Siddha Yoga Sangham of India (SYSI) is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website, www.siddhayoga.org.in (the Site). Please review the following Privacy Policy so that you understand our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information relating to your use of the Site. By using our Site, you agree to comply with and be bound by this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. SYSI does not actively solicit the personal information of persons outside India. By using the Site you are consenting to have personal data that you provide us transferred to and processed in India.

The data we collect about you

When necessary, we may use your Internet Protocol address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Site. We also may track, in aggregate, the browser types of visitors to help us understand our visitors’s needs related to our Site designs.
SYSI collects personal information directly from you when you donate, sign up for our newsletters or events, or interact with us in other ways. The personal information we collect may include name, address, phone number, email address, donation history and other information.

How we use your personal data

SYSI uses personal information for the following purposes:
To communicate with you about our activities and events;
To process donations and issue tax receipts;
To process ashram and event applications; and
For such other purpose as we may notify to you at the point of data collection.

Disclosure of your personal data

By providing personal data and other information requested, you give SYSI, and its associated entities permission to store this information and to use it for the purpose for which it was collected.
SYSI may share your personal information with other Siddha Yoga organisations outside India that re closely affiliated with SYSI and share SYSI’s commitment to protecting that information.

We do not share, sell, or rent your individual personal information with or to any individual or organization except as permitted under this Privacy Policy, pursuant to your express permission, or as required by law.
SYSI has a strict policy when we collect personal data and does not share with any third party organisations barring our Service Providers and Payment Gateway Partners: Razorpay in relation to Dakshina (Donations). We may be required to submit any of the information provided by you in order to comply with our regulatory and legal obligations. At any time, you have the option to opt-out of your data sharing.

Data Security

SYSI's Site use security measures designed to protect against the loss, misuse, unauthorized disclosure, or alteration of the information under our control. We take reasonable steps to ensure the security of your data containing personally identifiable information.
We, at SYSI use prevailing technological measures to safeguard your personal information, including encryption of data, secure storage, and access controls.
SYSI conducts regular internal testing of our website, services and systems in order to improvise on performance and security. We would use any such information anonymously for testing purposes.
All personal data collected is remotely stored in a secure operating environment which is not available to the public.
No data information transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, SYSI endeavours to protect all your data information, we cannot guarantee its security. It is therefore noted that all information provided to us is at your own risk and initiative.

Data retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. We may retain your personal data for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.
To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements.
In some circumstances you can ask us to delete your data: see “Your data protection rights” below for further information.
In some circumstances we will anonymise your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files which ask for information to be put on your computer about the sites you visit. Cookies are used to store your machines IP address and does not contain any information personal to you. Your personal identities are not known to SYSI by means of cookies.Your browser allows you to erase or block cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. In some instances if cookies are not stored, some parts of the website may not work. If you allow cookies to be stored, it will enable SYSI to measure the use of pages and features on the site.

Your Data Protection Rights

You have the following rights under the PDP Bill:
The right to restrict the processing of your personal data.
The right to delete your personal data in certain circumstances.
The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
The right to data manageability.
The right to access your personal data that we hold.
The right to object to the processing of your personal data.
The right to withdraw consent to the processing of your personal data.

A note to parents

The Site does not target persons under the age of 18 for collection of information online. It is intended for use only by persons 18 or older or those who possess legal parental or guardian consent and are fully able and competent to enter into and be legally bound by these Terms. No information should be submitted to or posted at this website by visitors under 18 years of age. If a person 18 years of age wishes to submit any information, this should be done only by the child’s parents or with their consent.

Data Protection Disclaimer

SYSI takes all obligatory and compulsory preventive measures to protect your data information, however no data transmission over the Internet can be 100 % guaranteed to be secured. SYSI endeavours to protect all data information, and we cannot guarantee its security. It is therefore noted that all information provided to us is at your own risk and initiative.

Updates

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Any changes made to this Privacy Policy will apply to any personal information that you provide to us on or after the effective date of such changes and any information previously collected from you by SYSI. If you do not agree with the revised terms of this Privacy Policy, you may terminate your use of these Site.

Questions or Concerns

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or this Site, please contact us via e-mail at CentersOffice@gspa.org.