Privacy Policy

The Indian Forum for Invasion Biology ("IFIB", "we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of its members, website visitors, and all individuals who interact with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, participate in our events, or otherwise engage with our activities.

By accessing or using our services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use our services.

1. Information we collect

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We may collect various types of information from and about you, including:

a. Personal Information

This includes information that can be used to identify you directly or indirectly. The types of personal information we may collect include:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, postal address, phone number

• Professional Information: Affiliation, designation, research interests, academic background

• Membership Information: Membership status, payment history (though we typically do not store full payment card details directly)

• Event Registration Information: Details provided when registering for conferences, workshops, webinars, or other events

• Communication Information: Records of your correspondence with us, including emails and inquiries

• Demographic Information: Age, gender (optional, for statistical purposes).

b. Non-Personal Information

This includes information that does not directly identify you. We may collect:

• Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, such as pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked, and referring URLs.

• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device type, and other technical details automatically collected when you access our website.

• Aggregated Data: Data compiled from various sources that does not identify any individual.

2. How We Collect Your Information

We collect information through various methods, including:

• Directly from You: When you register for membership, subscribe to our newsletter, register for an event, fill out a form, participate in a survey, or communicate with us.

• Automatically: As you navigate through our website, we may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect usage and technical data.

• From Third Parties: We may receive information from third-party service providers (e.g., payment processors, event management platforms) if you use their services to interact with us, but only to the extent necessary for our operations.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• To Provide Services: To process your membership applications, manage your account, register you for events, and provide access to member-exclusive content.

• To Communicate with You: To send you newsletters, updates, announcements, event invitations, and respond to your inquiries.

• To Improve Our Services: To analyze website usage, understand user preferences, and enhance our website, events, and offerings.

• For Research and Analytics: To conduct internal research, generate statistical reports, and analyze trends related to invasion biology in India.

• For Administrative Purposes: To manage our operations, maintain records, and comply with legal obligations.

• For Security: To protect our website and systems from fraud, unauthorized access, and other security threats.

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• For Events and Collaborations: If you register for an event, we may share your name and affiliation with event organizers, co-hosts, or sponsors for logistical purposes (e.g., badge printing, attendee lists). We will clearly state if this is the case during registration.

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

• Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information when we believe it is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.

• With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.

5. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical, administrative, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Your Rights

Depending on applicable laws, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: The right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.

• Correction: The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.

• Deletion: The right to request the deletion of your personal information under certain circumstances.

• Objection/Restriction: The right to object to or request restriction of our processing of your personal information.

• Data Portability: The right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

• Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below. We may require you to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the updated Privacy Policy on our website with a revised "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

8. Contact Us

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

Indian Forum for Invasion Biology
[indforinvbio@gmail.com]