Privacy Policy for Prakriti Pravah

Prakriti Pravah, an environmental science and research organization, is committed to safeguarding the privacy of visitors and users of our online platform. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information gathered through our site, which primarily showcases our research, publications, and services related to environmental science and research, including climate cycle analysis, ecological impact assessments, seasonal trend predictions, biodiversity monitoring, environmental policy consulting, sustainable resource management research, scientific data visualization, and public awareness campaigns on environmental changes. We operate in compliance with applicable privacy and data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Information We Collect

We collect different types of information to provide and improve our services and our online platform.

• Personal Data: This includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, institutional affiliation, and any other information you voluntarily provide when you subscribe to newsletters, download publications, register for events, or submit inquiries through contact forms on our site.
• Usage Data: We automatically collect information on how our site is accessed and used. This Usage Data may include your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data. This helps us understand how our content is engaged with.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our site.

How We Use Your Information

Prakriti Pravah uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To present our online platform and its contents to you.
• To provide and maintain our services, including access to our research and publications.
• To notify you about changes to our services or website.
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so.
• To provide customer support and respond to your inquiries.
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our site and services.
• To monitor the usage of our online platform.
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
• To send you newsletters, updates, or information about our research, events, and initiatives that may be of interest to you, based on your consent or legitimate interest.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under GDPR

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Prakriti Pravah’s legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

We may process your Personal Data because:

• You have given us permission to do so (consent).
• The processing is in our legitimate interests and it's not overridden by your rights.
• To comply with the law.

Disclosure of Data

Prakriti Pravah may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation.
• Protect and defend the rights or property of Prakriti Pravah.
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the service.
• Protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public.
• Protect against legal liability.

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our online platform, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.

Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Data Retention

Prakriti Pravah will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Prakriti Pravah will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Your Data Protection Rights Under GDPR (If applicable)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Prakriti Pravah aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• The right to withdraw consent: You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Prakriti Pravah relied on your consent to process your personal information.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Prakriti Pravah
7th Floor, Platinum Tower,
Jawaharlal Nehru Road,
Bandra East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051,
India