PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: 8 September 2026
Privacy Policy
Seva Charitable Trust respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored and protected when you visit or interact with the website of Seva Charitable Trust.
1. About Us
Seva Charitable Trust
Registration No.: 41171003069
Year of Registration: 2010
At/PO – Semiliguda, Koraput, Odisha – 764036, India
Email: info@sevacharitabletrust.com
Phone: +91 7978890542
2. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect information such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Address or location information provided by you
- Organisation or institution details, where voluntarily provided
- Information submitted through contact, volunteer, partnership or enquiry forms
- Donation-related information necessary to identify or acknowledge a donation
- Transaction reference or payment status information
- Information contained in communications sent to us
- Technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information and website usage information, where collected through website technologies or service providers
We do not intentionally request sensitive personal information unless it is reasonably necessary for a specific purpose and appropriate arrangements are in place.
3. How We Collect Information
Information may be collected when you:
- Contact us through the website.
- Submit an enquiry or contact form.
- Express interest in volunteering or partnership opportunities.
- Make or enquire about a donation.
- Subscribe to updates, where such an option is provided.
- Communicate with us by email, telephone or other available channels.
- Browse or interact with our website.
4. How We Use Your Information
We may use information provided by you for purposes such as:
- Responding to enquiries.
- Communicating with you about your request.
- Processing or acknowledging donations.
- Maintaining appropriate donation and transaction records.
- Responding to volunteer or partnership enquiries.
- Managing participation in programmes or activities, where applicable.
- Improving our website and services.
- Maintaining website security.
- Meeting legal, regulatory, accounting or administrative requirements.
- Sending updates or information where you have requested or permitted such communication.
We will seek to use personal information only for legitimate and relevant purposes.
5. Consent
Where processing of personal information is based on consent, consent will be obtained through an appropriate affirmative action where required.
Where applicable, you may withdraw consent by contacting us through the details provided below. Withdrawal of consent will not affect processing that we are otherwise legally permitted or required to carry out.
6. Sharing of Information
We do not sell personal information for money.
Information may be shared with appropriate service providers where reasonably necessary to operate the website or provide requested services.
Depending on the actual services used by the website, such providers may include:
- Website hosting providers.
- Website maintenance or technical service providers.
- Payment gateways and payment service providers.
- Form or communication service providers.
- Analytics or website performance services.
- Security and spam-prevention services.
We may also disclose information where required by applicable law, lawful government request, court order, regulatory requirement or to protect the rights, safety and security of the Trust, website users or others.
7. Payment Information
If online donations are enabled, payment card, banking or other sensitive payment credentials may be processed directly by the relevant payment gateway or financial institution.
Seva Charitable Trust does not intend to store complete card numbers, CVV numbers, PINs, passwords or similar payment credentials on its website.
Payment processing is subject to the terms and privacy practices of the relevant payment service provider.
8. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The website may use cookies or similar technologies for purposes such as:
- Website functionality.
- Security.
- Remembering preferences.
- Understanding website usage.
- Improving website performance.
The actual cookies and technologies used may depend on the WordPress configuration, plugins, analytics tools, embedded services and other features enabled on the website.
You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some website functions may not work correctly if certain cookies are disabled.
9. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, disclosure or loss.
However, no website, online transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. Data Retention
Personal information will generally be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or for legitimate administrative, accounting, legal, regulatory or record-keeping requirements.
Different types of information may therefore be retained for different periods.
11. Your Rights and Requests
Depending on applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including rights to request information about processing, correction of inaccurate information, withdrawal of consent where consent is the basis of processing, or other applicable rights.
To submit a privacy-related request, contact:
Email: info@sevacharitabletrust.com
Phone: +91 7978890542
We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
12. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intentionally designed to collect personal information from children without appropriate consent or lawful basis.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action where required.
13. External Links
Our website may contain links to external websites or platforms.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the privacy practices of third-party websites. Users should review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, activities, services, technology or applicable legal requirements.
The latest version will always be published on this page with the relevant “Last Updated” date.
15. Contact Us
For questions, requests or concerns relating to this Privacy Policy:
Seva Charitable Trust
At/PO – Semiliguda, Koraput, Odisha – 764036, India
Email: info@sevacharitabletrust.com
Phone: +91 7978890542