Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 2026

Society of Disability and Rehabilitation (“SDR Society”, “SDR”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect, and disclose information when you visit or use our website, www.sdrsociety.org (the “Website”), register as a member or volunteer, contact us, participate in our activities, or make a donation through our Website.

By using our Website or submitting your information to us, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our Website, we may collect the following information:

A. Personal Information

We may collect information such as:

• Full name

• Father’s/Husband’s name, where applicable

• Date of birth

• Gender

• Residential or correspondence address

• Mobile/telephone number

• Email address

• Occupation or professional details

• Educational or professional qualifications

• Membership category

• Areas of professional or social interest

• Identification documents, where required for membership or verification

• PAN or other information required for issuing applicable donation/tax receipts

• Any information that you voluntarily provide through forms, applications, enquiries, or communications

B. Donation and Payment Information

When you make a donation through our Website, we may collect information necessary to process and record your donation, including:

• Donor name

• Donation amount

• Email address

• Mobile number

• PAN, where required

• Billing or communication address

• Transaction/reference ID

• Date and time of transaction

• Payment status

We do not intend to store sensitive payment credentials such as card numbers, CVV, UPI PINs, passwords, or banking login credentials on our Website. Such payment information is processed through our authorized third-party payment gateway according to its applicable terms and privacy practices.

C. Technical Information

When you visit our Website, certain technical information may automatically be collected, such as:

• IP address

• Browser type

• Device type

• Operating system

• Pages visited

• Date and time of access

• Referring website

• General website usage information

• Cookies and similar technologies

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information collected for legitimate organizational and administrative purposes, including:

• Processing membership and volunteer registrations

• Processing and recording donations

• Issuing donation acknowledgements or applicable receipts

• Communicating with members, volunteers, donors, and visitors

• Responding to enquiries and requests

• Organizing events, workshops, camps, seminars, and other activities

• Maintaining membership and organizational records

• Verifying identity or membership information where necessary

• Providing information about SDR activities and programs

• Improving our Website, services, and user experience

• Maintaining website security and preventing fraud or misuse

• Complying with applicable laws, regulations, legal obligations, and government requirements

• Maintaining appropriate financial, accounting, audit, and statutory records

We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the purpose for which it was collected, except where permitted or required by applicable law.

3. Donation and Payment Processing

Online donations may be processed through a third-party payment gateway selected by SDR.

When you make a payment, you may be redirected to or interact with the payment gateway’s secure payment interface. The payment provider may collect and process payment-related information according to its own privacy policy and terms.

SDR may receive transaction-related information such as the donation amount, transaction ID, payment status, and other information necessary for accounting, reconciliation, donor communication, and applicable receipt requirements.

SDR does not request or intentionally store your UPI PIN, ATM PIN, CVV, internet banking password, or other confidential payment credentials.

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information for commercial purposes.

We may share limited information with trusted third parties when necessary to operate the Website or provide services, including:

• Payment gateway/service providers

• Website hosting and technology service providers

• Email, communication, or notification service providers

• IT, security, maintenance, or support providers

• Professional advisors, auditors, accountants, or legal consultants

• Government authorities or regulatory bodies when required by law

Third-party service providers are expected to process information only for the purposes for which it is provided and in accordance with applicable requirements.

5. Legal and Regulatory Disclosure

We may disclose personal information when we believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law or legal process

• Respond to a lawful request from a government or regulatory authority

• Protect the rights, property, or safety of SDR, our members, donors, volunteers, users, or others

• Detect, prevent, or investigate fraud, security incidents, or misuse

• Meet accounting, tax, audit, reporting, or other statutory obligations

6. Cookies

Our Website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, security, performance, and user experience.

Cookies may help us understand how visitors use the Website and remember certain preferences.

You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect some Website functionality.

7. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, misuse, or destruction.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, while we take reasonable steps to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:

• Membership and volunteer administration

• Donation and financial records

• Accounting and auditing

• Legal and regulatory compliance

• Resolving disputes

• Maintaining organizational records

• Preventing fraud or misuse

Certain information may need to be retained for a longer period where required by applicable law or regulatory requirements.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intentionally designed to collect personal information from children without appropriate consent or authorization.

Where participation in SDR programs or activities involves minors, information may be collected from or through a parent, guardian, educational institution, or authorized representative, as appropriate.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate authorization, please contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action.

10. External Links

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, payment services, or other external resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing them with personal information.

11. Communication

If you provide your phone number or email address, we may contact you regarding:

• Membership or volunteer registration

• Donation confirmation

• Receipts or payment-related matters

• Events and activities

• Enquiries submitted through the Website

• Important organizational communications

Where applicable, you may request that we stop sending non-essential communications.

12. Your Privacy Choices

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the ability to:

• Request information about personal data we hold about you

• Request correction of inaccurate information

• Request deletion of information where legally permitted

• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

• Raise concerns about the handling of your personal information

Some information may need to be retained to comply with legal, accounting, tax, audit, or other regulatory requirements.

To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the details provided below.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

SDR may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our activities, technology, legal requirements, payment services, or privacy practices.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

14. Grievance and Privacy Queries

If you have any questions, concerns, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us.

Society of Disability and Rehabilitation (SDR)

Address: S.No.102/1/2A/3, Plot No.110 Nagapur, Taluka & District Ahilyanagar Maharashtra, India

Email: sdrahilyanagar@gmail.com

Phone: +91-9607023003 // +91-9970821899

Website: www.sdrsociety.org

We will make reasonable efforts to review and respond to privacy-related requests within an appropriate period.

15. Consent

By using our Website, submitting a registration or enquiry form, or providing personal information to SDR, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand how your information may be collected and used as described above.

If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not submit personal information through the Website.