Privacy Policy

The American India Foundation Trust (“AIFT,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you use our website.

Information Collected

You can visit the AIFT website and learn about our programs without providing any personal information. However, we may collect the following types of information:

Non-Personal Information: We may collect certain technical details, such as your server address, domain name, date and time of visit, and pages viewed for statistical and website administration purposes. This data is not linked to your personal information unless you have provided explicit consent.
Personal Information: When you donate, register for updates, or contact us, we may collect personal details such as your name, phone number, email address, and mailing address.
Financial Information: If you choose to make an online donation via credit card or other payment methods, we will collect the necessary information to process your payment. This may include credit card details, bank account information, transaction amount, and payment confirmation details.
Third-Party Links: Our website may contain links to third-party websites. If these websites collect information about you, AIFT may have access to such information as part of our partnership arrangements. Each third-party website should have its own privacy policy, and AIFT is not responsible for their data practices.

Use and Disclosure of Information

We will not sell, share, or disclose your personal information to third parties unless:

You have given your explicit consent;
It is required for processing your donation or verifying your identity;
It is necessary for research, planning, program development, or management;
It is required by law or in response to legal proceedings;
We suspect fraud or any unlawful activity that must be investigated.

We may provide your personal information to service providers assisting us in processing payments, maintaining website security, and improving our services. Any such disclosure is done on a confidential basis.

When processing financial transactions, we take measures to minimize fraud risk and ensure compliance with data protection laws. All data collected will be used in accordance with applicable laws governing data privacy and protection.

If you do not provide the required personal information or consent to this Privacy Policy, we may not be able to process your donation or provide certain services.

Advertising and Marketing

We may use third-party advertising services (e.g., Google Ads) to display ads on our website. These services may use cookies to collect non-personal information about your visits to improve advertising effectiveness. You may opt out of such tracking through your browser settings.

Additionally, we may send you periodic emails about our initiatives and services. You can unsubscribe from these communications at any time using the “unsubscribe” link provided in the emails.

Accessing and Updating Your Information

You can access and update your personal information by contacting us at the details provided below. If you need to correct or delete any information, please reach out to us.

Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information, including:

Encrypting transactions using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology;
Restricting access to personal data to authorized personnel only;
Regularly reviewing security practices to prevent unauthorized access, modification, or disclosure.

However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as completely secure. While we take precautions, you share your personal information at your own risk.