Privacy Policy of FOARA

FOARA’s commitment to privacy FOARA is well aware that you care about how your information is used and shared, and we appreciate you trusting that we will be responsible and accountable. This Privacy Policy makes you understand our practices and how you can choose and make about the way your information is collected and used by FOARA. It applies to donor information that we collect both online and offline.

What data is collected by FOARA?

We collect personal information that is voluntarily submitted to us by you. As an example, the name, address, email, telephone, Credit/Debit card information, which are provided by the donor or an online visitor. These data are required for us to process your requests, donations. In addition to this personal information, we may collect automatically using the following, but not limited to, Web Server Logs (IP address, pages visited, time of visits, and referring website.), Cookies (for distinguishing donors and visitors to the website, browser you use to visit FOARA website or sites in the FOARA media network, which would provide more relevant, targeted content as you travel through sites in the FOARA media network ) and from reputable third parties.

How do we use the collected data?

We collect data primarily to accept donations in completing our charitable projects under various program heads and provide you with information pertaining to our programs, projects, and activities. We do use the information for internal purposes, like for analysis purposes to improve our website, social media, donor base, outreach, and also to get an in-depth understanding of our support network. We may inform you of other purposes at the time that we collect some forms of information. For example, if you apply for a job / Intern / Volunteer we may collect information in order to process your job / Intern / Volunteer application.

With whom do we share the collected data?

We will not share, trade information that you provide to us with other organizations who intend to use it only to market their products or services to you. There may be instances in which we share your data with others. We may share your data, for example, as required by law, with law enforcement, to comply with legal process, to protect our legal rights, to protect the safety or security of a person, or to protect against fraud, criminal acts, or misconduct. We may also share your information with companies that provide us with services, or with a successor legal entity.

What is our commitment to data security?

To avoid unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect. We also use industry-accepted tools and techniques such as SSL and two-factor authentication to protect against unauthorized access to our systems. All sensitive information is stored in secure repositories both in-house as well as secure cloud-based, AES encrypted web apps.

Your freedom of choices and data access

You can access the data that we received from you and do edits. Please contact us at the contact details provided at the end of this policy. You can unsubscribe from our communication, edit your details, or get removed from our distribution list, by sending a request at the contact details provided at the end of this policy

Advertisements, Links, and Additional Information

FOARA may participate in behavioral-based advertising. This means that a third party may use technology to collect information about your use of the FOARA website so that they can provide advertising about products and services tailored to your interest. That advertising may appear either on our website or on other websites. FOARA website may contain links to other Websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another site that is governed by that site’s privacy policy. FOARA implements Google’s Invisible reCAPTCHA to protect our site from spam and abuse. Use of this service is subject to Google’s privacy policy and terms.

Revisions to this privacy statement

We may revise this privacy policy as we progress. Revisions will be reflected on this website. If we make a material change to this policy and need to apply it to personal information that you provided to us before the change was made, we will attempt to contact you and obtain your consent to the change.

Communications

You may be contacted about the privacy or security of your information; we may do so by telephone, email, or mail. If you have any questions, concerns, requests, or comments about privacy, you can contact us by email, telephone, or mail at: mail@foara.org or contact us at +916238-594090, FOARA, PO Box 811, Trivandrum, Kerala State 695003, INDIA

Effective: September 30, 2021