Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

SMG GALAXY FOUNDATION ("we") is the data fiduciary for personal data collected through smgalaxy.org. We intend to comply with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the Information Technology Act, 2000.

2. Data we collect

• Donations: name, email, phone, address, PAN (optional, for 80G receipts), amount, purpose and payment reference. Card/UPI/bank details are handled by our payment gateway; we do not store them.
• Forms: details you submit through contact, volunteer, CSR and newsletter forms.
• Technical: basic server logs and, only if enabled with notice, analytics cookies.

3. Why we use it

To process donations and issue receipts, meet legal obligations (including Income-tax reporting such as Form 10BD), respond to enquiries, manage volunteers and partnerships, and send updates you have opted into.

4. Sharing

We do not sell personal data. We share data only with service providers needed to operate (e.g., payment gateway, hosting, email), with authorities where required by law, and with our auditors.

5. Retention & security

Donation records are retained as required by tax and company law. Data is protected with access controls and encryption in transit.

6. Your rights

You may request access, correction or erasure of your data, withdraw consent, or raise a grievance by writing to smgalaxyfoundation@gmail.com. Grievance Officer: [Name – to be appointed].