1What Do We Do With Your Information?
When you donate or make a purchase on our site, as part of the process, we collect the personal information you provide, including your name, address, and email address.
When you browse our site, we may also automatically receive your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system.
Email marketing (if applicable): With your permission, we may send you emails about our temple, services, programs, and other updates.
2Consent
How do you get my consent?
When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, make a donation, or request a service, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.
If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your express consent or provide you with an opportunity to say no.
How do I withdraw my consent?
If, after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, and for the continued collection, use, or disclosure of your information, at any time by clicking here.
3Disclosure
We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.
4Payment
We use Razorpay and similar gateways for processing donations/payments. We/Razorpay do not store your card details on our servers.
The data is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) when processing payments.
Your transaction data is only used as long as is necessary to complete your donation/purchase transaction. After that, it is securely deleted.
Our payment gateway adheres to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. These requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our site and its service providers.
5Third-Party Services
In general, the third-party providers we use will only collect, use, and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide.
However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways, have their own privacy policies with respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your donation-related transactions.
We recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand how these providers will handle your personal information.
If you proceed with a transaction involving a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that provider or its facilities are located.
Once you leave our site or are redirected to a third-party application/website, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Service.
Links
When you click on links on our site, they may direct you away from our page. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.
6Security
To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to ensure it is not lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed.
7Cookies
We use cookies to maintain your user session. Cookies are not used to personally identify you on other websites.
8Age of Consent
By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority and have given us your consent to allow your minor dependents to use this site.
9Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon being posted on the website.
If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
If our organization is acquired or merged with another entity, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to serve you.