Privacy Policy

Introduction

When the terms ‘we’, ‘us’, or ‘our’ are used in the Terms of Use, they refer collectively to the “Focus Humanitarian Assistance, India” (“FOCUS”). Any person accessing or using the Site is referred to as “you” or “your.”

Please read these Terms of Use before using https://focus-india.org/ or any facilities and features therein (the “Site”). By using the Site you confirm that you are competent to contract as required under the law of the country.

Use of the Site constitutes agreement with this Privacy Policy, which summarizes the various ways that we collect and use the personally identifiable information and/or data garnered through the Site.

By using the Site, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the Privacy Policy, please exit the Site and do not use any of its features.You should review our Privacy Policy in conjunction with the Terms of Use for a more complete understanding of the rules governing our Site.

The Type of Information the Site Collects

Personally identifiable information is collected by the Site with and without your specific knowledge and consent. By submitting such information, you agree to the processing and storage of your information by any of us.

If you contact any of us by email, we reserve the right to also keep a record of the email itself and any personally identifiable information provided in that email and any others that result, in order to respond to them and for any other purpose described in this Privacy Policy.

The FOCUS’s servers may also automatically collect information about your computer when you visit the Site, including without limitation the type of browser software you use, the operating system you are running, date and time of the visit, the Site that referred you, and your Internet Protocol ("IP") address. Your IP address is usually associated with your Internet Service Provider and may identify your physical location.

Disclosure of Personal Information

We generally do not disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties. However, we reserve the right to disclose this information if we reasonably believe it is needed for any of the following reasons:

1. 1. pursuant to a summons by any Court and/or Judicial body and/or Authority and/or other governmental request;
2. 2. for any other reason required by law;
3. 3. in order to protect any of us, the users of the Site or the public at large and their property, rights and safety;
4. 4. to enforce any terms of use on the Site; and
5. 5. to provide you with the facilities / features requested by you.
6. 6. To analyse the data and improve the Site.
7. 7. To analyse, study and/or use the data to provide additional facilities / features.

We use the personally identifiable information that we receive to contact you about your requests to any of us. We may also, from time to time, send you information that we feel that you might be interested in.

We intend to use your information only as permitted by law. Aggregated Information (information that does not personally identify you) may be used in many ways.

Use of Cookies

This Site may use "cookies," Flash objects or similar electronic tools to collect information, such as the IP address of your computer, to enhance and customize your experience with the Site. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer and which collects information about your use of the Site, such as the web pages visited, the date and the time of a visit, the web sites you visited immediately before, etc. Cookies may be stored on the user's hard drive for an extended period of time. Cookies served by the Site may gather demographic information about our users.  However, if you set your browser to refuse cookies, some portions of the Site may not function properly.

How the Website Uses Information Provided by You

We may use personally identifying information that you supply through the Site to provide you with the facilities that you have requested.

We also allow access to our database by third parties that provide us with services, including but not limiting to the technical maintenance, but only for the purpose of and to the extent necessary to provide those services. We reserve the right to use the information we collect about your computer, which may at times contain sufficient information for us to be able to identify you, for any lawful business purpose, including without limitation to help diagnose problems with our servers, to gather broad demographic information, and to otherwise administer the Site.

Security

Because no data transmission over the Internet is completely secure, and no system of physical or electronic security is impenetrable, none of us can guarantee the security of the information you provide, post, upload, input, submit or otherwise transmit on or through the Site nor the security of our servers or databases, and by using the Site you agree to assume all risk in connection with information you provide, post, upload, input, submit or otherwise transmit on or through the Site or collected by any of us when you use the Site. No computer system is completely secure. Consequently, we cannot guarantee the safety of your personally identifiable information. In the event that we believe that the security of your information in our possession or control may have been compromised, we may seek to notify you. If notification is appropriate, we may notify you by e-mail (provided we have your e-mail address).

Changes to This Privacy Policy

The FOCUS reserve the right to change this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will mean you accept those changes.

Governing Law/Jurisdiction/Venue

You agree that any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to any part of this Privacy Policy shall first be submitted for mediation before the Conciliation and Arbitration Board, prior to the filing of a lawsuit or initiation of any legal proceeding. You agree that this Privacy Policy, as well as any and all claims arising from its provisions, will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India without regard to any conflict or choice of law rules. The exclusive jurisdiction for any litigation arising out of the Privacy Policy will be vested in the courts located in Mumbai Maharashtra India and such courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter of any such litigation. You hereby agree to consent to and hereby waive all arguments or claims regarding venue for such litigation.