Privacy Policy

WasteLess, Auroville Foundation (“WasteLess”, “we”, “us”) recognises the importance of maintaining privacy of its users (“you”, “your”, “yourself”) and the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of your information. Our primary goal in doing so is to provide you a safe, efficient, smooth and customised experience, and provide services and features that most likely meet your needs. We collect information from you that we consider necessary for achieving this purpose.


Please read the following Privacy Policy to understand what information we collect, how we collect and use that information, and how we disclose and share this information.

Effective Date: 05.04.2024

Information we collect
We collect information about you when you avail of any of our Services, complete a
questionnaire on our website or through email, and when you provide details for registering
your account with us, or when you transact on our website.
The information we collect may comprise, among others, PI and SPDI (defined below).

  1. Personal information (“PI”) means any information that relates to an individual who can be identified from that information.

  2. Sensitive Personal Information and Data (“SPDI”) means information such as
    passwords and/or financial information that relates to an individual.

Why we collect this information
In general, we would be collecting/handling/ storing/ using or transferring your PI and SPDI for the following purposes, including but not limited to:

  1. For personal identification and authentication purposes;

  2. Responding to your inquiries and requests;

  3. Providing the Services to you, and improving and upgrading our Services;

  4. Connecting you with other users;

  5. Complying with regulatory requirements;

  6. Performing administrative functions related to our Services; and

  7. Sending you reminders, notices, updates, security alerts, support and administrative messages, service bulletins, marketing messages, and requested information.

Disclosure of information collected
In general, we will not use or disclose information collected about you to a third party otherwise than for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless the disclosure is necessary for compliance of a legal obligation, or where it is agreed to in the contract with you, or as otherwise consented by you. Subject to what is permitted by law, the types of third parties (whether in India or overseas) your information could be disclosed to:

  1. Our agents, contractors, service providers, and advisors engaged by us;

  2. Our partners;

  3. Other users of our Services;

  4. Regulatory bodies, government agencies, law enforcement bodies and courts; and

  5. Any prospective transferee in a scheme of arrangement, amalgamation, merger or sale of shares or sale of business.

Cookies
When you view the website, we may store some information on your computer. This will be in the form of a “cookie” file, which will enable us to tailor the web site to match your interests and preferences. The “cookie” file is used to store the IP address of your machine and may contain personal data. The “cookie” file will store those personal data for this purpose only. Your internet browser may allow you to erase the “cookie” file, block all “cookies” or receive a warning before a “cookie” is stored.

Security
The security of your information is important to us. We have adopted reasonable security practices and procedures to ensure that your information collected is secure. We will restrict access to your information to our employees, agents, advisors and third party associates who need to know such information. When we share or transfer your PI and SPDI in accordance with this Privacy Policy, we will undertake reasonable efforts to ensure that the transferee maintains or adopts security practices and procedures, which are at least as stringent as the security practices and procedures we follow. While we will endeavor to take all reasonable and appropriate steps to keep secure any information which we hold about you and prevent unauthorized access, you acknowledge that such steps are never 100% secure and that we cannot provide any absolute assurance regarding the security of your information. To the fullest extent permissible by applicable law, we disclaim any liability in relation to any breach of security or unintended loss or disclosure of information in relation to your information.

Data Retention
It is our policy to retain your data only for as long as we believe it to be necessary for the purposes for which the data was collected, subject to any legal requirements for the data to be retained for longer periods of time.

Consent to collect, store and transfer information
By using or continuing to use the Website you expressly consent to our use of your information (including SPDI) in accordance with this Privacy Policy, as may be amended from time to time. You also agree and consent to us collecting, storing, processing, transferring and sharing information (including SPDI) related to you with third parties or service providers for the purposes as set out in this Privacy Policy. Once we share your information with another entity, the information so received by the other entity becomes subject to such other entity’s privacy practices. However, we will transfer your information to only such third parties that employ levels of data protection as required under applicable law.

Your right to your information
Sharing your PI and SPDI is entirely voluntary. You need not register with us in order to visit our website. However, we offer Services only to persons who register with us. You may, at any time, opt-out of your registration or any of our marketing/promotional/newsletters mailings in accordance with the Terms. You can update, rectify, and delete the information you provided to us, and change your account settings at any time. Upon request, we will remove/block your PI and/or SPDI from our database, thereby cancelling your registration. However, some of your information may remain stored in archive on our servers even after the deletion or termination of your account.

Grievances
You may approach our Grievance Officer at the following email address info@wastelessindia.org if you have any grievance with respect to the processing and use of your information.

Miscellaneous
We reserve the right to change or update this Privacy Policy at any time by placing a notice on our website. Such changes shall be effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use of our website and Services (as defined under the Terms) after these changes will constitute your acceptance of these changes. If you do not agree with such changes to our Privacy Policy, you should immediately cease using our website and Services.
This Privacy Policy only addresses the collection, processing and use (including disclosure) of information by us through your interaction with WasteLess. Other websites that may be accessible through links from the website or e-mails may have their own privacy policies and personal information collection, processing, use, and disclosure practices. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the privacy policies provided by these other parties prior to providing them with information.
This Privacy Policy shall be construed in accordance with the laws of India, without giving consideration to conflict of law principles. Any action relating to the Services shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Updates to this Privacy Policy:
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Please review this policy periodically for any updates.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us at wasteless@auroville.org.in

By using our website, you consent to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy.

WasteLess – a registered Unit under Kattida Kalai Trust, Auroville Foundation
RE-CENTRE Building
Service Area
Auroville 605101
Tamil Nadu, India
info@wastelessindia.org
+91 413 2960960


www.wastelessindia.org