Privacy Policy

**Effective Date:** 01/08/2026
**Last Updated:** 01/08/2026
**Legal Entity:** Adhyatmik Darshan Foundation
**Brand / Initiative:** Social Sankalp
**Website:** https://www.socialsankalp-com-729168.hostingersite.com
**Email:** Hello@socialsankalp-com-729168.hostingersite.com
**Phone:** +91-7267889884
**Registered Address:** 1-4 Abdul Ahad Complex, Dariyapur Road, Suraj Takeej Chauraha, Khairabad, Sultanpur 228001

1. Introduction

Adhyatmik Darshan Foundation ("Foundation", "we", "us", or "our") is a charitable organisation committed to serving society through humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, social welfare, community support, spiritual and cultural initiatives, and other charitable activities.
**Social Sankalp** is a brand/initiative operated by or associated with Adhyatmik Darshan Foundation for carrying out and communicating social welfare and charitable campaigns.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect and disclose personal information when you visit our website, communicate with us, participate in our campaigns, make a donation, volunteer, submit a campaign request, or otherwise interact with our services.
By using our website or providing your information to us, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following information:

A. Personal Information

This may include:

• Full name
• Email address
• Mobile/telephone number
• Postal address
• City, state and country
• PAN details, where required for donation receipts or applicable tax purposes
• Information voluntarily provided while contacting us
• Information provided while applying for volunteering, fundraising or campaign support

B. Donation and Transaction Information

When you make a donation through our website, we may receive information relating to:

• Donation amount
• Donation date and time
• Transaction/reference ID
• Payment status
• Donor name and contact information
• Information necessary for issuing a donation receipt

**We do not directly store your complete debit card, credit card, UPI PIN, CVV or internet banking credentials on our servers.**

Online payments may be processed through third-party payment service providers such as **Razorpay**. Payment-related information is processed according to the applicable policies and security practices of the payment service provider.

C. Technical Information

When you visit our website, certain technical information may automatically be collected, including:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Website pages visited
• Date and time of access
• Referring website
• Cookies and similar technologies
• Approximate location derived from technical information, where applicable

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information collected from you for legitimate charitable, administrative and operational purposes, including:

• Processing and acknowledging donations
• Issuing donation receipts
• Maintaining donor records
• Communicating with donors
• Responding to enquiries and requests
• Processing volunteer applications
• Managing charitable campaigns
• Providing disaster-relief and humanitarian assistance
• Assessing and responding to requests for support
• Sending campaign updates and impact reports
• Maintaining financial and accounting records
• Complying with applicable laws and regulatory requirements
• Preventing fraud, misuse and unauthorised activity
• Improving our website, campaigns and services
• Maintaining website security
• Conducting internal reporting and impact measurement

Where required, we will seek appropriate consent before using personal information for a purpose that is materially different from the purpose for which it was collected.

4. Donations and Payment Processing

Donations made through our website may be processed through authorised third-party payment gateway providers, including Razorpay.
When you proceed to make a payment, you may be redirected to or interact with the payment gateway's secure payment infrastructure.
We do not request or intentionally store sensitive payment credentials such as:

• Card PIN
• UPI PIN
• CVV
• Internet banking password
• Complete card authentication credentials

Payment information is handled by the relevant payment service provider in accordance with its applicable terms, privacy policy and security requirements.
Razorpay may process payment and transaction-related information for completing the transaction, fraud prevention, security, compliance and other purposes permitted by applicable law.

5. Donation Receipts and Tax Information

Where applicable, we may collect information required for issuing donation receipts or providing information relevant to tax benefits.
If a donor requests a tax-compliant donation receipt, we may require information such as the donor's full name, PAN and address, subject to applicable legal requirements.
**Tax-deduction claims are subject to the donor's eligibility and applicable income-tax laws.**
Adhyatmik Darshan Foundation will not represent that every donation automatically qualifies for a tax deduction unless the Foundation is legally eligible to provide such benefit.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Keep the website functioning properly
• Improve website performance
• Understand website usage
• Remember preferences
• Improve user experience
• Measure campaign performance
• Support analytics and marketing activities, where applicable

You may manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Certain website functions may not operate correctly if essential cookies are disabled.

7. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell or rent personal information to third parties. We may share information where reasonably necessary with:

• Payment gateways and payment service providers
• Technology and hosting service providers
• Website analytics and communication service providers
• Professional advisers, auditors and consultants
• Government authorities and regulatory bodies where legally required
• Law-enforcement agencies where legally required
• Service providers working on our behalf under appropriate contractual or confidentiality obligations

Information may also be disclosed where necessary to protect the rights, property, security or safety of the Foundation, our donors, beneficiaries, volunteers or other individuals.

8. Charitable Campaigns and Beneficiary Information

Our campaigns may involve collecting information about individuals or families receiving assistance.
Where we publish beneficiary stories, photographs, videos, names or other identifying information, we will seek appropriate permission or use reasonable measures to protect individuals where disclosure could create privacy or safety concerns.
In situations involving vulnerable individuals, children or disaster victims, we aim to avoid unnecessary disclosure of sensitive personal information.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information directly from children without appropriate consent or legal basis.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate authorisation, please contact us so that we can review and take appropriate action.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable technical, organisational and administrative measures to protect personal information against:

• Unauthorised access
• Unauthorised disclosure
• Loss
• Misuse
• Alteration
• Destruction

However, no method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Accordingly, while we take reasonable steps to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted through the internet.

11. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including:

• Maintaining donation and accounting records
• Issuing and maintaining donation receipts
• Meeting legal and regulatory obligations
• Resolving disputes
• Preventing fraud
• Maintaining audit records
• Fulfilling legitimate organisational purposes

Certain records may need to be retained for longer periods where required by applicable law.

12. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, payment gateways, social media platforms or other services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security practices of third-party websites.
We encourage users to review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing personal information.

13. Communications

If you provide your contact information, we may contact you regarding:

• Donation confirmations
• Donation receipts
• Campaign updates
• Relief and humanitarian activities
• Volunteer opportunities
• Important organisational communications
• Responses to enquiries

Where required by applicable law, we will provide appropriate mechanisms to opt out of promotional communications.
Please note that transactional or legally necessary communications may continue even if you opt out of promotional communications.

14. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may contact us to:

• Request information about personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion where legally permissible
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Raise a privacy-related concern
• Request clarification regarding how your information is processed

Certain requests may be subject to legal, regulatory, accounting or operational requirements.
To make a privacy request, contact us using the details provided below.

15. Data Protection and Applicable Law

We process personal information in accordance with applicable laws and regulations of India, including applicable data protection and privacy requirements.
Where applicable, our processing practices may be governed by the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and rules or regulations made thereunder, as and when applicable to the relevant processing activity.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our activities, technology, legal requirements or privacy practices.
Any updated version will be published on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.
We encourage you to review this page periodically.

17. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact: **Adhyatmik Darshan Foundation**
**Brand:** Social Sankalp
**Email:** Hello@socialsankalp-com-729168.hostingersite.com
**Phone:** +91-7267889884
**Registered Office:** 1-4 Abdul Ahad Complex, Dariyapur Road, Suraj Takeej Chauraha, Khairabad, Sultanpur 228001

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Important Notice

This Privacy Policy is intended as a general website privacy-policy template and should be reviewed and customised according to the Foundation's actual registration status, activities, data practices, payment providers, tax registrations and applicable Indian laws before publication.