Title: Privacy Policy — AN-SMILE FOUNDATION

Intro: AN-SMILE FOUNDATION (CIN: U85500BR2025NPL073694) respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and your rights.

1. Information we collect

  • Personal information: name, email, phone, postal address (if provided).
  • Donation details: payment transaction ID, amount, date.
  • Volunteer information: skills, availability, background checks when required.
  • Technical data: IP address, device/browser type, pages visited (analytics).
  • Communications: messages via forms, email, or social channels.

2. How we use information

  • To process donations, issue receipts, and handle refunds.
  • To respond to inquiries and manage volunteer applications.
  • To send newsletters and program updates (only if opted in).
  • To improve services, monitor and secure our website, and comply with law.

3. Sharing and third parties

  • We do not sell personal data. We share necessary data with payment gateways (e.g., PayPal, Razorpay), hosting, email providers, auditors, and legal advisors under confidentiality agreements.

4. Security

  • We use industry-standard safeguards, secure servers, and encryption for payments. No online system is 100% secure — avoid sending highly sensitive data by email.

5. Cookies & tracking

  • We use cookies for essential functions, analytics (e.g., Google Analytics), and performance. You may control cookies in your browser; disabling some may affect site features.

6. Your rights

  • Access, correction, deletion (where lawful), restriction/objection to processing, and unsubscribe from marketing communications. To exercise rights, contact info@ansmilefoundation.org.

7. Children

  • We do not intentionally collect data from children under 13. If you believe we have, contact us to request removal.

8. Data retention

  • We retain personal data as needed to fulfill purposes, comply with laws, and for financial auditing (donation records retained per legal requirements).

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