Last updated: 9 May 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Samiksha Foundation - Caring for Children with Cancer Trust (“Samiksha Foundation”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) collects, uses, stores and shares personal information.

We are a registered trust based in Bengaluru, India. This policy applies to our website, our donation and contact flows, and information you share with us in connection with our programmes, volunteering, fundraising, and related communications.

1. Information we may collect

We may collect the following kinds of information:

Information you give us directly

• your name
• email address
• phone number
• postal address
• donation details including PAN
• payment or bank transfer details you choose to share with us
• volunteer, internship, employment, or partnership enquiries
• messages, attachments, or other information you send to us

Information collected through third-party services

Some parts of our website use third-party services such as donation platforms, payment providers, embedded forms, maps, social media platforms, or website hosting tools. When you use those services, or when you interact with those parts of our website, please be aware that those third parties may collect information directly from you under their own privacy policies.

Limited technical information

Like most websites and online services, our hosting providers and third-party services may receive limited technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, date and time of access, and the page or service used.

2. How we use information

We use personal information only for legitimate Foundation purposes, including to:

• deliver our programmes to our beneficiaries
• respond to your questions and requests
• process donations and send receipts or related updates
• manage volunteering, internship, job or partnership enquiries
• keep records required for accounting, audit, legal, and regulatory compliance
• communicate with donors, supporters, volunteers, beneficiaries and partners
• improve the clarity, safety and usefulness of our website and services
• protect our website, systems, staff, beneficiaries and users from misuse or fraud.

If you sign up to receive updates from us, or make a donation, you may opt out later from Foundation updates by contacting us or using the ‘Unsubscribe’ option, where available.

3. When we may share information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information only when reasonably necessary for the purposes of our work or to comply with applicable laws, including with:

• Foundation staff, trustees and authorised volunteers who need it for their work
• banks, payment gateways, donation processors and financial institutions
• service providers that help us operate our website, forms, communications or administration tools
• auditors, accountants, lawyers or other professional advisers
• government authorities, regulators or law enforcement, when required by applicable laws in India
• If you use a third-party donation page, embedded form, map or payment service, that provider may process your information directly under its own privacy policy.

4. Cookies and similar technologies

Our website does not place its own cookies for ordinary visitors for analytics, advertising or tracking.

However, cookies or similar storage may still be used in the following situations:

• logged-in users or site administrators: our website administration tools may use cookies, local storage or session storage to manage login and security
• embedded third-party services: pages that include services such as Google Maps, Google Forms, payment providers, social media widgets or similar embedded content may allow those providers to use cookies or similar technologies
• third-party links: if you leave our website and visit another site, that site may use its own cookies

These technologies are controlled by third parties. Their use is governed by the relevant third party’s own privacy policy and cookie practices, not ours.

5. Children’s privacy and sensitive information

Our work supports children and their caregivers. We try to handle personal information with care and sensitivity.

If we collect or process information relating to children, caregivers, students or beneficiaries, we do so only for legitimate programme, support, compliance, safeguarding or communication purposes. Where appropriate, we also seek consent, authorisation or another valid basis for doing so.

We avoid sharing personal details publicly unless we believe we have an appropriate basis to do so.

6. How long we keep information

We keep personal information only for as long as needed for the purpose for which it was collected, or for as long as we are required to keep it for legal, regulatory, accounting, audit or donor compliance reasons.

The exact retention period may vary depending on the type of information and the reason we hold it.

7. Your choices and rights

Subject to applicable laws in India, you may ask us to:

• confirm whether we hold your personal information
• correct or update inaccurate information
• stop sending you non-essential communications
• delete information that we no longer need to keep

We may need to retain certain records, where required, for legal, tax, accounting, audit, safeguarding or regulatory reasons.

8. Security

We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect personal information. However, no website, email or online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

If you send us information electronically, you do so at your own risk.

9. Third-party websites

Our website may link to other websites or services that we do not control. Their privacy practices are separate from ours, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies before sharing personal information with them.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated version with a revised “Last updated” date.

11. Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to update your information, or want to make a privacy request, please contact us:

Samiksha Foundation - Caring for Children with Cancer Trust 305, Raheja Arcade, Koramangala Industrial Layout, Hosur Road, Bengaluru 560095, India Email: admin@samikshafoundation.org

This Privacy Policy is governed by the applicable laws of India.