Privacy Policy

Aligarh Education Endowment Fund (AEEF) respects your privacy when you visit our website and we appreciate your trust. This notice of AEEF’s privacy policy is intended to help you understand our online information security practices. It covers the information we collect when you are on our website; it will also help you understand what we do with the data collected on our website and provide you with an option to opt out, should you decide to do so. By visiting our website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.

Our Policy

Automatically Collected Information

When you are simply visiting or browsing our website, we do not collect your personally identifiable information. We are able to trace and recognize your Internet Service Provider and the domain name or IP address of the computer from where you are connected. We use this information to count the total number of visitors to our site to measure and track the traffic on our website. The process does not collect information on individual users; we are unable to recognize your personal data - such as name, address, e-mail address, contact information, or credit card information. You are not required to provide any personal information when you visit our website unless you voluntarily choose to do so.

Security of your Personal Information

When you submit an online form or make an online donation, we do gather personal contact information such as your:

• Name
• Postal address
• E-mail address
• Phone number

If you are donating online, we also gather information to securely process your donations, like program designations against which you want to donate, donation amount, IP address of the computer connected from, date and time of donation; credit card number, type and expiration date in case of credit card transactions (we do not retain Credit Card information) which are processed by reputable third-party payment vendor such as PayPal or similar service. In case of PayPal transaction no credit card information shall be provided to us. The primary use of the above information is for processing of your donation securely.

Our website has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control, and of course, we do not sell, rent, loan, or share any identifiable information regarding our donors with any third party.

AEEF secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. AEEF uses the following methods for this purpose: When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption. We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.

Our Commitment to You

You have entrusted us with your contributions and your personal contact information. We recognize that our relationship is based on trust and we pledge to act responsibly and in your best interest. We strive to maintain the highest standards in safekeeping and use of your information.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

We do not share your information with any external individuals, organizations or third parties. There are two exceptions to this rule; we will only share your personally identifiable information with third parties when:

1. You authorize us to share it;
2. We are required to by law to do so, such as court orders

Donor Privacy Policy - Our Commitment to Our Donors

AEEF will not sell, share or trade our donors' names or personal information with any other entity.

This policy applies to all information received by AEEF, both online and offline, on any Platform ("Platform", includes the AEEF website on any device including mobile devices), as well as any electronic, written, or oral communications.

For donations made online, donors' personal identifying or credit/debit card information will not be saved on our servers. To the extent any donations are processed through a third-party service provider, our donors’ information will only be used for purposes necessary to process the donation.

Donors who supply AEEF with their postal address or email address, phone number may be contacted periodically for solicitation purposes and/or with information regarding upcoming events or to inform donors of new programs and services. Donors may request to be permanently removed from AEEF’s mailing list by contacting us via email, phone or postal mail. All requests to be removed from our organization’s mailing list shall be honored. Donors who provide AEEF with their telephone number shall be contacted by telephone regarding donations/pledges they have made.

Children under Thirteen

AEEF does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen (13). If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

E-mail Communications

From time to time, AEEF may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from AEEF, users may opt out of such communications by replying "STOP" in subject line or by sending an email to aeefund@yahoo.com.

Conditions of use, notices, and revisions

We reserve the right to change or revise this policy whenever deemed necessary without prior notification. Should changes be made, they will be posted on this Privacy Notice with the date of revision. All changes will be effective immediately upon posting. Since this privacy policy may change from time to time, you should check back periodically so that you are always aware of which information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of this information by us as outlined herein. If you do not agree to the terms of this General Privacy Statement, please do not use this site.

Contact Information

AEEF welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. Should you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us at

Aligarh Education Endowment Fund (AEEF)
P.O. Box 4361
Foster City CA 94404
USA

Tel: (650) 969-2333