Privacy Policy.

This website, ajayyabharathy.com (the “Site”), is operated by the Ajayyabharathy Foundation (“the Foundation”, “we”, “us”, “our”), H. No. 27/2, Street No. 11, New Gobind Pura, Delhi – 110051, India.

For the purposes of India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the Foundation is the Data Fiduciary for the personal data described in this policy.

This policy explains what personal data we collect when you use the Site or contact us, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, and the rights you have. It applies only to this Site. It does not apply to other websites we link to.

We collect only what we need for the purpose you are engaging with us for.

Information you give us directly

• Enquiries: your name, email address, organisation (if provided), the nature of your enquiry and your message.
• Newsletter: your email address and, where requested, your name.
• Membership, partnership or fellowship interest: your name, contact details, organisation or institution, and any information you choose to include.
• Event registration: your name, contact details, organisation, and any requirements you choose to tell us.

Information collected automatically

• Technical data: IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, and the pages you visit.
• Cookies: see section 8.

We use personal data to:

• reply to your enquiry;
• send you our newsletter and research updates, where you have asked to receive them;
• process membership, partnership, fellowship or event applications;
• keep the Site secure and working properly;
• understand, in aggregate, how the Site is used so we can improve it;
• meet our legal obligations.

We process your data on the basis of your consent, which you give when you submit a form or sign up, and for legitimate uses permitted by law. You may withdraw consent at any time.

We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use it for automated decisions that significantly affect you.

We share personal data only where necessary, and only with:

• Service providers who host the Site, deliver email or provide analytics on our behalf, under terms that require them to protect your data and use it only on our instructions;
• Event partners, only where you register for a jointly run event and we tell you so at the time;
• Authorities, where we are required to by law.

Your data is stored on secure cloud systems operated by our trusted service providers, which may be located in India or abroad. Any transfer outside India is made strictly in line with applicable Indian law.

We keep personal data only for as long as needed for the purpose it was collected for, or as required by law. Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe. After that, we delete or anonymise it.

The Site uses cookies, which are small files stored on your device.

• Essential cookies make the Site work and cannot be switched off.
• Analytics cookies, where used, help us understand how visitors use the Site, and are set only with your consent.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings.

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you have the right to:

• access a summary of the personal data we hold about you and how it is used;
• correct or complete inaccurate or incomplete data;
• erase data that is no longer needed;
• withdraw consent at any time. You can unsubscribe from our newsletter using the link in any email;
• raise a grievance with us and, if you are not satisfied, with the Data Protection Board of India;
• nominate another person to exercise these rights on your behalf.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details in section 11.

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS) and restricted access to our systems. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, but we work to protect your data and will notify you and the relevant authority of any breach as the law requires.

For questions about this policy, to exercise your rights, or to raise a grievance, contact: