Privacy Policy

DR India Charitable Trust ("the Trust", "we", "us") respects your privacy. This policy explains what personal information we collect through this website and our programs, how we use it, and the choices you have. It is written in line with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

1. Information we collect

• Donors: name, email, phone, postal address, PAN and donation details — required to issue receipts and 80G certificates and to meet Income Tax reporting obligations (Form 10BD).
• Volunteers: name, contact details, city, occupation, availability and interests.
• Enquiries & newsletter: name, email, phone and the content of your message.
• Beneficiaries: limited health and personal information collected at camps, used only for treatment, follow-up and anonymised reporting.
• Technical data: basic, anonymous analytics (such as pages visited) if analytics are enabled on this site.

2. How we use your information

• To process donations and issue receipts and 80G certificates.
• To file statutory returns as required by the Income Tax Department.
• To coordinate volunteering and respond to your enquiries.
• To send updates about our work, if you have opted in. You can unsubscribe at any time.

3. Sharing of information

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information. We share it only with government authorities where required by law, and with trusted service providers (such as payment gateways, email and hosting providers) strictly to operate our services.

4. Photos and stories

We publish photographs and stories of beneficiaries only with their informed consent (or a guardian's consent for minors). If you would like an image or story removed, please contact us and we will act promptly.

5. Payment security

Online payments, when enabled, are handled by RBI-authorised payment gateways. We do not store your card, UPI PIN or bank login details on our servers.

6. Data retention & security

We retain donation records for the period required under Indian tax law, and other data only as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected. We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data.

7. Your rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data (subject to legal retention requirements), and withdraw consent for communications at any time.

8. Cookies

This website does not use advertising cookies. If analytics are enabled, they may use cookies to understand site usage in aggregate.

9. Contact / Grievance Officer

[Grievance Officer Name]
DR India Charitable Trust, [Trust Address, City], [State] – [PIN Code]
Email: info@drindiacharitabletrust.in · Phone: +91 00000 00000

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date above shows when it was last revised.