Privacy Policy
West Bengal Headmasters’ Association (WBHA) website and application is meant to allow its members to create/modify their profile, pay subscription charges and view notices/circulars.
GENERAL INFORMATION
WBHA respects the privacy of our members, employees, and other users. We recognize the need for appropriate protection and management of your personal information that you provide to us. WBHA has therefore established this Privacy Statement to assist you to understand what information we collect and how that information is used. This Privacy Policy applies to all of the products, services and websites offered by WBHA.
WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DOES WBHA COLLECT?
Personal Information is information that can be used to identify or contact a specific individual, such as a name, address, telephone number or email address. WBHA may collect certain personal information from members and employees. WBHA does not collect personal information when you visit WBHA websites unless you choose to provide such personal information while becoming a member.
HOW DOES WBHA USE PERSONAL INFORMATION?
WBHA will use personal information to provide members with information and services and to help us better understand your needs and interests. Specifically, we use your information to help you complete a transaction for payment of membership fee, to communicate with you, to deliver products/services to you, to bill you for products/services you purchased, and to provide ongoing service and support. Occasionally we may use your information to contact you to complete surveys that we use for quality assurance purposes. Personal information collected online may be combined with information you provide to WBHA through other sources such as trade shows or seminars.
WBHA may share your personal information with third parties in responding to your requests for products or services or product evaluations. However, if you request information on any of our products/services, WBHA may provide your information to third party distributors and resellers who may subsequently contact you directly to provide services.
To the extent that WBHA uses personal information to email you about our product and services, WBHA email practices are in compliance with the Indian SPAM laws. Information about the Indian SPAM laws can be found at www.spamlaws.com.
WBHA uses personal information to consider candidates for employment opportunities within WBHA. WBHA uses personal information about its employees in connection with the administration of its Human Resources programs and functions and for purpose of communicating with its employees.
Except as provided in this Statement, WBHA does not use your personal information for a purpose other than the stated purpose for which such information is collected.
Personal information given to WBHA may be transferred across state and country borders for data consolidation, storage and simplified information management.
WITH WHOM DOES WBHA SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION?
WBHA may contract with third party service providers and suppliers to deliver complete products, services, and customer solutions. WBHA may share personal information with its service providers and suppliers for the sole purpose and only to the extent needed to support the customers' business needs. Service providers and suppliers are required to keep confidential the personal information received from WBHA and should not use it for any purpose other than as originally intended.
Human Resources data may be shared with third party vendors for the exclusive purpose of enabling the vendor to provide service and/or support to WBHA in connection with these Human Resource programs and functions. Personal data is not shared with third parties for non-employment related purposes.
Third parties receiving personal information are expected to apply the same level of privacy protection as contained in this Privacy Statement.
Except as provided above, WBHA will not share personal information with any other third parties without your permission, unless required by, or in connection with, law enforcement action, subpoena or other litigation, or applicable law.
WBHA will not sell trade or lease your personal information to others.
CHOICE & CONSENT
WBHA does not require that you provide WBHA with personal information if you are not a member of the Association. The decision to provide personal information is voluntary. If you do not wish to provide the personal information requested, however, you may not be able to proceed with the activity or receive the benefit for which the personal information is being requested.
Except as expressly stated otherwise in this Privacy Statement, you may opt out of having WBHA share personal information with third parties as described in this Privacy Statement by notifying WBHA in writing of your desire to do so.
SENSITIVE INFORMATION
Sensitive information is defined as personal information specifying medical or health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, etc.
Except as provided below, WBHA does not request or receive sensitive information from visitors to our web sites. WBHA may receive sensitive information such as medical or health conditions, or race and ethnic data regarding its employees in connection with the administration of its health and welfare benefit plans, or as part of government mandated record keeping requirements. Such information will not be shared with third parties without the employee's affirmative approval as required by applicable law. In addition, sensitive information will not be used for a purpose other than its original purpose without the employee's approval. Further, WBHA will treat as sensitive any information received from a third party where the third party treats and identifies the information as sensitive.
ACCURACY OF YOUR INFORMATION
WBHA strives to keep your personal information accurate. We have implemented technology, management processes and policies to maintain data accuracy. We expect you to update your personal information, once provided, through a written email [preferred through the earlier email ID provided] to WBHA. To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity, such as email ID, Contact number, etc., before updating your data.
WBHA will not process personal information in a way that is incompatible with the purposes for which it has been collected or subsequently authorized by the individual, as required by applicable law.
SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
WBHA is committed to taking reasonable efforts to secure the personal data you choose to provide us. To protect the privacy of any personal information you may have provided, WBHA employs industry-standard controls including physical access controls, Internet firewalls, intrusion detection, and network monitoring.
OTHER INFORMATION/LOGGING AND COOKIES
WBHA collects and/or logs Internet Protocol addresses, Internet domain names, the web browser and operating system used to access the WBHA web site, the files visited, the time spent in each file, and the time and date of each visit.
WBHA also uses cookies on some of its web sites. Cookies are identifiers that can be sent from a web site via your browser to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Thereafter when you visit a web site, a message is sent back to the web server by the browser accessing the web site. You may elect not to accept cookies by changing the designated settings on your web browser. However, not utilizing cookies may prevent you from using certain functions and features of web sites. The information collected from the use of cookies is used and analysed to improve WBHA web sites.
You can set your browser to notify you when you are sent a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. The information we collect and analyse is used to improve our service to you and personalize your web-browsing experience.
LINKS TO NON-WBHA WEB SITES AND THIRD PARTIES
The WBHA web sites may provide links to third-party web sites for your convenience and information. If you access those links, you will leave the WBHA web site. WBHA does not control those sites or their privacy practices, which may differ from privacy policy of WBHA. We do not endorse or make any representations about third party web sites. The personal data you choose to give to unrelated third parties is not covered by the WBHA Privacy Statement. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information. Some third-party companies may choose to share their personal data with WBHA; that sharing is governed by that third party company's privacy policy.
VERIFICATION
WBHA will engage in periodic self-assessment to verify that it continues to be in compliance with this Privacy Statement.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions regarding the Privacy Statement or believe that the privacy of your personal information has not been respected, you may submit a complaint in writing/email to the attention of Website Administrator, wbha.kol@gmail.com
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
Reproduction in whole or in part of the content of this website without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. "West Bengal Headmasters’ Association" and their Logos are trademarks of West Bengal Headmasters’ Association. All other trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
WBHA will review and update this Statement periodically. Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under this Privacy Policy without your explicit consent, and we expect most such changes will be minor. Regardless, we will post any Privacy Policy changes on this page. If you have any additional questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us any time through this web site.
Last updated on July 1, 2022.