This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information (“Privacy Policy”) when you visit the website https://theeightfoundation.org/. By accessing or using the Website, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The date at the top of this Privacy Policy indicates when it was last updated.

1.         Information We Collect

a.         Personal Information: We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other identifying information when you subscribe to our newsletter, make a query, or contact us.

b.         Usage Information: We may automatically collect certain information about your visit to the Website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, and pages you view. This information is collected using cookies. For more information about how we use the cookies and what rights you have regarding the usage of cookies please visit our Cookies Policy available here[to be linked].

2.         How we use your Information

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

a.         To provide and improve our services and the content of the Website.

b.         To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and provide you with updates about our activities.

c.         To analyse user trends and preferences to enhance your experience on the Website.

d.         To monitor and enforce legal and regulatory compliance.

3.         Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your personal information with:

a.         Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating the Website, conducting our business, or providing services to you.

b.         Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information to comply with legal or regulatory obligations and framework.

4.         Data Security

We understand the importance of your data and thus we take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in terms of this Policy and no transfer of your data will take place to any organization or country unless there are adequate controls in place. While we take reasonable security measures for protection of data, we do not assume responsibility for any unauthorised access or interception or loss of data that is beyond our reasonable control.

5.         Your Choices

You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but it may limit your ability to access certain features of our Website. You may also opt-out of receiving email communications from us by following the instructions provided in our emails.

6.         Privacy of Individuals not legally competent

We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors (below the age of 18) or individuals not legally competent to give consent.

If you have provided information about minors or individuals not legally competent to give consent, you represent and warrant that you have their consent to process (including disclosure and transfer) their personal data in accordance with this Policy. If the data pertains to minors or individuals not legally competent to give consent, you confirm that they have designated you to act on their behalf and give consent on their behalf.

7.         External Link

Our Website may contain external links which will re-direct you to other websites that are not operated by us. We recommend you review the terms of use and privacy policy of such websites upon your visit. Such websites do not function in accordance with our policy, and we disclaim all responsibility and liability for any consequences arising out of using those websites.

8.         Retention of Information

We only keep your personal data for as long as it's required to fulfil the objectives outlined in this privacy statement. We may retain and use your Website usage data for internal analysis purposes.

9.         What are your rights regarding your data?

We consider it our responsibility to make sure you are aware of your data protection rights. In relation to your personal data, you are entitled to the following rights:

·       The right to access – You have the right to ask us for a copy of, request access to, or ask us to update or amend any personal data we may hold about you. We reserve the right to reject your request for the reasons allowed by law.

·       The right to rectification – You have the right to request for the correction of any incomplete or inaccurate information. We may, however, retain all information (both modified and unmodified) as backup, for the purposes of archiving, prevention of fraud and abuse, analytics, satisfaction of legal obligations, or where we otherwise reasonably believe that we have a legitimate reason to do so for business purposes under the applicable laws.

·       The right to erasure – You have the right to request us to erase or remove your Personal Information. Please note that even after you  stop availing services from us, we will retain  user data for legal purposes, in accordance with applicable laws for the time being in force.

·       The right to object to processing of Personal Information – This right exists where we are processing your Personal Information for legitimate reasons and you object to processing of such Personal Information. In such situations, we reserve our rights regarding extending and performing services to you.

·       The right to data portability – Upon your request, we will provide you or to such other person(s) authorised by you, your Personal Information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.

Any request made in accordance with this section will be addressed as soon as possible and free of cost; provided, however, that we may impose a minimal administrative fee associated with of processing your request. You may be required to verify your identity before responding to requests.

10.   Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us at admin@theeightfoundation.org.