Project Nanhi Kali in USA

Website and Donor Privacy Policy

Mahindra Foundation is a Delaware not-for-profit corporation having a registered address at 1000 West Street, 17^th floor, The Brandywine Building, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware – 19801 (“Mahindra Foundation” or “we” or “our”). Mahindra Foundation is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. Your privacy is important to us.

This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) provides you with information on how we will process your personal data as (i) a (potential) donor; and (ii) a user of our website, specifically https://mahindrafoundationusa.org/ (hereinafter the “Website”). However, Mahindra Foundation collects certain personally identifiable information about you when you choose to submit such information to us through an online form, email, or other method (the “personal data”). This Policy does not apply to personal data collected by us offline or through any other means or any third party, including our affiliates and subsidiaries, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website. 

Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this Policy. This Policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Policy periodically for updates. 

1. Which of your data do we process

Website visitors: In the course of your visit to this Website, we will automatically collect the following information:

• The selected page on our Website (URL)
• Date and time of your visit to this Website
• Your IP address
• Name and version of your web browser
• The website (URL) you visited before accessing this Website
• Certain cookies (see point 2 below)

Donors: We collect personal data in the course of your donation to Nanhi Kali from you directly (name, email address, mailing address, company name, contact details).

There is no obligation to provide the data that we ask you for. However, if you do not provide your personal data, you will not be able to make use of all the functions of this Website or donate.

2. Cookies

This Website uses so-called cookies. A cookie is a small file that may be installed on your computer when you visit a website. Cookies are generally used to provide site visitors with additional functionality within the site. They may, for example, be created to keep track of your visit and support your navigation of the Website, help you resume where you left off, and/or remember your preferences and settings when you visit the Website again. Cookies cannot access, read, or modify any other data on your computer.

Most of the cookies used on this Website are so-called session cookies. They are automatically deleted once you leave the Website. On the other hand, persistent cookies remain on your computer until you delete them in your browser. We use persistent cookies to recognize you when you visit this Website the next time.

If you want to control the cookies installed on your computer, you can modify your browser settings so that it notifies you when a website wants to install a cookie, or you can block cookies altogether. You can also delete cookies that have already been installed on your computer. Refer to the 'Help' function within your browser for more information on how to do these things.

Please note, however, that disabling cookies might affect your online experience and/or prevent you from taking full advantage of our Website.

3. Purpose for which we process your data

We will process your personal data set out in point 1 for the following purposes:

• To make this Website and its services available to you and to further optimize and develop this Website
• To create Website usage statistics
• To be able to recognize, prevent, and investigate attacks on this Website
• To communicate with you
• To confirm incoming donations
• To provide you with relevant information regarding our program (e.g., newsletters)
• To ensure that your donation is used for the support of Nanhi Kali
• To comply with obligations to public authorities

4. Privacy Statement

We share your personal data with our affiliates and subsidiaries for the purpose of providing the services you have agreed to with respect to the Website. We may also share your personal data with third parties, to the extent necessary to provide a service you have requested, or to appropriately respond to an enquiry you have submitted. Additionally, Mahindra may use your personal data if (1) disclosure was required by law, rule or regulation or was in response to a valid order of a court or authorized agency of government or other legal process and/or; (2) When we find your action on the Website violates Mahindra terms and conditions or any of your usage guidelines for specific products or services.  

While any application, request or enquiry you make may be forwarded or made available to Mahindra Foundation and other Mahindra Foundation Affiliates some of which will be based in countries that do not have data protection laws, Mahindra Foundation and all other Mahindra Foundation Affiliates are required to comply with an internal Privacy Policy which requires that steps are taken to protect your personal data and for it to only be used for the purpose(s) for which it was submitted. 

By submitting your personal data and information through the Website, you are explicitly consenting to it being processed in the manner described above by us.

We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your personal data to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your personal data collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) on the NAI’s website. 

Although we take full precautions to protect your personal data & maintain a high level of security, the Website could be subject to a cyber-attack/crime, which may result in loss of your private data. In such cases, any data loss will be treated as accidental, and you will be notified in a manner as required by applicable law.

California residents may have additional personal information rights and choices. Please see “Your California Privacy Rights” section below for more information. 

Nevada residents who wish to exercise their sale opt-out rights under Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 603A may submit a request to this designated e-mail address with “Opt Out” in the subject line: 

Email: [email protected]

However, please know we do not currently sell data triggering those statutes opt-out requirements. 

5. Accessing and Correcting Your Personal Data

You can review and change your personal data by logging into the Website and visiting your account profile page. 

You may also send us an email at [email protected]  to request access to, correct, or delete any personal data that you have provided to us. We cannot delete your personal data except by also deleting your user account. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect. 

California residents may have additional personal data rights and choices. Please see “Your California Privacy Rights” for more details. 

If you have submitted Information through the Website and wish Mahindra Foundation to cease using it for the purposes submitted, please contact us via email at [email protected]

Our Website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. No one under age 16 may provide any personal data to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you are under 16 years of age, do not use or provide any personal data on this Website or through any of its features, or register on the Website. If we learn we have collected or received personal data from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that data. If you believe we might have any personal data from or about a child under 16, please contact us at [email protected]

California residents under 16 years of age may have additional rights regarding the collection and sale of their personal data. Please see the paragraph on “Your California Privacy Rights” below for more information. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, since use of the Website is intended for the education of underprivileged girls from classes 6 to 10, the personal data reflected on the Website may pertain to girls within this age group. To the extent you use this information for donation purposes, you agree to use this information solely to understand how your donations are being utilized, and not for any other purpose. Further, even though photographs of such children are also updated on the Website, you agree that you are not authorized to use such photographs without our prior written approval.

6. Your California Privacy Rights

California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits users of our Website that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of their personal data to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to [email protected] or write us at: Legal Compliance, 275 Rex Blvd, Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326 

7. Other Information – Do Not Track Disclosures

We may also collect information that does not reveal your specific identity or does not directly relate to an individual (“Other Information”). This Other Information includes all items in Section 1 above.

The California Online Privacy Protection Act requires us to disclose how we will handle your browser’s Do Not Track setting. At this time, we are unable to sync with such settings to ensure Do Not Track requests are honoured. 

8. Data Security

We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal data from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you provide us with us stored on our secure servers behind firewalls. Any payment transactions will be encrypted using SSL technology. 

The safety and security of your personal data also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone. We urge you to be careful about giving out information in public areas of the Website, like message boards. The information you share in public areas may be viewed by any user of the Website. 

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal data transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal data is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website. 

9. Contacting Us

Mahindra Foundation regularly reviews its compliance with this Policy. Please feel free to direct any questions or concerns regarding this Policy or our treatment of your personal data and information by completing our web contact form or by writing to us at the following address: 

Legal Compliance 
275 Rex Blvd. 
Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326 

10. Changes to this Policy

Mahindra Foundation may edit this Policy from time to time. If we make substantial changes, we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement on this Website. 

 This Policy was last updated on 6^th June, 2025.