Privacy Policy

Spriha Society ("Spriha Society") is dedicated to the lawful gathering, storage, and use of the information you voluntarily provide about yourself ("Personal Information") on our website ("Site").

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• Your data might include the following:

  • Your name

  • Your email and postal address

  • Your phone number

  • Your contact information

  • Limited personal information

  • Additional information that Spriha Society may require.

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• Our agreement with you regarding the gathering, use, and protection of your personal information is outlined in the following privacy policy. Please read the Privacy Policy in its entirety.

 

• You agree to all of the terms and conditions in this privacy policy (as amended from time to time) by using the website, and you are bound by those terms and conditions.

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What type of information do you collect?

 

Any information you enter on our website or give to us in another manner is received, gathered, and stored by us. We also gather your computer's Internet protocol (IP) address, e-mail address, phone number, custom message, and resumes submitted by applicants. We may employ software tools to track and gather session data, such as page response times, average time spent on particular pages, information on how users interact with particular pages, and techniques to navigate away from specific pages.

 

How do you collect information?

 

To respond to you, and improve our website or services when you send us a message via one of our website's contact forms, we need the Personal Information you provide, like your name, phone number, and email address. Your private information will only be used for the purposes mentioned above.

 

Collection of Information:

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• You can browse the website anonymously. While using the Site, you are not required to provide any Personal Information about yourself or to identify even so, it's possible that without providing us with Personal Information, you won't be able to use all of the Site or communicate with us. For instance, without providing the Site with Personal Information, you would be unable to communicate or make any donations there. For instance, you would not be able to transact at the Site or make any donations at the Site, without providing the Site with Personal Information.

 

• The Site's operating system may automatically capture some general information ("General Information") about your visit while you are browsing the Site, such as:

  • if you linked to us from another website, the date and time of your visit as well as the URL of the website you were previously on.

  • what kind of browser you're utilizing—for example, Internet Explorer version "X"—

• The general information is not personal. Spriha Society's tracking system does not collect or link personal information about individuals.

• Spriha Society analyzes statistics, keeps track of general site traffic patterns, and polls the public to determine how interested they are in Spriha Society and the Site. Spriha Society reserves the right to share such General Information with anyone at its discretion.

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Requesting additional information on a Spriha Society Course:

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We collect information from visitors to our Website who express interest in a particular Course and wish to be contacted by the organization offering the Course.  The information includes:

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• Name, email address, educational background, address, country of residence, and telephone number and collection of resume for evaluation of candidates.

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Cookies:

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• "Cookies" are small data packets that a website can send to a visitor's computer's web browser. The visitor's computer stores the cookie. A cookie may allow the owner of the website to monitor how visitors move around it and the areas they express interest in. This is comparable to a traffic report in that it tracks trends and behaviors without identifying specific people. Information gathered may include the day and time of visits, the websites visited just before and after the Spriha Society site, the pages viewed during visits, the amount of time spent on the site, and other statistics.

 

• Types of Cookies:

  • Cookies can be set to expire on a specific date, after a certain period, or when a user closes his or her browser.

  • A "session" cookie is deleted from memory when a visitor's browser closes. "Persistent" cookies are those that expire based on a time set by the Web server.

  • Persistent cookies may be used in some situations, such as recognizing when visitors return to a website. The cookie information from the initial visit will be sent back to the website by the web browser. This is beneficial to the visitor if he or she has established a password at a specific website and wishes to be identified by that site to perform a function or transaction.

• To browse anonymously, you can configure your browser to disable or delete cookies. Please keep in mind that disabling cookies for some services may limit your ability to use those services. 

• Refusing Cookies on the Website of the Spriha Society

• Customers can refuse to accept cookies. Your web browser may notify you and allow you to refuse cookies. When you receive an alert, you have the option to refuse that cookie at that time. If you are concerned about the use of cookies, please ensure that your browser has this capability and that you have set your browser to alert you accordingly.

• You can opt to be warned or have your browser automatically reject cookies in newer browser versions. To use this option, you might need to download a more recent version of your web browser from your service provider.

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Usage of Information?

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Spriha Society will use personal information for internal purposes such as the following:

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(i) sending you emails, articles, advertisements, surveys, flyers, catalogs, the annual report of the Spriha Society, the Spriha Society-in-Action, reminders for donations, regular updates on how the Spriha Society uses donations, and other updates.

(ii) handling your contributions to Spriha Society

(iii) A receipt for any contributions you made to the Spriha Society.

(iv) keeping an internal, secure database with all the Personal Information gathered from Site visitors.

(v) monitoring visitor trends, troubleshooting issues that may arise, and evaluating and managing the Site and Spriha Society's operations.

(vi) analyzing resumes submitted for expanding our team and communicating with applicants.

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Disclosure of Personal Information by Spriha Society:

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• Only those employees who have been granted permission by Spriha Society and outside contractors it has hired to provide administrative services will have access to Personal Information collected by Spriha Society. For purposes such as processing your orders or donations, creating address labels, sending emails, and other activities requiring such third parties to have access to your Personal Information, Spriha Society will grant third parties access to your Personal Information. Spriha Society cannot ensure that these parties will maintain the confidentiality of your personal information, and Spriha Society disclaims all responsibility for any breach of confidentiality attributable to such third parties. Personal information may be shared by Spriha Society with any individuals or entities connected to Spriha Society in any way, including businesses and non-governmental organizations. Spriha Society will maintain ownership rights over this data and will only share the Personal Information that it deems appropriate to share. The misuse of your Personal Information by a third party who is not a Spriha Society employee results in you suffering loss, damage (whether direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental), or harm for which Spriha Society is in no way responsible. Regardless of the terms of this agreement or any other contract between you and Spriha Society, Spriha Society reserves the right to disclose any Personal Information about you without your knowledge or consent if necessary to comply with any legal obligation, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, respond to claims of wrongdoing, prevent fraud, protect the Site, safeguard the rights, property, or personal safety of Spriha Society, our visitors, or any other person. 

 

Links to other Websites:

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For the benefit of its visitors, the Site includes links to other websites. These other websites are not covered by this privacy statement. Spriha Society disclaims all express and implied liability for any loss or damage you may incur as a result of the collection, use, and storage of your personal information by such website. Before providing any information to websites you visit, you must review their privacy policies.

 

​Variation of the Privacy Policy:

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Spriha Society shall have the right to periodically add to, change, remove, or modify any of the terms and conditions contained herein in its sole discretion. You will be bound by any such alterations, additions, deletions, or modifications once you visit the Site following the Privacy Policy's modification.

 

​Copyright Protection:

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Spriha Society and/or its content suppliers own all content on this Site, including graphics, text, icons, interfaces, audio clips, logos, images, and software,  protected by Indian and international copyright laws. The collection, organization, and assembly of all content on this site is the sole property of Spriha Society and is protected by Indian and international copyright laws. This site's resources may only be used to submit inquiries or make donations. The content on this site may only be used with the written consent of the Spriha Society. This includes any form of replication, alteration, transmission, distribution, republication, display, or performance. All other brands, trademarks, and copyrights, besides those that belong to Spriha Society, are the property of their respective owners.

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​Spriha Society Donation Refund Policy:

 

Spriha Society processes donations with the utmost care following the directions provided by our donors, both online and offline. Spriha Society will, however, respond to the donor within 7 working days of receiving a valid request for a refund from the donor in the unlikely event of an incorrect donation or if the donor would like to cancel his donation. The type of credit card or banking instrument used during the transaction will determine whether the donation is promptly refunded. The donor will have to send Spriha Society a written request for a refund within 4 days of donating to Spriha Society’s official address or email societspriha@gmail.com along with-

 

1. Proof of the deduction of the donation amount.

2. If the donor has already received the donation receipt, they must return the original receipt to us at the addresses listed for our offices.

3. We apologize, but we will not be able to issue a donation refund if the tax exemption certificate has already been issued. However, if a legitimate refund request is made because of a mistake on the part of Spriha Society, Spriha Society will refund the donation and cover the associated costs.

4. The refund process for international donations will take at least 14 days.

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Online Sign Language Class Registration:

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For users registering for our online sign language class through a QR code or any other means, we collect the following information:

• Full name

• Email address

• Postal address

• Phone number

We use this information to process class registrations, communicate class details, and send confirmation emails.

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Join Us Section for Speaker and Social Media Positions:

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For users applying to become speakers or social media contributors through our Join Us section, we collect the following information:

• Name

• Email address

• Resume or relevant information

This information is used for evaluating and managing applications and communicating with applicants. No payment is involved in this process.

 

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) - Opt-Out

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Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the right to opt out of the sale of their personal information. If you are a California resident and would like to exercise this right, please contact us at societyspriha@gmail.com.

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Please note that we do not sell your personal information for monetary value. However, if you would like to ensure that your personal information is not sold in the future, you may use the provided contact information to express your preferences.