Privacy Policy

Nag Foundation (“Nag Foundation”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you visit our website, interact with our services, contact us, download resources, make a donation, subscribe to communications, or otherwise engage with the Nag Foundation.

By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. About Nag Foundation

Nag Foundation is a registered charitable trust working to support individuals and families affected by cancer. Our activities include cancer awareness and screening, patient aid, rehabilitation, survivorship support, continued medical education, and cancer research.

Our website provides information about our work, activities, educational resources, survivor stories, publications, newsletters, and opportunities to get involved.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect the following information:

Information You Provide Directly

This may include:

• Full name

• Email address

• Phone number

• Postal or correspondence address

• Information provided through our contact forms

• Messages or enquiries submitted through the website

• Information provided when requesting or downloading educational resources or PDFs

• Information provided when subscribing to newsletters or other communications

• Information provided in connection with donations or other forms of support

Please do not provide medical records, financial information, or other sensitive personal information through general website forms unless specifically requested by Nag Foundation through an appropriate and secure channel.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, such as:

• IP address

• Browser type and version

• Device type

• Operating system

• Pages visited

• Date and time of visits

• Referring website or page

• General website usage information

This information may be used to understand how visitors use our website and to improve its functionality, security, and performance.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your enquiries and requests

• Provide information about Nag Foundation and its activities

• Process and acknowledge donations

• Provide requested publications, reports, newsletters, or educational resources

• Send newsletters and other communications where you have requested or consented to receive them

• Maintain communication with donors, volunteers, supporters, patients, families, and other stakeholders

• Improve our website, services, resources, and communications

• Monitor website performance and security

• Prevent misuse, fraud, or unauthorised activity

• Comply with applicable legal, regulatory, accounting, and reporting requirements

We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the purpose for which it was collected, except where permitted or required by applicable law.

4. Medical and Health Information

Nag Foundation works in the field of cancer support and may, in appropriate circumstances, receive information relating to patients or beneficiaries.

We recognise that health information can be highly sensitive. We will handle such information with appropriate care and use it only for legitimate purposes connected with our charitable activities, support programmes, administration, reporting, research, or legal obligations, as applicable.

The general website contact and PDF download forms are not intended for submitting confidential medical records or detailed medical histories.

5. Donations and Payments

If you make a donation through our website or through a third-party payment provider, payment information may be processed by the relevant payment service provider.

Nag Foundation does not intend to store complete card, banking, or other sensitive payment credentials on its website. Payment information may be subject to the privacy policies and terms of the applicable payment provider.

We may retain information necessary to acknowledge donations, issue receipts, maintain financial records, meet accounting requirements, and comply with applicable laws.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, understand website usage, remember preferences, and maintain website security.

Cookies may be used for purposes such as:

• Essential website functionality

• Website performance and analytics

• Understanding visitor behaviour

• Improving user experience

You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

7. Sharing of Information

Nag Foundation does not sell or rent your personal information.

We may share information with trusted third parties where reasonably necessary to operate our website and charitable activities, including:

• Website hosting and technology service providers

• Email and communication service providers

• Payment processors

• Analytics or website performance providers

• Professional advisers, auditors, or service providers

• Government authorities or regulatory bodies where required by law

Where third parties process information on our behalf, we expect them to handle the information appropriately and only for the purposes for which it has been provided.

8. Newsletters and Communications

If you subscribe to our mailing list or otherwise provide your contact information for communications, we may send you newsletters, updates, information about our activities, research, events, survivor stories, or other relevant communications.

You may request to be removed from our mailing list at any time by contacting us using the details provided below.

9. PDF Downloads and Educational Resources

Some educational resources and PDF documents available through our website may require visitors to submit basic contact information before downloading.

Information collected through these forms may be used to provide the requested resource, maintain records of resource requests, communicate with you where appropriate, and improve our educational outreach.

Providing information through a download form does not automatically mean that you will receive promotional communications unless permitted by applicable law or you have otherwise agreed to receive them.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including administrative, charitable, legal, accounting, reporting, and regulatory purposes.

The retention period may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

11. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss, or misuse.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, while we take reasonable precautions, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to or through our website.

12. Third-Party Websites and Links

Our website may contain links to external websites, organisations, publications, payment providers, maps, social media platforms, or other third-party services.

Nag Foundation is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing them with personal information.

13. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not specifically directed toward children, and we do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through general website forms.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can review and take appropriate action.

14. Your Rights and Choices

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you

• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information

• Request deletion of information where applicable

• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

• Request removal from our mailing lists

• Raise questions or concerns about how your information is handled

Requests may be submitted using the contact information below.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Nag Foundation may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, activities, technology, or applicable legal requirements.

Any updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us:

Nag Foundation
371/A North Main Road, Koregaon Park
Landmark: Private Road between Vodafone Office and German Bakery
Pune – 411001, Maharashtra, India

Email: admin@nagfoundation.org
Phone: +91 93260 60014

17. Consent

By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand how Nag Foundation may collect and use information as described above.