This Privacy Policy sets forth the standards that FAST India, registered as the Centre for Development and Promotion of Science (the “Foundation”) will follow with regard to all activities undertaken and information provided by visitors or users at https://www.fast-india.org/ (the “Foundation’s website”) who provide their information, subscribe to any of the Foundation’s electronic information services, participate in surveys or otherwise affirmatively communicate with the Foundation (all such visitors are referred to in this Privacy Policy as “Users”).
Section 1. Information collected
The Foundation collects information about Users in order to provide electronic information services and conduct surveys.
The following list includes the different types of information the Foundation collects:
(A) Personal Information
“Personal Information” is information that would allow someone to identify or contact Users, including, for example, Users’ names, organisations and email addresses. Personal Information does not include aggregated information or information about Users that, by itself, does not permit the identification of individual persons. For example, statistics about how many persons visited the Foundation’s website last month is not Personal Information.
(B) Non-personally Identifiable Information
“Non-personally Identifiable Information” is anonymous information about Users that does not include Users’ names or contact information. Examples of such aggregated data would be IP addresses, browser types, and access times. The Foundation may use this information to customise the Foundation’s website for Users and may not include or refer to Personal Information, such as Users’ email addresses, when using this type of data.
(C) Aggregated Information
“Aggregated Information” refers to information the Foundation gathers by aggregating Nonpersonally Identifiable Information to provide summaries of use of the Foundation’s website. The Foundation uses Aggregated Information to show usage patterns and to do such things as negotiate with vendors of Internet services. Such Information is not linked to Users’ Personal Information.
Section 2. Personal information the Foundation collects
The Foundation may collect Personal Information when Users:
– Sign up as subscribers to electronic information services;
– Make changes to their subscriber profile information;
– Make requests or inquiries;
– Consent to participate in our surveys; or
– Send messages, images or other information to the Foundation via email, survey forms or the Foundation’s website.
When Users sign up as subscribers to electronic information services, the Foundation asks for Personal Information, such as email addresses, to allow the Foundation to create Users’ accounts, respond to Users’ questions, or contact Users regarding their accounts. By choosing to provide Personal Information to the Foundation, the Users consent to the collection, storage, processing, disclosure and transfer of their Personal Information in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Policy and any amendments thereof. The Foundation will not publish or share any
Personal Information, such as name, email addresses or phone numbers of the Users who opt-in to participate in the surveys conducted by the Foundation, unless a separate prior, written and informed consent for the same is obtained by the Foundation from the Users. The Foundation will publish its survey based reports by de-identifying Personal Information of individuals, and will report only aggregate information from respondents unless otherwise agreed on the contrary by the responding Users.
Personal Information of Minors
The Foundation does not collect any Personal Information from anyone under the age of 18 without the prior consent of a parent or guardian of such a child. Such parent or guardian may have the right, upon request, to view the information provided by the child and require that it be deleted. Moreover, all minors should seek their parent’s or guardian’s permission prior to using or disclosing any Personal Information on this website or online resource.
Section 3. Foundation’s use of personal information
The Foundation uses Users’ Personal Information to provide electronic information services, conduct primary research, to create a secure and personalised service for its Users, and to contact them, if Users expressly consent, regarding updates about the Foundation’s website.
Section 4. Disclosure of personal information
The Foundation shall not disclose Users’ Personal Information to third parties without Users’ permission. So, for example, the Foundation does not sell Users’ email addresses or other Personal Information to mass marketers. The Foundation may disclose Non personally Identifiable Information and Aggregated Information about its Users, but that information does not contain Personal Information. If law enforcement or judicial authorities require the Foundation to provide Personal Information concerning any Users, the Foundation will cooperate with the authorities if their requirement is supported with the necessary legal documentation.
Section 5. Consent
When Users use the Foundation’s website, they are using a service provided by the Foundation and therefore agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy addresses only activities connected with the Foundation’s servers. Other sites, including those that the Foundation links to and third-party sites or services that the Foundation co-brands, may have their own policies, which the Foundation does not control and are not addressed or controlled by this Privacy Policy.
Section 6. Choices regarding collection, use, and disclosure of personal
information
Users may limit the collection and use of different elements of their Personal Information by not participating in those activities in which the Foundation collects Personal Information, as listed in Section 2. Users may choose to discontinue the collection, use, and disclosure of their Personal Information by using the Foundation’s website without registering or by discontinuing their use of the Foundation’s website altogether.
Please note that if Users provide any information directly to parties other than the Foundation, including sites linked to by the Foundation’s Website, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the Personal Information Users disclose to them. The Foundation encourages Users to investigate and ask questions before disclosing information to third parties.
Section 7. Correcting, updating, and deleting personal information
The Foundation shall provide Users with the opportunity to opt in to receive communications from the Foundation. Once Users opt in, they can discontinue receiving updates about or other information from the Foundation. You may discontinue updates, correct, update or amend the Personal Information provided by you to the Foundation by sending an email to info@fast-india.org.
On withdrawal of your consent to use or share the Personal Information provided by you to the Foundation, the Foundation shall have the option not to fulfil the purposes for which the said Personal Information was sought and may restrict you from using its Services or the Website.
Section 8. Security procedures
The Foundation has implemented security measures to protect Users’ information from loss, misuse, and alteration.The Foundation uses industry-standard reasonable security practices, such as encrypted storage and password protection systems, to safeguard the confidentiality of Users’ Personal Information.
Section 9. Notification of changes
If the Foundation decides to use Users’ Personal Information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection, the Foundation shall notify Users via email. Users may choose whether or not the Foundation may use such information in this manner. In addition, if the Foundation makes any material changes in its privacy practices that do not affect Users’ information already stored in its database, the Foundation shall post a prominent notice on the Foundation’s website notifying Users of the change. In some cases where the Foundation posts such notice, the Foundation may also email Users who have opted to receive communications from the Foundation, notifying them of the changes in the Foundation’s privacy practices.
The Foundation believes strongly in respecting the privacy of its Users. The Foundation shall update and amend this statement if and when it is necessary. Please check back often to read the Foundation’s most updated and amended statement. Upon posting the amended version, the Foundation shall take reasonable measures, either through email or other electronic medium, to obtain consent from Users to the amended terms. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact the Foundation (see Section 10 Contact Information).
Section 10 Contact information
FAST India
242 Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase 3, New Delhi – 110020
info@fast-india.org
