Kolkata.srmd.org

Effective September 26, 2010

Kolkata Spiritual Centre is a global syndicate, representing various Trust, organisations, Foundation, with legal entities, business processes, management structures and technical systems that cross borders. This Privacy Statement applies to all websites and domains owned by Kolkata Spiritual Centre, as well as the websites and domains of our sister units, except that a privacy policy or statement posted on srmd.org websites specifically intended for a particular programme or service, will apply instead of this Privacy Policy.

Our website may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience and information. If you access those links, you will leave our website. We do not control those sites or their 'privacy policy' practices, which may differ from our practices. We do not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites. The personal data you choose to provide to or that is collected by these third parties is not covered by our Privacy Statement. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information.

To serve you better and understand your needs and interests, Kolkata.srmd.org collects, exports, and uses personal information with adequate notice and consent, along with required filings with data protection authorities, when applicable. For example, when you order products or services, apply for instant credit, request information, subscribe to marketing or support materials, register yourself or our subscriptions or products, enter contests or participate in surveys, or apply for seva at Kolkata.srmd.org, we will ask you to provide personal information to complete these transactions. The types of personal information you provide to us on these pages may include contact information such as your name, address, telephone number, and email address; financial information such as your credit card number; and other unique information such as user IDs and passwords, billing and transaction information, product and service preferences, contact preferences, educational and employment background and seva interest data.

If you choose to use a tell-a-friend programme on our website, we will ask you for your friend's e-mail address and automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting your friend to visit the website. Kolkata.srmd.org uses and stores this information only for the purpose of sending this one-time email and to provide tell-a-friend message blocking, where available.

In addition to the information you provide, Kolkata.srmd.org may also collect information during your visit to an Kolkata.srmd.org website through our Automatic Data Collection Tools, which include Web beacons, cookies, embedded Web links and other commonly used information-gathering tools. These tools collect certain standard information that your browser sends to our website such as your browser type and language, access times, and the address of the website from which you arrived at an Kolkata.srmd.org website. They may also collect information about your Internet Protocol (IP) address, clickstream behaviour (i.e. the pages you view, the links you click and other actions you take in connection with Kolkata.srmd.org websites) and product information. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web, allowing Web servers to locate and identify your computer. Computers use IP addresses to communicate on the Internet, allowing users to browse and shop. Kolkata Spiritual Centre may also use some of these.

Automatic Data Collection Tools in connection with certain emails sent by us and therefore may collect information using these tools when you open the email or click on a link contained in the email.

The information Kolkata.srmd.org collects from its commercial sources may be used along with the information Kolkata.srmd.org collects when you visit websites of Kolkata.srmd.org. For example, we may compare the geographic information acquired from commercial sources with the IP address collected by Automatic Data Collection Tools to derive your general geographic area.

KolkataSpiritual Centre is committed to safeguarding the privacy of its online users' personal information. Please read the following policy to understand the rules and procedures followed by Kolkata Spiritual Centre in handling personal information provided to us over the internet.

The information Koklata Spiritual Centre collects to understand your needs and interests, which helps us deliver a consistent and personalised experience. For example, Kolkata Spiritual Centre may use your information to

• assist you in completing a transaction or order;
• prevent and detect fraud or other malicious activity;
• communicate with you about products and services;
• provide service and support;
• update you on new services and benefits;
• provide personalised promotional offers;
• select content to be communicated to you;
• personalise some of our websites pages for you;
• allow you to participate in contests and surveys; and
• contact you for market research regarding our products or services.

The testimonials posted on our Website are only posted with the expressed permission of the individual or company who provided that testimonial, subject however to the verification by the Websevaks team of the Kolkata Spiritual Centre.
Credit card information is used only for payment processing and fraud prevention. Credit card information and other sensitive personal information required to process a credit decision is not used for any other purpose by our financial services providers or Kolkata Spiritual Centre and will not be kept longer than necessary for providing the services, unless you ask us to retain your credit card information for future purchases.

Kolkata Spiritual Centre will not sell, rent or lease your personal information to others except as described in this Statement. Kolkata Spiritual Centre shares personal information in the following ways:

Kolkata Spiritual Centre retains service providers and suppliers to deliver complete products, services and customer solutions and to assist Kolkata Spiritual Centre with marketing and Spiritual communication initiatives. These providers and suppliers include, for example, credit card processors, providers of customer support and live-help, email service providers, automated data processors, and shipping agents etc. Suppliers and service providers are required by contract to keep confidential the information received on behalf of Kolkata Spiritual Centre and may not use it for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for us.

Kolkata Spiritual Centre will require the export of your personal information to other Kolkata Spiritual Centre syndicate members or sister Trust/entities in India and Worldwide in accordance with this Statement to satisfy your request. Such export is a requirement of providing the information to Kolkata Spiritual Centre.

Except as described in this Statement, Kolkata Spiritual Centre will not share the personal information you provide to Kolkata Spiritual Centre with third parties not associated with-the Kolkata Spiritual Centre third parties without your permission, unless to: (i) respond to duly authorised information requests of police and governmental authorities; (ii) comply with any law, regulation, subpoena, or court order; (iii) help prevent fraud or to enforce or protect the rights and properties of Kolkata Spiritual Centre or its subsidiaries; or (iv) protect the personal safety of Kolkata Spiritual Centre Devotees, followers, employees and third parties on Kolkata Spiritual Centre property.

Circumstances may arise where, whether for strategic or other business reasons, Kolkata Spiritual Centre decides inter alia to sell, buy, merge or otherwise reorganise its entities in some countries. Such a transaction may involve the disclosure of personal information to prospective or actual purchasers, or the receipt of it from sellers. It is the practice of Kolkata Spiritual Centre to seek appropriate protection for information in these types of transactions.

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies on this site. We do link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site.

We use both, session ID cookies and persistent cookies. We use session cookies to make it easier and secured for you to navigate our site. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser's 'help' file. Reference for cookies can be found at http://www.cookiecentral.com/.

We use session cookies to store the secure session and browsing preferences of the user. We set a persistent cookie to store your username and interests so you don't have to enter it more than once. Persistent cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some areas of our site, such as contests or surveys, will be limited. Cookies are used in shopping cart to enable enhanced security and ensuring there is no URL based spamming.

Kolkata Spiritual Centre does not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13 and does not target its websites to children under 13. We encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children's online activities and interests. Kolkata Spiritual Centre however takes no liability or responsibility for any mishap or untoward incident of any nature whatsoever that may arise inter alia from the use / activities and interests of children below the age of 13 years.

Kolkata Spiritual Centre takes seriously the trust that you place in us. To prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, to maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of the information, Kolkata Spiritual Centre utilises appropriate physical, technical and administrative procedures to safeguard the information we collect.

When collecting or transferring sensitive information such as credit card information we use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. The personal information you provide us is stored on the computer systems located in controlled facilities which have limited access. When we transmit highly confidential information (such as credit card number or password) over the internet, we protect it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Credit card numbers are used only for processing payments through Payment collecting Gateways and are not used for other purposes. As part of real-time payment processing, Kolkata Spiritual Centre subscribes to a fraud management service. This service gives you and Kolkata Spiritual Centre an extra level of security to guard against credit card fraud and to protect your financial data.

Kolkata.srmd.org reserves its right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time, and for whatsoever reason it may deem fit, appropriate and necessary in the interest of one or more. No individual notice of such changes will be provided but they will appear on the website in the form of a revised and newly dated Privacy Policy. Our current policy was amended September 23, 2010.

Kolkata Spiritual Centre

33A, Ramesh Mitra Road, 1st Floor, Kolkata - 700025