The Terms “We” / “Us” / “Our” Individually And Collectively Refer To Nakshtra Seva Samiti And The Terms “You” / “Your” / “Yourself” Refer To The Users.

1- Your Consent to this Privacy Policy

By using our Site or Services, you signify your consent to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time and any changes will be posted to the Site. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into, and is a part of, our Terms of Use, found here, which governs your access to and use of the Site. By using the Site or otherwise giving us your personal information, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy in general or any part of it, you should not access the Site or otherwise give us your personal information.

2- Scope of our Privacy Policy

We use the term “personal information” in this Privacy Policy to refer to information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is reasonably capable of being associated, directly or indirectly, with an individual person. Personal information does not include information about businesses and other organizations or their representatives. Personal information also does not include information that has been modified in a substantial way so that it no longer can reasonably identify or be linked to an individual.

This Privacy Policy also does not cover the privacy practices of organizations that receive equipment donated through our platform. This Privacy Policy also does not apply third-party plugins and other features that provide functionality for our Site, social media you use to connect with us, or third-party websites to which you may choose to navigate from links on our Site.

3- Account Registration and Network Sign-up

We collect your name, zip code, e-mail address and other contact information when you create an account to participate as an individual equipment or cash donor or sign up to join the Digital Opportunity Network.

4- Processing Requests to Give Equipment or Cash Donations.

When you arrange to make an equipment donation, you will be asked to select a receiving organization and to provide your contact information so that the receiving organization can communicate with you directly to arrange to receive the equipment. When you sign up to make a cash gift, a third-party payment service will collect your name, credit card, or bank information, amount of your gift, and your email address and process your gift.

5- Surveys/Feedback/Support

If you respond to a survey request or provide feedback to us, we may ask for your name, e-mail address, phone, and demographic information that you can choose to provide to us. We use this information to assess whether our Site and Services are performing effectively, whether we are meeting the expectations of donors, recipients, and other stakeholders, and what improvements we should consider in the future.

6- Features and Performance

Cookies enable functionality for the features and options you select to use on our Site; deliver consistent performance; recognize and implement your preferences; and enable information sharing with the organization you select to receive an equipment donation.

7- Payment Processors

We use third-party payment services to process cash donations. Your personal information needed to process the your gift will be collected by the payment processor—not by us—and will be subject to the processor’s privacy policy, rather than this Privacy Policy.

8- Risk Management Providers

We may disclose personal information to service providers who assist with fraud detection and prevention, identity verification, and protection of the rights, privacy, safety, and property of our customers, employees, and business.