PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: 01-05-2025
1. PREAMBLE AND INTERPRETATION
This Privacy Policy ("Policy") constitutes a legally binding agreement between you ("User," "Visitor," "Data Subject," or "you") and Fish Vigyan ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"), governing the collection, storage, processing, transfer, sharing, and usage of any and all information, whether personally identifiable or otherwise, that may be collected during your access to or interaction with the website located at www.fishvigyan.com (hereinafter referred to as the "Website," "Site," or "Digital Platform").
By accessing, browsing, registering an account, submitting information, or otherwise engaging with the Website in any capacity, you hereby acknowledge that you have read, comprehended, and irrevocably consented to the practices described in this exhaustive Privacy Policy in its entirety, including all sub-clauses, appendices, and future amendments, which may be modified at our sole discretion without prior individual notice.
Should you disagree with any provision contained herein, you must immediately cease all use of the Website and terminate any active sessions. Continued usage shall be deemed as explicit acceptance of these terms.
2. DEFINITIONS AND SCOPE
For the purposes of this Policy, the following terms shall carry the meanings ascribed below:
"Personal Data" refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, including but not limited to: names, contact details, IP addresses, device identifiers, location data, online identifiers, and any other data that may, either independently or in combination with other datasets, lead to the identification of a specific individual.
"Processing" encompasses any operation performed upon Personal Data, whether automated or manual, including collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure, dissemination, alignment, combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.
"Data Subject" means the individual to whom the Personal Data pertains.
"Consent" denotes any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the Data Subject's wishes, either via a statement or clear affirmative action, signifying agreement to Processing.
This Policy applies universally, irrespective of the device or browser used to access the Website (including mobile applications, desktop interfaces, or any future technological innovations).
3. COMPREHENSIVE DATA COLLECTION PRACTICES
3.1. Information Voluntarily Provided by Users
During your engagement with the Website, you may, at your sole discretion, elect to provide certain categories of Personal Data, including but not limited to:
Identity Data: Full legal name, title, gender, date of birth (where applicable).
Contact Data: Email address(es), telephone number(s), physical mailing address(es), social media handles.
Financial Data: Bank account details, payment card information (processed exclusively via PCI-DSS compliant third-party processors; we do not store full credentials).
Transactional Data: Records of purchases, donations, subscriptions, or other financial interactions.
Technical Data: IP addresses, browser types and versions, time zone settings, browser plug-in types, operating systems.
Profile Data: Usernames, passwords, preferences, feedback, survey responses.
Usage Data: Information about how you navigate the Website, including clickstream patterns, page interaction metrics, and methods used to browse away from pages.
Marketing and Communications Data: Preferences in receiving marketing materials from us and third parties, communication histories.
3.2. Automatically Collected Information
The Website employs advanced technological mechanisms to passively collect certain data, including:
Log Files: Server logs recording your IP address, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, date/time stamps.
Cookies and Similar Trackers: Small data files stored on your device, including session cookies, persistent cookies, flash cookies, web beacons, pixels, and other tracking technologies. (See Section 7 for granular details.)
Device Fingerprinting: Aggregated hardware and software configurations that may uniquely identify your device.
3.3. Third-Party Data Sources
We may supplement collected data with information obtained from:
Publicly available registries and databases
Social media platforms (when you interact with our profiles)
Data enrichment services
Governmental or regulatory authorities (where legally permitted)
4. LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING (GDPR COMPLIANCE)
In jurisdictions governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process Personal Data under one or more of the following lawful bases:
Contractual Necessity: Processing required to fulfill obligations under a contract to which you are party.
Legal Compliance: Processing mandated by statutory or regulatory requirements.
Legitimate Interests: Processing necessary for our operational, administrative, or security purposes, provided such interests are not overridden by your rights.
Explicit Consent: Processing conducted with your unambiguous, revocable permission.
5. DATA RETENTION AND STORAGE
Personal Data shall be retained only for the duration necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by applicable laws. Typical retention periods include:
Transactional Records: 7 years (for tax compliance)
Marketing Data: Until consent withdrawal
Website Analytics: Aggregated/anonymized after 26 months
Upon expiration of the retention period, data shall be securely erased, anonymized, or archived in accordance with best practices.
6. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
Given the global nature of internet infrastructure, your data may be transferred to, stored in, or accessed from jurisdictions outside your country of residence, including but not limited to: the United States, European Economic Area (EEA), India, or other territories where our service providers operate.
Such transfers shall be safeguarded by:
Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs)
Adequacy Decisions (where applicable)
7. COOKIE POLICY (SUBSECTION)
The Website utilizes various categories of cookies, each serving distinct purposes with different durations:
A. Strictly Necessary Cookies
Purpose: Essential for basic website functionality (e.g., maintaining login sessions, shopping cart operations)
Duration: Session-based or persistent (as required for functionality)
B. Performance Cookies
Purpose: Collect anonymous statistical data about website usage (e.g., Google Analytics for traffic measurement)
Duration: Typically retained for up to 24 months
C. Functional Cookies
Purpose: Enhance user experience by remembering preferences (e.g., language selection, font size adjustments)
Duration: Generally persist for 1 year
D. Targeting/Advertising Cookies
Purpose: Deliver personalized advertisements (where applicable) through third-party platforms
Duration: Variable depending on advertising provider policies
Cookie Management
You may configure your browser settings to:
Block all cookies (not recommended as it may break core functionality)
Delete existing cookies
Warn before accepting new cookies
Note that disabling certain cookie categories may degrade or prevent specific website features from operating as intended.
8. USER RIGHTS (GDPR & CCPA)
Depending on residency, you may exercise the following rights:
Right of Access (request a copy of your data)
Right to Rectification (correct inaccurate information)
Right to Erasure ("be forgotten")
Right to Restriction of Processing
Right to Data Portability
Right to Object (to direct marketing or automated decision-making)
Right to Withdraw Consent
Requests must be submitted in writing to fishvigyan@gmail.com and may require identity verification.
9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
9.1. Children’s Privacy
The Website is not directed at minors under 13 (or 16 in the EU). We do not knowingly collect their data.
9.2. Third-Party Links
Hyperlinks to external sites are beyond our control. Review their policies independently.
9.3. Policy Amendments
Updates will be posted here with a revised "Last Updated" date. Your continued use constitutes acceptance.
9.4. Governing Law
This Policy shall be construed under the laws of [Your Jurisdiction], without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
10. CONTACT DETAILS
For privacy inquiries, contact:
📧 Email: fishvigyan@gmail.com