Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 15, 2026

1. Information We Collect

When you visit our website, register for our newsletter, or make a financial contribution/donation, we may collect the following information:

• Personal Identifiable Information: Name, email address, phone number, and physical address.
• Tax & Regulatory Information: Permanent Account Number (PAN) and billing details, which are strictly required under the Income Tax Act, 1961, to issue 80G tax-exemption receipts.
• Log Files: GHEDS.in follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, and referring/exit pages.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information in the following ways:

• To process your donations and issue valid 80G tax-exempt certificates.
• To send you updates regarding our charitable initiatives (such as Cow Bank, Education programs, Health camps, and Tailoring classes).
• To improve, personalize, and expand the user experience of our website.
• To communicate with you directly for customer service, updates, or informational purposes related to the trust.
• To prevent fraudulent financial transactions and maintain legal transparency.

3. Protection and Security of Data

We value your trust in providing us your personal information. GHEDS Trust implements strict security protocols to prevent unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal data. Online donations are processed through secure, industry-standard payment gateways, and we do not store your credit/debit card details on our servers.

4. Data Sharing and Third-Party Policy

GHEDS Trust strictly follows a no-spam and zero-commercial sharing policy:

• We do not sell, trade, or rent our donors' or visitors' personal information to any third-party marketing agencies.
• Your data is only shared with authorized government authorities (such as the Income Tax Department of India) strictly for statutory compliance related to your tax exemptions.

5. Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, GHEDS.in uses "cookies". These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

6. Children's Privacy Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. While GHEDS Trust runs child education programs in rural villages of Denkanikottai taluk, we do not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13 through our website. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted.

8. Contact Our Privacy Officer

If you have any questions, feedback, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your data integrity, please contact us at:

• Trust Name: GHEDS Trust
• Registration Office: 144/1, Pothigai Nagar, Mathigiri, Hosur - 635110, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Official Website: GHEDS.in
• Email: livingsam@gmail.com