Effective Date: 5 October 2026

Saraswat Kul respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information entrusted to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect, disclose, and manage information when you access or use www.saraswatkul.in and its related services.

By accessing, registering on, or using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Website.

1. About This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through the Saraswat Kul website, user accounts, family profile features, family tree features, forms, communications, and other services provided through the Website.

This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Terms and Conditions and any other policies applicable to the Website.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information that you provide directly to us when you register, create or update your profile, add family members, create a family tree, communicate with us, or use other features of the Website.

Depending on how you use the Website, this information may include:

• Name and other basic identification details.
• Father's, mother's, spouse's, children's, or other family members' names.
• Family relationships and family tree information.
• Date of birth and other personal details voluntarily provided by you.
• Address and location-related information voluntarily submitted by you.
• Mobile phone number and email address.
• Profile photographs and family photographs.
• Information relating to family members entered by you.
• Login and account information.
• Information contained in documents or other files that you voluntarily upload.
• Messages, feedback, complaints, or other communications sent to us.

3. Information About Family Members

Saraswat Kul allows registered users to add information about their family members for the purpose of creating and maintaining family profiles and family trees.

If you submit information about another person, you are responsible for ensuring that you have the necessary permission, authority, or lawful basis to provide that information.

You should not provide sensitive or private information about another individual unless you are legally authorized to do so.

4. Automatically Collected Information

When you access the Website, certain technical information may be automatically collected by our hosting infrastructure, security systems, analytics tools, or other technical services.

This information may include:

• IP address.
• Browser type and version.
• Device type.
• Operating system.
• Pages visited.
• Date and time of access.
• Referring pages or websites.
• Basic technical and diagnostic information.

This information may be used for security, troubleshooting, performance monitoring, fraud prevention, and improving the Website.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Website may use cookies and similar technologies to provide essential functionality, maintain sessions, remember preferences, improve performance, and understand how the Website is used.

Some cookies may be necessary for the Website to function properly, including login, authentication, security, and session-related features.

Depending on the services used on the Website, third-party services may also place cookies or similar technologies on your device.

You may be able to control or disable certain cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the Website.

6. How We Use Your Information

We may use collected information for legitimate purposes, including:

• Creating and managing your account.
• Providing Website features and services.
• Creating and displaying your family profile and family tree.
• Allowing you to add, edit, manage, and organize family information.
• Displaying information according to the sharing features selected or used by you.
• Responding to your questions, requests, complaints, and communications.
• Maintaining and improving Website functionality.
• Preventing fraud, misuse, unauthorized access, and security threats.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting technical problems.
• Complying with applicable laws and lawful requests.
• Protecting the rights, property, security, and integrity of Saraswat Kul and its users.
• Maintaining records necessary for legitimate operational and legal purposes.

7. Family Tree and Public or Shared Information

Certain Website features may allow users to view or share family tree information with other people through links, sharing functionality, or other methods.

You are responsible for deciding what information you add to your family tree and what information you choose to share.

Before sharing a family tree or profile, you should carefully consider whether it contains personal information that you do not want other people to access.

Once information has been voluntarily shared with another person or made accessible through a public or shareable link, Saraswat Kul cannot control how that recipient may copy, save, reproduce, or redistribute the information.

8. Photographs and Uploaded Files

If you upload photographs, documents, or other files, those files may be stored and processed as necessary to provide the Website's features.

You are responsible for ensuring that you have the necessary rights or permission to upload and use photographs, documents, or other materials.

You should not upload files containing information that you are not authorized to share.

9. How We Share Information

Saraswat Kul does not sell your personal information merely for the purpose of selling personal data to third parties.

Information may be disclosed or made accessible when necessary for operating the Website, providing requested services, complying with law, or protecting users and the Website.

This may include sharing information with:

• Service providers who help operate, host, secure, maintain, or support the Website.
• Technical service providers required to provide Website functionality.
• Authorities or government agencies where disclosure is required by applicable law or lawful process.
• Professional advisers where reasonably necessary for legitimate legal or operational purposes.
• Other users where you intentionally use a feature that makes information available to them.

10. Third-Party Services

The Website may use or integrate third-party services such as hosting providers, authentication services, security services, analytics tools, communication services, payment services, or other technical providers.

These third parties may process certain information as necessary to provide their services to us or to you.

Third-party services are generally governed by their own privacy policies and terms. Saraswat Kul is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites or services that we do not control.

11. Payment Information

If payment-related features are introduced or used on the Website, payment transactions may be processed through third-party payment service providers.

Where third-party payment services are used, payment card, banking, or other financial information may be processed directly by the applicable payment provider according to its privacy policy and security practices.

Saraswat Kul does not intend to store complete payment card credentials unless specifically required and lawfully permitted for the relevant service.

12. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, misuse, or destruction.

Security measures may include access controls, authentication mechanisms, server security, monitoring, backups, and other reasonable safeguards.

However, no method of electronic storage, transmission, or online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. Data Retention

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the requested services, maintain accounts and family records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, maintain security, and protect legitimate interests.

When information is no longer reasonably required, it may be deleted, anonymized, archived, or otherwise handled in accordance with applicable law and operational requirements.

14. Account and Data Deletion

You may contact us if you wish to request deletion of your account or personal information, subject to applicable law and legitimate retention requirements.

Some information may need to be retained where required by law, necessary for security, dispute resolution, fraud prevention, legal claims, or other legitimate purposes.

Deleting your account may result in the loss of access to your family profile, family tree, or other account-related information, subject to the applicable deletion process.

15. Your Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:

• Request access to personal information associated with your account.
• Request correction or updating of inaccurate information.
• Request deletion of personal information where legally applicable.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, subject to legal and operational limitations.
• Raise concerns regarding the handling of your personal information.
• Request information regarding applicable data processing practices.

Requests may be subject to reasonable verification requirements to protect against unauthorized requests.

16. Children's Privacy

The Website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.

If a parent, guardian, or authorized person believes that information relating to a child has been submitted without appropriate authorization, they may contact us using the contact details provided below.

We may take appropriate steps to review and remove such information where required by applicable law.

17. User Responsibility for Account Security

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username, password, verification information, and other account credentials.

You should immediately contact us if you suspect unauthorized access to your account.

You should not share your password or login credentials with other people.

18. Data Accuracy

You are responsible for ensuring that the personal and family information you provide is accurate, complete, and up to date.

Saraswat Kul does not independently verify every piece of family information submitted by users and therefore cannot guarantee the accuracy or authenticity of user-provided family records.

19. Data Transfers and Hosting

Your information may be processed or stored using infrastructure operated by service providers located in India or other jurisdictions, depending on the technical services used by the Website.

Where applicable, such processing will be carried out subject to relevant contractual, technical, legal, and security requirements.

20. Legal Disclosure

We may disclose information where we reasonably believe that disclosure is necessary to comply with applicable law, court orders, governmental requests, legal processes, or other lawful requirements.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to investigate fraud, security incidents, abuse, violations of our Terms, or threats to the rights, safety, or property of users, the Website, or others.

21. Business Transfers

If Saraswat Kul or substantially all of its assets are involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, transfer, sale, or similar business transaction, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law and appropriate safeguards.

22. Links to Other Websites

The Website may contain links to external websites or services.

We are not responsible for the privacy policies, security, content, or practices of third-party websites. You should review the privacy policy of any external website before providing personal information.

23. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, legal requirements, security practices, or operational processes.

Any updated Privacy Policy will be published on the Website with an updated effective date where appropriate.

Your continued use of the Website after an updated Privacy Policy becomes effective constitutes acceptance of the updated policy to the extent permitted by applicable law.

24. Contact and Privacy Complaints

If you have questions, concerns, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us:

Website: www.saraswatkul.in
Email: info.SaraSwatkul@gmail.com
Phone: +91 92512 69005

25. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the applicable laws of India.

Subject to applicable law, disputes relating to this Privacy Policy or the processing of personal information through the Website shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the competent courts in Rajasthan, India.

26. Acceptance of This Privacy Policy

By registering for, accessing, or using www.saraswatkul.in, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please discontinue your use of the Website.