed regularly.
Reserve Policies
TSF shall maintain a reserve that is equivalent to 2 years of its operating expense. This is to ensure continuity in services to its clients. Any excess reserves will be channeled towards similar causes that benefit TSF’s clients or other charities. On a yearly basis, Management reviews the amount of reserves that are required to ensure that they are adequate for TSF’s operations.
Conflict of Interest Policy
All Board members and staff of TSF are required to disclose any or potential conflict of interest and a resolution in the best interest of TSF will be agreed with the Board including abstinence from discussion, decision-making and voting. Annually, a declaration is filed with the Chief Executive Officer, even if it is a “Nil” return.
Staff Remuneration and Appraisal Policies
Salary Scale for all positions is proposed by the Chief Executive Officer, reviewed and recommended by the Human Resource and Professional Development Committee and approved by the Board of Directors. Employees’ performance evaluations are conducted twice a year by the supervisors against the goals established at the start of each calendar year.
Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may change or update portions of this Privacy Policy at any time and without prior notice to you. Please check back from time to time so you are aware of any changes or updates to the Policy. You may reach out to us if you have any queries about any changes made to our practices.