PRIVACY POLICY

The North Bay Hindu Center is committed to protecting your privacy.

Any information that we collect is used to provide the best possible experience for our web site visitors. By using a web site maintained by the North Bay Hindu Center, you agree to the terms set forth below. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use this website.

The North Bay Hindu Center reviews our Privacy Policy periodically, and we reserve the right, at our discretion, to modify or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time. This page should be reviewed from time to time, so that you can be aware of any changes. This Privacy Policy applies to all websites produced and operated by the North Bay Hindu Center. If you want to communicate with us about our Privacy Policy, email us at contactus@northbaytemple.org.

Collection and Use

The North Bay Hindu Center recognizes the privacy concerns of users of our websites on the Internet and the importance of protecting the privacy of personally identifiable information collected from them. As a general policy, no personally identifiable information, such as a visitor’s name, address, email address, telephone number, or credit card information is automatically collected on our websites. Such information is collected only when it is knowingly and voluntarily submitted, and the North Bay Hindu Center uses such information only for the purpose for which it was submitted, unless we disclose other uses in this policy or at the time of collection.

We maintain reasonable and appropriate safeguards to ensure the security, integrity, and privacy of such information in our possession. The North Bay Hindu Center does not sell personally identifiable information to third parties. The North Bay Hindu Center will not disclose, sell, trade, or rent personal information it collects to outside parties. We reserve the right to monitor visitor traffic patterns and website usage to help us develop the design and layout of our websites to enhance your online experience.

Types of Information Collected

The North Bay Hindu Center may collect personally identifiable information from you, such as:

Name, email address, postal address, phone number
Payment information, such as credit card number, bank card numbers, check, and other payment details.
Information may be collected from you if you interact with us on social media sites, such as Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Device and browser information including location information, MAC addresses, IP addresses, Cookies, and other online identifiers.
If you disclose any personal information relating to other people to us or to our service providers, you represent that you have the authority to do so and to permit us to use the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We collect such Non-personal and Personal Information for the following purposes:

To provide and operate the Services;
To provide our Users with ongoing customer assistance and technical support;
To be able to contact our Visitors and Users with general or personalized service-related notices and promotional messages;
To create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred Non-personal Information, which we or our business partners may use to provide and improve our respective services;
To comply with any applicable laws and regulations.

Wix Hosting and Security

Our organization is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.

All direct payment gateways offered by Wix.com and used by our organization adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

Contacting User

We may contact you to notify you regarding your account, to troubleshoot problems with your account, to resolve a dispute, to collect fees or monies owed, to poll your opinions through surveys or questionnaires, to send updates about our organization, or as otherwise necessary to contact you to enforce our User Agreement, applicable national laws, and any agreement we may have with you. For these purposes we may contact you via email, telephone, text messages, and postal mail.

Social Media

We also maintain a social media presence, such as the North Bay Hindu Center’s Facebook page and YouTube page. You can interact with us through social media, such as by entering our contests, posting content, sharing material from the North Bay Hindu Center’s websites, and using our social media plug-ins. When you interact with us using social media we may receive information such as your user ID, your profile picture, photos you post, and similar information, which is often determined by your privacy settings at social media sites. We may use the information for the same types of purposes we describe throughout this Privacy Policy. Your use of social media sites is primarily governed by the site operators’ privacy policies and terms of service, and the information you share with us and with others is largely controlled by the privacy settings you have established at those sites.

A cookie is a small piece of data that is stored on your computer or mobile device. Like many websites, we use cookies and similar technologies to collect additional website usage data and to operate our services. Cookies are not required for many parts of our services. Although most web browsers automatically accept cookies, many browsers’ settings can be set to decline cookies or alert you when a website is attempting to place a cookie on your computer. However, some of our services may not function properly if you disable cookies. When your browser or device allows it, we may use both session cookies and persistent cookies to better understand how you interact with our services, to monitor aggregate usage patterns, and to personalize and otherwise operate our services. We do not support the Do Not Track browser option. Visitors may also receive cookies from third parties, but the North Bay Hindu Center cannot control the content of those cookies. Users should consult their browser help files for instructions on how to refuse cookies.

Promotions

The North Bay Hindu Center may run promotions on our websites that require submission of personally identifiable information by participants. The North Bay Hindu Center may use the information collected in the aggregate so we can determine, for example, how many visitors to our website participated in the promotion. Promotions are subject to change without notice.

Links

Our websites may be linked to or from other websites that are not operated by the North Bay Hindu Center or any company affiliated with the North Bay Hindu Center. The North Bay Hindu Center is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these third-party websites. Our websites may also be linked to websites operated by companies affiliated with the North Bay Hindu Center. Visitors to those websites should refer to their separate privacy policies and practices.

Technology Providers

The North Bay Hindu Center partners with several technology providers in order to deliver the best possible online experience to visitors. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the Privacy Policies of these providers by following the links below:

https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/

https://www.paypal.com/hk/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

Legal Disclaimer

Thank you for taking the time to visit this The North Bay Hindu Center website and reviewing our Legal Disclaimer.

Disclaimer of Liability:

In preparation of this site, every effort has been made to offer the most current, correct, and clearly expressed information possible. Nevertheless, inadvertent errors in information may occur, and information may become dated. In particular, but without limiting anything stated herein, the North Bay Hindu Center disclaims any responsibility for typographical errors and accuracy or timeliness of the information that may be contained on the North Bay Hindu Center’s websites. The North Bay Hindu Center also reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice. If misleading, inaccurate or otherwise inappropriate information is brought to our attention, a reasonable effort will be made to fix or remove it. Please contact contactus@northbaytemple.org with any concerns.

Links to Third Party Websites:

The documents on this website may serve to provide access to the World Wide Web. Because the North Bay Hindu Center website connects to the Internet, once you leave the North Bay Hindu Center website, the North Bay Hindu Center cannot control the information you access. The North Bay Hindu Center links to external websites in the hope that users will find reference material on related subjects. The North Bay Hindu Center does not control those sites and is not responsible for the content included in them, including without limitation, any subsequent links contained within a linked site, or any changes or updates to a linked site. Each individual site has its own set of policies about what information is appropriate for public access. The North Bay Hindu Center is not responsible for any information or material located at any site other than official the North Bay Hindu Center websites.

Disclaimer of Reliability:

The North Bay Hindu Center makes no representations or warranties regarding the condition or functionality of this website, its suitability for use, or that this web service will be uninterrupted or error-free.

Disclaimer of Damages:

By using the North Bay Hindu Center website, you assume all risks associated with the use of the site, including any risk to your computer, software or data being damaged by any virus, software, or any other file that might be transmitted or activated via the North Bay Hindu Center website or your access to it. The North Bay Hindu Center shall not be liable for any damages of any kind (general, special, incidental or consequential damages, including, without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits) resulting from the use or misuse of the information contained in an The North Bay Hindu Center website.

Disclaimer of Endorsement:

Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the North Bay Hindu Center. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the North Bay Hindu Center, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.