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Privacy Policy
Information about how we handle information provided through our website and online services.
Last Updated: September 2026
1. Introduction
Shree Vaidik Bhakti Center of Greater Cincinnati respects the privacy of visitors to our website. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, and handled when you interact with our website and related online services.
2. Information You Provide
You may voluntarily provide information when you contact us, participate in our programs, communicate with the organization, volunteer, or make a donation.
Depending on the service being used, this information may include your name, email address, phone number, mailing information, donation information, or other information you choose to provide.
3. Donations and Zeffy
Our website uses Zeffy to provide online donation functionality. When you use the donation form, information required to process your donation may be collected and processed through Zeffy's services.
Payment information submitted through the embedded donation form is handled through the donation platform and its applicable payment-processing services. We encourage donors to review Zeffy's privacy and security information for additional details about its practices.
4. How Information May Be Used
Information provided to the organization may be used to communicate with you, respond to inquiries, administer programs and events, process or document donations, coordinate volunteers, provide organizational updates, and support our nonprofit activities.
5. Information Sharing
We do not sell personal information. Information may be shared with service providers when reasonably necessary to operate our website, process donations, communicate with participants, or conduct organizational activities.
Information may also be disclosed when required by applicable law or when reasonably necessary to protect the organization, its users, or others.
6. Website Hosting and Third-Party Services
Our website may rely on third-party services for hosting, donation processing, fonts, and other website functionality. Those services may process technical information according to their own policies and practices.
7. External Links
Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.
8. Children's Privacy
Some of our community and educational activities may involve children and families. Parents or guardians should provide information on behalf of minors when appropriate. Our public website is not intended to knowingly collect sensitive personal information directly from children without appropriate involvement or authorization.
9. Security
We take reasonable measures to protect information under our control. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time as our website, programs, or online services change. The updated date shown on this page will indicate when the policy was most recently revised.