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Privacy Policy

Effective Date/Last Modified:  June 23, 2021

We are committed to your privacy

Cuddles Foundation knows that you care how information about you is used and shared. Thank you for trusting that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This Privacy Policy explains our practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used by us. It applies to donor information that we collect both online and offline.

01. What information does Cuddles Foundation collect?

We collect personal information when you voluntarily submit it to us.

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For example, donors may provide us with personal information (such as name, address, email address, telephone numbers and/or credit/debit card information). If a donor, or a website visitor, contacts us by email they may provide us with their email address, and name. Providing data is required in these contexts in order for us to process your donations, requests, or respond to inquiries.

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In addition to the personal information that you submit to us, we may collect personal information about you from reputable third parties, or automatically collect information using the following technologies:

 

Web Server Logs. Our web servers may collect certain information such as IP address, pages visited, time of visits, and referring website.

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Cookies. Cookies are simple text files stored by your web browser that provide a method of distinguishing among donors and visitors to the website. Cuddles uses cookies to identify your browser as you visit our websites or those within our social or media network. Cookies also allow Cuddles Foundation to provide more relevant, targeted content as you travel through sites in our network as appropriate and are used on our shop website to keep track of the items in your shopping cart.

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02. We solicit and accept donations consistent with our mission

Cuddles Foundation solicits and accepts donations that are consistent with its mission and that support its core programs, as well as special projects.

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Donations and other forms of support will generally be accepted from individuals, partnerships, corporations, foundations, government agencies, or other entities, subject among other things to the following limitations:

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  • Donors will have to provide specified contact information.

  • For the ease of accounting purposes, Permanent Account Number will have to be provided for all donations received online from persons resident in India.

  • Donations from persons who are not citizens of India will be accepted subject to compliance with the Foreign Contribution & Regulation Act, 2011 and applicable laws.

  • Donations in kind, such as nutritional products, etc may be accepted subject to receipt of specified certification, including but not limited to ownership, safety, etc and receipt of internal approvals.

  • Donations, which specify restrictions on usage or are in cash, may be refused at the discretion of Cuddles Foundation.

  • We cannot refund donations.

  • Our donation policy is in line with reporting requirements under the Income Tax Act, 1961 and all other aspects of applicable laws.

  • While Cuddles Foundation strives to recognise all donors in a timely manner and provide updates on usage of the donation, should you require a report or insight into how your donation has been utilised, please get in touch with us on team@cuddlesfoundation.com and we will be happy to arrange for appropriate documentation for your perusal.

03. Where do we transfer and store information?

Cuddles Foundation is based in Mumbai, India and any information transmitted to us may be stored, accessed, or processed in India. We follow the data protection laws of India.

04. How do we use information?

We collect information primarily to accept donations, complete our charitable projects, and provide you with information concerning our programs, projects, and activities. We also use information for analytical purposes, to improve our website, our donor base, our outreach, or to respond to requests for information or merchandise. We may inform you of other purposes at the time that we collect some forms of information. For example, if you apply for a job we may collect information in order to process your job application.

05. With whom do we share information?

We do not trade, share, or sell information that you provide to us with other organisations who intend to use it only to market their products or services to you.

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There may be instances in which we share your information with others. We may share your information, for example, in conjunction with your sponsorship of a certain project, as required by law, with law enforcement, to comply with legal process, to protect our legal rights, to protect the safety or security of a person, or to protect against fraud, criminal acts, or misconduct. We may also share your information with companies that provide us with services, or with a successor legal entity.

06. Our commitment to data security

To help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.

07. Your access to data, and your choices

If you would like to access the data that we received from you, or make corrections to it, you may contact us at the email or mailing addresses provided at the end of this policy.

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If you registered to receive communications from us and later change your mind, you may ask that your name and contact information be removed from our distribution list. You can send such a request to the email or mailing addresses at the end of this policy.

08. Additional information

Behavioural Advertising. We may participate in behavioural-based advertising. This means that a third party may use technology (e.g., a cookie) to collect information about your use of our website so that they can provide advertising about products and services tailored to your interest. That advertising may appear either on our website, or on other websites, like Facebook.

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Links. Our website may contain links to other Web sites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another site that is governed by that site’s privacy policy.

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Changes to this privacy statement. We may modify this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this website. If we make a material change to this policy, and need to apply it to personal information that you provided to us before the change was made, we will attempt to contact you and obtain your consent to the change.

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Communicating with us. If we need, or are required to, contact you about the privacy or security of your information we may do so by telephone, email, or mail. If you have any questions, concerns, requests, or comments about privacy, you can contact us by email, telephone or mail us at:

 

Email: 

team@cuddlesfoundation.com

 

Telephone: 

+91 22 6173 7000 

 

Address: 

407, 4th Floor, Konark Shram,
156, Tardeo Road, Tardeo,
Mumbai – 400 034

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