BRIGHT ECOLOGY MUSEUM: THE PRIVACY MANDATE

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This platform, BRIGHT ECOLOGY MUSEUM (hereinafter ‘BEM’), currently hosted at the web domain www.brightecologymuseum.com, is an initiative owned and operated by the Satya Saroj School of Eco Excellence, a non-profit educational constituent of Vishwaroopam - The Collaboratory. The platform's digital architecture is powered by Bright Ecology Studio. This is a not-for-profit, purely educational, and philanthropic service. In this Privacy Policy, “we”, “us” and “our” refer strictly to BEM and the Satya Saroj School of Eco Excellence.

 

I. INSTITUTIONAL SCOPE & JURISDICTION

 

• The Mission: BEM serves with a mission to take the message of everyday ecology, eco-art, and culture to avid learners, creatives, educators, media amateurs, and communities acting as preservers of ecosystems.

 

• The Application: This Privacy Policy applies to the BEM website and related sites, apps, communications, and services offered under the General Terms, including offsite data collection for those functions. It pertains solely to online activities and does not apply to information gathered offline.

 

• Legal Compliance: BEM data protocols operate in strict compliance with the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

 

II. DATA ACQUISITION PROTOCOLS

 

Information gathered by BEM platforms is utilized for general informational and non-monetary purposes only.

 

• Direct Provision: Users who contact BEM directly or sign up for events may be asked for personal data, including name, email address, phone number, occupation, gender, date of birth, address, and medical history.

 

• Aggregate Data: BEM may gather non-personal, anonymized data from visitors for statistical and analytical purposes. This includes clipped IP addresses, browser types, and geographic location data to enhance user experience.

 

III. PROCESSING, MINIMIZATION, AND RETENTION

 

• Data Minimization: BEM is committed to the "data minimization" principle, limiting data processing, storage, and management strictly to what is necessary for its operational purpose.

 

• Oversight: Data processing is monitored by a voluntarily nominated Data Protection Advisor to ensure regulatory compliance and manage data registers.

 

• Retention: BEM will keep user data and documents only for as long as necessary to deliver services, satisfy audit requirements, comply with contractual or legal responsibilities, settle disputes, or stop abuse.

 

• Storage Liability: BEM is not a storage service; it is under no duty to store, retain, or provide a copy of any material contributed by users and maintains the right to remove content without warning.

 

IV. THIRD-PARTY ECOSYSTEM & EXTERNAL INTERFACING

 

• Information Sharing: Third parties are not given access to User Personal Data without explicit approval, except when necessary to comply with applicable law, regulatory orders, safeguard platform security, or enforce BEM Terms.

 

• Collaborator Access: Limited personal data may be shared with BEM collaborators, co-creators, hosts, or relevant non-profit organizations agreeing to BEM policies, strictly to support BEM goals and communicate information.

 

• Social Media Infrastructure: BEM platforms utilize social network plug-ins. Accessing pages with these plug-ins connects the user's browser directly to external servers (which may be located internationally), transmitting IP data even if the user is not logged in. BEM advises users to log out of external social accounts before visiting the BEM website if they wish to prevent data linkage.

 

• Cookies: BEM may transfer cookies (anonymous, aggregated research data) to user devices to track trends and enhance service quality. Users may configure browsers to disable these cookies, though this may limit website functionality.

 

V. SECURITY LIMITATIONS & ARCHIVAL CONSENT

 

• Security Acknowledgment: While protecting privacy is a top priority, BEM cannot completely ensure the security of data or documents sent via the Internet. BEM strongly advises users to employ secure browsers. In the event of a security breach, BEM ensures immediate remedial measures and expects third parties to report incidents to obviate violations.

 

• Image Consent: Every due effort has been made to obtain necessary consent from individuals recognizable in the images featured throughout the site.

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The Privacy Policy can be altered or modified from time to time to comply with the laws of the land or the platform's aims and purposes.