Effective Date:  25/11/2025

1. Introduction
Kolkata Angikar (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and safeguard your information when you visit our website (the “Site”) at https://www.kolkataangikar.org/ and when you engage with our services including donation, volunteering and awareness-programs.

2. What information we collect
We may collect the following types of information:

• Personal information you provide voluntarily, such as your name, address, email address, telephone number, donation amount, payment/bank/UPI information (when you make a donation), your preferences or feedback.

• Non-personal / technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, referral URLs, time of visit and other usage statistics, cookies and similar tracking technologies.

3. How we use your information
We use your information for purposes including but not limited to:

• Processing your donations and issuing receipts or tax-deduction certificates.

• Communicating with you about our projects, events, volunteering opportunities, or newsletters (if you have opted in).

• Administering our Site, monitoring its usage, improving user experience, and analysing trends.

• Enforcing our rights, preventing fraud or illegal activities, and ensuring the security of our services.

4. Disclosure of your information
We will not sell, rent or trade your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information with our trusted service-providers or partners who assist us in our operations (for example payment processors, mailing services, IT hosting services) — provided they agree to protect your information in line with this policy. We may also disclose information if required by law, or to protect our rights, property or safety, or that of others.

5. Cookies and tracking technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our Site and to collect usage information in anonymous or aggregated form. Cookies help recognise you when you visit again, remember preferences, and enable certain features. You may disable or block cookies via your browser settings; however, this may affect certain functionalities of the Site.

6. Security of your information
We take reasonable administrative, technical and physical measures to protect your personal information from improper access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. Although we strive to use secure means of transmission, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Retention of your information
We retain your personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy (such as processing donations, providing communication, compliance with legal obligations) or as required by law. Once no longer needed, your data will be securely deleted or anonymised.

8. Children’s privacy
Our Site and services are not intended for children under the age of [insert age e.g., 13 or 18]. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children without parental consent. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child without appropriate consent, we will take steps to delete such data promptly.

9. Your rights and choices
You have certain rights regarding your personal information, subject to applicable law. These may include: requesting access to the data we hold about you, requesting correction or deletion, opting-out of receiving promotional communications, or withdrawing your consent where applicable. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the details provided below.

10. Links to other websites
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We recommend you review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the revised version on this page and update the “Effective Date” at the top. Your continued use of the Site after changes indicates your acceptance of those changes.

12. Contact us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us:
Kolkata Angikar
Address: 63/21/3, Dumdum Road, Kolkata – 700 074
Email: angikar.kolkata@gmail.com
Phone: 9433443355 / 9830384525 / 9830850113