Comfort Charitable  Trusts are oldest non-sectarian philanthropic organisations, internationally recognised for its work which spans more than a 15 years.  The Comfort Charitable Trusts’ imperative is to drive sustainable social development and power change, through Comfort Charitable Trusts’ multi-sectorial work across the Maharashtra .

Comfort Charitable Trust is a public charitable trust registered under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950, and is an integral constituent of ‘Comfort Charitable Trusts’. 

By way of this Privacy Policy, we want our users (“You,” “Your,” and/or “User”) to know the nature of personal information collected from the Users and how Your personal information is collected, used, processed, stored, shared, disclosed or transferred by Us.

Please read the Privacy Policy carefully, and by visiting or using the Website, any other linked pages, features, content, and any other content. We offer from time to time in connection with any of the foregoing, You agree to the practices and policies set forth in this Privacy Policy, and You hereby acknowledge and expressly consent to our collection, use, processing, storing, disclosure and/ or transfer of Your information as described hereunder. 
 
 In this Privacy Policy, We set out the types of information that we may collect, the purpose of collection of the information, how We collect, use, disclose, transfer, and store Your information, so that you can make an informed decision in relation to the sharing of Your personal information with us. By using Our Website, or by giving us your personal data/information when registering with Us or subscribing to the newsletters or filling in various forms available on the Website. You accept the collection and processing of Your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy. If You do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, You may choose not to provide Us Your personal data/information but may continue to navigate our Website in a limited manner. 

Please note that this Privacy Policy does not apply to websites maintained and/or operated by other companies or organizations with which We partner with and/ or provide a link of the same on our Website, and We are not responsible for any personal information You submit to third parties via their website. Please ensure that You read the privacy policy of such third parties before submitting Your details. 

1. Information Collected:  

1.1 We have not gather various types of personal information from our Users. 

1.1.1 Information provided by You: We may not collect information such as Name, email ID, Country, State, City, Occupation, etc., from Users who are visitors on the Website, interested in navigating the Website and/ or downloading reports/ films and other knowledge assets from the Website. In our User registration form and other forms available on the Website, we indicate which fields are mandatory and others which are optional. 

1.1.2 Information and technical data collected automatically: When You visit the Website, our web server may not automatically record details about Your visit, such as Your IP address, location, internet service provider, network carrier (in case of access from a cellular device), portal usage details, pages viewed, duration of Your visit, URL, cookies etc.

1.2  You acknowledge and agree that if You provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete (or becomes untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete over a period of time), or We have reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete We are advised to read the same carefully in conjunction with this Privacy Policy.

2. Cookie Policy

2.1 We or our third party service providers may not  use cookies to collect and store information with respect to Your use of Our Website. This information is not collected automatically when You navigate Our Website. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on Your computer that enables Us to recognize You, (for example, as a registered User, projects viewed previously, your content preferences etc.) 

3. Collecting your information:

3.1 We may not collect your information to operate, provide, develop, and improve the initiatives available on our Website and provide functionality, analyse performance, fix errors, and improve the usability, effectiveness, reach and content of Our Website. We may not collect Your information for analysis by technology tools such as Google Analytics for the purpose of providing you better outreach to our projects, updates and communication.   

3.2 We may not make use of automatically collected technical data in a combined format in order to understand how our Website is being used. We may not  share some of this with advertisers, sponsors, investors, strategic partners, and other third-party vendors in order to help grow our Website and projects/ initiatives.

3.3 We may not use Your information to send you newsletters, promotional content, confirmations, updates, and otherwise facilitate Your use of, and our administration and operation of, our services; for any other purpose that is communicated to you when we collect the information;

3.4 We may  not use Your information to analyse the Website usage, improve content and accessibility, and customize Our Websites’ content, layout, and services and improve it to meet Your needs and to provide You with a smooth, efficient, safe and customized experience while using Our Website.

3.5 We may not use Your information to communicate with You in relation to Your access, usage of the Website via different channels (e.g., by phone, email, WhatsApp, etc).

4. Disclosure and/ or transfer of your information with third parties:

We will not share the personal data we have not collected from You any data except as described below:

4.1 We may not share and/ or not transfer your personal information with our others  

4.2 We may not disclose Your information to external law enforcement or regulatory authorities and / or government agencies, as applicable.

4.3 The disclosure of Your personal information may be not required in certain instances to provide You access to our Website.

4.4 We may not disclose Your information if required to do so by law.

4.5 We may not share your information with outside service providers that We not use for a variety of purposes, such as to send you emails, newsletters, push notifications on our behalf. We may not share Your information on a need-to-know basis with these third-party agencies only to enable them to perform their services.  

 

5. Your rights as information providers

5.1 You can always elect not to disclose information to Us. However, please keep in mind that we may  not need some information to allow You to register with us .

5.2 You have a right to request for unsubscribing to newsletter and/or deactivation of your account, and post such deactivation, Your personal information shall not be collected, processed or disclosed or transferred to a third party.

6. Data Security 

6.1 We take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate physical, access control, technical and managerial safeguards are put in place to protect Your information from unauthorized access, alteration, transmission, and/or deletion.  

6.2 We agree that We will not sell or rent Your information to third parties for their marketing purposes. 

6.3 We assume no liability or responsibility for disclosure of Your information due to errors in transmission, unauthorized third-party access, or other causes beyond Our control.

7. Retention of Data

7.1 We will retain Your information and any data only for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by Indian law.

8. Governing Law

8.1 The terms of this Privacy Policy shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of India. Any dispute regarding or arising out of this Privacy Policy shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Satara, Maharashtra, India.

9. Grievance Officer

9.1 For the purpose of grievance redressal or in the event you have any questions regarding our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, the contact details of our Office are provided below:

 Postal Address:
 Comfort Charitable Trut
18,Malhar Peth Near LBS College,
  Satara 415001, Maharashtra, India 
 +91 - 8600218393
 +91 - 9763998210
 Email: [email protected]