Privacy Policy

Welcome to Ajinkyatara Consultants ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit ajinkyatara.org (the "Site"). Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the Site.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data

When you voluntarily provide it to us — for example, when filling out our Contact or Careers forms — we collect personally identifiable information such as your name, email address, mobile number, and any message or resume you submit.

Derivative Data

Our servers may automatically collect information when you access the Site, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates and times of your visits.

File Uploads

If you apply for a position via our Careers page, your uploaded resume (PDF, DOC, or DOCX) is stored securely on Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 servers in the EU (North) region. We retain this data only for the duration necessary to process your application.

2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customised experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you to:

• Respond to your enquiries and contact form submissions.
• Process and evaluate your job or internship applications.
• Send you transactional emails confirming receipt of your submission.
• Monitor and analyse usage and trends to improve the Site.
• Maintain the security and integrity of the Site against spam and abuse.
• Comply with applicable legal obligations.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties except as described below:

Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your information with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our Site and conducting our business, subject to those parties agreeing to keep this information confidential. These include:

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) — secure cloud storage for file uploads.
• MongoDB Atlas — cloud database hosting for form submission data.
• Gmail SMTP (Google) — transactional email delivery.
• Cloudflare — bot detection and site security (see Section 4 below).

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).

4. Bot Detection and Security

We use Cloudflare Turnstile to protect our website from spam and abuse. Turnstile operates invisibly in the background to ensure that visitors are human. This service processes certain client-side signals, such as your IP address and browser characteristics, solely for the purpose of detecting and blocking malicious traffic. By using our website, you acknowledge the use of this service. For more information on how this data is processed, please review the Cloudflare Turnstile Privacy Addendum.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as session tokens) to enhance your experience on the Site. A session cookie is used to maintain authenticated admin sessions. We do not use third-party advertising or analytics cookies. For full details, please read our Cookie Policy.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data submitted through our Contact form (enquiries) and Careers form (applications) only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us at admin@ajinkyatara.org.

7. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information. Data in transit is protected by TLS encryption. File uploads are stored in a private, access- controlled AWS S3 bucket. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

8. Your Data Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data.
• Right to Object: Object to our processing of your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at admin@ajinkyatara.org. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.

10. Links to Third-Party Websites

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We have no control over the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.

11. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will indicate the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: