Disclaimer

Dakshini Bengali Association of California, a nonprofit, nonpolitical, charitable, educational and cultural organization was formed in August 1985 in Torrance, California, and is incorporated as a nonprofit tax-exempt organization since July 1986. It conducts, coordinates and promotes the community, cultural and social activities among the people of Indian origin in the USA and the people of other cultures on behalf of the Bengali community. It fosters friendship and understanding between the people of Bengali origin, Indian origin, and the Americans.

WE ENSURE THE PRIVACY OF ALL OUR MEMBERS. Dakshini Bengali Association of California (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting all the information you share with us. We follow stringent procedures to help protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of data stored on our systems. Our Website encrypts your personal information using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to provide for the secure transmission of all data. Only those employees and / or authorized third parties who need access to your information in order to perform their duties are allowed such access.

Welcome

Please read this privacy policy carefully by accessing or using our website, you acknowledge that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound to all the terms of this privacy policy and our website terms of use. If you do not agree to these terms, exit this page and do not access or use the website.

Enjoy Secure Enrolment

We use encryption technology, digital certificates, secure commerce servers, and authentication to ensure that your personal information is secure online.

Your Registration Or User Account

Our website www.dakshini.org keeps track of your information to offer you the best possible experience. Before enrolling, we ask you for your name, phone number, email and billing address. This information, along with your payment method, is necessary to fulfill your request . This information may be disclosed to specific members of our staff and to select third parties (such as our credit card processor, shipping provider, website hosting partners or other parties who assist us design and/or operate the website or help us analyze collected data). These parties will only use your data for the purpose of carrying out the work as indicated and will be required to keep the information confidential. We will also release personal data if such is required by law.

We may also need your email address or phone numbers to contact you if we have questions about your request. We or our associate companies may also use your email address to notify you about new services or special promotional programs, or send you offers or information if you have opted-in. Emails are sent only to Dakshini Bengali Association of California members who have chosen to receive them (opted-in) or who have made a purchase on our website.

At any time, you can notify us that you wish to stop receiving these emails. In addition, we keep a record of your past requests, returns, and credits. We may also ask you for information regarding your personal preferences and demographics to help us better meet your needs. You may cancel your registration at any time, and you can choose to opt-out of receiving any e-mails and / or SMS messages from us. Additionally you can choose to have all your personal information deleted from our database.

If you want to opt-out, delete or modify your personal information, please visit the registration page. We encourage you promptly to update your personal information if it changes.

Data Tracking Cookies

To facilitate and customize your experience with the Website, we store cookies on your computer. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a User’s computer for record-keeping purposes which contains information about that User. We use cookies to save your time while using the Website, remind us who you are, and track and target User interests in order to provide a customized experience. Cookies also allow us to collect Non-Personally Identifiable Information from you, like which pages you visited and what links you clicked on. Use of this information helps us to create a more user-friendly experience for all visitors.  Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you may be able to modify your browser settings to decline cookies. Please note that if you decline or delete these cookies, some parts of the Website may not work properly.

Server Logs

In an effort to make our Website as effective and enjoyable as possible, the computers that operate it collect certain information each time you visit. We store these statistics in server logs. Once again, these statistics do not identify you personally, but provide us information regarding the type of user who is accessing our Website and certain browsing activities of that user. This data may include: the IP address of the user accessing our Website (i.e. the unique I.D. number of the user’s computer), the type of browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.) and the operating system (Windows, Mac OS, etc.), the Website the user last visited before linking to our Website, how long the user accessed our Website in any given session, and the date and time of access. We may make extensive use of this data at an aggregated level in order to understand how our Website is being used. We may share some of the aggregate findings (not the specific data) with advertisers, sponsors, investors, strategic partners, and others in order to help grow our business.

Changes In Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting the revised Privacy Policy in the “Privacy Policy” section of the Website. The revised Privacy Policy is effective immediately when posted on the Website. It is the responsibility of each User to review the Website and the Privacy Policy periodically to learn of any revisions to this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Website after the effectiveness of such revisions will constitute your acknowledgment and acceptance of the terms of the revised Privacy Policy. We stand behind the promises we make, however, and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer information collected in the past without the consent of affected users.

Contacting Us

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