Yashmita United Bharat Foundation (YUBF) is committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors, supporters, and volunteers. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect, how we use it, and the steps we take to safeguard your data when you visit our website, make a donation, or interact with our programs.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information to support our mission and improve our services. The types of information we may collect include:
- Personal Identification Information: We may collect your name, email address, phone number, and postal address when you voluntarily provide it to us, such as when you sign up for our newsletter, volunteer, or make a donation.
- Donation Information: When you make a donation, we collect payment details (such as credit card information or bank account details). Please note that this information is processed securely through a third-party payment gateway, and we do not store sensitive financial data on our servers.
- Website Usage Data: We use tools like Google Analytics to collect non-personal information about how you use our website. This includes your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and the duration of your visit. This data helps us understand our website traffic and improve user experience.
- Volunteer Information: If you apply to become a volunteer, we may collect information relevant to your application, such as your skills, interests, and availability.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To Process Donations: To process and acknowledge your donations, and to communicate with you about your contributions.
- To Communicate with You: To send you updates about our work, newsletters, event invitations, and other communications relevant to our mission, but only if you have opted in to receive them.
- To Manage Our Programs: To coordinate volunteer activities, manage program participation, and ensure the effective delivery of our initiatives.
- To Improve Our Website: To analyze user behavior, fix technical issues, and enhance the content and functionality of our website.
- To Comply with Legal Obligations: To meet any legal or regulatory requirements.
3. How We Protect Your Information
The security of your information is important to us. We implement appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. This includes using secure servers and encryption for sensitive data transfers.
4. Sharing Your Information
YUBF will not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing services to you, as long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. This may include:
- Payment Processors: To process donations securely.
- Email Marketing Services: To send newsletters and updates.
- Analytics Providers: To help us understand website usage.
We may also disclose your information when we believe it is necessary to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect our or others’ rights, property, or safety.
5. Your Choices and Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Opt-out of Communications: You can unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our emails.
- Access and Correction: You can request to access, correct, or delete any personal information we hold about you by contacting us directly.
6. Cookies
Our website uses “cookies” to enhance your experience. A cookie is a small text file placed on your hard drive by a web page server. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may affect the functionality of our website.
7. Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. Once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information you provide while visiting such sites.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us.