Last updated: 11th September 2024
At Indian Network for Impact, we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
This policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you interact with us, including when you participate in our programs. By accessing our services, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
- Personal Information: Includes name, contact details, date of birth, gender, and nationality when registering for programs or competitions. In some cases, we may collect sensitive information, such as:
- Emergency Contact Details: For event safety and coordination.
- Disability or Health Data: For accommodation purposes.
- Educational & Professional Information: Includes educational background, work experience, and skill sets, especially for our participants.
- Program & Competition Data: Includes responses to forms, submissions, project details, and other relevant data provided during competitions, hackathons, or training programs.
- Usage Data: Includes automatically collected information when you visit our website, such as IP address, browser type, operating system, and interact with our site.
- Communication Data: Includes communications made via email, phone, or our platform, such as queries, support requests, and feedback.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information collected for the following purposes:
- To Deliver Programs and Competitions: Your information allows us to register you, communicate important updates, facilitate participation, evaluate submissions, and issue certifications or awards, and other activities in alignment with our mission to support you in having a high-impact career (e.g. by recommending you for job opportunities).
- To Improve Our Services: We may use your feedback and data for impact evaluation, improving the structure and content of our training programs and competitions, maintaining a formal record of your activities with us.
- Marketing and Communication: With your consent, we may use your email for sending newsletters, updates on upcoming events, and other promotional materials.
- Legal Compliance: We may need to use and retain personal information to comply with legal obligations.
If we use your personal information outside of the purposes listed here, we will seek your consent to do so in advance, which you can withdraw at any time.
3. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information in the following circumstances:
- With Service Providers: Such as platforms or tools we use for processing data, managing workflows, and delivering our services such as payment processors, cloud service providers (e.g. Google Drive, Airtable, GMail, MailChimp etc)
- With Our Partners & Sponsors: We may share limited information with partners and sponsors to fulfil our obligations for competitions or programs when necessary. We will ensure that these partners adhere to similar privacy commitments.
- Legal Obligations: We may need to disclose your data with or without your consent when required by law or in response to valid legal processes.
4. Data Storage and Security
We keep your personal information for as long as we need it. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure that your personal data is secure and access is restricted to authorised personnel.
5. Your Rights
You have the following rights concerning your personal data:
- Access: The right to request copies of your personal data.
- Correction: The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
- Erasure: The right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to legal obligations.
- Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your data based on consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at admin@networkforimpact.in
6. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to enhance user experience and analyse traffic. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies, but this may affect your ability to use certain features of our site.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy periodically. When we do, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or how your personal data is handled, please contact us at admin@networkforimpact.in
