About KEF
We are Kaivalya Education Foundation, having its registered office at 91 Springboard Business Hub Pvt. Limited, B-1/ H-3, Mohan Estate, Mathura Road, New Delhi, 110044, India and one of its corporate offices at 2nd Floor, Ananta Agastya Corporate Park, Lal Bahadur Shastri Rd, Kurla West,
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400070 India, (hereinafter “KEF”, “we” or “us”).
1. Applicability of our Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement applies to our public-facing KEF website and other online services and will be
available by a link on all sites and services which it covers. We encourage you to take a moment to
look at the applicable Privacy Policy / Privacy Statement, available by a link at the bottom of the
homepage or as you download an application.
Our sites contain links to other websites which may or may not be owned by KEF and we do not
control the content or privacy practices of those sites. (https://kaivalyaeducation.org/)
Our websites and offerings are directed to people in their business or professional capacities such as
funding partners, beneficiaries, government partners – NITI Ayog, State governments and several
strategic partners.
Please note, for purpose of this Online Privacy Statement, personal information means data or set of
data that can identify an individual, such as name, address, telephone number, and email address.
2. Collection and Use of Personal Data
1. Data collected through cookies and similar technologies – please note that based on local
laws we might be required to obtain your prior consent (opt-in) or provide you with opt-out
(right to object or to say no) for using certain types of cookies and similar technologies
and/or for sharing data with third parties
a. Type of data: IP address and related information such as location and internet
provider, browser and content type, version and settings may be collected.
b. Source of data: data is obtained automatically through your use of the website
contact forms and from external parties such as Microsoft Forms, Google Forms (for
more details please visit our Cookie Policy).
c. Purpose: maintaining our websites and general statistics.
d. Legal basis: the legal basis may differ depending on local laws applicable, but
generally we consider that our legitimate interests justify the processing unless you
specifically consent to some type of processing; we find such interests to be justified
considering that the data is limited to browsing activities related to what is
considered business or professional related (our website does not offer any content
directed to individual consumers as well as any content which might be used for any
inferences about your private life habits or interests), we provide easy opt-out and
limit the retention of data before it is anonymized or deleted, data is also
aggregated or pseudonymized unless for activities linked to submitting any
webforms which might be linked to your identity submitted through such form.
e. Retention period: for details of expiration of cookies/similar technologies please
visit our Cookie Policy, other data will be anonymized or deleted within 2 years; for
data directly linked to submitting a webform please visit section 2 below.
f. Requirement to provide data and consequences of not providing: you are not
required to provide any data yourself for cookies.
g. Your rights: your rights may differ depending on local laws applicable, but generally
(as far as applicable laws provide you with such rights) you would be entitled to:
withdraw your consent at any time (which shall not affect the lawfulness of
processing based on consent before its withdrawal), object to the processing of
personal data, access your data and have inaccurate data corrected, obtain a copy of
personal data, ask us about any relevant details of processing, ask for erasure or
restriction of processing, and to lodge complaints with relevant authorities (in
particular in the country where you live, work or where the alleged infringement
took place).
Please note that you can always opt-out from processing (object to processing) and
request us to delete your data by submitting your request and we will only refuse if
we have a compelling legal justification to keep the data.
You will also not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing,
including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly
significantly affects you.
h. Data recipients and transfers: KEF employees from the relevant teams, companies
processing the data on our behalf (including for technical, software and marketing
support), independent third parties (for more details please visit our Cookie Policy).
Depending on applicable local laws you may obtain from us further information
about specific entities having access to the data and details on any data transfers.
2. Data collected through webforms and when you contact us directly:
a. Type of data: depending on the webform and content of your communication to us,
this includes business contact details, content of your communication, information
you have received and about interactions with us, as well as information about how
you use our website, and any publicly available information such as public
information about the company you represent and your official position.
b. Source of data: the data is provided by you directly, through interactions with our
company and websites, and from publicly available sources of business-related
information.
c. Purpose: to provide you with requested information and respond to your queries as
well as for direct marketing of our services and products.
d. Legal basis: the legal basis may differ depending on local laws applicable, but
generally we consider that our legitimate interests justify the processing unless and
until you ask us to provide specific services or products, in which case existing or
intended contract provides a legal basis; we find such interests to be justified
considering that the data is limited to what is usually shared by the people acting in
their business or professional capacities and we provide easy opt-out (we will only
refuse deleting your data if we have a compelling legal justification to keep them).
e. Retention time: 2 years since the last interaction, unless the existing contract, legal
claim or legal requirement justifies further processing of which you will be informed
(data will be reviewed annually and data which is not relevant will be deleted).
f. Requirement to provide data and consequences of not providing: some fields are
marked necessary in our webforms in order to submit such forms. You have to
provide such data to be able to submit a form and to obtain required information.
g. Your rights:
▪ Depending on local laws applicable, you would be entitled to: object to the
processing of personal data, access your data and have inaccurate data
corrected, obtain a copy of personal data (in some cases in portable format),
ask us about any relevant details of processing, ask for erasure or restriction
of processing, and to lodge complaints with relevant authorities (in
particular in the country where you live, work or where the alleged
infringement took place).
▪ Please note you can always unsubscribe to communication through
clicking unsubscribe available in the communication(s) you receive.
▪ You will not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated
processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you
or similarly significantly affects you.
h. Data recipients and transfers: KEF employees from the relevant teams, companies
processing the data on our behalf (including for technical, software and marketing
support), independent third parties when this is necessary (auditors, government
offices, lawyers, inspection agencies) or based on your choices and actions (as when
you ask us to send you a shipment or letter using a third-party provider). Depending
on applicable local laws you may obtain from us further information about specific
entities having access to the data. Any subsequent transfers will follow applicable
local laws. For data transferred outside of India you will be notified accordingly.
3. Legal Disclaimer
In certain situations, KEF may be required to disclose personal data in response to lawful requests by
public authorities, including to meet national security requirements as well as instances requiring cooperation with law enforcement agencies where mandated by law.
We may also disclose your personal information as required by law, such as to comply with legal
process, when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect
your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.
4. Safeguarding personal data
We use a range of security measures to protect your personal information. Please be aware,
however, that KEF cannot guarantee that third parties will safeguard your personal data in a similar
manner. Unencrypted information – including information sent via E-mail – may also be able to be
read by third parties. As a user of our services, you are responsible for protecting the information
you provide, including username and passwords, from misuse, by encryption or other means.
5. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement or unresolved privacy or data use concern
that we have not addressed satisfactorily then you can contact the Global Privacy Office online via
dpo@gandhifellowship.org .
6. Update of Privacy Statement
We may amend this Privacy Statement from time to time.
If we materially change our Privacy Statement, we will take steps to inform you of the change. We
may do this through email, SMS, notices on our websites or other means (or a combination of these
means) in line with the permission you have given us to contact you.
The “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Statement shows when it was last updated.
