Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
Protibandhi Unnayan Sangstha (PUS) respects the privacy of individuals who visit our website, contact our organization, participate in our programs, volunteer, or support our activities.
This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, store, protect, and disclose personal information when you visit or interact with our website:
Website: https://pusbangladesh.org/
In this policy, “PUS,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to Protibandhi Unnayan Sangstha, while “you” refers to any visitor, donor, volunteer, partner, beneficiary, or other individual whose information we may process.
By using our website or voluntarily providing information to us, you acknowledge this Privacy Policy. Where consent is legally required, we will seek it separately as appropriate.
2. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with our website and organization, we may collect the following categories of information.
2.1 Personal Information
When you contact us, submit a form, express interest in volunteering, or communicate with PUS, you may provide information such as:
- Full name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Organization or institutional affiliation
- Mailing address, where necessary
- Information included in your message or inquiry
Please provide only the information reasonably necessary for your request.
2.2 Donation and Payment Information
If you make a donation through our website, we may collect information necessary to process and acknowledge your contribution, such as your name, contact details, donation amount, transaction reference, and payment status.
Payments may be processed by authorized third-party payment service providers. Payment card details and other sensitive payment credentials should be handled by the relevant payment provider where applicable.
PUS does not intend to collect or store full payment card numbers, security codes, or banking passwords through ordinary website contact forms.
2.3 Volunteer and Partnership Information
If you express interest in volunteering, employment, partnership, or collaboration, we may collect relevant contact details, professional background, qualifications, areas of interest, and other information you voluntarily provide.
Additional information may be collected where necessary for a legitimate organizational purpose and in accordance with applicable requirements.
2.4 Website Usage Information
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, depending on the website configuration and services in use. This may include:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device and operating system information
- Pages visited and approximate visit duration
- Referring website or source
- Date and time of access
- Technical logs used for website security and troubleshooting
The collection of such information depends on the technologies and services enabled on our website.
2.5 Sensitive and Safeguarding-Related Information
In certain circumstances, our programs or services may involve information relating to disability, health, children, vulnerable individuals, or safeguarding concerns.
Such information will be handled with particular care, collected only where necessary and appropriate, and processed in accordance with applicable laws, safeguarding requirements, and relevant organizational policies.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information through general website forms unless it is specifically requested and an appropriate method of submission is provided.
3. How We Use Personal Information
PUS may use personal information for the following purposes:
- Responding to questions, inquiries, and requests.
- Communicating with donors, volunteers, partners, and other stakeholders.
- Processing and acknowledging donations where applicable.
- Managing volunteer applications and partnership inquiries.
- Providing information about our programs, projects, activities, and publications.
- Maintaining and improving our website and online services.
- Monitoring website performance and resolving technical problems.
- Protecting the security and integrity of our website.
- Preventing fraud, misuse, unauthorized access, and other unlawful activities.
- Meeting applicable legal, regulatory, reporting, and safeguarding obligations.
- Protecting the rights, safety, and legitimate interests of PUS and other individuals.
We will seek to ensure that personal information is used only for relevant purposes and handled in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
Where applicable under the relevant legal framework, PUS will process personal information on an appropriate legal basis. Depending on the circumstances, this may include:
- Your consent.
- Taking steps requested by you before entering into an arrangement.
- Fulfilling an applicable legal obligation.
- Protecting an individual’s vital interests.
- Pursuing legitimate organizational purposes where permitted by law and where individual rights are appropriately considered.
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent subject to applicable legal requirements. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to support website functionality, remember preferences, understand website usage, and improve the visitor experience.
Cookies may include:
- Essential cookies: Necessary for certain website functions or security.
- Preference cookies: Used to remember settings or preferences, where available.
- Analytics cookies: Used to understand website traffic and visitor interactions, if analytics services are enabled.
- Third-party cookies: Potentially set by embedded content or external services used on the website.
The actual cookies used depend on the website’s configuration and third-party integrations.
You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings or an available cookie preference tool. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
Where required, PUS will seek appropriate consent before using non-essential cookies or similar technologies.
6. Sharing and Disclosure of Information
PUS does not intend to sell personal information to third parties.
We may share relevant information in limited circumstances, including:
- Service providers: Website hosting providers, technical support providers, email services, and authorized payment processors.
- Organizational partners: Where information sharing is necessary for an authorized program, service, or partnership and is appropriately permitted.
- Legal and regulatory authorities: Where disclosure is required by applicable law, a lawful order, or a competent authority.
- Safety and safeguarding: Where necessary and legally permitted to address serious safety concerns, suspected abuse, fraud, or other risks.
- With your consent: Where you have authorized a particular disclosure or where another lawful basis applies.
We seek to ensure that any sharing of personal information is limited to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
Third-party service providers may have their own privacy policies and data handling practices.
7. Children’s Privacy and Safeguarding
PUS is committed to respecting the rights, dignity, safety, and privacy of children.
We do not knowingly seek unnecessary personal information from children through our general website forms.
Where information about a child is required for an authorized program, service, communication, or safeguarding purpose, it must be handled in accordance with applicable laws, appropriate consent or authorization requirements, and PUS’s relevant child protection and child safeguarding policies.
Photographs, videos, personal stories, and identifying information involving children must not be collected, published, or shared without appropriate authorization and consideration of the child’s best interests, safety, and privacy.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information through our website inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action.
8. Data Security
PUS takes reasonable organizational and technical measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, and disclosure.
Depending on the nature of the information and the systems in use, such measures may include:
- Access restrictions and appropriate authorization.
- Secure website connections where supported.
- Password and account security measures.
- Appropriate handling and storage of records.
- Technical maintenance and security monitoring.
- Procedures for responding to suspected data incidents.
No website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We therefore encourage users to avoid transmitting unnecessary sensitive information through unsecured channels.
9. Data Retention
PUS retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, subject to applicable legal, financial, administrative, safeguarding, and reporting requirements.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason for its collection.
When personal information is no longer required, we will seek to delete it, anonymize it, or securely dispose of it, where appropriate and technically practicable, subject to applicable retention obligations.
10. Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable law and the circumstances of the processing, you may have the right to:
- Request information about the personal data we hold about you.
- Request access to your personal information.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Request deletion of personal information where legally appropriate.
- Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.
- Object to or request restriction of certain processing where applicable.
- Raise a concern or complaint about how your information is handled.
To exercise a relevant right, please contact PUS through our official contact page.
We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request. Some requests may be limited where information must be retained for legal, financial, safeguarding, or other lawful purposes.
11. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to external websites, social media platforms, payment services, partner organizations, or other third-party resources.
PUS does not control the privacy practices, security, or content of websites operated by third parties. Visiting an external website or using a third-party service is subject to that provider’s own privacy policy and terms.
We encourage users to review the privacy information of any external service before providing personal information.
12. International Data Transfers
Certain website hosting, communication, analytics, or payment service providers may process information on servers located outside Bangladesh.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, PUS will seek to ensure that the transfer is handled in accordance with applicable legal requirements and appropriate safeguards, where required.
The actual location and handling of information may depend on the third-party services used by our website.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
PUS may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our organizational activities, website features, service providers, or applicable legal requirements.
Any revised version will be published on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically to remain informed about how personal information may be handled.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information, please contact us through our official website.
Organization: Protibandhi Unnayan Sangstha (PUS)
Address: Halima Bording, 15 Station Road, Jhalokathi, Bangladesh
Website: https://pusbangladesh.org/
Contact Page: https://pusbangladesh.org/contact/
Please include sufficient information about your inquiry so that we can understand and respond to your request appropriately.