At Turnstone Global, we respect the privacy of the users of our website. This Privacy Statement is intended to lay down the practices we follow for honouring the privacy preferences of the people visiting our website www.turnstoneglobal.org. The Privacy Policy document also elaborates on our information collection and sharing practices. Irrespective of the mode in which we receive your personal information (whether via this website or over the phone or through any other means), we make all earnest attempts to honour your privacy. This document contains the requisite information about Turnstone Global’s responsibilities, your rights, information which is collected by us and how it is used.
BY ACCESSING AND/OR USING THIS WEBSITE, YOU agree to abide by the practices described in this Privacy Statement which may be changed from time to time.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU
We collect information from you to extend services like processing of your donations, providing receipts and tax exemption certificates, sending regular updates about the work we do for the society, respond to your queries and apprising you of the new opportunities to help deprived and marginalized community of our societyin a better way.
Depending on the type of communication or transaction, the personal information we collect may include, but is not limited to, your name, postal address, date of birth, PIN code, telephone numbers, mobile phone numbers, your organization’s name, email addresses, credit/debit card information, bank information or billing information.
WHERE AND WHEN WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION
We seek your personal information when you make a donation, request a communication from us, register for an on-ground event, pledge support to our work and campaigns apply for internship and apply for working or volunteering withTurnstone Global. This information may be sought over the phone, through the website, via email or by the means of face-to-face interaction.
INFORMATION SECURITY
Turnstone Global has in place the necessary security mechanisms and only designated employees have access to your personal information. All online transactions are done on a secure server. The information you provide on the donation transaction page is encrypted using SSL – Secure Sockets Layer (you will see a green padlock icon in the left hand side of the address bar in your browser). At the same time, the website address in the address bar at the top of the browser screen starts with an “https” instead of an “http”. Donation pages are verified by VeriSign and transactions are processed using a VeriSign merchant account.
Turnstone Global MAY SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Except in the limited circumstances listed below, Turnstone Global will never intentionally share your email addresses, phone numbers or financial information.
Turnstone Global does not collect any personal information about users, except that which is knowingly and specifically supplied to us by the user.
Credit/Debit Card Transactions, Electronic Fund Transfers and Payments by Cheque:
We avail the services of third parties to provide donation facilities by the means of cheque, credit/debit card payments or electronic fund transfers. While your information may be shared with these third parties, we make stringent efforts to require all third party service-providers to hold personal information in strict confidence. However, since we do not have complete control over these third parties, we cannot guarantee your privacy.
Necessity:
If Turnstone Global is convinced that there has been some inappropriate activity with or on our website/webpages, communications, charitable services or personal or real property or if we have reasons to believe that any using one of the Turnstone Global website, our donors, employees, partners, vendors, etc. have been inflicted with any harm, we will disclose (we may or may not notify you) personal information as we deem appropriate.
Required by Law:
If any government or legal bodies require any information from us under the purview of a law or a legal compliance, we may go ahead and disclose the same.
Merger, Acquisition or other Corporate Restructure.
We also may transfer your personal information to a third party successor in interest if we are involved in an acquisition, merger or other transfer of control or sale of assets.
Requesting Communication:
We have on board certain vendors who execute several donor (existing or potential)-related activities for us like send direct mails, mailers, greeting cards, making phone calls, and others. We may share your information like phone numbers, email address, etc. with these agencies so that they can perform these activities on behalf ofTurnstone Global.
Cookie Policy
Cookies are pieces of electronic information which will be sent by Turnstone Global when you log onto our web site. These will be placed in your computer’s hard disk and enable us to recognise you as a user when you next visit.
You can configure your browser so that it responds to cookies the way you deem fit. For example, you make want to accept all cookies, reject them all or get notified when a cookie is sent. Please check your browser’s settings to modify cookie behaviour as per your individual behaviour.
Please note that if you disable the use of cookies on your web browser or remove or reject specific cookies from our website or linked sites then you may not be able to use the website as it is intended.
Non-personal information…
TURNSTONE GLOBAL collects data such as IP address (the location of the computer on the internet), pages accessed and files downloaded. This helps us to determine how many individuals use our site, how many people visit on a regular basis, which pages are most popular, and which pages are least popular. This information doesn’t tell us anything about who you are, it simply allows us to monitor and improve our service.
We use Google Analytics including Display Advertising (e.g. Remarketing, Google Display Network Impression Reporting. Visitors can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize Google Display Network ads using the Ads Settings.
External links
There are links on this web site that take you to other web sites outside of our service. Any links provided to third party web sites outside of this site are provided solely for your convenience. The operation and content of such third party web sites is beyond our control, and we do not endorse in any manner whatsoever or accept any responsibility for the content or other material that may be contained on such web sites, the use of such web sites, or any products or services advertised on or sold through any such web sites. We will not be liable under any circumstances for any damages whatsoever, direct or indirect, resulting from any use of this web site or any other third party web site linked to this web site, whether or not we are advised of the possibility of such damages.
Emails are sent only to Turnstone Global supporters/ users who have chosen to receive them (opted-in) or who have made a purchase on our website. At any time, you can notify us that you wish to stop receiving these emails. In addition, we keep a record of your past purchases, returns, and credits. We may also ask you for information regarding your personal preferences and demographics to help us better meet your needs.
If we are required to intercept, disclose, monitor and/or store your personal information: (a) by law; (b) to conduct our business; (c) to secure our systems; or (d) to enforce our own rights, we will do so in the manner as prescribed by law.
Such interception, disclosure, monitoring and storage may take place without your knowledge. In that case, we will not be liable to you or any third party for any damages howsoever arising from such interception, disclosure, monitoring and storage. In order to ensure that all our users comply with the Terms of Use, we may monitor your personal information to the extent that this may be required to determine compliance and/or to identify instances of non-compliance. To ensure that the security and integrity of our Site/ products/ services are safeguarded, we may monitor your personal information. This monitoring may include (without limitation) the filtering of incoming and outgoing electronic data messages to identify, limit and/or prevent the transmission of spam, viruses and/or unlawful, defamatory, obscene or otherwise undesirable material or content.
Our Limitations
Turnstone Global always strives to respect the privacy of its users. However, in a complex technology environment like ours, a defect or error in our software/ hardware might disclose your data in ways inconsistent with this Privacy Policy. In these situations, we will try to rectify the situation to the best of our ability.
Security
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect your personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or via mobile device, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Changes in policy
You acknowledge that this Privacy Policy is part of the Terms of Use and you unconditionally agree that using Turnstone Global’s Site signifies your assent to Turnstone Global’s Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Site. Your visit and any dispute over privacy are subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages. Turnstone Global reserves the right to modify the Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy, at any time.
CHANGES TO PRIVACY PRACTICES
As and when the need arises, Turnstone Global may alter its privacy practices in accordance with the latest technology and trends. We strive to provide you with timely notice of these changes. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of this site following the posting of changes to this policy will mean you accept those changes.
You may reach out to us if you have any queries about any changes made to our practices.
Please call:+91 8777388815 or Send an email to: info@turnstoneglobal.org or Send a letter to : Turnstone Global, Suite No.: F#1, Om Tower, 36C, B T Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Pin – 700 002
Suite F1,Om Tower, 36C, B.T Rd,
Kolkata-700002, West Bengal, India
