Privacy policy

Animal Helping Foundation ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect through animalhelpingfoundation.org, how we use it, and the choices you have.

1. Information We Collect

• Donation details: your name, email address, phone number, address, PAN (only if you request an 80G receipt), donation amount and payment status.
• Contact details: information you share when you fill out a contact or help form, or email or call us.
• Technical data: IP address, browser type, device information and pages visited, collected through cookies and similar technologies.

We do not store your card number, CVV, UPI PIN or net banking credentials. Payments are processed securely by our payment partner, Razorpay, under its own security standards and privacy policy.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To process donations and send receipts and confirmations
• To respond to your queries and requests
• To share updates about our work and campaigns (you can opt out at any time)
• To meet legal, accounting and tax obligations
• To improve the Website, keep it secure and prevent fraud

3. Sharing of Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We share it only with:

• Payment partners (such as Razorpay) to process your donation
• Service providers who help us run the Website, email and hosting, under confidentiality obligations
• Authorities when required by law, court order or government request

4. Cookies

We use cookies to make the Website work properly and to understand how visitors use it. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though some parts of the Website may not function correctly.

5. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Data Retention

We keep your information only as long as needed for the purposes above, including to meet accounting and legal requirements, and then delete or anonymise it.

7. Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, or withdraw your consent to communications, by emailing us. We will respond in accordance with applicable Indian law, including the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

8. Children's Privacy

The Website is not intended for children under 18, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child has provided us data, please contact us and we will remove it.

9. Third-Party Links

The Website may link to external sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, so please read their policies separately.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page with the revised date.

11. Contact Us

For any privacy-related questions or requests:
Animal Helping Foundation
Ward Number 2, Kothi (Satna) - 485005, Madhya Pradesh, India
Email: animalhelpingfoundation06@gmail.com
Phone: +91 8269639451