Privacy
Privacy notice
In short: we collect only what we need to reply to you, we never ask for ID or bank numbers, we never sell your details, and you can ask us to delete them at any time.
Last updated: 30 September 2026
Who we are
SEEDbridge Foundation is a charitable trust based in Courtallam, Tenkasi District, Tamil Nadu, India. We are responsible for the personal details you share with us through this website. You can contact us about privacy at contact@seedbridge.org.
What we collect and why
We only collect details that you type into our forms or send us by email.
| Detail | Why we need it |
|---|---|
| Your name and email address | To reply to you |
| Phone or WhatsApp number (optional) | To call or message you if you prefer that to email |
| City and country | To know whether you can help in person or online |
| Organisation, time available and skills (optional) | To match volunteers, mentors and partners to the right work |
| Your message | To understand what you are asking for |
| The kind of help you need and the language you prefer | To send your request to a volunteer who can help, in your language |
| Your consent, the page you used and the time you sent the form | To keep a record that you agreed and to stop spam |
This website does not use cookies, advertising or tracking tools. Our website host keeps short-term technical logs, such as IP addresses and pages requested, to keep the site secure and working. Videos from YouTube or Google Drive load only when you press play; after that, that service's own privacy policy applies.
Children and young people
- If you are under 18, please ask a parent or guardian before you send us a form. The form asks you to confirm this.
- If you are referring a student, share only their first name, class, village or town and what help they need, and make sure their parent or guardian agrees.
- We never ask for Aadhaar, bank account or other ID numbers through this website, email or social media. Please do not send them. If someone claiming to be from SEEDbridge asks for them, do not share them, and tell us.
- We never publish a child's photo, full name or school without written consent from their parent or guardian.
Photos and videos of our activities
- We publish photos and videos in our field updates only with written consent from each adult who can be recognised, and from a parent or guardian for anyone under 18.
- We do not name children, and we do not show ID documents, mark sheets, phone numbers or people's homes.
- Location details stored inside photo files are removed before photos appear on this website.
- You can withdraw consent at any time. Email contact@seedbridge.org with the page address, and we will remove the photo or video from the website.
Our finances
Our transparency page shows totals by type of donor. We do not publish the names or details of individual donors.
Giving to a student in need
- Needs are listed without names, schools, photos or contact details. Only the trustees and the volunteers who checked the need know who the student is.
- We share with a donor only what they need to pay: the school, college, official portal or shop, and the bill. If the donor and the family both want to meet, we share the student's name and arrange the meeting, with a parent or guardian present for anyone under 18. Phone numbers are exchanged only if the family agrees.
- The public record of gifts shows the name a donor chooses, or "Anonymous". It never shows a donor's email, phone number or city.
- Entries in the record of gifts are not edited once published. If you ask us to remove your name, we replace it with "Anonymous" and record that a correction was made.
When a volunteer fills in a form with you
- You stay with the volunteer, on a call or in person, and check every answer before it is submitted.
- You type your own passwords and OTPs. Volunteers do not keep your login details, and do not take photos or copies of your documents.
- The application is always made on the official website, in your own name.
Sponsorship requests
If you ask for financial support, we may ask about your family's situation so that we can decide fairly. We ask for this in person or on a call, not through this website, and we use it only to decide on and record the support.
Where your details are kept and who can see them
Form entries are saved in a Google Sheet and sent to an email inbox, both in the foundation's own Google account. Only the trustees and coordinators who need to reply to you or organise your involvement can see them. We do not sell, rent or share your details with anyone else, and we do not use them for advertising.
How long we keep your details
We delete form entries 24 months after our last contact with you. If you are an active volunteer, mentor or partner, or a family we are supporting, we keep your details while that work continues and delete them 24 months after it ends.
Your rights
Under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you can ask us to:
- tell you what details we hold about you
- correct or update them
- delete them
- stop using them, by withdrawing your consent
Write to contact@seedbridge.org with the subject "Privacy request". A parent or guardian can make these requests for a child. If you are not satisfied with our reply, you may be able to complain to the Data Protection Board of India.
Changes to this notice
If we change how we use personal details, we will update this page and the date at the top.