PRIVACY  & POLICY STATEMENTS

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Thank you for visiting our website and showing interest in our services, on behalf of the VISHWAROOPAM platform (henceforth referred to as "we" or "us"). This section describes what information we may collect about you, how and why we may maintain and use it, including the conditions under which we may share it with third parties, and how you can request that any information we have about you be amended or removed from our records. This section also discusses the scenarios in which we may obtain personal information about you from third parties.

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What This Includes

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We are committed to safeguarding any personal information you may share with us. VISHWAROOPAM (hosted with domain www.vishwaroopam.org, hereinafter, “Site”, “Website”, “We,” “Us”), is committed to protecting the privacy and accuracy of our visitors’ personally identifiable information. Please read this policy carefully to understand how we use the personal information we gather. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy (“Policy,” “Statement”) as set forth below, please do NOT continue using this Website.

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What We Are

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We, VISHWAROOPAM, which includes its COLLABORATIVE  SCHOOLS FOR ECO HEALTH, ECO DESIGN, ECO MEDIA & ARTS and BE Labs for Engaged Learning & Research, and Chief Promoter of collaboratory- the  VISHWAROOPAM ADVISORY & ENABLEMENT LABS, serve as an educational, non-profit platform for social development in character. We do everything we can to ensure that your experience with us is enjoyable and easy. Through innovative and collaborative initiatives, we investigate the creative, cultural, educational, and social power of both experts and amateurs.

​This platform is owned and operated by website www.vishwaroopam.org , called hereinafter ‘VISHWAROOPAM', at present hosted with web domain www.vishwaroopam.org. This is a not for profit, purely educational and philanthropic service.  In this Privacy Policy, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to VISHWAROOPAM.

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​VISHWAROOPAM serves with a mission to take the message of every day ecology, eco-art and culture to the avid learners, creatives, educators, and media amateurs, and communities at large who are the preservers of ecosystems or environment. With its field projects, diverse audiences, and user-bases in mind, it strives to be an accessible and responsible digital platform, as exemplified by its many sections, pages, and interactive features. We are  dedicated with unstinted focus to facilitate people to explore nature and cultivate their hidden potential, channelise their thoughts and actions towards enhancing their role with the help of every day ecology and eco media in all respective spheres.

This Privacy Policy, applies to www.vishwaroopam.org  and other related sites, apps, communications, and other services that state that they are offered under the set of General Terms, including offsite data collection for those Services/functions, and with plugins (if any).

 

This Privacy Policy describes the information gathered and recorded by our  platforms with digital or human interfaces, as well as how we use it. Users' information on this  website, or any of its mobile or social media applications is offered for general informational and non-monetary purposes only.

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​This platform values and respects other’s privacy and therefore the  Privacy Policy announces  necessary precautions  in compliance with the provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023  and Regulation on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (Data Protection Directive), i.e. Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) in the latest version of the OJ L 119, 04.05.2016; cor. OJ L 127, 23.5.2018.

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What constitutes personal information?

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Personal information refers to any data that can be used to identify an individual. It might contain your name, address, email address, phone numbers (including landline and mobile), correspondence (including records of phone conversations and text messages), images, video footage, podcasts, press briefings, and CCTV recordings, or information  submitted vide concerned forms on the Site, but it is presumed to have  your active and willing consent. It excludes information that has been anonymized.

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Why do We Store and Process Personal Information

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​The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) defines six categories under which organizations are permitted to keep and process personal information :

 

Consent: when you have granted us explicit consent or permission  to process your personal information for a specific reason. Consent will not be presumed based on a failure to opt out, but rather on a positive opt-in, such as receiving our regular e mails,  periodicals or being added to our mailing list for events.

 

​Contract: the processing is required for a contract we have with you, or we need to take specified procedures before entering into one with you. This might involve  entering into a hall rental arrangement, or signing a freelancing contract for services like instructing, tutoring or coaching.

 

Legal obligation: processing is required for us to comply with the law (with the exception of contractual commitments). This might involve retaining employment documents for the minimum amount of time mandated by employment or health and safety regulations.

 

​Vital interests: processing is required to safeguard someone's life.

 

Public task: the processing is required for us to fulfill a task in the public interest or for official purposes, and the duty or function has a specific legal justification.

 

​Legitimate interests: the processing is essential for the legitimate interests of our profession  or a third party, unless there is a compelling cause to safeguard your data that outweighs those legitimate interests. This might entail providing statistical reports to our contributors or exchanging information with previous businesses to gain testimonials.

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What Information Do We Collect?

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We may collect information about you and your use of our Website in the way described below -

• Request to join our email lists.
• Contact us via email, text message, or phone.

• Respond to feedback questionnaires and include your contact information.
• Submit an enquiry form or application using our website or Google.
• When you sign a freelancing contract with us.
• Data is obtained from carefully chosen third parties on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

• Details Regarding Your Usage of This Website, i.e. due to regulatory internet protocols, the information that may be gathered may be, with or without our knowledge, about how you use the products and information on this website. This may include, but is not limited to, information about your computer (such as the kind of operating system, browser, and software you have installed) and web browsing data (such as your IP address and URLs that brought you to this site).

 

 

How Do We Collect Information or Details

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The data may also be related to what you voluntarily provide on our opt-in pages, polls, questionnaires, or any other forms that are available on the website. Your consent, that your use of the site is not anonymous,  is presumed by the information about your usage of the site. Additionally, we could update or get new information from outside sources or via follow-up correspondence with you; for instance, we could update your email address or obtain additional information from outside sources.

 

Accordingly, Data processing would be implemented only through an Authorized Representative. Data Protection Advisor, nominated voluntarily, will be in charge of monitoring the implementation and regulatory compliance  and employing  technical and human resources measures to ensure that any processing of the Data is done in accordance with the Data Protection Legislations in force.

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Compliance with this  Privacy Policy and accordingly the inbuilt Personal Data Protection Policies and Data Protection Legislation, is subject to regular verification through data protection audits/other relevant controls. In case of a data security breach (a security incident), such as laptop loss, phishing, unauthorized use of computer accounts, theft or loss of data, either electronic or paper, we ensure immediate remedial measures and similarly expect to be notified by third parties about any such security incident to help it undertake remedial measures to help obviate violations of “Privacy”, “Availability” or “Integrity”. The details of all Incidents regarding personal data (including the case, the personal data affected) and the measures taken by us or third parties related to the incident have to  be aggregated in dedicated  data register alongside recording of needs for notification and further course. The relevant data processing and control follows the "data minimization" principle, implying appropriateness and relevance  for the purpose, data processing and  management keeping the data limited to what is necessary  for the purpose and subject to storage and erasure controls. We are  committed to data minimization at the point of acquisition, through the Data life cycle, conversion of paper documents  to electronic records, a Limiting storage and data deletion, and using automated process of profiling data subjects.

 

Overall monitoring of the progress of internal policies implementation with impact on personal data processing activities is managed through Data Regulatory Specialists.

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​This Privacy Policy pertains solely to  online activities and is applicable to visitors to our website in relation to information shared and/or collected on www.vishwaroopam.org. This policy does not apply to any information gathered offline or through channels other than this website that is subject to particular declarations or agreements with website  users, contributors, partners, or collaborators.

 

Regarding the document retention, it is prudent to share that this  platforms may choose to or will be storing personal data provided to, or collected by or for, or processed in connection with its services or functions, and its collection, use, and sharing are subject to our Privacy Policy (which includes our Cookie Policy and other documents referenced herein) and updates.

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The use of this platform's services requires user understanding and acceptance of the General Terms  & Conditions of the website as well as the precepts of fair use law, which cover the collection, use, distribution, and storage of personal data or information made available to us. When our contributors or users contribute material that others can see, copy, and use, we are  not obliged  to publish that information or content and maintains the right to remove it with or without warning. Because this website  not a storage service, it is under no duty to store, retain, or provide a copy of any material or information that it holds, except to the extent required by applicable law and as required by applicable law.

 

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How Is Your Information Safeguarded?

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​Legally or contractually needed information may be retained in hard copy if necessary or in soft copy on website host's  server. Please remember that the appropriate social media organizations, not us, are in charge of ensuring the security of any information you share with us via such platforms.

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As required by this Policy, we  will keep user data and documents for as long as is necessary to deliver our services. The data gathered in this way is intended to enhance our  services. However, data is also kept so that users can receive improved services. Personal Data or related documents provided by users may also be kept or utilized in order to satisfy audit requirements, comply with contractual or legal responsibilities, settle disputes, stop abuse, and other statutory/legal requirements.

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How We Utilize the Data?

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We might use the information you provide to make the Website more convenient and personalized for you, to carry out data analysis and research, to offer technical and advisory support, and to get in touch with you about services and content that are featured on the Site—including email correspondence that complies with anti-spam laws.

We would specifically base our processing of your personal data on the following:

• if you have given your separate consent to such processing, for example, through a corresponding declaration on our website (Article 6 para. 1 lit. a and Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR);

• if it is required for the commencement, execution, completion, administration, and processing of contracts as well as their administration and enforcement (Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR);
• if it is required for the protection of our legitimate interests or those of third parties, specifically for communication with you or third parties, website operation, electronic offer improvement, and registration for specific offers and services, as well as for security purposes and other purposes like education and training, administration, quality assurance and evidence preservation, event planning, execution, and follow-up, and to safeguard other legitimate interests (Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR);

• if it is required or permitted by law based on our mandate (Article 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR); or it is necessary to protect your vital interests or those of other natural persons (Article 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR).
 

We do not retain your data longer than is technically required for processing, statutory retention periods, and our legitimate interests, especially when it comes to documentation and evidence (e.g. in the case of backups or management of documents tools). As part of our regular procedures and in compliance with our retention policy, we delete or anonymize your data after the storage or processing term has ended, unless there are contractual, legal, or technical reasons to the contrary.

 

Users who contact us directly could be asked for more information, including their name, email address, phone number, the content of any messages and/or attachments they provide us, as well as any other details they choose to share. If you do not provide such data, this may mean that it is not possible for us to provide the related services or conclude a contract.  

 

Additionally, we  may request contact information when someone signs up for an event announced on the website or through its services, including but not limited to name, occupation, gender, date of birth, address, email address, and phone number.

 

​On an aggregate basis, data from all visitors to the website may be gathered for statistical and other analytical purposes. This non-personal data consists of details that cannot be used to identify or get in touch with visitors, like demographic data about, for instance, clipped or anonymized user IP addresses, browser types, and other anonymous statistical data using this Platform to better understand the geographic location of its visitors.

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Third Party Websites

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​Where we  may promote and provide links to third party sites, these third parties may have their own Privacy Policies, which may not comply with this Privacy Policy. We shall not be  responsible for the privacy practices of such third parties or any other third party and you are strongly encouraged to review the privacy policies of any such third parties.

Without the explicit approval of the user, third parties are not given access to User Personal Data. However, Personal Data may be revealed if it is genuinely believed to be necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulatory order, or other statutory or legal requirements; to enforce the Terms to safeguard our rights; or to ensure the security of users of this Platform.

 

In order to support our goals and services in connection with this website, communicate news and information about VISHWAROOPAM, and enhance or improve user experiences, limited personal data of the users may be shared with our collaborators, co-creators, show hosts, affiliates, or promoters. This sharing is only permitted to the extent necessary to meet these goals or as otherwise permitted by this policy.  

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As regards processing of  personal data on our social networking pages, we may handle information about you and manage pages and other online presences on social networks and other platforms run by third parties. In the process, we get information from the platforms (like statistics) and from you (like when you contact us or leave a remark on our content).
 

The third part websites/platforms' providers may examine how you use them and combine this information with other information they may have about you. Additionally, they serve as their own data controllers and analyze this data for their own objectives (such as managing their platforms and doing marketing and market research). Please consult the privacy policies of the individual platforms for more details on processing by the platform operators. We have the right, but not the obligation, to review content from third parties before or after it appears in our online content, remove content without warning, and, if required, report it to the platform's provider. It's possible that some of the platform operators are based outside of India.

 

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Social media plug-ins, cookies, and related technologies utilized on our website and other online services

 

Our  use of social network social media plug-ins on its platforms is intended to raise awareness of its activities. The plug-ins are embedded in such a way that visitors to our website/online platforms are as safe as feasible. When a page of this website containing such a plug-in is accessed, the browser of the  visitor/user connects directly to the servers of that specific social network. Those social media networks/services provide the plug-in's content directly to the user's browser and embed it in the website. They learn about the information on the user's browser's IP address and the fact that a particular browser has reached the relevant page of this  website/platform by incorporating this plug-in, even if the users do not have an account or are not currently logged on to those social media services. Such information (including user's  IP address) is sent directly by the user's browser to those services and their storage, which might very well be  located outside of the country of operation of the website/platforms. If a user is logged in to the aforementioned social media services, they can easily link the user's visit to our website to the user's account with their services. The pertinent data is also sent straight to their servers and stored there if users or visitors engage with the plug-in, such as by clicking the action buttons provided there. Additionally, the information is posted on those services and made available to users' connections there. Further uses of this information by those websites might include advertising, market research, and service improvement that are not in consonance  to ours or stand to the contrary.  If  users/visitors do not want those sites to link the data collected through our website to their accounts on concerned social media  services, they must log out there before entering the  website. More information can be found in the privacy policies of the respective social media sites.​

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In order to uniquely identify user browser websites may transfer one or more cookies—a tiny binary file containing a string of characters—to your computer or other device. The data gathered by "cookies" is anonymous, aggregated research data; and it does not include your name, address, or any other information that would allow someone to get in touch with you by phone, email, or any other means. In order to enhance the efficacy and quality of  service,  cookies may be used to track user trends, remember user preferences, or enhance search results.   They enable a website to recognize your computer each time you return to our site, thereby allowing us to save and keep track of your preferences and to monitor your navigation of our Website’s pages. When you visit our website, your computer may be allocated one or more cookies, to simplify access to our site and to tailor your online experience. We may also use your browser’s internet address information and anonymous-browser history to report information to legitimate  authorities about site accesses and for profiling purposes. This information is generally used to improve the Website’s presentation and utilization. However, the technical information or the information stored in and retrieved via cookies may be linked to the personal data that we or third-party providers we have commissioned store from you (for example, if you have a user account with us or these providers), and therefore perhaps to you personally. Additionally, we employ both our own tools and third-party suppliers' services (which may also use cookies) on our website, especially to enhance its functionality or content (e.g., by integrating maps), gather statistics, and show advertisements.  Please be aware that we have no authority over the third-party provider's use of the data collected by the social plug-ins or how they operate. Please review the privacy policies of these third parties to learn more about how they utilize the personal information that is gathered by your social plug-ins.  Although the majority of browsers allow cookies by default, if you'd prefer, you can configure your browser to either notify you when cookies are set or disable them altogether. If your browser allows, you can always choose to reject these cookies or ask it to alert you when one is being sent. You might not be able to use this website to its full potential if you disable them, though. Third parties, including other promoters with whom we may have a professional relationship, may also place cookies on your computer and may collect anonymous information about you through such cookies. We do  not have access or control over the use of third party cookies. We may also use an e-mail delivery service to send you e-mails. Pixel tags and cookies are used in those e-mail messages to help us measure the effectiveness of our promotions and how visitors use our site.

 

Every possible or due effort has been made to obtain the necessary consent from those recognizable in the images featured throughout the site, except for generative or representative images or those from public domains. Personal data/information  supplied to us will be treated in accordance with VISHWAROOPAM's privacy policy.

 

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Do Not Track (DNT) Requests

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​This website may  not respond to “Do Not Track” requests.

 

 

How We Share  Collected Information

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​We will not disclose your personally identifiable information to any third party or affiliate unless you have given us consent for such disclosure or if the disclosure is required in order for third parties to provide services on our behalf. These third parties are not authorized by us to use your information for any other purpose than to allow us to properly conduct the services mutually agreed upon. However, we  may disclose your personally identifiable information as may be required by law, in order to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating the terms set forth in this Privacy Policy, or where such disclosure may be required in an emergency situation. We may share any personal data necessary to fulfil our legal and contractual obligations and to protect your health and safety. This may include sharing information with statutory bodies, health services, our sponsors and other organisations we work with. If the information we possess on you is not essential for legal or contractual purposes, or for your health and safety, we will not release it without your explicit agreement to do so.

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​We take all reasonable steps to ensure that any third parties with whom we share your information store and process that data in accordance with the GDPR. However, you should be aware that, while they are processing your data, their own rules and procedures apply rather than ours.  While protecting user privacy and security is a top priority for VISHWAROOPAM, it  cannot completely ensure  the security of any personal data or shared documents that may have been sent  via the Internet. Therefore, VISHWAROOPAM  strongly advises its users too to take all reasonable steps to protect their personal data and documents by using a secure browser.

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How To Access or Update  or Delete Your  Information Submitted through SAY HELLO 

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​You have the following rights under the GDPR:

access to your personal data; requests for updates or changes to inaccurate information; and requests for the partial or complete removal of any information we may have about you. However, you should be aware that some circumstances may prevent us from doing this, such as when the data is being held for legal, contractual, or professional purposes. To rule out misuse, we may need to verify your identity. Keep in mind that these rights can be subject to limitations, terms, or exclusions (for example, in order to safeguard trade secrets or third parties).

You may review, update, or  ask us to delete any information, including your personal profile, that may be stored as a part of your submissions to us  at any time by contacting us directly at this email address: brightecologyworld@gmail.com.

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​There is no contract between you and us that includes this privacy statement. This privacy statement is subject to change and addition at any moment. The current version is the one that is posted on this website. Any future changes to the  Privacy Policy will be updated here. Please check back from time to time to determine whether any such changes have been made.

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If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact : brightecologyworld@gmail.com.

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Note: Any resemblance of wordings is purely coincidental. The General Terms, Privacy Policy, and Do’s and Don’ts can all be altered or modified from time to time to comply with laws of the land  or the platform's aims and purposes.

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