Privacy Policy

The security of one’s privacy is one of the most important rights to be protected. Privacy safeguards individual autonomy and recognizes the ability of an individual to control vital aspects. We, at Wishwa Foundation, wish to inform You as to how We look after Your personal information, when You visit Our Website, thereby informing You about how Your private information, which is shared with Us, is protected.

Please note that by visiting and using this Website, You are agreeing to the use of Your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is a legally binding document between You and Wishwa. The terms of this Privacy Policy will be effective upon the access and/or use of this Website in any manner. Please note that the data collected by Us through this Website is secured to the best of Our ability.

If You have any queries or concerns regarding this Policy, please contact us at +91-7331184473.

I. WHO ARE WE?

Wishwa Foundation (Wishwa”, “We”, “Our” and “Us ), having its address at First Floor, Kapil Kavuri Hub, Nanakramguda, Hyderabad, India, understands and respects the need and requirement to protect the privacy rights of its Users (“You” or “Your”) . This Privacy Policy applies to www.wishwafoundation.org (“Website"), and all other websites, applications, online services, and other interactive features or downloads that post a link to this Privacy Policy, whether accessed via computer, mobile device or otherwise (collectively, "Sites" and individually, a “Site”). The Sites are owned or controlled by Wishwa. This Privacy Policy only covers information collected at the Sites.

II. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA/INFORMATION AND ITS USAGE:

We collect and use data/information in the following manner:

A. How is the data/information collected?

We use various methods to collect data from and about You, either directly, automatedly or through third-party sources:

1. When data is collected directly:

You may give Us Your personal and contact information by using this Website. This includes personal data you provide when You:

Create an account on this Website for donating to any of Our Fundaraiser Programmes,
Subscribe to Our Newsletter,
Request updates to be sent to You,
Participate in any Feedback, Survey and any other interactive session being organized on this Website.

2. When data is collected automatedly:

As You use Our Website, Wishwa may automatically collect data points about Your browsing choices, patterns, etc. This data is collected via cookies, logs or similar technology.

3. When data is collected through Third-Party Sources:

We may receive various personal information from third party sources/sites such as:

Technical Information from
- - Google Analytics
- - Advertising platforms
- - Search Engines such as Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.

Contact, Financial and Transactional Information from payment gateways such as CashFree, Razorpay etc…, • Personal and Contact information from any social media websites/platforms such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, etc..,

“Personal data and/or information” shall mean any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include anonymous data, where the identity of the individual has been removed. We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data and/or information about You which We have grouped together as follows:

Identity Data includes first name, maiden name, last name, username or similar identifier, date of birth, the language you use, and gender.
Contact Data includes your email address and mobile phone number, and may include your residential address.
Financial Data is not collected by Wishwa, since the payment gateway is outsourced through and is being maintained by Cashfree.
Transaction Data includes details about payments to and from You and other details of Services that You may have purchased from Us.
Technical Data includes Your geo location, Your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the device/s You use to access this Website.
Profile Data includes Your username and password, donations/contributions made by You, Your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses.
Usage Data includes information about how You use this Website in order to enable Us to create a better usage of the Website for You.
Marketing and Communications Data includes Your preferences in receiving updates from Us and Our third-parties and Your communication preferences.

We collect, use and share such aggregated data and/or information for various purposes and the same cannot be viewed as personal data and/or information in law as this data does not directly or indirectly reveal anything specific about Your identity.

While You can browse some sections of Our Website without being a registered member, certain usage (such as making a donation/contribution) do require registration and also, for Us to send updates regarding pactivities and upcoming events being undertaken by Wishwa.

We do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about you, which pertains to details about Your race or ethnicity or caste or creed, Your religious or philosophical beliefs, Your sexual orientation, Your political opinions, any trade union membership, and Your genetic and biometric data, nor do We collect any information about criminal convictions and offences related to You.

If You choose to donate or contribute to Wishwa through this Website, We collect information about Your donation patterns and Your general usage behaviour. If You choose to post comments or leave feedback on this Website, We will collect that information You provide to Us. We retain such information as necessary to resolve disputes, provide support and troubleshoot problems, as permitted under law.

If you send Us personal correspondence, such as e-mails or letters, or if other users or third parties send Us correspondence about Your activities on this Website, We may collect such information into a file specific to You.

If You fail to provide Us the personal data, as required, Wishwa would be unable to provide You with part of or the entire Service/s offered by Us through this Website. In such an event, We may have to cancel the Service/s offered to You, for which no prior intimation is required on Our part.

B. How personal data and/or information is used:

We will use Your personal data and/or information in the following circumstances:

When we need to provide the Service/s We offer through this Website,
When it is necessary for Our legitimate interests and Your interests and when any rights recognized under applicable law do not override those interests,
When We are required mandatorily to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation,
When We analyse and provide You any statistical data on Your activity,
When We use Your personal data and/or information to resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, help promote a safe service, measure consumer interest in Our Service/s,
When We contact You for donating and/or contributing to any of our Flagship Programmes,
When We use Your data and/or information for any other purpose not specified hereinabove, which We may/may not disclose to You, in Our sole discretion.

III. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Wishwa may have to share Your personal data and/or information with third-parties in the following circumstances:

We may share your personal data and/or information with one or more of Our affiliates for performance of business functions and for internal analytics. In such circumstances, We have put in place appropriate safeguards in accordance with applicable laws and in line with this Policy.
We require all third parties to respect the security of Your personal data and to treat it in compliance with the existing law. If You click on links to third-party websites through this Website, You shall be governed by their terms of use and privacy policies and We do not control the manner as to how and in what manner such third-parties collect Your personal data and/or information and how they use it. We neither endorse nor shall be held responsible and liable for any data breach or infringement of Your privacy rights or for loss and damage of whatsoever nature, if You visit, use or access such third party websites.
Please note that Your personal data and/or information shared by You with Us is safe and secure and We use and process any data and/or information under the applicable laws and only on Your consent for such processing for lawful purposes and for providing You the Service/s and access to this Website.
Aggregated data and/or information such as scrolling patterns and clicks allow Us to run tests to determine which pages result in the best actions. However, Your personally identifiable information is not used by any of these tools.

A. Data retention

We will only retain Your personal data and/or information, for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes We collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period of the personal data and/or information shared by You with Us, We consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of such personal data and/or information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of Your personal data and/or information, the purposes for which We process Your personal data and/or and whether We can achieve those purposes through other means and the applicable legal requirements. In some circumstances, We may anonymize or obfuscate Your personal data and/or information, to ensure that such data and/or information is no longer associated with You, for the purposes of research or statistics, and in such an event, We may use this information indefinitely, without further notice to You.

B. Data Protection Rights

We give You access to data and/or information about Your account and Your interactions with Wishwa. If You find such data and/or information to be incorrect or inaccurate or if You desire to update or edit Your personal information, We provide for You to do so by enabling You to adjust or update or modify the information on Your account.

You have the right to request that We delete information that We process about You. However, We are under no obligation to delete such data and/or information, if the same is required to be retained by Us in order to comply with any legal and/or other obligation or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

You have the right to restrict Our processing of Your information, where You believe such data and/or information to be inaccurate or Our processing to be unlawful or that We no longer need to process such data and/or information for a particular purpose, unless We are not able to delete the data and/or information due to any legal and/or other obligation or because You do not wish for Us to delete such data and/or information.

You have the right to obtain Your personal data and/or information from Us that You consented to give Us or that was provided to Us as necessary in connection with the Service/s offered by Us through this Website. We will provide You with Your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You may reuse it elsewhere.

If We rely on Your consent to process Your personal data and/or information, You have the right to withdraw that consent at any given point in time. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing of Your data and/or information before We receive notice that You wish to withdraw Your consent.

If You wish to exercise any of these rights as delineated herein above, please contact Us by addressing an e-mail to Us at support@wishwafoundation.org. We may also need to ask You for further information to verify Your identity before We can respond to any request.

IV. RIGHTS UNDER THE INDIAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (REASONABLE SECURITY PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES AND SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA OR INFORMATION) RULES, 2011

If You are a user from India and subject to the laws of the Republic of India, You have the right to access and review and/or correct and object to collection, processing, portability and erasure of your personal data and/or information.

You may send a request in writing to Us for the following purposes:

For allowing access to Your personal data and/or information or for review of such data and/or information,
For correction of inaccuracies or deficiencies in Your personal data and/or information, excluding those corrections that would be violation of the applicable laws,
For deletion or erasure of any personal data and/or information,
For withdrawing Your consent to the process in which Your personal data and/or information is collected and/or processed, and in which event, You may not be able to use this Website and Our Service/s.

We do not and shall not undertake any responsibility for the authenticity or genuineness of the personal data and/or information provided and shared by You and neither do we make and provide any representations, warranties, guarantees, covenants, admissions, estoppels of whatsoever nature that the personal data and/or information which You provide is correct and accurate and shall be suitable, whether in whole or in part, for the purpose(s) for which it is/was provided by You during the access and/or use of this Website and Our Service/s.

V. COOKIE POLICY

We use data collection devices such as "Cookies" on certain pages of this Website to help analyse Our webpage flow, measure promotional effectiveness and promote trust and safety. "Cookies" are small files placed on Your hard drive that assist Us in providing Our Service/s. We offer certain features that are only available through the use of a "Cookie". We also use Cookies to allow You to enter Your password less frequently during a session. Cookies can also help Us provide information that is targeted to Your interests, tell Us which parts of Our website You have visited, and facilitate and measure the effectiveness of advertisements and web searches. Most cookies are "session cookies," meaning that they are automatically deleted from Your hard drive at the end of a session. You are always free to decline Our cookies if Your browser so permits. At this time, all features of this Website will work even if You disable cookies. However, in the future and in the event that We add certain new or improvised features and services to this Website, the said features and services as well as Our Website or some parts of it may not be accessible if You have disabled cookies. You may also be required to re-enter Your password more frequently during a session.

VI. CONSENT

By using this Website and/or by providing Your information, You consent to the collection and use of the personal data and/or information You disclose on this Website, in accordance with this Privacy Policy, including but not limited to Your consent for sharing Your information as per this Privacy Policy. If We decide to change or amend Our Privacy Policy, We will post those changes on Our Website, so that You are always aware of what personal data and/or information We collect, how We use it, and under what circumstances We choose to disclose it.

VII. CHANGE/S TO PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time and any changes will be effective upon posting. In the event that there are material changes to the way We treat Your personal data and/or information, We will provide sufficient notice to You through this Website. We may also, but are not obligated to, notify You by e-mail, in our discretion. We will use Your consent in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy, in effect at the time You submitted the personal data and/or information, unless You consent to the new or revised policy.

Your access to and use of this Website may also be subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use of this Website, which are accessible here, or any separate agreements or terms and conditions You have signed or agreed to with Wishwa. Please refer to those agreements as and when needed.