Privacy Policy

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Wildlife Survival Alliance Foundation India

Formerly Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation India

Last Updated: August, 2026

Wildlife Survival Alliance Foundation India (Formerly Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation India) ("WSAFI", "WSA", "Foundation", "we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information entrusted to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, process, disclose, and protect personal information when you access or use our websites, applications, digital platforms, forms, and related services. This Privacy Policy applies to indianturtles.org, wildlifesurvival.org, the KURMA application, and other websites, webpages, applications, digital platforms, forms, services, and resources operated or made available by WSAFI (collectively, the "Website and Platforms"). By accessing or using the Website and Platforms, submitting information through our forms, making a donation, registering for an event or training programme, applying for a volunteer or employment opportunity, submitting wildlife information, subscribing to communications, or otherwise providing personal information to us, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the practices described in this Privacy Policy, you should discontinue use of the Website and Platforms and refrain from providing personal information through them.

1. Personal Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you interact with the Website and Platforms. The type of information collected will depend on the nature of your interaction with us.

This may include your name, postal address, email address, telephone or mobile number, organization or institution, professional or academic information, designation, and other contact details. Where you make an online donation, we may collect information necessary to process and acknowledge the donation, such as your name, contact details, postal address, PAN or other information required for issuing applicable donation receipts or tax documentation, donation amount, donation purpose, transaction reference, and other information required for accounting, regulatory, or compliance purposes. Where you apply for employment, volunteering, internships, fellowships, consultancy, training, or other opportunities, we may collect information such as your educational qualifications, professional experience, CV or résumé, areas of expertise, references, availability, institutional affiliation, and other information relevant to assessing your application. Where you participate in events, workshops, training programmes, courses, or other activities, we may collect registration details, contact information, institutional affiliation, attendance information, feedback, photographs, videos, and other information reasonably required for administering the activity.

Where you submit wildlife sightings, rescue requests, field observations, photographs, videos, location information, species records, or other conservation-related information, we may collect the information necessary to assess, verify, document, manage, and use such submissions for conservation, research, education, monitoring, and related purposes.

2. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit or use our Website and Platforms, certain technical information may be collected automatically through standard web technologies, server logs, cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies. This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, approximate location derived from technical information, referring website, pages visited, date and time of access, duration of visit, interactions with the Website, and other technical or usage information. This information may be used to maintain Website security, diagnose technical problems, understand Website usage, improve functionality, analyse trends, and enhance the user experience.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our Website and Platforms may use cookies, pixels, web beacons, local storage, analytics tools, and similar technologies to provide functionality, remember preferences, understand usage patterns, improve performance, maintain security, and measure the effectiveness of communications and campaigns. Some cookies may be essential for the operation of the Website, while others may be used for analytics, functionality, or other purposes. Where required by applicable law, we will provide appropriate information and obtain consent for the use of non-essential cookies or similar technologies. You may adjust your browser or device settings to manage or restrict cookies. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality or availability of some Website features.

4. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information collected through the Website and Platforms for legitimate organizational, administrative, conservation, scientific, educational, research, communication, and operational purposes.

This may include processing donations and issuing receipts; responding to enquiries and requests; managing volunteer, internship, fellowship, employment, and consultancy applications; registering participants for events, workshops, training programmes, and courses; administering the KURMA application and related services; managing wildlife reports and conservation records; conducting research, monitoring, and analysis; providing requested information and services; sending newsletters and organizational communications where appropriate; maintaining records; improving our websites, applications, and digital services; preventing fraud and misuse; maintaining security; complying with legal, regulatory, accounting, and reporting obligations; and protecting the rights, safety, and legitimate interests of WSAFI, its users, wildlife, and other stakeholders.

5. Wildlife and Conservation Data

Because WSAFI works in wildlife conservation, certain information submitted through the Website and Platforms may relate to wildlife species, sightings, habitats, locations, rescue incidents, breeding sites, nesting sites, rehabilitation, field observations, or other conservation matters.

Such information may be used for scientific research, conservation planning, species monitoring, wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, education, awareness, reporting, policy support, and other legitimate conservation purposes.

Where information concerns sensitive or threatened species, WSAFI may restrict, generalize, anonymize, obscure, or otherwise protect precise location information or other details where disclosure could increase the risk of disturbance, poaching, collection, trafficking, exploitation, or other harm to wildlife or habitats.

6. Donations and Payment Information

When you make an online donation, payment processing may be carried out through third-party payment gateways or financial service providers. WSAFI may receive information relating to the transaction, such as the donor's name, contact information, donation amount, transaction reference, payment status, and other information required for accounting and compliance.

WSAFI does not ordinarily receive or store complete card numbers, CVV numbers, passwords, or other sensitive payment credentials processed directly by the relevant payment gateway. Such information is generally handled by the applicable payment service provider in accordance with its own terms and privacy practices.

Donation information may be retained for accounting, financial reporting, audit, legal, regulatory, tax, donor-record, and organizational purposes.

7. Volunteer, Internship, Employment and Other Applications

If you submit an application for employment, volunteering, internship, fellowship, consultancy, training, or another opportunity, we may use the information provided to assess your eligibility, communicate with you, conduct selection processes, verify information or references where appropriate, and administer the relevant engagement.

Application information may be shared internally with individuals responsible for recruitment, programme management, administration, safeguarding, finance, or other functions where access is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

8. Photographs, Videos and Audio-Visual Materials

WSAFI may photograph, record, or otherwise document events, workshops, training programmes, field activities, conservation programmes, awareness activities, and other organizational events.

Photographs, videos, or recordings may be used for legitimate organizational, educational, scientific, conservation, awareness, reporting, fundraising, communication, publication, and outreach purposes.

Where appropriate and required by applicable law, we will seek consent or provide appropriate notice regarding the collection and use of identifiable photographs, videos, or recordings.

9. User-Submitted Content

Users may voluntarily submit photographs, videos, wildlife records, testimonials, comments, reports, documents, observations, or other content through our Website and Platforms.

When submitting such content, you should ensure that you have the necessary rights, permissions, and consents to provide it to WSAFI. You should not submit personal information belonging to another person unless you are authorized or legally permitted to do so.

User-submitted information may be reviewed, verified, stored, analysed, published, anonymized, edited, or otherwise used for legitimate conservation, scientific, educational, research, awareness, reporting, fundraising, communication, or organizational purposes, subject to applicable law and this Privacy Policy.

10. Legal Basis and Consent

WSAFI will process personal information in accordance with applicable law and, where required, on the basis of valid consent or another lawful basis permitted by applicable law.

Where consent is required, we will seek consent in an appropriate manner and for specified purposes. Where applicable law provides a right to withdraw consent, users may withdraw consent through the means provided by WSAFI, subject to any legal or operational limitations.

Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

11. Sharing of Personal Information

WSAFI does not sell personal information to third parties. We will not sell or pass on your information to any other organization outside of WSAFI unless you specifically and expressly give us permission to do so.

We may share personal information with trusted service providers, contractors, consultants, payment processors, technology providers, hosting providers, communication providers, analytics providers, auditors, professional advisers, or other service providers where such disclosure is reasonably necessary to provide services, operate our systems, process transactions, maintain security, or perform organizational functions.

Personal information may also be disclosed where required by law, regulation, court order, governmental authority, law-enforcement requirement, audit, investigation, or other lawful process.

Where appropriate, we may share information with partner institutions, collaborators, research organizations, government authorities, or other organizations involved in legitimate conservation, scientific, educational, or programme activities, subject to applicable law and appropriate safeguards.

12. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our Website and Platforms may contain links to third-party websites, social-media platforms, payment gateways, applications, research resources, government websites, or other external services.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the privacy practices of those third parties. Users should review the privacy policies and terms of the relevant third-party websites and services before providing personal information to them.

WSAFI is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or handling of personal information by third-party websites or services.

13. Data Security

WSAFI takes reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no electronic transmission, internet connection, website, database, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, while we take reasonable precautions, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to or stored by us.

Users are responsible for maintaining the security of their own devices, accounts, passwords, and authentication credentials.

14. Data Retention

WSAFI will retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including administrative, conservation, scientific, research, financial, accounting, legal, regulatory, audit, reporting, and record-keeping purposes.

The retention period may vary depending on the nature of the information, the purpose of processing, legal and regulatory requirements, and the legitimate operational needs of the Foundation.

Where personal information is no longer required and there is no legal or legitimate reason to retain it, WSAFI may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it.

15. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, including the right to access information about the processing of your personal data, request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information, request deletion of personal information where applicable, withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, and raise a grievance regarding the processing of your personal information.

The scope and availability of these rights may depend on applicable law and the circumstances of the processing.

Requests relating to personal information may be submitted using the contact details provided in this Privacy Policy. WSAFI may require reasonable information to verify the identity of the person making a request before processing it.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

WSAFI may update or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, services, legal requirements, or applicable regulations.

Any updated Privacy Policy will be published on the Website with a revised "Last Updated" date. Where required by applicable law, we may provide additional notice or seek consent for material changes.

We encourage users to review this Privacy Policy periodically to remain informed about how their information is handled.

17. Relationship with Other Policies

This Privacy Policy should be read together with WSAFI's Terms and Conditions of Use, , and any other applicable policies, notices, or terms published on the Website and Platforms.

In the event of any inconsistency between this Privacy Policy and another policy concerning the processing of personal information, the provision specifically relating to privacy and data protection shall apply to the extent required by applicable law.

18. Contact Information

If you believe that any personal information held by WSAFI is inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated, please contact us at wsa.info@wildlifesurvival.org. We will review your request and, where appropriate, promptly correct or update the information in accordance