Terms & Conditions

Disclaimer

The information provided by Dakshina Foundation on www.dakshinafoundation.org, referred to as “Platform” is for general informational purposes only. All information on the Platform is provided in good faith, however we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information on the Platform.

Your access to and use of this Platform is subject to the following terms and conditions and all applicable laws. By accessing and browsing this Platform, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that any other agreements between you and Dakshina Foundation are superseded and of no force or effect.

i) We do not warrant the accuracy and completeness of the material on the Platform/mobile application. We may make changes to the material from time to time, without notice. The material on the Platform may be out of date. Although we strive to constantly update the content and material, we shall not be liable for any delays in the same.

ii) Under no circumstances shall we be responsible for any loss or damage, resulting from use of the our services, attendance at a Dakshina Foundation event, from any content posted on or through our services, from the conduct of any user of our services, whether online or offline, or damage arising as a result of any bugs, Trojan horses, viruses, worms or other harmful codes or errors.

iii) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable to any user under contract, tort, equity or otherwise for any loss or damages arising out of its connection with the user’s use of the Platform or the provision of services by us, whether any of the foregoing are, without limitation, special, incidental, indirect, punitive or consequential and/or whether any of the foregoing are, without limitation, occasioned by the negligence, fault, error, omission, act, or breach of Dakshina Foundation, its employees, contractors or sub-contractors. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, under no circumstances shall we be liable to any user for any consequential, economic or indirect loss or damages, loss of profits, revenue, business, capital, administrative time or loss of use of data or software, however arising.

iv) Part of our platform may contain advertising and sponsorship. Advertising and sponsorship are responsible for ensuring that material submitted. We take no responsibility for third-party advertisements that are posted on our platform. We shall not be responsible for any error or inaccuracy in the advertising materials.

v) We assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, any user communication.

vi) While we endeavour to ensure that the Platform is normally available 24 hours a day, we are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or players due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or on any of the Dakshina Foundation services or combination thereof, including any injury or damage to users or to any person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading materials in connection with our services. Access to the Platform may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons beyond its control.

vii) Commentary and other materials posted on this Platform are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to the Platform, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

viii) Although we may from time to time monitor or review postings, transmissions, bulletin boards, and the like on the Platform, we are under no obligation to do so and we assume no responsibility or liability arising from the content of any such locations nor for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission, falsehood, obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger, or inaccuracy contained in any information within such locations on the website. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libellous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law.

Privacy Policy

This platform is owned and operated by Dakshina Foundation. In this Privacy Policy, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Dakshina Foundation. Dakshina Foundation is a non-profit organization, initiated with a divine mission of bringing quality difference to the smothering lifestyle of people who are caught up in an intricate web of the fast track modern era. Dakshina Foundation strives with unstinted focus to facilitate people to unwind and cultivate their hidden potential, channelize their thoughts and actions towards enhancing their productivity in all respective spheres.

The information provided by (“Dakshina Foundation Platform”) on https://dakshinafoundation.org/ website or mobile application is for general informational purposes only. We recognize that you may be concerned about the information we collect from you through our website and how we treat that information. The Dakshina Foundation values, respects and protects your privacy and therefore we have taken necessary precautions to be in compliance with the provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000. This Privacy Policy enlists the types of information that is collected and recorded by Dakshina Foundation platform, and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collected in https://dakshinafoundation.org/. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Collection of Personal Data (“Personal Data”)

Your privacy and security are our priority, and we strive to incorporate the best security practices in our operations.

If you are a donor, when you make an online donation on the Dakshina Foundation Platform, we collect Personal Data such as your name, billing address, Permanent Account Number, telephone number, email address and any other information provided by you.

The Personal Data that you are asked to provide, and the reasons for asking the same, shall be made clear to you when you are requested to provide your Personal Data. We only collect information that we believe to be relevant and for the purpose of acknowledging receipt of the donation.

If you contact us directly, we may ask you to provide additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, and the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you choose to provide. Further, when you register for a program on Dakshina Foundation Platform, we may ask for your contact information, including, but not limited to, name, occupation, gender, date of birth, address, email address, medical history and phone number.

Dakshina Foundation Platform will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data shall take place to any other person or organization. Your Personal Data will not be shared with or sold to any third-party companies or organizations.

Collection of Non-Personal Data

We gather statistical and other analytical information collected on an aggregate basis of all visitors on Dakshina Foundation Platform. This Non-Personal Data comprises information that cannot be used to identify or contact you, such as demographic information regarding, for example, clipped or anonymized user IP addresses, browser types and other anonymous statistical data involving the use of Dakshina Foundation Platform to understand geography of our visitors and help us better organize the website.

How we use your information

We will process any Personal Data you provide to us for the following purposes:

  1. Provide, operate, and maintain our website;
  2. Improve, personalize, and expand our website;
  3. Understand and analyze how you use our website;
  4. Develop new products, services, features, and functionality;
  5. Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, or for marketing and promotional purposes;
  6. Send you emails;
  7. Find and prevent fraud;
  8. To respond to any customer service-related queries;
  9. Creating profiles for donees;

If you wish to be informed about what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please email us at transformation@dakshinafoundation.org.

Cookies

When you visit the Dakshina Foundation Platform, we send one or more cookies – a small file containing a string of characters – to your computer or other device that uniquely identifies your browser. We use cookies to improve the quality of our service, including for storing user preferences, improving search results and ad selection, and tracking user trends. Dakshina Foundation Platform also uses cookies in its advertising services to help advertisers and publishers serve and manage ads across the web. We may set one or more cookies in your browser when you visit a website. Cookies can make the site more useful by storing information about your preferences on particular sites, thus enabling website owners to provide more useful features for their users. The information collected by “cookies” is anonymous aggregated research data and contain no name or address information or any information that will enable anyone to contact you via telephone, e-mail or any other means. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you would prefer, you can set your browser to disable cookies or inform you when they are set. However, by disabling them, you may not be able to take full advantage of our website. This Privacy Policy does not cover cookies as used by the web-advertising partners. You are always free to decline such cookies, if your browser permits, or to ask your browser to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

Disclosure of Personal Data

We shall not disclose your Personal Data to third parties unless you have consented to this disclosure. We shall disclose your Personal Data if we believe in good faith that we are required to disclose it in order: (a) to comply with any applicable law, a summons, a search warrant, a court or regulatory order or other statutory or legal requirement; (b) to enforce the Dakshina Foundation Terms & Conditions or to protect our rights; or (c) to protect the safety of users of the Dakshina Foundation Platform.

We will share limited Personal Data of the users as required with our agents, representatives, service providers and contractors in order to offer you services in connection with our website, communicate news and information about programs, provide customer service, enhance and improve user experiences, and complete financial transactions. These service providers are authorized to use your information only to the extent necessary to serve these purposes, or as otherwise authorized by this policy. We also share your Personal Data when you make a donation or when you donate to a project, we share your name and contact information and the amount of your donation with the relevant non-profit organisation. If Dakshina Foundation merges with, or becomes an affiliate of another organization, we will ensure the confidentiality of any Personal Data involved in such transactions and provide notice before Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

Retention

We will retain your information for as long as needed to provide our services. We may also retain and use your Personal Data in order to comply with our contractual or legal obligations, audit requirements, resolve disputes, prevent abuse and other statutory/legal purposes. For example, tax laws in India may require us to keep contact information and contribution level of donors on a file.

The information we collect is only for the improvement of our services. We may retain your information to provide certain services to users, to recognize them the next time they use Dakshina Foundation Platform or to send promotional emails and SMS.

Amendments to this Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected. We encourage you to periodically review this policy for the latest information on our privacy practices.

Rights

You have certain rights with respect to the Personal Data we collect about you. Upon your request, we tell you what information we hold about you, we rectify any incomplete or inaccurate information and also restrict the use of your information. We will make reasonable efforts to delete your information if you ask us to do so, unless we are otherwise required to keep it.

Links to other websites

The Dakshina Foundation Platform contains links to other websites including our partners. Dakshina Foundation is not responsible for the privacy policy or practices on such linked sites. This Privacy Policy governs only information collected on this website. When linking to another website, you should read the privacy policy stated on that website. Please be aware that the terms of our Privacy Policy do not apply to these outside websites. Our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties for your convenience and information only. We accept no liability in connection with any third-party website accessed via a link from the Dakshina Foundation Platform, or any contract entered into or through a third-party website. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Copyright Protection

All content on this Dakshina Foundation Platform including graphics, text, icons, interfaces, audio clips, logos, images and software is the property of Dakshina Foundation and/or its content suppliers and is protected by Indian and international copyright laws. The arrangement and compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content on this Dakshina Foundation Platform is the exclusive property of Dakshina Foundation and protected by Indian and international copyright laws. Permission is given to use the resources of this Dakshina Foundation Platform only for the purposes of making enquiries, making a donation or placing an order for the purchase of products. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display or performance, of the content on this Dakshina Foundation Platform can only be made with the express permission of Dakshina Foundation. All other trademarks, brands and copyrights other than those belonging to Dakshina Foundation belong to their respective owners and are their property.

Security

We understand the importance of keeping your information secure and confidential. To safeguard your information, we have implemented effective policies for this purpose. When you make a donation, information about your payment card is transmitted securely through a Payment Gateway. Payment Gateways allow you to make a payment electronically using your credit card, debit card, net banking or other payment methods.

The payment gateways collect data that may include your contact details, your card details and the transaction details which facilitates your online payment. We do not collect or store any of these personal details and we do not have any control over them. This data is completely managed by the Payment Gateway tools according to their own privacy policies.

We have taken and will continue to take reasonable efforts to protect Personal Data in our possession or control by making reasonable security arrangements to prevent unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal or similar risks.

While we strive to protect your Personal Data, we cannot ensure the security of any Personal Data which you may have transmitted to us, via the Internet, and we urge you to take every precaution to protect your Personal Data and use a secure browser.

Consent

By using our website “https://dakshinafoundation.org/”, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Refund And Cancellation Policy

Dakshina Foundation is instituting a refund and cancellation policy for the donors who have given donations to the Dakshina Foundation or have opted for any services, projects or programs.

Refund Policy

Dakshina Foundation is not obliged to make refunds and shall decline any requests for refund of donations, for which a tax exemption certificate has been issued. Any refund/cancellation for the donated amount by any donor will not be entertained, whether online, electronically or through any other means.

No cash or refund of money shall be allowed. Once the donation is received for a cause, the same will not be refunded to the donor. No cancellations are allowed for any services, projects, programs or any other purpose for which the donation has been provided.

Dakshina Foundation expects that all donors will exercise due care and diligence while making donations. Any request for cancellations and refund donations once duly placed, shall not be entertained under any circumstances.

Dakshina Foundation

All decisions of Dakshina Foundation in this regard will be final and binding on the donor.