Who we are
Sarvavardhanam Foundation ("we", "us") is a non-profit organisation supporting children with disabilities through education, healthcare, skill development and advocacy across Karnataka and Maharashtra. This policy covers sarvavardhanam.com and the forms, emails, WhatsApp messages, calls and programmes connected with it.
Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("DPDP Act"), we are the Data Fiduciary for the personal data described here.
Information we collect
Contact details
Name, phone number, email address, city and address.
Support requests
Child's name, age, nature of disability, health, therapy or education needs, and documents you choose to share.
Volunteers and applicants
Resume, cover letter, qualifications and experience.
Donations
Name, contact details, PAN and address for 80G receipts, plus amount and date.
Collected automatically: browser and device type, pages visited, approximate location from your IP address, and cookie data.
How we use it
- To respond to enquiries and requests.
- To assess and deliver education, health and skill-development support.
- To coordinate volunteers, interns and staff.
- To issue 80G receipts, keep accounts, and report to regulators and CSR partners as the law requires.
- To send updates about your donation and our programmes by WhatsApp, email, SMS or phone. You can opt out at any time.
- To keep the website secure and understand how it is used.
Children and sensitive information
We do not track children's behaviour online or direct advertising at them.
- We collect a child's information only from a parent or lawful guardian, with their consent.
- We ask only for what the requested support needs.
- Only team members who need the information can access it.
- We use a child's photo, name or story publicly only with written consent from a parent or guardian.
Consent
We process personal data with your consent, or where the law allows it without consent (for example, tax and legal obligations). You can withdraw consent at any time by writing to us. This does not affect processing already done, and we may be unable to continue a service that needs the data.
Who we share it with
We do not sell personal data. We share it only with:
- Service providers who help run our website, forms, email, messaging and payments, under appropriate safeguards.
- Schools, hospitals, therapists and other partners involved in a support request, with the parent's or guardian's consent.
- CSR partners and funders, in aggregated or anonymised form unless you agree otherwise.
- Authorities, courts or regulators where the law requires.
Some providers may process data on servers outside India.
Cookies and analytics
Our website is built on Webflow. We and our providers use cookies and similar technologies to keep the site working and understand traffic. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, though some features may work less well.
Security and retention
We use reasonable technical and organisational safeguards against loss, misuse and unauthorised access. No online system is completely secure. If a breach affects you, we will notify you and the authorities as the law requires.
We keep personal data only as long as needed for its purpose or as the law requires (for example, donation and accounting records), then delete or anonymise it.
Your rights
Under the DPDP Act you can ask us to:
- Tell you what data we hold and how we use it
- Correct or update it
- Erase it, unless the law requires us to keep it
- Withdraw your consent
- Resolve a grievance
- Nominate someone to act for you
Write to us at the address below. If we have not resolved your complaint, you may approach the Data Protection Board of India.
Other websites
We link to LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Those platforms have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for how they handle your data.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as our work or the law changes. The date at the top shows the latest version. If a change materially affects how we use your data, we will tell you.
Contact and grievances
Privacy requests
Main office
A/P H. No 205, Shambho Prasad Building, Old bus stop, Sadalga, Chikodi, Belgaum, Karnataka 591239
