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Privacy Policy

Version date January 2024

Brain Behaviour Research Foundation of India created this Privacy Notice to demonstrate respect for your privacy preferences and to disclose our information collection and sharing practices.

This Privacy Notice explains how Brain Behaviour Research Foundation of India (“BBRFI”, “we” or “us”) collects and processes your Personal Data. Each time you use our Site, the current version of the Privacy Notice will apply. Accordingly, whenever you use our Site, you should check the date of this Privacy Notice (which appears at the top) and review any changes since the last version. This Privacy Notice is applicable to all Site visitors, registered users, and all other users of our Site.

“Personal Data” is any information that enables us to identify you, directly or indirectly, by reference to any identifiers such as your name, identification number, location data, online identifier or one or more factors specific to your physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.

By visiting www.bbrfi.org  (the “Site”), you acknowledge that you have read and understood the processes and policies referred to in this Privacy Notice and consent to our data collection, use, sharing and processing practices as set forth in this Privacy Notice.

The Personal Information We Collect:

Depending on the type of communication or transaction, we may collect and process the following personal data:

  • name
  • gender
  • date of birth
  • postal address
  • telephone numbers
  • organization name
  • email address
  • credit card, bank information or billing information

With regard to each of your visits to the Site we will automatically collect the following information:

  • Technical information
  • Information about your visit
  • Location information

Personal data we collect from others – this is information we receive about you if you use any of the other websites (operated by us, or another member of our group) or use any other services provided by another member of our group or us.

Non-personal data – We are not using any non-personal data.

We may also collect and process information about your interactions with us, including details about our contacts with you through email, SMS, Post, on the phone or in person (i.e., the date, time, and method of contact), details about donations you make to us, events or activities that you register for or attend and any other support you provide to us.  We may also collect and record any other relevant information you share with us about yourself, including your interests or your affiliations with other community groups, your employer or a BBRFI corporate partner.

How We Use Your Personal Data:

We will only process your Personal Data including sharing it with third parties, where (1) you have provided your consent which can be withdrawn at any time, (2) the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, (3) we are required by law, (4) processing is required to protect your vital interests or those of another person, (5) processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate commercial interests, except where such interests are overridden by your rights and interests.

We may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

Personal Data you give to us.

We will use this Personal Data:

  • To carry out our obligations arising from your appointment scheduling, enrolling for internships, workshop booking or sponsorship, or any other contract entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products and membership services that you request from us;
  • To provide you with information about our work or our activities;
  • To fundraise in accordance with our internal policies and procedures;
  • To organize events that you have registered for, and to provide you with information, and other materials, relating to the content of the event, the speakers, sponsors and other attendees;
  • To process donations and sponsorships.
  • To provide our newsletters and publications, provided you have given your consent;
  • To respond to your questions and provide related services;
  • To provide you with information about other events, products and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or attended, provided you have not opted-out of receiving that information;
  • To provide you, or permit selected third parties to provide you, with information about events, products or services we feel may interest you, provided you have given your consent;
  • To tailor advertising that is presented to you on the Internet according to your interests, preferences and other characteristics (as described below);
  • To respond to applications for employment;
  • To transfer your information as part of a merger or sale of the business;
  • To ensure that content from our Site is presented most effectively for you and your computer;
  • Where we are required by law to disclose or otherwise use your information.

Information we collect about you.

We will use this Personal Data:

  • To administer our Site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
  • If you make a donation, we will use this Personal Data to create an account for you where you can securely access your donation history;
  • To improve our Site to ensure that content is presented most effectively for you and your computer;
  • As part of our efforts to keep our Site safe and secure;
  • To measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you; and
  • To make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our Site about goods or services that may interest you or them.

Personal Data we receive from other sources:

  • We will combine this information with information you give us and information we collect about you. We will use this information and the combined Personal Data for the purposes set out above.

We Do Not Knowingly Collect Information From Children:

We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 18 or knowingly allow such persons to provide us with their personal information without verifiable parent or guardian consent. If you are under 18, do not send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone numbers, or email address, unless you have your parent’s or guardian’s permission. In the event we learn that we collected personal information from anyone under the age of 18, and do not have a parent or guardian’s consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.

In accordance with certain state laws, minors under the age of 18 may remove or request and obtain removal of content and information that they post on the Site.

If you believe that we might have any information from or about anyone under the age of 18, or if you wish to remove or request and obtain removal of content and information, please contact us at  braincare@bbrfi.org or call us Monday through Friday, 10:00AM – 5:00PM at 9319699916.

Information Security:

BBRFI has a layered security in our systems and only designated employees have access to hard copies of your personal information. All online transactions are done on a secure server. This means that information entered on the transaction page is encrypted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) before transmission. On secure pages, a “closed” lock symbol is displayed in the bottom part of your browser screen and the website address in the address bar at the top of the browser screen starts with an “https” instead of an “http”.

The Personal Data that you provide to us is generally stored on database with us that is secure and safe.

BBRFI May Share Your Personal Information:

  • We may share your Personal Data for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice with:
  • With a member of our group
  • With partners, suppliers, and sub-contractors
  • Credit Card Transactions, Electronic Fund Transfers, Payments by Check or Money Order and Online Financial Transactions. BBRFI hires third parties to provide credit card, bank, payment and information processing services and order fulfillment services. If you choose to make an application for employment, make a donation online, by phone, through the mail or by other means we will share your personal information with our processing service providers.
  • Analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimization of our Site
  • Trusted third-party companies and individuals
  • Other non-profits
  • In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we will disclose your Personal Data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or asset
  • If we have reason to believe that there has been some inappropriate interference with or use of our website, communications, charitable services or personal or real property (for example, see the Terms of Use), or if we have reason to believe that one of the BBRFI website users, donors, employees or other related parties may have been injured or may have harmed some other party, we will disclose, without notice to you, personal information as we deem appropriate or if compelled by a legal or regulatory authority.

You May Always Change Your Privacy Preferences By Contacting Us:

If you would like to change your privacy preferences, please email us at braincare@bbrfi.org; call us Monday through Friday, 10:00AM -5:00PM at 9319699916.

How Long We Store Your Personal Data:

We will store your Personal Data, in a form which permits us to identify you, for no longer than is necessary for the purpose for which the Personal Data is processed. We may retain and use your Personal Data as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements and rights, or it is not technically reasonably feasible to remove it. Consistent with these requirements, we will try to delete your Personal Data quickly upon request.

Website statistics analytics, testing and personalization

Our website currently uses two types of web analytics services:

  1. Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which (as discussed above) are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. For more details please read Google’s Analytics overview.

You can always opt-out of Google Analytics cookies by Google’s opt-out tool.

  1. Adobe Analytics, another web analytics service provided by Adobe Systems Inc. (“Adobe”). Adobe Analytics uses cookies to help the website analyze how users use the site. Adobe will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

Adobe may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Adobe’s behalf. Adobe will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Adobe. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Adobe in the manner and for the purposes set out above. For more details please read Adobe’s Marketing Cloud Privacy Policy.

You can always opt-out of Adobe Analytics cookies by Adobe’s opt-out tool.

Other third-party cookies

You may notice some other cookies that are not related to the BBRFI’s website whilst visiting www.bbrfi.org . Some of our pages contain embedded content such as YouTube video, Twitter feed, Facebook likes or Instagram, and you may receive cookies delivered from these websites. Brain Behaviour Research Foundation of India does not govern the publication of third-party cookies. To understand more about their cookies and privacy statements, please visit the relevant sites.

Some of our cookies will remind you about our work and how you can help after you have left the website. These are the targeting/advertising cookies we use. It is a useful tool for us to keep public awareness of our campaigns and how they can be supported.

If you do not want cookies to be stored on your PC it is possible to disable this function without affecting your navigation around the site.

Changing your cookie preferences

The “Help” menu in the toolbar of most web browsers will tell you how to change your browser’s cookie settings, including how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable cookies altogether. Below is some helpful guidance about how to make these changes.

How to disable cookies

If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer and you wish to block Save the Children’s website cookies, you can perform the following:

  1. On your browser tools menu, select ‘Internet Options’
    2. Click on the ‘Privacy’ tab and then on the ‘Sites’ button
    3. Type into the ‘Address of website’ field: www.savethechildren.org
    4. Click on the ‘Block’ button
    5. Click on the OK button

Find out more information about blocking or deleting cookies using Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Other browsers:

  • Firefox cookie management
  • Chrome cookie management
  • Safari cookie management

Find out more detailed information on disabling cookies.

Website Links:

In order to provide certain services and goods at our website, we contract with other companies and individuals. These additional services and goods may include “links” to other websites from our website. BBRFI’s privacy practices may not be applicable at any third-party sites. Anytime you leave the BBRFI website, we have no control regarding what information may be collected about you, nor do we control what third-parties might do with the information. For example, when you click on a merchant’s name at the BBRFI site, you will be connected with the third-party merchant’s website (even if the BBRFI name/logo is on the screen). This merchant website should have its own privacy statement applying to transactions at their website. It is important that you review any privacy policies on third-party sites carefully, BEFORE you use any services or programs offered.

Mobile Terms and Conditions

  1. By subscribing to BBRFI mobile alerts, the user consents to receive recurring text messages from BBRFI and phone calls with opportunities to donate and ways to engage in our mission to support mental health.
  2. There is no fee from BBRFI to receive text messages.
  3. Data obtained from you in connection with this SMS service may include your mobile phone number, your carrier’s name and the date, time and content of your messages. We may use this information to contact you and provide the services you request from us. Alerts sent via SMS may not be delivered if the mobile phone is not in range of a transmission site, or if sufficient network capacity is not available at a particular time. Even within a coverage area, factors beyond the control of the wireless operator may interfere with message delivery, including the customer’s equipment, terrain, proximity to buildings, foliage, and weather. Wireless operators do not guarantee message delivery and will not be held liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
  4. BBRFI will not be liable for any delays in the receipt of any SMS message as delivery is subject to effective transmission from your network operator.

Contacting BBRFI About Privacy Preferences:

If any of the information that we have about you is incorrect, or you wish to have information (including Personal Data) removed from our records, please contact us via email-braincare@bbrfi.org.

Additionally, if you prefer not to receive marketing messages from us, please let us  know by clicking on the unsubscribe link within any marketing message that you receive, or by sending a message to us via email only- braincare@bbrfi.org.