Swami Poornananda Ashram is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Swami Poornananda Ashram Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Swami Poornananda Ashram website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Swami Poornananda Ashram collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Swami Poornananda Ashram also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Swami Poornananda Ashram. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Swami Poornananda Ashram for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Swami Poornananda Ashram Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Swami Poornananda Ashram public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Swami Poornananda Ashram does not read any of your private online communications.

Swami Poornananda Ashram encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Swami Poornananda Ashram so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Swami Poornananda Ashram is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Swami Poornananda Ashram and Swami Poornananda Ashram family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Swami Poornananda Ashram collects and uses your personal information to operate the Swami Poornananda Ashram Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Swami Poornananda Ashram also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Swami Poornananda Ashram and its affiliates. Swami Poornananda Ashram may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Swami Poornananda Ashram does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Swami Poornananda Ashram may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Swami Poornananda Ashram may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Swami Poornananda Ashram, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Swami Poornananda Ashram does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Swami Poornananda Ashram keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Swami Poornananda Ashram, in order to determine what Swami Poornananda Ashram services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Swami Poornananda Ashram to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Swami Poornananda Ashram Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Swami Poornananda Ashram or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Swami Poornananda Ashram; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Swami Poornananda Ashram, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Swami Poornananda Ashram Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Swami Poornananda Ashram pages, or register with Swami Poornananda Ashram site or services, a cookie helps Swami Poornananda Ashram to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Swami Poornananda Ashram Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Swami Poornananda Ashram features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Swami Poornananda Ashram services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Swami Poornananda Ashram secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Swami Poornananda Ashram secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Swami Poornananda Ashram will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Swami Poornananda Ashram encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Swami Poornananda Ashram is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Swami Poornananda Ashram welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Swami Poornananda Ashram has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Swami Poornananda Ashram at admin@swamipoornananda.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.