Last Updated: September 2026
Guru 99 Trust respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, make a donation, volunteer with us, participate in our educational initiatives, contact us, or otherwise interact with Guru 99 Trust.
By using our website or voluntarily providing information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with Guru 99 Trust, we may collect information such as your name, email address, telephone number, postal address, date of birth where relevant, donation and transaction details, PAN or other information required for donation receipts or regulatory compliance, volunteer information, and information submitted through contact or enquiry forms. For educational assistance or beneficiary programs, we may collect information necessary to assess eligibility and administer the relevant program. Where information concerns a child or minor, we aim to handle it with additional care and obtain consent or authorization where required by applicable law. Our website may also automatically receive limited technical information such as browser type, device information, IP address, pages visited, referring pages, and general website usage information.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use personal information to process and acknowledge donations; issue donation and tax-related receipts; respond to questions and Donationrequests; manage volunteer applications; administer educational, charitable, scholarship, or community programs; communicate information about our activities; manage partnerships and CSR enquiries; maintain financial and statutory records; improve our website and services; prevent fraud or misuse; and comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations. Where required by applicable law, we will obtain appropriate consent before using personal information for a purpose that requires such consent.
3. Donations and Payment Information
When you make an online donation, payment information may be processed through banks, UPI providers, payment gateways, or other authorized payment-service providers. Guru 99 Trust may receive transaction-related information such as the donor's name, donation amount, transaction reference, payment status, and information necessary for issuing a receipt. Sensitive payment credentials such as complete card details, CVV numbers, UPI PINs, or online-banking passwords should not be requested or stored by Guru 99 Trust through ordinary website forms. Third-party payment providers process information according to their own privacy policies and security practices.
4. Donation Receipts and Tax Information
Where necessary for issuing receipts or complying with applicable requirements, we may request information such as your full name, address, PAN, donation amount, transaction details, and other information required by applicable law. Guru 99 Trust has 80G approval, and relevant donor information may be maintained or reported where required for statutory, accounting, taxation, or regulatory purposes.
5. Educational Programs and Beneficiary Information
When individuals apply for educational assistance, scholarships, learning resources, or other programs, Guru 99 Trust may collect information required to determine eligibility and administer the program. Depending on the program, this may include educational information, contact details, supporting documents, and information about parents or guardians. We seek to collect only information reasonably necessary for the relevant program.
6. Children's Privacy
Some of Guru 99 Trust's educational activities may involve children. We recognize that information relating to children requires particular care. Where required, information about a child will be collected with appropriate consent or authorization from a parent, guardian, school, institution, or other legally authorized person. We do not intend to knowingly collect unnecessary personal information directly from children through the general sections of our website. Photographs, videos, testimonials, or stories identifying children should be published only where appropriate permissions have been obtained and their use is consistent with safeguarding considerations.
7. Volunteers
When you apply to volunteer with Guru 99 Trust, we may collect your name, contact information, areas of interest, availability, qualifications, experience, and other information relevant to the volunteering opportunity. For roles involving children or vulnerable beneficiaries, additional verification or documentation may be requested where appropriate or required.
8. Communications
If you provide your contact information, we may use it to respond to your enquiries and send communications relating to donations, volunteering, programs, events, receipts, or activities you have requested or expressed interest in. Where required, promotional or fundraising communications will be sent based on appropriate consent or another lawful basis. You may request to stop receiving non-essential communications by using any unsubscribe option provided or by contacting us.
9. Cookies and Website Analytics
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to maintain website functionality, understand how visitors use the site, remember preferences, improve performance, and measure website traffic. Third-party services such as analytics, embedded videos, maps, social-media integrations, or payment gateways may also use cookies or similar technologies. Where legally required, appropriate choices or consent mechanisms should be provided for non-essential cookies.
10. Sharing of Personal Information
Guru 99 Trust does not sell personal information. We may share limited personal information with service providers or other organizations when reasonably necessary for operating our website and programs, processing payments, maintaining accounting records, sending communications, hosting data, conducting audits, or complying with statutory obligations. Information may also be disclosed to government departments, regulators, law-enforcement authorities, auditors, banks, or other parties where disclosure is required or permitted by applicable law. Service providers are expected to process information only for appropriate purposes and subject to applicable contractual and legal obligations.
11. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should also take appropriate precautions when sharing information online.
12. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable legal, accounting, taxation, audit, or regulatory obligations. Donation and financial records may need to be retained for periods required under applicable Indian laws. When information is no longer required, we may securely delete, anonymize, or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with applicable requirements.
13. Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have rights concerning personal information held about you, including the ability to request access to information, request correction of inaccurate information, withdraw consent where processing depends on consent, or raise a grievance concerning the handling of your information. Certain information may need to be retained despite a deletion or withdrawal request where Guru 99 Trust has a legal, regulatory, contractual, accounting, or legitimate requirement to retain it. Requests can be submitted using the contact information provided below.
14. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to external websites, social-media services, payment gateways, educational resources, or partner organizations. Guru 99 Trust is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites. We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of those services before providing personal information.
15. Photographs, Videos and Testimonials
Guru 99 Trust may use photographs, videos, testimonials, beneficiary stories, and information about its programs to communicate the impact of its charitable activities. Where individuals are identifiable, we seek to obtain appropriate authorization or consent where required, with additional consideration given to content involving children.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our activities, website, technology, legal requirements, or privacy practices. The latest version will be published on this page, and the “Last Updated” date will be revised accordingly.
17. Governing Law
This Privacy Policy is intended to operate in accordance with applicable laws of India, including applicable data-protection and information-technology requirements.
18. Contact and Privacy Grievances
For questions regarding these Terms & Conditions, donations, volunteering, programs, or the use of this website, please contact:
Guru 99 Trust
Email: [guru99trust@gmail.com]
Phone: [+91 88707 91331]
Registered Office: [220C, Saratha Nagar 2nd Cross, Mayildaythurai - 609 001]
We will endeavor to review and respond to legitimate privacy requests and grievances within the time required under applicable law.
