Hare Krishna Movement Ahmedabad
Effective Date: 29 October 2026
Last Updated: 29 October 2026
Hare Krishna Movement Ahmedabad (“HKM Ahmedabad,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, create an account, make an online donation, or use our digital services.
By accessing or using our website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy. Where consent is required by applicable law, we will obtain it before processing your personal information.
We may collect the following categories of information, depending on how you use our website.
When you register, update your profile, contact us, or make a donation, we may collect:
Full name
Email address
Mobile number and WhatsApp number, where provided
Country, state, city, postal code, and address
Account information required to provide access to our services
Date of birth, where voluntarily provided for relevant devotional services or Sankalpa activities
PAN or other identification information when required for a donation-related purpose or applicable legal requirements
Please provide only accurate information and the information requested for the relevant service.
When you make an online donation, we may collect and maintain information such as:
Donor name and contact details
Donation amount and currency
Selected donation purpose or seva
Payment gateway and transaction reference
Payment status, including successful, failed, or cancelled transactions
Donation date and time
Donation receipt and related accounting records
Additional information voluntarily provided with your donation
We use this information to process donations, maintain donation records, reconcile transactions, issue receipts, and provide donor support.
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, depending on the services and technologies in use. This may include your IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, pages visited, access times, and diagnostic logs.
We may use this information to maintain website functionality, troubleshoot technical issues, protect against fraudulent activity, and improve our services.
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to maintain login sessions, support essential website functionality, remember preferences, and improve performance.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect account login or other website features.
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
To create and manage user accounts.
To authenticate users and support account security.
To receive and process online donations.
To communicate donation status and transaction updates.
To generate and deliver donation receipts.
To maintain donor, accounting, and transaction records.
To respond to questions, requests, complaints, and support inquiries.
To send account-related notifications, important service announcements, and requested communications.
To send promotional or devotional communications where appropriate consent or another lawful basis is required and obtained.
To detect fraud, investigate suspicious transactions, and protect our website.
To comply with applicable legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory obligations.
To maintain, troubleshoot, and improve our website and services.
We will not knowingly use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with this policy or applicable law.
HKM Ahmedabad accepts online donations through supported payment gateways, which may include Razorpay and Easebuzz, depending on the payment options available on the website.
When you initiate a payment, you may be redirected to, or interact with, the relevant payment gateway. The gateway processes your payment under its own applicable terms and privacy policy.
HKM Ahmedabad may receive transaction-related information, including the transaction reference, payment amount, payment method or gateway identifier, and transaction status, to confirm and reconcile your donation.
Payment card information: Payment card numbers, CVV codes, banking credentials, and other sensitive payment details are handled according to the actual payment integration and the relevant provider's practices. HKM Ahmedabad will not claim that such information is never stored or processed by its systems unless this has been verified.
We do not intend to use payment information for purposes unrelated to processing and managing your transaction.
We may use your name, contact information, donation details, and transaction reference to generate and send donation receipts electronically.
We may also maintain donation and transaction records for accounting, reconciliation, audit, reporting, and applicable legal requirements.
Please ensure that your email address and other contact details are correct so that we can deliver your receipt and contact you if a transaction requires clarification.
The availability of any tax benefit depends on applicable law and the eligibility of the donation and recipient organization. A donation receipt does not, by itself, guarantee eligibility for a tax deduction.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
We may share relevant information with the following categories of recipients when necessary and lawful:
Payment gateways and associated financial service providers receive the information necessary to process, verify, secure, and reconcile online transactions.
We may use third-party providers for website hosting, database management, email delivery, security, technical support, and related operational services. Such providers may access personal information only as necessary to perform their services, subject to applicable agreements and legal requirements.
Where necessary, relevant information may be shared with authorized accountants, auditors, legal advisers, or other professional service providers.
We may disclose information when required by applicable law, a valid legal process, a court order, or a lawful request from an authorized authority. We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to investigate fraud, protect our rights, or safeguard users and the organization.
Relevant donor and donation information may be accessed by authorized personnel and organizational systems for donation administration, recordkeeping, reconciliation, and related operational purposes.
We do not authorize access to personal information beyond what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
We may send you communications relating to account registration, login verification, security, donation confirmation, donation receipts, failed transactions, and service updates.
Where permitted by law, we may also send devotional news, event announcements, or other updates in accordance with your preferences and any applicable consent requirements.
You may opt out of promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the message or contacting us directly. We may continue to send essential transactional, security, or legally required communications where necessary.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including providing services, maintaining donor and financial records, resolving disputes, preventing fraud, and meeting applicable legal obligations.
The retention period depends on the type of information, its purpose, and the applicable requirements.
When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to delete it, anonymize it, or otherwise dispose of it securely, subject to applicable law and legitimate recordkeeping requirements.
Some information may remain in backups or archived records for a limited period in accordance with our retention and security procedures.
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse.
These measures may include access controls, authentication procedures, secure communications, monitoring, and appropriate safeguards provided by our technology and payment service providers.
However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we will take reasonable steps to address security incidents in accordance with applicable law.
You are responsible for keeping your account credentials and authentication codes confidential. Please notify us if you suspect unauthorized access to your account.
Subject to applicable law, you may request to:
Access information we hold about you.
Correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Update your contact details or account profile.
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Request deletion of personal information where deletion is legally permitted.
Raise concerns or submit a complaint about our handling of your information.
Opt out of promotional communications.
To protect your privacy, we may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.
Certain records, including donation, transaction, accounting, or legally required records, may need to be retained even when you request deletion of your account or other information.
To submit a privacy request, contact us using the details provided in the Contact Us section below.
Our website and online donation services are not intended to independently collect personal information from children without appropriate authorization where required by law.
Where a service involves information about a child, the required parent or guardian authorization and other applicable safeguards must be followed.
If you believe that a child's personal information has been collected or processed inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action under applicable law.
Our website may contain links to external websites, payment gateways, or other third-party services.
Those services operate under their own privacy policies, terms, and security practices. We encourage you to review their policies before providing personal information.
This Privacy Policy applies to information handled by HKM Ahmedabad through its website and related services. It does not automatically govern the independent privacy practices of third parties.
Our website may be accessed by visitors from India and other countries. Depending on the services used, your information may be processed by service providers operating in different jurisdictions.
Where personal information is transferred across borders, we will take steps required by applicable law and any relevant contractual or organizational safeguards.
Privacy rights and requirements may vary depending on your location. We will handle personal information in accordance with the laws applicable to the relevant processing activity.
We aim to handle personal information in accordance with applicable Indian data protection and information technology laws, including relevant provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and applicable rules and requirements as they come into force.
Where applicable, we will provide required notices, obtain consent or rely on another lawful basis for processing, facilitate relevant individual rights, and address grievances in accordance with the law.
Where visitors are protected by applicable privacy laws in other jurisdictions, additional requirements may apply to the relevant processing activities.
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our website, donation services, technology, operational practices, or legal requirements.
The revised version will be published on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. Where required by law, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent before implementing material changes.
We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we handle personal information.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or want to raise a concern about your personal information, please contact us.
Organization: Hare Krishna Movement Ahmedabad
Email: contact@harekrishnamandir.org
Phone: +91 92280 23235
Address: Hare Krishna Mandir, Bhadaj, Near Science City, Ahmedabad – 380060, Gujarat, India.
Hare Krishna Movement Ahmedabad is a trust registered in Gandhinagar under registration number E/2684/Gandhinagar.
Please include sufficient details about your request so that we can understand and respond to it. We may request additional information to verify your identity where necessary.
