Privacy Policy

The following describes the privacy policy of the Murty Trust and its affiliates (the “Trust”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) and the manner in which we collect, use, share and secure the personal information that we collect or receive via our website www.murtytrust.org or any sub-domain (collectively, the “Site”). It also describes your choices regarding use, access, and collection of your personal information.

For purposes of applicable data protection regulations, the Trust is the data controller of personal information collected by it via the Site.

What is Personal Information?

As used in this policy, “personal information” means any information that may be used, either alone or in combination with other information, to identify an individual. When we combine any non-personal information with personal information (e.g., technical information, such as the type of browser or operating system that you use), we treat the combined information as personal information.

Collection of Personal Information

  • Personal Information You Provide to Us – We may collect certain personal information when someone voluntarily sends a direct mail inquiry, an email, or an online registration; registers to download documents from the Sites; participates in seminars or webinars; requests our information at events; applies for a job via the Site; or requests information via the Sites. Examples of such personal information include, but are not limited to, individual names, telephone numbers, email addresses, company name, mailing address, account username and password, job title, and financial information such as a credit or debit card number. If you apply for a job via the Site, we may also collect personal information from your resume, cover letter (if uploaded), or any social media profile to which you choose to provide access. We process the personal information you provide to us either in connection with our legitimate business interests or as necessary for the performance of a contract with you, your company, or our customers.
  • Personal Information Collected Through Cookies and Similar Technologies – We may automatically collect certain information, including personal information, from visitors to our Sites and those of our subsidiaries, such as IP addresses, visit times, pages viewed, and related details. When you visit the Sites, open emails from us, use our apps, or interact with related tools, widgets, or plug-ins, we may collect information through automated means, such as cookies, web beacons, and web server logs. The information collected in this way may include your IP address, unique device identifier, browser characteristics, domain and system settings, search queries, device characteristics, operating system type, language preferences, referring URLs, actions taken on the Sites, dates and times of visits, metadata, and other information related to files stored on your device.

Uses of Personal Information

We may use your personal information to monitor performance, improve the quality of our Site, respond to inquiries about the Trust and its activities, fulfill requests, and for other internal purposes and/or to comply with legal and regulatory obligations. With your consent, we may also use your personal information to send you information about the Trust’s activities and for other specified marketing purposes. Unless we obtain your consent, we will process your personal information only when there is a legitimate interest to do so.

We may use information collected through cookies, web beacons, pixels, web server logs, and other automated means for purposes such as (a) customizing user visits to the Sites, (b) delivering content tailored to users’ interests and browsing behavior, and (c) managing the Sites and other aspects of our business. You can change your cookie settings in your browser; however, please note that without cookies, you may not be able to use all features of the Sites. For more information about the cookies we use, please click here.

Sharing of Personal Information

We may share your personal information with our affiliates and/or business partners or subcontractors in order to respond to user needs or provide services to entities we have engaged with. With your consent, we may also engage in joint marketing activities with such third parties or disclose personal information to them for their own direct marketing purposes.

We may also share your information with third-party agents acting on our behalf and following our instructions to assist with business activities, such as notifying users of an upcoming webinar, processing payments, or providing other services.We may disclose your personal information if required by law or court order, to enforce these Terms, or if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety.

We may also share or transfer information, including personal information, in connection with the sale, transfer, acquisition, merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, bankruptcy, or other change of ownership or control of the Trust or any affiliated entity (whether in whole or in part). In such events, we will make reasonable efforts to notify users before their personal information is transferred or becomes subject to different privacy practices.

At times, we may partner with other companies to provide their services via links on our Site, such as job applications or social media links. In these cases, third-party partners may have access to the personal information you provide through their websites, over which we have no control. To understand how your personal information is used by these partners, please review their applicable privacy policies. Except as outlined here, the Trust does not share your personal information with third parties.

Other Uses of Personal Information

In addition to the uses described above, we will inform individuals of any other intended uses of their personal information at the time it is collected or before such use is implemented, including any disclosure to third parties.

Data Security and Retention

We use reasonable methods to secure all personal information, including restricting access to only those who have a legitimate need to know in order to fulfill their job responsibilities on behalf of the Trust, securing the facility where the personal information is stored, and using both technological and physical controls to protect the information. We are required to disclose personal information in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. If you have questions about the security of your personal information, please contact us as described below.

We may retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this privacy policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements.

Security of Personal Information by Third Parties

We will require that all third parties acting on our behalf and to whom personal information is provided give us adequate contractual assurances that they will safeguard all such personal information in a manner consistent with this policy.

Children under the age of 18

The Site is not intended for minors under the age of 18; accordingly, we do not intend to collect personal information from anyone we know to be under 18 years old.

Advertising and Newsletters

We may, from time to time, allow certain third parties to display advertising on our Sites or manage our advertising on other sites. These third-party partners may use cookies or similar technologies to provide you with advertising based on your browsing activities and interests. You may change your browser settings to opt out of interest-based advertising.

We will use your personal information to send you emails or newsletters if you have signed up to receive them. If you would like to discontinue receiving this information, you may update your email preferences using the Unsubscribe link found in the emails we send you, at your member profile on our website, or by contacting us as described below. Please note that even if you opt out of receiving these emails, we may still send you a response to any “Contact Us” requests, as well as administrative, maintenance, and operational emails (for example, in connection with a password reset request).

Your Rights

Upon an individual’s request, we will provide reasonable access to any personal information we have about that person. We will also take reasonable steps to allow such individuals to correct, change, modify, or delete any personal information that is shown to be incorrect, inaccurate, or incomplete. You may ask us to delete the personal information we hold about you or to cease processing such information in certain circumstances. However, it may not be possible for us to delete or cease processing all the personal information we hold about you if we have an ongoing relationship with you or if we have a legal basis to retain that information.

You may access, correct, or request the deletion of your personal information by logging into your account or by contacting us at [info@murtytrust.org]. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.

Territories

The Site is not intended for use outside the geographical region of India.

Changes

We may amend or modify this policy from time to time without providing any notice. This policy may also be changed or limited to comply with legal or regulatory requirements or as otherwise allowed or required by law.

Contact Information

Questions or comments about this policy, or concerns or complaints, should be sent to:

Murty Trust

Attn: Legal Department

[info@murtytrust.org]