The Acres Foundation | acresfoundation.org

At The Acres Foundation (“AF”, “we”, “us”, “our”), we are committed to safeguarding the privacy of everyone who interacts with us, including parents, students, educators, partner institutions, job applicants and visitors to acresfoundation.org, our online courses, webinars and other communication channels (collectively, “Services”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and protect your personal information.

1. Information We Collect

We collect personal information only when you voluntarily provide it, for example when you write to us, fill in a contact or partnership enquiry form, register for a webinar, workshop or apply for a job, or take part in a survey or research study. This may include your name, email address, phone number, postal address, designation, school or organisation, professional background, CV and any other details you choose to share.

We also collect limited technical information automatically when you browse our website, as described under Cookies and Log Files below.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information only for the purpose stated at the time of collection, including to:

  • Respond to your enquiries and partnership requests
  • Register you for webinars, workshops and professional development courses, and issue certificates
  • Process job applications
  • Conduct research, surveys and programme evaluation (in anonymised or aggregated form wherever possible)
  • Share updates about our work, where you have agreed to receive them
  • Improve our website and Services

3. Sharing and Disclosure

Your information is kept confidential. We do not sell or rent it. We may share it only with:

  • Schools and entities within The Acres Group network, where needed to deliver the Service you requested
  • Trusted service providers (such as hosting, email, learning-platform and analytics providers) who process data on our behalf under confidentiality obligations
  • Law enforcement agencies, courts or regulators, where required by law

4. Consent

By submitting your information, you consent to its use as described in this policy. Where we process information about a child, we obtain consent from the parent or legal guardian. You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us; this will not affect processing already carried out.

5. Your Rights

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), you have the right to:

  • Access: request a summary of the personal data we hold about you
  • Correction: request that inaccurate or incomplete data be corrected or updated
  • Erasure: request deletion of your data, subject to legal or contractual obligations
  • Withdraw consent: stop us from processing your data going forward
  • Grievance redressal: raise a complaint with us, and thereafter with the Data Protection Board of India
  • Nomination: nominate another person to exercise your rights in the event of death or incapacity

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details below.

6. Cookies and Analytics

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies, including tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Meta (Facebook) Pixel, to understand how visitors use the site and to measure the effectiveness of our outreach. A cookie is a small text file stored by your browser that helps the site remember your preferences. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when they are sent; some parts of the site may then not work as intended.

7. Log Files

Like most websites, we collect log information such as IP address, browser type, internet service provider, referring/exit pages, device type, date/time stamp and number of clicks. We use this to analyse trends, administer the site and improve our Services. This information is not used to identify individual users.

8. Data Retention

We keep personal information only for as long as needed to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by law. After that, it is deleted or anonymised.

9. Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures, including SSL encryption on our website, to protect your information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Links to Other Sites

Our Services may link to websites we do not operate, including those of our schools, partners and course platforms. We are not responsible for their privacy practices and encourage you to read their privacy policies. This policy applies only to information collected through our Services.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The revised version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. We encourage you to review it periodically. Continued use of our Services after changes are posted means you accept the revised policy.

12. Contact Us

For questions, requests or grievances about this Privacy Policy, please contact: