Privacy Policy

SAHAY is committed to the ethical collection, retention and use of information that you provide to us about yourself (“Personal Information”) on this site (www.sahay.org.in).

We encourage you to read and understand these guidelines in connection with the use of our websites, social media platforms and digital applications (“website”).

1. Applicability

These Privacy guidelines applies to visitors (“you”, “yours”) to our website.

2. Your Consent

By visiting and/or using our website you agree and give consent to collect, use, store, disclose and share your data in accordance with these guidelines.

3. Data We Collect

• Contact Data (personal and non-personal) such as:
  • contact and profile information,
  • account and authentication information from third-party integrated services
  • IP address
  • information about your browser or device
  • donation and applicant data
• Information you post on this website or on social media sites owned by a third party.
• Information from Integrated Sign-On Services: Integrated Sign-on Services mean when you register through or otherwise grant access to a third-party social networking or integrated service such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google or similar single sign-on services. If you have claimed your data as personal data at the time of registration, we shall treat it as personal data.
• Usage and Preference Information: We collect information as to how you interact with our website, preferences expressed and settings chosen, your user activity and browsing history within our website and across third-party sites and online services, including those sites that include our plug-ins, buttons, or related services or through the use of cookies for enhancement of our services.

4. How We Use Collected Data

• to make this website and its services available to you and to further optimize and develop this website
• to verify your identity
• to communicate with you
• to confirm incoming donations
• to respond to queries or requests submitted by you
• to process any payment(s) made by you
• to provide you with relevant information regarding our programs that you have expressly chosen to receive (e.g., newsletters)
• to review and respond to your feedback, comments, or other information you submit on the website or via email
• to ensure that your donation is used for the support of SAHAY
• to be able to recognize, prevent and investigate attacks on this website
• to protect our rights and legitimate interests
• to comply with obligations to public authorities
• to contact you for any engagement and for feedback purposes, to communicate with you about your account and respond to inquiries.
• to confirm your registration on our website and their usage.
• to operate, maintain, enhance, and provide all the features of our website.
• for security and safeguarding purposes.
• to understand the usage trends and preferences, to improve the functioning of our website.
• to improve our content enabling your participation in our programs.

5. Sharing Data with Third Parties

We may disclose collected data as follows:

• with the third party when it is visible to others on our website by default.
• with social networks like Instagram, Linkedin and Google, where you explicitly agree to disclose information.
• to comply with the applicable laws to protect your and our privacy.

Please note that the above-mentioned third parties are not governed by us or the terms of these guidelines. We recommend you review the guidelines of any third party application or service before authorizing access to your account information on our website.

6. Cookies

Cookie refers to a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes. The primary purpose of cookies is to analyse how users move within the website. The web browser retains the cookie for a specific amount of time while a user visits the website. Your data will be collected automatically when you visit our website, register on any of our online portal/s, data collected via Cookies, aligned with the cookie settings on your browser. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling essential cookies may impact website functionality.

7. Security and Safeguarding of Data

• We aim to secure the collected data against loss, alteration, and unauthorised or illegal sharing or access by any party (apart from the ones stated in this guideline) through the entire process of collection, use, retention, storage, sharing, updation and deletion of collected data.
• We will never share your personal data with or to any individual or organization without your advance permission or unless ordered by a court of law.

8. Links to other websites

Our website may link to and may be linked by websites/platforms operated by other entities or individuals. Some of these websites/platforms, such as SAHAY’s Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin Page may be co-branded with our name or logo. These Privacy guidelines do not apply to, and we cannot always control the activities of, such other third-party websites/platforms. You should consult the respective privacy policies of those third-party websites/platforms.

9. Change/Update of guidelines

We may change these guidelines from time to time. The updated version of these guidelines shall be uploaded on this page regularly.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our privacy policy, please contact us at:

Email: info@sahay.org.in Phone: +91 33 2419 8014

By continuing to use our website, you agree to our privacy policy and consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

Thank you for supporting SAHAY.