Privacy Policy

1. INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL TERMS

The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO), and the people we seek to help, are dependent on the generosity of our members and supporters as well as the goodwill and trust of the public. We are therefore committed to protecting any personal information we obtain about you, whether you are just visiting the Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) website www.gsfngo.org  (the site) or are a member, financial supporter or volunteer. This Privacy Policy sets out how we obtain, use and protect any personal information you provide to us or that we may collect about you, whether online, via phone, text, email, in letters or in other correspondence.

Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By visiting the site, you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Our privacy policy explains the following:

• what information The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) may collect about you;
• How The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) will use information we collect about you;
• When The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) may use your details to contact you;
• Whether The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) will disclose your details to anyone else;
• Your choices regarding the personal information you provide to us; and
• The use of cookies on the site and how you can exercise your choices in relation to those cookies.

The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) is committed to safeguarding your personal information. Whenever you provide such information, we are legally obliged to use your information in line with all laws concerning the protection of personal information, including the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Privacy & Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.

The site contains hyperlinks to websites owned and operated by third parties. These third party websites have their own privacy policies, including policies on their use of cookies. If you follow a hyperlink to a third party website, we urge you to review these policies before submitting any personal data to the third party website. The third party’s policies will govern the use of personal information you submit or which is collected by cookies whilst visiting these websites. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of third party websites and your use of such websites is at your own risk.

2. WHO WE ARE

Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF), an NGO registered under the PAN number AAJCG0409K was incorporated on 10th May 2021. GSF NGO is providing free skill development training to youths across the globe, with a variety of futuristic courses and placement support. Our sole motive is to create employment-ready youths by making them professionally skilled. Education and skills should go hand in hand then only we can establish a sustainable future. Skills training will assist students with new ways of thinking and problem-solving.GSF NGO specifically offers free future skills training and entrepreneurial courses to underprivileged students from universities, colleges, and institutions globally.GSF NGO has been working extensively on employability of the nation with a focus on Industry 4.0 skills i.e. “Future Global Skills – AI, IOT, Digital Marketing and Blockchain, BFSI, retail, IT/ITES.” GSF NGO’s Future Global Skills has transformed the lives of over 2,000+ youth across India and has increased their family in

 

3. What Information Will The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) Collect About Me?

When you contact The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) to become a member, make a donation or sign up to any of The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) activities or online content, such as newsletters or you telephone, email or write to The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO), or engage with The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) via social media channels, we may receive and retain personal information about you. This can consist of information such as your name, email address, postal address, telephone or mobile number, bank account details to process donations and whether or not you are a tax payer so that we can claim Gift Aid.

By submitting your details, you enable The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) (and where applicable any sub-contractors we may use) to raise funds and to provide you with the goods, services, information, activities or online content you select.

We do not usually ask members to provide “sensitive personal data” (such as information relating to racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, health information and political opinions). However, if you reveal such information in emails or other communications hosted by our site, you are consenting to this sensitive personal data being collected and processed by us. If you do not wish to consent, please do not include sensitive personal data in your communications to, or through, the site.

If there is a clear reason for collecting sensitive personal data, for example if you are participating in a marathon or similar fundraising event or where we need this to ensure that we provide appropriate facilities or support to enable you to participate in the event. Clear notices will be provided on applications for such events so that it is clear what information we need and why we need it.

If you are simply browsing the site as an anonymous visitor, The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) may still collect certain information from you, such as your IP addresses (an IP address is a number that can uniquely identify a specific computer or other network device on the internet).

If you enter your contact details in one of our online forms, we may use this information to contact you even if you don’t “send” or “submit” the form. We will only do this to see if we can help with any problems you might be experiencing with the form or with our websites.

We may combine the information we collect about you and the information you give to us with information we receive from other sources.

The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) also uses cookies. Cookies are small text files on your device. They are made by your web browser when you visit a website. Every time you go back to that website, your browser will send the cookie file back to the website’s server. They improve your experience of using a website, for example, by remembering your preference settings and by measuring your use of a website to ensure that it meets your needs. See Section [11] below for more detail on how we use cookies and how you can control your cookie preferences.

 

4. How Will The Globalize Skills Foundation (Gsf Ngo) Use The Information It Collects About Me?

The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) will use your personal information for a number of purposes including the following:

• in relation to any correspondence you have entered into with us whether by letter, email, text, social media, message board or any other means;
• for “service administration purposes”, which means that The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) may contact you for reasons related to donations you have made such as your tax status with regard to Gift Aid, the completion of commercial or other transactions you have entered into with The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) or the activity or online content you have signed up for;
• for internal record keeping, to administer the site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, statistical and survey purposes;
• for wealth screening activity;
• to fulfil sales contracts you have entered into with The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO);
• to contact you about any content you provide;
• to invite you to participate in surveys or research about The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) or our work (participation is always voluntary);
• for marketing purposes where you have specifically consented to receive marketing communications from us (see below);
• to provide you with information about our activities or online content you have agreed to receive;
• to personalise the way The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) content is presented to you;
• to use IP addresses to identify the location of users, to block disruptive use, to establish the number of visits from different countries;
• to analyse and improve the activities and content offered by the site and to provide you with the most user-friendly navigation experience. We may also use and disclose information in aggregate (so that no individuals are identified) for marketing and strategic development purposes;
  to notify you about changes to our service; and
• as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure.

 

5. Will I Be Contacted for Marketing Purposes?

The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) will only contact you for marketing purposes where you have provided us with freely given consent to do so. You may provide that consent in various ways including though online or paper forms, responding to television adverts (where consent statements are clearly visible) or face-to-face though engagement with our staff.

Please see section [10] below for information on how to change your communication preferences, including opting out of future marketing communications.

6. Personal Information Submitted When You Make a Donation or Purchase a Ticket

We will collect your first and last name, and your email address, when you make a donation or purchase a ticket using our site. When you make a card payment your credit or debit card details are only collected by our third party payment provider – PayPal. We do not store your credit or debit card details.

If you choose to claim Gift Aid on your donation we will also collect your declaration of tax status and your home address.

7. Will the Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) Share My Personal Information With Anyone Else?

We will only use your information for the purposes for which it was obtained. We may share your information with any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.

The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) will not, under any circumstances, share or sell your personal data with any third party for marketing purposes and you will not receive offers from other companies or organisations as a result of giving your details to us.

We may share your information with selected third parties, including “data processors” such as our service providers, wealth screening companies, associated organisations and agents who help us to prepare and send the materials relating to our projects and fundraising activities. These “data processors” will only act under our instruction and we will not allow these organisations to use your data for their own purposes and will take care to ensure that they keep your data secure.

We may disclose your information to third parties:

• in the event that we buy or sell any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective buyer or seller;
• if The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held about members will be one of the transferred assets;
• if disclosure is required or permitted by law (for example to government bodies for tax purposes or law enforcement agencies for the prevention and detection of crime, subject to such bodies providing us with a relevant request in writing); and
• in order to enforce or apply our terms and conditions or to protect the rights, property or safety of The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO), or our members or others. See Section [7] for more detail.

8. OFFENSIVE OR INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT PLACED ON THE SITE

If you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content to or anywhere on the site or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour on any The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) service, we may use your personal information to stop such behaviour.

Where The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) reasonably believes that you are or may be in breach of any applicable laws (e.g. because content you have posted may be defamatory), we may use your personal information to inform relevant third parties such as your employer, internet provider or law enforcement agencies about the content and your behaviour.

 

9. WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

It may sometimes be necessary to transfer personal information overseas. When this is needed, information is only shared within the European Economic Area (EEA). Data may also be processed by staff operating within the EEA, who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff may be engaged in, among other things, the provision of goods, services, information, activities or online content that you select or the processing of your payment details. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

 

10. HOW LONG WILL THE GLOBALIZE SKILLS FOUNDATION (GSF NGO) KEEP MY PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, for example we will keep a record of donations for at least seven years.

If you request that we stop sending you marketing materials we will keep a record of your contact details and appropriate information to enable us to comply with your request not to be contacted by us.

Where you contribute material to us, e.g. user generated content or in response to a particular campaign we will generally only keep your content for as long as is reasonably required for the purpose(s) for which it was submitted unless otherwise stated at the point of generation.

 

11. WHAT IS THE GLOBALIZE SKILLS FOUNDATION (GSF NGO)’S POLICY ON ALLOWING ME TO UPDATE, CORRECT, OR DELETE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION?

The accuracy of your information is really important to us. We want to ensure that we are able to communicate with you in ways that you are happy with and to provide you with information that is of interest. If you wish to change how we communicate with you or update the information we hold, then please contact us. You may:

email us at slills@gsfngo.org or share www.gsfngo.org; or
write to us at:
The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO),
Riddhi Siddhi Apartment, Sinhgad Rd, Nimbaj Nagar, Anand Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411051You may also opt out of marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any marketing email from The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO).

Under the Data Protection Act, you have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected. (We charge £10 for information requests and require you to prove your identity with two pieces of approved identification).

Please address requests and questions about this or any other questions about this Privacy Policy to the Executive Director, The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO), Riddhi Siddhi Apartment, Sinhgad Rd, Nimbaj Nagar, Anand Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411051

12. COOKIES POLICY – INFORMATION THE GLOBALIZE SKILLS FOUNDATION (GSF NGO) COLLECTS FROM YOUR COMPUTER OR MOBILE DEVICE
13. What is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files on your device. They are made by your web browser when you visit a website. Every time you go back to that website, your browser will send the cookie file back to the website’s server. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device. Click here or here to find more information about cookies.

Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving the user experience.

They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.

1. Why does The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) use cookies?

Like many websites, The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) uses cookies in order to provide you with a more personalised web service.

Cookies help us identify which bits of the site people are using, and help us to work on those sections of the site to improve the user experience. We also use cookies to help show content on the site which is relevant to you and your interests, for example, if on a previous visit you went to our pages about emergencies, festivals or events, we might find this out from your cookie and show you other information on the site related to emergencies, festivals or events on subsequent visits.

Information supplied in cookies also allows us to measure the effectiveness of online marketing campaigns for The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO). This enables us to ensure any money we spend on digital marketing gives us a good return on investment.

If you register with us or if you continue to use the site, you agree to our use of cookies.

13. CHANGES TO THE GLOBALIZE SKILLS FOUNDATION (GSF NGO)’S PRIVACY POLICY

The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO) may update this Privacy Policy at any time by amending this page so please check this page from time to time and take notice of any changes. In particular, you may wish to check this page each time you submit personal information to The Globalize Skills Foundation (GSF NGO). If you do not agree to these changes, then please do not continue to use the site.

14. CONTACT

If you have any comments or queries concerning our Privacy Policy, please email us at Riddhi Siddhi Apartment, Sinhgad Rd, Nimbaj Nagar, Anand Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411051

3. EMBEDDED CONTENT

Pages on this site may include embedded content, like YouTube videos, for example. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged-in to that website. Below you can find a list of the services we use:

FACEBOOK

The Facebook page plugin is used to display our Facebook timeline on our site. Facebook has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. There is no installation of cookies from Facebook and your IP is not sent to a Facebook server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: Facebook Privacy Policy .

TWITTER

We use the Twitter API to display our tweets timeline on our site. Twitter has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. Your IP is not sent to a Twitter server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: Twitter Privacy Policy .

YOUTUBE

We use YouTube videos embedded on our site. YouTube has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. There is no installation of cookies from YouTube and your IP is not sent to a YouTube server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: YouTube Privacy Policy.

4. COOKIES

This site uses cookies – small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymized tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics. Cookies generally exist to make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the help section of your browser.

NECESSARY COOKIES (ALL SITE VISITORS)

• cfduid: Is used for our CDN CloudFlare to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis. See more information on privacy here: CloudFlare Privacy Policy.
• PHPSESSID: To identify your unique session on the website.

NECESSARY COOKIES (ADDITIONAL FOR LOGGED IN CUSTOMERS)

• wp-auth: Used by WordPress to authenticate logged-in visitors, password authentication and user verification.
• wordpress_logged_in_{hash}: Used by WordPress to authenticate logged-in visitors, password authentication and user verification.
• wordpress_test_cookie Used by WordPress to ensure cookies are working correctly.
• wp-settings-[UID]: WordPress sets a few wp-settings-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface.
• wp-settings-[UID]:WordPress also sets a few wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface.

5. WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR DATA

If you are not a registered client for our site, there is no personal information we can retain or view regarding yourself.

If you are a client with a registered account, your personal information can be accessed by:

• Our system administrators.
• Our supporters when they (in order to provide support) need to get the information about the client accounts and access.

6. THIRD PARTY ACCESS TO YOUR DATA

We don’t share your data with third-parties in a way as to reveal any of your personal information like email, name, etc. The only exceptions to that rule are for partners we have to share limited data with in order to provide the services you expect from us. Please see below:

ENVATO PTY LTD

For the purpose of validating and getting your purchase information regarding licenses for our theme, we send your provided tokens and purchase keys to Envato Pty Ltd and use the response from their API to register your validated support data. See the Envato privacy policy here: Envato Privacy Policy.

TICKSY

Ticksy provides the support ticketing platform we use to handle support requests. The data they receive is limited to the data you explicitly provide and consent to being set when you create a support ticket. Ticksy adheres to the EU/US “Privacy Shield” and you can see their privacy policy here: Ticksy Privacy Policy.

7. HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR DATA

When you submit a support ticket or a comment, its metadata is retained until (if) you tell us to remove it. We use this data so that we can recognize you and approve your comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation.

If you register on our website, we also store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can see, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except changing your username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

8. SECURITY MEASURES

We use the SSL/HTTPS protocol throughout our site. This encrypts our user communications with the servers so that personal identifiable information is not captured/hijacked by third parties without authorization.

In case of a data breach, system administrators will immediately take all needed steps to ensure system integrity, will contact affected users and will attempt to reset passwords if needed.

9. YOUR DATA RIGHTS

GENERAL RIGHTS

If you have a registered account on this website or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we retain, including any additional data you have provided to us.

You can also request that we erase any of the personal data we have stored. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. In short, we cannot erase data that is vital to you being an active customer (i.e. basic account information like an email address).

If you wish that all of your data is erased, we will no longer be able to offer any support or other product-related services to you.

GDPR RIGHTS

Your privacy is critically important to us. Going forward with the GDPR we aim to support the GDPR standard. ThemeREX permits residents of the European Union to use its Service. Therefore, it is the intent of ThemeREX to comply with the European General Data Protection Regulation. For more details please see here: EU GDPR Information Portal.

10. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

ThemeREX may post links to third party websites on this website. These third party websites are not screened for privacy or security compliance by ThemeREX, and you release us from any liability for the conduct of these third party websites.

All social media sharing links, either displayed as text links or social media icons do not connect you to any of the associated third parties, unless you explicitly click on them.

Please be aware that this Privacy Policy, and any other policies in place, in addition to any amendments, does not create rights enforceable by third parties or require disclosure of any personal information relating to members of the Service or Site. ThemeREX bears no responsibility for the information collected or used by any advertiser or third party website. Please review the privacy policy and terms of service for each site you visit through third party links.

11. RELEASE OF YOUR DATA FOR LEGAL PURPOSES

At times it may become necessary or desirable to ThemeREX, for legal purposes, to release your information in response to a request from a government agency or a private litigant. You agree that we may disclose your information to a third party where we believe, in good faith, that it is desirable to do so for the purposes of a civil action, criminal investigation, or other legal matter. In the event that we receive a subpoena affecting your privacy, we may elect to notify you to give you an opportunity to file a motion to quash the subpoena, or we may attempt to quash it ourselves, but we are not obligated to do either. We may also proactively report you, and release your information to, third parties where we believe that it is prudent to do so for legal reasons, such as our belief that you have engaged in fraudulent activities. You release us from any damages that may arise from or relate to the release of your information to a request from law enforcement agencies or private litigants.

Any passing on of personal data for legal purposes will only be done in compliance with laws of the country you reside in.

12. AMENDMENTS

We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we amend this Privacy Policy, we will update this page accordingly and require you to accept the amendments in order to be permitted to continue using our services.